Books with author Michael Foreman

One of the world’s great picture book artists presents a delightful collection of playtime rhymes, illustrated with characteristic brilliance - and offering easy-to-follow instructions for playing along.In this sumptuous volume, leading children’s book illustrator Michael Foreman showcases scores of the best-loved, most exuberant action rhymes, each one acted out by an appealing little bear and a colorful supporting cast of children, animals, and others! This beautiful book is bursting with more than seventy rhymes, including: A sailor went to sea, sea, seaHere we go round the mulberry bushHush little baby, don’t say a wordOld MacDonald had a farmRing-around-the-rosyThe farmer in the dellThe itsy bitsy spiderYou put your right arm inAnd, oh yes - the actions to accompany these rollicking rhymes are spelled out at the back of the book, so there’s no excuse for not joining in!

Christmas has always been one of Michael Foreman's favorite themes, and this, his own remarkable Christmas Treasury, marks a marvelous coming-together of his most memorable work and his favorite prose and verse. This enchanting anthology of stories, poems, carols, and other Yuletide gems are all depicted by the artist in a vivid gallery of glittering presents and decorations, juicy turkeys and steaming puddings, frosty Christmas trees and snowy landscapes. Among the 27 pieces is a moving episode from his award-winning book, War Game—an account of Christmas in the trenches during the First World War—and his contrastingly jolly version of The Night Before Christmas. There are also works that he loved as a boy, like Robert Louis Stevenson's Christmas by the Sea, The Snowman by Hans Christian Andersen, and A.A. Milne's poem Outdoor Song, all brought to life as never before in his charming illustrations. A true classic to be enjoyed by readers of all ages.

Lysander, a young Helot slave, knows little about the mysterious pendant he wears round his neck―the Fire of Ares. When after a chance meeting, he learns that he is of noble heritage, the pendant takes on new meaning as the link to his father's life and death. Suddenly Lysander is thrust into the life of a Spartan warrior and must struggle to prove himself worthy. But when the pendant is stolen, he must fight to retrieve it, and fulfill its powerful destiny before it is too late. This action packed tale of honor, glory and epic battles in Ancient Greece will appeal to even the most reluctant readers, and Lysander's rise from slave to Spartan warrior will leave them thirsting for more.

Mia lives with her family in a small South American village beneath the snowy mountains. Their house is put together from the dumped rubbish of the city - it is not much of a place. One day, Mia's father brings her a puppy, which she calls Poco because he's so small. When Poco runs away, Mia travels far up into the mountains to search for him. There, she finds some white mountain flowers, growing under the stars, as well as something much more powerful - hope.