Picture Books
Hardie Grant Egmont has a beautiful list of local picture books. Grandpa's Shed, Dancing With Grandma and Cooking With Grandma have cemented themselves as modern classics.
Henry the Goat is our stand-out picture book for 2011. The author, Ella Watkins is just fourteen years old. She has been drawing since she could hold a pencil, and first created the irrepressible Henry when she was eight. Henry proved to be so charming and fun that Ella was compelled to let him loose on the world. She self-published her first Henry adventure in 2008. We are thrilled to be working with Ella and the most enthusiastic goat of all time. Henry the Goat will be released January 2011.
Hardie Grant Egmont has a beautiful list of local picture books. Dancing With Grandma and Cooking With Grandma have cemented themselves as modern classics, and the third book from talented water-colourist Rosemary Mastnak Grandpa's Shed is being released just in time for Father's Day 2010!
We also have an extensive list of fantastic Egmont picture books, with titles such as The Night Pirates, and Aaaaagghh Spider!
In 2010 we acquired the Australian children's picture book company Little Hare Books, which adds an incredible backlist of popular picture book titles to our already impressive range. For more information on Little Hare Books, please click here.
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Take the magical world of Alison Jay with you wherever you go, with this portable collection of her most popular books.
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These colourful flash cards offer more than just an opportunity to teach a child their ABC and expand their vocabulary. By using Alison Jay's artwork, with its hidden details and intricate scenes, the child is able to look beyond the letter and word and see what else is happening in the picture. With an easy-to-open, durable box, these glossy flashcards offer children the opportunity to learn letters and words, as well as improving their observation skills.
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Spork sticks out. In his kitchen, spoons are spoons and forks are forks. Mixing is uncommon. Even though he tries to look more spoonish, and then more forkish, Spork never gets chosen at mealtimes. He seems destined to life in the drawer ... until one day something arrives that doesn't care about cutlery customs. Will this be Spork's chance to finally find his way to the table?
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Do you know which animals go moo, baa, s q u e a k or ROAR ? Have fun with creature names and noises in this cuddly cloth book.
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Come on a magical festive adventure! Each page features a different Christmas object, which is named to encourage vocabulary building, and each illustration is full of Alison Jay's trademark visual jokes and hidden links. In addition, a magical adventure unfolds wordlessly through the illustrations: two wakeful children creep downstairs on Christmas Eve, meet Father Christmas and are taken on an amazing adventure to his home in the North Pole and back again.
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Learn about traditional Japanese clothing with Yumi and the Kokeshi! There are many types of Kimono, just as there are many types of Kokeshi, and while they all wear the same style clothing, they all add their very personal touch! Guess the hair styles your favorite Kokeshi has, and peep inside their appartments and see what they're doing on washing day! And what do Kokeshi wear in the bath? Nohing Silly! But they do have lovely fluffy towels!
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Alison Jay's wonderful crackle-glazed picture books have been reformatted into a miniature board book collection, complete with slipcase. Perfect for little hands and with simplified text, young children can enjoy learning about first concepts with their parents, while the intricate artwork will encourage observation skills and encourage questions.
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Meet Henry. He's no ordinary goat. He's cheeky, endlessly optimistic and loves to play with his best friends - although sometimes his sense of fun gets him into scrapes...
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When a little boy knocks on the door of his grandpa's shed, he never knows what adventures are in store. Will they build a racing car, or battle a scary dragon, or oat away in a hot-air balloon? Adventures with Grandpa is a delightful romp through the secret worlds that grandparents create with their grandchildren.
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Once upon a time, a special book was found that has fix magic wheels, to turn a tale around! Six well-loved fairy tales can be discovered at the turn of a wheel in this magical changing-picture book from Alison Jay. Another gorgeous addition to Alison Jay's Nursery Collection, this changing-picture book is a magical journey through a colourful world of fairy tales. Each spread features a different well-known fairy tale. When the pull-tab is turned, the story moves forward.
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