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Friday, August 29, 2008
























Theo and the Circus Act
Written by Wendy Hartmann
Illustrated by Joan Rankin
Lapa Publishers - October 2007
Paperback, 48 pages
ISBN-13: 978-0-7993-3988-8
Also available in Afrikaans as Theo en die Sirkus

About this book
One day Theo sees a poster in the library. All the animals have been invited to join the circus. Theo sees the same poster on a van but notices that there is more information underneath. What he finds out is enough to make his whiskers curl.

Friday, August 22, 2008
















A Frog in the Bog
by Karma Wilson
illustrated by Joan Rankin
Aladdin Paperbacks

About this book
There's a frog on the log in the middle of the bog
A small, green frog on a half-sunk log
in the middle of the bog ...
"This imaginative counting book will keep children laughing...." School library Journal
"Wilson's bouncy, humorous verses mesh well with Rankin's cartoonlike, watercolor illustrations, which fairly teem with visual asides." -Booklist

Thursday, August 21, 2008
















Mrs. McTats and her Houseful of Cats
by Alyssa Satin Capucilli
Illustrated by Joan Rankin
Published by Aladdin Paperbacks
Simon & Shuster, New York

About this Book
Mrs. McTats loves cts - and they love her too! At first Mrs. McTats has only one cat, Abner, but quickly finds herself in a house bursting with twenty-five! She names each one with a different letter of the alphabet, but stops short at Z. Then there's a scratch on the door. Surprise!

Mrs. McTats finds what the family needs to be complete.

"Wacky" - NEW YORK TIMES

"Playful rhymes reveal surprises with an alphabetic twist...." - Cat Fancy
























Wow! Its' great being a duck
Author/illustrator Joan Rankin
Format: Softcover
Publisher: Shuter & Shooter (Pty) Ltd
ISBN: 9781919888163
Publication date: November 2004
Pages: 32

About this book
Lillee was the last to hatch and the smallest and the skinniest of the ducklings. Her older brothers and sisters all went into the pond and swam at once. But Lillee doesn't want to take her feet off the ground! She'll drown if she goes into the water!























What Sam said
Writen and illustrated by Joan Rankin
Format: Softcover
Publisher: Shuter & Shooter (Pty) Ltd
ISBN: 9781919888170
Publication date: November 2004
Pages: 32

About this book
Sam has something to say, but nobody understands what he is saying! That is, until his sister, Sue, hears Sam's first words, and makes his dreams come true.



















Scaredy Cat
Story and pictures by Joan Rankin
Random House Children's Books

About this book
Giants, Crocodiles, Screaming Sucking Monsters and Wiggly Thingamajigs... Life is one long non-stop scary situation for a little kitten. then one day Scaredy Cat comes face to face with an incy-wincy spider - and discovers deep inside a tiger-cat bravery he never knew he had.

A reassuring read for all small children.

"This is a book guaranteed to amuse. Watch out for the Wiggly Thingamajigs." THE OBSERVER

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FAT PAWS and PIT WIT
Text and illustrations Joan Rankin
Tafelberg Publishers, Cape Town

About this book
Life is boring, boring, boring on the farm. So Fat Paws and Pit Wit hop onto a taxi that shudders and shakes all the way to ... the Big City! Follow their adventures in this fast and pacy book for developing readers.

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Come quickly!
Text and illustrations by Joan Rankin
Tafelberg Publishers, Cape Town

About this book
Pip Squeak falls asleep over his book, and when he wakes up it is dark and ... "Come quickly, I have something wonderful to show you!" he cries. but everybody is so busy and there's so much noise that nobody hears. Read on and find out how Pip solves this dilemma so familiar to mice and men