Just a little brown dog

Summary: This is the story of a little puppy finding his way in the world, discovering other creatures and new environments. The last of the litter to find a home, he becomes the new best friend of a lonely young boy. 'Just a little brown dog' is a contemporary fable that explores the dynamic between animals and humans

Warambi

Summary: When the home of a little bent-wing bat colony is destroyed, Warambi finds herself separated from her family and forced to shelter in a rather unusual place. Scary sounds are all around her and danger is never far away. Will she find her way home

Rudyard Kipling's How The Camel Got His Hump : the graphic novel

Other Title: How the camel got his hump
Summary: This graphic retelling of one of  Rudyard Kipling's Just so stories relates how a djinn punished the camel's laziness by giving him a hump

Graphic Novel

Rudyard Kipling's How The Elephant Got His Trunk : the graphic novel

Other Title: How the elephant got his trunk
Summary: A graphic retelling of one of  Rudyard Kipling's Just so stories about a curious young elephant and how he got his trunk

Graphic Novel

Rudyard Kipling's How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin : the graphic novel

Other Title: How the rhinoceros got his skin
Summary: A graphic retelling of one of  Rudyard Kipling's Just so stories about how the rhinoceros's lack of manners resulted in his baggy skin and bad temper

Graphic Novel

Can't You Sleep, Little Bear?

"I don't like the dark!"
Little bear said.

Little Bear can't sleep. There is dark all around him in the Bear Cave. Not even Big Bear's biggest lantern can light up the darkness of the night outside. But then Big Bear finds the perfect way to reassure Little Bear and help him fall fast asleep...

The Awful Pawful

When jack and Foxie return from holidays, they can't smell any dogs! Something terrier-able has happened to the dogs of Doggeroo.
Jack finds them hiding under beds, and he knows it's a case for the dog with the nose who knows.
Why are the dogs so terrier-fied?
And who has scratched their noses?
But soon Jack is hiding under the bed, too. So how will he solve the case of  - THE AWFUL PAWFUL?

Come By Chance

"Out walking far away from anywhere, Bertha comes across a little abandoned tumbledown house. She sets about repairing the rundown cottage and soon settles into her new cosy home which she names Come by Chance. There she lives, all alone, until one wet and wintry night when, one by one, animals come from far and wide to take refuge in her shelter. Bertha will leave no one out in the cold, and she welcomes them all in to snuggle by the fire. The tiny house becomes crowded, but is filled with joyous music and dance. When spring arrives, however, it is time for the animals to leave - but Bertha takes comfort in the knowledge that her friends will be back to visit next winter and Come by Chance will again be filled with music and laughter. Come by Chance is a warm and gentle story about friendship, and the joy to be found in providing shelter and hospitality to those in need."--Provided by publisher.

The Gargling Gorilla

Tim was a kind and brave boy. He wasn't afraid of vultures or wolfhounds, or even giant rabbits. But he wasn't so sure about the gorilla, gargling in the kitchen!

Wild Stories

It has been no fun wriggling around in the pond as a larva and the only thing that had kept Sid going had been the thought of biting a nice human leg.

Sid the mosquito isn't the only one exploring the delights of the house called fourteen and its overgrown garden. Derek the rat is sniffing out old socks for supper. Ethel the chicken is busy trying to persuade the world that she is not an orange, while Arnold the mouse is spending more time in the trap than out of it. Frank the ant has a terrible headache and just wants to be left alone, and Joey the budgie is having a bath in the dog's bowl

Colin Thompson's acclaimed stories of the lives of the inhabitants of one particular garden are now, finally, in one newly illustrated collection.

Rooster's Off to See the World

Along the way, he is joined by two cats, three frogs, four turtles and five fish, all eager to see the world. But they discover travelling is harder work than they thought.
With his colourful collages and entertaining story, Eric Carle introduces children to the meaning of numbers, number sets and simple addition and subtraction.

Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What do You Hear?

Summary: Zoo animals from polar bear to walrus make their distinctive sounds for each other, while children imitate the sounds for the zookeeper
First published: 1991

Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See?

The creators of the children's classic Brown Bear, Brown, What Do You See? team up again in this special book about a very important topic – endangered animals. A bald eagle soars, a spider monkey swings, a macaroni penguin struts and a red wolf sneaks through Bill Martin Jr's rhythmic text and Eric Carle's vibrant images, and all are watched over by our best hope for the future – a dreaming child.

Baby Lemur

Contains fact page about lemurs
When Liam was a bit bigger his mother put him on her back. At first he was terrified, but slowly Liam became bigger and braver. then one day his mother took him off her back and told Liam it was time for him to try things for himself...

A stunningly beautiful picture book capturing the lives of lemurs in their native jungle, Baby Lemur is also a perceptive story about those important first moves towards independence.

Diary of a Baby Wombat

Sequel to Diary of a wombat
He sleeps, He eats, he gets bored. He creates havoc wherever he goes! He's Mothballs baby - and he's even cuter, naughtier and more determined that his mum.

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?

Exuberantly coloured artwork and favourite animals make this rhythmic story the perfect introduction to looking and learning about colours.

Crash, Bang, Thud! - A Noisy Story About Being Quiet

Mr Macdonald likes his farm to be very quiet so what is he going to do when...
1 dog, 2 cows, 3 pigs, 4 sheep, 5 rabbits, 6 hens, 7 ducks, 8 bees and 9 butterflies decide his farm is the best place to be!
Riotous animal-counting fun for the very young.

Tales from the Waterhole

1st U.S. pbk. ed
Contents: Fruit salad swimsuit -- Daredevil stunt -- Vacation -- Long rains party

 

During the dry season, Morris the crocodile and his animal friends enjoy playing in and near the water hole.