New Releases by Colin McNaughton

"Mother Goose is leading the way, but where is she going? Follow her and her cast of nursery rhyme characters in this glorious celebration of the wonder of books."--Back cover.

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While on vacation at the beach, Preston Pig meets Maxine and experiences his first crush.

Sidesplitting history of Drac''s infancy, boyhood school days, cherished belongings, and lively night life.

Goldilocks, Little Bo-peep, and other characters from nursery rhymes arrive one night with presents to celebrate a boy''s birthday.

Explore planet Earth and all its secrets in rhyme. This hilarious planet-shaped book will have children in stitches, particularly when they discover that Earth has a secret weapon! Renowned for his gleeful sense of humour and comic art, Colin McNaughton introduces, in rhyme, the weird and wonderful members of an alien fleet determined to conquer Earth.

Reviews for Colin McNaughton’sOnce Upon an Ordinary School Day(Farrar, Straus and Giroux): “Pays tribute to inspirational teachers everywhere with a tale of an ‘ordinary’ child whose dormant imagination blooms in the classroom.”—Kirkus Reviews “As a parable of the awakening imagination, the book takes flight.”—The Horn Book “An excellent selection to start the creative juices flowing or to enliven an ordinary day.”—School Library Journal Bruno, a slightly overweight new bear in the neighborhood, finally gets a chance to play on the local soccer team. He’s only a substitute player, but on the day of the biggest game he is suddenly called in to a tie game with only a minute to go! Soccer Crazyis a tale of overcoming adversity by having the courage to persevere by the celebrated author of the Preston Pig books. Colin McNaughton’s first book was published in 1976 while he was a student at the Royal College of Art in London, and some eighty books have since followed. McNaughton is now a highly acclaimed author and illustrator of children’s books and a winner of many awards all over the world, including the IRA Children’s Choice award, the Parents’ Choice award, and the NCTE Notable Children’s Trade Book in the Language Arts. He lives in London.

Preston Pig walks home from school blissfully unaware of the Big Bad Wolf stalking him.

Dad''s new book has just arrived and the children are sitting down to read his latest adventure - blasting off into space, Dad''s on the hunt for aliens. He meets lots of them - cute, hairy, bug-eyed and scary - and, strangest of all, he falls in love. Dad brings his alien girl back to Earth, where they live happily ever after.

Littlesaurus doesn''t want to go to bed and can think of a million reasons to stay up. Full of humour, this book will help even the most exasperated parents get their toddler to bed and have them giggling as they go!

The incorrigible McNaughton sneaks a baby aboard a pirate ship with hilarious results in this kid-pleasing saga of swordfighting, smelly diapers, and hide-and-seek on the high seas. Includes a free storytime CD. Full color.

Follow Cushie as she asks as many questions as she can to her family.

Littlesaurus refuses to use the potty. Could it be that a bit of reverse psychology is in order to help him change his rude ways? Full color.

It was an ordinary day, just like any other, and an ordinary boy made his ordinary way to his ordinary school. He had no idea that something extraordinary was about to happen!

Eager to leave the hardships of home, Roger becomes part of a pirate crew, only to discover his long-lost father.

Cushie Butterfield is feeling too sick to go to school. Her friends and family can all see how poorly she is -- her face is covered, first with red spots, then with green and yellow checks and then with blue triangles? Whatever could the matter be? Could it have anything to do with the box of face paints under her bed?

Mister Wolf challenges Preston to a game of football. But will Mister Wolf be able to equal Preston''s world-class football skills? There''s a different football move on every spread in this simple, action-packed toddler book.

Through the dark, dark streets of the dark, dark town, Preston (the Masked Avenger) sneaks... Preston is slinking through the shadows yelling, ''Boo '' at his unsuspecting victims. There are complaints from all over town. But when the greatest villain in the universe -- his dad -- catches him, Preston is in big trouble

Uses 5 case studies to illustrate the relationship between jobs and environmental protection. Considers recent initiatives in creating green employment in Australia and overseas, and uses the example of Earthworker to illustrate how unions and their members can work with environmentalists to acheive their aims.

Monsieur Loup est affamé et il n''a, bien évidemment, qu''une seule idée en tête : manger Samson le cochon. Celui-ci lui conseille plutôt de chercher un travail pour pouvoir acheter autant de nourriture qu''il le voudra. Quel métier conviendrait mieux à monsieur Loup : astronaute, instituteur, pilote d''avion, poète...? Humour et gags à volonté se succèdent dans cette histoire désopilante.

A riot of puns and rhymes highlights McNaughton''s third book of silly, funny, completely hilarious verse. This edition is a feast of ridiculous monsters, revolting insults, and awful aliens.

The cunning Mr. Wolf carefully stalks Preston the pig, but each time he gets close, clumsy Preston unwittingly eludes his pursuer. Children will cheer Preston''s unlikely victory in this hilarious companion to "Boo!" and "Suddenly!" Full-color illustrations.