Paul Joyce

Presents a memoir of the author's life near Dublin, a city that inspired his imagination and literary life and served as a backdrop for the dissatisfactions of adult years shaped by Dublin's cultural, political, architectural, and social history. "Born and bred in a small town a train ride away from Dublin, author John Banville ... saw the city as a place of enchantment when he was a child. It was first a birthday treat, the world his beloved, eccentric...

Bob enters a contest to see whose plans for a new town development will be used. Bob has the winning design and he and his entire crew are about to build a whole new town from the ground up. Before he breaks ground on his newest project, find out how Bob and the gang all began.

With Bob's plan taking shape, the can-do crew is busy as ever! But with so much work, the team has gotten into some mix-ups. Can the crew turn the new site from construction zone to new home?

Bob finds that his team can do anything they set their minds to, after they build a school, a new visitor center, and finish Bob's workshop!

Ballroom Bob: Bob doesn't have time to practice his new dance steps because he's been so busy building the dance floor for the town dance. Bob's Auntie: When Bob mistakenly thinks his Aunt Dora is coming for a visit, he and his crew frantically work to get the yard spick-and-span. Bob's pizza: While Bob and Spud help Mr. Sabatini deliver pizzas, Spud helps Wendy by stopping traffic while she works on the road. Forget-me-knot Bob: When Bob's new personal...

Roley to the rescue: A stormy night leaves Bob, Roley and the team with lots of work to do. Mr. Beasley's noisy pipes: Things get pretty noisy when Bob and his crew are called in to replace Mr. Beasley's banging pipes and boiler. Roley's tortoise: Roley is excited about his new friend, Timmy the tortoise. Runaway Roley: Roley, the hardworking steamroller, becomes a runaway "sleep roller" when he rolls out of the building yard while still asleep.

#1: While carrying a load of tiles, Muck is delayed by Spud--and the tiles are accidentally broken. #2: Muck isn't looking forward to having mud washed off her--especially since she loves being "mucky." Fortunately, she stays muddy a little longer when she is called to rescue Travis. #3: It's a race against time for Bob's team to repair Farmer Pickles' barn before it collapses--and get the hay in before the storm hits. #4: Wendy can't figure outhow...

Join Bob and his friends, Wendy, Scoop, Spud, Roley and the whole gang, as they have one adventure after another, including working together to save porcupines and help a sleeping Roley get back home.

Join Bob the Builder as he and his friends locate missing pets. Bob, Wendy, and his machine friends work together to make new homes for the pets once they are found.

Follows the adventures of an ever-friendly, helper-builder, Bob, and his crew of fun loving machines. Bob, Wendy, Scoop, Muck, Dizzy, Spud, Lofty, and others work together, solve problems, and build friendships.