Download or read book Miss Lily s Fabulous Pink Feather Boa written by Margaret Wild and published by Picture Puffin. This book was released on 2005 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Miss Lily's fabulous pink feather boa is the most wonderful thing the Last Potoroo has ever seen. & & When Miss Lily dances the tango, the Last Potoroo can't take her eyes off it. & And when she wraps it around herself, she feels, for the first time in her life, that she can do anything - and everything! & & Something so fabulous just has to be magic . . .

Download or read book Magrit written by Lee Battersby and published by Walker Books Australia. This book was released on 2016-03-01 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A wonderfully strange yet poignant tale of accepting the truth about oneself. Magrit lives in an abandoned cemetery. She is as forgotten as the tiny graveyard that surrounds her. One night a passing stork drops a strange bundle into the graveyard. Master Puppet, her friend and advisor, tells her it is an awful, ugly, terrible thing and that she should get rid of it. But Magrit has other ideas.

Download or read book Puffling written by Margaret Wild and published by Feiwel & Friends. This book was released on 2009-10-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Puffling is a baby—small, white, and very hungry. Every day he waits in the burrow while his parents, Big Stripy Beak and Long Black Feather hunt for food. As he grows, Puffling dreams of the day when he will leave his nest and fly away—but he isn't ready yet, not until he's tall and brave enough to fend for himself. Every day Puffling asks his parents, but every day they say he must wait until he has grown bigger. Will he ever be ready to head out into the world on his own? This story about how love makes us strong, brave, and happy, too, is perfect for so many milestones: first times with babysitters, first days of school, and even graduation.

Download or read book Sebastian Lives in a Hat written by Thelma Catterwell and published by . This book was released on 2015-12-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Ruby Roars written by Margaret Wild and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2009-06-01 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When she was a baby, Ruby liked making popping noises with her dummy. 'Pop! Pop! Pop!' When she was older, she tried making scary noises instead. 'Scrrr! Screekle! Scrunch!' But she couldn't frighten anyone, not a frog, not a fish. 'Shivers!' thought Ruby. What was the scariest noise she could make? And she opened her mouth wide to find out... 'Beware, this story could provoke a wild rumpus.' Magpies Both author and illustrator are donating a portion of their royalties to the Save the Tasmanian Devil Appeal.

Download or read book There s a Sea in My Bedroom written by Margaret Wild and published by Picture Puffin. This book was released on 2005 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: David is frightened of the sea. He does not like it at all, not one bit. One day he finds a conch shell at the beach and takes it home. He can hear the sea trapped inside. 'Come out, sea, come out,' he says softly. 'I won't hurt you.' This beautifully illustrated story takes the reader into a child's fantasy world.

Download or read book Nighty Night written by Margaret Wild and published by Peachtree Publishing Company. This book was released on 2014-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's bedtime on the farm, but the baby animals aren't ready to go to sleep.

Download or read book Woolvs in the Sitee written by Margaret Wild and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a mostly abandoned city, Ben lives in a musty basement room, terrified of the "woolvs" that dwell in the shadows outside, with only an upstairs neighbor, Mrs. Radinski, to help him cope with his fears.

Download or read book Chalk Boy written by Margaret Wild and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2018-06-27 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Barnaby is a pavement artist. This morning he started drawing me. I have a head that can think, eyes that can see, ears that can hear and legs that can run. Best of all, I have a heart that can feel. Thank you, Barnaby. Award-winning writer Margaret Wild compresses epic themes into a poetic, poignant story, vividly brought to life by Mandy Ord's distinctive, dynamic art.

Download or read book Fox written by Ron Brooks and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2010-06-01 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dog and Magpie are friends, but when Fox comes into the bush, everything changes. This breathtaking story has won acclaim around the world: CBCA Picture Book of the Year; two Premiers' literary awards; honours in Germany, Brazil, Japan; a shortlisting for the prestigious Kate Greenaway Medal in the UK, and more. 'A publishing landmark.' Magpies 'Magnificent.' Reading Time 'a stunning book' Australian Bookseller and Publisher 'The images from this unsettling, provocative story will resonate long after the book has been closed.' Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) 'A strongly atmospheric psycho-fable--visually striking--an open-ended discussion starter.' Kirkus Reviews 'Fox is an archetypal drama about friendship, loyalty, risk and betrayal - a story that is as rich for adults as for older children.' Los Angeles Times

Download or read book Miss Lily s Fabulous Pink Feather Boa written by Margaret Wild and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Gods Arrive written by Edith Wharton and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2016-04-01 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This early work by Edith Wharton was originally published in 1932 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Gods Arrive' is a sequel to 'Hudson River Bracketed' in which the characters, Halo and Vance, try to continue their literary relationship. Edith Wharton was born in New York City in 1862. Wharton's first poems were published in Scribner's Magazine. In 1891, the same publication printed the first of her many short stories, titled 'Mrs. Manstey's View'. Over the next four decades, they - along with other well-established American publications such as Atlantic Monthly, Century Magazine, Harper's and Lippincott's - regularly published her work.

Download or read book A Bit of Company written by Margaret Wild and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Loneliness is universal but friendship is often close by ... Christopher is feeling lonely because his mother is busy with the new triplets, Jerry, Josh and Jane. He is so lonely he could scream ... and scream ... and SCREAM. His neighbour, Molly MacNamara, is feeling the same way and one Monday morning at exactly ten o'clock, she does just that ...

Download or read book Seven More Sleeps written by Margaret Wild and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There's only seven more sleeps until the party and Mum, Babs the Baby and Fog the Dog are busy. There are invitations to make, decorations to hang, balloons to be blown up and the cake to be baked. And when the day comes, there's a big surprise.

Download or read book Kiss Kiss written by Margaret Wild and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story that follows is a delightful page turner. As Baby Hippo walks through the jungle he hears "Kiss, kiss!" from his neighbouring animal friends. Finally, he realises what it is he forgot to doa With a charming text and stunning illustrations, Kiss, Kiss! is a warm, affectionate story that will delight both children and their parents. Around the bumpy, bumpy rocks waddles Baby Hippo. And this is what he hearda "Kiss, kiss!" Up the mossy, mossy bank waddled baby Hippo. And this is what he hearda "Kiss, kiss!"

Download or read book Old Pig written by Margaret Wild and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2009-06-01 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Old Pig and Granddaughter have lived together for a long, long time. They share everything, including the chores, until the day when Old Pig does not get up as usual for breakfast. Calmly she pays her bills and puts her affairs in order. Then she takes Granddaughter on a last, long walk - looking and listening, smelling and tasting. Old Pig and Granddaughter say goodbye to each other in the best way they know. 'One of the truly great picture books.' Margaret Dunkle, Australian Bookseller and Publisher 'This heartbreaking, gentle, perfectly indirect story about the last days on earth of an elderly pig offers a better introduction to the fact and poetry of mortality than many a more studied attempt.' Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker 'Wild's poignant story about the death of Old Pig is full of warmth and, yes, joy.' Publishers Weekly 'Beautiful in its simplicity, this captures the essence of a life; and children, even little ones, cannot help but feel the love that infuses it.' Ilene Cooper, Booklist 'A poignant but sidelong look at death - about as far from the didactic tomes as one can get.' Kirkus Reviews 'A tender meditation on the death and the appreciation of love and life that deserves to become recognised as a modern classic.' Kevin Mark, Kairos 'This book is about living, not dying.' Linnet Hunter, The Age

Download or read book Too Loud Lily written by Sophie Laguna and published by Omnibus Books. This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Everyone in her family says Lily is too loud. She is too loud at home - she wakes the baby. She is too loud in class, too. But when Miss Loopiola comes to her school to teach music and drama, Lily Hippo finds she is loud in just the right way!" -- Back cover.