Illustrated children's storybook about a little girl named Rose who discovers that the man next door, whom she has always considered an ogre, is actually a nice but lonely old man. The book won the 1993 Children's Book Council of Australia Picture Book of the Year Award. The author/illustrator has previously won this award for both TCrusher in Coming' (1988) and TGreetings from Sandy Beach' (19…
George has a house made from a big cardboard box and he says that no one else in the playground can come in--not Lindy, because she's a girl; not Freddie, because he's too small; not Sophie, because she wears glasses. But when George leaves his house for a moment, everyone piles in and, upon his return, George receives a taste of his own medicine! Full color.
A pig in a cart demonstrates that an object moves until it is stopped, accompanied by four basic experiments at the end
Rumour has it that Rose's neighbour, Mr. Wintergarten, has a pet crocodile. Rumour has it he eats children. So when Rose's ball flies over his fence, she's scared to retrieve it. But when she bravely sets out to go where no child has gone before, she discovers the startling truth about her neighbour: he's friendly! Bob Graham's illustrator add humour and vitality to a story that shows how very …
A young girl describes her family's camping trip at the beach and the new friends they make there.
Rose Meets Mr Wintergarten is the story of a mean old man and a sunny, friendly little girl.