Best Selling Books by Jan Ormerod

''Dad does his best to straighten up after a messy baby''.

Emily the ostrich and Albert the elephant share a friendship in which they compare noses, dance, read together, and more.

Meet Maudie, a plucky young girl, and her friend Bear, a gentle giant with a heart of gold. In The Bike Ride, Maudie''s endless planning is as tiring as the bike ride itself.

Written to show parents how children learn to read and help them develop their child''s reading skills.

A follow up to the picture-book phenomenon that is Doing the Animal Bop - a second riotous animal romp that will have toddlers stamping their feet and joining in with gusto.

Five stories about a playful, sometimes bossy, little girl and her dependable bear friend.

The second book in a fun new series about two sisters who love ballet! Sylvie and Bonnie are sisters who love to dance, but Sylvie is too young for ballet school. One day, Sylvie follows Bonnie to class and can''t help peeping her head in! Miss Trisha sees her. "Can you point your toes?" she asks. With her sister''s encouragement, Sylvie steps into the spotlight and proves herself a dedicated ballerina ready for lessons. Sylvie earns a spot in Miss Amy''s ballet class, and Bonnie congratulates her with a present--her own leotard and tights! Acclaimed author and illustrator Jan Ormerod pairs simple text with charming illustrations for a fun easy-to-read story.

A follow up to the picture-book phenomenon that is Doing the Animal Bop - a second riotous animal romp that will have toddlers stamping their feet and joining in with gusto. The energetic rhyming text encourages children to make animal movements and noises as they join lions and lambs, meerkats and ponies, peacocks and koalas.

Jan Ormerod''s classic wordless picture books, SUNSHINE and MOONLIGHT, are back in print at last, in these special 40th anniversary editions. It''s morning, and the first rays of sunlight shine into a little girl''s bedroom and wake her up. She gets out of bed, goes to wake her parents and soon she is ready to start the day. ''I depend on the adult to create the right atmosphere and help children read them. When this happens, it is a time for physical closeness and comfort, a quiet time for sharing ideas and feelings, for laughing and learning together.'' -- Jan Ormerod Children''s Book Council of Australia -- Winner of Picture Book of the Year, 1982

A very busy family engages in such activities as school, soccer, piano playing, and cooking.

In ''The Lion and the Mouse'' Lion spares the life of the little mouse never thinking that one day the mouse might save his life. In the Tibetan fable ''The Hare''s Revenge'' Hare is fed up with the bullying Lion and finds a way to outwit him.

Make bedtimes special by sharing this lovely collection of animal stories. Bear cubs, rabbits, guinea pigs, and animals galore are all here, ready to curl up with you. What better way to end the day?

Caroline is VERY jealous. So she goes to the Baby Shop and tries to swap her dribbly brother for new baby. The trouble is, there''s something not quite right with any of thema

Billedbog med kort tekst og letaflæselige illustrationer. I små præcise hverdagssituationer fortælles om samværet mellem far, mor og den lille lege- og kælesyge Mads

MOLLY AND HER DAD is a story of modern families‚ of the unfamiliar becoming familiar‚ fathers and the overarching theme of a child wanting to belong. Jan Ormerod employs fun‚ humour and tenderness in the telling. Carol Thompson′s illustrations provide a buoyancy and childhood approach. Molly loves to tell stories‚ especially stories about her dad‚ who lives a whole plane ride away. Ages 4−8

Little Sylvie likes to play dress-up and dance in the garden with her big sister. But Sylvie is too young for ballet class. And Sylvie does NOT want to be an elf in games of pretend. When an unintentional haircut leaves Sylvie''s hair too short for braids, big sister comes to the rescue by creating a set of braids from an old pair of tights!

When Mom comes back from shopping, a baby enjoys going through her shopping basket.

A little girl describes all the things she does like an animal.

Touring the zoo, two children pet, ride, and observe a variety of animals.

Ollie sleeps like a cat, yawns like a hippopotamus, and hugs like a bear, but he''s a baby boy.

Baby and cat have a lot of fun playing with a saucepan.

All kinds of animals sing their own peculiar version of Here we go round the mulberry bush.

I Can Skate is one of eight new titles in the Beginning to Read phase of Cambridge Reading. Written by leading children''s author/illustrator Jan Ormerod, the stories feature contemporary children in familiar settings. Language is simple, with lots of repetition of high frequency sight vocabulary - ideal for young readers aged 4-5. Cambridge Reading is a new reading scheme for key stages 1 and 2, developed specifically to help teachers raise standards in literacy. Teachers appreciate the scheme''s easy-to-use framework and wealth of integrated support material, while children simply want to read the books again and again.

An illustrated collection of nursery rhymes and simple poems, including "Two Little Dicky Birds", "Turtle", and "What Are We to Do?"

Getting dressed can be a colourful experience and so too can getting dirty. This is an introduction to the concept of colour.

In Play with Me is one of eight new titles in the Beginning to Read phase of Cambridge Reading. Written by leading children''s author/illustrator Jan Ormerod, the stories feature contemporary children in familiar settings. Language is simple, with lots of repetition of high frequency sight vocabulary - ideal for young readers aged 4-5. Cambridge Reading is a new reading scheme for key stages 1 and 2, developed specifically to help teachers raise standards in literacy. Teachers appreciate the scheme''s easy-to-use framework and wealth of integrated support material, while children simply want to read the books again and again.

I Can Ride is one of eight new titles in the Beginning to Read phase of Cambridge Reading. Written by leading children''s author/illustrator Jan Ormerod, the stories feature contemporary children in familiar settings. Language is simple, with lots of repetition of high frequency sight vocabulary - ideal for young readers aged 4-5. Cambridge Reading is a new reading scheme for key stages 1 and 2, developed specifically to help teachers raise standards in literacy. Teachers appreciate the scheme''s easy-to-use framework and wealth of integrated support material, while children simply want to read the books again and again.