Best Selling Books by Joyce Dunbar

A rollicking, read-aloud rhyme featuring Plunkett, the plucky pink pig.

Saturday decides that there has to be more to life than clucking, scratching and pecking. He tries to do all the things that the other farmyard animals can do, until he sees the most magnificent creature of all, and discovers that a little chick can have a moment of glory too.

Best friends Mouse and Mole experience life''s daily misadventures together as they wait for the perfect day to have their picnic.

Singing, "Love me! Love me!", the Love-Me Bird searches high and low for a true love. This sweet narrative by Joyce Dunbar is perfectly complemented by Sophie Fatus'' elegant yet gentle illustrations. THE LOVE-ME BIRD is the sweet story of a small bird who will go to any lengths to find a love. At her friend, Shut-Eye, the owl''s coaxing, she primps and preens and plays hard to get, to no avail. Her song is not answered. But after Shut-Eye advises her to change her tune, the Love-Me bird finally finds her true love.

"Mole often stumbles into precarious situations, from delicately handling the first daffodil of spring to trimming his uneven whisker lengths. Luckily, he has his best friend Mouse to guide him through each scenario-even when he least expects it!"--

Good puss or bad cat?Jekyll or Hyde?One and the same?Who decides?Puss Jekyll is the soft cuddly cat of the house grooming her fur, but at night she becomes Cat Hyde, hunting mice, all fang and claw. Page by page this delightful book explores the two very distinct personalities of the enchanting pet. Sleeping in a cosy spot or prowling in the moonlight, lapping milk from a bowl or stalking a defenceless trembling vole, playing with a ball of wool or savaging her prey, graceful and aristocratic or ruthless street fighter, can this really be the same creature?The beautifully evocative rhythmic and rhyming text is accompanied by luminous coloured-pencil and watercolour drawings that make the reader want to reach out and feel the fur. This treat for cat-lovers of all ages is from the highly acclaimed author of bestselling picture books such as Tell Me Something Before You Go to Sleep, and the illustrator of such classics as Martin Waddell''s The Pig in the Pond and the Boston Globe Horn Book Award winning In the Rain with Baby Duck.

It''s pouring with rain, and Mouse and Mole just don''t know how to make it stop. They shout at the sky, hug and kiss the raindrops, and even do a stop-raining dance. But then they decide that being friends with the rain is the best way to have fun..

Meet Tibs, son of Toodle, son of Tiddles, son of Toby. A trusted employee of the Post Office. Tibs is paid 2s 6d a week to catch mice but he prefers making friends with them! Join Tibs on a curious cat and mouse adventure where everything is not quite what it seems.... There was trouble at the Post Office: holes in the mails sacks! Letters torn to shreds! Stamps licked through to the glue! When the postmaster discovers that mice are to blame, he decides to employ a brave new cat to sort them out. Tibs comes from a long line of Post Office cats, so his new career should be a piece of cake, except that instead of catching the mice, Tibs would rather make friends with them! Can Tibs teach them how to tidy up, instead of nibbling the post, and will he be able to deliver the reward that he promised? Soon, these unlikely friends are on an adventure that takes them down to the underground Mail Rail where, together, Tibs and the mice find themselves catching more than they bargained for! This charming story based on the life of a real cat called Tibs who was employed by Post Office in the 1950s to catch mice, earning a tidy sum of 2s 6d a week for his dedicated service. With a career spanning 14 years, the real Tibs became a Post Office celebrity. Featuring a cast of warm and loveable characters, this book will have children captivated by a nostalgic world of stamps, letters and underground mail trains.

Long-Nose and Little-Legs are the best of friends. Most days they meet in the middle of the wood to climb trees and splash in the river. But there''s just one problem: they''re both afraid of the dark In fact, Long-Nose is so afraid, that on the short days of winter no sooner would he rush out to meet Little-Legs than he would scurry home again. So one day they decide to confront their fears and say BOO to the mysterious WHO in the DARK. But they soon find out they''re in for a BIG surprise A great text makes this a great story.

Cubby has lots of wishes and with the help of his big sister Clementine, all of his wishes come true. But Clementine has a wish too.

"Look at that boat," said Mole. "It''s just what I''ve always wanted." When Mole is given a toy boat by his best friend Mouse, he just cannot decide which colour he likes best. Should he choose the blue boat with white sails, or a yellow one with striped sails? After a night of colourful dreams, a mystery buyer helps a muddled Mole make up his minda The first Corgi Pup title to be published about Mouse and Mole, but the two characters have appeared in four previous picture books and have also appeared on television as an enchanting animation series.

An enchanting Christmas picture book about the magic and anticipation of Christmas Eve. There''s only one more sleep till Christmas, and Lucas and Willow, the moon and the stars are all waiting... Waiting for Christmas morning, and presents, and mince pies and fun. But, unbeknown to Lucas and Willow, the magic has already begun. As silently and secretly the toys come to life... Perfect for sharing on Christmas Eve, this atmospheric story will soon become a new festive tradition. Written by master storyteller Joyce Dunbar, with stunning, classic illustrations from award-winning artist Victoria Turnbull.

While Gander patiently picks out and sets aside all of the seeds from a pomegranate, Panda eats all of the other fruits and then wants a share of Gander''s seeds as well.

Nightlights is a book of stories to read to children, but stories with a difference. It''s a collection of twenty interactive meditation stories that have bene specially written to calm and relax your child at bedtime, while at the same time engaging and stimulating his or her imagination. These stories also help children in many other important ways. They help them to focus their minds and develop their powers of concentration and visualization, as well as learn more about emotions and feelings. Although not meditations in the strict sense, they do serve as a good preparation for learning real meditation later on. They also foster imagination and creativity, help children deal with their burgeoning anxieties, and help them take their first steps towards developing their own unique identity. In the Introduction, Civardi provides techniques to help parents develop their out-loud reading skills, shows how to create the right mood, and gives practical advice on how to talk with your child about what he or she has just heard. After each story, there is a brief list of affirmations which help to settle the message in the minds of both parent and child.

This little girl wants her very own miniature wild animal. Anything from a little snappy happy crocodile or a tiny trundle rumble elephant, to a pocket-sized grizzly bear. But as her big brother explains, a real wild animal would make a terrible pet. You can''t nuzzle a crocodile, or tickle a wild elephant, and a grizzly bear belongs in a cave not a pocket! But there''s one pet, a tiny pet, that loves to be tickled and cuddled. It''s like a tiger, only much smaller . . . A delightfully rhythmic tale, bursting with imagination, and a playful introduction to a world of wild animals.

"The jumblyboo isn''t quite sure what he is; neither are the cats. However, they decide that if he wants to live with them he must do things their way. The jumblyboo does his best - but his miaow is too gruff and the cat-flap is a bit of a squeeze. The cats are not impressed. Then one day, the jumblyboo decides to do things his way..."--Back cover.

Simple pastimes help Mouse and Mole realise there''s something special in everything, including themselves.

When Mouse makes himself a hammock, Mole is only too happy to test it for his friend, and Mouse is equally eager to help Mole find his lost spectacles. But who will catch the falling leaf?

Each of the books in this series tells of an episode in the lives of two friends, Panda and Gander. In Tutti Frutti, Panda and Gander have a big bowl of fruit to share.

Mother-daughter team Joyce and Polly Dunbar offer a sweet and whimsical confection for babies, inspired by a nursery rhyme. It’s late at night, and everyone is sleeping—except for pat-a-cake baby! All dressed up in his chef’s coat and hat, baby wants to make a very special cake. Time to wake up Candy baby, Jelly baby, and Allsorts baby—miniature cherubic figures who float through the pages to lend a hand. One by one, they add ingredients, from glitzy sugar to yolky jokey eggs, until it’s time to bake, pat, and decorate the cake. Finally it’s ready for tasting, just in time for a special guest (the man in the moon!) to have a slice. This surreal and colorful treat is just right for sending little ones off to dreamland.

Designed to fit the National Curriculum, the English 5-14 Guidelines in Scotland and the Northern Ireland Guidelines for English, this is part of the Longman Book Project. The project aims to enable teachers throughout the primary school to teach: language; fiction; and non-fiction. The project also offers practical guidance and in-built record keeping and assessment. It is carefully structured, enabling all teachers throughout the primary school to teach reading and language with success and understanding. the first two, and these are divided into four stages: 4-7 years; 7-9 years; 9-10 years; and 10-12 years. The titles within the stages in fiction are: reading aloud, read on; new reader; independent reader; literature and culture - respectively. The respective language topics are: phonetics, handwriting and spelling; handwriting, spelling and grammer; presentation, spelling and grammer; and presentation, spelling and grammer. The final area covered is non-fiction, which is organized into two stages: 4-9 years - introducing reading for information; and 7-12 years - developing reading for information. organized to support children''s early reading development; large format books for reading aloud as well as books for the younger children to read for themselves; and myths and legends for older children. spelling that aims to link the teaching of phonics for initial reading to basic handwriting skills, and later to the teaching of spelling; and it has its own story-context and teaches through games, songs, puppetry and other fun activities. In Language 2, 3 and 4, for the middle and upper primary years, the project offers three packs providing a language scheme covering: handwriting, spelling, grammar, presentation, punctuation and assessment. initiating or supplementing topic work; large format starter books for the early years; and a range of different types of information books such as encyclopaedia, atlas, cookbook. cassettes, software, posters and assessment materials are also offered as part of the package.

A child asks for fruit in bizarre colors as his mother searches for her grocery list.

Originally published: London: Doubleday, 2006.

Cuando se despierta temprano una mañana, Willa pregunta a su hermano mayor acerca de lo que será como ser un adulto.

Smudge the rabbit longs for a brother or sister but must wait for springtime.