New Releases by Patricia Maccarthy

Follow Dolphin on a fast-paced adventure that nearly lands him in the jaws of a shark!

When a storm bursts in the rainforest, Little Elephant can''t find his mother anywhere. And now a tiger is coming his way...run, Little Elephant, run! An exciting adventure set in the Indonesian rainforest, with 35 rainforest creatures to spot along the way. Full color.

It''s a warm and windy day - perfect for kite-flying. Or so Buttercup and Poppy think. They race up to the top of the hill, trailing their beautiful petal kite behind them, but things soon start to go wrong when Buttercup won''t let Poppy have a go . . . Join them on their windy adventure and find out whether Buttercup learns to play nicely.

"When Rose wakes up in the night because it is so quiet she''s sure there is something wrong. With Buttercup''s help she soon discovers that Owl has stopped hooting, but what she doesn''t know is why? Join Rose, Buttercup and the other Dewdrop Fairies as they try to find Owl''s lost hoot!"

Giggly, girly Bluebell can’t wait for spring! But when it finally arrives, will the rest of the Dewdrop Babies believe her?

Poppy is the most free-spirited Dewdrop Baby. But when her wild ways get her lost far from the garden, how will she find her way home?

Naughty Buttercup ventures out in the cold even though she was told to stay indoors. Will her adventures in the snow get her into trouble?

While her friends are having fun in the sun, shy, quiet Violet is feeling very worried. Can the Dewdrop Babies help her?

One day, when looking after her flower, Rose discovers a caterpillar munching on one of the leaves. She''s very worried for her flower so she decides to go to Sweetpea for help. By the time she goes back to her flower, the caterpillar is gone and instead there''s a hard shiny thing hanging from the leaf.

Violet''s friend Viola has come to stay. When she climbs the tallest tree in the garden, dives into the lake and even does a tightrope walk on Spider''s thread, the other Dewdrop Babies think she is very brave. But at bed-time they discover that she''s not so brave after all because Viola is scared of the dark. The Dewdrop Babies gather round to make her feel better. They ask the glow worms to glow all night, they tuck Viola into her cosy bed, sing her a lullaby and read her a bed-time story and before long she is fast asleep.

It''s night-time and all the Dewdrop Babies are fast asleep, except Buttercup! She wakes up her friend Poppy and together they decide to go and find Water-Lily at the lake. They''re sure she''ll still be up because her flower only comes out at night. But their night-time adventure almost ends in disaster when Buttercup discovers that she''s lost her dewdrop bracelet . . . will she ever find it? Join them as they get rides across the water on waterboatmen, use a spider''s web as a trampoline, search for the lost bracelet and have a beautiful picnic on a lilypad.

The Dewdrop Babies are decorating the great hall with petals they''ve collected in the garden, but when Bluebell and the others get themselves into a huge mess with the sticky paste, they decide to go outside so the rain can wash them clean again! Find out what happens when they get caught in an enormous storm and meet some of their friends along the way . . .

It''s a hot sleepy afternoon in the garden and Bluebell and Violet are dozing happily in their spider web hammocks. Suddenly they''re interrupted by a terrific thumping noise coming from Mummy Rabbit''s warren. Poor Mummy Rabbit is having a terrible time with her five naughty bunnies - she just doesn''t know what to do with them.

Dewdrop Babies come from nowhere, like a spec of dust carried in the air or caught in a beam of light, and they are born in the morning dew . . . Meet the Dewdrop Babies, Buttercup, Poppy, Bluebell, Violet, Rose, Sweetpea and friends. As soon as they are born, from droplets of dew on flower petals, the Dewdrop Babies set off on a quest to become Guardians of the Garden. Join them on their magical journey and help them on their way with the clues on each page. Every reader will find a gorgeous dewdrop bracelet inside each book. A lavish gift book featuring glitter throughout, mini booklets, flaps and much more.

Say hello to the adorable Dewdrop Babies: Buttercup, Poppy, Bluebell and Violet. Gorgeously glittery and girly characters perfect for pre-school children.Meet Poppy, the most wild and free of all the Dewdrop Babies, and find out what happens when she goes off to gather food, but forgets to tell the others where she''s gone and how to get back to the petal palace . . . Join the other Dewdrop Babies, Bluebell, Buttercup and Violet on their very own adventures . . .

Rosie wants nothing more than to be a ballerina. Can letters from the Sugar Plum Fairy help inspire her? Rosie''s a little ballerina who can''t dance very well - she can''t seem to move without tripping! But when her dance teacher organizes a performance of The Nutcracker, Rosie starts to receive letters of encouragement from the Sugar Plum Fairy. Rosie''s tryout doesn''t go well, so she''s cast as the youngest mouse, but the Sugar Plum Fairy convinces her to keep trying. It''s Rosie who saves the day when the lead ballerina gets sick - inspired by the words of her own special fairy! The book contains ten envelopes to open, each with its own special message.When children open the double gatefold on the final spread they''ll get a surprise - a silver charm bracelet! Also included is a mini-storybook of The Nutcracker and a glittery padded front cover, which make this the perfect gift for any young ballerina.

Rusk the fieldmouse fancies a change of scene, but after several alarming adventures indoors he decides that the cornfield is the best place for him after all.

Text and illustrations provide examples of named groups of animals, people, and things, including a parliament of owls, a crew of sailors, and a fleet of ships.

Text and illustrations provide examples of named groups of animals, including a bed of eels, a pride of lions, a knot of toads, and a pod of whales.