New Releases by Sam Lloyd

Although he sometimes mistakes lighted candles on a birthday cake for a house fire, the residents of Whoops-a-Daisy World can always count on their strong and brave Fire Chief Rhino whenever a blaze threatens.

This ingenious first concept book comes with its very own set of press-out shapes—circle, square, rectangle, triangle and star, each firmly secured by a bright ribbon and sticker. Children will love the satisfaction of fitting all the chunky shapes back in the right places while learning all about colours. With a zany text and bold artwork, learning is fun!

How quickly can you fit the colourful shapes back where they belong?This ingenious first concept book comes with its very own set of press-out shapes: circle, square, rectangle, triangle and star, each firmly secured by a bright ribbon and sticker. Children will love the satisfaction of fitting all the chunky shapes back in the right places while learning all about colours. With a zany text and bold artwork, learning is fun!

How quickly can children fit the numbered shapes back where they belong? The big greedy bear wants the tasty little pear, while the clean white goose belongs with the muddy smelly moose in this book about opposites. Children will love the satisfaction of fitting all the chunky shapes back in the right places while learning all about opposites.

Everyone''s favourite cat is back!

Mr Pusskins and Little Whiskers are playing in the garden. There''s so much pesky fun to be had, from springing up and down on a trampoline, to splashing around in a paddling pool. However, perhaps Mr Pusskins has met his match when he tries bouncing on a space hopper...Thank goodness Emily is there to save the day! Learn all about opposites with the irresistible Mr Pusskins.

Everyone''s favourite cat is back!

Santa Claus needs help delivering the little monsters'' presents ! Can Big... kissy... tickly... Santa-Boris save the day ?

Everyone''s favourite cat is back!

Comment M. Gropacha réagira-t-il face à une petite chipie ? La mignonne Minigrif est-elle vraiment une gentille petite chatte... ?

Dr. Meow’s Big Emergency is the first in a series of books which all take place in the friendly Whoops-a-Daisy World. In this exciting adventure, Tom Cat has hurt his leg, and Doctor Meow must help him right away. Doctor Meow and her helpers are good neighbors, and good friends, too! Sam Lloyd’s humorous, brightly colored art is thoroughly kid-friendly, and will appeal to fans of Richard Scarry. Each book will feature a different character, but all of the characters reappear throughout the series, so kids can return to their favorite friends in various books. Stay tuned for the second installment from Whoops-a-Daisy World, Chief Rhino to the Rescue!

Clara la grenouille se croit la plus belle... Elle ouvre sans cesse la bouche pour se moquer des animaux de la jungle et se vanter démesurément. Surgit alors Pat la pieuvre...

There''s an emergency phone-call at Kiss-it-Better Hospital. It''s Tom Cat . . . he''s hurt his leg! Can Doctor Miaow and Ambulance Driver Woof please come straightaway? Of course they can! Doctor Miaow and Ambulance Driver Woof are always there to help others and save the day, and children are invited to follow the gentle, reassuring drama of the exciting, yet caring world of Kiss-it-Better Hospital.

A fabulous third title featuring everyone''s favourite feisty feline!

A l''hôpital Câlin, ; le docteur Miaou est aux petits soins pour ses malades. Aidée de l''ambulancier Ouaf le chien, elle est toujours prête à intervenir. Alors, quand Tom le chat tombe d''un pommier en voulant faire peur à son ami l''oiseau, le docteur Miaou ne perd pas une seconde. Vite, c''est une urgence !

Boris veut seulement qu''on l''aime. Mais voilà il est trop grand et ses bisous chatouillent... Cependant, c''est parfois drôlement utile d''être grand et de chatouiller...

There’s something inside Mummy’s tummy. I don’t know what it could be. Perhaps it’s a buzzing flea or a chimpanzee? It’s getting bigger every day and Mummy won’t tell me. But you can lift the flaps to see! A wonderful and fun story for young children about a new addition to the family from much-loved author and illustrator Sam Lloyd.

''Well, hello and welcome, I''m Vincent, that''s me. The most gorgeous gorilla you''ll ever see. All of me''s fabulous, but the bit I love best . . . is my gloriously hairy, furry chest!'' When Vincent''s celebrated chest hair starts to dwindle and fall out, his verve for life takes an unexpected sky dive, too. But his friends soon find a way to put the cheer back into Vincent''s world view and the way he sees himself.

Gracie wakes up in a huge grump. Can a new friend help turn her day around?

It''s bedtime, but Spud can''t sleep. His alien friends are in a real mess and they need his help to get ready for bed. So Spud jumps on to his rocket and zooms into space...What a hero!

"On May 29th, 1936, at the age of 27, Lloyd Hunnicutt graduated from Cavalry School in Fort Riley, Kansas, as a Second Lieutenant in the 124th Unit of the Texas Natonal Guard . . . . received his first promotion on November 18, 1940. Nineteen months later, he went to war in the South Pacific with the 112th Cavalry."--from the Introduction "A good old-fashioned siege of homesickness wouldn''t be so bad--but these constantly recurring twinges of emptiness that occur when something unconsciously reminds me of you are a little hard to take. I don''t see now how I even had the nerve to get on the train at Fort Clark. I know now why American soldiers always win their battles--they fight hard so they can get home to their wives and families. I think our greatest hardship is that there is no one near who loves us and to whom we can turn for comfort. Each of us must stand on his own feet at all times. But that is enough of that. Remember that without your love I would have no incentive for anything ever again."--Lloyd Hunnicutt, 1942, somewhere in the South Pacific In 1942 Captain Lloyd Hunnicutt shipped out for the Pacific. He left behind, in Fort Worth, Texas, his beloved and pregnant wife, Virginia. Captain Hunnicutt went first to the island of New Caledonia, a relatively safe and malaria-free island, and then to the jungles of New Guinea, where his men were bombarded by the Japanese and threatened by malaria. Dearest Virginia presents a selection of the letters he wrote his wife, sometimes two a day. Captain Hunnicutt could not tell Virginia where he was, but the letters reflect his experiences in the Pacific--his efforts to keep busy on ship, the importance he placed on reading, the pleasures of fresh food as opposed to C-rations. But above all, these are love letters, filled with longing and loneliness, philosophical musings on marriage and fidelity, and humor. Reflecting the feelings of service men and women everywhere in all wars, these letters are as poignant and relevant today as they were sixty years ago. Of his concern for his wife''s pregnancy, he wrote, "I don''t want you scared by an automobile or anything this late--the baby might have a voice like a Chevrolet horn!" The baby was a girl, named Gayle, who moved to England and became a well-known actress. Clearing out her parents'' home when her mother moved to an assisted living facility, she found the letters from her father, stashed them away for later, and eventually spent months sorting, choosing, and condensing them to produce this book. Unfortunately, Captain Hunnicutt was required for security reasons to destroy any letters he received, so none of Virginia''s correspondence survives. Gayle Hunnicutt contributed a lengthy memoir, rich with her memories of her parents and a childhood in Fort Worth. First published in England by Kyle Cathie Ltd: Publishers--2004.