books by Bodley Head Children's Books     books:       Angus and the Ducks10 reviews Marjorie Flack Bodley Head Children's Books, 1970 Dogs Rule! I think this (or Make Way for Ducklings) was my first library book. At any rate, it starated me on a lifelong love of reading--and dogs! The illustrations capture every nuance of a dog's body language--you can practically feel Angus' warm little tummy as he stands up to reach something high. The story is not babyfied, but, as another reviewer indicates, is told with an intelligent vocabulary. ...             Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must be More to Life12 reviews Maurice Sendak Bodley Head Children's Books, 1969 Best Children's Book Ever! This is my absolute all-time favorite book from childhood. When I got pregnant the first book I bought for my little guy was this one. Every child must have one. It doesn't follow the usual guidelines for children's literature, which is usually boring and has some obvious moral theme. Higglety Pigglety Pop can be thought of as somewhat nonsensical and stimulating to the imagination. Your ...             Rosie's Walk15 reviews Pat Hutchins Bodley Head Children's Books, 1998 a favorite book We fell for this after watching the scholastic dvd series. It's on the Chicka Chicka Boom Boom video and we're hooked - love the detailed pictures and watching where thefox is headed.             The Stars: A New Way to See Them62 reviews H. A. Rey Bodley Head Children's Books, 1975 The Stars This is a great book....reducing the complexities of the always in motion astronomical world to something understandable by ordinary folks with a curiosity.             Peter's Chair9 reviews Ezra Jack Keats, Taner Baybars Bodley Head Children's Books, 1980 Pull Up a Chair This is a wonderful story with delightful illustrations about a young boy who is feeling displaced because he has a baby sister on the way. He is upset to see his old layette painted pink for baby Susie and his infant toys passed down to her. The one thing that has escaped the fate of the pink paint is his old toddler chair. Peter stashes his chair away and later sets up a clever trap to ...             The Borribles27 reviews Michael De Larrabeiti Bodley Head Children's Books, 1976 Don't miss this book. Like many here I read this book as a young man. Borribles are children that have chosen to run away from home and live on the street. As they live on the street their ears become pointed, which is why they wear hats to hide the fact from those that hunt borribles. Once you become a Borrible you will remain a kid forever...unless... Many of the cops that work the beat that Borribles can be found ...             The Pied Piper of Hamelin9 reviews Robert Browning Bodley Head Children's Books, 1971 A bit about the history of this book . . . "Rats! They fought the dogs, and killed the cats, And bit the babies in the cradles, And ate the cheeses out of the vats, And licked the soup from the cook's own ladles, Split open the kegs of salted sprats, Made nests inside men's Sunday hats, And even spoiled the women's chats, By drowning their speaking With shrieking and squeaking In fifty different sharps and flats." Robert ...             The Golden Key18 reviews George MacDonald Bodley Head Children's Books, 1992 Water This book is like a drink of the freshest, clearest water on the brightest, bluest spring day you can imagine. It was lovely every step of the way, somehow beautifully sad and wonderful at the same time. With the aid of the creatures of fairyland, mistreated Tangle and adventuresome Mossy go on an enchanting journey which takes them straight through to a wisdom and sense of wonderment that is ...             The Devil's Story Book8 reviews Natalie Babbitt Bodley Head Children's Books, 1976 Devil's Story Book The Devil's Story Book is about a devil that disguises him self as different people every day. The Devil's Story Book has different events in every chapter about the devil doing different tasks to steal, catch, and grant wishes. We think the devils story book is mischievous, adventurous, and hilarious. We truly think you should read this book!!             Freight Train59 reviews Donald Crewes Bodley Head Children's Books, 1979 Wonderful early childhood book. Freight Train/Tren de cargaSimple words with simple images. You can hear the "click clack" of the train coming down the track, the chugging sound of the steam engine, and the sound of the horn as it approaches and then moves away. My daughter loved this book before she could even say the words.             Mummies Made in Egypt7 reviews Aliki Bodley Head Children's Books, 1980 The Wish to Live Forever Kids love mummies, and mine are no exception. As Aliki (the book's author/illustrator) says, "A mummy is a mystery-hidden in layers of ancient bandage, bedecked with priceless jewels." We read Mummies Made in Egypt as part of our Egyptian study when our children were 7, 10 and 11. The back cover (accurately) says the book is written for ages 8 to 12. I have to admit I loved this book as much as ...             The Happy Lion8 reviews Louise Fatio Bodley Head Children's Books, 1955 an excellent story my 3 yr old daughter and i chose this book at the library today based on the reviews i read from amazon; and the book did not disappoint. the story is very well written; simple and not too complicated, however, not so simple as to lose the interest of the child/reader. I am finding as my daugher is building her library, that most of her favorite books are the older ones, such as this; with very ...             Over the Moon5 reviews Elissa Haden Guest Bodley Head Children's Books, 1986 Over The Moon- A Fantastic, although hard to find, book Over The Moon was really fabulous- but then again maybe I'm just prejudiced because I'm friends with the author's daughter and the author. Still, it was much more than what I read about on the back- I was very impressed by the used of a sort of simple, non-overwhelming feeling of the words, while it retained a great emotional value.             The Elves and the Shoemaker5 reviews Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm Bodley Head Children's Books, 1968 A Beautiful Book & Great Story The illustrations in this book are wonderful. A true artist. Very cleverly hides the elves in each page and its much fun for a 3 year old to find them and the mice and birds too.             Annie Rose Is My Little Sister5 reviews Shirley Hughes Bodley Head Children's Books, 2002 Uplifting reading for the big brother This book sweetly celebrates the new--and life-long--relationship between a big brother and his little sister. This year, our 4-year-old son became a big brother. We received other books about big-brotherhood, but many present some pretty dire negatives (the baby will cry a lot, the baby will take your parents' attention, the baby will want your stuff) and I have never even bothered to read them ...             Great Swedish Fairy Tales5 reviews Bodley Head Children's Books, 1974 Charming, traditional Swedish tales full of Nordic magic Winter seems eternal north of the Arctic Circle, and magic blows on the North Wind like snow crystals. Great Swedish Fairy Tales by Holger Lundbergh, John Bauer (Illustrator) bewitches with the charms of trolls, tomtes, courtiers, croft farmers and wide-eyed children. This collection of several truly great Swedish tales is illuminated by John Bauer's dark ink. Bauer paints a world of magic ...             Sarah's Room6 reviews Doris Orgel, Maurice Sendak Bodley Head Children's Books, 1972 A Classic Children's Book Poor Little Jen! She's too little and careless and messy to have a nice room like her big sister Sarah. In fact, she's banned from the room by a lock because she made such a mess out of it. But in a dream, Jen realizes she's grown enough to reach the lock. Later, while awake, she can in fact get inside and plays nicely. When she's discovered, she's praised and she too ends up with a beautiful ...             The Juniper Tree and Other Tales5 reviews Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm Bodley Head Children's Books, 1974 Lost in translation no longer After hearing Sendak speak of the tragic fate that has befallen the fairy tale, I immediately went online in search of the Juniper Tree collection, a seventies-era translation of Grimm's fairy tales that professed to be true to the originals. According to Sendak, modern adaptations of fairy tales lack the vigor and violence of the originals, which themselves were adaptation of the spoken-word. ...             The Not-just-anybody Family7 reviews Betsy Byars Bodley Head Children's Books, 1986 Fourth Grade Teacher Gives Five Stars The Not-Just-Anybody Family is a book my whole classroom enjoyed. It has action, humor, a missing dog, an out-of-town mom, and a grandpa in jail. The children in the book are very real and my students could relate to their feelings and difficulties. The settings change from chapter to chapter and Betsy Byars writes just enough about each situation to keep you wanting more. 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