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Jill Tomlinson

    1 janvier 1931 – 1 janvier 1976

    Jill Tomlinson ne se destinait pas à être écrivaine, sa passion initiale étant le chant lyrique. Lorsqu'une maladie a changé sa voie, elle a découvert une nouvelle vocation lors d'un cours de journalisme : écrire pour les enfants. Ses histoires d'animaux bien-aimées ont trouvé un écho auprès des jeunes lecteurs pendant près de quatre décennies, devenant des livres pour enfants à succès.

    The Gorilla Who Wanted to Grow Up
    Penguin's Progress
    The Hen who Wouldn't Give Up
    The Cat who Wanted to Go Home
    The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark
    Three Favourite Animal Stories
    • Three Favourite Animal Stories

      • 304pages
      • 11 heures de lecture

      Three heart-warming classic stories full of animal antics by Jill Tomlinson. Plop is a baby barn owl. He is perfect in every way - except for one thing. He's afraid of the dark! One day Suzy the cat finds herself flying away in a hot-air balloon. How is Suzy going to find her way home? Hilda is a small, speckled hen. When she makes up her mind to visit her new cousin chicks nothing can stop her! Filled with gentle humour and comfort, Jill Tomlinson’s animal stories have been enjoyed by children who want to snuggle down with a good read for decades. This edition containing The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark, The Cat Who Wanted to go Home and The Hen Who Wouldn’t Give Up is stunningly illustrated by Paul Howard – making it a terrific collection of stories for young readers.

      Three Favourite Animal Stories
      5,0
    • The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark

      • 96pages
      • 4 heures de lecture

      Plop, the Baby Barn Owl, is like every Barn Owl there ever was, except for one thing—he is afraid of the dark. "Dark is nasty" he says, and so he won't go hunting with his parents. Mrs. Barn Owl sends him down from his nest-hole to ask about the dark and he meets a little boy waiting for the fireworks to begin, an old lady, a scout out camping, a girl who tells him about Father Christmas, a man with a telescope, and a black cat who takes him exploring. He realizes through these encounters that dark is super after all.

      The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark
      4,4
    • The Cat who Wanted to Go Home

      • 32pages
      • 2 heures de lecture

      A cat finds her way home after getting lost on a balloon adventure.

      The Cat who Wanted to Go Home
      4,3
    • The Hen who Wouldn't Give Up

      • 100pages
      • 4 heures de lecture

      The inspiring story of a hen with as much pluck as she has cluckHilda is a small, speckled hen, and when Hilda makes up her mind, nothing can stop her. Hilda's auntie has just had a family of chicks, and she's determined to visit them. But how is Hilda going to travel the five miles to her auntie's farm?

      The Hen who Wouldn't Give Up
      3,0
    • Penguin's Progress

      • 74pages
      • 3 heures de lecture

      Magical illustrations bringis filled with tenderness and a subtle humor.

      Penguin's Progress
      4,0
    • The Gorilla Who Wanted to Grow Up

      • 112pages
      • 4 heures de lecture

      Pongo is a young, mischievous gorilla living in the mountains of Africa. He wants to grow up to be brave and clever like his dad, and perhaps even become leader of the pack one day. But it is not until his little sister is born that Pongo discovers that growing up isn't just about having a big chest to thump.

      The Gorilla Who Wanted to Grow Up
      3,2
    • Plop is a baby Barn Owl. He is the same as every baby Barn Owl that has ever been - except for one thing.....He is afraid of the dark. Beautifully illustrated by Paul Howard, this picture book is based on Jill Tomlinson's classic story. With audio cassette / CD.

      The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark (Book & CD)
    • Ein Zebra geht zur Schule

      • 87pages
      • 4 heures de lecture

      Pyjama ist ein ganz kleines Zebra, das schrecklich gern zur Schule gehen möchte. Wie alle kinder muß Pyjama aber voher eine ganze Menge lerne.

      Ein Zebra geht zur Schule
      4,0