Books published by publisher Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd

When Esmeralda the elephant wants to be a ballerina, Mummy's not so sure...after all, elephants don't do ballet! But Esmeralda always gets what she wants, and she joins a ballet class. While the little ballerinas twirl, Esmeralda gets her trunk in a tangle, and when they learn jumps, she only manages a crash landing! But, as Esmeralda triumphantly goes on to prove, elephants can do ballet!

Webster the farmyard duck has a plan. Hot weather has dried up the duck's pond, so Webster decides they will walk to the river! The farm ducks are happy among the wild river birds, but when a storm comes they long to be back at Windy Edge Farm...Another charming tale in the classically popular Windy Edge Farm Series. Featuring Jill Dow's unique soft watercolour style, the gentle text evokes a rural elyssium that appeals to young and old alike.

This picture book sweeps the reader around the world, through five of Mother Natures most dazzling habitats. The text describes each journey as if the reader is witnessing it first-hand and engravings of the creatures encountered are embellished with bold colour - from poison-dart frogs in the Amazon Rainforest, to a red panda in the Himalayas. Age 7+

In this spirited retelling, Mary Hoffman creates nine fascinating stories of Jesus' miracles, written in a simple yet beautiful style. Jackie Morris's vivid illustrations combine to convey the reality of these astonishing happening 2,000 years after they took place. The miracles include: Water into Wine (The marriage at Cana) A Netful of Fish (The miraculous draught of fishes) Weathermaster (Stilling the storm) Through the Roof (The man cured of palsy) The Biggest Picnic in the World (Feeding the five thousand) Is it a Ghost? (Walking on the water) Remote Control (The centurion's servant) Saying Thank-you (The ten lepers) Back From the Dead (The raising of Lazarus)

King Mark has a secret: he has horse's ears. No-one knows about it except his barber, who is sworn not to tell, on pain of losing his head. But the secret eats away at the barber until he has to tell his doctor - and the doctor advises him to tell his secret to the ground. So the secret grows into reeds, the reeds are made into pipes - and eventually the king has to admit his secret...How King Mark learns to live with his ears is told with good humour by professional storyteller Eric Maddern with delightfully droll artwork by Paul Hess

Bredda Croaky is a special bullfrog, whose skin glows with beautiful colours. But he is a real nuisance - he croaks all day long! Anansi the spider grows tired of this noise, and devises an ingenious plan to silence the boastful bullfrog. 'H' Patten's original Caribbean tale embraces Anansi storytelling tradition, as Clever Anansi teaches Bredda Croaky a lesson.