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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Foxly's tummy is rumbling. He needs to find something tasty to eat. Maybe he'll find it in the farmyard… or on the duck pond… …or in the duck pond. Foxly is on the hunt for things to include in his feast. He visits the farmyard, the fish pond and the rabbit's burrow. It looks like the animals might be in danger, but actually Foxly is collecting fruit and vegetables for them all to share - he's a vegetarian fox!
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Meet Yumi the youngest of the Kokeshi. She is adventurous and clever. She takes great pride in everything she does, and personifies the universe that artist Annelore Parot has created for her characters. She loves to dress up, go to school, go to parties and solve problems! Help Yumi to find the right Kimono to wear, and learn Jamanese phrases. Find Yumi's friends, and then choose an outfit for a dress-up party! Decide the best sushi for Yumi to eat and then fall into a Kokeshi filled dream!
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Delve inside Alison Jay's marvellous touch-and-feel toy box, where things that spring, bounce and fly come to life beneath your fingertips.
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Luna wonders where on earth the moon goes during the day. As she drifts off to sleep one night, Luna's dreams take her on amazing adventures. Does it sink to the bottom of the ocean? Does it fall behind the mountains? It's only when Luna's dreams take her out of this world that she finds the moon, up in space with the smiling sun. Perfect for sleepy souls on moon-lit nights.
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There once was a bear so filled with love and happiness that whenever he came across another living thing, he would give it a hug. The bear spent his days wandering the forest, meeting (bewildered) new friends and greeting (still-startled) acquaintances with great big bear hugs-until he crossed paths with a human wielding a tree-cutting axe. Suddenly the bear didn't have much of an appetite for affection ...
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While some kids have a family tree, WE have a family forest! Do you have half-sisters, big brothers, step-parents? The modern family comes in all shapes and sizes... This gentle and witty picture book looks at one such family.
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When Anya goes to stay with Grandma, they make all sorts of delicious meals - and then take them on adventures around the house! Cooking with Grandma is a beautiful story about the special world that exists between children and their grandparents.
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Readers are invited into the fascinating world of Mermaids, including exploring the fascinating underwater world of the merfolk. Explore lost lands and sunken merfolk villages, learn to understand the many varieties of mermaid and seal folk, and uncover the dark history of the mermaid capture. Meet the gods and monsters of the sea, and understand the Neptunian laws that govern them. Marvel at the beautiful sea gifts bestowed upon the Order by mermaids and dabble in merfolk magic and sea enchantments. The watery world of mermaids is more closely linked to our own than you have ever dreamed…
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Acclaimed artist Alan Aldridge was responsible for a great many album covers during the 1960s and 1970s, and helped create the graphic style of that era. In 1973, he created a picture book, The Butterfl y Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast. The book was loosely based on the poem telling the story of a party for insects and small animals written in 1802 by William Roscoe. Aldridge's stunning illustrations of brightly coloured creatures were accompanied by verses written by William Plomer. Much to Aldridge's surprise, the book sold 50,000 hardback copies in its first three weeks of publishing, and went on to reach 250,000 by Christmas. It was translated into ten languages and sales reached over a million world-wide in its fi rst year. It spawned a cartoon movie, merchandise and a hit album by Deep Purple's Roger Glover. Now in this splendid new edition, this classic work will delight a new generation of readers.
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The animals at the zooCan stretch, growl and roar. But when no-one is looking, They get up to lots more!
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