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Sir Ned and the Nasties by David McKee
Category: Picture Books
The whole kingdom is plagued by the screeching, howling din made by the Nasties, so the King sends Sir Ned to deal with them. A wolf, a witch and a troll help Ned along the way, but it turns out he has walked into danger - these three are the notorious Nasties themselves! Luckily he works out why they s ...Show more
Snow Woman by David McKee
Category: Picture Books
Master storyteller David McKee challenges gender stereotyping, when a child decides to build a snow woman instead of a snowman. When Rupert and Kate tell their parents they're going to make a snowman, both Mum and Dad correct them, "You mean a snowperson." Originally published over 30 years ago, this i ...Show more
The Conquerors by David McKee
Category: unmapped
There once was a powerful country ruled by a General who decided to conquer all his neighbours, and rule as much as he could. This plan worked, until there was only one small jovial country left. When the soldiers went there to subjugate them, they were persuaded out of their uniforms, into the taverns, ...Show more
The Conquerors by David McKee
Category: Picture Books
There once was a large country that was ruled by a General. The General would take his army and attack all the countries around him until they were conquered. Eventually, there was only one small country left to conquer. However, this one did not resist but welcomed the soldiers - leading to a quite une ...Show more
The Elmer Treasury CD (Audio CD) by David McKee
Category: Audio Books
A modern classic, Elmer the colourful patchwork elephant has been a nursery favourite since his creation in 1989 and has sold over 4 million copies around the world. Elmer is not your normal grey elephant - his colourful exuberance cannot be contained for long! With his trademark cheeky humour, Elmer sh ...Show more
The Elmer Treasury: Volume 2 by David McKee
Category: Children's Audio Books
A modern classic, Elmer the colourful patchwork elephant has been a nursery favourite since his creation in 1989 and has sold over 4 million copies around the world. Elmer is not your normal grey elephant - his colourful exuberance cannot be contained for long! With his trademark cheeky humour, Elmer sh ...Show more
The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr. Benn by David McKee
Category: Picture Books
Mr Benn lives at 52 Festival Road. He is an ordinary man who visits an unusual fancy dress shop where he tries on an outfit and, as if by magic, enters a world full of surprises and adventure...From the golden age of children's television, this cult classic is back in this beautiful gift collection of f ...Show more
The Hill and The Rock by David McKee
Category: Children's
Mr and Mrs Quest lived in a little house on the very top of a hill. People from all around came to visit and the view would have been perfect but for the rock that blocked it. Fed up with no view, Mr Quest decided to move the rock. He never expected what happened next!
The Sad Story of Veronica: Who Played The Violin by David McKee
Category: Graphic Novels
When Veronica learned to play the violin, at first she was awful. It was terrible for the neighbours. But she practised, and her skill became so astonishing that she could move people and animals to tears, until everything changed with her trip to the deepest jungle. "A refreshing read!" (Observer).
The Sad Story of Veronica Who Played the Violin being an explanation of why the streets are not full of happy dancing people by David McKee
Category: Fiction
Veronica is famous for making people cry - by playing her violin. She starts off by making her neighbours wail, but soon they are weeping for joy. Now she needs a new challenge, and so heads off to the jungle to discover a different kind of music.
Three Monsters by David McKee
Category: Children's
Two monsters react in a deplorably recognisable and unwelcoming way when a strange third monster arrives in their idyll by the sea. The alien says that his homeland was destroyed by an earthquake, and he needs a place to live - and he offers to make himself useful to them if the two monsters let him sta ...Show more