Laurence Anholt

Because Marie helps her poor parents by modeling for an ill-tempered artist, she becomes a famous ballerina but not in the way she had dreamed.

When Julie crawls into a mysterious garden, she meets an old man tending the flowers. The gentle gardener turns out to be the great artist, Claude Monet, and together they explore his magical world.

Sophie waits through the seasons of the year for her sibling to be born and then experiences mixed feelings about the new baby.

Despite the derision of their neighbors, a young French boy and his family befriend the lonely painter who comes to their town and begin to admire his unusual paintings.

Despite the derision of their neighbors, a young French boy, Camille, and his family befriend the lonely painter, Vincent Van Gogh, who comes to their town, and begin to admire his unusual paintings.

Little Cub enjoys the kisses of Big Golden Lion, as well as those of the other animals, until Mean Green Hungry Crocodile tries to kiss him.

Discover the story of Mary Anning, the world's best-known fossil hunter. As a baby, Mary was struck by lightning, then as a little girl she found a fossilised sea monster, the most important prehistoric discovery of its time. This spectacular tale of a little girl who dared to be different and who followed her dreams will inspire young children. Beautiful illustrations and narrative text help children to learn how Mary discovered new fossils...

A brief biography of the English girl whose discovery of an Ichthyosaurus skeleton in 1811 when she was twelve led to a life-long interest in fossils and other important discoveries.