Tired of being washed by Mrs. Wishy-Washy, a cow, pig, and duck leave her farm and head for the city.

This picture book distils the essence of summer at the beachskin sticky with salt, sandy feet, waves hush-hushing and a shell under the pillow. This simple poem by internationally renowned Joy Cowley transports the reader instantly to a childhood summer. Summer holidays by the sea have a rhythm all their own. With a few well chosen images Cowley takes us straight to the end of a long hot day, with beach treasures under the pillow, the sound of the...

Danger lurks everywhere as the ever-cautious chameleon braves strange-looking geckos and poisionous scorpions in search of a new home. But the journey's end brings him a meal and a new friend too. Suggested level: junior, primary.

A grandfather is convinced that his rusty, trusty fifty-year old tractor will make it through another haying season.

When she loses a tooth, Agapanthus discovers that she can make an angel hoot by blowing through the hole in her smile.

In Ireland, a young girl who cannot sing, dance, or control her temper stumbles across a faerie village, where a beautiful boy asks her to name her three wishes--but does not promise to grant them for her.

"A tiny woman makes a coat out of objects she finds in nature. "--Provided by publisher.

"She is the lead mare of a herd of wild horses that run the range. When people come to capture them, she leads the herd in a run for safety. But trucks and helicopters drive the horses into pens. Imprisoned behind barbed wire, the fire in the mare's heart is reduced to embers. Her spirit is almost broken, until a cowboy comes and promises to set the horses free."--Jacket. Based on the true story of Dayton O. Hyde and how he came to establish the Black...

Determined to find the mightiest husband for herself, a mouse approaches the sun, a cloud, the wind, and a house, before the unexpected victor finally appears.