Books with author A.B. PATERSON

Meet Zigby—an over-zealous zebra who keeps trotting into trouble! Young readers will adore these zippy, zany, animal-packed adventures—all set in the Great Outdoors. For Zigby and his friends, McMeer the Meerkat and Bertie Bird, every day is the start of a brand new adventure. It's great fun when Tiny the ant visits Zigby—until the entire ant family arrives and things get a little out of control.

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Shearing time is the best time of the year! Told through the eyes of a child, Shearing Time is a charming and evocative story that captures the author's delight as her family work together during one of their most significant annual tasks. Sunrise to sunset there are sheep with attitude, a shed of shearers, dogs with personality, motorbikes and a country kitchen to open the door on the life of a country kid. ''Shearing Time'' reflects the experience of rural children while providing an opportunity for early childhood readers to both appreciate that the lives of others are different to their own, to understand concepts related to the Australian farming experience and to engage with a delightful, accessible narrative of times past. Childhood memories and experiences bring the past to life!

Meet Zigby—the zebra who trots into trouble! Help Zigby and his little animal friends count all the things they need to make a go-kart—1 loud horn, 2 shiny mirrors, 3 comfy cushions. When they have put everything together and used the brightly colored paints, they have the most fantastic vehicle, just right for Zigby to take 10 small friends for a ride! Toddlers will love learning numbers 1-10 by pointing at the bold objects in this gloriously illustrated board book.