Best Selling Books by Tony Mitton

Catchy rhymes and awesome beats!

Life aboard Noah''s Ark is busy and noisy, and soon the animals begin to get grumpy. So clever Noah hatches a plan for an incredible creature cabaret to get the Ark swinging again. Tony Mitton''s brilliant and rhythmic poetry paired with Guy Parker-Rees''s vibrant and bold illustrations give a creative twist to the story of Noah''s Ark and will engage readers of all ages!

Bring Shared Reading to life Rigby Star Shared (formerly known as Rigby Red Giant) brings you a fantastic collection of fiction and non-fiction Big Books to captivate your children during shared reading sessions. The carefully balanced words and pictures foster your children''s own creative writing skills and prompt them to ''read-along'' with confidence.

Diggers are noisy, strong and big. Diggers can carry and push and dig. Diggers have shovels to scoop and lift, blades that bulldoze, shunt and shift.

Join a wacky animal crew for the flight of a lifetime! From check-in and take-off, to in-flight entertainment and landing, this book takes children on an aeroplane journey. How a plane flies, safety rules, and air traffic control are all explained in jolly rhyming text. An audio CD attached to the inside back cover allows children to listen to the story and follow along with page turn cues.

From aeroplanes to fire engines, the internationally bestselling Amazing Machines series is the perfect way for preschoolers to learn about all sorts of different machines and things that go! Every book introduces a new vehicle and features a zippy rhyming text, bright, colourful artwork, and the same friendly animal characters each time. There''s even a helpful picture glossary at the end to recap any new words and technical terms. Tremendous Tractors follows the animal crew as they become farmers. Climb on board to discover all the different jobs tractors can do around the farm. Every page is full of the kind of detail that machine-mad toddlers love: ploughs, sturdy combine harvesters, trailers, balers and so much more!Other titles in the Amazing Machines series include: Terrific Trains, Flashing Fire Engines and Amazing Aeroplanes.

While enjoying a full day of their favorite activities, a group of young penguins helps a baby seal that has been separated from her mother.

When twins Toby and Tess meet a mysterious old traveller, they''re fascinated by his magical tales of far-off places, strange enchantments and unbelievable miracles. Each time he visits the village he brings them a new tale and a special story-reminder from the bundle that he carries on his back. Most intriguing of all is the Map of Marvels, which shimmers and shifts and invites the children to make incredible journeys of their own.

In my pocket, feeling round, what can this be that I''ve found? Pull it out to see and - oooh! Look: a poem just for you. Thirty poems from one of today''s best-known children''s poets, whose witty rhymes are for listeners and readers alike. Based on Tony Mitton''s famous performances, this book is illustrated with panache and humour by Sue Heap - a bundle of fun for everyone!

Who ate the cake? Tec the detective follows the crumbs to find out. Children follow Tec as he trails his suspects, until he finds the vital clue that leads him to the guilty party! Martin Chatterton''s colourful illustrations bring the characters of Tec and his faithful hound vividly to life, and provide lots of talking points throughout the story. * Red A/ Band 2A books offer predictable text with familiar objects and actions, combined with simple story development. * Text type - A story with a predictable structure and patterned language. A simple pictoral summary at the end of the book provides an opportunity for the children to recap and check understanding. * This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery

An adorable little creature hatches from an egg and goes searching for his mother among the dinosaurs in this energetic, fun-filled picture book by award-winning picture book creators Tony Mitton and Russell Ayto. A unique take on the ''Where''s My Mummy'' scenario in which an egg crackles open and out steps a little creature - the Somethingosaur. He searches for his mum among the dinosaurs but she''s nowhere to be found. But is the Somethingosaur really a dinosaur... or something even more exciting? And will he ever find his family and home? A warm, funny and jaunty rhyming text ,full of adventure, that''s great to read aloud.

A picture-book that offers an introduction to the wild animals. It features simple, and fun illustrations of creatures in their natural habitat.

Frog and the other animals have a dancing good time both in and out of the water in the cool of the pool.

We meet many animals as Mama Hen hunts for her lost egg.