Tor Freeman
Author
Publisher
Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Formats
Description
Celebrate the most spectacular species in the animal kingdom with this amazing book of animals, illustrated by Tor Freeman.
★★★★★ 'entertaining, engaging and charming illustrations'
★★★★★ 'too adorable to pass up'
★★★★★ 'great for the classrooms, inspiring for teachers and children'
Fifty fantastic creatures are awarded prizes to celebrate their most dazzling talents and some unusual
Author
Language
English
Description
"Do good dogs have to be good all the time? Hugo, Lulu, and King love going to doggy day care together. The super-friendly dogs there are very good listeners, and they always follow the rules, even at the park. But then a new dog comes to town. Napoleon jumps on people, dives into fountains, and will do anything (really!) to get human food. The Good Dogs are shocked to see such canine chaos, but they also notice something else: Napoleon seems to be...
Author
Language
English
Description
"The life of a book isn't easy, especially when people judge you by your cover (not every book can be adorned with sparkly unicorns!). And this narrator should know--it's the book itself, and it has a lot of opinions. It gets irritated when readers bend its pages back, and it finds authors quite annoying. But it does have a story to tell. Through witty direct address and charming illustrations, readers meet a book that has never been read, with a...
6) Roar!
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
As she spends the day with her mother reading, playing, doing chores, and eating, a young girl imagines that she is various animals.
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Do good dogs have to be good all the time? Hugo, Lulu, and King love going to doggy day care together. The super-friendly dogs there are very good listeners, and they always follow the rules, even at the park. But then a new dog comes to town. Napoleon jumps on people, dives into fountains, and will do anything (really!) to get human food. The Good Dogs are shocked to see such canine chaos, but they also notice something else: Napoleon seems to be...
10) Sleepy places
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Three yawning, nodding, and flopping children explore the best places for both animals and people to take a nap or go to sleep at night.
11) Pet wash
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
Wally and Gene will wash any pet--cat, eel, kangaroo, or ant--but they draw the line at baby brothers.
12) Turtle and me
Author
Publisher
Little Bee Books, an imprint of Bonnier Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"This charming story details the beautiful friendship between a boy and his plush toy turtle. Turtle and Me is a charming story about the adventures a little boy has with his cuddly toy turtle. Over the years, Turtle gets covered in spaghetti, splattered by mud, chewed by a puppy, and much more--but the boy still loves him. Turtle has become his security blanket, as well as his best friend. But one day Turtle suffers a horrible rip that the boy can't...
Author
Publisher
Frances Lincoln Children's Books, an imprint of The Quarto Group
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"The B on Your Thumb is a book of 60 hilariously illustrated rhymes and delightful ditties to boost early reading--each poem teaches a specific sound, spelling, or rule. Using rhythm and wordplay, they promote phonics awareness, thinking skills, and literacy. But most of all, this book delights young readers with the fun and silliness of the English language. An introduction instructs grown-ups how to use the book and extensive activities at the end...
15) Ten fat sausages
Author
Publisher
Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House, LLC
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Come on a great escape through the kitchen as we follow each sausage that decides to make a run for it. Will they succeed or will the cat, blender, plug hole or fan prove their downfall? Michelle Robinson's no-holds-barred humour is perfectly matched by Tor Freeman's mad-cap artwork. Hilarious and merciless, this tale will have you hooting out loud"--
Author
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Murray the horse dreams of winning big races just like the rest of his family but he has one problem - he's just not that fast! When horse Ned Plumb twists his ankle at the start line, his jockey spots Murray in the crowd and says, 'Fancy a race?' Murray finally gets his chance to shine and beat the neigh-sayers with a rather unusual race technique ... Written in winning verse, the accessible, bonkers writing in Murray the Horse will charm boys and...
Author
Language
English
Description
The B on Your Thumb is a book of 60 hilariously illustrated rhymes and delightful ditties to boost early reading — each poem teaches a specific sound, spelling or rule. Using rhythm and wordplay, they promote phonics awareness, thinking skills and literacy. But most of all, this book delights young readers with the fun and silliness of the English language.
This is a book where words like to play,
where letters get cross when they don't get their...
19) Bricks
Author
Language
English
Description
Pig wants the biggest, finest new house for the cheapest price, even if that involves telling a little lie . . .
He's about to find out what happens to greedy pigs who fleece their workers! When the bricks fall, who will save this pig's bacon? This hilarious cautionary tale teaches kindness and integrity from dream team Katie Cotton and Tor Freeman.
". . . [H]ighlights themes of fairness, hard work, just desserts, and the importance of reading...