"There was a girl in the village who loved horses...She led the horses to drink at the river. She spoke softly and they followed. People noticed that she understood horses in a special way"
To a little girl from the city, Roberta the sheep seems like the perfect pet - she's clever, clean and very sociable. But life in town can be tricky for a sheep even tough Roberta adapts well to the new rules about eating at the table and shopping at the supermarket, her family begin to wonder if she might be pining for something more...
Poor Swinging Sally isn't very good at swinging. She tries very hard but every time, she lands with a bumpety-bump on her bottom. Will she ever be able to swing along with all her gorilla fiends?'
A Series of popular, traditional tales written in a simple way for children who are learning to read.
Roaring Rory hates lion lessons. He prefers to laze around in the sun all day. But, one night, Rory hearsarustling in the bushes. Will he rememberhow to roar and pounce like a big lion?'
A young boy is proud of having caught a jar full of fireflies, which seems to him like owning a piece of moonlight, but as the light begins to dim he realizes he must set the insects free of they will die'
I can do slow magic,' Grandpa tells Polly. 'I can turn these seeds into something to keep you warm.' Polly can't wait to see how, but slow magic takes and lots of patience...'