J. Alison James
Author
Publisher
North-South Books
Pub. Date
[1999]
Physical Desc
28 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Language
English
Description
Mr. Goose finds an abandoned egg, hatches it, and raises a peculiar green-skinned long-tailed chick, who worries about his identity but comes to recognize that he has a loving parent.
Author
Publisher
North-South Books
Pub. Date
2000.
Physical Desc
26 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Language
English
Description
Baby elephant has learned to do many things like catch bananas with his trunk and spray water, but he has not mastered the trumpeting sound that will keep him safe.
Author
Publisher
North-South Books
Pub. Date
2001.
Physical Desc
24 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Language
English
Description
When Teddy's owner Paul plans a costume party, the magical teddy bear comes up with a costume that keeps the guests guessing who the mysterious stranger might be.
25) It wasn't me!
Author
Publisher
North-South Books
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
24 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Language
English
Description
Mouse learns about the dangers of jumping to conclusions when he and Ferret prematurely accuse Raven of stealing Ferret's raspberries.
26) Spiny
Author
Publisher
North-South Books
Pub. Date
1995.
Physical Desc
58 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
A newly hatched spinosaurus wanders away from his nest into the forest and encounters many of the dangers and pleasures that lurk there.
Author
Publisher
North-South Books
Pub. Date
2000.
Physical Desc
28 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Language
English
Description
To test the compassion of the people in the city, the lord of the cranes leaves his home high in the mountains and travels there disguised as a beggar, but only one man, the innkeeper, passes the test.
Author
Publisher
North-South Books
Pub. Date
[1997]
Physical Desc
23 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Meredith, who has trouble with her spells and would rather do things without magic, faces the possibility of failing the annual test for certification as a witch.
31) Nell & Fluffy
Author
Publisher
North-South Books
Pub. Date
2001.
Physical Desc
24 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Language
English
Description
Nell loves the guinea pig she got for her sixth birthday until some of her classmates tell her she has a pet for babies.
32) The elf's hat
Author
Publisher
North-South Books
Pub. Date
2000.
Physical Desc
28 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Language
English
Description
A retelling of a Russian cumulative tale in which a number of animals crowd into a lost hat to make their home, until a tiny flea comes along.
Author
Publisher
North-South Books
Pub. Date
1995.
Physical Desc
63 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
After their house is torn down, Frannie and Poppa Whopper transform a rusty old van into their new home and travel around the countryside earning their living doing an assortment of odd jobs.
37) King Bobble
Author
Publisher
North-South Books
Pub. Date
1996.
Physical Desc
63 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Plump, fun-loving, and not very bright King Bobble and his queen cavort through life wearing wheels instead of crowns.
38) The star child
Publisher
North-South
Pub. Date
2010.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
There was once a young girl whose only possessions were the clothes on her back and a piece of bread that some kind soul had given to her. But even these few things meant much to others less fortunate than herself.