Jill Tomlinsonová sa nikdy nechcela stať spisovateľkou. Vyštudovala operný spev a potom sa rozhodla založiť si rodinu, zatiaľ čo jej hlas dozrieval. Choroba však zasiahla a ona si musela nájsť iný outlet pre svoju energiu. Začala študovať žurnalistiku a už po tretej lekcii sa rozhodla, že chce písať pre deti. A tak aj urobila! Jej zvieracie príbehy sú veľmi obľúbené a sú najpredávanejšími detskými knihami takmer štyri desaťročia.
Zuzi je malá mourovatá kočička, která žije u rybáře a jeho čtyř synů v malé vesničce na francouzském pobřeží. Stejně jako jakákoliv jiná kočička, i Zuzi je velmi zvědavá, což ji dostane do potíží. Vleze totiž do koše horkovzdušného balónu – a balón ji odnese přes Lamanšský průliv až do Anglie! Jak jen se dostane zpátky do Francie? Nebude to snadné, ale Zuzi se nehodlá nechat odradit troškou vody.
Three heart-warming classic stories full of animal antics by Jill Tomlinson. Plop is a baby barn owl. He is perfect in every way - except for one thing. He's afraid of the dark! One day Suzy the cat finds herself flying away in a hot-air balloon. How is Suzy going to find her way home? Hilda is a small, speckled hen. When she makes up her mind to visit her new cousin chicks nothing can stop her! Filled with gentle humour and comfort, Jill Tomlinson’s animal stories have been enjoyed by children who want to snuggle down with a good read for decades. This edition containing The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark, The Cat Who Wanted to go Home and The Hen Who Wouldn’t Give Up is stunningly illustrated by Paul Howard – making it a terrific collection of stories for young readers.
Owls are supposed to be night birds, but young Plop is afraid of the dark, despite how much other people and animals tell him they enjoy it.
The inspiring story of a hen with as much pluck as she has cluckHilda is a small, speckled hen, and when Hilda makes up her mind, nothing can stop her. Hilda's auntie has just had a family of chicks, and she's determined to visit them. But how is Hilda going to travel the five miles to her auntie's farm?
Otto isn't an ordinary penguin, he is the first penguin chick to be born that year, which means that it is his job to look after all the other young penguins. But out in the snow and ice of Antarctica there is an awful lot to learn, and Otto has to discover for himself how to swim, dive and catch fish before he can teach anyone else. And how will he do that when all the grown-ups are too busy to help?.
One day, Suzy found a huge basket in a field. She climbed in, settled in the shade under a stool, and was soon fast asleep. When she woke up, the basket was in the sky! Suzy, the little French cat, has found herself in a hot-air balloon on its way to England! This is the start of Suzy's big adventure as she tries to make her way back home to France. In this beautifully illustrated picture book, Jill Tomlinson's heartwarming story has been carefully edited to retain all her gently humorous style, while Paul Howard's lovely pastel images perfectly capture the spirit of this absorbing tale.
Pongo is a young, mischievous gorilla living in the mountains of Africa. He wants to grow up to be brave and clever like his dad, and perhaps even become leader of the pack one day. But it is not until his little sister is born that Pongo discovers that growing up isn't just about having a big chest to thump.
Suzy ist eine kleine gestreifte Katze mit langen weißen Schnurrhaaren, die in einem französischen Küstendorf mit einem Fischer und seinen vier Söhnen lebt. Sie mag es, in Frankreich zu leben, Schmetterlingen nachzujagen und gegen den Strich gestreichelt zu werden. Sie mag es nicht, sich zu weit von zu Hause zu entfernen. Aber wie alle Katzen ist Suzy sehr neugierig - was Probleme verursacht, als sie in den Korb eines Heißluftballons klettert, einschläft und über den Kanal nach England getragen wird!
Pyjama ist ein ganz kleines Zebra, das schrecklich gern zur Schule gehen möchte. Wie alle kinder muß Pyjama aber voher eine ganze Menge lerne.
1967. 48 Seiten. Mit Schwarz-Weiß-Illustrationen. Die Handlung dreht sich um das Kätzchen Fanny, das an einem Wettbewerb teilnimmt und dabei spannende Abenteuer erlebt. Themen wie Freundschaft, Mut und der Wunsch zu gewinnen stehen im Mittelpunkt der Geschichte.
