Murphy, Mary – The Bell Bookshop

The minute minders

Emma — Thu, 18 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Meet Stevie and her father: they're fidders - tiny people that work alongside humans, helping them out with their problems. But when they team up to help Sandra May, a little girl with some big issues, they'll need all of their powers of persuasion and patience to help her work out the best ways to behave.

Chirp!

Emma — Thu, 02 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000

We all have a song! We all have something to say! We all get to shout out for a brand new day!

We all have a voice and a song to sing! In this joyful, rhythmical picture book, Mary Murphy brings to life the beauty of the dawn chorus and shows that even the smallest of birds – and the littlest of readers – have a powerful voice. With stunning graphic artwork set against a rainbow of sky colour, Chirp heralds a new day and new beginnings.

How Kind!

Emma — Thu, 07 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000

What goes around comes around in this farmyard tale about the contagiousness of kindness.

Hen gives Pig an unexpected present. “How kind!” says Pig. Pig is so touched, in fact, that he decides to do something kind too. So Pig gives Rabbit a gift. “How kind!” says Rabbit, who does something kind for Cow, who is kind to Cat, who wants to be kind in turn. Where will all of this kindness lead?

Good night like this

Emma — Thu, 05 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000

A new edition of Mary Murphy’s gorgeous exploration of the many ways animals snuggle down to sleep.

The perfect bedtime read, snuggle down with this adorable new book from Mary Murphy, creator of A Kiss Like This and Say Hello Like This, as she invites you into lots of different little snorey, twitchy, cuddly animals’ homes as they get ready to go to sleep. With a beautiful sleepy action on every split-page, a lulling, rhythmical text and a cast of cute animal families, this book is sure to emit lots of oooh, aaaahs and ? zzzzzz.

Chirp

Emma — Thu, 03 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000

We all have a song! We all have something to say! We all get to shout out for a brand new day!

Look, Puppy!

Emma — Thu, 03 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Hello, puppy! We don’t know where you came from. We don’t know what kind of dog you are. We’ve been waiting and waiting for you ? look!

A little girl wants to show her new puppy everything in their world. Look! LOOK! Look! But when puppy disappears, the girl realizes what her new friend really needs … and that she is the one who can give it.

A warm and reassuring tale about loving, thinking and understanding.

I Kissed the Baby!

Emma — Thu, 03 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000

All the animals love the baby – and so will you!

“I saw the baby! Did you see the baby?” “Yes! I saw the baby, the teeny, weeny thing.” “I tickled the baby! Did you tickle the baby?” “Yes! I tickled the baby, the wriggly, giggly thing!” Join in the fun in this shout-out-loud board book for the very youngest of children.

Look, Puppy!

Emma — Thu, 05 Aug 2021 00:00:00 +0000

Hello, puppy! We don’t know where you came from. We don’t know what kind of dog you are. We’ve been waiting and waiting for you ? look!
A little girl takes her new puppy out into the world. She shows them her house, her road, her friends, and lots of other dogs, too. It’s a perfect day, until they reach the busy park and the puppy is nowhere to be seen! To find her, the little girl must decide her puppy’s perfect name…

A warm, emotive and reassuring story which reads aloud beautifully in the voice of a little girl showing her puppy its new home.

Little Owl and the Christmas Star: A Nativity Story

Emma — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 00:00:00 +0000

A joyous version of the nativity story told by a curious little owl.
It is a silent night and Little Owl is sitting in their tree with a waiting feeling, when a star sparkles along. “Come with me,” says the star, and Little Owl follows, as do three men on camels and shepherds with their sheep. They soon find themselves part of the happiest scene on Earth. Perfect for small hands, this sturdy board book features a sparkly gold starburst foil effect on the cover and a triumphant last page!