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Colin McNaughton

    May 1, 1951

    Colin McNaughton draws inspiration from the slapstick humor and dynamic storytelling of comic books, which he views as a modern, engaging format for children. He found his true calling in creating children's books, a medium he considers immensely satisfying, producing tangible works that children and adults alike have embraced. His approach emphasizes movement and narrative, bridging the gap between film and the traditional book.

    Dracula's Tomb
    Here Come the Aliens!
    Once Upon an Ordinary School Day
    Red Nose Readers: Happy Worm
    Boo!
    There's an Awful Lot of Weirdos in Our Neighbourhood
    • Here Come the Aliens!

      • 32 pages
      • 2 hours of reading

      In this colourful picture book, the aliens are coming - in all shapes and sizes. But something frightens them off, and they vanish forever.

      Here Come the Aliens!2013
      4.3
    • Not last night but the night before, everyone knocked at the little boy's door, they knocked him down when he let them in, but was there a big surprise for him?

      Not Last Night But the Night Before2010
    • Nighty Night!

      • 24 pages
      • 1 hour of reading

      "No-no-no-no-no-no-no!" said Littlesaurus. "Yes," said Daddysaurus. "It's time for bed." Littlesaurus doesn't want to go to bed and can think of a million reasons to stay up. This is a bedtime story, filled with prehistoric humour, that can help even the most exasperated parents get their toddler to bed, and have them chuckling as they do so.

      Nighty Night!2008
      3.7
    • Bernie ist neu in der Stadt und hat noch keine Freunde. Als er um Aufnahme im Fussball-Team bittet, ist niemand begeistert, denn Bernie hat nicht wirklich eine Fussballer-Statur: er ist ziemlich rund und ungeschickt. Erst beim grossen Fussball-Turnier kann er Tims Tigern beweisen, wo seine Stärken liegen.

      Bernie am Ball2006
    • Once Upon an Ordinary School Day

      • 32 pages
      • 2 hours of reading

      It was an ordinary morning when the ordinary boy woke up, and it was an ordinary journey to school - but then Mr Gee bounced into the classroom and everything changed. And the ordinary boy began to write: the words just tumbled out of him pell-mell.

      Once Upon an Ordinary School Day2005
      4.3
    • Hmm...

      A Preston Pig Story

      • 32 pages
      • 2 hours of reading

      Mr Wolf is hungry as usual and Preston the Pig has some career suggestions for his enemy so that he will be able to buy food rather than catch it Preston, whilst keeping at a safe distance from Mister Wolf, suggests that he could become a footballer, or a poet or a crane driver or even an astronaut. But no matter what job Mister Wolf imagines himself doing it somehow always manages to involve eating Preston When Preston is called away to his dinner the wolf is also given a dinner of sorts, when Preston's dad drops a solid iron pot of slops on unlucky wolf's head. AGE 4-7

      Hmm...2000
      3.8
    • Suddenly!

      • 32 pages
      • 2 hours of reading

      Time after time, Preston the pig unknowingly outwits a hungry wolf that is trying to catch and eat him.

      Suddenly!1998
      4.0
    • Dracula's Tomb

      • 24 pages
      • 1 hour of reading

      This novelty book contains the last remains and journals of Count Dracula, including his school report, his holiday snaps, pictures of his pets and the contents of his fridge. On the last page, the count himself pops up to give the reader a surprise

      Dracula's Tomb1998
      4.0
    • ... und Tooor!

      • 28 pages
      • 1 hour of reading

      Schweinchen Paul, der beste Fussballer der Welt, wird zum Supermarkt geschickt. Der Fussball kommt selbstverständlich mit. Ein Tor jagt das andere. Der Schaden ist riesengross!

      ... und Tooor!1998
    • Boo!

      • 32 pages
      • 2 hours of reading

      Preston Pig (aka the Masked Avenger) is on a mission to frighten as many people as possible, shouting "Boo " and then disappearing into the night. But his mission is thwarted by the greatest villain in the universe -- his dad. Preston's dad decides he must teach Preston a lesson. But it might just backfire on him . . .

      Boo!1997
      4.5
    • Oops!

      • 32 pages
      • 2 hours of reading

      When Preston the Pig puts on his red coat and sets off through the woods to visit his granny, Mr Wolf is reminded of a story, but he just can't remember what the story is and how it ends. Eventually, just as he is about to make off with Preston and Granny stuffed in his sack, the door swings open. . . . and Mr Wolf remembers what happens in LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD! Colin McNaughton's slapstick humour speaks directly to children's sense of fun and mischief. Both children and adults alike will delight in the comedy of this new story, and in the bold, colourful illustrations, full of incident and humour.

      Oops!1996
    • Huh!

      • 26 pages
      • 1 hour of reading

      Erwin, der Rächer, schleicht durch die Stadt und stösst sein grausiges Huh aus. Doch als er dem grössten Bösewicht auflauert, passiert etwas Unerwartetes ...

      Huh!1996
    • Making Friends with Frankenstein

      • 90 pages
      • 4 hours of reading

      ughton's third book of silly, funny, completely hilarious verse offers a veritable feast of ridiculous monsters, revolting insults, and awful aliens. Packed with irresistible and irrepressible illustrations, Making Friends With Frankenstein promises readers hours of read-aloud fun. Full color.

      Making Friends with Frankenstein1995
    • The incorrigible Colin McNaughton sets sail with a hilarious high-seas, high-time adventure for every swashbuckling young matey. Ahoy! CAPTAIN ABDUL'S PIRATE SCHOOL finds a reluctant pirate pupil stuck on a ship with Captain Abdul, a scary scoundrel with more missing pieces than a secondhand jigsaw puzzle. Will there be a mutiny? Or will this junior pirate end up having more fun than any kid could imagine?

      Captain Abduls Pirate School1994
    • Red Nose Readers: Happy Worm

      • 32 pages
      • 2 hours of reading

      Labelled pictures introduce vocabulary and such concepts as cause and effect, opposites, and parts of a whole.

      Red Nose Readers: Happy Worm1990
      4.5
    • La famiglia Varietà

      • 32 pages
      • 2 hours of reading

      I genitori sono sempre vestiti da cavallo, i figli all'inizio si divertono poi cresendo si vergognano del vestito ridicolo dei genito, ma alla fine si mette tutto a posto.

      La famiglia Varietà1989
    • Red Nose Readers: Tell Us A Story

      • 32 pages
      • 2 hours of reading

      Two boys who urged their father to tell them bedtime stories hear four very short and silly tales fo overeating animals

      Red Nose Readers: Tell Us A Story1987
      3.7
    • Red Nose Readers: Bear's Birthday

      • 32 pages
      • 2 hours of reading

      First published in 1985, in three sections: a bear has a noisy birthday party; a little man has a big hat; and a door is opened to a monstrous surprise.

      Red Nose Readers: Bear's Birthday1987
      3.2
    • Reading Together is a learn-to-read series of picture books for young children and parents to enjoy together. There are four levels, each consisting of six books, offering a variety of reading experiences: stories, poems, rhymes and songs, traditional tales and information books.

      One, Two, Flea!1987
    • Simple text and illustrations demonstrate in brief vignettes such concepts as cause and effect, adding, parts of a whole, opposites, and the meaning of words.

      Fee Fi Fo Fum1985
      3.5
    • Big Bad Pig

      • 32 pages
      • 2 hours of reading

      Labelled action pictures with a light story line introduce such concepts as cause and effect and opposites.

      Big Bad Pig1985
    • So Can I

      • 32 pages
      • 2 hours of reading

      "Wonderful...It is hard to imagine better first reading books." The Times Educational Supplement.

      So Can I1985