This author has a background in fine arts and filmmaking, now focusing on writing and illustration. His work is often visually rich, exploring themes of nature and adventure. He offers readers a unique perspective on the world through his artistic sensibility.
Moose is missing out on life: he is unadventurous! Finally he decides to take life by the antlers, and sails a boat out to sea. Washed up on a desert island after a storm, he makes a friend called Tuesday, and learns to be self sufficient. Rescue finally comes, and Moose returns home to his friends feeling like a new moose!
A bear, a moose, and a beaver who are best friends, but often disagree, have a trying adventure when they decide to take a canoe trip together.
Oldland's delightfully comic characters return once more to encourage us all to slow things down and stop to smell the roses. Bear, Moose and Beaver set out on a hike one day, but they grow restless and decide to race to the top of a mountain: what could go wrong?
A huge bear is wandering through the forest but wait a minute! Who's that he's hugging? A beaver? And a moose? And a bird? And a tree? Welcome to the world of Big Bear Hug, a contemporary fable about a bear who has an appetite for hugging everything in sight even creatures that bears have been known to eat. One day, the benevolent bear meets up with a human. This human proceeds to do something the bear cannot understand: he raises his axe and begins to cut down a tree. Suddenly the bear doesn't feel like hugging anymore and must make a difficult decision on how to stop this destruction in his forest
Starring a charming cast of characters, Nicholas Odland's humorous contemporary fable highlights the importance of taking care of our wild places and our friendships.
The lovable trio is back — just in time for Christmas! The bear, the moose and the beaver have forgotten the most important Christmas decoration of all — the tree! Rushing through the snowy forest, they reject one tree after another, until the friends finally spot the perfect one. But just as the beaver is about to chop it down, the bear stops him. He can’t allow it to be harmed; it is much too beautiful! But his friends disagree. They need this tree! Is there a way to have a perfect Christmas — without chopping down the perfect tree? Life in the wild can be a bit … unexpected! Just the way kids love it!
The lovable trio hits the ice . . . eventually! It’s wintertime, and the bear, the moose and the beaver can’t wait for hockey season to start. They’re so eager, in fact, they head out onto the ice before it’s thick enough, and they all fall through. Twice. While they wait for the lake to freeze, they try to take their minds off hockey. There’s competitive napping. Karaoke. Lots of comfort food. Until, at last, the day arrives when the ice is ready. But, after all that time not being active, are they ready? The waiting is the hardest part, right?
Count down from ten striding velociraptors to a ferociously funny end in this counting book for dinosaur lovers of all ages!
Mit vereinten Kräften klappt alles! Unsere drei Freunde – Bär, Elch und Biber – wollen sich auf große Fahrt begeben. Doch sie kommen einfach nicht vom Fleck. Endlich begreifen sie, dass es nur dann vorangeht, wenn sie an einem Strang ziehen. Bis dahin passieren ihnen allerdings einige köstliche Missgeschicke. Die drei Freunde wollen zusammen eine Kanutour machen. Doch anstatt einen gemeinsamen Rhythmus für ihr Fortkommen zu finden, paddelt jeder für sich allein, und sie drehen sich – im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes – im Kreis. Und weil jeder alles allein machen will, statt mit vereinten Kräften, geht eins nach dem anderen schief. Doch mit der Zeit verstehen die drei Freunde, dass sie nur gemeinsam stark sind. Eine heitere Fabel darüber, wie wichtig es ist, an einem Strang zu ziehen.
Ein sehr humorvolles Bilderbuch für Kinder, die morgens müde sind, aber abends nicht. Und die soll es ja geben … Der kleine Frosch Bob hüpft den ganzen Tag unentwegt herum, und am Abend hüpft er zum Zähneputzen und ins Bett. Und wie toll er in seinem herrlichen Pyjama auf dem Bett hüpfen kann! Er hüpft bis zum frühen Morgen und erst da schläft er – total müde – ein. Als seine Eltern ihn dann wecken, kann er kaum aufstehen und ist zu gar nichts zu gebrauchen. Den ganzen lieben langen Tag nicht! So einen Tag will er aber nie wieder erleben: Deshalb hüpft er von nun an rechtzeitig ins Bett, damit er am nächsten Tag wieder munter weiterhüpfen kann.