New Releases by Simon Puttock

This pack is part of a structured reading programme for juniors from Oxford Reading Tree, Stages 9-16 - providing them with stories they will love to read. Stage 9 stories are for the less confident junior reader and are a valuable addition to the much loved TreeTops range. TreeTops Fiction, More Stage 9 are available in mixed packs of six different stories or class packs of 36 books. Guided Reading and Comprehension Cards to support group reading and including speaking and listening and follow-up activities are also available.

Goat decides to take a vacation to the Great Outdoors, but eventually ends up right where he started.

This wonderful tale follows Butterfly Girl on a journey to find a lost song and with it a brand-new friendship.

It''s great having lots of things to play with . . . but only if you have someBODY to play with too. The little old lady in this book needs a friend, so one day she picks up the phone and cries, "Help! There''s a wolf in my house!" Zookeepers, police and firefighters all race to the rescue but when the little old lady cries wolf once too often, she gets some vistors who are much bigger and hairier than she had expected!

Before Stella''s father comes in to tell her a bedtime story, Stella takes a little trip in a spaceship.

Alleen Lizzy Lam vertrouwt de nieuwe juf Vos niet, die de kinderen van groep drie alleen maar lekkers laat eten. Prentenboek met grote illustraties in kleur. Vanaf ca. 4 jaar.

ARRROOO!Poor Little Lost Cowboy. He''s strayed away from his mummy, and cannot find her anywhere. As he searches for her he bumps into a cactus, bumps his bottom, and finally bumps himself into a hole. Ouch! At last he meets a kindly toad who gives him some very sound advice - stay put, and your mummy willfind you. BLCaroline has a strong sales track record: her previous book for OUP, Hungry Hen has sold over 30,000 copies worldwideBLSimon Puttock is an increasingly high profile author and publishes with Macmillan and Egmont - this is his first book for OUP

6-year-old Ruth May loves her two chickens and counts them every morning and every night. But two aren''t enough, so she demands twice as many. Then four aren''t enough, and she thinks she needs twice as many to keep her happy-- but will the chickens be happy?

When Sheriff Woollens finds that someone has rustled his onions, he immediately suspects Wild-West Winnie. The sheriff is soon hot on her trail, but clever Winnie has a few surprises for him. Could she be less shifty and more lovely than he thought? Parents AND children will fall for the charms of Winnie and Sheriff Woollens in this warm, funny tale of the Wild West.

One night, Horsey and Moo-moo Cow climb out of the baby''s cot and set off on a big adventure. But at every turn, they come across a daunting obstacle. Each time, Moo-moo Cow timidly suggests that they turn back, but the indomitable Horsey insists that they forge on—out of the front door, across the garden, and through the open gate to the Big Wide Road.

When the wind gets a look at the beautiful baby, it quickly sweeps her up into the sky and carries her away, but the fretful parents are not pleased with wind''s behavior and soon the whole town works to tie it down until it apologizes for causing such unnecessary chaos.

"Will Big Bad Wolf make friends and stop feeling lonely if he''s not bad anymore? "I try and try to be useful and good, but no one gives me a chance! Why bother changing if everyone still expects to be frightened?" Well, he''ll show them! But suddenly everything is different when the wolf decides whether or not to become a hero"--Page 4 of cover

It''s Pig''s birthday His granny has sent him a lovely big present - a bright yellow digger Pig is so excited and digs all day long. He helps Cow dig a swimming pool and helps Dog bury his bones. But then there is nothing left for Pig to dig.

Smedley is a very shy chameleon who always tries to blend in, until a new friend shows him how exceptional he is.

It''s Oliver Rhinoceros''s birthday and as a special treat he''s going to spend the day watching his boss rhinoceros parents charging around being as bossy as bossy can be. But Oliver doesn''t like charging or being bossy.

A lyrically told and beautifully illustrated story about the passage of time. "It is never too late," said the star. "Why, one hundred years are nothing and no time. To a star, they are light and quick like seeds in the wind. You are still a little girl to us and we are waiting for you. Please come." On her seventh birthday, a little girl sees a dancing star and makes a wish. Many years later, at the end of her long and happy life, the old woman climbs a very special ladder to the stars and her wish comes true. This gentle parable addresses the beauty and the inevitability of the cycle of life. Themes of growth, death, and the passage of time are treated in a sensitive manner that opens the door to discussion by families of all faiths and beliefs.

A young girl''s wish to dance with a star is granted in her old age.

Een meisje van zeven wil graag met een blinkende ster dansen; de zon, de maan. de wind en de wolken overleggen hoe ze haar wens kunnen vervullen. Prentenboek met bijzondere illustraties in kleur. Vanaf ca. 6 jaar.