Follow the ugly duckling, who is rejected by the other ducks because he doesn't look like them and doesn't fit in. Will they change their mind when he grows up - and will they have a surprise in store? This lovely wordless retelling of the traditional tale has been illustrated by James Mayhew. <ul> <li>Follow the ugly duckling who is rejected by the other ducks because he doesn't look like them and doesn't fit in. Will they change their mind when he grows up - and will they have a surprise in store? This lovely wordless retelling of the traditional tale has been illustrated by James Mayhew.</li> <li>Lilac/Band 0 books are wordless books that tell a story through pictures and are designed to develop understanding about how stories work.</li> <li>A story map on pages 14-15 shows what happens as the ugly duckling develops into a beautiful swan, providing a wonderful opportunity for children to recap and retell the story in their own words.</li> <li>Text type: A wordless traditional tale</li> <li>Curriculum links: Personal, social and emotional development</li> </ul>

The Ugly Duckling (Collins Big Cat)

Children's Books

Mayhew, James

Education & Reference

HarperCollins, UK

Susie and Harry do not want to go to sleep and tiptoe downstairs for a suspenseful night of exploring strange noises and moon-cast shadows.

Dare You!

Clarion Books

A sweet, simple, and utterly satisfying lift-the-flap story by the acclaimed illustrator of DO YOUR EARS HANG LOW? and PUDGY: A PUPPY TO LOVE. Hattie the hen lays one egg, and then another...and then another. All she can do now is wait--and wait--for her baby chicks to hatch. Soon enough, she hears a "tap, tap" from one of the eggs. "Who' s there?" asks Hattie. A lift of the flap will reveal the "cheep cheep" of Hattie's new chick. Another tap and another follow and all the chicks come out to play. Until the sun begins to set and Hattie bids her little ones a sweet goodnight. This is a perfectly simple, truly satisfying story that will delight young readers!

Cluck, Cluck A Lift-the-flap Book

Animals

Chicken House

Exploring art is fun in Mayhew's fourth book about a little girl who jumps into paintings. Children will come away with a deeper appreciation for fine art, as they join in Katie's museum romp. It's a Sunday afternoon, and Katie is bored. But Grandma knows just what will cheer her up -- a visit to the art museum. There, Katie once again finds herself on an unbelievable adventure through the paintings of renowned post-impressionist painters Georges-Pierre Seurat, Camille Pissarro, and Paul Signac. Children will enjoy learning about art, as they join in on Katie's exciting journey.

Katie's Sunday Afternoon

Arts, Music & Photography

Orchard

Acclaimed author and illustrator James Mayhew brings us a lyrical, lovingly drawn picture book, set in prehistoric times, about a curious boy and the wondrous world around him. A little cave boy wakes up in his cold cave and wishes he were warm. The warmest place for Boy is in bed with his mother and father, but he doesn't want to share. Instead, he wants to find a warm place all for himself! So Boy goes off exploring the world outside his cave. But the spaces of warmth Boy finds all belong to creatures who are unwilling to share with him! As Boy wanders on, he soon learns that where he truly belongs is with his own family---in a circle of warmth, safety, and love.

Literature & Fiction

There once was a knight who THOUGHT he was brave and fearless and handsome...and a princess who discovered she didn't need rescuing. A dashing knight decides it's time to impress the golden-haired princess. All he needs is a dragon to show off his marvelous talents. One day, a huge dragon appears on the horizon, smoke pouring from his nostrils. Immediately, the knight orders his squire to fetch his armor. But will he get dressed in time--or is this knight more interested in appearances than action? After much waiting, the golden-haired princess decides to tame that fire-breathing beast herself!

The Knight Who Took All Day

Katie's trip to the museum to see Impressionist art leads to a magical journey through the actual paintings. In paperback for the first time. "This British import pays joyful homage to the world of the Impressionists. When Katie and her grandmother visit an art museum to celebrate the elder's birthday, the girl wanders into a gallery where she admires Claude Monet's The Luncheon.... With a blink of her eyes, Katie is magically transported into the painting... Lovely watercolors emulate the style of the Impressionists... Not only does this delightful fantasy succeed as art education, but it's a charming story as well." --School Library Journal

Katie Meets The Impressionists

Scholastic Paperbacks

Enraptured by the flowers in a painting by Monet while visiting the museum with her grandmother, Katie is transported into the enchanting realm of Monet where she also meets Renoir and Degas, in a wonderful introduction to art for young readers.

scholastic

The Mona Lisa beckons Kate inside the world's most famous painting, but she soon discovers that poor Mona Lisa hasn't had a visitor for hundreds of years, and Kate and Mona Lisa venture outside the painting in search of new friends throughout the museum.

Katie And The Mona Lisa

Biographies

While visiting the art museum, Katie has an adventure stepping in and out of five paintings by Van Gogh, Gauguin, and Cezanne, in a story with information about Post-impressionism and the particular paintings and artists.

Katie And The Sunflowers

Arts & Photography

History & Criticism

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The Ugly Duckling (Collins Big Cat)

Dare You!

Cluck, Cluck A Lift-the-flap Book

Katie's Sunday Afternoon

Boy

The Knight Who Took All Day

Katie Meets The Impressionists

Katie Meets The Impressionists

Katie And The Mona Lisa

Katie And The Sunflowers