Mark Cohen

Colin West

Meet Shrewd Simon Short who sewed shoes; his sister Susie who sewed shirts; and Esau Wood who sawed wood (of course) ' A whole crowd of cheerful characters to tangle and twist your tongues and make you muddle and splutter (or spuddle and mutter). Here's a host of famous and less famous rhymes and phrases to frustrate and fascinate anyone from eight to eighty who can enunciate anything. Is that all clear and straightforward' It shouldn't be - so try again and test your tongue and your patience.

To Twist the Tongue and Jerk the Jaw

Cohen's Cornucopia

This jungle tale reads as a long joke, furnished with a punch line. Designed for young readers, a simple scenario is established, and the repetitive text builds up to the end twist. The story features the preparation for Jumbo the elephant's birthday.

"Go Tell it to the Toucan!"

Join the jungle fun in this series of delightfully simple and surprising tales for early readers. This jungle tale reads as a long joke, furnished with a hilarious punch line. A simple scenario is established, and the lively, repetitive text builds up to the satisfying end twist, which is guaranteed to tickle even the most reluctant reader. Great fun to read aloud, this lively story is perfect as an early reader and bears many repeated readings, when the punch line can be gleefully pre-empted.

"Go Tell it to the Toucan"

Various animals look for the cunning crocodile, not realizing he is right under their noses.

Have You Seen the Crocodile?

"Have You Seen the Crocodile?"

A woman gives her love a series of animals, from tabby cat to talking crow, all of whom show up at her wedding dressed in the fine things her love has made for them.

I Bought My Love a Tabby Cat

A mischievous monkey causes trouble for all the other animals in the jungle but denies it to the end.

"Not Me," Said the Monkey

In the first of these two stories, Moose picks up some fallen apples in the garden before making a nice lunch for Mouse. Unfortunately, he leaves both the bags on Mouse's doorstep! In the second story, Moose and Mouse decide to go camping. But, as it is so dark, do they know where to pitch their tent?

Moose and Mouse

Join the jungle fun in this series of delightfully simple and surprising tales for early readers.This jungle tale reads as a long joke, furnished with a hilarious punch line. A simple scenario is established, and the lively, repetitive text builds up to the satisfying end twist, which is guaranteed to tickle even the most reluctant reader. Great fun to read aloud, this lively story is perfect as an early reader and bears many repeated readings, when the punch line can be gleefully pre-empted.

"Hello, Great Big Bullfrog!"

This is one of five rib-tickling, jungle tales by a master of comedy for children. It tells of a cheeky monkey causing mischief in the jungle.

Marmaduke the Magic Cat

This jungle tale reads as a long joke, furnished with a hilarious punch line. A simple scenario is established, and the lively, repetitive text builds up to the satisfying end twist, which is guaranteed to tickle even the most reluctant reader.

When we found Granddad's old bicycle in the shed, we had lots of fun making it work again. When we took it for a ride, Granddad discovered the bike of his dreams.

Grandad's Boneshaker Bicycle

Three stories about Monty are presented together in this collection: "Monty, the Dog who Wears Glasses", "Monty Bites Back", and "Monty Must be Magic".

The Adventures of Monty, the Dog who Wears Glasses

The frog wants to know what it's like up where the giraffe is, but the giraffe can't hear what the frog is saying. So the frog jumps higher and higher and higher... onto the lion, the hippo, and the elephant.

Pardon? Said the Giraffe

Barmy Balladsis a beautifully produced hardback collection of humorous poetry, introducing a wonderful array of crazy characters. Meet a nutty knight, a naughty witch, a smelly pirate, a not-very-jolly jester, a child genius, a hungry giant, a clever donkey, an invisible mischief-maker and many more. There is also a full supporting cast, including a crafty wizard, a lovesick fisherman, a helpful octopus, a hip hop drummer, seven washerwomen, a gang of bank robbers, a fiery dragon or two, not to mention the Queen of Spain and the old kitchen sink! Best-selling poet Roger McGough hailed Colin's previous collection, Bonkers Ballads, as a "cracking book" and now Colin is back with a whole new bunch of ballads even bigger and barmier than before. "Barmy, brilliant and absurd - Colin West's mastery of witty improbabilities in rhyme, combined with the quirky charm of his illustrations, makes this book irresistible." Liz Brownlee (National Poetry Day Ambassador for the Forward Arts Foundation)

Barmy Ballads

Written to show parents how children learn to read and help them develop their child's reading skills.

Illustrated in just two colours, these first readers use several different media - posters, letters, video diary - to tell stories such as football, giants, dragons and highwaymen. Indicated for use in the classroom as well as at home, this series fits guidelines in the Literacy Strategy, which recommend using different media and sources to teach children to read.

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