Most Popular Books by Ian Whybrow

Bedtime isn''t bedtime without a bear--and Tom''s bear is on his way! Follow bear on his adventures as he finds his way back to Tom, from cycling through the jungle with a tiger to hitching a lift with a sheep on a jeep. This fun board book features witty rhymes and silly scenarios, as well as a flap to lift on every page.

Harry and his bucketful of dinosaurs celebrate their 10th anniversary in 2009. To make this an extra-special birthday we are publishing a brandnew pop-up book. Join in the fun as Harry''s dinosaur friends literally leap from the page in this fantastic new interactive format with flaps to lift and large dynamic pops. Strong and sturdy for the youngest Harry fans.

Lonely Miss Lollipop buys a truck which quickly fills with animals in this rhyming tale that introduces counting.

Ninety-five-year-old Miss Wire is the only one at the Hideaway Home nursing home who wants to celebrate Christmas, so she enlists the help of Santa Claus to prove to the other residents that Christmas is not just for children.

Bitesize, the little raccoon, has a painful splinter in his paw and hides under the bed, where his friends eventually find him.

Wobble Bear loves the colour yellow and he loves saying ''yellow'' too! When he''s getting ready for bed there''s a red towel, pink soap, blue toothpaste, and many colourful toys, but Wobble Bear insists that everything is . . . yellow. In fact his mummy is beginning to wonder if Wobble will ever stop saying ''yellow''!

Contents. Research Papers: Ancient Fires on Southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada: A Change in Causal Mechanisms at about 2,000 ybp (Kendrick J Brown and Richard J Hebda); The Traditional, Historical and Prehistoric Use of Ashes as an Insecticide, with an Experimental Study on the Insecticidal Efficacy of Washed Ash (Tom Hakbijl); Sources of Meat in Colonial Diets: Faunal Evidence from Two Nineteenth Century Tasmanian Whaling Stations (Susan Lawrence and Catherine Tucker); Assessment and Further Development of the Recording and Interpretation of Linear Enamel Hypoplasia in Archaeological Pig Populations (Keith Dobney, Anton Ervynck and Beverly La Ferla); British Agriculture: Texts for the Zoo-Archaeologist (Simon J M Davis); Fish Otoliths and their Relevance to Archaeology: An Analysis of Medieval, Post-Medieval, and Recent Material of Plaice, Cod and Haddock from the North Sea (Wim Van Neer, Anton Ervynck, Loes J Bolle, Richard S Millner and Adriaan D Rijnsdorp); Derivation and Application of a Food Utility Index (GFUI) for European Wild Boar (Sus scrofa L.) (Peter Rowley-Conwy, Paul Halstead and Patricia Collins). Short Contributions: A Donkey (Equus asinus L.) Partial Skeleton from a Mid-Late Anglo-Saxon Alluvial Layer at Deans Yard Westminster, London SW1 (Ian L Baxter); Iron Age Cultigen? Experimental Return Rates for Fat Hen (Chenopodium album L.) (Paul Stokes and Peter Rowley-Conwy); Wetland Microfossils in Soil: Implications for the Study of Land Use on Archaeological Landscapes (Mark Horrocks, Martin D Jones, Scott L Nichol and Douglas G Sutton). Book Reviews: R Gale and D Cutler (2000), Plants in Archaeology. Identification manual of vegetative plant materials used in Europe and the Southern Mediterranean to c.1500; G Bailey, R Charles, and N Winder (eds) (2000), Human Ecodynamics; D Dincauze (2000), Environmental Archaeology: Principles and Practice.

Little Wolf and his brother Smellybreff play a naughty trick in their quest for dinner.

Harry and his bucketful of dinosaurs are going on holiday to Australia and can''t wait. But everything is very different down under. There are lots of new sights, sounds and experiences and, without Nan there to comfort them, Harry AND Tyrannosaurus begin to feel a bit homesick. Luckily, a surprise gift makes all the difference and they soon all have a raaah-tastic time!

Harry and the dinosaurs are going on their first holiday - to Australia. But when they arrive the dinosaurs start to feel homesick. Luckily Nan''s given them a surprise present to open and it''s a camera. Soon Harry and his dinosaurs are busy taking photos of all their adventures.

A learn-to-read story about books and reading.

An engaging workbook for children learning English with the Big Cat series.

When Harry and his dinosaurs go on a sleepover to Jack''s house, they have so much fun there''s no time to miss home. But when it gets dark and things go bump in the night, suddenly the dinosaurs are not so sure. Luckily, Harry has his friends to look after him and make sure they all have a roaringly good time.

Little Wolf''s Book of Badness and Little Wolf''s Diary of Daring Deeds in one satisfying volume... Little Wolf''s Book of Badness is the first Little Wolf title in which Little Wolf is sent away to Uncle Bigbad''s Cunning College to learn the nine rules of badness and get his badness badge. But Little finds that the ninth rule, Never Trust A Big Bad Wolf means that he will never get the badge. However, Uncle Bigbad is mean and greedy and he explodes from eating too many bakef beans. So Uncle snuffs it and dies. Little sniffs it and, phew, buries Uncle and finds his gold Aroooooooo Little Wolf''s Diary of Daring Deeds sees Little and his cuz and best friend Yeller spending Uncles money on the best adventure school ever. The only problem is Little''s brother Smellybreff, who gets cubnapped. Adventures and daring deeds ensue, making this a howlingly successful sequel to Little Wolf''s Book of Badness.

Celebration of babies everywhere and the power of parental love.

At Muckabout School, pupils are not allowed to behave. IT IS FORBIDDEN. It''s bad to be good and it''s good to be bad. So running in corridors, being rude to teachers, never saying ''sorry'' and being foul to your friends is the right way to behave.

Daddy and the little brown bear settle down for a quiet book before bedtime, but soon the whole forest comes alive with other animals wanting to listen to the stories, and reverberates to the sound of Again Again as Daddy Bear reads them all their favourite books. A delightful, fun-filled story, perfect for reading aloud.

Strange things keep happening to David. It began when he found a CD-Rom in the school playground, then there was a spaceship in his garden and now his dog, Hairy Spice, has disappeared. Who else have the aliens kidnapped? Why was David choosen to help, and can he save the world?.

Collins Big Cat Read at Home is a series of stories by top children''s authors and illustrators that children will love to read. Built-in progression within and between each level help you choose the right story to develop your child''s confidence as they become independent readers. Extra activities will motivate and entertain your child. In the story Good Fun Farm, the animals are fed up. The sign says Good Fun Farm, but they never have any fun. One day the smallest duckling makes an interesting discovery. Soon everyone on the farm is having fun ... find out how! * Read the story Good Fun Farm * Re-tell the story using mini picture prompts * Complete a variety of interesting activities * Make a fun theme-based project * Get helpful tips on reading together The Love reading level is for confident readers. These books are longer and more entertaining stories that unfold gradually, often through dialogue. There are four fun books at this level.

From traditional tales to Yuletide legends from around the world, this timeless collection of fourteen Christmas classics is perfect for the whole family to share aloud. This festive anthology includes favorite stories such as "The Fir Tree," "The Nutcracker," and "The First Christmas," tales by Louisa May Alcott and L. M. Montgomery, and extracts from Charles Dickens'' A Christmas Carol and Kenneth Grahame''s The Wind in the Willows. Each specially selected story features an introduction by award-winning author Ian Whybrow, and is beautifully illustrated to complement its mood and style.

When Rollo rescues a girl called Rory from life with her wicked uncle and aunts, little does he realise what he''s taking on. Before long he''s teaching her to row, making her a wooden pirate''s leg and cruising the river in search of hidden treasures. But with pirate Black Jack and his crew on their tail, Rollo and Rory must keep their wits about them to survive.

Harry thinks the moon is made of cheese. His friend Charley thinks it''s peanut butter, and Trike think it''s definitely chocolate chip cookies. There''s only one way to find out. Harry and his dinosaurs jump in their rocket and head off to discover what the moon is really made of.

Cambridge Reading Adventures is an international Primary reading scheme which couples an exciting range of texts with precise book-banding from the Institute of Education. Jamal wanted to open his birthday presents. It was much too early. What time would everyone get up?

Take the Snow King with you wherever you go! Treat a child to this magical story and plush Snow King toy--all beautifully packed in an adjustable plastic knapsack with red trimming and straps. Bring it on trips, to school, anywhere you''re traveling! 32 pages (all in color), 8 x 8 3/4.

Little pig discovers three new words in a book he is reading: wish, change and friend. As he puts the words together, an adventure unfolds.

When Santa sets off to deliver the presents poor Christmas Bear is left behind. How will Bear make it to Tom''s house in time for Christmas morning? Pull the tabs and lift the flaps to help him on his very surprising journey!

Harry and his dinosaurs are going on holiday, but Tyrannosaurus doesn''t like flying and Harry''s a bit worried too. After all, Australia is a long, long way from home. Luckily, Nan''s packed a special surprise that helps make Harry''s holiday the adventure of a lifetime.

A child''s anxieties about moving house are observed in this text. Set over the course of a year, each season''s changing colours and moods are portrayed through artwork that aims to capture the feel of the text.