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  • Dr Xargle's Book of Earthlets

    Jeanne Willis, Tony Ross

    eBook (Andersen Digital, Sept. 30, 2014)
    "Good morning, class. Today we are going to learn about Earthlets."In this way Dr Xargle, our friendly alien teacher, begins to teach his class about humans and babies. This is a hysterically funny book, with a particularly wry look at the way we bring up babies: look out for the 'egg-mangle' - will you ever want to eat egg again?
  • Earthlets, As Explained by Professor Xargle

    Jeanne Willis, Tony Ross

    Hardcover (Dutton Books for Young Readers, March 27, 1989)
    Professor Xargle's class of extraterrestrials learns about the physical characteristics and behavior of the human baby.
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  • Chicken Clicking

    Jeanne Willis, Tony Ross

    eBook (Andersen Digital, Feb. 5, 2015)
    One night Chick hops onto the farmer's house and has a browse on his computer - CLICK - soon she's shopping online for the whole farm! But when she arranges to meet up with a friend she's made online, she discovers all is not as it seems...Little Red Riding Hood for the iPad generation, this is the perfect book for teaching children how to stay safe online.
  • Dr Xargle's Book of Earthlets

    Jeanne Willis, Tony Ross

    eBook (Andersen Digital, Sept. 30, 2014)
    "Good morning, class. Today we are going to learn about Earthlets."In this way Dr Xargle, our friendly alien teacher, begins to teach his class about humans and babies. This is a hysterically funny book, with a particularly wry look at the way we bring up babies: look out for the 'egg-mangle' - will you ever want to eat egg again?
  • Troll Stinks

    Jeanne Willis, Tony Ross

    Hardcover (Andersen Press USA, April 1, 2017)
    Billy Goat and his best friend Cyril are messing about with the farmer's mobile phone, taking selfies and playing games . . . until they find the number for a troll. Their Grandpa Gruff says trolls are bad, so Billy and Cyril decide to get their own back by sending mean messages. After all, trolls really do stink! Don't they?
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  • Daft Bat

    Jeanne Willis, Tony Ross

    Hardcover (Sterling, Sept. 2, 2008)
    Is Bat batty—or does she just see things a little differently?The trouble begins when Bat moves into the neighborhood. All the animal children want to welcome her with a special gift—but then Bat shocks them by asking for an umbrella to keep her feet dry! Soon, it’s clear to everyone, from little Lion Cub to tall Giraffe Calf, that she always gets things upside-down and wrong-way-round. Only when Wise Owl suggests a change of perspective does everything become clear to Bat’s young friends. And kids get to share Bat’s unique viewpoint, too, when they flip the book over to read the upside-down text in this cleverly formatted book.Adorable animals, and an important lesson charmingly taught, will make this story a favorite.
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  • Tadpole's Promise

    Jeanne Willis, Tony Ross

    eBook (Andersen Digital, Jan. 31, 2014)
    "Where the willow meets the water, a tadpole met a caterpillar. They gazed into each other's tiny eyes and fell in love. 'Promise me that you will never change', the caterpillar says."And foolishly, the tadpole promises. But as the seasons pass and he matures, his legs grow, and then his arms - and what happens to his beautiful rainbow friend? As he sits on his lily pad, digesting the butterfly he has just eaten, he little realises that now he will never know!
  • Slug Needs a Hug!

    Jeanne Willis, Tony Ross

    Hardcover (Andersen Press USA, Oct. 1, 2015)
    When it begins to bug Slug that his mom doesn't hug him, he leaves home to find out why. Kitten suggests he should be furrier, so he puts on a woolly hat while Bird suggests he needs a beak. Soon, Slug has a new look. Will his mom hug him now?
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  • Chicken Clicking

    Jeanne Willis, Tony Ross

    eBook (Andersen Digital, Feb. 5, 2015)
    One night Chick hops onto the farmer's house and has a browse on his computer - CLICK - soon she's shopping online for the whole farm! But when she arranges to meet up with a friend she's made online, she discovers all is not as it seems...Little Red Riding Hood for the iPad generation, this is the perfect book for teaching children how to stay safe online.
  • Goldilocks

    Jeanne Willis, Tony Ross

    eBook (Andersen Digital, Feb. 1, 2019)
    Everyone loves Goldilocks’ hilarious online videos, but in her quest to get more likes, more laughs and more hits, she tries something a little more daring: stealing porridge #pipinghot, breaking chairs #fun, and using someone else’s bed #sleep. What will Daddy Bear do when he sees that online?A hilarious cautionary tale for a new generation of internet-users from the prize-winning partnership of Jeanne Willis and Tony Ross, the third of its kind following Chicken Clicking and Troll Stinks.
  • #Goldilocks

    Jeanne Willis, Tony Ross

    Hardcover (Andersen Press, May 1, 2019)
    Everyone loves Goldilocks’ hilarious online videos, but in her quest to get more likes, more laughs and more hits, she tries something a little more daring: stealing porridge #pipinghot, breaking chairs #fun, and using someone else’s bed #sleep. What will Daddy Bear do when he sees that online? A hilarious cautionary tale for a new generation of internet-users from the prize-winning partnership of Jeanne Willis and Tony Ross.
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  • I Want to Be a Cowgirl

    Jeanne Willis, Tony Ross

    Hardcover (Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), April 1, 2002)
    Meet a city girl with a big Wild West dream."I don't want to be a good girl-Good girls have no fun.I can't play quiet games indoors,I love the rain and sun.I don't want to be a girly girlWho likes to sit and chat.I just want to be a cowgirl, Daddy,What's so wrong with that?"From the window of a high-rise city apartment, a little girl imagines a very different view and dreams of a very different life, but does it have to be just a dream? The big city meets the wild Wild West in Jeanne Willis's lyrical text, accompanied by hilarious illustrations from Tony Ross.
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