New Releases by Robin Page

Commentary on rural issues, conservation, absurdity of EY regulations, etc, by TV countryside campaigner and Daily Telegraph columnist.

The popular columnist of the Daily Telegraph and presenter of BBC TV''''s long-running programme One Man and his Dog offers a new collection of pungent, sometimes hilarious, always relevant pieces of matters of concern to country lovers.''

When creating The Mother Goose Sticker Book, Robin Page was inspired by the art in the antique children''s books she collects. The words are Mother Goose, and the pictures are thirty-two brightly colored, reusable stickers, in a strikingly designed book that''s a read-aloud as well as matching game. Children can recite the familiar verses as they find the stickers that show Humpty Dumpty on his wall, a cow jumping over the moon, and Little Miss Muffet on her tuffet. Visual clues enable children to see the connection between words and illustrations as they make their own Mother Goose picture book. And once they''re done, they can peel off the stickers and start again! A durable binding and reusable stickers make this a keepsake to be treasured for years.

Children match the brightly colored, reusable stickers in a creatively designed book to the words, objects, or animals on each page, learning their letters through an active, intriguing guessing game.

Long ago, when herons had short legs and necks, they yearned to fish in deep water and to eat slippery eels--but how could they?

From his home on a small farm in Cambridgeshire, Robin Page describes thte realiities of pastoral life in his village and the surrounding fields, month by month, through one year. There are visits from the vet, difficult calvings, conversations with gypsies, country cricket and soccer matches, and a host of other activities, all closely observed with the insight of someone actively involved in the village routine. This refereshingly intimate picture of the pleasure and anxieties of rural life will be greatly valued by all those interested in the English countryside and country living.