Tosdevin, Frances – The Bell Bookshop https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk Henley-on-Thames Sat, 20 Dec 2025 16:54:15 +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 Tosdevin, Frances – The Bell Bookshop https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk 32 32 The Really Beautiful Thing https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/the-really-beautiful-thing/ Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=52491 Squirrel is prepared to sell everything he has for The Really Beautiful Thing, but at what cost? A cautionary tale with a heartwarming ending about the force of greed and the power of friendship and family.Squirrel isn’t sure what The Really Beautiful Thing is – or even what it does – all he knows is that he wants it. When he can’t afford the price, he sells his comfy sofa, his fridge full of food, and even the house he shared with his friends . . . The Really Beautiful Thing costs Squirrel everything, and when it turns out to be A Really Useless Thing, will his friends be there to help him pick up the pieces?The perfect story to share with little ones about consumerism, greed and obsession, that teaches us we can’t always have everything we want . . . and that our loved ones will always be there to help us when we lose our way.

]]> Grandad’s star https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/grandads-star/ Thu, 08 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=48338 What if your guide to the cosmos starts to lose his way?

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Fascinated by her grandad, a famous astronomer, a little girl could listen to his star stories for hours. But one day he starts to forget the constellations and eventually he can’t even remember her name. Discover how love can reach across galaxies whether stars shine brightly or grow dim.

]]> The library mouse https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/the-library-mouse/ Thu, 04 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=39470 From dream duo, Frances Tosdevin and Sophia O’Connor (creators of The Bear and Her Book, and The Bear and Her Book: There’s More to See), we present a brand new picture book. Quill, the mouse, is a dreamer! He longs to write stories and share them with children in his beloved library. But getting his words noticed seems impossible for such a small creature. Can he and his spider friend, Leggsy, find a way to make his voice stand out from the crowd – or will Quill’s stories remain forever unheard?

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