Dockrill, Laura – The Bell Bookshop https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk Henley-on-Thames Wed, 21 Jan 2026 15:56:59 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cropped-Bell-Background-Blue-32x32.png Dockrill, Laura – The Bell Bookshop https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk 32 32 Grey https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/grey-2/ Thu, 01 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/grey-2/ An iconic picture book collaboration about feelings and acceptance from two of the most beloved voices in children’s literature.

Beautifully crafted compositions together with simple die-cut design, reveal the story of a child who feels as though all their colours have disappeared. Despite the joyful orange balloon, the huge yellow sun and the bright green trees, the child still feels grey. That is until a reassuring hand reaches out and shares words of kindness. Soon the child begins to see the warmth of colour again, and understands that their colours will always be there and that they will always be loved, whether they feel grey or sunshine yellow. Laura and Lauren have created a beautiful book full of empathy and understanding that will provide comfort and hope to readers of all ages.

]]> I love you, I love you, I love you https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/i-love-you-i-love-you-i-love-you/ Thu, 20 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=41214 Take a trip back to Y2K with this nostalgic, messy and utterly beautiful love story?

It's the year 2000. I'm fourteen. I'm trying really hard to be a grunger right now. There are rumours the world is going to end. It hasn't as of yet but I still have reasons to believe it's true.

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It’s the year 2000. I’m fourteen. I’m trying really hard to be a grunger right now. There are rumours the world is going to end. It hasn’t as of yet but I still have reasons to believe it’s true.

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Ella and Lowe are teenagers when they first meet in summer 2000. For her, it’s love at first sight. But it’s safest to love from afar, where the friendship zone is her safety net and she can’t get hurt.

Certain that the most beautiful boy she’s ever seen couldn’t possibly feel the same, Ella counts herself lucky to have him as her best friend. Over the next fifteen years they share everything: bottles of cider and cigarettes in the rain, gossip and laughter, grief and fear.

But every time Lowe kisses another girl, Ella feels her heart break just that little bit more. She’ll have to choose whether it’s enough to be just friends with the love of her life, or if she’s prepared to let the terrifying, beautiful, all-consuming truth come to light.

From a unique new voice in adult fiction, I Love You, I Love You, I Love You is a glorious nostalgia trip for anyone who has ever known the exquisite pain and pleasure of first love.

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Praise for I Love You, I Love You, I Love You

‘So visceral, nostalgic, mucky, heartbreaking and bittersweet. Just DELICIOUS.’ Kirsty Capes

‘A transporting, technicolour plunge into first, and enduring, love.’ Sophie Dahl

‘Glorious and tender, evocative and heart nourishing.’ Salena Godden

‘A spectacular, funny portrayal of being young and in love.’ Woman & Home

‘An ode to the bittersweet feeling of first love.’ Woman’s Own

]]> You are a story https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/you-are-a-story/ Thu, 11 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=32517 “This book is much like the author – warm, honest, open, encouraging. I loved it and want to buy a copy for every creative teenager I know.” Louise O’NeillA guide for using creative writing to speak your own truth.You are enough. You are interesting. Tell your story. Celebrated writer Laura Dockrill knows that the best writing comes when you are speaking your own truth, with your own voice. Expressing yourself honestly is a powerful way to know yourself and grow to celebrate the exciting, creative, unique person you are. When you are a teenager, everything feels different. How are you supposed to figure out who you are when it seems like teachers, parents, friends, the rest of the world, are all asking you to be something else? It can be overwhelming but the best way to steer yourself through this crazy, brilliant time is to hold onto your sense of you. Laura’s stress-free invitations to creative writing encourage you to find your voice, celebrate it and use it.

]]> The Lipstick https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/the-lipstick/ Thu, 03 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=20010 They say they always know you’re up to something when the house goes quiet?

Exploring his mother’s bedroom, a little boy discovers THE LIPSTICK. It begins on his lips, where it looks very good – MWAH! But then it goes for a little walk ? squiggle, squiggle ? on the mirror ? scribble scribble ? on the shiny floorboards ? smudge smudge. And even on the fluffy cat. Uh-oh! What will happen when Mum, Dad and big sister see all this mess? From the team behind Angry Cookie comes a hilarious and joyous story all about artistic expression, self-confidence and supportive, accepting parenting.

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