Jean Little

When Brandon was first given his rabbit, Rosa, he thought she was better than perfect. He would stroke her and feed her bits of carrots and apples from his fingers, but as Brandon grew up, he became too busy to play. Rosa was hungry and lonely and worried that nobody loved her. One snowy day, Brandon takes Rosa outside to show her the snow and then forgets her. With the help of some friendly woodland animals, she is able to find her way home, just as Brandon comes out to look for her. A bit of separation has made him realize what he almost lost.

Photographs and text celebrate the joyous communication that can exist between humans and their feline companions as they engage in movement and dance together.

A visit to Great Aunt Al in the Scottish Highlands leads to an exciting change in Sophie's life.

The little red hen finds none of her lazy friends willing to help her plant, harvest, or grind wheat into flour, but all are eager to eat the bread she makes from it.

Ulf, the finger-eater, bites off more than he can chew when he meets the plucky Gudrun. Suggested level: junior, primary.

Jessie's grandfather teaches her some important lessons about the fishing industry, including what types of boats are used, how the fish are caught, why fish need to be grown in fish farms, and other related topics. Join Jessie and learn how fish are bred on farms, how fisheries officers help salmon on their journey and about the other useful methods that help bring in the daily catch. The coauthor is Jane Drake.

This is a parody of "The Lord of the Rings" by JRR Tolkien. It is very brief, comparatively, and not to be taken seriously. It is meant to be amusing even if a bit vulgar.

Having added the puppy Puddle to her growing menagerie of cat and rabbit, animal-mad Sophie makes friends with a Vietnamese pot-bellied pig and a gray pony named Bumblebee.

WELCOME TO THE NINETIES! But you'd better watch what you say ... Do you remember when people were "dishonest" not "ethically disoriented", "drunk" not "chemically inconvenienced", "fat" not "horizontally challenged" or "old" not "experientially enhanced"? You do? then you must forget such political incorrectnesses - and learn the language of the future. Only with this comprehensive, exhaustively researched reference work can you find out exactly what you can say, what you can't say, who says, and why. Read this book and never again will you refer to: the ugly bald shoplifter who is a sadomasochistic wino. You will be politically correct and say: the cosmetically different, follicularly challenged nontraditional shopper is a differently pleasured, substance abuse survivor! Whether you're oppressor or victim (or both) The Official Politically Correct Dictionary and Handbook is essential-and highly entertaining-reading.

Reformed bully Martin Hastings fantasizes about heroic adventures as an explorer and a sports star, until his new circle of friends and growing self-confidence at home make real life as exciting as his daydreams.

Fin M’Coul’s wife, Oonagh, helps him outwit his arch rival, Cucullin

A busy hen's lazy friends, though unwilling to help her plant or harvest her wheat, are eager to help eat the bread she makes from it.

Nine riddles contain clues in verse to well-known animals.

A retelling of the consequences following the meeting of Androcles, the slave, with a wounded lion in the forest.

As the world around her braces itself for World War II, a young Canadian girl with impaired vision prepares to begin public high school.