New Releases by Jeanne Willis

In this retelling of the classic children''s song, animal passengers go on a bus adventure at the zoo.

This series presents the best picture fiction books for young readers. Each story has been specially written and illustrated for young readers, using appropriate language and close picture-text match. This series is an ideal resource for shared reading and independent reading as well as take-home reading. Suitable for 7-12 year olds.

Cheeky Sid puts a pin on Sam''s seat. She is furious!

This title is part of Phonics Bug - the first Phonics programme to bring together research-based teaching methods with 100% decodable books, CBeebies video, and an online reading world to give today''s children a firm, fun foundation in Phonics. In this book for Phonics Phase 2: Kit and Dog spot a cod. Can they get it? This title was originally published as part of Rigby Star Phonics.

The animals are causing chaos on the farm - especially Pup, who makes a special kind of mess. He and the other animals clear it up in the end.

There''s a dance tonight - all the animals get on board the fun bus. Each has a special dance.

Sir Cecil is a pompous pedigree cat who can''t believe it when scruffy Mr Cubs turns up uninvited at Futtock Mansion and refuses to leave. But then Mr Cubs agrees to help Sir Cecil fulfil a lifelong dream - with hilariously disastrous results . . .

When Hyena puts a banana skin in Giraffe''s path, causing a chain reaction of accidents that Hyena finds hilarious, he soon learns what it is like to be the butt of a joke.

This Willis-Ross collaboration is guaranteed to amuse all ages, but especially anyone who has ever gone home with a bad school report! There never was a rabbit as bad as Big Bad Bun. Or so you''d think if you read the letter which he left on his bed after school one day—but it turns out Big Bad Bun (whose real name is actually Fluff) might not be as bad as he makes out. His school report aside, that is!

Out-of-shape Flabby Cat and Slobby Dog, whose activities are limited to eating, drinking, and sleeping, finally slim down after embarking on an around-the-world search for the elusive Cunning Tiger and Wild Wolf.

O por lo menos eso podríamos suponer después de leer la carta que dejó sobre su cama un día al regresar de la escuela... Jeanne Willis es una de las más divertidas e importantes escritoras estadounidenses para niños. Ha trabajado para varias agencias de publicidad y ha colaborado en la elaboración de guiones para televisión. En la actualidad, se dedica a escribir para niños de tiempo completo. Tony Ross es inglés. Es un reconocido ilustrador y autor de libros infantiles. Sus libros divierten y estimulan la imaginación de los pequeños lectores, y se han hecho acreedores a las mejores distinciones en la categoría de libros ilustrados.

Afraid that her smallest child, Colin, will be hurt if he goes outside or plays, a mother mouse insists that he sit quietly indoors until his grandmother suggests wrapping him in cotton wool, which proves to be effective, but in a most unexpected way.

There''s a mammoth living at the top of a mountain and a hungry caveman living at the bottom. Is the caveman going to get some mammoth pie - or not?

When Bat moves to a new home, her wild young neighbors are convinced she is daft because she sees things so differently than they do, until Owl asks some questions that reveal the truth to all.

Two children who desperately need to go try to figure out why there is such a long line for the bathroom.

Baby mouse is missing! Mother mouse can''t find him anywhere. And then, to make matters worse -- a big, scary gorilla charges out of the rainforest! Will mother mouse escape the gorilla? And where is her baby? Jeanne Willis''s rhythmic text and Tony Ross''s playful illustrations enliven this suspenseful chase.

Don''t let go until I''m ready, Daddy... Don''t let go! A moving and affectionate look at a father/daughter relationship as a small girl struggles to learn to ride her bicycle. Jeanne Willis'' lyrical text is accompanied once more by magical illustrations from Tony Ross.

Life isn''t going so well for 19-year-old Will. His mother is always nagging him about the lucky knit hat that he never takes off; his mother''s boyfriend has forbidden Will to play "Wild Thing"--the only song he knows--on the guitar; and he just got fired from his job at Burger King. But Will''s luck changes when he moves into a flat with Chrissy, James, and Rocko and gets a new job at the local park. At the park Will meets Zara, a gypsy girl whose family is camping there illegally. Will has never been happier. Until his mother threatens to ruin everything by revealing Will''s childhood secret. Is Will and Zara''s love for each other strong enough to survive? "From the Hardcover edition."

There was a fine young lady And her name was Honor Brown, She didn''t want to go to school, She hoped it would burn down... And why not, when her teacher is a warty toad, her classroom is a hole? When school dinners are comprised of worms, and rabbit poo and coal? Believe you me, her friends don''t help, they''re monsters, they are mad! The first year is appalling, the second just as bad. It can''t be true, or can it? She is such a drama queen!

Growing up poor and neglected in post-World War II England, young Mick, longing to be part of a loving family as he is shuttled from home to home, must harden himself against disappointment and cruelty--and, finally, against the abusive father he only recently met.

Meet a city girl with a big Wild West dream. "I don''t want to be a good girl- Good girls have no fun. I can''t play quiet games indoors, I love the rain and sun. I don''t want to be a girly girl Who likes to sit and chat. I just want to be a cowgirl, Daddy, What''s so wrong with that?" From the window of a high-rise city apartment, a little girl imagines a very different view and dreams of a very different life, but does it have to be just a dream? The big city meets the wild Wild West in Jeanne Willis''s lyrical text, accompanied by hilarious illustrations from Tony Ross.

A lost little boy is raised by three teddy bears who live in the woods.

This fantastic, handy bag contains everything a girl could possibly need to have the best ever sleepover party Girls will love to spin the Dream Wheel to reveal their secret desires; design and swap their very own friendship bracelets; pamper and preen with home-made beauty treatments; glitz it up with sparkly glam nail stickers; squeal with horror at the gory stories; find out how they score in the best friends quiz and mix up the yummy recipes for delish midnight snacks With a 32-page book crammed with fun games, gifts and things to make, plus a step-by-step planner full of tips and ideas, this kit has everything a girl could possibly need to make her sleepover a night to remember

On Python''s first day of school, she can''t stop squeezing her classmates, until Elephant accidentally shows her how it feels.

Told in rhyme, this story follows Susan through a series of activities, from swimming to riding a horse. It''s not until the end of the story that readers learn Susan uses a wheelchair. Color illustrations.