New Releases by Laurence Anholt

Presents seven art projects, sharing tips and techniques on painting, sculpting, and drawing to develop reader''s creative confidence.

Sylvette gradually begins to gain self-confidence during the summer she models for the renowned artist Pablo Picasso in the French village of Vallauris.

A humorous version of Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale, Hansel and Gretel.

Paul Cezanne was one of the greatest of the French impressionist painters. This delightful book follows his son, also called Paul, as he travels to the mountains to spend a summer with his father. He discovers that his father, a very large man, paints the natural world with a passion that few can understand. But one day they meet an art dealer in a village who offers to try to sell some of the paintings in Paris ... the rest is history. The reader gains a real insight into Cezanne the man through the eyes of a child - sometimes frightening, fastidious (he won''t touch other people), warm-hearted, driven by a passion for his art. And it provides a vivid introduction to Cezanne''s work, with reproductions of his most famous paintings incorporated in the illustrations.

Young Paul Cézanne goes on an expedition in the south of France with his artist father who shares his name, where the two encounter an art dealer named Vollard, and the elder Paul paints a portrait of his son.

There was once ...a very silly story writer who ran out of ideas. Who would write his silly stories now? Elves? Gorillas? Aliens?

Brand new stories in this best-selling series, in full colour -- perfect for younger readers. Ages 6+.

There was once . . . a mummy duck who laid six eggs. But when they hatched, one of the ducklings was definitely not a duck!

Little Red Riding Wolf is the cutest wolf you could wish to meet but the big bad girl is out to get him. Granny wolf comes to the rescue just in time.

Despite the derision of their neighbors, a young French boy and his family befriend the lonely painter who comes to their town and begin to admire his unusual paintings.

Tells the story of the artist Matisse designing the Chapelle du Rosaire.

Zoro is the young pupil of the amazing painter, sculptor, scientist and inventor, Leonardo da Vinci. Every day he works hard in Leonardo''s workshop, mixing colours, cleaning paintbrushes and practising his drawings. But he is never allowed inside the secret locked room, where Leonardo spends hours hammering and sawing at a mysterious invention. One day Leonardo brings a mischievous boy named Salai to work for him. He is so intrigued by the secret room that he steals the keys to find out what is inside... Leonardo and the Flying Boy provides an exciting introduction to the great genius of the Italian Renaissance, with reproductions of Leonardo''s own work.

From Smarties Gold Award winner Laurence Anholt comes a story of birth, death, poverty and family love. Now in paperback, the book features vibrant, colourful illustrations and a fold-out flap with gold foil.Ages 4-8

In this version of the classic fairy tale "Snow White," pop stardom is the sought-after prize, and seven singing aliens are Snow White''s back-up singers.

In this version of "Little Red Riding Hood," a big, bad girl terrorizes a wolf cub who is going to visit his granny wolf.

In this version of the classic fairy tale "Rapunzel," the daughter of two hairdressers is locked in a tower by the Bad Hair Witch.

In this version of the classic fairytale, "Goldilocks and the Three Bears," Ghostyshocks confronts her fears and finds friends with her new neighbors, the bears.

In this modern twist on the classic story of "The Three Little Pigs," Eco-Wolf and his woodland warriors save the forest and valley from three polluting pigs.

In this humorous version of "Beauty and the Beast," Billy Beast wonders if the clean and proper Beauty will ever be the beast of his dreams.

In this humorous version of "Jack and the Beanstalk," Jack trades in the family cow for a can of beans.

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One day a strange man arrives in Camille''s town. He has a straw hat and a yellow beard. The man turns out to be the artist Vincent van Gogh. This is an introduction to the great painter, seen through the eyes of a young boy entranced by his painting. There are reproductions of Van Gogh''s work.

A bonkers book of rib-tickling rhymes and loopy limericks. Warning: You''ll laugh your socks off!

Brain-ticklingly brilliant!

Whether they''re smooth, hairy, cute or scary, this book is packed with everything to do with little children Likes and loves, feelings, favourite activities and even families are all explored here with perception and in sing-along rhyming couplets.

Claude Monet, el fundador del movimiento impresionista en pintura, es además uno de los pintores de paisajes más notables de la historia del arte occidental. Desde su juventud comenzó a pintar al aire libre, buscando captar y reflejar en sus obras las sutiles variaciones de luz y atmósfera que se producían con el paso de las horas y con el cambio de las estaciones. Este hermoso libro muestra cómo Julia, una pequeña niña ingresa en un jardín y encuentra a un anciano cuidando las flores. Él la invita a recorrer el lugar y así ella ûy los lectoresû van recorriendo algunos de los lugares y escenas más característicos de la pintura impresionista. La razón no es casual, porque el gentil anciano es el célebre pintor Claude Monet. El libro incluye hermosas reproducciones a todo color de las obras más significativas del gran pintor francés.