John Yeoman

The Seven Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor

Quentin Blake

"First published by Hamish Hamilton, 1974"--Colophon.

Beatrice and Vanessa

The first book done in partnership by John Yeoman and Quentin Blake, in a facsimile edition that will enchant young readers and adults alike

A Drink of Water

A sumptuously illustrated collection of 14 timeless folktales invites children to ponder life lessons in such stories as "The Monkey Palace," "How the Turtle Got His Shell" and "The Impudent Little Bird."

Quentin Blake's Amazing Animal Stories

Since his animal houseguests kept him awake during the winter, bear goes back to sleep when spring arrives.

The Bear's Winter House

Crane thinks he should get married to Heron, but the two can never make up their minds.

The Heron and the Crane

"Once upon a time there were seven unhappy washerwomen. They had far too much washing to do and the owner of the laundry, Mr Balthazar Tight, was simply dreadful! So they decide to go on strike. They are so happy with their newfound freedom that it seems nobody can control them. Until along come seven woodcutters, eager to teach them a lesson. But the woodcutters may have taken on more than they had bargained for!" -- back cover.

The Wild Washerwomen

Vahsi çamasirci Kadinlar

Guy Gugliotta

Neva Sullaway

You-are-there stories of ambushes and patrols on the Mekong in the Vietnam War Developed specifically for the Vietnam War (and made famous by the 2004 presidential campaign), Swift Boats were versatile craft “big enough to outrun anything they couldn’t outfight” but too small to handle even a moderate ocean chop, too loud to sneak up on anyone, and too flimsy to withstand the mildest of rocket attacks. This made more difficult an already tough mission: navigating coastal waters for ships and sampans smuggling contraband to the Viet Cong, disrupting enemy supply lines on the rivers and canals of the Mekong Delta, and inserting SEALs behind enemy lines. The stories in this book cover the Swift Boats’ early years, which saw search-and-inspect operations in Vietnam’s coastal waters, and their later years, when the Swift Boats’ mission shifted to the Mekong Delta’s labyrinth of 3,000 miles of rivers, streams, and canals. This is an intimate, exciting oral history of Swift Boats at war in Vietnam.

Swift Boats at War in Vietnam

Old Mother Hubbard's Dog Takes Up Sport

Which fish holds the world record for most escape attempts? Which human cannonball travelled the furthest? What is the world's soppiest fairy tale? Find out these amazing record breakers and lots, lots more in this hilarious alternative to the Guinness Book of World Records.

And Other Amazing Records

The World's Laziest Duck

Twins Vicky and Bertie buy a horse at an auction, but this is no ordinary horse, this is a Young Performing Horse. He learns his sums at school with them and even performs alongside them in London when they set off to make their fortune on the stage. Is there no end to the Young Performing Horse's talents?

The Young Performing Horse

L'Ermite s'ennuie au fond de la forêt : il a ouvert une école mais jamais personne ne s'est présenté. De son côté, l'Ours voudrait bien s'instruire pour devenir intelligent. C'est parti pour de folles journées d'école au bord de la rivière, d'une catastrophe à l'autre, jusqu'à la naissance d'une amitié indestructible entre l'homme et l'animal.

L'ours et l'ermite

Herrn Nowaks Arche.

Relates how the bear and his friends went on a water picnic and were rescued by frogs.

The Bear's Water Picnic

Magic Folktales from Around the World

The Princes' Gifts

A wonderful collection of more than a dozen little-known tales of magical fun from all over the globe. A beautifully illustrated edition of a classic compendium of tales from around the world. Escape to a faraway mystical world where anything can happen: where a boy can find a belt that gives him amazing strength, where a frog can be a beautiful princess in disguise, and where princes can fly on magic carpets. Retold in wonderful detail by long-time Quentin Blake collaborator John Yeoman, these stories sparkle with enchantment, adventure, and a beautifully imagined mix of the familiar and unfamiliar. Stories Include: The Blue Belt, Half-Man-Half-Lame-Horse, The Crystal Ship, The Five Strange Brothers, The Magic Handkerchief, The Pumpkin Tree, The Magic Cakes, The Frog Skin, The Three Old Crones, Prince Baki and the White Doe, The Old Man and the Jinni, The Poor Girl and Her Cow.

Quentin Blake's Magical Tales

While traveling on a raft to Limber Lea, Barnaby picks up a varied assortment of passengers.

Sixes and Sevens

The grumpy miller is having mouse trouble, so he buys himself a large tabby cat. Fortunately for the mice, the cat is too unfit to catch even a single mouse. But when the miller loses his temper and threatens to drown the poor tabby, the mice decide they must intervene, as they have grown surprisingly fond of him . . .

Mouse Trouble

Discover the most entertaining way to spend the year: with a spot of spring cleaning (that ends in a mess), a summer picnic (invaded by ants), Halloween dress-up (or not, if you’re already scary) and the only thing to be done in December...

All the Year Round

Illustrations accompanying the cumulative nursery rhyme about the chain of events that start when Jack builds a house tell a story different from the traditional one.

John Yeoman

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