Books with author Christohper Wormell

From a much-loved, award-winning children's illustrator comes a soothing bedtime story with a big, reassuring hug of an ending When Molly wakes up in the middle of the night, she hears the sound of a step on the stairs. It could be a crocodile creeping up to catch her. Or maybe it's a giant giraffe outside on the landing. Or possibly it's an enormous elephant turning the doorknob and opening the door. Perhaps it's even a night monster come to gobble her up. But when Molly surprises the tiptoeing beast, she gets an even bigger surprise of her own!

Cockerels are usually bossy and self-important, but not Henry. Henry is a cowardly cockerel who won't even say "poo!" to a piglet, and his crowing is awful. Luckily for Henry, little Buffy Bantam, his only friend in the whole wide world, has come up with a brilliant plan, and with just a damp red sock and a red woolly sweater, the pair set out to convince the other hens that Henry is, in fact, a brave and fearless hero. But brilliant plans don't always go just the way they're supposed to. Will Henry manage to conquer his fears and save the day?

With his trademark colorful and compelling images of animals both familiar and exotic, acclaimed British illustrator, Christopher Wormell, brings a uniquely artful point of view to the traditional counting book. Wormell's inventive approach to illustrating the numbers from 1 to 20 highlights intriguing parts, behaviors, or features of specific animals, rather than simply increasing the numbers of the animals themselves. This new perspective presents an opportunity for further parent-child exploration of the animal-How many legs does the camel have? What color is the ladybug?-in keeping with the current trend toward interdisciplinary education for the very young.

Award-winning author and illustrator Christopher Wormell sinks his teeth into a new favorite subject-dinosaurs! Wings, Horns, & Claws is an affectionate pictorial tribute to those prehistoric animals, who grow with every turn of the page reinforcing the cognitive learning concept of size and proportion. Wormell’s trademark beautiful woodcut illustrations are paired here with very detailed descriptions of his subjects. His unique vision and incredible artistry elevate this book above the crowd of volumes devoted to the Earth’s coolest creatures. A great choice for kids and even adults who can’t get enough of these prehistoric reptiles.

Award-winning illustrator Christopher Wormell brings his vivid artwork to the classic Aesop’s Fables, a cornerstone of children’s literature, in a visual feast to delight both children and adults. Gorgeous linoleum block prints illustrate a key moment in the story, highlighting the moral printed in Wormell’s hand-cut typeface on the opposite page. This simple approach encourages parent-child interaction through storytelling, while an appendix provides each tale in more detail, along with a thumbnail of the illustration. Wormell’s children’s books are so beautiful that they double as adult art and gift books.

A wonderfully witty and utterly charming story about fear.Jack is lost in the forest—a forest that his mom has told him is full of ferocious wild beasts! But the creatures that Jack meets there seem perfectly friendly to him, even if they are a bit worried about the ferocious wild beasts he’s been telling them about . . .But then they hear a terrible roar . . . Who can it be?Award-winning author-illustrator Chris Wormell’s charming illustrations and delightfully clever text combine to make for perfect bedtime reading.