Debi Gliori

Settle down to a treasury of traditional tales and nursery rhymes. Award-winning author and illustrator Debi Gliori brings you two beautiful books that make Time for Bed a real treat! Bedtime Stories is a wonderful collection of nine children's classics, each retold with wit and humour while Nursery Rhymes is a compilation of 50 children's favourites. Read along with your child, and watch the stories and nursery rhymes come to life with colourful, bright, and funny illustrations. Each book is accompanied by a CD that your child can listen to while you read. This is a delightful package, packed with charm, which you and your child will love reading together.

Listen to the 60-minute CD with your child and have great fun following the words on the page together. All the best-loved characters are here, from Little Red Hen, The Lion and the Mouse to The Thre

The forces of evil are converging on StregaSchloss - demons, the Mafia. But there are just a few too many distractions, with Damp the toddler-witch missing in action and a house full of wolves and bickering teenagers getting in the way. Can the family keep it together - even when they're scattered over time and place? This is an epic tale of a final battle between good and evil. The Strega-Borgias are in deep fear for their lives! The forces of evil are converging on StregaSchloss - demons, the Mafia, a changeling with a nasty bite - and the wild and weird Strega-Borgias must gather together their allies to fight back. But there are just a few too many distractions, with Damp the toddler-witch missing in action and a house full of wolves and bickering teenagers getting in the way. Can the family keep it together - even when they're scattered over time and place? This is a deliciously inventive and hilarious finale to the "Pure Dead" ...series.

Get singing. Listen to the 60-minute CD that contains all fifty rhymes from the book, and have great fun singing along with your child as you follow the words on the page together. Beautifully illustrated with a sprinkle of magic so you can enjoy all your favourite rhymes from Little Miss Muffet , Hickory Dickory Dock to Ring Around the Rosy and Old Mother Hubbard . It is great for sharing at any time of day.

A little rabbit has a seemingly endless list of things to be afraid of. Even his family aren't sure how to help him overcome his anxieties! One day, everything gets just about as bad as it can and the little rabbit finally has to face his fears. In so doing, of course, he realises that nothing is as big, bad or as terrifying as it first appears.

La mare del Mussolet ha posat un ou. Però el Mussolet diu que la mare no necessita cap altre bebè mussol, ja hi és ell. Potser és un bebè pingüí... o cocodril... o drac? Però cap d'aquestes possibilitats el convenç. Potser, al capdavall un bebè mussol seria el millor. Una història amable i reconfortant sobre l'arribada d'un germanet. Ideal per a qualsevol petit lector!

Petit Renard est de très mauvaise humeur. Il dit que personne ne l'aime. Mais ce n'est pas vrai. Maman va le rassurer et lui expliquer que leur amour durera toujours, quoi qu'il arrive...

_______________'There is gentle humour and images of those moments in family life that we can all recognise and everyone will love' - Courier Magazine_______________From the bestselling author of No Matter What comes a humorous and gently cautionary tale about finding the perfect pet. Max really wants a pet. His parents aren't so sure.Puppies chew, parrots screech and sharks have too many teeth. How about a dragon? Max's parents say that dragons don't exist, so Max settles for a pet worm instead. Except this particular worm turns out to be very unusual when its back begins to turn spiky and it starts to breathe smoke...Dragons don't exist. Do they?A funny and light-hearted story from much-loved children's author Debi Gliori, perfect for any child who has ever wanted a pet. With an added cautionary tale about being careful what you wish for.

This is a collection of 50 classic rhymes to read aloud, with photographs and facts about the history of each nursery rhyme. his very special book contains a wide-ranging collection of favourite nursery rhymes, songs, poems and lullabies that captures the magic and joy of childhood. A compilation of Mother Goose''s finest, winsomely illustrated and gently annotated, Gliori''s ("The Very Small", 2000, etc.) collection of more than 50 rhymes features such classics as "Yankee Doodle," "Jack Sprat," and "Peter Piper," and includes a sprinkling of less-common ditties such as "Little Tommy Tucker" and "See-Saw, Margery Daw." Gliori also offers full-length versions of poems more widely known in their truncated form. "Old Mother Hubbard," reprinted with a whopping 12 stanzas, reveals more of the delightful insouciance associated with Mother Goose than the traditional six-line stanza; while Mother Hubbard traipses about acquiring food for her dog, the erstwhile pooch reads the paper, dances a jig, and smokes a pipe. The combination of Gliori''s beguiling artwork and her fascinating tidbits of information about the rhymes transforms the collection beyond the ordinary, making it a notable addition to the genre. A blend of history, folklore, and factual information, Gliori''s gambits are decidedly kid-friendly. Readers learn that Tom, the piper''s son, did not in fact purloin a swine but stole a pastry instead. Likewise, the "Little Maid, Pretty Maid"''s suitor was not looking to milk the cow but marry his sweetheart. Each two-page spread features either a single poem or a pair of loosely related rhymes accompanied by full-color illustrations that range from full-bleed to whimsically bordered pictures. The background information, cleverly worked into each spread, is set apart by a smaller typeset and a color photograph of a relevant object - offering inquisitive readers the fun of seeking out the tidbits within the larger illustrations. A captivating collection for young children. "(Picture book. 3-5)". (Kirkus Reviews)

It's a big day for Little Owl. His first day at school. Little Owl doesn't want a big day though. He'd rather stay at home and have fun with Mummy and Baby Owl. But at school he gets to build a rocket, learn to fly and even make a tiny new friend. Maybe big days spent with friends can be lots of fun after all! From the bestselling creators of Little Owl's Egg comes another gentle and comforting story about the lovable Little Owl. Perfect for any little one starting nursery or school.

Hoy es un GRAN día para Pequeño Búho. Va a ir al cole por primera vez. Pero Pequeño Búho prefiere los días pequeños en su casa, con su mamá y Bebé Búho. En el cole construye un castillo de arena y aprende a volar. Y lo mejor de todo: se hace un nuevo amigo. ¡Los grandes dias pueden ser muy divertidos! Los creadores de EL HUEVO DEL PEQUEÑO BUHO nos presentan un cuento del adorable Pequeño Buho, perfecto para los niños que van a ir a la guarderia o el colegio por primera vez. Debi Gliori vive en Escocia. Debi es bien conocida tanto por sus libros ilustrados como por sus novelas para niños y ha sido preseleccionada para todos los premios importantes, incluyendo el premio Kate Greenaway (dos veces) y el Scottish Arts Council Award. Debi fue la primera autora con residencia de las Islas Shetland. En 1990 publico su primer libro y desde entonces ha publicado tantos libros exitosos que ha perdido la cuenta. Vive en East Lothian, a las afueras de Edimburgo, Escocia, con sus cinco hijos.Hoy es un GRAN día para Pequeño Búho. Va a ir al cole por primera vez. Pero Pequeño Búho prefiere los días pequeños en su casa, con su mamá y Bebé Búho. En el cole construye un castillo de arena y aprende a volar. Y lo mejor de todo: se hace un nuevo amigo. ¡Los grandes dias pueden ser muy divertidos! Los creadores de EL HUEVO ...

Avui és un GRAN dia per a Petit Mussol. Anirà al col·le per primera vegada. Però Petit Mussol prefereix els dies petits a la seva casa, amb la seva mamà i Bebè Mussol. En el col·le construeix un cast