New Releases by Adam Stower

Oliver and his best friend Troll run a cafe in the woods. They make the BEST cakes - their troll customers would much rather eat cakes than children! One particularly busy day in the cafe, Oliver''s sister Dolly disappears, so Oliver and Troll set off to find her. Their search takes them up Munch Mountain, where the biggest, meanest and grumpiest troll in the world lives. Oliver doesn''t believe all the scary rumours, but Troll''s not so sure . . . Slapstick humour from winner of Red House Picture Book Award. Stower''s last two picture books have been longlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal. Very funny text with a BIG surprise ending. Brilliant follow-up to the popular Troll and the Oliver.

Cada día, Oliver va a hacer la compra y, cada día, el troll intenta comérselo. Pero pillar a Oliver no es tan fácil como parece...

Every day, Oliver goes to the shops and every day Troll tries to eat him. But Troll finds catching an Oliver is very tricky - he''s too fast, too sneaky and too plain clever! It is only when it looks like Troll has given up and Oliver celebrates winning that¿ CHOMP! He gets eaten! Unfortunately for Troll, but fortunately for olivers everywhere, olivers don''t taste very nice. So he spits him out and discovers that this Oliver is an excellent baker - and ALL trolls love cakes!

Chaque jour, aux alentours de midi, le Monstre essaie de manger Léo... Mais la chasse au garçon est une affaire compliquée. Le Monstre a beau travailler dur pour y arriver, il ne parvient jamais à l''attraper... Jusqu''au jour où...

Lily learns that kitties can be almost as much trouble as dogs--but they can also be very comforting.

Traditional Chinese edition of SLAM! by Adam Stower, about the troubles those who are constantly looking at their electronic devices have. In Traditional Chinese. Annotation copyright Tsai Fong Books, Inc. Distributed by Tsai Fong Books, Inc.

When Lily discovers a bear in her garden, she mistakenly thinks it is a dog and wants to keep it for her pet.

Lara mag geen hondje van haar moeder. Er komt wel een poesje. Maar wat maakt dat poesje veel rotzooi, en wat eet het veel! Is het wel een gewoon poesje? Prentenboek met paginagrote aquarellen. Vanaf ca. 4 jaar.

Trouble is brewing in Scrubbley! The town council want to demolish the old clock. Lucy isn''t really interested in a silly old clock but her mother is determined to save it - with the help of a timing dragon called Gauge...

Welcome to the Top Secret diary of Professor Gideon Potts, Monster Catcher to the King. He has embarked on an intrepid voyage: through harsh deserts, sodden rainforests and into the depths of the deepest ocean. WARNING! His perilous quest is not for the faint-hearted: expect snot hammocks, severed fingers, exploding boils and frozen pants. Follow his dangerously funny journey as he searches for the greatest monster of them all ... A hugely spectacular novelty book with pop-ups that lift off the page. There''s so much to discover: flaps to lift, letters to open, field notes to explore and even a minature ''flick book'' to play with! "An amazing pop-up feast of monsters and adventure" - tBk magazine, Editor''s Choice "So much to explore on every page with booklets, envelopes, maps and pop-up monsters. Funny and great fun, this picture book has mass appeal for inquisitive kids of all ages" - The New Books Christmas Guide to Children''s Books

Rufus, a monster who has trouble dancing due to his two left feet, finds the perfect partner for the dance competition.

"Don''t slam the door " pleads a parent as a boy and his dog head out to run an errand, but the distracted boy doesn''t hear. What follows is a fantastical calamity of epic and silly proportions, all thanks to a slammed door that dislodges a red ball. As the ball bounces through the neighborhood, it unleashes an escalating series of slapstick events that involve animals and people thrown off course and into the air, traffic jams and near-collisions, a fire-breathing dragon, tiny alien creatures -- and a boy completely oblivious to the chaos he has caused.

Rabbit, having just moved into town, tries to make a friend using barrels and scraps after Pig refuses to let him play ball with the other animals, but when they see what Rabbit is building, they all want to help turn it into a den.

Each night Mungo reads his favourite story, a swashbuckling tale of danger, kidnap and rescue. But one night the hero, Captain Fleet, isn''t there to save the day so Mungo decides to step in. He takes a deep breath and bravely jumps into the story and his very own pirate adventure. With a lot of bravery and a little help from the purple berserker bird, Mungo rescues Admiral Mainbrace and the plucky cabin girl Nora from the clutches of villainous Barnacle Bill and a whole host of horrible pirates.

Uma história engraçada e delicada sobre a vontade de todas as crianças de terem um bicho de estimação.