Books with author Ruth Brown

The story of national heroine Grace Darling is made accessible for children by a master of the picture book genre.One stormy night, Grace Darling, the lighthouse keeper's daughter, spots a ship in trouble on the rocks. At the same time, the lighthouse cat, Gracie, spots that a kitten from her new litter has strayed. Grace and Gracie both hurry to the rescue, braving the rain and storm. Grace alerts her father and together they take out the lifeboat; Gracie ventures into the dark night and howling wind looking and listening everywhere for her kitten.Ruth Brown is famous for her appealing drawings of animals and nature and, here, beautiful full page paintings tell the dramatic dual story with power and pathos.

A lioness hides her cub in the long grass while she goes hunting. But the tall grasses are a dangerously insufficient defense against a circling pack of jackals, and an old male lion feels honor-bound to step in to do some babysitting. When Old Lion is challenged by a younger male, he uses the last ounce of his failing energy to ensure the young cub remains safe. Several other Silver Tales series titles available

Henry tries to help out at home and at school.Henry really tries to help his mother around the house but his efforts always end in anarchy. He has a go at cleaning the whole bathroom, even polishing the mirror, but: “With Dad’s face cloth!” cries Mum. And he helpfully paints a whole room (even the door handle!) blue: “What a mess,” sighs Dad. But then Mum takes him to school for his first day, and the teacher is astonished at all the wonderful help she gets in cleaning up. “He was so helpful!” she says.From the Trade Paperback edition.

The little one has had a bad dream. He dreamt he was lost in a dark forest, and found a house all made of sweets. But before he could enjoy eating any, an old witch came and frightened him away. He ran straight into a girl in a red cloak, on her way to her grandmother's. But he took one look at the grandmother and was so frightened he ran away again, and this time found himself at the base of a giant beanstalk. A giant tumbled down it and created a huge hole in the ground, and the little one fell into the hole with a bump! And then he woke up. So he climbs in with Mama Bear, and goes back to sleep, much happier. But who is that climbing into his little bed? Could it be Goldilocks?