Wolf is really hungry for his favorite meal - lamb stew! To his great luck, a cold, shivering lamb knocks on his door looking for shelter from the winter storm outside. So begins a funny tale of friendship with a wonderful twist at the end....

Bumbletum is a new toy in the bedroom. All of the other toys wonder what kind of toy Bumbletum is. The toys show Bumbletum what they can do: Milly Mouse squeaks, Teddy Bear growls and Boomer Kangaroo bounces. But what can Bumbletum do? When Milly Mouse trips and falls, it’s Bumbletum to the rescue with a comforting hug and Bumbletum realizes that he can do the most wonderful thing of all!...

MINE! That's what the very greedy bee says to anyone who asks him to share. While all the other bees work hard to clean the hive and make honey, the very greedy bee spends all of his time gobbling pollen and guzzling nectar. One day the very greedy bee finds a meadow full of flowers and decides not to tell anyone. He spends the entire day buzzing from flower to flower until...THUMP. The very greedy bee is so full that he cannot fly! It's getting dark and he doesn't know how to get home unless he flies. With the help of some new found friends the very greedy bee is able to return to his hive and has learned that it's best to work with others and share what you have. ...

Little Bear is beyond excited. And Big Bear is, too. For the first time ever, each is sleeping in his own bedroom, as all big bears do.

But when Little Bear snuggles down to sleep without Big Bear, everything feels different. Is that a monster he sees and footsteps he hears? Who's slowly opening the door...?

In this going-to-bed story beset by runaway imaginations, these brothers and "best buds" show their mutual care and concern for the other until both fall fast asleep.

Pedler's illustrations in bold, primary colour practically leap off the page in a book honoring this childhood rite of passage.


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Young Peter Pod was a little bit odd. He ate nothing but peas, fresh or canned. He ate peas for breakfast and brunch, for dinner and lunch `til he tooted just like a brass band!

Peter loves peas but the peas make him a little smelly. Then one day, Peter turns as green as a pea--and he can't stop tooting! At school his classmates tease him but on the way home some aliens spot Peter, take him to their planet, Krell and declare him King! On the alien planet, Peter is loved for being green and incredibly smelly. The only problem is the planet lacks peas. Peter is slowly turning pink and smelling sweeter so the aliens return Peter back to his home where he decides on a new food to love!...

Gruff is one great, big, scowly, growly grizzly grump of a bear. In fact, he's so grumpy that all the forest animals call him Gruff the Grump.

But Gruff doesn't care. Plus, his grumpy reputation is perfect for keeping the other forest animals out of his way. Except, that is, for one disarmingly-earnest little rabbit, whose winning ways find in Gruff a big, kind friend.

Biscoe's warm illustrations bring Gruff, the little rabbit, and the rest of the forest menagerie to life with vivid facial expressions that will endear these colourful characters to young readers. And embedded in every spread are recurring creepy, crawly critters to heighten anticipation with every turn of the page.


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Running Around and Such is a Good Books publication.

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