Books with author Benji Davies

Every day, in a house by the sea, a little boy watches his father leave for a long day's work. One night, a great storm washes a small whale onto the beach. The boy discovers the whale is a good listener. The father discovers the boy is lonely. Together, they return the whale to the sea. And from that day on, the boy learns that the father can be a good listener too, in Benji Davies's heartwarming tale, The Storm Whale.

*An E. B. White Read-Aloud Honor Book*A hilarious bedtime book from the award-winning creators of I Love You Already!, Come Home Already!, and All Right Already!Bear is exhausted. All he wants is to go to sleep. Duck is wide awake. All he wants is to hang out . . . with Bear.Will Bear ever be able to catch some ZZZ’s? Jory John, author of Penguin Problems and The Bad Seed, and Benji Davies, creator of The Storm Whale and Tad, join together to create this standout hilarious picture book that's perfect for bedtime read-alouds.

With subtlety and grace, Benji Davies paints a poignant and ultimately uplifting picture of loss.At the bottom of Syd’s garden, through the gate and past the tree, is Grandad’s house. Syd can let himself in any time he likes. But one day when Syd comes to call, Grandad isn’t in any of the usual places. He’s in the attic, where he ushers Syd through a door, and the two of them journey to a wild, beautiful island awash in color where Grandad decides he will remain. So Syd hugs Grandad one last time and sets sail for home. Visiting Grandad’s house at the bottom of the garden again, he finds it just the same as it’s always been — except that Grandad isn’t there anymore. Sure to provide comfort to young children struggling to understand loss, Benji Davies’s tale is a sensitive and beautiful reminder that our loved ones live on in our memories long after they’re gone.

Join the LEGO® Ninja as they speed through the high-tech Ninjago world on bikes, jets, mechs, and even dragons!Perfect for children learning to read with help. Level 1 titles contain short, simple sentences with an emphasis on frequently used words. Exciting photographic images with labels provide visual clues to introduce and reinforce vocabulary. A delightful reading book for any LEGO® obsessed child!Read about how the brave heroes step aboard incredible vehicles and defeat their enemies to save Ninjago City! Have fun learning to read with LEGO® NINJAGO: Ninja In Action!, a DK Level 1 reader. This book is perfect for kids who are just starting to read with help. Get the confidence young ninjas and kids need to read by following along on the totally awesome adventures of the world’s six greatest Ninja and Master Wu.Engaging topics and fun, interactive pages in this reading book for kids make it just right for children who are still unsure of new words and reading short, easy sentences. A fun quiz at the end of the book helps to develop reading comprehension skills and recall. One of several super cool LEGO® books for kids, this one is illustrated with LEGO® NINJAGO 2017 sets. Discover A World Of Bikes, Dragons, Planes And Mechs!It’s time to master the art of reading so you too can be a Spinjitsu Master. Learn to read as you explore the different types of vehicles and machines in Ninjago City. Find out how the vehicles help the ninja battle their enemies!Level 1 Readers are specifically designed to reach and be accessible by first time readers who love storytime. Put into storybook format, LEGO® NINJAGO: Ninja In Action! uses simple sentences and words in bite-sized chunks that let them try to read with little help.Prepare to enter a world with dragons, special robots for battle, and the most beloved of all, LEGO® bricks! Dive into the Ninjago universe - there will be: - Dragon flight- An epic bike chase- Marvelous mech battles- You guessed it, awesome LEGO® characters- And a really cool quiz to encourage comprehension and recallThis kids' reading book is part of an exciting four-level reading/educational book series for children, developing the habit of reading widely for both pleasure and information. These chapter books have a compelling main narrative to suit your child's reading ability. Each reading book is designed to develop your child's reading skills, fluency, grammar awareness, and comprehension in order to build confidence and engagement when reading.Each title in the DK Readers series is developed in consultation with leading literacy experts to help children build a lifelong love of reading. Look out for other great level 1 titles like LEGO® NINJAGO: Shark Attack! and LEGO® NINJAGO: Secret Ninja Force. LEGO®, the LEGO® logo, the Minifigure, the Brick and Knob configurations, and NINJAGO are trademarks of the LEGO® Group. ©2018 The LEGO® Group. Manufactured by Dorling Kindersley, 80 Strand, London, WC2R 0RL, UK under license from the LEGO® Group.

The stunning bestseller by Benji Davies.Noi and his father live in a house by the sea, his father works hard as a fisherman and Noi often has only their six cats for company. So when, one day, he finds a baby whale washed up on the beach after a storm, Noi is excited and takes it home to care for it. He tries to keep his new friend a secret, but but there's only so long you can keep a whale in the bath without your dad finding out. Noi is eventually persuaded that the whale has to go back to the sea where it belongs. For Noi, even though he can't keep it, the arrival of the whale changes his life for the better - the perfect gift from one friend to another.Winner of the 2014 inaugural Oscar's First Book Prize in association with the Evening Standard 'A future classic and a must have for the discerning picture book fan' The Booksniffer 'The Storm Whale is an evocative portrayal of a child's need for friendship, told through the sparest of text and imagery in this beautiful picture book' The ReadingZone 'The Storm Whale is one of those rare picture books that evokes loneliness with such fragility, and that conveys such feeling and beauty that it cannot fail to move its readers… an absolute gem, do not miss out' Library Mice 'I have to admit that I was fighting back tears by the end. It's just so incredibly sweet and really pulls the heart strings!' Being Mrs C 'Charming and engaging this book gives lots of scope for child to adult discussion about feeling lonely and saying goodbye to something loved' Love All Blogs 'Poignant, sensitive and understated […] this is a not to be missed tale where the narrative thrust and emotional span transcends the simplicity of its words' Droplets of Ink

* Indie Next List Selection * Winner of the Oscar's Book Prize *From Benji Davies, the award-winning creator of The Storm Whale and illustrator of the Goodnight Already! series, comes a heartwarming and tender tale about courage and growth, featuring a special tadpole named Tad.Tad is small. In fact, she is the smallest almost-a-frog in the whole, wide pond. That makes it hard for her to do big things like follow her tadsiblings who swim to other parts of the pond when they outgrow the nest.As her tadbrothers and tadsisters swim up, up, up, they leave poor Tad by her lonesome. That’s until...Big Blub shows up! He's not only bigger than Tad, but Big Blub isn't exactly what a tadpole would consider friendly.Swimming at her own pace, Tad soon learns how to to be bigger than her fears. Benji Davies creates a memorable and timeless tale that proves sometimes the mightiest creature comes in the smallest package.

Bizzy Bear is ready to win the race in this board book full of things to push and pull.Today, Bizzy Bear is driving in a big race — ready, set, go! Switch the light to signal the start and help him speed along in his race car and zoom around the track. Then lift the flag as he crosses the finish line! But will he get there first? Another exciting title in this best-selling series, which encourages preschoolers to get involved in the storytelling.