Edward Ardizzone byl britský umělec, spisovatel a ilustrátor, známý především svými dětskými knihami. Jeho práce se vyznačuje osobitým stylem a uměleckým cítěním. Ardizzone dokázal vytvořit svět, který rezonuje s dětskými čtenáři i dospělými. Jeho příspěvek k dětské ilustraci byl oceněn prestižní cenou, což potvrzuje jeho význam v oboru.
Bored with his schoolwork, Tim is longing to be at sea again when who should appear but his old friend, Captain McFee! On board ship, Tim befriends Ginger, the first ship' s boy. When mischievous Ginger gets into trouble, Tim must use all of his resourcefulness to come to the rescue.
Tim and Ginger are working cabin boys on the S.S. Royal Fusilier when they find a puppy in one of the lifeboats. They decide to call him Towser and smuggle him on board, avoiding the watchful eyes of Captain Piper, who hates dogs. But as time goes on, Towser grows bigger and bigger...
Mr Potter is a proud shopkeeper with a busy shop, until one day a big superstore opens across the street. The new store has a delivery service so Mr Potter employs an old little horse bus to deliver his wares. But when the superstore's delivery cart is stolen there is only one little horse bus to save the day!
Tim arrives home after a long holiday to find that his parents have vanished. He is determined to search, if necessary, the whole wide world, until he has found them. Winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal
Eager to go to sea, Tim and his friend Ginger are delighted to join the Claribel on a voyage, but when disaster strikes, the boys have to help out, Tim on the bridge and Ginger in the galley.
A young boy wants to be a sailor, but his parents say he is much too young. Tim grabs the chance to stow away on a steamer, but little does he expect the hard work, stormy sea and sinking ship to come.
This collection of de la Mare's poetry, in print since its first publication in 1913, has fostered in generations of children a lifelong love of language. Full-color and black-and-white illustrations.
Povídku o Vánocích napsal velšský básník Dylan Thomas ještě před koncem druhé světové války, ale vydána nakonec byla po větších i menších peripetiích a změnách až v roce 1954. Od té doby se ale toto drobné dílo stalo vánoční klasikou v mnoha zemích. V českém překladu vychází poprvé knižně a čtenáři malí i velcí se budou moci ponořit do vánoční atmosféry plné naducaného sněhu, sladkých dobrot a také dárků, méně či více praktických a méně či více chtěných.
The Collected Tales of Nurse Matilda
The incorrigible Brown children, who devour nannies, nurse-maids, and governesses, finally meet their match.
Barney is a solitary little boy, given to wandering off by himself. One day he is lying on the edge of a disused chalk-pit when it gives way and he lands in a sort of cave. Here he meets 'somebody with a lot of shaggy hair and two bright black eyes' wearing a rabbit skin and speaking in grunts. He names him Stig.
