One day there was a little moose, and do you know what his name was? His name was Chotchie, and do you know what he was doing? He was looking at his bicycle.Just then his best friend came over, and do you know who it was? It was Goulasche."Hi, Chotchie," said Goulasche. "Want to go biking?""Not today," said Chotchie. "I'm having a little problem.""Flat tire?" asked Goulasche.Chotchie shook his head, no."Chain fell off?" asked Goulasche.Chotc...

One day there was a little moose, and do you know what his name was? His name was Chotchie.And do you know what he was doing? He was visiting his Auntie Maianne and Fluppy (the Polary Bear) – who lived in Chicago, with his friends Maple CowPie (whom everyone called Cowie Wowie), and Lazonia (the parrot.)They were sitting at the window, watching tree branches blowing back and forth while rain splattered the window pane."What should we do?" asked Maple CowPie."I w...

One day there was a little moose, and do you know what his name was? His name was Chotchie, and do you know what he was doing?He was trying to call his best friend on the phone but he couldn't remember the number."I think there was a seven in it," said Chotchie. "Maybe two sevens. I'll press seven and seven and see what happens."Chotchie listened. The phone crackled."Maybe I need to push more sevens," said Chotchie.A voice came on the line."Hello,"...

One day there was a little moose, and do you know what his name was? His name was Chotchie. And do you know what he was doing? He was sitting in the backyard, underneath the big apple tree, next to the sandbox. He was trying to draw on a sheet of paper that kept blowing around in the breeze.Chotchie looked at the garage back by the alley. He drew a large rectangle with a triangle roof. He looked at the playhouse next to the garage. He drew a small square with another triangle roof. ...

"Grandma," said Petunia Onion. "Tell me the story about the mouse and the accordion.""All right," said Grandma. "But first, we better get comfortable."For Petunia and her Grandma, comfortable meant an old brown couch with big, round arms that Petunia used for playing 'Climb the Mountain'. She sometimes used the giant cushions for playing 'Don't Touch the Floor-Hot Lava!'."You get the quilt and I'll tend to the fire," said Grandma.Grandma had a big fireplace that...

It was the last day of summer. The barn yard animal friends woke up early, way before sunrise, to plan their special last day together."My eyes are all crusty," said Tornado (the lamb.)"I cannot hold my head up," said Donkey-Lonkey."Even my teeth hurt," said Big Foot (the rabbit.)"I'll go avec le Canard," said Poitou (the French goat.) He lay back down in the grass and closed his eyes."I am not a duck," said Legarth Embden. "I am a goose.""Let's no...

Goulasche Press stood on Chotchie's front step. He pushed the yellow door bell button, "Ding-Dong, Ding-Dong, Ding-Dong." He heard some clumping noises coming from inside.Chotchie opened the door, a very tiny crack. His head was turned sideways and his nose was pressed against the door."Hi, Goulasche," said Chotchie."Hi, Chotchie. What are you doing?" asked Goulasche."You have to guess," said Chotchie."How many guesses do I get?" asked Goulasche.Ch...

One day there was a little moose, and do you know what his name was? His name was Chotchie, and do you know what he was doing? He wasn't doing anything. He was just sitting at the big table in the kitchen, rubbing his knee.Just then the doorbell rang, "Ding-Dong. Ding-Dong. Ding-Dong."Chotchie limped to the door and looked out the little window, and guess who he saw. It was his best friend, Goulasche.Chotchie opened the door a tiny, little crack and turned his head sid...

From the author of the beloved classic Where the Red Fern Grows comes a timeless adventure about a boy who discovers a tree full of monkeys.The last thing fourteen-year-old Jay Berry Lee expects to find while trekking through the Ozark Mountains of Oklahoma is a tree full of monkeys. But then Jay learns from his grandpa that the monkeys have escaped from a traveling circus, and there’s a big reward for the person who finds and returns them.His famil...

Pets are gorgeous, loveable and a lifetime commitment.Full of adorable pets of all shapes and sizes, A Pet Isn’t Just for Christmas is endorsed by the RSPCA and with beautiful, full-colour photographs, a timely reminder that animals deserve our love and attention every day of the year.Royalties from each sale go direct to the RSPCA.

A moving story about love, lies and secrets in a time of war, winner of the 2005 Carnegie Medal.When her grandfather dies, Tamar inherits a box containing a series of clues and coded messages. Out of the past, another Tamar emerges, a man involved in the terrifying world of resistance fighters in Nazi-occupied Holland half a century earlier. His story is one of passionate love, jealousy and tragedy set against the daily fear and casual horror of the Second World Wa...

A young hunter must confront the value of life as he faces the loss of his grandfather.For John Borne's family, hunting has nothing to do with sport or manliness. It's a matter of survival. Every fall John and his grandfather go off into the woods to shoot the deer that puts meat on the table over the long Minnesota winter.But this year John's grandfather is dying, and John must hunt alone. John tracks a doe for two days, but as he closes in on his prey, he ...