Welsh, Clare Helen – The Bell Bookshop

Scissorella

Emma — Thu, 06 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Cinderella with a strong feminist twist, based on the life and work of pioneer German animator and film director Lotte Reiniger.Lotte doesn’t believe in happy endings. She lives with her horrible, bossy sisters and her only friends are the exquisite cut-out paper puppets she makes by the light of the moon. But when an invitation to the Palace Spring Ball arrives on their doorstep, Lotte sees her chance to change her life for ever…Cinderella with a difference where forceful individuality and talent create real life happy endings, not fairy tale magic.

Time to Move South for Winter

Emma — Thu, 01 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000

A breathtaking picture book about incredible animal migrations, illustrated by the winner of the 2019 Waterstones Children’s Book Prize, Jenny LÃ¯ ¿ ½vlie.

Over the cold, mirrored waters of the Arctic, a tiny tern sets off on the world’s longest animal migration. On her way, she passes humpback whales, caribou, Canada geese, leatherback turtles and monarch butterflies, each on their own incredible journey south for winter. When the Arctic tern finally arrives, she must find a new home on the Antarctic shore . . . until it’s time to return to the northern skies once again.

A beautiful, lyrical and reassuring bedtime story, perfect for young animal lovers, with a map and double-page spread of non-fiction facts at the end.

Every Nosy Crow paperback picture book comes with a free ‘Stories Aloud’ audio recording – just scan the QR code and listen along!

All the Animals Were Sleeping

Emma — Thu, 04 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000

A beautiful picture book about the ways in which animals sleep in the Serengeti, written by award-winning author Clare Helen Welsh and illustrated by the winner of the 2019 Waterstones Children’s Book Prize, Jenny LÃ¯ ¿ ½vlie.

On the dry, grassy plains of the Serengeti, a little mongoose makes his way home to his burrow. On his way, the mongoose passes giraffes, zebras, monkeys, elephants, storks, lizards, butterflies and cheetahs, all sleeping in their own unique ways.

A stunning, lyrical and reassuring bedtime story, perfect for young animal lovers, with non-fiction facts at the end.

Every Nosy Crow paperback picture book comes with a free ‘Stories Aloud’ audio recording – just scan the QR code and listen along!

Slime? It’s Not Mine!

Emma — Thu, 26 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000

A laugh-out-loud funny story, full of animal facts and . . . SLIME.

Lenny the lemur is on holiday in California. He’s having a wonderful time swinging through the redwood trees, when – ew – he gets slimed! Lenny is determined to find the source of the slime, so off he sets . . .

Lenny meets lots of slime-producing animals on his quest, including opossums, dolphins, salamanders and sea-lions. But which one is the sneaky slime-maker who slimed Lenny . . .?

The follow-up to Poo! Is That You? and Wee? It’s Not Me! from Clare Helen Welsh and the award-winning Nicola O’Byrne.

Includes an information spread at the end with animal facts.

Scissorella

Emma — Thu, 04 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +0000

Cinderella meets paper-cutting, with a strong feminist twist, based on the life and work of German film director Lotte Reiniger.Lotte doesn’t believe in happy endings. She lives with her horrible, bossy sisters and her only friends are the exquisite cut-out paper puppets she makes by the light of the moon. But when an invitation to the Palace Spring Ball arrives on their doorstep, Lotte sees her chance to change her life for ever…Cinderella with a difference where forceful individuality and talent create happy endings not fairy tale magic.

Time to Move South for Winter

Emma — Thu, 02 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +0000

A breathtaking picture book about incredible animal migrations, illustrated by the winner of the 2019 Waterstones Children’s Book Prize, Jenny LÃ¯ ¿ ½vlie.

A beautiful, lyrical and reassuring bedtime story, perfect for young animal lovers, with a map and double-page spread of non-fiction facts at the end.