Polly Dunbar

Bertie, who loves the color blue and really wants a dog, finally gets his wish even though the dog he meets is white with black spots.

"One night, Arthur has an amazing dream about a pink-and-green boat with a striped mast and beautiful figurehead. He tries to tell his family about it when he wakes up, but no one (not even the dog!) is interested. In fact, they don't even notice the boat on his head, growing larger and larger by the minute! Soon, Arthur is bouncing along the waves in his very own dream boat. Maybe now his family will listen to him!"--Dust jacket.

Late one night pat-a-cake baby wakes up his friends to help him bake a cake for a special guest.

In this flip-book, both a tiger and a crocodile are looking for a goodnight kiss. The other animals are not forthcoming. Will they ever get a kiss?

"Hedgehog is waiting for his friend Tortoise to wake up. But where is he and when will he wake? Hedgehog's friends are all very lovely, but they just aren't as much fun at the beach, or at hide and seek, or at holding hands, or at hugs. Tortoise begins to stir -- the one boulder that Hedgehog didn't think he could lift to turn ... Tortoise has been dreaming of Hedgehog. And the hug that follows is their best yet!"--

"Fizzing with rhythm, energy, and laughter, this perfect gift-book introduction to poetry celebrates the day-to-day routines of early childhood. From the rise-and-shine exuberance of "Up, up, uppity-up!" to the sweet lull of "Hush and a hush/soft and low," colorful pages abound with observations of ordinary moments, from brushing your teeth to digging in a sandbox, that mirror a childlike day-in-th-life. Poetic bounty at its best and brightest, this...