New Releases by Janet Ahlberg

Mr Biff and Mr Bop are boxers and famous rivals too. Mr Bop is fit and lean and Mr Biff . . . Biff! Bop! Biff! Biff! Well, Mr Biff likes a cream cake or two. Will he ever be able to toughen up in time for the big charity match. Gulp! A hilarious Happy Families picture books from Janet and Allan Ahlberg ''The Ahlbergs belong, with A.A. Milne and Lewis Carroll, to the greatest tradition of children''s books.'' Sunday Times

Le plus célèbre facteur du monde part dans la neige faire sa tournée, et distribue avec chaque enveloppe un courrier magique : le Jeu de l''Oie au Petit Chaperon rouge, l''Almanach de la cité des Jouets et son mini livre au Bonhomme de pain d''épice, un puzzle à Humpty Dumpty... et un théâtre de poche pour le gentil facteur lui-même !

Assim como todo mundo, os contos de fadas gostam de mandar e receber cartas. João, por exemplo, mal tem tempo de agradecer o gigante pelas ótimas férias que sua galinha de ovos de ouro lhe proporcionou. Cachinhos Dourados aproveita para se desculpar com a família Urso por ter causado confusão na casa. E o que seria da bruxa sem o catálogo de ofertas do Empório da Bruxaria, que esse mês oferece uma promoção especial de mistura para torta Menino Fofo? Por isso, quando o carteiro chega é sempre uma festa, e todo mundo o convida para entrar. Mas às vezes - especialmente em caso de Lobo Mau - ele prefere recusar o chazinho e dar no pé o mais rápido possível. O livro, que é todo contado em rimas, vem cheio de cartas de verdade, postais, livrinhos e convites, com envelope e tudo.

Once more the Jolly Postman rides - and flies - and shrinks! The Jolly Postman is setting off on his third adventure. . . but nothing goes quite to plan when he suffers a bump to the head, and shrinks to the size of a postage stamp! And from then it just gets curiouser and curiouser. . . Featuring a whole host of familiar characters and of course, beautiful pull-out letters and a magnifying glass, The Jolly Pocket Postman is the third story in the bestselling and award-winning series by Janet and Alan Ahlberg.

A collection of letters from famous fairy-tale characters features an apology from Goldilocks to the Three Bears, an advertisement for the Wicked Witch from Hobgoblin Supplies Ltd., and other correspondence delivered by the Jolly Postman.

A charming and funny behind-the-scenes view of Town End Primary School''s Christmas production of Cinderella. This speaks directly to anyone who''s ever been in or watched a children''s school play, from the pride a mother takes in her son (My Eric''s the clock, y'' know) to the drama of faulty props. Janet Ahlberg''s black and white illustrations are exquisite and Allan''s observations of school life are spot on.

Pour Colin, Thomas, Sushma, Paul, Louise, Sophie, Grégoire et Alice, c''est la première rentrée scolaire. Pas à pas en leur compagnie nous partons à la découverte de l''école. La rencontre avec la maîtresse, toutes les nouvelles activités, les ennuis et les joies de ce monde nouveau.

Burglar Bill decides to change his way after he becomes a victim of burglary.

It''s Christmas Eve and the Jolly Postman is delivering greetings to various fairy-tale characters - there''s a card for baby bear, a get well jigsaw for hospitalized Humpty Dumpty and four more surprise envelopes containing letters and cards.

The book shows all the things a baby does during the day: wakes, drinks, climbs, thinks, bounces, rides, floats, hides, splashes, peeps, cries, sleeps.

Derived from The Jolly Postman series of books, this CD-ROM has been developed with an educational consultant to cover a broad range of early learning development skills. It supports Key Stage 1 of the National Curriculum in a number of areas including Geography, Maths, Art and English, as the interactive activities enable children to help the Jolly Postman mend parcels, sort letters, calculate postage and send postcards overseas. A stationery section is included, allowing the user to design, customise and print cards, stamps and notes, and there is a connection to the Internet, where stamps created by users of the disc worldwide can be collected.

Antonio is captured by six brigands and is forced to tell them stories.

The story of a baby who is sad and sets off one day in search of a mummy. He meets many people and animals who refuse to become his mummy, but offer to help him in his search. They find a lady who has no baby and she agrees to be the baby''s mummy. Then the search begins for a daddy.

Three skeletons--a grownup, a child, and a dog--take a walk at night through a dark town.

This wonderfully warm and humorous book will put any preschooler''s jitters to rest. "The first four months of school for eight first graders are chronicled in wonderful watercolor detail. . . . Numerous pictures show the small school obstacles that each five-year-old must overcome".--School Library Journal.