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The well known Christmas Carol brought to life by Crazy but Cute
and Colorful Cartoon Drawings. Santa battles with an every growing
menagerie of presents aided by two friendly turtle doves and a
smiling partridge in a pear tree Perfect for helping youngsters
with their reading, counting and animal spotting A great gift for
anyone from 4 to 94 on the 1st, 2nd or even 12th Day of Xmas
This story is about trying not to use great power to impress, but
to help others. A lesson for us all today It features The Little
Butterfly who felt his wife was always picking on him so he tried
to trickily impress her. A Powerful and Magical King who felt his
999 wives were always picking on him too His favourite wife Balkis,
who was not only beautiful but wise and helped to make everyone
happy in the end... eventually Sheila has brought Kipling's Classic
work into the C21st without losing any of his poetry or humour.
Brilliantly illustrated with four large full colour images per
double page spread, theses books make ideal bedtime reading either
with an adult or alone. A few simple notes at the back help to
clarify some of Kipling's trickier words and phrases and also give
a few ideas for creating stories of your own.
This story is about the dangers of being self-centred and lazy. It
features a a Camel who hangs out all day doing nothing apart from
admiring his wonderful flat back; whilst the Horse, Dog and Ox work
extra hard because of his idleness. They all "take the hump" and
ask for help. It comes immediately and at once in the Magical form
of the Djinn of All Deserts. Sheila has brought Kipling's Classic
work into the C21st without losing any of his poetry or humour.
Brilliantly illustrated with four large full colour images per
double page spread, theses books make ideal bedtime reading either
alone or with an adult. She has poured her artistry and love of the
Natural World into these books hoping they will encourage future
generations who read them to draw on their OWN creativity and
write, draw, or simply enjoy life - "Just So"
This Story is really about the Beginning of the World and how "the
Eldest Magician" asked everyone in it to "play together in harmony"
It stars the LIttle Girl Daughter and her Dad from Malaysia, the
Earth and the Moon (watch out for the Fisherman in the Moon and the
Rat of the Moon ) and the naughty King Crab "Pau Amma" who grew too
big for his shell In 1980 Sheila Graber was commissioned to create
a series of animated films for World TV based on Rudyard Kipling's
"Just So Stories" These books are based on the hand painted art
work created on plastic "cel"for that series. To see some cels for
REAL go to www.graber-miller.com.
The story of the Cat is about how most animals (including us)
started out Wild and became Tame. However Cats have always kept a
bit of "wild" in their lives. Hoping this story encourages you, the
reader, to be brave enough to "Be Yourself" and go your OWN way in
life. Just like "The Cat who walked by Herself."In 1980 Sheila
Graber was commissioned to create a series of animated films for
World TV based on Rudyard Kipling's "Just So Stories" These
beautifully illustrated books, with full colour images on every
page, are based on the hand painted art work created on plastic
"cel"for that series. To see some cels for REAL go to
www.graber-miller.com.
The story of the Leopard is all about camouflage and trying NOT to
be eaten It is full of colour, light and shade and texture and
shows how most of us are suitably camouflaged to "fit in" to our
world. We hope you enjoy "fitting in" with Sheila Graber's adaption
of Kipling's fun, pun packed story story. In 1980 Sheila was
commissioned to create a series of animated films for World TV
based on Rudyard Kipling's "Just So Stories." The books have
beautiful full colour illustrations on every page based on the hand
painted art work created on plastic "cel"for that series. To see
the original art work go to www.graber-miller.com. and follow the
links.
The story of the Rhinoceros is mainly about the dangers of being
both ill-mannered and greedy. It also Magically combines the
life-skills of a cake-making Parsee on the shores of the Red Sea
with an ill-tempered Rhinoceros who is over- proud of his smooth
skin...just watch out for those Crummy Cake-Crumbs In 1980 Sheila
Graber was commissioned to create a series of animated films for
World TV based on Rudyard Kipling's "Just So Stories" These books
have full colour images on every page. These are based on the hand
painted art work created on plastic "cel"for that series. To see
some cels for REAL go to www.graber-miller.com.
This story is about Big Fish eating Little Fish - however one
little fish is really cute and clever so the Whale, big as he is,
does not have it all his own way. Particularly when he calls up an
ally in a shipwrecked Mariner who really makes the greedy Whale
feel down in the mouth In 1980 Sheila Graber was commissioned to
create a series of animated films for World TV based on Rudyard
Kipling's "Just So Stories" These books are based on the hand
painted art work created on plastic "cel"for that series. To see
some cels for REAL go to www.graber-miller.com.
This story is about wanting to be famous. It features Old Man
Kangaroo who, in his younger days, dances and sings in the Middle
of Australia hoping a fan will notice how special he is and follow
him everywhere. He eventually gets his wish granted, but maybe not
quite in the way he expected. Sheila has brought Kipling's Classic
work into the C21st without losing any of his poetry or humour.
Brilliantly illustrated with four large full colour images per
double page spread, theses books make ideal bedtime reading either
with an adult or alone. A few simple notes at the back help to
clarify some of Kipling's trickier words and phrases and also give
a few ideas for creating stories of your own.
QuiziCat remembers when she was a little curious kitten. As she
read a book at bedtime with her Gran about big cats she asked why
the leopard has spots. This is the Story that her Gran told, she's
brought it up to date although it's quite old. It's all in Rhyme,
we think you'll find it's fine. The Story if based on the original
idea by Rudyard Kipling who had some creative concepts on how
camouflage first came about. "Just So." QuiziCat's Gran has her own
interpretation: - " Now little QuiziCat, she said in a voice so
soft and low. This is the story of the Leopard's Spots, and it
happened Just So-So.
This book IS NOT MEANT to be a REPLACEMENT for Kipling's Original
work - if you want that then please look elsewhere. It is primarily
a beautifully illustrated picture book, with two full colour images
on every page, for youngsters based on the Animated TV series
adapted from Kipling's stories. It still stars the original Curious
Elephant who is a typical youngster. Always curious about the
world, always asking Who? Where? What? and When? Even though his
questions bring him a bit of bother it all turns out for the better
in the end. We hope this book will help keep that sense of wonder
and fun alive The hand painted art work created for that series.
originals can be seen on www.graber-miller.com
The story of the Leopard is all about colour, light and shade and
texture and how most creatures including us, are suitably
camouflaged to "fit in." We hope you enjoy "fitting in" with
Kipling's fun story, which Sheila has brought right up to date for
C21st children without losing any of Kipling's Poetry or
creativity. Beautifully illustrated with 4 large colour paintings
per double page spread this book is ideal for Bedtime Reading -
either with or without an adult In 1980 Sheila Graber was
commissioned to create a series of animated films for World TV
based on Rudyard Kipling's "Just So Stories." These books are based
on the hand painted art work created on plastic "cel"for that
series-to see some cels for REAL go to www.graber-miller.com.
It is rare to have a complete visual record of a life, but Sheila
Graber has done just that. Living in Tyneside for most of it she
has continuously drawn and painted the world about her. Her Father
was Pilot Master on the Tyne so she grew up with a love of the
river and ships. She says it's the smell of tarry rope that does it
Dusty is a Feral kitten. Through his Diary we learn that Feral
Families, given a little support from us, can lead the free and
happy lives they deserve. Simple, large text and beautifully drawn
Black & White images make it very suitable for young children.
The storyline is universal
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