Books that include a character called WILLY
Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse
Leo Lionni
The beloved Caldecott Honor Book and Christopher Award winner about two unlikely friends who see each other for who they are inside. Everyone loves Willy the wind-up mouse, while Alexander, the real mouse, is chased away with brooms and imperiled by mousetraps. Wouldn't it be wonderful to be loved and cuddled, thinks Alexander, and he wishes he could be a wind-up mouse, too. In this gentle fable about a real mouse and a mechanical one, Leo Lionni explores the magic of friendship.
Willy The Wizard
Anthony Browne
Willy the chimp loves football and dreams of being a star player.But he doesn't have any boots so he's never been picked for the team.Then, one evening, Willy meets a mysterious stranger and his luck begins to change . . .
Characters: Willy
Willy And Hugh
Anthony Browne
Willy hasn't got any friends and no-one ever lets him join in with their games.He is lonely . . . until the day he bumps into Hugh Jape in the park.Willy and Hugh are very different but they make a great team!
Willy the Dreamer
Anthony Browne
A stunning Willy book with spectacular, surreal paintings – by one of the most acclaimed of all picture book artists.Willy loves to dream. He dreams that he’s a film star, a sumo wrestler, a ballet dancer, a painter, an explorer, a famous writer, a scuba diver… Sometimes he dreams that he can’t run but he can fly. He dreams he’s a giant or he’s tiny, a beggar or a king, in a strange landscape or all at sea. He dreams of fierce monsters and super heroes, of the past and, sometimes, the future. Willy’s dreamland is a gallery of amazing and magical pictures, each one magnificently executed and packed with bananas and slyly surreal details that cannot fail to intrigue and delight. The pictures pay homage to famous paintings by the likes of Dali, Magritte and Henri Rousseau, as well as film and book characters and much more.
Characters: Willy
Willy the Wimp
Anthony Browne
Celebrate the 30th birthday of this classic story about a gentle chimp fed up of being bullied.Willy wouldn’t hurt a fly – he even apologizes when someone hits him. The suburban gorillas call him Willy the Wimp. Then, one day, Willy answers a body-building advert ... with hilarious results! Celebrate 30 years of the classic picture book in this special anniversary edition by multiple-award-winner Anthony Browne.
Characters: Willy
When Willy Went to the Wedding
Judith Kerr
When Willy is told he's not allowed to bring his pets to his sister's wedding, despite his promise, they turn up anyway… with disastrous results! Once there was a boy called Willy. He had lots of pets and a grown-up sister. Willy's sister was so grown-up that she was getting married, and Willy was going to the wedding. "Shall I bring my pets to the wedding?" said Willy. "No," said Willy's father. "No," said Willy's mother. "No," said Willy's grown-up sister. "Better not, old chap," said Bruce, who was going to marry Willy's sister. "Your pets might not like it." Despite Willy’s attempt to keep his beloved pets from coming to his sister’s wedding they some how manage to find a way in to the church and the even the reception afterwards, with disastrous results! This is a charming, hilarious and beautifully illustrated story from the author of the perennial children’s classics ‘The Tiger Who Came to Tea’ and ‘Mog the Forgetful Cat’.
The Fabulous Foskett Family Circus
Quentin Blake
Roll up, roll up for the Fabulous Foskett Family Circus! There are Milly and Willy who perform with young Fred, who does a back flip and lands on his head. Uncle Phoenix Foskett who blows smoke rings, Jess and Bess with their conjuring tricks, not to mention singing dogs and birds and performing parrots.Quentin Blake originally created the images of the eccentric and multi-talented Foskett family to decorate a hospital ward. They are combined here with a specially commissioned text by John Yeoman to create a glorious book, which will be enjoyed and treasured by book lovers of all ages.'Engagingly eccentric . . . deliciously dynamic' Amanda Craig, The Times'Wonderful . . . absolute treat of a read' Sun
The Butterfly Ball and The Grasshopper's Feast
William Plomer
The gadfly, dormouse, mole, hare, and other creatures prepare for the elegant, glittering Butterfly Ball and Grasshopper Feast.
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