The Wicked Tricks of Till Owlyglass
The Wicked Tricks of Till Owlyglass

Author: Michael Rosen

Publisher:

Published: 2014-10

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 9781406349177

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The welcome return of one of Michael Rosen's favourite books! Till Owlyglass (Till Eulenspiegel) is a boy who was special from the day he was baptised three times. But not in a good way. Not in a way his parents liked. He was always in trouble for his rudeness and practical jokes, and grew up to be the most outrageous trickster in Germany. Everyone told stories about him¿ and they still do five centuries later. In this wickedly funny book, Michael Rosen retells the best ofthese traditional German tales, with pictures by Fritz Wegner which are perfectly in the spirit of the prankster's wild tricks.

The Wicked Tricks of Till Owlyglass
The Wicked Tricks of Till Owlyglass

Author: Michael Rosen

Publisher:

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 123

ISBN-13: 9780744513462

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An adaptation of some of the traditional German tales of Till Eulenspiegel, a merry prankster known for his outrageous tricks.

The Wicked Tricks of Till Owlyglass
The Wicked Tricks of Till Owlyglass

Author: Michael Rosen

Publisher:

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 123

ISBN-13: 9780744511062

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An adaptation of some of the traditional German tales of Till Eulenspiegel, a merry prankster known for his outrageous tricks.

Leonard (My Life as a Cat)
Leonard (My Life as a Cat)

Author: Carlie Sorosiak

Publisher: Walker Books US

Published: 2021-04-13

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 1536207705

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He’s not a stray house cat, he’s an immortal being. And now he must choose whether to return to his planet or remain with his new human friend in a humorous, heart-tugging story from the author of I, Cosmo. The cat that Olive rescues from a flood has a secret: he’s not really a cat at all, but an alien who crashed to Earth on a beam of light. The cat, whom Olive names Leonard, was prepared to visit the planet as a human—but something went wrong. Now Leonard may never know what it’s like to hold an umbrella, go bowling, or host a dinner party. (And his human jokes still need some work: Knock, knock. Who’s there? Just Leonard. It is me.) While Olive worries about whether she will have to move after her mom and her new boyfriend get back from their summer vacation, Leonard tries to figure out how to get from South Carolina to Yellowstone National Park, because if he’s not there at the end of the month, he’ll miss his ride home. But as Olive teaches Leonard about the beautiful and confusing world of humans, he starts to realize how much he cares about this particular one. A sweet and dryly funny story about what it means to be human—and what it means to be home.

Chocolate Cake
Chocolate Cake

Author: Michael Rosen

Publisher: Penguin UK

Published: 2017-08-24

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 0141386258

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When I was a boy, I had a favourite treat. It was when my mum made . . . CHOCOLATE CAKE! Ohhh! I LOVED chocolate cake. Fantastically funny and full of silly noises, this is Michael Rosen's love letter to every child's favourite treat, chocolate cake. Brought to life as a picture book for the first time with brilliant and characterful illustrations by Kevin Waldron.

Riding a Donkey Backwards
Riding a Donkey Backwards

Author: Sean Taylor

Publisher: Candlewick

Published: 2019-08-13

Total Pages: 49

ISBN-13: 1536205079

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Timeless wisdom is found in absurdity in these tales of an iconic Muslim character known as the sagest man in the village — and also its biggest fool. Would you like to know how a thief can turn into a donkey? Whether a cow can climb a pole? Or why you should spoon yogurt into a lake? Mulla Nasruddin knows all the answers, and he might also tell you why he rides his donkey backwards. Whether in the guise of an imam in a mosque or a beggar in the street, this trickster is never at a loss for a rejoinder, though it may leave you scratching your head, rolling your eyes, or laughing out loud. Enjoy twenty-one classic tales about a much-loved character from Muslim cultures in a book packed with jokes, riddles, and wisdom and paired with vibrant, theatrical illustrations.

Picture-Book Professors
Picture-Book Professors

Author: Melissa M. Terras

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2018-10-04

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13: 9781108438452

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How is academia portrayed in children's literature? This Element ambitiously surveys fictional professors in texts marketed towards children. Professors are overwhelmingly white and male, tending to be elderly scientists who fall into three stereotypes: the vehicle to explain scientific facts, the baffled genius, and the evil madman. By the late twentieth century, the stereotype of the male, mad, muddlehead, called Professor SomethingDumb, is formed in humorous yet pejorative fashion. This Element provides a publishing history of the role of academics in children's literature, questioning the book culture which promotes the enforcement of stereotypes regarding intellectual expertise in children's media. The Element is also available, with additional material, as Open Access.

Nasty!
Nasty!

Author: Michael Rosen

Publisher: White Lion Publishing

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781903015810

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Michael Rosen keeps bumping into a chatty old lady who tells him wildly unlikely stories - like there being man eating fleas on the London tube.Seven stories of funny mock horror by the inimitable Michael Rosen.