Courtney is the dog that nobody wants, but the children think he's lovely. When they take him home, their parents are very disappointedhe's just an old mongrel. But Courtney turns out to be a wonder-dog who can cook, juggle, and even play the violin."

While hiking in the mountains with his parents, Albert tumbles off a cliffbut is saved by the cloud children who utter magic words that make him very light and keep him from falling. Albert has a wonderful time jumping, swimming, painting, and racing in the sky with the cloud children. That is until he remembers his mother and father and his own little bed at home. It takes the cloud queen, the man in the moon, and a few more magic words to return Albert to earth."

Everyday, John Patrick sets off along the road to school, and although he hurries, strange and improbable happenings repeatedly make him late. To make things worse, his teacher never believes his story. The author has also written Would You Rather, Mr Grumpy's Outing and Granpa.

A tale of a little boy speeding through the night on his dream-train to far off lands where endangered animals beg for a lift. The author also wrote Mr Gumpy's Outing, Would You Rather and Come Away From the Water. Granpa won the 1984 Emil/Kurt Maschler Award.

An ordinary trip to the shop becomes an extraordinary adventure for Steven as he encounters all sorts of hazards on his way home and has to use his wits to overcome them. By the author of Oi Get Off Our Train, Granpa and Borka, the Adventures of a Goose with no Feathers.

On a day trip to the seaside, Mom and Dad settle down in their deck chairs to snooze the day away, while for Shirley, it s a chance to set sail for uncharted seas. "Come away from the water, Shirley," caution her parents. But Shirley has already set out on an adventure, where she encounters danger, pirates, and buried treasure John Burningham s brilliant juxtaposition of both sides of the story will have children and parents laughing aloud."

In author's compendium of childhood, the well known and the unknown contribute funny, moving, magical and occasionally dark childhood memories. It is full of evocative memories and woven into the mix is a selection of quotations and fifty more of his witty and poignant drawings.

Who wants to go on a picnic? Follow the children as they take their basket and set off to find the perfect spot. Look out for all the things that get lost along the way. Can you help to find them?

Miles is a very difficult dog... Until he is given his very own motor car and learns to love the open road! This story gently explores the transformational power of freedom. Featuring expressive artwork, this is a story that children will immediately engage with, while parents absorb the subtle celebration of change and growing up.

In the house there lives a family: a mum, a dad, a girl and a boy. But they are not alone; a secret mouse family is living there too, who only come out when everyone else is asleep. One day they are spotted and the mouse catcher is called ... Will they escape in time?A story of home and hope from picture-book genius, John Burningham.