Margaret Ryan is a prolific children's author dedicated to igniting a passion for reading in young minds. Her approach centers on creating fun and interactive author visits, often involving her audience by dressing them as characters from her stories. Ryan's work, primarily for children aged five to eleven, has been adapted for television and radio, and she has a notable talent for crafting engaging narratives for reluctant readers. Her books, which have been translated into numerous languages, reflect her commitment to making literature an accessible and enjoyable experience.
This series of books charts the experiences of the adventurous inhabitants of the rainforest. In this volume, Bumpy the sun bear is busy finding food to fill her rumbling tummy. She ignores all her friends, but will she spot the Angry Ant gang before it's too late?
Airy Fairy must clean and redecorate her room in order to win a prize and only has three days to do it, but her task is made even harder by Scary Fairy's meddling.
It's Autumn time and Harry's sweeping leaves and collecting apples. It's very hard work. But Harry has forgotten that Autumn leaves make bonfires, and apples make toffee apples. This story provides visual and textual information about autumn and the changes to our environment at that time of year
Fat Alphie wants to be famous, like his cousin, Skinny Jinny, the explorer. There must be something he can turn his paw to besides eating...but what?
Everybody knows that fairies are charming little creatures, dainty, pretty, and tidy. Not Airy Fairy! Airy Fairy's classroom report is the worst her school has ever seen, and she must complete a special fairy task during the Christmas holidays to make up for her poor grades. The result is fun and laughter. Spotlight editions are printed on high-quality paper and with reinforced library bindings specifically printed for the library market. Grades 2-4.