New Releases by Laurence Anholt

Daft Jack is such a silly-billy. Who else would swap a cow for some baked beans - and think it''s his lucky day?

A brief biography of the English girl whose discovery of an Ichthyosaurus skeleton in 1811 when she was twelve led to a life-long interest in fossils and other important discoveries.

Billy is nervous about starting school, but as he cares for a sparrow that eventually learns to fly on its own, he realizes that he too can look after himself.

A picture book telling the story of Harry, a city child, who goes to stay with his Grandad in the country - without his mum, for the first time. Deals with grandparents, homesickness, city versus country life and the importance of knowing just where you belong. Illustrated by Catherine Anholt.

Come and meet Tina the Tiniest Tot in the whole world. You''''ll need your magnifying glass just to see her. The lively text of this first reader is coupled with Ross''''s exuberant and wacky illustrations.''

A parody of Cinderella.

In this large-format book, the Anholt''s turn their attention to all aspects of family life. Here are families at home and on holiday; fighting families and happy families; big families and small families. There are sections on brothers and sisters, mums and dads, grannies and grandads and more.

What are kids like? What do kids do? What''s in a kid''s pocket? What do kids dream of? All is revealed in this book. It is one of four reissues about the same children.

Poems, letters, and illustrations celebrate the entire family, including grandmothers fathers, sisters, and brothers.

Because Marie helps her poor parents by modeling for an ill-tempered artist, she becomes a famous ballerina but not in the way she had dreamed.

Carla, who lives with her family in the city, shares a close relationship with her grandad in the country through their correspondence.

Camille is the son of the local postman, and the yellow man is a painter called Vincent in this story based on the life of Vincent van Gogh. The book includes several reproductions of Van Gogh''s work, including Vase with 14 Sunflowers. Laurence Anholt is the author of The Forgotten Forest.

Camille y los Girasoles, libro ilustrado a todo color por el propio autor, está basado en un episodio real de la vida del genial pintor Vincent Van Gogh. Algunas de las ilustraciones de este volumen -especialmente dirigido a niños que aman el arte o que disfrutan con una bonita historia- son reproducciones de las obras de este artista holandés. Camille y los Girasoles narra la amistad entre un pintor que nunca conoció la fama y un niño, Camille, al que el artista le demuestra cariño y agradecimiento retratándolo junto a toda su familia. Al lado de estos retratos, aparece el cuadro de los famosos girasoles, las flores que Camille le regaló al pintor, y que supuso una de las catorce obras pictóricas más importantes de la historia. Gracias a ella, y solo después de su muerte, el rechazo a Vincent Van Gogh -que durante su vida sólo vendió un cuadro y fue a su hermano- se convirtió en verdadera admiración.

When you wake up in the morning, how do you feel? Happy, tired, sad? Noisy, quiet, glad? This book invites very young children to think and talk about themselves and their world.