Dick King-Smith's classic story about a very unusual pet--a water horse --returns with a charming new cover to win over a new generation of readers When eight-year-old Kirstie finds a strange egg near her home, she has no idea what will come out. Part horse, part toad, part turtle, and part crocodile? Only Kirstie's grandfather knows what it is: a water horse While it is certainly the oddest-looking creature Kirstie has ever seen, it is also the gentlest. But soon, the unusual pet gets bigger. And bigger. And BIGGER. Will Kirstie and her family be able to keep their new pet or...
Dick King-Smith's classic story about a very unusual pet--a water horse --returns with a charming new cover to win over a new generation of readers...
"A wonderful celebration of the attributes of guinea pigs... A popular pet and familiar subject is given new vigor and interest through originality, love, and respect." --The Boston Globe I LOVE GUINEA PIGS is an affectionate guide to the most charming of very small animals. Did you know, for instance, that guinea pigs rarely get sick and love to eat? Or that they love one another and have adorable children too? Portrayed in all thier amiable chunkiness, guinea pigs finally recieve the tribute they so richly deserve.
"A wonderful celebration of the attributes of guinea pigs... A popular pet and familiar subject is given new vigor and interest through originality...
"The author of BABE, THE GALLANT PIG offers another winner with this tale of a bright pig and her canny young keeper 'training' a spoiled princess. . . . Move over, Wilbur."-- KIRKUS REVIEWS (starred review) Lollipop is no ordinary pig. According to her young trainer, Johnny Skinner, she's the smartest pig in the entire kingdom. When people stare into Lollipop's bright, intelligent eyes, it somehow changes them for the better. But can Lollipop win over the spoiled Princess Penelope - and her not-so-pig-friendly parents, the King and Queen? With humorous black-and-white...
"The author of BABE, THE GALLANT PIG offers another winner with this tale of a bright pig and her canny young keeper 'training' a spoiled princess....
When Ned helps his grandmother clear out her attic, he finds an unusual Victorian doll - she speaks Ned and Lady Daisy soon become fast friends, even though he's teased at school for owning a doll. Ned learns to stand up to his father and the school bully in order to protect Lady Daisy. But then the doll is stolen - will Ned ever find her again?
When Ned helps his grandmother clear out her attic, he finds an unusual Victorian doll - she speaks Ned and Lady Daisy soon become fast friends, even...
One day, Harriet meets a talking hare from the planet Pars who is spending his holiday on earth. She names her magical new friend, who can transform himself into any shape, Wiz. As the summer draws to a close, Wiz has one last surprise for Harriet.
One day, Harriet meets a talking hare from the planet Pars who is spending his holiday on earth. She names her magical new friend, who can transform h...
In this tale from the master of animal stories, Jackson the unusual rabbit stows away on a ship and sails off in search of adventure. Part of the backlist reissue programme, all with new gorgeous-look covers.
In this tale from the master of animal stories, Jackson the unusual rabbit stows away on a ship and sails off in search of adventure. Part of the back...
SOMETIMES THE MOST UNLIKELY PAIRS MAKE THE BEST OF FRIENDS. A hilarious prehistoric yarn for newly-independent readers from a master of children's animal stories.
All pterodactyls know that flying dinosaurs are superior, and all apatosauruses know that any dinosaur with only two legs is surely second-class. Nosy, a pterodactyl, and Banty, an apatosaurus, become great friends even though their parents have forbidden them to play together. With Nosy's fast flying and Banty's smarts, the two take on the biggest predator on the Great Plain, and conquer their parents' prejudices in one great...
SOMETIMES THE MOST UNLIKELY PAIRS MAKE THE BEST OF FRIENDS. A hilarious prehistoric yarn for newly-independent readers from a master of children's ...