A tropical picture book based on an old African folktale about a frog who drinks all the water, leaving the other animals with drought. All animals invent a trick to recover the water, and the eel is the one to succeed, by tickling the frog. Frog bursts out laughing, spitting all the water out again.South African artist Piet Grobler has created an African savanna with tremendously sparkling animals. His finely detailed pen- and-ink watercolours are soft yet striking. The story is full of joke...

Creative problem-solving at its finestTom's father is so afraid of animals - even snails and butterflies scare him off - he won't come out of the house.Tom decides to take drastic measures.First he trains a polar bear and sneaks it into the house.Then he smuggles in a tiger, a squid, a tortoise, a snake, two peacocks, three hippos and a small flock of flamingos.His father doesn't seem to notice, but what will happen when he does?

Shipwreck! A father, daughter and their dog wash up on a small island. Little do the castaways know that the island isn’t what it seems at all.The island shows the family the wonders of life at sea. Colourful fish dart in the waves and birds swoop in the sky. Island life is full of the unexpected. The island protects the family against all kinds of dangers, from tropical storms to arctic snow. Menacing animals lurk underwater, too.The island has its own secret, too. Eventually, the family i...

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