New Releases by Laurence Anholt

Paul Cezanne was one of the greatest of the French impressionist painters. This delightful book follows his son, also called Paul, as he travels to the mountains to spend a summer with his father. He discovers that his father, a very large man, paints the natural world with a passion that few can understand. But one day they meet an art dealer in a village who offers to try to sell some of the paintings in Paris ... the rest is history. The reader gains a real insight into Cezanne the man through the eyes of a child - sometimes frightening, fastidious (he won''t touch other people), warm-hearted, driven by a passion for his art. And it provides a vivid introduction to Cezanne''s work, with reproductions of his most famous paintings incorporated in the illustrations.

Young Paul Cézanne goes on an expedition in the south of France with his artist father who shares his name, where the two encounter an art dealer named Vollard, and the elder Paul paints a portrait of his son.

There was once ...a very silly story writer who ran out of ideas. Who would write his silly stories now? Elves? Gorillas? Aliens?

There was once . . . a beautiful baby princess. The good fairies all made good wishes for her - but there was one bad fairy who made a very bad wish!

Ghostyshocks is scared of the dark forest and vampire bears. She is extra-frightened when she gets lost in the woods with only one old house in sight. Could the scary bears live there? She has to knock on the door to find out.

When her dog runs away while visiting a beautiful country garden in France, Julie asks asks a friendly gardener to help her find her pet, unaware that he is the impressionist painter Claude Monet.

Despite the derision of their neighbors, a young French boy and his family befriend the lonely painter who comes to their town and begin to admire his unusual paintings.

Tells the story of the artist Matisse designing the Chapelle du Rosaire.

Zoro is the young pupil of the amazing painter, sculptor, scientist and inventor, Leonardo da Vinci. Every day he works hard in Leonardo''s workshop, mixing colours, cleaning paintbrushes and practising his drawings. But he is never allowed inside the secret locked room, where Leonardo spends hours hammering and sawing at a mysterious invention. One day Leonardo brings a mischievous boy named Salai to work for him. He is so intrigued by the secret room that he steals the keys to find out what is inside... Leonardo and the Flying Boy provides an exciting introduction to the great genius of the Italian Renaissance, with reproductions of Leonardo''s own work.

Children describe in rhyming verse their feelings and what makes them feel different ways. Suggested level: junior.

From Smarties Gold Award winner Laurence Anholt comes a story of birth, death, poverty and family love. Now in paperback, the book features vibrant, colourful illustrations and a fold-out flap with gold foil.Ages 4-8

In this version of the classic fairy tale "Rapunzel," the daughter of two hairdressers is locked in a tower by the Bad Hair Witch.

In this version of "Little Red Riding Hood," a big, bad girl terrorizes a wolf cub who is going to visit his granny wolf.

In this version of the classic fairy tale "Snow White," pop stardom is the sought-after prize, and seven singing aliens are Snow White''s back-up singers.

In this modern twist on the classic story of "The Three Little Pigs," Eco-Wolf and his woodland warriors save the forest and valley from three polluting pigs.

In this humorous version of "Beauty and the Beast," Billy Beast wonders if the clean and proper Beauty will ever be the beast of his dreams.

In this version of the classic fairytale, "Goldilocks and the Three Bears," Ghostyshocks confronts her fears and finds friends with her new neighbors, the bears.

In this humorous version of "Jack and the Beanstalk," Jack trades in the family cow for a can of beans.

C.1 KIRKLAND FUNDS. DEMCO. 4-28-2006, $12.49.

One day a strange man arrives in Camille''s town. He has a straw hat and a yellow beard. The man turns out to be the artist Vincent van Gogh. This is an introduction to the great painter, seen through the eyes of a young boy entranced by his painting. There are reproductions of Van Gogh''s work.

When Jack goes to sleep, his dreams are so wonderful that he decides to go on a fantastic journey through Dreamtime to bring his dreams to the waking world. He collects as many dreams as he can carry until he reaches the giant fruit salad tree that grows right in the middle, the smack-bang center, in the very belly button of all dreams everywhere. There he finds a tiny dreamseed that he wraps up very carefully to take home. But when he finally returns home, his dreamsack is empty:except for the little dreamseed that sprouts into a huge tree growing dreams for everyone in the Ho-hum Humdrum Waking World.

A bonkers book of rib-tickling rhymes and loopy limericks. Warning: You''ll laugh your socks off!

Whether they''re smooth, hairy, cute or scary, this book is packed with everything to do with little children Likes and loves, feelings, favourite activities and even families are all explored here with perception and in sing-along rhyming couplets.

Brain-ticklingly brilliant!

Four beautifully illustrated miniature books in an attractive slipcase recount delightful episodes from the lives of four master artists: Leonardo da Vinci, Edgar Degas, Pablo Picasso, and Vincent van Gogh. Titles are "Leonardo and the Flying Boy, Degas and the Little Dancer, Picasso and the Girl with a Ponytail, " and "Camille and the Sunflowers, " the last, a story about van Gogh. Full-color illustrations.

What''s all the noise about? Chimp and Zee, of course! Fresh from an exciting adventure all around Jungletown, these two rascally characters are now featured in a pair of sturdy board books for the very young. Bright, bold colors set off the antics of this dynamic duo, while the simple, rhythmic text is sure to elicit an enthusiastic response from toddlers.