Join Motor Mouse on three hilarious adventures in this irresistible start to a brand-new series from the creators of Gooseberry Park and the Mr. Putter and Tabby books! Motor Mouse is a busy little mouse, between driving his delivery car, eating cake, and visiting with friends. Come along with him on his adventures! In 'The Friday Cake Day,' Motor Mouse and his friend Telly have been looking forward all week to their Friday tradition of eating cake. But when Friday arrives, the Cake Shop is closed. This is not acceptable! Could a friendly hedgehog help them with their predicament? In 'Going For a Look-About,' Motor Mouse decides that instead of driving, he'd like to go for a look-about as a passenger instead. So he hires a cab to take him to places that bring back good memories of old friends. But is a brand-new friend right in front of him? In 'Front Row at the Picture Show,' Motor Mouse and his brother, Vincent, are going to a movie. Vincent always insists on getting a large bucket of popcorn to share, since it's a better deal than two small buckets. But he always hogs it! What is Motor Mouse to do? This sweet and funny trio of stories is sure to have young readers wanting to visit with Motor Mouse again and again.
Das erste spannende Pferdeabenteuer vom Reiterhof Dreililien!
Aufs Landleben hat Nell nun wirklich keine Lust. Doch als ihr Vater und seine neue Freundin ein Haus auf dem Land kaufen, hat die 15-Jährige keine andere Wahl: Sie muss umziehen. Zum Glück gibt es in der Nähe einen Reiterhof. Auf 'Dreililien' findet Nell schnell neue Freunde und entdeckt ihre Liebe zu Pferden. Und dann ist da noch Jörn, der Sohn des Gutshofbesitzers. Immer wenn Nell ihn sieht, kribbelt es gewaltig im Bauch. Das Landleben findet sie auf einmal gar nicht mehr so schlimm...
Mit dem Umzug aufs Land ändert sich Nells Leben komplett: Neue Umgebung, neue Freunde, neue Liebe. Auf dem Reiterhof Dreililien entdeckt der Teenager ihre Leidenschaft für Pferde und findet in Jörn, dem Sohn des Reiterhofbesitzers, ihre erste große Liebe. Im Laufe der zehn Bände, die sich über vier Jahre erstrecken, erlebt Nell so manche Abenteuer, Hindernisse und Turbulenzen auf Dreililien.
Ursula Isbel wurde 1942 in München geboren und ist eine deutsche Schriftstellerin. Sie studierte zunächst Modegrafik, arbeitete dann im Büro und schrieb nebenbei Kindergeschichten für den Rundfunk. Seit 1969 veröffentlicht sie eigene Werke in Buchform, darunter auch die beliebte Pferdebuchreihe über Liebe, Leben und Freundschaft auf dem Reiterhof Dreililien, die sie zwischen 1983 und 1994 in insgesamt zehn Bänden veröffentlichte. Ursula Isbel schreibt vorwiegend Jugendliteratur. Außerdem übersetzt sie viele Jugendbücher aus dem Englischen und dem Schwedischen.
Pete the Cat’s cool adaptation of the classic children’s song 'Itsy Bitsy Spider' will have have young listeners laughing and singing along.
The itsy bitsy spider climbed up the water spout. Down came the rain....
As the itsy bitsy spider struggles, Pete and his friends know just what to do to help out!
Fans of James Dean's #1 New York Times bestselling Pete the Cat will love rocking out with Pete.
A brand new young fiction series by TV broadcaster and intrepid explorer Ben Fogle, inspired by his real-life animal experiences...
Co-written with best-selling children's author Steve Cole and illustrated throughout with beautiful black and white illustrations by Nikolas Ilic.
You can always count on Mr Dog to help an animal in trouble...
Mr Dog is spending some time out at sea, riding the waves with the fishermen. But when a local seal goes missing, he has to spring into action - fast... Anchors aweigh!
The hilarious sequel to the smokin' hot New York Times best seller, perfect for story time
News alert! It has just been discovered that there are NO MORE TACOS left anywhere in the world. This is a huge problem because, as you know, dragons love tacos. If only there was a way for the dragons to travel back in time, to before tacos went extinct. Then they could grab lots of tacos and bring them back! It's the perfect plan, as long as there's no spicy salsa. You remember what happened last time . . .
The award-winning creators of Robo-Sauce and Secret Pizza Party return with a gut-bustingly hilarious companion to the bestselling phenomenon Dragons Love Tacos.
Fiona la hipo relata la vida de la irresistible sensación de Internet, del zoológico de Cincinnati, que atrapó los corazones de todo el mundo con su inspiradora historia y su personalidad intrépida. Con más de 235.000 fans de Facebook y 202.000 seguidores de Instagram, es el hipopótamo más conocido y amado del mundo.
Fiona nació prematura y pesó tan solo trece kilos, por eso nadie pensaba que sobreviviría. Pero su valor y determinación (además de mucho amor y apoyo de sus cuidadores en el zoológico) la ayudaron a salir adelante y convertirse en un hipopótamo feliz y saludable. Con cada desafío que enfrentaba, Fiona hacía un resoplido, movía las orejas, y decía: «¡Ya lo tengo!» ¡Y lo logró! En esta historia encantadora, que está inspirada en la verdadera aventura del heroico hipopótamo, te unirás a Fiona y sus maravillosos amigos animales en el zoológico y verás cómo el mundo entero se hace eco de esta historia divertida e inspiradora sobre la amistad y la perseverancia.
From the international bestselling author of Bel Canto and Commonwealth, Ann Patchett, comes a hilarious children’s story about a slide made just for lambs.
Nicolette Farmer is running for class president, and the rest of the Farmer family tells her she’ll win by a landslide. A pack of overconfident lambs mistakenly hear lambslide and can’t believe there’s a slide made just for them. But when they can’t find one on the farm, there’s only one thing left to do: take a vote!
They campaign. They bargain. They ask all the other animals if they, too, would like a lambslide.
Will the lambs ever get their special slide?
Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Secret Dragon by Ed Clarke, read by Gaby French.
'So, if you're not an animal we know to be alive, and you're not an animal we know to be extinct either, then what on earth are you?'
When Mari finds a tiny dragon while out fossil hunting on a Welsh beach, she knows it's a discovery that could change science - and her life - forever. Mari wants to make a scientific study of the baby reptile that will astound the world. But this dragon doesn't want to be studied, it wants to be free. And although it may only be pocket sized, it has a giant appetite for mischief.
Even a tiny secret can be big trouble...
A #1 New York Times bestselling phenomenon, this deliciously funny read-aloud from the creators of Robo-Sauce and Secret Pizza Party will make you laugh until spicy salsa comes out of your nose.
Dragons love tacos. They love chicken tacos, beef tacos, great big tacos, and teeny tiny tacos. So if you want to lure a bunch of dragons to your party, you should definitely serve tacos. Buckets and buckets of tacos. Unfortunately, where there are tacos, there is also salsa. And if a dragon accidentally eats spicy salsa . . . oh, boy. You're in red-hot trouble.
The award-winning team of Adam Rubin and Daniel Salmieri has created an unforgettable tale of new friends and the perfect snack.
As Lindsay struggles to improve on her riding skills, Moon, the spirited ex- race horse does not make things easy for her. Will taking lessons with Anne be the key to unlocking Moon's talent? Lisa finds the Gage Canal to be an enticing new source of entertainment for her children; and on a fateful Thanksgiving Day, Lindsay, Jeffrey and Beau receive an unexpected gift. Then, after a devastating accident involving Lindsay's friend Penny, things change. Later, the Wright's property becomes a boarding stable for Penny's horses and activity abounds - including anxiously awaiting one of Penny's horses to give birth! When Penny's family finally moves, they leave something surprising behind! In the end, when Lindsay is at her wits end trying to train Moon, help shows up in a most unlikely place.
When a friend calls in distress with horse problems, Lindsay can't get there quick enough to help! Lisa made a plan to let Lindsay's trainer, Anne, move her horses to their property - during the rainiest season on record in Riverside; it quickly became an impossible muddy situation. A beautiful horse that lives just down the street becomes available for sale. Will Lindsay finally have the horse of her dreams? During Pony Club Camp, Lindsay and her friend, Jacque, get into mischief playing a dirty prank on the boys. Lisa and Lindsay are devastated when Midnight has a health crisis. As soon as Lisa resigned herself to riding a difficult horse the rest of her life, a young black and white Paint mare, changes everything.
Narrated by the authors, The Bachelor franchise's Ashley Iaconetti and Jared Haibon draw from their real-life pooches and their larger-than-life love story to show what can happen when you find your confidence and believe in yourself.
Clark is Tanner's happy-go-lucky pup who loves a good belly scratch, but doesn't like going to the dog park. There are too many dogs, too much commotion, and Clark is scared to make new friends. But when a beautiful dog surprises Clark at the water bowl, he'll have to learn to face his fears if he wants to play fetch. Can Tanner help Clark find the superhero within?
