New Releases by Michael Catchpool

A caped crusader learns that he''s never too busy to say sorry

SuperJoe--superhero in the making--is convinced he doesn''t need cuddles from his mom. He flies around the neighborhood rescuing people from escaped tigers, runaway trains, and raging rivers, all while battling his nemesis the Gray Shadow. Naturally, he refuses all cuddles. Until one night, when he can''t sleep . . .

When one brown bear decides to follow one yellow bee to his honey, he is followed by two greedy geese, who in turn are followed by three shy mice. When the bee reaches his hive he is joined by one hundred yellow bees, who chase the one brown bear, followed by the two greedy geese, and the three shy mice in this rhythmic story filled with humor and TROUBLE!

Fred has five frogs. Finn has five frogs. And when ten frogs get together, it’s party time! Hopping Mad! is from Level 2 of Ready Steady Read! a fantastic graded reading scheme with four reading levels from Little Tiger Press. Ready Steady Read! makes learning to read fun. Each book contains games and activities to reinforce learning and test comprehension in a way developing readers will enjoy as well as handy parent notes from Prue Goodwin, Lecturer in Literacy and Children''s Books. Level 2 is suitable for developing readers. The stories will help build their confidence, opening up the world of reading and imagination to them. About Level 2: longer sentences simple vocabulary, introducing new words longer stories of up to 200 words bold design, to capture readers’ interest

Sam is just sick of that yucky love thing. Everywhere he looks people are hugging and kissing. It''s disgusting. Sam hops on his bicycle to get away, as far away as he can. But even in the depths of the jungle and on the floor of the ocean there''s no escape.

Perfect for Earth Day--and all through the year. From author Michael Catchpool and illustrator Alison Jay comes a magical tale about the beauty and fragility of our natural world, and the wisdom and courage needed to protect it. One small boy has a special gift—he can weave cloth from the clouds: gold in the early morning with the rising sun, white in the afternoon, and crimson in the evening. He spins just enough cloth for a warm scarf. But when the king sees the boy''s magnificent cloth, he demands cloaks and gowns galore. "It would not be wise," the boy protests. "Your majesty does not need them!" But spin he must—and soon the world around him begins to change....

On top of a hill, a boy spins cloth from the clouds, just enough for a warm scarf. But when the Kind sees the wonderful cloth, he demands cloaks and gowns galore. "It would not be wise," the boy protests. "Your majesty does not need them!" But spin he must - and soon the world around him begins to change.

Since Grandpa''s illness and death, his family have left his boat, The Periwinkle, untouched and unused. But one day they decide to repair the boat in memory of Grandpa, and find that it is better to remember than to forget. A powerful story that tackles death in a positive way, stunningly illustrated by an award-winning artist.

Ilustrado por Sophy WilliamsDesde que el abuelo murió, su querido barco, el Bígaro, ha quedado abandonado e inservible. La familia está demasiado triste para limpiarlo y pintarlo. Pero papá se da cuenta de que si recuperan el barco también recuperarán los

You won''t shift a hippo if it don''t want to go, and that''s a fact. So how on earth are the jungle animals going to get this lazy hippo to move from the bridge? Lion, monkey and warthog try to order, push and bounce him off, but it''s a little mouse who holds the key to shifting this hippo.

Sam is just sick of that yucky love thing. Everywhere he looks people are hugging and kissing. It''s disgusting. Sam hops on his bicycle to get away, as far away as he can. But even in the depths of the jungle and on the floor of the ocean there''s no escape.

Thomas heeft genoeg van al dat kleffe, verliefde gedoe van de mensen en dieren om hem heen. Hij gaat op reis en vindt uiteindelijk rust op een onbewoond eiland. Prentenboek met paginagrote, kleurrijke tekeningen in gemengde (foto)techniek. Vanaf ca. 5 jaar.

A lion, monkey, and warthog fail to move a hippo from a bridge until a mouse shows them how easy it really is.

Every night from the hillside comes a terrible howling sound. The animals just can''t imagine what might be making it. The grown-ups tell their children that it''s probably a wolf - they''ve all got something to say about a wolf - it''s mean and ugly and scary... and greedy and hungry for food! But when a little mouse on his own wakes up, he''s got no one to ask, so he sets out to find out the truth... and makes himself a special new friend!

En este libro ilustrado un oso sigue a una abeja. Así comienza una persecución que reune el oso con dos gansos, tres ratones y muchas abejas.

Sam is a good shepherd but falls asleep while counting the sheep which escape from the pasture and wreak havoc in town.

Un jour, un jeune ours brun vit une petite abeille passer. Bien sûr, la petite abeille vit, elle aussi, le jeune ours brun. Le jeune ours brun pensa : " Tiens, tiens, une abeille... A moi le bon miel ! " La petite abeille pensa : " Oh, oh, un ours... A moi les ennuis ! " Une aventure pleine de surprises dans laquelle le jeune ours brun apprendra, à ses dépens, que l''on trouve toujours plus malin que soi ! Une histoire amusante et captivante...

One bear follows one bee, but instead of honey, he finds trouble.

Ein misslungener Honigklau: Bruno Bär weiss, dass es dort, wo Bienen herumschwirren, auch leckeren Honig gibt, und so folgt er einer emsigen Nektarsammlerin. Doch dabei ist er nicht allein, denn zwei Gänse, welche glauben in seiner Nähe saftige Beeren ergattern zu können, watscheln ihm hinterher. Diesen folgen drei Mäuse, die hoffen bei den Gänsen goldgelbes Korn zu finden. Doch als Bruno das Bienennest erreicht, ereilt ihn eine böse Überraschung und da heisst es, nichts wie weg, samt Anhang... Eine lustige Geschichte von Michael Catchpool mit wunderschönen Bildern von Vanessa Cabban versehen. Ab 3 Jahren, gut Frau BB.