Most Popular Books by Jason Cockcroft

"A tender picture book about loss and remembrance. Just before sunrise, a boy and his grandfather set off on Grandma''s favourite walk to find Grandma''s favourite place. Is it the stream with the leaping frogs and flashing trout? The hidden hollow where the mother deer lives with her fawn? No, Grandma''s favourite place is where she watched the sunrise. The perfect place for her grandchild to remember her"-- buecher.de website.

A seemingly endless road trip for Lula and her father only seems to get worse when the car breaks down in the middle of the desert. Things are too boring and too orange until Lula encounters a mysterious painter who shows her that the desert is full of so much more to explore. This is an exploration of color, lighting, and the magic of art and nature, filtered through the lens of a fictional interaction with the artist Georgia O''Keeffe. Learn about the colors you bring along everywhere you go.

Longlisted for the Carnegie Medal Nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal Boy lives in a caravan on his own in the woods. His dad, John, is in prison and promises to get out soon. All the boy needs to do is survive alone for a little while longer. But dark forces are circling – like the dangerous man in the Range Rover, who is looking for his stolen money. And then there are the ancient forces that have lain asleep in the woods for an age...

What would you do if, instead of a cat or a goldfish, you had a dinosaur for a pet? Well, that''s exactly what happens to the little boy in this story when an enormous egg appears at his house one day. Day by day, he learns exactly how to look after his dinosaur: what to feed it for breakfast, where to take it for walks, and, perhaps most difficult of all, how to deal with dinosaur-size poop!

Longlisted for the Carnegie Medal for Writing Rabbit and his mum have moved to the coast to run a small caravan park. Rabbit has been struggling since he saw his father die – he finds it hard to speak. When he befriends a local boy, Joe, Rabbit begins to feel better – but he keeps having strange dreams of a frightened white horse. Hunting for the animal, the two boys stumble across something much more dangerous: a man being held hostage by a criminal gang. Their discovery will set them on a dangerous path that will risk everything Rabbit holds dear...

What if your mother were hit by a bus? And what if your father disappeared one day through a hole in the bathroom wall? Is there a way to change the course of your life''s history? What if time moved In this dazzling debut novel, Jason Cockcroft has crafted a mind-bending adventure with a startlingly original narrative structure.

From a mole-black hole in the oldest oak, deep in the heart of the fern-brushed wood… In this poetic and atmospheric text, the first faltering steps of a little owl chick are depicted, from the struggle out of the egg, to the final exhilarating first swoop of flight. A lyrical text from a children''s poet is complemented by stunning artwork by prize-winning artist Jason Cockcroft.

A charming, tongue-in-cheek book for dinosaur lovers young and old. This paperback edition comes with a free audio reading.

Billedbog. I sit møde med søulven får Sofie tilfredsstillet sin udlængsel og sine dybeste drømme. Efter mødet med ulven bliver Sofie aldrig helt den samme igen

De apostel Paulus maakt lange reizen door het Romeinse Rijk om de goede boodschap van Jezus bekend te maken. Met veel illustraties in kleur. Vanaf ca. 9 jaar.

"An exquisitely tender picture book about a long-lost love rediscovered." -- Cover. Barnaby Bear says the garden path leads to the stars and Little Horse wants to see for himself. One day the window is left open and he boldly takes a leap -- to seek the little girl who used to fill his life with laughter and love...

Papa rentre tard, un vendredi soir. La maison est calme. Toute la famille dort. Toute la famille ? Non, pas encore. Le bébé est bien réveillé et Papa le prend dans ses bras pour une promenade douce et tendre. Et dans la maison silencieuse, il entonne sa berceuse...