Bøker av Paul Shipton

A cheeky bug disturbs a hamster, a cat and a dog and a great chase ensues - ended only when the goat catches sight of the bug and is afraid!

The character in this book is dressing up. Children must guess what he is dressing up as! Illustrated by Andy Hammond

Sid is a rat at the tip, he lives there with his friends Cam and Tim. But while they sleep soundly in their snug beds Rick the cat is on the look out for some dinner. This exciting story is vividly illustrated by Tomislav Zlatic.

It's lunchtime and the farmer's hungry, but his lunch box is empty! He turns to all the animals on his farm for help, the sheep, cows, horses and geese, but they are all being very secretive. Are they hiding his lunch, or a much bigger and better surprise? The delightful illustrations develop the text, providing lots of points for discussion.* Pink A/Band 1A books offer emergent readers very simple text supported by illustrations.* Text type: A story with predictable structure and patterned language.* A map of the farm showing all the animals on pages 14-15 helps children recap the main events of the story, and provides a wealth of speaking and listening opportunities.* Curriculum links: Personal, Social and Emotional Development

Young Pip the chick goes for a walk one day and encounters a hungry fox. However, the clever chick challenges the fox to various competitions and avoids being eaten. Illustrated by Trevor Dunton

Mrs Gizmo's hologram machine can send messages all over the universe. One day, Mum's message to Dad inadvertently reaches two aliens, who invite themselves round and end up dancing the evening away with the Gizmos. Illustrated by Nigel Sandor

Who is in the boat? A hilarious counting story about a mouse with a boat taxi that reluctantly agrees to pick up an increasing number of animals as it floats downstream, before eventuallysinking under the weight to the seabed! Simple text counts the number of each type of animal, from one to six, as they enter the boat.

Villagers are frightened when a monster arrives in their village, but is he as fierce as he sounds? Simon is a bit scared, but also curious. He discovers why the monster is so upset and finds a way to get him home. Illustrated by Sholto Walker

Oxford Read and Imagine is a fiction series written for primary and pre-primary students. Young learners follow Rosie, Ben and Grandpa on their adventures and grow up with the characters as they read and learn. Improve vocabulary, grammar, and comprehension with activities to accompany Lost In The Desert. CEFR A1/A2

9-level fiction series that grows up with young learners Exciting stories - follow Rosie, Ben, Grandpa and Clunk on their adventures Picture Dictionaries and Glossaries teach new vocabulary Free audio in American and British English Free Teacher's Handbook with Photocopiable Worksheets and Answer Keys

All is quiet in the gallery, as two security guards keep watch. But something strange is happening in the paintings, as piece by piece the clothes from a man in one painting move to other images - with hilarious results! This fun story is written by Paul Shipton.

Mrs Gizmo has invented a teleporter, but the Gizmos inadvertently travel back to the time of the dinosaurs. Mr Gizmo's picnic is ruined when a Tyrannosaurus Rex turns up uninvited. Illustrated by Nigel Sandor

A simple information book depicting different activities: running, jumping, hanging, skating, creeping and swimming. Simple text accompanies photographs of animals performing each activity , alongside photographs of children acting out the same activity.

Word count 1,160

Pearson English Readers bring language learning to life through the joy of reading. Well-written stories entertain us, make us think, and keep our interest page after page. Pearson English Readers offer teenage and adult learners a huge range of titles, all featuring carefully graded language to make them accessible to learners of all abilities.Through the imagination of some of the world's greatest authors, the English language comes to life in pages of our Readers. Students have the pleasure and satisfaction of reading these stories in English, and at the same time develop a broader vocabulary, greater comprehension and reading fluency, improved grammar, and greater confidence and ability to express themselves.Find out more at english.com/readers

The Macmillan ChildrenâEUR(TM)s Readers Level 1 will capture a childâEUR(TM)s interest in reading and learning English with fun and informative subject matter. The wide range of fiction and non-fiction titles provides reinforcement of basic structures and vocabulary and can be used alongside any primary course. Accompanying audio is available for each

This simple non-fiction book introduces facts about the sun and the moon, and compares them.

Bart the Shark is big and bad. Bart the Shark is feeling mad! Find out what happens to the little fish when Bart the Shark comes to visit, in this very funny rhyming story. The book is brightly illustrated with 3D cartoons by Jon Stuart. Also available in Kindle format (B07G3FFJ48).

Ant and Snail decide to have a race. Ant speeds off and is soon in the lead, but when Ant trips over and fall in a pit, he is glad when Snail arrives to help him. This story is illustrated in bright 3D colour by Jon Stuart.

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right levelWhen the Game Player of Zob pays a visit to earth and challenges the earthling children to a game, the children soon find out that the alien is a very bad loser - and that isn't good news for them...

A picture story about three hungry ants. The ants want to know what is for breakfast but they are not keen on dad's sweet offerings. Finally he suggests an apple; an offer that everyone is happy with. The book includes several discussion features, such as speech bubbles and a clock that shows the passing of time.

A humorous story featuring two whacky scientists building a robot. They assemble the robot carefully with each body part, but where is the head? In this simple text, each body part is named as it is added, and as the different parts are used, a repeated reply of thank you reinforces the phrase.

Hippo wants to play on the see-saw. But who will play with him? In this humorous story a hippo wants to go on a see-saw, but no other animal is heavy enough to get hippo off the ground. It takes a group of animals to do it - and in the end, it is a tiny mouse that makes the difference.

This comical story is a patterned, counting text about a band of pirates searching for treasure. One-by-one, they get into trouble and make a hasty retreat back to the pirate ship. Helpful vignettes of the pirates at the top of each page help children count how many pirates are left.

It's midnight, and the guinea pigs are not in their cage! In this humorous story, two guinea pigs stray from their cage to a park before returning home again in time for breakfast. Their night-time adventure is told through a series of illustrations with very simple repetitive text.

Build your child's reading confidence at home with fully decodable phonics books matched to Letters and Sounds.

A baby monster helps his mother mix up a very special monster meal. Find out how tasty it is! Illustrated by John-Paul Early