Synopses & Reviews
Sally has a list of ten items she needs to buy. Open the flaps to see inside the shops, where unusual things are going on. Should those wild animals be upstairs in the pet shop? Will the plates fall off the wall in Mr. Cooperandrsquo;s China Shop? Can Sally find everything on her list? Children will pore over this charmingly illustrated interactive book to find out.
Each shop is depicted in Alice Melvinandrsquo;s trademark highly detailed illustrations that both evoke a previous age and yet remain strongly contemporary. Rhyming text and repetition of Sallyandrsquo;s shopping list make this book perfect for reading aloud.
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Praise for Theand#160;High Streetandldquo;A satisfyingly unique ending. The inventive format and crisp retro details will put this at the top of every curious little girlandrsquo;s reading list.andrdquo;andndash;School Library Journal
Synopsis
Swans, swallows, peacocks, geese, and starlings appear in this charming story that leads children through a spring day from dawn to dusk. Deep in the countryside, the day begins withand#160;with a solitary cockereland#8217;s crow,and#160;sunlight falling on two lovebirds in a cage, and three china ducks on a wall. Magpies, chicken, and many more familiar birds are lovingly portrayed in Alice Melvinand#8217;s intricate signature style,and#160;while a rhyming text makes this an ideal book to read aloud with children learning to count.
Synopsis
Often, after school, a little girl goes to her grandmotherandrsquo;s house, where everything is always the same but, then again, different. One day, she puts her coat on the hook in the hall, pours a glass of milk for herself in the kitchen, and tries to reach the cookie jar on the highest shelf in the pantry. But where is Grandma?
Children will love exploring the rooms in Grandmaandrsquo;s House, peering through its cutout pages from one room to the next and journeying high up into the foldout attic in search of Grandma. Highly detailed and intricately illustrated in Alice Melvinandrsquo;s trademark style, Grandmaandrsquo;s House is another winner from one of todayandrsquo;s shining stars of illustration.
About the Author
Alice Melvin is a highly acclaimed young artist and designer based in Edinburgh and the author and illustrator of Counting Birds and An A-Z Treasure Hunt. She has won a Booktrust Best New Illustrator Award, and Counting Birds was named a Scottish Book Trust Book of the Month.