When Zigby and his friends, Bertie and McMeer, go on a fishing trip, they find a hidden lagoon filled with lots of little fish -- and one GIANT octopus!

Meet Zigby - the zebra who trots into trouble When Zigby is given a tent, he and his best friends, Bertie Bird and McMeer the Meerkat, decide to try it out right away So off they go on a big adventure to the darkest jungle.

Whether used for thematic story times, program and curriculum planning, readers' advisory, or collection development, this updated edition of the well-known companion makes finding the right picture books for your library a breeze. Generations of savvy librarians and educators have relied on this detailed subject guide to children's picture books for all aspects of children's services, and this new edition does not disappoint. Covering more than 18,000 books published through 2017, it empowers users to identify current and classic titles on topics ranging from apples to zebras. Organized simply, with a subject guide that categorizes subjects by theme and topic and subject headings arranged alphabetically, this reference applies more than 1,200 intuitive (as opposed to formal catalog) subject terms to children's picture books, making it both a comprehensive and user-friendly resource that is accessible to parents and teachers as well as librarians. It can be used to identify titles to fill in gaps in library collections, to find books on particular topics for young readers, to help teachers locate titles to support lessons, or to design thematic programs and story times. Title and illustrator indexes, in addition to a bibliographic guide arranged alphabetically by author name, further extend access to titles.

For Zigby the Zebra, every day is the start of a brand new adventure! So when his little cousin, Zara, says she has seen a scary monster, he can't wait to go hunting in the jungle! Who could the monster be?

A Fish Out Of Water is a simple tale for young children just beginning to read. Ignoring the pet shop owner's advice, a little boy feeds his goldfish too much. What follows is an adventure that brings even the police and fire services out to help cope with a fish out of water! Beginning readers will delight in this fast-moving story.

Willy, Harvey and Rue offer to repaint Mr Gruffey's caravan after his grocery shop is burgled. After all it does mean a holiday by the sea as well! But when they become stranded at the old lighthouse, the three friends stumble across a band of smugglers. Are they the grocery thieves? And how will Willy, Harvey and Rue escape?

Zigby is making a go-kart. What does he need? It's fun to count with Zigby.

The shoreline of America means hope for some and tragedy for others.

Since their reunion, Nicole and Anne have formed a bond that goes beyond "sisters" to best friends. Their paths separate again when Nicole's soul-searching consideration of her uncle Charles' desire for an heir brings her to his estate in England. When Anne brings her young son to England, the bittersweet reunion starts both young women on a new journey. Will their mutual love and support be enough to sustain them as the secret of the birthright is uncovered?