New Releases by Simon Puttock

Poor Farmer Joe. No matter how hard he tries to clean up the farm, he receives anonymous letters of complaint. Who can the mystery letter writer be? Could Louisa the prima donna pig have anything to do with it?

Dear Farmer Giles, Your farm is muddy and mucky and messy. Please clean it up at once sincerely, Disgruntled

Mr. Mac invites some rabbits with bad manners to stay with him. At first, he does not mind their behavior, but after returning home from a trip and finding the place a mess, he decides he must teach the rabbits to have much better habits.

Miss Fox brings the children treats to class but never eats the treats herself. One class member, Lily Lamb, is suspicious of her teacher''s foxy charm, and sees right through her dazzling smile, right down to her dark and wicked intentions!

One night, Goat is woken by a noise downstairs. His immediate thought is that there must be burglars in the house. He doesn''t know what to do, but he knows that Donkey will, so he tiptoes very quietly to Donkey''s room. But when Goat discovers that Donkey''s bed is empty, he comes to theconclusion that Donkey must have been stolen! Full of fear and trepidation, Goat grabs Donkey''s toy Rabbity (to brandish at the burglars), goes downstairs, and bursts bravely into the kitchen. . . only to find that the noise is in fact coming from Donkey who has gone downstairs to make himself asandwich! Relieved but overwrought, Goat is in need of some comfort and a midnight feast with Donkey is just the thing to soothe his shattered nerves!A delightful duo - Goat and Donkey are ready to entertain children and parents everywhere.

When the wind spies Mama and Papa''s beautiful baby it vows to steal her and whisks her away down the road and across the town causing havoc everywhere it blows.

This book is part of TreeTops Fiction, a structured reading programme providing juniors with stories they will love to read. Offering chapter books with full-colour illustrations, written by well-known authors, these stories are full of humour and have real boy appeal. They are tightly levelled allowing children to read books appropriate to their ability. This book is also available as part of a mixed pack of 6 different books or a class pack of 36 books of the same Oxford Reading Tree stage. Each book pack comes with a free copy of up-to-date and invaluable teaching notes.

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.

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.

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!

When Goat offers to do the grocery shopping, Donkey knows that things might just get a little muddled! He writes out a list so that Goat will know exactly what to buy. But the market is such a dazzling place and Goat sees so many lovely things. Instead of apples, carrots, cabbages and icecream, Goat buys a sun hat, an inflatable octopus, a trumpet and a pair of sunglasses decorated with strawberries! What ever will Donkey make of all the surprises that Goat has in his basket when he trots triumphantly back home? Goodness knows!A delightful duo - Goat and Donkey are ready to entertain children and parents everywhere.

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

This book is part of TreeTops Fiction, a structured reading programme providing juniors with stories they will love to read. Offering chapter books with full-colour illustrations, written by well-known authors, these stories are full of humour and have real boy appeal. They are tightly levelled allowing children to read books appropriate to their ability. This book is also available as part of a mixed pack of 6 different books or a class pack of 36 books of the same Oxford Reading Tree stage. Each book pack comes with a free copy of up-to-date and invaluable teaching notes.

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. TreeTops Fiction, Stage 10 are available in mixed packs of six different stories or class packs of 36 books. Each pack comes with handy, easy-to-use, teaching notes. Guided Reading and Comprehension Cards to support group reading and including speaking and listening and follow-up activities are also available.

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. TreeTops Fiction, Stage 10 are available in mixed packs of six different stories or class packs of 36 books. Each pack comes with handy, easy-to-use, teaching notes. Guided Reading and Comprehension Cards to support group reading and including speaking and listening and follow-up activities are also available.

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

A girl acquires more and more chickens as pets until they themselves decide she has too many.

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 will find you. BLCaroline has a strong sales track record: her previous book for OUP, Hungry Hen has sold over 30,000 copies worldwide BLSimon Puttock is an increasingly high profile author and publishes with Macmillan and Egmont - this is his first book for OUP

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.

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?

Mademoiselle Gorilla is different to the rest of her family. They may tumble and whoop, and eat bananas, but she is a sensitive soul - she is a poet. Feeling forlorn and unappreciated, Mademoiselle Gorilla decides to go to New York where fame and fortune await her. But, being the " next big thing" isn`t everything, and Mademoiselle Gorilla`s sensitive soul soon begins to yearn for her family, and the tumble and whoop of the jungle.

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.

One morning, Pig gets a leaflet through the letter box, saying "Gardening Competition. Grow Big things and win Big prizes!" "Hooray!" thinks Pig. "I''ll win easily!" And he sets to work, making a special growing mixture which he puts on everything. Then he waits to see what will grow the most. Eventually he grows a beautiful and absolutely enormous plant. But when the judges see it, they aren''t impressed. Fortunately, almost nothing can dampen Pig''s Spirits, and his friends come up with a wonderful way of making him a winner after all!

Elephant is looking forward to his first day at nursery school, but soon realises that he is just too big and clumsy when he tries to join in the games with his nursery friends. Then his mother arrives and he gets the biggest hug of all! A reassuring story for children starting nursery.

"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

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