What The Lady Bird Heard And Other Stories 8 Books Set

Princess Mirror-Belle and the Dragon Pox is a magical story from the stellar picture book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks; creators of What the Ladybird Heard. A fun story about an unexpected friendship; paired with bright and distinctive illustrations and glitter on every page; this story is perfect for reading together , , But each time Princess Eliza changes into a blue fish; a yellow chick; a red fox or a black cat the wicked wizard finds her and sets her another horrible task. Will this plucky princess be able to outwit him and escape back to the palace in time to cut her birthday cake? , , Those crafty robbers Hefty Hugh and Lanky Len are out of jail; and they're heading back to the farm with another cunning plan to cause trouble. They've been stealing eggs from the fat red hen; but now they're setting their sights higher and are planning to steal the fat red hen herself! Fortunately the quiet; clever ladybird is on their trail; and she and her farm animal friends have a plan of their own. Join the cow; the goose; the horse; the sheep; the cat; and everyone's favourite ladybird in this fantastically funny farmyard caper - a much anticipated sequel to the hugely successful What the Ladybird Heard; which has sold over a million copies worldwide. , , Oink!' said the cats . . .With all the MOOing and HISSing and BAAAing and CLUCKing; the farmyard is full of noise. But when Hefty Hugh and Lanky Len hatch a plot to steal the fine prize cow; it's the quietest animal of all who saves the day! Spot the glittery ladybird on every page of What the Ladybird Heard; a wonderful rhyming tale from Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks; the creators of the bestselling The Princess and the Wizard and Sharing a Shell. , , Poor old Rhyming Rabbit is feeling lonely and left out. None of his fellow rabbits appreciate his carefully thought-out poems. And as for the other animals he meets? They just tell him to be quiet! Then one starry night he meets someone who shares his enthusiasm for poetry . . , , The tiny hermit crab loves his new shell. He doesn't want to share it -- not with a blobby purple anenome and a tickly bristleworm. But life in the rock pool proves tougher than Crab thinks; and soon he finds he needs his new housemates in this rollicking story of sea; shells and friendship. , , The singing mermaid is tempted away from her home at Silversands to join the circus. The audiences love her but the poor mermaid; kept in a tank by the wicked circus owner Sam Sly; soon longs to return to the freedom of the sea. Will she ever escape? , , When Sugarlump the rocking horse wishes to see the world; a magical unicorn with a silver horn and sparkling blue eyes turns him into a real horse. But after trotting around the farm; galloping around a racetrack and even dancing at the circus; Sugarlump learns to be careful what he wishes for and realises how much he misses the children he left behind. Luckily the unicorn has one more wish to grant . . .