Books with author edward ardizzone

Nicholas is staying with his friend Peter Perkins. One morning they are looking for something useful to do, when, suddenly, a train comes to a halt on the railway line at the end of Peter's garden, and an old lady looking out of the window accidentally drops her bag and her spectacles. At once Nicholas and Peter, not to mention the dog Jock, climb on the train to give them back to her. And they are still on board when the train starts to move again! This is the beginning of an exciting adventure for Nicholas, Peter - and Jock - as they find themselves not only in full control of the train but also having to think very quickly in order to prevent a collision with a very fast moving diesel engine!

Little Tim lived in a house by the sea. He wanted very much to be a sailor, but his parents said he was much too young and must wait for years and years, until he was grown up. So when Tim got a chance to stow away on a steamer, of course he jumped at it, little expecting the hard work, the stormy sea, and the sinking ship to come! First published between 1936 and 1977, Edward Ardizzone's Little Tim books have been loved by generations of children for their spirited adventures and totally matter-of-fact tellings by a storyteller who spoke straight to children's imaginations. As Maurice Sendak has said, "The opening lines of the very first story were a droll Ishmael-like call to adventure that gave great promise of wonderful things to come."

Little Tim's adventures at sea have delighted generations of children ever since the first book was published in 1936. In this Kate Greenaway winning title, Tim arrives home after a long holiday to find his parents have vanished. He is determined to search the whole wide world, if necessary, to find them, and sets out on a journey filled with sea-faring adventure.Includes QR code that links to audio book read by Stephen Fry.

This famous picture-story book that delighted children when it was originally published in 1935, and set the standard of the subsequent "Tim" books, remains one of the most endearing of them all. In 1955, when Edward Ardizzone completely redrew and redesigned the first edition of this classic, the New York Herald Tribune wrote: "It is a perfect picture book to read to any small boy, with Tim making himself useful to all on board, facing bravely the great storm, and coming home in the life boat. The bright colors are well presented. Tim starts gayly on a new long lease of life, ready for many homes and libraries that do not know the first book."

A Puffin Book - stories that last a lifetime.Puffin Modern Classics are relaunched under a new logo: A Puffin Book. There are 20 titles to collect in the series, listed below, all with exciting new covers and fun-filled endnotes.Clive King's Stig of the Dump is a much-loved modern classic. It is the story of Barney and his best friend, cave-man Stig.Barney is a solitary little boy, given to wandering off by himself. One day he is lying on the edge of a disused chalk-pit when it gives way and he lands in a sort of cave. Here he meets 'somebody with a lot of shaggy hair and two bright black eyes' wearing a rabbit skin and speaking in grunts. He names him Stig. Of course nobody believes Barney when he tells his family all about Stig, but for Barney cave-man Stig is totally real. They become great friends, learning each others ways and embarking on a series of unforgettable adventures.Clive King was born in Richmond, Surrey, in 1924. When he was young his family moved to a village called Ash, near Sevenoaks in Kent, which is the setting for Stig of the Dump. He went to Downing College, Cambridge, and the School of Oriental and African Studies in London. He then served in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. His service as a sailor and his work as a language teacher took him all over the world. Clive King lives with his family in Norfolk and is a full-time writer.Other titles by Clive King:Hamid of Aleppo; The Town that Went South; The 22 Letters; The Night the Water Came; Snakes and Snakes; Me and My Million; The Inner Ring series; The Devil's Cut; Ninny's Boat; The Sound of propellors; The Seashore People; A Touch of Class