Most Popular Books by Brian Wildsmith

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Rebecca, a young girl living in Nazareth, accompanies a small donkey searching for his mother to a stable in Bethlehem where they both witness a special event.

The Owl and the Woodpecker are anything but friendly neighbors until the day a storm hits their forest.

Discover a troop of kangaroos, an ambush of tigers, a rafter of turkeys, and a flotilla of swordfish in this glorious introduction to the animal kingdom from internationally acclaimed artist Brian Wildsmith. A lion yawns lazily in the grass. Curious giraffes crane their long necks. Step into this rich world of animals from an extraordinary illustrator whose work influenced generations of younger artists. Each animal’s essence is strikingly captured, from the playfulness of otters to a noisy gathering of parrots, while panoramic pictures give a real sense of the animals’ habitats. Collective nouns — some familiar, others wonderfully surprising — are used to describe each group of animals. Brian Wildsmith’s stunning illustrations will inspire a love of nature and a respect for animals from the earliest age.

Learn the alphabet on an animal safari! Brian Wildsmith’s vibrant illustrations of animals from around the world provide children with a fun and exciting way to learn their ABCs. The amazing facts about animals A to Z will entertain the entire family.

Colorful pop-up illustrations retell the story of God''s creation of the world and everything in it.

The story of the last days of Jesus'' life, the cruxifixion, and the resurrection, as seen through the eyes of a small donkey.

The cat liked sitting on the mat until all the other animals decided to sit on it too.

Presents collective names for various groups of birds.

A counting book for the numbers one through ten.

The sun wakes up the rooster who crows and wakes up the goose who honks and wakes up the sheep who bleat and so on until all the farm animals wake the farmer who feeds them.

A collection of simple picture books containing little or no text, for very young children.

Traditional Christmas song. All grades.

Several different animals are shown in characteristic play behavior.

The miller who tries to please everyone eventually decides he should have made up his own mind in the first place.

A closer look at walls, fences, grass, and flowers reveals ladybugs, ants, and other insects that inhabit our world.

Illustrates various things a child dreams about when asleep.

While she is sick in bed, a little girl dreams of riding on her favorite merry-go-round.

The wind blows hats from people''s heads onto animals in different places throughout the world, eventually blowing all of the hats to the moon.

This is the story of a dog that is trained to hunt. But the dog is also compassionate and kind. Every time he finds a wounded duck, he doesn''t bring it to his master. Instead, he looks after the injured bird. What will the hunter do when he finds out?

An alphabet full of colour with a mixture of items that are both recognizable and unusual.

The little wood duck keeps swimming round and round in circles. All the other animals laugh at him, but this is the only way he can swim. Then a hungry fox comes looking for a meal. All the little ducklings are scared. And it is the little wood duck who saves the day. (paperback reissue of ISBN 0-19-272101-1)

Although he is hungry, Python tries to prove his goodwill by throwing a party for all the jungle animals.

Several different animals are depicted in realistic and stylized drawings, so that their shapes may be easily recognized and copied.

Learn the miracles which happen every season in the animal kingdom.

A collection of simple books with little or no text, for very young children.

In vividly colourful pictures Brian Wildsmith here presents some basic and contrasting concepts, for example, fat and thin, weak and strong, light and dark, by means of a dialogue between the Sun and the Moon.

The North Wind blew with all his might, but it was no use. The North Wind is sure that he is powerful enough to blow the cloak from the shoulders of a passing horseman. But will his furious strength be a match for the gentle, warming influence of the Sun? The simple message of this La Fontaine fable - that gentle persuasion is always more successful than aggressive coercion - is gloriously told in this lovely picture book from Brian Wildsmith, an internationally acclaimed writer and artist for children. His simple words and sumptuous illustrations bring a freshness to this timeless fable and the stunning new cover design and imaginative interior typography will delight a whole new generation of young Wildsmith fans.

Once upon a time there was a huge forest, and all kinds of animals and birds lived happily there. But a strange sadness came over the forest and it began to die. So the animals decided to leave, and they all flew away in Professor Noah''s amazing spaceship, in search of another world.But where did they go? And what did they find when they got there?

Bear appears on television, wins a race, and dances at a pop concert--all of which leave him slightly bewildered and quite exhausted.

This book will tell you all about where different animals live.

A collection of simple picture books containing little or no text, for very young children.

Anna has to go on a long journey all by herself. Her task is to rescue her seven brothers who have been turned into ravens.

''I am sure to win, but we will race if you like.'' So laughs the hare when a slow tortoise challenges him to run all the way to the old cart. His speed is never in doubt but perhaps it is the hare''s boastfulness that should make us question the likely outcome of the race? The simple message of this La Fontaine fable - that modesty and perseverance will always be rewarded - is gloriously told in this lovely picture book from Brian Wildsmith, an internationally acclaimed writer and artist for children. His simple words and sumptuous illustrations bring a freshness to this timeless fable and the stunning new cover design and imaginative interior typography will delight a whole new generation of young Wildsmith fans.

Presents collective names for various groups of birds.

Full-page color illustrations capture the animals, clown, and acrobatic acts of the circus.