New Releases by John Burningham

While high in the mountains with his parents, Albert falls off a cliff and ends up in Cloudland, where he enjoys playing with the cloud children, but misses his parents.

The children bring home an old mongrel named Courtney who cooks, serves meals, juggles, and even saves the baby from a fire, only to disappear mysteriously. Suggested level: junior, primary.

Mr. Gumpy''s human and animal friends squash into his old car and go for a drive -- until it starts to rain.

Mr. Gumpy lives by a river. One day he takes a boat ride. "Mr. Gumpy''s little scow becomes a miniature ark when he takes two children and one each of various domestic animals for a ride".--Kirkus Review. Full color. A School Library Journal Best of the Be

Album - enfant - rêve - nature - animal.

A boy goes to bed and dreams that he and his stuffed dog, now a railroad engineer, are speeding through the countryside playing games and picking up endangered animals. An IRA Children''s Choice A Parents'' Choice Award winner for illustration A California Children''s Book Award winner

A small boy enjoys looking after a dog that is staying at his home awhile.

An illustrated introduction to the letters of the alphabet, the numbers one to ten, basic colors, and opposites.

A small dog, abandoned near a trash dump and captured by a dog catcher, finds a home for herself when she is befriended by a circus clown whose act needs improving.

For 2-6 year olds -- Education Services, Wellington, N.Z.

Le Père Noël rentre fatigué, les rennes aussi. Mais il reste un cadeau au fond du sac : c’est celui de Gaston Grippemine. Son seul cadeau de l’année est celui du Père Noël, il faut aller lui porter tout en haut du Mont Briochon. C’est reparti pour le Père Noël...

An ordinary trip becomes an extraordinary adventure for Steven as he encounters all sorts of hazards on his way home.

A small girl reflects on the comfort she gets from her imaginary friend Aldo.

A series of comical choices such as, "Would you rather eat spider stew or slug dumplings or mashed worms?" ends with an invitation to bedtime.

Humbert, a working horse who pulls a scrap-dealer''s cart, comes to the rescue when the coach breaks down during the Lord Mayor''s procession.

At bedtime a young boy takes a trip on his toy train and rescues several endangered animals.

In this delightful book John Burningham makes learning about colours a pleasure for young children.

Introduces the concept of opposites through labelled pictures of a boy interacting with a thin pig and a fat pig, a hot dragon and a cold snowman, and other creatures and situations.

Burningham''s lavish alphabet book is available in a board book edition that''s bursting with vigorous color and robust forms sure to capture the imagination. Full color. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Introduces the concept of opposites through labeled pictures of a boy interacting with a thin pig and a fat pig, a hot dragon and a cold snowman, and other creatures and situations.

Uses common object to introduce eleven different colors.