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Patrick Benson

    Patrick Benson is a celebrated children's book illustrator whose work is cherished for its playful spirit and warmth. His distinctive style breathes life into characters, resonating with readers of all ages. His illustrations adorn a wide array of beloved stories, bringing a unique visual charm to each narrative.

    The Willows and Beyond
    Little Penguin
    The Minpins
    Soon
    Owl babies
    The Christmas books
    • From Patrick Benson, the illustrator of Owl Babies, comes the read-aloud story of Raju the baby elephant and his mummy who set out on a great jungle adventure. Raju follows his mother, holding tightly onto her tail, as they bravely journey across a wide river, battle the tall grass and delve into the deep, dark forest ... meeting snapping crocodiles, slithering snakes and ferocious tigers along the way. But where are Raju and his mummy going? What will they see in the end? Little tired Raju keeps asking, "When can we go home again?" and, each time, his mummy replies, “Soonâ€. This lyrical story transports readers to the lush, wild Indian jungle and exquisitely captures the fear and excitement of new experience.Please ask if you need a specific version. The data provided here may not be correct. With buying and not asking you are accepting the book as is.

      Soon2015
      4.6
    • Little Penguin

      • 36 pages
      • 2 hours of reading

      Comparing herself to the larger Emperor penguins, Pip the Adélie penguin feels unhappy with her size until an encounter with a huge sperm whale puts things in a different perspective for her.

      Little Penguin1997
    • Toad of Toad Hall has his finest hour - in the final volume of William Horwood's bestselling Tales of the Willows sequence.

      The Willows and Beyond1997
      4.5
    • Each of these short stories was written specifically for Christmas. They combine concern for social ills with the myths and memories of childhood and traditional Christmas spirit-lore. The stories include "A Christmas Carol", "The Chimes", "The Battle of Life" and "The Cricket on the Hearth".

      The Christmas books1997
      4.6
    • The Willows In Winter

      • 320 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      This is a re-creation of the much-loved world of Kenneth Grahames The Wind in the Willows. William Horwood, author of the Duncton trilogies, brings to life the characters of Badger, Water Rat, Mole and Toad.

      The Willows In Winter1995
      4.1
    • A story in which three baby owls wake up one night in their hole in a tree to find that their mother has gone. Darkness gathers and the owls grow anxious, until at last she returns and they bounce up and down with joy. Illustrated by Patrick Benson in full colour.

      Owl babies1994
      4.4
    • The Minpins

      • 48 pages
      • 2 hours of reading

      Little Billy doesn't really believe there are monsters in the wood, but the red-hot smoke-belching gruncher is real enough, and so are the tiny minpins, whose minature world is in danger.

      The Minpins1993
      3.9