Books with author David Messing

A baby princess has just been born to the royal family, but her elder brother the little prince can't understand what all the fuss is about. On one unlucky day the fat royal cat squashes the baby's soft pillow, and the princess can't sleep on it any more. She cries and cries, which prompts the king to send his brave and loyal knight out to the forest to find soft, new stuffing for the pillow. After many an adventure, the knight finally returns with fresh feathers for the princess's special pillow. Will it make her happy again? Will she finally stop crying and let the rest of the family get some sleep? It sounds like a good idea—but the princess isn't soothed. She continues to cry. Maybe, her brother the prince has a better way to make her stop crying. David Melling's newest delightful picture storybook features humorous illustrations done in the same attractive style that distinguishes three of his earlier favorites, The Kiss That Missed, The Ghost Library, and The Tale of Jack Frost.

This bright, bold, rhyming story from the creator of the bestselling Hugless Douglas is a wonderfully funny introduction to weather for the very young and great to read aloud. Follow the hilarious pogo-stick loving bunnies through rain, wind, ice and snow. Whatever the weather, the funny bunnies always play together! Don't miss Funny Bunnies: Up and Down - a brilliant introduction to opposites. Praise for Hugless Douglas : 'A new Hugless Douglas book is always a cause for celebration. Daily Mail

The Oxford First Words series give your child a head start in learning another language. Each title takes the reader on a picture-book journey through a day, cleverly interweaving lots of familiar settings and cute little dinosaurs. There is a birds eye view of first thing in the morning at home, the journey to school and inside the classroom, a birthday party and even a trip to the seaside. Over 400 Russian words and their English translations are given in illustrated color bands on the side of each page. There is also supplementary material at the back - a picture/word matching game, counting the ladybirds up to twenty, shapes both flat and three-dimensional, opposites, the weather, time, plus a comprehensive index. The fun illustrations make this an adorable first bilingual word book.

With puzzles to solve, games to play and pictures to colour, plus over 100 stickers!Featuring Hugless Douglas and all the characters from the successful series, this great value activity book is packed with things to do. Children will love colouring in, matching opposites, spotting differences and playing the Hugless Douglas board game! Since he was created, Hugless Douglas has sold over 700,000 books worldwide.'A new Hugless Douglas book is always a cause for celebration.' The Daily Mail

A new edition of this bestselling story with a striking new cover.Where do you go with a BIG worry? Hugless Douglas knows he can count on Dad. Douglas' dad gives him a wonderful new woolly hat. He races outside to show it off and doesn't realise that it's unravelling! Douglas' friends have lots of ideas about how to put things right but it is left to the little bear to work out for himself the best thing to do...This is the second adventure in the hugely popular series, which has sold over 1.4 million copies in 26 languages to date. David Melling is one of the UK's best-loved author-illustrators and his stories combine brilliantly imaginative illustrations with an endearing sense of what it is like to be a small child learning about the world.Hello, Hugless Douglas! was a World Book Day picture book in 2014 and a number one bestseller, selling over 450,000 copies.'A new Hugless Douglas book is always a cause for celebration.' Daily Mail

Beware - there are goblins living among us! Within these pages lies a glimpse into their secret world. But read quickly, and speak softly, in case the goblins spot you...Saggypant and Seepage are stone goblins, but they're not much good at collecting stones. When strange noises are heard in the goblin tunnels, it's up to the dozy pair to investigate. Could the rumours of dragons be true?A riotous, laugh-out-loud funny series for younger readers from the bestselling author of Hugless Douglas, David Melling.

Introduce your kids to colors, numbers, and vehicles, starting with One Red Bicycle and building up to Ten White Airplanes. Have fun while counting from 1 to 10 in English, Russian, Chinese (Traditional & Simplified), or Spanish. Great for all ages, every page pairs colorful artwork with thoughtful translations in all four languages. Whether learning a language for the first time or teaching your children to be bilingual, this book is for you. The Chinese Pinyin will help with pronunciation, while the last few pages summarize all colors, number, and vehicles, including multiple translations when words have different names in different countries. iCars, for example, may be called coches in Mexico or carros in Venezuela. Likewise, in Chinese, there is more than one way to say bus.Inspired by his own multicultural family, David Ming wrote his Bilingual Kids Series to bring together children, parents, and grandparents across cultures and generations. His hope is for multilingual books to make story time more inclusive and fun for everyone.Yeh! Books. Explore words. Explore worlds.