David McPhail Books

WYNKEN, BLYNKEN, AND NOD takes children on a magical journey into the night sky where three fishermen sail in a wooden shoe, capturing the stars in nets of silver and gold and laughing with the moon. And when the nighttime adventure comes to an end, the wooden shoe brings the fishermen home to the real world of a child fast asleep.With soft illustrations and rhythmic rhyme, this lullaby poem will help energetic toddlers settle down and have sweet dreams as they snuggle into their beds.

Although Potter's animals are anthropomorphized, they never suffer from the coy sentimentality displayed by less able executants. Her down-to-earth directness makes no concessions to "childish" vocabulary or tender emotions: Peter's father was "put in a pie and eaten".

Endorsed by Amnesty International. No. No? No! A little boy sets out to deliver a letter, witnessing acts of war on the way. But when he encounters a bully by the post-box, he decides that enough is enough. Almost wordless, but speaking volumes, No! dramatises conflict and its alternatives in a language that is accessible to everyone, young or old: beautiful paintings, executed with profound feeling and an artist's vision and wisdom. No! is the author's expression of hope that the playgrounds of the world, big and small, will soon become safer and friendlier for all.

Help a little raccoon help find all of his silly hats in this Level C beginning reader for kids.I had a red hat. I had a bed hat.Little raccoon has 10 hats in all. But a strong wind comes by and scatters them everywhere. He'll need help from readers to find them all!This beginning reader from lauded author-illustrator David McPhail will delight and engage children with a gentle search-and-find adventure.This book has been officially leveled using the F & P Level Gradient(TM) Leveling System.For readers who've mastered basic sight words, Level C books feature slightly longer sentences and a wider range of high-frequency words than Level B books. Level C books are suitable for mid-to-late kindergarten readers. When Level C is mastered, follow up with Level DThe award-winning I Like to Read series features guided reading levels A through G, based upon Fountas & Pinnell standards. Acclaimed author-illustrators--including winners of Caldecott, Theodor Seuss Geisel, and Coretta Scott King honors--create original, high-quality illustrations that support comprehension of simple text and are fun for kids to read again and again with their parents, teachers or on their own!

Lion is too hot in the jungle, so he sets off for the hills, where he finds some lovely cold white fluffy stuff - snow. He is so excited that he takes some home to share with his friends. David McPhail is the illustrator of more than 30 books for children.

While waiting to have his picture taken, Pig Pig practices saying "Cheese" as he looks through a photo album and is amazed at the outcome. Suggested level: junior.