Jim the chimpanzee is having a bad day. He’s in a terrible mood and his friends don’t understand why he can’t just smile and be happy. Jim tries to take their advice, doing everything to look happier for everyone else. Nothing works. Multiple attempts at being “happy” and one minor meltdown later, he storms off […]
Written in verse, this story for beginning readers follows detective Nate – the World’s Greatest Detective – on his case of finding a missing cat on Halloween. It also features background information on the celebration and ideas for fun Halloween activities. Overall, more than two dozens of Nate’s stories are available.
In this picture book, an IT-savvy donkey and a book-loving monkey discover the advantages of a ‘classic’ book, offering wonders which no digital medium seems to provide. This work is suited for interdisciplinary teaching with regard to Computer Sciences.
You may think Australian wombats don’t do much except eat, sleep and dig. Well, this little wombat is different. Not only does he eat, sleep and dig, he also trains humans to do work for him like give him treats. This illustrated (and hilarious) story shows us that we may all share some qualities with […]
A bilingual story about bugs, beetles, and their surrounding nature, plants, and animals. In the first volume of the series, the reader follows the two small beetle friends Rosi & Skeeter on their adventures through an old oak forest. The series is suitable for younger learners of English as it provides its readers with both, […]
A rhyming heart-warming story about the beauty of one’s outer appearance and the beauty of the soul. “The zebra looked graceful; the leopard looked great. Oh, what a picture of beauty – but wait!” Hyena, wildebeest, vulture, warthog, and marabou strive through the Savannah – perfectly imperfect as they are.
A spin on the classic ‘princess is saved by the prince who slays the dragon’ tale. When Princess Elizabeth’s castle is destroyed and Prince Ronald is kidnapped by a dragon, she knows she has to save him. She follows the dragon, dressed in a paper bag and manages to rescue the Prince. However, he tells […]
An illustrated book about the importance of sharing. Amanda and Jeremiah just can’t get along in kindergarten. They keep wanting to read the same books, use the same toys… The teacher tells them kids in kindergarten share. They share everything. Well Amanda and Jeremiah take that sentence literally and start sharing shoes, dirty socks…
Imagine entering the world only to realize you’re all alone. In this illustrated story a baby bird hatches out of its egg but its mother is nowhere to be found. On a quest to find her, the baby bird encounters many different animals, always leading to the question ‘Are you my mother?’.
An illustrated collection of opposites ranging from big and small to whisper and shout. Each set of opposites has its own representative animal, no extra words needed. Sandra Boynton’s range of illustrated children’s books include various topics that cover the building blocks of basic vocabulary. Whether it’s From Horns to Toes about different body parts […]
A story about the well-known cat with the striped hat and his companions Thing One and Thing Two. On a rainy day, the cat visits Sally and her brother. He wants to show them tricks and play but the siblings’ pet fish strongly objects. This book is wonderful for getting to know adjectives and simple […]
This award-winning childhood classic follows the life cycle of a very hungry caterpillar that hatches from a tiny egg and eventually transforms into a beautiful butterfly after eating quantities of food. The story, which was adapted and translated in more than 60 languages covers vocabulary related to different kinds of fruit and food, the days of the week and counting up […]
Peter Rabbit and his three siblings Flopsy, Mopsy and Cottontail discover their surroundings and experience adventures in nature. In “The Tale of Peter Rabbit” they are told by their mother not to enter the vegetable garden of Mr. McGregor. While his siblings listen to their mother, Peter – who is a far more adventurous and […]