Tad Carpenter – illustratör

A stunning illustrated edition featuring original colour artwork by Tad Carpenter, the artist behind Wonder's iconic cover, which celebrates ten years of this bestselling global phenomenon.'My name is August. I won't describe what I look like. Whatever you're thinking, it's probably worse.'Auggie wants to be an ordinary ten-year-old. He does ordinary things - eating ice cream, playing on his Xbox. He feels ordinary - inside. But ordinary kids don't make other ordinary kids run away screaming in playgrounds. Ordinary kids aren't stared at wherever they go.Born with a facial difference, Auggie has been home-schooled by his parents his whole life. Now, for the first time, he's being sent to school. All he wants is to be accepted - but can he convince his new classmates that he's just like them, underneath it all?A funny, frank and astonishingly moving novel to read in one sitting, pass on to others, and remember long after the final page, this special anniversary edition also features an afterword from the author on ten years of Wonder.

In this fourth Pantone offering for the under-5 set, children will learn to colour-match shades of each of the basic 8 colours in a self-correcting format. Each spread will focus on shades of a single colour, featuring a tonal full-bleed illustration on the left side of the spread and a grid of colours on the right. The illustration will have 4 removable puzzle pieces that fit into the 4 associated quadrants, by shade. This puzzle book enables young children to further their colour knowledge and familiarity in a uniquely engaging way, strengthening both their colour acuity and their spatial and fine motor skills .An appropriately challenging and fun first-puzzle book for the colour-conscious!

See and hear a day in the life of the city through the eyes and ears of a young boy. From the TING-A-LING-A-LING of an alarm clock in the morning to the RUMBLE RATTLE of the subway and the BEEEEEP-BEEEEP of the streaming traffic to the SHHHHHHHHHHHHHH hush of evening, celebrate all the wonderful sounds of the city in this fun, interactive picture book that's perfect for reading aloud.

Ninja small, Ninja large Ninja duck, Ninja charge. Ninja run, Ninja chop Ninja, Ninja never stop! Follow this little ninja as he sneaks up on the family dog, swipes a cookie from his brother and escapes from Granny’s kiss... only to be eventually out-ninjaed by his younger brother’s sneak-attack! With fast-paced rhymes that parallel the little ninja’s quick moves, this humorous ode to stalking, sneaking, spying and scheming is sure to be read over and over again. Tad Carpenter’s bright, action-packed illustrations will inspire imaginary play for a new generation of ninjas.