Best Selling Books by Margaret Wild

Two young sisters and their grandmother share their dreams.

This little piggy went dancing This little piggy stayed home This little piggy had porridge This little piggy had none And this little piggy went hop, hop, hop, all the way home. The little pigs we know so well from the familiar nursery rhyme now do all sorts of unexpected things - and the ones who stay home or have none are not forlorn or missing out! Keep your eye on your favourite piggy as it tries out different activities throughout the book. And watch them hula, jump, skip, zoom and whiz until the last little piggy runs ''wee wee wee all the way home''!

When the puppy came to live with Harry and Dad, he was as jumpy as a grasshopper. So that''s what Harry called him. Hopper. Harry and Hopper do everything together. Hopper helps Harry with his homework and Harry helps Hopper escape from his weekly bath. At night, Hopper sneaks past Dad and goes to sleep in Harry''s bed. One day, Harry comes home from school and his dog isn''t there to greet him. Harry will never know the feel or the smell of Hopper again. But love is strong, and Hopper will stay with Harry as long as he needs him . . .

Rosie the hare is afraid to hold her premature baby brother because he seems so fragile until their father tells her a special story about a tortoise and a hare.

A playful story about growing up and finding friends.

In a mostly abandoned city, Ben lives in a musty basement room, terrified of the "woolvs" that dwell in the shadows outside, with only an upstairs neighbor, Mrs. Radinski, to help him cope with his fears.

At midnight, baby Brenda climbs out of her cot, creeps out of the house and joins all the other babies for a wild adventure in the park. As soon as the sun comes up, they toddle home to bed and no-one ever knows what they''ve been up to ... least of all their families.

This arresting and beautiful picture book from Margaret Wild and Ron Brooks is a shimmering encounter with the Tasmanian tiger, a lament for a lost species, and a compelling evocation of the place of animals in Nature.

Compassion is a force mightier than stone. Sometimes statues are granted a chance to become warm, breathing creatures. The stone lion has a dream to come alive, but when a baby is abandoned in his paws one snowy night, he is compelled to think differently.

Humorous picture book for young children, especially for bedtime reading. A group of baby farmyard animals put off going to sleep by playing tricks on their parents. Author won the 2000 Children''s Book Council of Australia Picture Book of the Year Award for ''Jenny Angel''. Illustrator''s previous works include ''One Woolly Wombat'' and ''Sleepy Bears''.

Tom can''t wait to start kindergarten! At long last, the big day arrives, and Tom''s whole family goes with him to kindergarten. But, suddenly, he doesn''t want them to leave ... So Daddy Bear, Mummy Bear and Baby stay to play - and wish they could go to kindergarten, too!

Watercolour illustrations in this book.

Using the journey to school, the story highlights road safety for pedestrians.

This arresting and beautiful picture book from Margaret Wild and Ron Brooks is a shimmering encounter with the Tasmanian tiger, a lament for a lost species, and a compelling evocation of the place of animals in Nature.