Helen Ward Bücher

Ein Boot für die Arche Noah: Auf einem Hügel lebt ein alter Mann, der ausgestossene, gequälte und vergessene Tiere aufnimmt und sich liebevoll um sie kümmert. Sein Groll richtet sich auf die Verursacher, auf dem andern Hügel, die wiederum auf ihn mit Misstrauen und Angst reagieren. Erst ein sintflutartiger Regen und ein mutiger Junge mit einem Boot bringen die Wende zur Versöhnung und Öffnung. Am eindrucksvollsten sind die Bilder dieses Buches. Traumhaft schöne Bleistiftzeichnungen, die nur ganz dezente Farbakzente erhalten, um Wichtiges zu betonen, ein Bilderbuch im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes. Ab 6 Jahren, ausgezeichnet, Monika Hedinger.

Striking, surreal illustrations and a haunting, evocative text tell a mysterious tale of a threatened natural world, and a hopeful new start..* SHORTLISTED FOR THE KATE GREENAWAY AWARD * Once, the only sounds to be heard were the buzzing of bees in the grass, the murmuring of moles in the earth, and the song of birds in the sky. These warmed the hearts of those who cared to listen - until the others came to fill the sky with a cacophony of noise. With dramatically lit artwork and a spare, intriguing text, Varmints tells of a pastoral world in need of protection and of the souls who love it enough to ensure its regeneration.

A story of friendship, love of the environment and a meeting of minds, this is the story of Snutt, a creature desperate to explore all worlds, see new things and travel further that any of his kind.

The fate of a very vain rooster, Chanticleer, is in question when his pride causes him to be outwitted by a cunning visitor to the farmyard, in an illustrated version of an ancient tale that includes many rare breeds of farm animals in the pictures.

"It was the strangest shop she had ever seen and she couldn't recall having seen it before. As she pushed open the narrow door, a bell on a spring rang. A little breath of Christmas slipped past her, out into December Lane and up to the dark grey clouds..."

Award-winning illustrator Helen Ward's beautiful retelling of the classic fable about one fast hare and one slow tortoise.

A beautifully illustrated collection of animal fables

Pictura is a stunning range of black-and-white artworks to collect and colour, presented as eight panels of concertina card.