Best Selling Books by Joyce Dunbar

Willa tries to make her own breakfast but she is too small to reach anything. Luckily, her older brother is there to help and to tell her about the many things she will be able to do all by herself once she is big. Grades P-2. 2001.

Meditation and visualization, if approached in an inventive and appealing manner, bring enormous benefits to children. It can calm their anxieties, build their self-esteem, and teach them quietness and thoughtfulness. Consisting of 20 narrative-based meditations, this book, the follow-up to the hugely successful Nightlights, offers even more stories to help your child find inner calm and emotional balance and is designed for parents to use with any child between ages 4 and 8.

Willa has trouble falling asleep until her brother reminds her of all the happy things that await her in the morning.

Does Duck dazzle as much as the peacock? Does he dawdle like the tortoise, or does he dash like the hare? No? Well, what does Duck do? Does Duck . . . dare? A gorgeous new story from the author of TELL ME SOMETHING HAPPY BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP and the illustrator of DADDY IS MY HERO.

A bestselling Taiwanese illustrator teams up with a renowned British author to present a fantastical, heartwarming tale. Full color.

What will Mouse and Mole find to do tomorrow? They set out their plan: a picnic of cheese and cucumber sandwiches if it is a fine day, or roasted chestnuts and toasted muffins in front of an apple wood fire if it is wild and wintry. But what will they do if it is an in-between sort of day?A new edition of this classic story from author illustrator team Joyce Dunbar and James Mayhew.''The two cohabiting animals are characters that stand alongside the greats of children''s literature'' Sunday Telegraph

The Very Small has got lost in the forest. When Giant Baby Bear finds him, he is introduced to a gigantic world where he can make a whole meal out of a few crumbs and can have a bath in a soapdish. It''s lots of fun, but it''s not still not like home for the Very Small who longs to be back where he belongs at bedtimea A heart-warming picture book from the bestselling author and illustrator of Tell Me Something Happy Before I Go to Sleep, of which the Guardian said, ''If ever there were a perfect bedtime book, this has to be it.''

Book Band: Lime, ideal for ages 6+ A powerful and personal story from Joyce Dunbar about what it''s like to experience hearing difficulties. ''Joyce Dunbar is one of the best writers for children today.'' Guardian Dylan can''t hear as well as he used to be able to and he doesn''t want to be different from his friends - he wants things to go back to the way they used to be. As his hearing gets worse he becomes more and more isolated from his friends. Luckily his dog Pluto is there to keep him down to earth... This heartwarming story from Joyce Dunbar has beautiful black-and-white illustrations by John Shelley and is perfect for children who are developing as readers. The Bloomsbury Readers series is packed with book-banded stories to get children reading independently in Key Stage 2 by award-winning authors like double Carnegie Medal winner Geraldine McCaughrean and Waterstones Prize winner Patrice Lawrence. With engaging illustrations and online guided reading notes written by the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE), this series is ideal for home and school. For more information visit www.bloomsburyreaders.com. ''Any list that brings together such a quality line up of authors is going to be welcomed ... Bloomsbury Readers are aimed squarely at children in Key Stage 2 and designed to support them as they start reading independently and while they continue to gain confidence and understanding.'' Books for Keeps

Follows the activities of ten little mice as, one by one, they scurry home to their nest.

Saturday wants to know all about the other farmyard animals and do all the things they can do--things that his mother tells him he can never do. Soon, Saturday discovers something that a little chick can do. Full color.

A cumulative presentation which uses rhyme to describe the night of the birth of Christ.

When Duck’s grumpiness becomes contagious, what can possibly turn it around? Duck is in a very grumpy mood. The pond is dry, and she doesn’t want to roll in the mud with Pig, sing with Rooster, doze with Tortoise, eat laundry with Goat, or join any of the other animals in their pastimes. To make matters worse, the gray cloud that’s following Duck is growing bigger by the minute, and now her friends are feeling gloomy as well. What will it take to cheer them all up? Two prolific picture-book creators look to the skies for a humorous tale of not-fair-weather friendship.

Where on earth has Pippin''s yellow sock with clocks gone? Pippin is determined to find out. Together with his friend Tog, they embark on the greatest sock hunt ever.

Three strange creatures that do not know their purpose find a boy lost in the woods and they help each other find their homes and identities.

Mole can''t help but get himself into difficulty, but thankfully he has Mouse to ensure things to smoothly, even when he least expects it!A new edition of this classic story from author illustrator team Joyce Dunbar and James Mayhew.''The two cohabiting animals are characters that stand alongside the greats of children''s literature'' Sunday Telegraph

A bird falls out of his nest while trying to fly and has encounters with several animals before he finds success.

A baby takes a journey in a shoe and after visiting the zoo, flying, and inviting the Queen to tea, he falls asleep and awakens to two very big surprises.