Rodney Peppe's Books

Automata and mechanical toys delight children and adults alike with the beauty of their design and the excitement of their movement. This book explains how the mechanisms work and celebrates many leading makers. Topics covered: ·History of automata & mechanical toys including the early inventors from Hero of Alexandria, through the mechanical marvels of the eighteenth & nineteenth centuries, to contemporary automata. ·Advice on how to get started; tools and materials required and techniques explained. ·Step-by-step instructions with clear colour photographs.

Henry's toy cupboard is so messy he can't find what he wants. Then, after some tidying up, he gets a lovely surprise...

Angelmouse and Quilly fly above the village searching for the missing thingamagig. What must he do to find it?

Thumbkin helps everyone in the circus, from the lion tamer and the clowns to the bareback rider and the tightrope walker, and soon he becomes the hit of the show.

Huxley Pig has a dangerous but exciting flight in his new airplane and never quite makes it to his granny's house.

The mice who live in a shoe decide to build a spaceship and fly to the moon. But will wicked D. Rat try to spoil their plans? Rodney Peppe's loveable mice will delight all children, especially those who have enjoyed their previous adventures in The Mice and the Clockwork Bus.

Henry is very excited for he has just been given an airplane! Up. Down. Up. Down. Henry has a few problems trying to get off the ground, and he wants to fly round the world!

Henry has always wanted to be a gardener! His friend the worm has to show him what to do... No Henry...you don't have to sit in the flower bed.

Henry's toy cupboard is so messy he can't find what he wants. Then, after some tidying up, he gets a lovely surprise...

24 nursery rhymes about…..cats and mice! Beautifully illustrated by award-winning British author, illustrator and toy-designer Rodney Peppé.

Henry knows that moving his body and staying healthy is a good thing. The problem is, he's just not very good at it.

Introduces children to the well-loved characters Humpty Dumpty, Little Bo Peep, and a host of others.

A large family of mice lives in an old shoe which leaks when it rains and wobbles when the wind blows . . .so the mice work out a wonderful way to rebuild their home.

The dreadful D. Rat runs the only bus service for miles. It's far too expensive and horribly dangerous. "We take our lives in our paws every time we ride in it,' said Pa. So the resourceful mice (who live in a shoe) do the only possible thing-they build their own bus... And you'll never guess what they make it out of!

To enter the Flying Circus and win the prize that will make their fortunes, the little mice need a flying machine. So they build a wonderful flying basket --- but will they win the prize?

Buried Treasure, desert islands and wicked Captain Rat all play a part in Pip's exciting adventure with the Kettleship Pirates.

Angelmouse and Quilly fly above the village searching for the missing thingamagig. What must he do to find it?

Animal acrobats, a toy elephant, a cymbal-clashing monkey, a jack-in-the-box clown, and a little group of wind-up pigs form a miniature circus.

Huxley Pig's imagination takes him to a circus where his exploits please the crowd, though nearly causing disaster to himself.

The mice who live in a shoe decide they need a holiday. With an old bowler hat found in D. Rat's junk yard, they build an amazing travel machine and set off on a round-the-world trip. But D.Rat is not far behind and is determined that the travel machine will be his!

Book's by Rodney Peppe

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