Books published by publisher Pavilion Children's Books (Anova Books Ltd)

Violet is wild.She growls at the dog, draws on the walls, and slurps her cereal straight from the bowl.Violet's Gran takes her to the zoo for a relaxing trip but, after a mix-up, Violet spends the night with the monkeys and a monkey goes back with Gran. Worse still, Gran and Violet's parents don't even notice!Will there be chaos or will a lesson be learnt?

This amazing collection of wonderful stories, written by the hilarious Terry Jones and illustrated by Michael Foreman, will have both children and parents rolling with laughter. Sail to the moon with a brave and beautiful princess. Swim around the world with a talking fish. Meet a boy who has a dinosaur in his shed. A fabulous new edition of the classic story collection from Monty Python's Terry Jones. Published alongside an entirely new collection of talesAmazing marketing and publicity schedule, including an author tour, festival appearances, readings on the Monty Python's YouTube channel (which has over 125,000 subscribers) and newspaper and magazine featuresIllustrated by favourite award-winning illustrator Michael ForemanStunning new hardback editions that children will treasure Other titles in the series: Animal Tales and Fantastic Stories.

The fantastically brilliant and amazingly adventurous saga of Erik the Viking returns in this special 30th anniversary edition. DVD starring Tim Robbins, John Cleese, Eric Idle etc recently re-released in a special Director's CutFantastically illustrated by Michael ForemanIncludes a QR code directing the reader to a short film of Terry Jones reading Wolf Mountain As Erk and the crew of The Golden Dragon set off in search of adventure, little do they know that their courage, skill, strength and stamina will all be tested to the extremes... Includes an exclusive foreword from Terry Jones and newly coloured illustrations from Michael Foreman. Age range: 8+ Word count: approximately 40,000 words

William Bee is back and this time he’s showing us his amazing collection of trains, boats, planes and more.There’s his harrier jump jet, which can take off vertically, his World War I fighter plane that can perform amazing stunts, the steam locomotive (peep peep!), the mini submarine, his speedboat (occasionally stolen by Sparky the Dog), and even his space rocket! Blast off!The cone family are helping, or is that hindering?, with the transport, as is Sparky.Perfect for every child fascinated by amazing vehicles that can fly, float, dive underwater, travel on tracks and blast off into outer space!Vroom Vroom! Peep Peep! We have blast off!

William Bee loves his trucks. He has lots, and if you're lucky he'll show you some of them and tell you all about them. There's his tanker truck, which carries all the fuel he needs for his vehicles - in fact it holds enough fuel for 650 cars! Then there's his coal-fired steam truck, his amphibious truck, which can swim, his truck with its very own crane and his snow-blowing truck, plus the truck that carries all of his racing cars, and not forgetting his jet-powered truck that can reach 370mph! And that's just the beginning of his collection.Join William, his dog and his gang of unruly traffic cones on a grand tour of the world of trucks. Perfect for every child who is fascinated by vehicles large and small - but mainly large!Peep Peep!

A witty, colorful celebration of the amazing lost creatures of this planet; with a strong message of protection and conservation.Matt Sewell's follow-up to The Colorful World of Dinosaurs is a beautifully-illustrated large format look at the amazing beasts that time forgot--from the relatively well known, such as the sabre-toothed tiger and woolly mammoth, to the obscure monsters that walked the earth millions of years ago--many now forgotten. Although less celebrated than the dinosaurs, the range of beasts is equally impressive, every one an amazing or scary creature that actually stalked the planet. Like the dinosaurs, these beasts are awe-inspiring in their variety, in a wide range of furs, feathers and colours, making for a stunning collection of vivid watercolor illustrations.These beasts are arranged chronologically--from the strange invertebrate Opabinia that lived over 500 million years ago, to the Thylacine, or Tasmanian Tiger, that became extinct in 1936.

Long ago in the busy little town of Assisi, a wealthy merchant and his wife had a baby boy: Francis. They gave their son all the good things that money could buy. But when Francis was a young man, he had a dream telling him to work for God - to follow the example of Jesus in loving those who were unloved and giving everything he had to serve others. Francis' life touched the hearts of many in his own lifetime. Even the wild birds and animals seemed to listen to what he had to say about God their Maker. For hundreds of years, the story of this good man of Assisi has brought hope and encouragement to all those who long to know gentleness and love in the world.

Toby was looking forward to all the adventures he would have with his new baby brother. But Benjy can't run around, invent gadgets or fight crime. He just poops. All the time. Can Toby learn to love his little brother all the same? A fantastic new picture book from award-winning author illustrator Rebecca Elliott, which introduces the idea of a new baby in the family to older siblings in a frank but funny way. Awards: 2011 JUNIOR MAGAZINE DESIGN AWARDS Most Promising New Talent SHORTLISTED; 2011 NASEN AWARDS (National Association of Special Education Needs) Inclusive Children's Book of the Year SHORTLISTED; 2011 NURSERY WORLD AWARDS Three to Fives New Launch FINALIST; 2010-11 PEOPLE'S BOOK PRIZE Children's Book of the Year FINALIST 2012; KATE GREENAWAY MEDAL - LONG LIST 2012; DOLLY GRAY CHILDREN'S LITERATURE AWARD - WINNER

Graphic illustrator Simon Tyler explores the extremes of our planet – and the people who venture there – in his bold and colourful styleFollowing on from the magnificent Adventures in Space, comes a compendium on a topic closer to home – our planet, the Earth. Learn about the highest and deepest, hottest and coldest places on Earth – travel to the extremes of our environment. Discover the world's most wild terrain – deserts, mountains, volcanoes, rivers, jungles, oceans, the polar regions and more – as well as the animals that live there and the people who have explored them. Find out how these regions are under threat from global warming and other issues, and learn what we can do to conserve them.Bursting with information and illustrated in bold and colourful graphics, this book will grab the attention of all avid explorers – big and small.