Babette Cole was born in Jersey in the Channel Islands. She graduated from Canterbury College of Art in 1973 and was the illustrator and author of more than 150 witty, imaginative, irreverent and thought-provoking picture books for...

Princess Smartypants doesn't want to get married--she'd rather live with her pets and do exactly as she pleases. When all the princes want her to be their wife, Princess Smartypants has to think up some clever ways of dealing with...

Princess Smartypants enjoys being a Ms and really does not want to get married. She sets each suitor an impossible task, but one day a suitable candidate appears. Fortunately, he turns into a toad when Smartypants kisses him and all...

A wonderful spoof of the Cinderella story from this award-winning author/illustrator. Readership level: 4+. Picture Puffin. von Cole, Babette

Dr. dog is not your usual doctor. For one thing, he makes house calls. For another, he's a pet beagle! When his entire family falls sick, only Dr. Dog can save the day, with cure for head lice, pinworms, and (yikes!) even a case of too...