Martin Waddell

Tired of having to do all the work for a lazy farmer, Farmer Duck collapses from exhaustion, but the farmyard animals come up with an ingenious rescue scheme designed to teach the slothful farmer a much-needed lesson.

Small Pig and his friends Old Goat and Turkey spend the day in a rowboat on a lake.

Collins Big Cat is a guided reading series for ages 4-11 edited by Cliff Moon. Top children's authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that your children will love to read, banded to help you choose the right book for every child. Practical ideas for guided reading are included at the back of each book. It's just a normal lesson on a normal day at school, except Mrs. Bennet has turned into a very big rabbit. The problems...

Greedy Guzzley Bear steals honey from three cubs, but Mummy Bear comes to the rescue.

It's bedtime, and Little Bear can't get to sleep. He's frightened of the dark, the dark all around, which not even Big Bear's largest lantern can light up. Big Bear finds a way to show Little Bear that there is no need to be afraid.

A duckling and all his family happily await the hatching of his parents' new egg.

When three little bears play in the snow, they pretend to be "snow bears" and their mother goes along with the game.

When Little Bear is frightened by the noises he hears while walking in the snowy woods, his friend Big Bear reassures him.

A tortoise tries to find someone who will play with him at his own speed.

A mouse's search for someone with whom he can play introduces him to a variety of animal sounds, not all of which suit him very well.