Ian Archibald Beck es un aclamado autor e ilustrador inglés de libros infantiles. Sus obras, de las que se han vendido más de un millón de copias en todo el mundo, son reconocidas por su distintivo estilo visual y su cautivadora narrativa. Más allá de sus extensas contribuciones a la literatura infantil, Beck también es conocido por la icónica portada del álbum Goodbye Yellow Brick Road de Elton John, un testimonio de su versátil talento artístico.
Historias llenas de nobles valores, de fantasía y humor, que son el mejor antídoto para los cuentos macabros y oscuros que tanto abundan en los libros para jóvenes lectores. Tom Trueheart quiere ser un héroe de verdad, al igual que sus seis hermanos mayores. Solo hay un pequeño problema: Tom no es, ni de lejos, tan valiente como ellos...
A collection of traditional play rhymes with instructions for accompanying finger plays and physical activities.
'Ian Beck sees things in these quiet roads and suburbs and captures them for us and for a future time when we shall all be gone. What mysterious stillness haunts these houses! I love them all' Philip Pullman
Edward Lear's popular poem is accompanied by Ian Beck's gloriously atmospheric illustrations, full of humour and tenderness this is a thoroughly enchanting book.
The Gingerbread Boy is a traditional firm favourite for a very good reason - it's great fun. Here it is beautifully retold by one of our foremost illustrators.
When Lily goes out to play in the snow, she leaves Teddy on the window ledge. But bang goes the window and off goes Teddy on another adventure. Poor Lily can't go to bed without him. It starts to snow harder and Teddy really is lost in the snow!
Tom is off on another adventure. This time he's going on a journey to the Land of Myths and Legends to rescue his father. But first he must face many dangerous creatures such as the ferocious Norse Dragon and the Cyclops. And then there's the hungry Minotaur waiting in the centre of the labyrinth . . .
