New Releases by Jane Ray

Lyrical, eerie, haunted, sing-song, blunt, intellectually demanding and often funny, some of these poems rhyme, some don''t. Covering California territory from the Los Angeles basin to the Point Reyes peninsula, and using characters adapted from Malaysian creation stories, themes of Buddhist meditation practice, and quirky contemplations of Catholic Sister Fishwick, the pilgrim voice heard in The Knot Garden ponders the question: What is the shape of the world? Not simply the planet itself, but the spiritual story we tell to understand our place in it. Without a story, a spiritual world-view, it is difficult to know how to choose rightly our actions in life. When it seems the coherence of our world view may be overwhelmed by spiritual chaos and ecological destruction brought about in part by the fragmentation of modernity, these poems affirm that recombinant, re-weaviing, re-gathering powers of creative nature can lead us through its disintegration on a path open to faith. This second edition contains an afterword by Janet Nippell.

For her third volume in The Story Collector series, acclaimed author and illustrator Jane Ray ventures into forests, jungles, mountains, and even imaginary worlds. Here you will find stories about animals of all kinds: rough-skinned elephants, yellow-eyed tigers, hulking great bears, elegant springing antelope, wily rabbits, and more. The tales--which feature transformation, magic, empathy, kindness, and trickery--include: "The Singing Ringing Tree," "Theseus and the Minotaur," "How the Rhinoceros Got his Skin," and "The Leopard''s Promise."

The sea is full of mystery and enchantment--and this extraordinary second volume in The Story Collector series captures every drop of its magic. Retold and illustrated by the renowned picture-book artist Jane Ray, The Little Mermaid and Other Fishy Tales features an international selection of captivating stories and poems: "The Fisherman and His Wife," "Whalesong," "Lobster Quadrille," "The Ballad of John Silver," and many more.

With this extraordinary collection of stories--each featuring a bird as a central character--Jane Ray has crafted a special gift for children who love to read and be read to. Ray, an internationally renowned picture-book artist, retells and stunningly illustrates a rich variety of tales from around the world. Some, like Oscar Wilde''s "The Happy Prince," are beloved; others, like the charming African myth "Mulungu Paints the Birds," will become new favorites. The writers include the Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen, and Edward Lear. Jane''s writing style simply glides along, revealing tales of wonder, magic, and mystery.

Inna Jane Ray''s poems in California Hours move between childhood memories and imagined futures across a dramatic human and natural landscape. Writing in the late 1970s, Ray painted the effects of drought, flood, fire and urbanization in her native California. Bonnie Barrett''s design accompanies each of the eight poems in the cycle with a painting, journal sketch or black and white photo by Inna Ray.

Jasmine''s garden has the most delicious fruit in the village--but someone is eating all her beautiful apples and apricots, kiwis and kumquats, papayas and peaches. Determined to discover the thief''s identity, Jasmine waits ... and waits. Little does she imagine that when he arrives, he''ll lead her on a magical journey through the skies.

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Collins Big Cat readers and workbooks help children to learn how to read in English - accurately, fluently and with enjoyment. Contains the following Readers and Workbooks:� Carry Me (lilac)� Little Red Riding Hood (lilac)� Oh Dear Me, I''m Late for Tea (lilac)� Stop That Robot (lilac)� The pied piper of Hamelin (lilac)� In the Garden (pink A)

"Who will get rid of the rats?" A book without words - in which the old German folktale is told in illustrations. Includes ideas for guided reading at back of book.

On each of the twelve days of Christmas, more and more gifts arrive from the recipient''s true love.

Discovering a fairy with an injured wing in her dollhouse, a surprised Rosy nurtures her untidy and demanding houseguest while Rosy''s father recuperates in the hospital.

When Rosy discovers a real fairy living in her beloved dolls'' house she cannot believe her eyes. But Thistle is no ordinary fairy and has one or two very unfairylike habits. Can Rosy help the fairy to mend her wing and fly again? In turn, perhaps the fairy can help Rosy when she needs it most.

The story of Snow White told through six beautifully illustrated 3D peep-through tableaux.A beautiful girl with skin as white as snow, lips as red as blood and hair as dark as the winter branches...and the wicked queen whose jealousy knows no bounds. The classic story of Snow White is here retold and illustrated in six exquisite three-dimensional scenes by Jane Ray, returning to the original Grimm fairy tale for elements of the story and giving her world a real sense of theatrical drama and romance. Six scenes tell the story of Snow White and each scene is three layers deep so you can peer through the woods to the house of the seven dwarfs for instance. Swathes of red curtain and a wooden stage complete the theatrical effect.

In a land that has stood barren, parched by drought and ravaged by frosts since the Queen''s death, the King sets his three daughters the task of making the kingdom bloom again, and discovers that sometimes the smallest things can make the biggest difference.

This vibrant retelling of the Garden of Eden remains faithful to the biblical text, whilst acknowledging the many creation tales told all over the world. The story of Adam and Eve covers universal issues instantly recognizable to children and their parents: individuality, responsibility, growing up and independence, to name a few.

On the edge of the forest, high in the old oak tree, sits Jub, shaking out the happy endings into the violet night air.

Jane Ray''s highly-acclaimed, bestselling edition of Noah''s Ark has been cherished by many readers, for many years, and was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Award in 1991. The text is taken from selected verses of Genesis, from the King James Bible. Now, with an gorgeous new-look cover, this book will retell one of the most-loved Bible stories and enchant thousands more readers for years to come.

A stunning collection of three best-loved stories from the Bible.

A prose retelling, incorporating lines from the play, of the tragic consequences of a deadly feud between two rival families in Renaissance Verona.

Have you ever seen a mermaid? Eliza has! And this is the story of how she and a mermaid become inseperable friends.

Habla de los cuentos que han contado las personas del mundo antiguo, explica su entendimiento de lo que ellos podian ver en el cielo.

Quand un petit gars hardi trouve un petit pois, il fait trois petits pas, siffle trois notes et puis s''en va... Mais où va-t-il donc comme ça ?

After his small stone is eaten by a hen, the bold boy tries to exact justice by taking from their owners a series of increasingly larger animals.

Jane Ray is one of todays foremost childrens illustrators and won the Smarties Prize in 1992 for The Story of Creation. With this picture book, she retells the Christmas story, with a fold-out Nativity scene and stand-up characters''

A book which takes your breath away as it exxplores in words and images the ancient and eternal mysteries of the heavens. It contains over 20 myths and legends, alongside pages of Sunlore, Moonlore and Starlore, facts and ideas about how people used to navigate by the stars and why they thought the earth was flat, about the Star Of Bethlehem , and the Signs of the Zodiac.