New Releases by Caroline Pitcher

Fanzine about The Magic School book and TV series, focusing on costume and role model aspects of character Ms Frizzle. Produced by Auckland Libraries staff member Caroline Pitcher to coincide with Auckland Zinefest 2016.

Snuggle Up and read together! A magical and enchanting collection of 40 beautifully illustrated original stories, fairy tales, and traditional rhymes, perfect for sharing.

Little Tiger wonders who the Lord of the Forest can be in this miniature gift book edition. Children will want to read the story again and again with Caroline Pitcher''s lyrical text and Jackie Morris''s superlative portrayal of the forest and its inhabitants.

''The Most Important Bus Stop at the Very Centre of The Universe'' is where ''M''s Beautiful Stranger waits to get on. Have you wondered yet what it feels like to be sixteen, with the world changing rapidly around you? How would you cope with your own changes? Where would you be without the strongest of friendships? Join ''M'' and her circle of friends as they battle through Exams, Love and Chocolate Cake at full gallop on the school bus, and if they haven''t found The Meaning of Life by the time they get there, it isn''t for want of trying...

Little Fox gets permission to stay up past his dawn bedtime and play, but the other animals he meets are either too tired to stay up, or busy with their daytime activities.

Emma en haar twee vriendinnen praten heel wat af tijdens de rit in de schoolbus en zelfs tijdens de lessen. Emma is verliefd op een onbekende, knappe jongen die soms aan de bushalte staat. Ster heeft problemen thuis, ze voelt zich niet gelukkig in het nieuwe gezin van haar vader. Lizzie houdt van drama en tuimelt van de ene verliefdheid in de andere. Samen houden ze zich sterk en ondergaan het schoolleven om dan in het weekend volop te kunnen genieten.

"El zorro Tomeo no comprende por qué debe descansar durante el día, cuando todos están despiertos, y estar activo mientras los demás duermen. Sin embargo, un día hace un gran descubrimiento que la hace cambiar de opinión.

Discover some of the most loved stories of all time in this collection of classic tales. Each story has enchanted children around the world for many generations, and will continue to do so for years to come.

When the cool and damp bucket he was living in gets thrown away, Frog tries to find another compatible home.

Big Bear introduces her cubs to their environment by teaching them to catch fish and swim.

Four, the last to hatch and smaller than his sibblings, cannot fly as soon as One, Two and Three can. Yet he never gives up trying, and in the end his efforts pay off.

Frog lives in a bucket, but suddenly, he has to find a new home! Can any of his friends in the garden take him in? Will he ever find somewhere else to live? Part of the QED Storytime series, this beautifully illustrated book introduces young children to the pleasures of reading and sharing stories, and includes supporting notes for parents and teachers.

Little Foal is afraid to be alone, and he doesn''t ever want to be without his mother who takes care of him. But one day he wakes up to find his mother is going for a ride and he must stay behind. How will he manage without her?

Read Write Inc. Comprehension is the next step in developing children''s composition and writing skills once they have become confident readers. The programme offers 30 weekly modules, specially written to link reading and writing activities to carefully levelled texts. 16 of the modules are linked to published quality fiction and non-fiction children''s books. The accompanying Read Write Inc. module offers activities which provide practice in reading, writing and spelling, and consolidate the pupils'' knowledge through comprehension and guided composition. The illustrated children''s books, of which this is one, that accompany 16 of the Comprehension modules can all be purchased from Oxford University Press in the same way as the module packs.

Lenny has to convince his family that his sister is in danger from the new piano.

Luka and his brother, Jez, live in a village scarred by a recent war. Their parents have vanished and they must help each other survive. Luka''s sight has nearly gone but he doesn''t want to accept what''s happening to him; he wants to see and he discovers he has a very special power: he can shapeshift. It is this gift that gives him his freedom, and he becomes the cloud cat, swallow, otter, and wolf. Through the animals, Luka can enter another world of landscapes and colors--yet Luka is in danger. The village witch, Vaskalia, uses her old magic to stake a claim on his gift, and Luka discovers that the shaman''s gift can be used for evil as well as good. Jez tries to help him but he is powerless against the dark magic. It is only through his shapeshifting that Luka can fight the evil and save his village.

Six kids on a geography trip are cut off by the sea. One of them is hurt and it''s the middle of the night.

Rory is afraid of the darkness of winter. He thinks that monsters and demons might creep out from the shadows and get him. So he makes a dragon of emerald green with a brilliant red crest. Each night the dragon comes alive to tell Rory stories of knights and battles, and of elf-kings and treasure hoards. Through his dreamtime adventures, Rory grows brave. But as spring approaches, the dragon longs to return to his own fiery home. What will Rory do without his new friend? Featuring beautifully descriptive prose and vibrant artwork, The Winter Dragon is an entertaining book with a reassuring message for young readers.

Written by internationally acclaimed author Caroline Pitcher, The Winter Dragon is a wonderful story for children who are afraid of the dark. Beautiful, vibrant artwork by Sophy Williams brings the endearing and appealing Winter Dragon to life as he helps Rory conquer his fears.Ages 4-8

Voici l''histoire qui s''est passée cet été. Elle concerne Lizzie, Astre et moi. Dodo, Mamie Berceau, Bas-Bob et La-Femme-d''Affaires, le Nabot-au-Tuba et le Bel étranger (et aussi Jono Watkins et mes pieds). Celle qui la raconte, c''est moi. Emma Peek (M pour les intimes). Cet été a changé notre vie à jamais. Un journal de bord (totalement) déjanté, drôle (passionnément), avec en prime des recettes (de cuisine) délicieusement faciles.

The danger is still close to Jez and Luka. The war bursts into the village when a bomb destroys the orphanage, but Luka is once more drawn into the world of the Cloud Cat. This time he leaves his body as a swallow, searching high over the town for the mother he misses, and becoming trapped in a deadly struggle with the sky''s greatest predator: a mountain eagle. While Vaskalia works her old magic, Katrin and Dimitri work theirs in the warmth of the bakery, which now houses Imogen and the children from the orphanage.

YA. Fantasy. A story of mysterious powers in dangerous times. Jez tries to protect his brother Luka, who has been losing his sight since the disappearance of their parents. But Luka is unaware of the danger, determined to visit the magical realm of the Cloud Cat. In their village, the witch-like Vaskalia nurses an old grudge against the boys. When Luka goes missing, will Jez or Vaskalia''s Bone Cracker find him first? 11 yrs+