Allan Ahlberg
Author
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
A young boy named Banjo Cannon always eats a sausage for dinner, until the night that his sausage--and the rest of his meal--runs away. What happens if someone's dinner decides that, well, it doesn't want to be eaten? For a hungry little boy named Banjo and a savory sausage named Melvin, it's a plight that can only result in a breathless escape - and what a chase it is! Off speeds the sturdy sausage - leading fork, knife, and plate, chair and table,...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
Tilly loves treasure-hunting - and so does her family. Tilly's mum hides Tilly's breakfast banana in the kitchen. Tilly's dad hides Tilly's toy rabbit in the garage. On Tilly's birthday, Tilly's grandma hides chocolate money all over the house... And Tilly hunts for it. My treasure! she cries when she finds it. But at bedtime, it's Tilly's mum and dad who do the hunting! Allan Ahlberg's affectionate appreciation of family love and ritual finds the...
4) Mockingbird
Author
Publisher
Candlewick
Pub. Date
1998.
Language
English
Description
A variation of an old lullaby in which adoring family and friends promise the baby an assortment of presents.
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
Bert is a friendly chap who has many strange and exciting adventures. For instance, one morning as he struggles to put on a shirt, Bert falls down the stairs, out the door, and into the back of a truck, which takes him on an unplanned journey to Scotland.
8) Previously
Author
Publisher
Candlewick
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
The adventures of various nursery rhyme and fairy tale characters are retold in backward sequence with each tale interrelated to the other.
10) Half a pig
Author
Publisher
Candlewick
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Esmeralda the pig is jointly owned by kindly Mrs. Harbottle and her nasty ex-husband Mr. Harbottle who wants to turn Esmeralda into sausages.
Author
Language
English
Description
'Each Peach Pear Plum' - the classic picture book by Janet and Allan Ahlberg - is a timeless picture book classic from the bestselling illustrator/author team Janet and Allan Ahlberg, creators of Peepo!. Each beautifully illustrated page encourages young children to interact with the picture to find the next fairy tale and nursery rhyme character.
14) The pencil
Author
Publisher
Candlewick
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
A lonely pencil timidly draws a boy, a dog, and other items but soon faces a problem as his creations begin demanding changes. When he draws an eraser to make them happy, the real trouble begins.
15) Peek-a-boo!
Author
Publisher
Viking Kestrel
Pub. Date
1981.
Language
English
Description
Brief rhyming clues invite the reader to look through holes in the pages for a baby's view of the world from breakfast to bedtime.
Series
Publisher
New Video
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Swimmy: Swimmy meets a group of small fish who are scared to swim in the ocean.
Frederick: While other mice are gathering food for the winter, Frederick sits on the stone wall. When the dreary weather comes and the food runs out, it's Frederick who saves the day.
Fish is fish: When Fish's friend, the tadpole, becomes a frog and leaves the pond to explore, Fish decides that maybe he doesn't have to remain in the pond either.
It's mine: Three selfish...