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Wicked, witty verse and art that celebrate the child's powers of imagination and fantasy. A multicultural tale that all children will identify with. US Grade Level Equivalent: 2 US Guided Reading Level: L
A baby elephant is lost and alone in the forest, when a herd of buffaloes comes along and takes him into their fold - what is he now, an elephant or a buffalo?
Illustrated by Durga Bai, a brilliant woman tribal artist from the Gond tradition of central India, this charming tale helps children to hunt for the improbable number of animals who clamber aboard an ever-expanding tree.
One night, in the dim darkness of his room, Moin heard something shuffling and sniffling under his bed ...' It is a monster. Moin has to learn to live with the monster, which does nothing but eat bananas, sing silly songs and try out new hairstyles. However, keeping the monster a secret from his parents and teachers is a tough task and finally Moin decides that the only thing to do is send the monster back where it came from...
Stuck with a stubborn hiccup? Try these remedies.Absurd text and humorous art comes together in this hilarious picture book. Unable to get over a stubboron hiccup, the indefatigable little girl in the book tries out one impossible remedy to the next, and in the event takes the reader through a number of absurd situations. Anushka Ravishankar's nimble and funny verse captures in precise but jolly rhyme the girl's adventures with her hiccups.
Tiger, tiger on a treeIs it true? Can it be?Did he fly? Did he flee?Did he fall and hurt his knee?Did he cry? Did he plead?If you want to know,Read.An award-winning combination of black, orange and whimsical poetry, this is the tale of a wild tiger cub that wanders into an Indian village. The art, verse and typography run and bounce off the page, drawing both the curious child and the quizzical adult into the book's ever-surprising world.
This absurd story of a child's flight of imagination is richly coloured with highly original quilted images, put together with fabric collected during the artist's trip to India.
In 'To Market! To Market!', a little girl sets off to the market with some money in her pocket - and no idea what to buy. Written in fun and dynamic nonsense verse, this picture book gives children a message about non-commercial enjoyment, and is excellent for reading aloud, and invites repeating.
Pioneering graphic design in a children's book, using typography to create illustrations. Words read like puzzles.
When great detective Captain Coconut is called in to solve a mystery involving missing bananas, he finds himself using his math skills on a slippery trail of peels.