Chris Wormell

'And even though she only saw it in her dreams, she felt sure it was real.' From her cellar bedroom, Clementine dreams of a magic place. And she's determined to find it one day. But first she must escape from her wicked aunt and uncle and from the Great Black City. With the help of her best friend, Gilbert, a very clever cat, she sets off on an epic journey that just might make her dreams come true. A thrilling, moving and funny adventure about looking for most magical place of all. HOME. Written and illustrated by Chris Wormell.

The Magic Place

Far, far away in the darkest cave in the deepest valley amongst the highest mountains there lives a huge and terrifying dragon. He can fly higher than the clouds and faster than the birds; he can burn down a forest with one blast of his fiery breath; he can smash a castle wall with a flick of his mighty tail and he can brush away an army with a sweep of his monstrous wing. This awesome beast fears no man... but he is afraid of just one thing - mice! Enter George: he may not look like much of a hero, but a hero he turns out to be! This ever popular tale is now accompanied by a brilliant DVD narrated by Brian Blessed, which brings the exciting illustrations to life.

George and the Dragon

Provate a immaginare una Grande Città Nera, avvolta da una coltre di fumo e fuliggine, dove i tetti si susseguono all'infinito. Laggiù, in una casetta lunga e stretta, vivono Clementine e i suoi perfidi zii. Confinata nell'umida cantina che le fa da cameretta, Clementine è felice solo quando sogna un posto lontano, molto lontano, dove al posto dei tetti ci sono colline, al posto delle strade ruscelli. Clementine è convinta che esista davvero, quel suo Posto Magico, e che prima o poi riuscirà a raggiungerlo. Così un giorno, con l'aiuto del suo migliore amico - un gatto molto intelligente di nome Gilbert - decide di scappare per sempre dalla città e di arrivare finalmente lì dove ha sempre sognato di stare. Un'avventura che commuove come un classico e fa ridere come le storie di Roald Dahl, scritta e illustrata dall'artista Chris Wormell.

Il posto magico

George the mouse springs into action when a big dragon attacks the castle.

George, the Dragon and the Princess

So ugly is the monster that he can turn a blue sky to snow and evaporate a pond just by dipping his toe in it. No living thing can stand to be in his presence. But the monster is not ugly on the inside; he's just lonely. So he decides to build some friends out of stone, but even stones can't stand the full force of the monster's smile, and they all shatter - except one. Suggested level: primary.

The Big Ugly Monster and the Little Stone Rabbit

A mesmerizing new picture book about a boy who is lost at sea until some unexpected help arrives to save him. The sea monster lives down at the bottom of the ocean but one day he sits among the rocks on the shore and watches a boy and his little dog playing in the rock pools. Suddenly, the current carries the boy's toy boat out among the waves and when he tries to reach it the boy is swept far out to sea. An old fisherman tries to rescue him and receives help from an unexpected quarter.

The Sea Monster

Long ago in the deep ocean, there lived . . . one smart fish! He wasn?t the biggest and he wasn?t the boldest, but he was the cleverest. What this smart fish wanted more than anything else was to walk upon the land. But everyone knows that fish can?t walk . . . can they?

One Smart Fish

Traducere de Maria Rizoiu Aţi visat vreodată la un loc minunat, plin de bucurie şi culoare? Deschideţi cartea şi începeţi să citiţi! Veţi ajunge acolo într-o clipită. Din cămăruța ei întunecoasă şi rece, Clementine visează la un loc magic, cu flori purpurii şi un pârâu argintiu. Mai întâi însă, trebuie să scape de unchiul Rufus şi de mătuşa Vermilia, care o ţin prizo­nieră şi o obligă să gătească şi să facă curăţenie. Într-o bună zi, după o serie de peripeţii care întorc casa pe dos, Clementine reușește să fugă împreună cu motanul Gilbert, priete­nul ei cel mai bun. O ferestruică uitată deschisă în pod e începu­tul unei aventuri incredibile care o duce spre locul visat, cel mai frumos loc dintre toate: acasă! Visase acest loc de multe ori. Și, chiar dacă îl vedea doar în vis, era sigură că există cu adevărat. Cum ajunsese să-l viseze, mă întreb? Probabil îi venise în minte de undeva. Poate că era o amintire de demult… Clementine numea locul din vis „Locul Magic“.

Locul magic

Teddy bears go for a walk in the woods, have a picnic and encounter a wolf.

In the Woods

'Once, in a cave, there lived a horrible ugly monster. Perhaps the most horrible and ugly monster in the whole world.'So ugly is the monster that lives in this cave that he can turn a blue sky to snow and evaporate a pond just by dipping his toe in it. No living thing can stand to be in his presence. But the monster is not ugly on the inside; he's just lonely; very, very lonely. So he decides to build some friends out of stone, but not even stone can stand the full force of the monster's smile, and all the stone animals shatter... except for one: the little stone rabbit. The monster is thrilled with his new friend- even if the only game he's any good at is playing statues (at which he excels)- and for a time life is good. But even monsters cannot live forever...

A wonderfully witty and utterly charming story about fear. Jack is lost in the forest—a forest that his mom has told him is full of ferocious wild beasts! But the creatures that Jack meets there seem perfectly friendly to him, even if they are a bit worried about the ferocious wild beasts he’s been telling them about . . . But then they hear a terrible roar . . . Who can it be? Award-winning author-illustrator Chris Wormell’s charming illustrations and delightfully clever text combine to make for perfect bedtime reading.

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