Most Popular Books by Jan Ormerod

Maudie tests love to its limits, and Bear passes the test every time. Maudie''s world revolves around Maudie. Bear''s world also revolves around Maudie--he is as patient and solid as a rock. Maudie is so confident of Bear''s love that she makes demands, throws tantrums, lays down rules and lets Bear do all the work, knowing he will love her unconditionally. And he does ... right to the end.

From pizza shop to bora ground, here is a joyous celebration of food, dance and cultural understanding. When three young boys go to a pizza parlour and meet an Aboriginal chef who can speak Italian and make a deadly pizza, they''re in for a surprise!

The children are sure that Gramps would never feel lonelyif he had a dog of his own.They say the dog should be called Rex, but what wouldRex look like?So they play "Looking for Rex," and pretend to see Rex, butwhenever they think they find Rex...it is never really theright Rex.Where is he?

Jan Ormerod''s classic wordless picture books, SUNSHINE and MOONLIGHT, are back in print at last, in these special 40th anniversary editions. It''s morning, and the first rays of sunlight shine into a little girl''s bedroom and wake her up. She gets out of bed, goes to wake her parents and soon she is ready to start the day. ''I depend on the adult to create the right atmosphere and help children read them. When this happens, it is a time for physical closeness and comfort, a quiet time for sharing ideas and feelings, for laughing and learning together.'' -- Jan Ormerod Children''s Book Council of Australia -- Winner of Picture Book of the Year, 1982

This oversize board book by a favorite illustrator, Jan Ormerod, is great fun to look at and provides plenty of things for baby to do, too.Baby?s favorite game comes alive with exuberant tots peeping from behind bright flaps. On each spread, a baby hides his or her face with a bib, a teddy bear, a pair of mittens. When readers pull the flaps down, the baby peers out with a broad smile. And there, too, is the punch line that never fails to delight little ones: PEEK-A-BOO!Jan Ormerod captures the toddlers in her charming, uncluttered style, showing just enough of baby?s world to make young readers feel right at home.

Jan Ormerod''s classic wordless picture books, SUNSHINE and MOONLIGHT, are back in print at last, in these special 40th anniversary editions.It''s nearly bedtime and a little girl is eating her dinner, playing in the bath and saying goodnight to her toys. But she''s not quite ready to sleep yet.''I depend on the adult to create the right atmosphere and help children read them. When this happens, it is a time for physical closeness and comfort, a quiet time for sharing ideas and feelings, for laughing and learning together.'' -- Jan OrmerodChildren''s Book Council of Australia -- Shortlisted for Picture Book of the Year, 1983.

A very busy family engages in such activities as school, soccer, piano playing, and cooking.

Make bedtimes special by sharing this lovely collection of animal stories. Bear cubs, rabbits, guinea pigs, and animals galore are all here, ready to curl up with you. What better way to end the day?

This baby book contains four studies of the special relationship between a mother and a young child.

Chinese edition of Lizzie Nonsense - a Bccb Blue Ribbon Picture Book Awards winner. Her mother calls it nonsense when Lizzie pretends that their house is pretty or that a bath is the sea, but it turns out that imagination runs in the family.

There''s always someone to walk with in our street, always someone willing to lend a hand, to keep an eye on the children, or play with in the park. With her talent for capturing the minutiae of everyday life, the award winning Jan Ormerod has created a marvellous insight into the lives of three sets of neighbours.

It''s party time for ten children, each one celebrating a different birthday from first to tenth. This is an introduction to the concept of numbers.

Even though her baby brother is bald like an egg and moves like a puppy, a little girl decides that he is really just like her.