Most Popular Books by John A. Rowe

Thinking that he has found the moon fallen from the sky, an old rabbit tries to put it back where it belongs.

Jasper the dragon creates problems for his animal friends because he keeps sneezing and setting fire to things.

King and Queen Grumpy, the rulers of GrumpyLand, are very worried when their new baby son, unlike his five brothers, seems to be disfigured by a strange expression on his face.

Because Little Monkey never listens, he gets into big trouble.

Tommy is so lazy that his dog takes him for walks instead of the other way around, but all that changes when he gets lost inside a book.

An old rat recalls an adventure from his younger days when he was carried off by a bird, a dog, a rabbit, and other animals, before finding his way back where he belongs with his very own family.

Elvis the Hedgehog wants a hug, but no one will give him one because he is so prickly.

Look, up in the night sky! Is it a cow? Is it an alien? No, it's MOONDOG, here to save the Moon from real-estate grubbing Earthlings! Our hero lives on the Moon and keeps it clean so it will always shine brightly. When he's not busy sweeping up moondust, he plays tag with shooting stars or rides moonbeams. But when a rocket from Earth arrives to scope out new places to build highways and parking lots, Moondog knows he must save the Moon. But can he foil Earth's scientists before it's too late? This whimsical story, written and illustrated by the talented John A. Rowe, demonstrates the power of imagination. MOONDOG to the rescue!

Hase Albert ist schon ziemlich alt. Nachts, wenn er nicht schlafen kann, betrachtet er den Mond. Eines Abends hat der Mond sich hinter einer Wolke versteckt. Albert ist unruhig. Er phantasiert den Gefährten zu sich, hängt ihn an den obersten Ast eines Baumes, an einen Luftballon bis er auf einmal den Mond wieder hinter der Wolke hervorkommen sieht. Albert ist hingerissen. Ich habe ihn gerettet, jubelt er stolz. Die liebenswürdige, kurze Geschichte, in der sich Traum und Realität begegnen, ist in ihrer zurückhaltenden Sanftheit ganz anders als die mit abstrusen Einfällen und grellen Überraschungseffekten aufwartenden bisherigen Bücher des renommierten Engländers (BA 11/01; 12/02). Viel Ausdruck haben die mit sparsamen Umrissen arbeitenden Bilder des kleinformatigen Bandes (15 x 15,5 cm): auf dunkel getönten Seiten hängt der Mond in sattem Gelb, signalisieren die aufgestellten Löffel des Hasen Albert neugierige Wachheit. Überall empfohlen.

When barefoot Peter Piglet finds a pair of beautiful golden shoes, he is not the only one delighted by his discovery.

From the zany mind of John A. Rowe comes an adventure story about the greatest teddy bear rescue in history. Our fearless explorer is a young dreamer named Captain Scallywag who sets out to find his missing teddy. Braving pirates, goblins, elves, and a giant ogre, Scallywag navigates a secret underground labyrinth to discover the hidden room where all the world's lost teddy bears are kept. But when he wakes up in the morning, was it all just a dream, or is there something to all those news reports of children everywhere finding their lost teddies . . . ? Author-illustrator John A. Rowe has a boundless imagination that captures all the fun and excitement of childhood escapades.

Watch a sleeping dog, whimpering and shaking its legs. Clearly it is dreaming. Watch Jack, no ordinary dog--and no ordinary dreamer. Jack's dream takes him to Japan, where he must learn a whole set of rules of behavior before he can enjoy so much as a cup of tea. Full color.

Here are three delightfully offbeat stories, now combined in one large-format volume, by award-winning author/illustrator John A. Rowe. These highly imaginative tales about the adventures of baby animals entertain children as they teach important lessons. In Baby Crow, the tille character wants to sing like his talented, grandfather, but learns he must find his own voice. Smudge, a misplaced baby rat. is taken in by several animal families before being returned to his own rat family where he finally fits in. And Peter Piglet tells the story of a bored baby pig whose life is given an exciting boost when he finds a pair of golden shoes, but learns that life can still be exciting even after the shoes are taken-away. All are accompanied by Rowe's fantastic illustrations.

Theodor Terror, der kleine Drache, ist gierig nach verbranntem Toast. Schlimm, dass er bei seiner Suche danach niesen muss, noch schlimmer, dass er bei jedem Niesen etwas in Brand steckt, Hosen, Schuhe, streunende Katzen ...

Album - rat - rêve - différence - famille - amour.

Upset by his son's inability to sing, a father crow consults wise Grandfather Crow.