This is one of Cyprain Ekwensi’s classics. Children will love this story. Also this is a keeper and one of Nigeria’ ‘s literary classics.

Topsy and Tim are always finding fun adventures in the real world, and this story is reassuring for young children having first experiences of their own. In Go on an Aeroplane share Topsy and Tim’s aeroplane adventure as they meet the stewardess, the pilot. Also, learn all about the airport and discover that sucking sweets can stop little ears from popping! A trusted and well-loved pair who can help guide parents and children through ‘first experiences’, Topsy and Tim books have been beautifully updated with contemporary artwork. Topsy & Tim remain instantly recognisable to parents while in a fresh style that will appeal to a new generation of fans. Re-launching in April 2008 with the bestselling titles Learning to Swim, The New Baby, Start School, Go on an Aeroplane, Go Green and Have a Birthday Party these wonderful books deserve a place on the bookshelves of the next generation.

This Pet themed anthology of poems is written by various authors. The anthologies in this series are updated and revised versions of previously published titles, each with several brand new poems in them. There’s an anthology for every place and topic. Make sure you’ve always got a verse rehearsed! Roaring dinosaur rhymes, silly school rhymes: even some revolting rhymes to get you groaning. You can rap or rhyme them, mime them out or tackle fiendish tongue-twisters. Heaps of rib-tickling rhymes to send you poetry potty, and it all supports the school curriculum. A matching Teacher Resource Book, written by Paul Cookson, features workshop-style lessons based on different poetry types/genres. Each lesson focuses on a specific poem from one of the anthologies.

This Magic themed anthology of poems is written by various authors. The anthologies in this series are updated and revised versions of previously published titles, each with several brand new poems in them. There’s an anthology for every place and topic. Make sure you’ve always got a verse rehearsed! Roaring dinosaur rhymes, silly school rhymes: even some revolting rhymes to get you groaning. You can rap or rhyme them, mime them out or tackle fiendish tongue-twisters. Heaps of rib-tickling rhymes to send you poetry potty, and it all supports the school curriculum. A matching Teacher Resource Book, written by Paul Cookson, features workshop-style lessons based on different poetry types/genres. Each lesson focuses on a specific poem from one of the anthologies.

This Animal themed anthology of poems is written by various authors. The anthologies in this series are updated and revised versions of previously published titles, each with several brand new poems in them. There’s an anthology for every place and topic. Make sure you’ve always got a verse rehearsed! Roaring dinosaur rhymes, silly school even some revolting rhymes to get you groaning. You can rap or rhyme them, mime them out or tackle fiendish tongue-twisters. Heaps of rib-tickling rhymes to send you poetry potty, and it all supports the school curriculum. A matching Teacher Resource Book, written by Paul Cookson, features workshop-style lessons based on different poetry types/genres. Each lesson focuses on a specific poem from one of the anthologies.

An accessible picture book that oh-so-simply and graphically introduces the term “refugee” to curious young children to help them better understand the world in which they live.

Who are refugees? Why are they called that word? Why do they need to leave their country? Why are they sometimes not welcome in their new country? In this relevant picture book for the youngest children, author-illustrator Elise Gravel explores what it means to be a refugee in bold, graphic illustrations and spare text. This is the perfect tool to introduce an important and timely topic to children.

Tim O’Toole and his wife, Kathleen, are so poor they have not a penny or a potato between them. Even their cats are too skinny for the mice to chase! When Tim goes out to find a job, he stumbles upon “the wee folk”—a band of leprechauns who give him gifts to make his fortune. That is, if Tim can keep clear of the evil McGoon family. . . .

“The telling here has a well-honed, Irish lilt; the illustrations, by a Caldecott winner, are lively, expressive, and well sprinkled with sprightly men in green.”—Kirkus Reviews

“This book is a winner.”—Booklist

This volume of the Oz stories contains three stories, of which the first teo have been written by L. Frank Baum. The third, the royal book of Oz, hwerver, has been written by Ruth Plumly Thompson, after the demise of our beloved historian of Oz, Mr. Baum.
The first stor, The magic of Oz, introduces us to Kiki Aru of Mount Munch and the enhanced flower pot on the Mgic Isle. Kiki learns, b accident, the Magical Word of transformations and joined by the wicked Ruggedo, aspires to become the King of Oz, while in another part of Oz, Trot and Cap’n Bill find their meat legs growing roots on the Magis Isle. Glinda of Oz takes us to the mountain of the Flatheads and the island of the Skeezers, where their rulers, King Su-dic and Queen Coo-ee-oh, haave tyrannised the people with their magic and cruelty. The Scarecrow goes in search of his ancestors in The Royal Book of Oz and finds himself trapped in the most unimgainable of circumstances.
Will our beloved heroes from Oz succeed in rescuing their friends, and saving the people of Oz or will they themselves become helpless prisoners in unkwown lands?

L. Frank Baum takes us to the distant island of Pingaree. where inga, the Prince, along with King Rinkitink of Gilgae undertakes the dangerous voyage to the islands of Regos and Coregos to rescue his captive parents and free the enslaved people of his kingdom. We get to visit, for the first time, the lands of Thi and Herku and meet the Bears of the Bear Centre as Dorothy and company, which includes the Wizard of Oz, the Patchwork girl, the Sawhorse and the Cowardly Lion among others embark on their journey ti find Ozma, the Princess of Oz. Baum introduces us to the Loons of Loonville and leads us to the palace of the giantess, Mrs. Yoop, as the tin Woodman decides to go to the Munchkin Country and find Nimmie Amee, his long-lost love.

The twins, Rose and Violet, are overjoyed with their new garden. What a wonderful surprise from their parents! But their parents have another surprise in store for them. But this one has them confused!! Read on to find out why.

Andrea West’s parents are divorced, and her tiny stuffed rabbit, Radish, seems her only comfort in the world. She must leave the home she loves with the mulberry tree in the front yard and deal with parents who still fight, stepparents, step-siblings, two different bedrooms (neither of which is really hers), loneliness, and an acute longing for the past. Her grades sink, her friends drift away, and she’s not quite sure how to fix any of it. Eventually, though, a new equilibrium begins to settle on her life. Honest and true-to-life, Andy’s story shows that dealing with divorce is never easy.

Sam loves playing in Trotter Street with her dog Mick and her friend Barney, despite Mrs Dean’s complaining. Mrs Mean, Barney calls her – and that’s what he writes by the snow lady that they build in front of her house on Christmas Eve. But what if Mrs Dean isn’t as cold-hearted as she seems?