Mr. Coats is freezing cold.No matter how many heaters he turns on, how many blankets he sleeps under at night, or how many layers he wears, he can simply never get warm.Being this cold all the time is lonely. And loneliness is a chilly feeling. Mr. Coats thinks he'll be alone in the cold forever, but he's wrong. There's someone out there just like him.

Mr. Coats is freezing cold.No matter how many heaters he turns on, how many blankets he sleeps under at night, or how many layers he wears, he can simply never get warm.Being this cold all the time is lonely. And loneliness is a chilly feeling.Mr. Coats thinks he’ll be alone in the cold forever. But what if he’s wrong? What if there’s someone out there who is just like him?

Twelve amusing poems by the "queen of Dutch children's literature," paired with charming illustrations of reindeer houseguests, mischievous little girls, ever-singing tea kettles, and more.This delightful poetry collection offers children and the young at heart a refreshing, inventive look at the world from the well-known Dutch author Annie Schmidt. The rollicking poems tell the stories of such intriguing characters as Aunt Sue and Uncle Steve who nest up in a tree, animate...

Ollie doesn't see things the same way everybody else does (and he certainly doesn't see things the same way his older sister does). Instead of cars in traffic, Ollie sees a circus parade. Instead of cows grazing in a field, Ollie sees deadly bison with sharp horns and hooves. And at school, instead of letters on the board, Ollie sees birds with pointy beaks, and fish with flapping tails in the big blue sea.Ollie knows he doesn't need glasses, because he likes the world better the w...

De familie Lazuriet is de allerrijkste familie van de wereld, maar ze stinken wel een beetje. De kinderen James en Victoria krijgen alles wat ze willen. Een brandweerauto? Een drietrapsraket? Elke dag een nieuwe pony? Geen probleem. Maar zoveel cadeaus beginnen te vervelen, en ponypoep ruikt niet naar rozen. Dus als er opeens een vreemde vogel in hun kamer staat, hollen James en Victoria daar graag achteraan! De familie Lazuriet is het kinderboekendebuut van Ernest van der Kwast, vooral be...