New Releases by Julie Andrews

When a fire breaks out in Apple Harbor, Dumpy the Dump Truck helps save the day.

After bringing dinner to some of his farm animal friends, Dumpy helps Mama Goat search the farm for her missing baby.

Dumpy wants to help with Apple Day and becomes an apple shop.

Siméon humble musicien, est fiancé à la noble Béatrice. Mais sans fortune et sans gloire, Il se sent indigne d''elle. Pour perfectionner son art et devenir un compositeur reconnu, il entreprend un long voyage à la découverte de nouvelles sonorités qui lui permettront, peut-être, de créer ses propres œuvres.

A humble musician sets out to find the perfect gift for the woman he loves and is overwhelmed by all he sees, until he discovers within himself his true gift.

Dumpy the Dump Truck and others help rescue a boat stuck out at sea during a bad storm.

There are so many trucks and tractors in Apple Harbor! Now children can meet them all in a chunky board book that introduces preschoolers to Dumpy''s pals and their special sayings. There''s Bee-Bee the Backhoe, who believes that "two hands are better than one!" and Stinky the Garbage Truck who knows "It''s not what you do, it''s how you do it!" along with many more. This younger format is perfect for little ones who can''t wait to get to know big trucks!

It''s Christmas Eve on Merryhill Farm, and Charlie can''t fall asleep. There''s a loud crash on the roof -- and who should appear but Santa and a broken-down sleigh. Now how will all the children in the world receive their presents? Dumpy comes to the rescue, of course, as Santa and Charlie load up Dumpy''s dumper with toys, hitch up the reindeer, and set off ona glorious star-filled journey around the globe spreading love and goodwill wherever they go. Tony Walton''s soft nostalgic artwork evokes the beauty of the American farm and lends a classic, old-fashioned feel to the Dumpy books.

From Bee-Bee the Backhoe to Stinky the Garbage Truck, young readers will meetall of Dumpy''s pals at Apple Harbor.

Everyone''s busy at Merryhill Farm, and there are so many things to do and so many friends to see. Young readers are invited to join Dumpy as he visits the rooster, the cow, the horse, and all his farmyard friends.

It''s Charlie''s first day of school. It''s a first day for Dumpy the Dump Truck, too--he''s going to his first job away from Merryhill Farm, building a new playground at the school. Both are worried about being accepted in a new place, but they soon learn they have something special that will always help them out--each other. Full-color illustrations.

After Charlie and his grandfather fix up a rusty old dump truck, they use Dumpy to help Trundle the tractor, Bee Bee the backhoe, and Stinky the garbage truck build a new barn. First in a series about the trucks and tractors that work on Merryhill Farm from the actress who portrayed "Mary Poppins".. Full-color illustrations.

Mandy: Lonely for a place of her own, a ten-year-old orphan creates a secret home in a deserted cottage.

An orphan finds a tiny, deserted cottage in the woods and works in secret to make it her own special home.

A collection of letters dating from 1955 to 1981 between Travers and her U.S. literary agents Diarmuid Russell and Harriet Wasserman of the agency Russell & Volkening, Inc., New York. There is related correspondence from publishers (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Inc.), editors, and lawyers to both Travers and her literary agents. Includes several letters of Barbara Moriarty, Travers''s sister, to the literary agents acknowledging royalty payments. The papers also include copies of some of Travers''s typed manuscripts and essays. In several letters from the early 1960s she discusses and criticizes the Walt Disney company''s 1964 film version of Mary Poppins, starring Julie Andrews.