Louise Voce Bücher

A tree stood quietly in the sunshine. A big brown bear stepped up. Hello he said, very loudly. Hello Hello come little voices, squeaky voices and deep-down voices from all over the tree. But when it begins to rain, what do you think they say?

There's a new animal in the jungle, one that's never been seen before. What sort of thing could it be? Could it be a monster? Chinese whispers spread about a "spottyhippomus" - no, a "dripaslobbermouth" - no, a "grippersnappertooth - no, a "snarlyhissopus"! All this fuss over a "hippopotamus".

A fun sunny counting rhyme set in a meadow with ten animal mothers and their babies.

Introduces animals from around the world. Charming watercolour and pencil illustrations. 1-5 yrs.

How did the rhinoceros get his wrinkly skin? Why won't cats come when they're called? How did one curious elephant change the lives of all elephants? These eight best-loved stories give answers to these and other intriguing questions.

Turtle is always helping Newt and saving him from danger. He pulls Newt out of the mud when he's stuck, and warns Newt of the approach of a hungry cottonmouth snake. But Newt feels embarrassed: if only there were something he could do for Turtle. Then one day he gets the chance.