Laurence Anholt Books
Chimp and Zee
Two mischievous monkeys are separated from their mother while shopping for bananas, but remarkably end up back home.
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Chimp and Zee and the big storm
Two little chimpanzees have an adventure when stormy winds lift them up from their house in the coconut tree and carry them out over the sea.
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Billy and the big new school
Billy is nervous about starting school, but as he cares for a sparrow that eventually learns to fly on its own, he realizes that he too can look after himself.
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Sophie and the new baby
Sophie waits through the seasons of the year for her sibling to be born and then experiences mixed feelings about the new baby.
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Camille and the sunflowers
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.
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Degas and the little dancer
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.
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The forgotten forest
The vast forests of a country are all cut down to make room for development, until finally only one small wooded area remains like an island in the endless noisy sea of the city.
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The emperor's new underwear
In this twisted version of "The Emperor's New Clothes," the emperor of a country where everyone is happy wearing nothing is convinced by two enterprising tailors to wear what they say is invisible...
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