Books published by publisher Orchard Pr

Shake, shake, shudder, near the sludgy old swamp. The dinosaurs are coming. Get ready to romp. Join in with Triceratops, Stegosaurus, and friends as the dinosaurs stir up a Dinosaurumpus!Where can you find a Deinosuchus that practically pirouettes on its tail and a T-Rex that bounds gracefully through the air? Between the pages of Tony Mitton's Dinosaurumpus, where dinosaurs run, boom, shake, and shudder their way to the "sludgy old swamp" and rock the night away. Mitton's delightful rhyme and Parker-Rees's whimsical illustrations will make children want to join in the dance while they learn about some of their favorite prehistoric pals. By the time the romp is over, and the dinosaurs are fast asleep, kids won't be able to shake that jumping, thumping Dinosaurumpus beat!

Readers of all ages will delight in this hilarious holiday tale about remaining true to yourself.It's a New Year's resolution - a brand new Santa. But do kids really want a slimmer, hipper, cyber Santa? He seems to think so, and gets to work on his resolution to slim down, pump-up and become more fashion forward. Mrs. Claus patiently watches Santa go through his mid-life crisis while preparing the North Pole for a traditional holiday. His new look isn't exactly a hit and on Christmas Eve when he "climbs into his old-fashioned sleigh, dressed in his old-fashioned way" he's learned a valuable lesson. A new, improved Santa is one who is true to himself and to the spirit of Christmas.

Kirsty and Rachel are attending a grand costume party at McKersey Castle. But Jack Frost thinks the castle should be hosting his party instead, and steals Flora the Fancy Dress Fairy's magic items to further his naughty plan! It's up to Rachel and Kirsty to set things right in this abridged, simplified version of the bestselling Rainbow Magic story.

Told in poetic detail and with Ted Rand's exquisite watercolors, "Once Upon a Farm" portrays the toil and triumph of farm life.With barns and bales, fences and flowers, chores and churns, we weather the seasons along with the young narrator. Told from a child's perspective, the story follows a family working together to make a life on the land they hold so dear. Resonating with rural truths, this family's toil and triumph in our country's heartland will strike a chord with readers everywhere. "Once Upon a Farm" is a place we can all recognize.

Best-selling artist James Warhola and author Alex Zane have created a fun, read-aloud picture book with rhyming text and wonderfully amusing illustrations inspired by the song THE WHEELS ON THE BUS."Racers start your engines! The drivers in the race car yell, 'Go, go, go! Go, go, go! Go, go, go!' The drivers in the race car yell, 'Go, go, go!' at the starting line."Get ready for a rambunctious race car adventure by best-selling artist James Warhola and author Alex Zane. Here at the racetrack, animals are busy from start to finish zipping, zooming, and zizzing. See if you can keep up with these daredevils and their fans as they race to the finish line with text inspired by the song THE WHEELS ON THE BUS.

One moonlit night + one hungry fox = One big chase! Whenever there's a full moon, the sneaky fox chases all the geese. All the geese, that is, except one. What could be his secret? While all the white fluffy geese clean themselves in the clear, clean pond, One Smart Goose chooses the dirty pond. "Why doesn't the fox ever chase you?" they demand. "Have you got a secret you're not telling us?" No, it's just that One Smart Goose knows that when the fox comes looking for dinner under a full moon, the white geese will shine and glow in the moonlight, while he will blend in.

A quick, inventive chapter book featuring an unusual hero--an eight-year-old worrier.We meet Stuart pressed against a rainy window, worried and bored. Worried, because hundreds of things could go wrong in a new house, a new town, a new school. Bored, because he has no one to play with and because his collection of Valuable Things disappeared during the move. He really needs an adventure.In one fateful moment, it all becomes clear: Stuart realizes that in order to have adventure, he needs a cape! After all, don't all those superheroes have capes? Each day the cape brings a different and unexpected adventure. He entertains a gorilla, a horse, and a dinosaur in his bedroom.