Books with title The house in the water

The anticipatory excitement of Christmas Eve builds in a festive way in this follow-up to the much-loved Ghost in the House.Jingle-jingle!There’s a girl in the house on this snowy Christmas Eve.Creeping down, step by step, here she comes.But what’s going on?Santa’s snacks are gone,And the only thing that's left is . . . CRUMBS!Features an audio read-along! Follow a child on a most magical night as she looks for the source of the sound that woke her up. In a lively, cumulative story full of page-turn reveals, all is not what it seems. While the little girl searches the house, she encounters some unexpected new friends. But the biggest surprise is sure to come last!

When a tiny brown field mouse finds his way from a wood pile into a rather comfortable house to play a game, he makes himself at home raiding the kitchen, playing in the moonlight, and sleeping near a broom. But the mouse knows if the family ever discovers him, they will surely be scared silly!In this colorful childrens book, a little mouse embraces his adventurous self as he scurries to find fun, food, and forty winks inside a warm home.

When eight-year-old Kirstie brings home a strange egg from the Scottish shore, her family never expects it to hatch. But the next day, Kirstie discovers a baby sea monster swimming in her bathtub!Part horse, part toad, part turtle, and part crocodile, he's the oddest-looking creature Kirstie's family has ever seen. Only Kirstie's grandfather knows what the beastie really is: a Water Horse!This lovable creature is the perfect pet. The only trouble is, he can't stop growing. He gets bigger. And Bigger. And BIGGER. Before long, he's outgrown every loch in sight. Will they ever find a home that's large enough for their Water Horse?

Excerpt from The Tiger in the HousePublished September 1920; second printing, August 1924; third printing, October 1936; fourth printing, February 1950; fifth printing, October 1960; sixth printing April 1968.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.