Personal & social issues: self-awareness & self-esteem (Children’s / Teenage) – The Bell Bookshop https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk Henley-on-Thames Thu, 16 May 2024 13:15:17 +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 Personal & social issues: self-awareness & self-esteem (Children’s / Teenage) – The Bell Bookshop https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk 32 32 A season for scandal https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/a-season-for-scandal/ Thu, 01 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=37823  

“The Agency for Scandal is glorious! Clever, funny, charming, and achingly romantic, it is a delight from start to finish. Laura Wood always writes about love and friendship with a deft hand, and this is her best work yet” Katherine Webber, author of Twin Crowns

An all-female detective agency righting wrongs at the end of the nineteenth century; infiltrating a scandalous upper class world straight out of Bridgerton and using their wit and bravery to unmask a villain.

When Marigold Bloom finds her family business in trouble a chance encounter with the devastatingly handsome and extremely bad-tempered Oliver Lockhart leads her to the Aviary – a secret agency of women who specialise in blackmailing troublesome men. Soon, Mari is the agency’s newest recruit, sent to investigate the mysterious return of Oliver’s long lost sister. Forced to masquerade as a newly engaged couple, it is up to Mari and Oliver to determine if there is an imposter in their midst. But what happens when the line between truth and fiction starts to blur? And what do you do when a pretend romance starts to feel all too real?

‘Incredibly charming’ Sophie Irwin, author of A Lady’s Guide to Fortune Hunting

  • Bridgerton meets Charlie’s Angels – the most romantic, exciting, empowering YA of the year.
  • A smart, charming, brilliantly plotted and swooningly romantic story about a collective of bold women changing their world.
]]> Twinkle twinkle little dinosaur https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/twinkle-twinkle-little-dinosaur/ Thu, 01 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=37838 In a magical prehistoric world lives a little dinosaur with bright, sparkling feet. Teo tries as hard as he can to avoid the attention they bring - but can he grow to love his sparkle?

]]> In a magical prehistoric world lives a little dinosaur with bright, sparkling feet. Teo tries as hard as he can to avoid the attention they bring – but can he grow to love his sparkle?

All the dinosaurs LOVE to dance – all apart from Teo . . .

Teo is a very special dinosaur – he has magical sparkling feet that shine brightly wherever he goes. But, he is also a SHY dinosaur, and wishes that his feet would stop drawing so much attention.

One day, Teo’s friend makes him some leafy shoes to help him dance at the dino disco without feeling anxious – but not everything goes to plan. Can Teo come to realise that he is special for who he is, sparkling feet and all?

Based on the evergreen rhyme ‘Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star’ – and with a heart-warming message about spreading kindness and finding the confidence to love yourself for who you are!

]]> The stompysaurus https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/the-stompysaurus-3/ Thu, 01 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=37842 A reassuring tale about coping with overwhelming feelings and frustration, The Stompysaurus is the latest book in the DinoFeelings series by Rachel Bright and Chris Chatterton, creators of The Worrysaurus. Now available in a chunky board book, perfect for little hands.

One morning, Stompysaurus wakes from a happy dream, feeling excited for the new day, until things start to go a bit wrong. His brother’s being a tease, his breakfast isn’t his usual favourite and NOTHING is going right. His STOMPS and ROARS start rising inside him, until they EXPLODE!

But a tricky start doesn’t have to mean a stompy finish. Can Stompysurus find a new way of looking at things and turn his day around?

The perfect story to help children learn to overcome feelings of anger and annoyance when it seems like everything is going wrong. From the author of the bestselling The Lion Inside. A Read for Empathy Collection Choice, chosen by EmpathyLab.

Check out the other books in the DinoFeelings series:
The Worrysaurus
The Hugasaurus

]]> Hedge Lion https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/hedge-lion-2/ Thu, 01 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/hedge-lion-2/ Discover your inner-roar with Ida, and your inner kindness with Hedge Lion!Ida sees Hedge Lion every day on her walk around town. Hedge Lion wants everyone to think he’s a hedge. Nobody’s scared of hedges. But Ida is brave, she notices things that other people don’t, and she’s not fooled. She knows Hedge Lion is a lion, she just needs to help him find his roar? Along the way, Ida learns to be patient and kind, and Hedge Lion learns to be brave and confident.

]]> The race https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/the-race/ Thu, 18 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=37628 Meet Eva, Simone and Ash: best friends, budding journalists, and the stars of this delightful new series about family, friends, and DOGS, from the author of the much-loved MARSHMALLOW PIE and DOTTY DETECTIVE books!

]]> Meet Eva, Simone and Ash: best friends, budding journalists, and the stars of this delightful new series about family, friends, and DOGS, from the author of the much-loved MARSHMALLOW PIE and DOTTY DETECTIVE books!

Eva has always wanted to be a journalist, so when she and her friends go whippet racing and find some underhand competitive cheating, she might just have found her next story. Can she get to the bottom of it, with a little help from a furry friend?

]]> Diamond Jack https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/diamond-jack/ Thu, 04 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=37351

 

An action-packed swashbuckling tale for readers aged 8 and up!  

While helping her sister in their grandpa’s magical emporium, eleven-year-old Bramble  Browning unearths a curious scarlet  mask.

A  tingling in her  fingers tells her to try it on. But it  fits so well, she can’t take it off … And  when she looks in the mirror, the face of a highwayman, Diamond Jack, stares back.  

It seems Bramble has been chosen for a mission. Time  to stand and deliver!

  • A thrilling highway-girl adventure with a magical twist from the brilliantly-named Anna Rainbow, author of  Antigua de Fortune of the High Seas
  • A fun, feminist, all-action adventure for ages 8 and up
  • A deliciously familiar but wholly original mash-up of classic tales: shades of The Red Shoes, The Three Musketeers and Robin Hood

Praise for ANTIGUA DE FORTUNE OF THE HIGH SEAS:

‘Non-stop adventure’ NICKI THORNTON, author of THE LAST CHANCE HOTEL

‘A true salt-soaked swashbuckler of a story’  LINDSAY GALVIN, author of DARWIN’S DRAGONS

‘[A] magical tale of pirates, magic and high adventure’  DAN SMITH, author of NISHA’S WAR

 

]]> Shine like the stars https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/shine-like-the-stars-2/ Thu, 04 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=37444 You are part of this earth. You grow like the seed. You shine like the stars. Reconnect with the natural world with illustrations from British Book Award and Waterstones Children’s Book Prize-winning Harry Woodgate.We are all connected to the natural world, and it is connected to us. And just as the stars shine brightly in the night sky, so can you.Told from the point of view of the natural world, this exquisite and thought-provoking story from children’s author Anna Wilson invites us to connect with the world around us and achieve our potential.

]]> Where happiness begins https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/where-happiness-begins/ Thu, 04 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=37454 Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2021 and longlisted for the Kate Greenaway, now as a collectible small hardback perfect for gifting. Are you looking for happiness? Sometimes it can feel really far away, and sometimes you might have so much you can’t help but share. You can try to chase it, control it or capture it, but even if it seems like it’s gone for a while, you’ll know it’s never far away . . .Also available: a mini-hardback of the first book in the series: When Sadness Comes to Call.

]]> When sadness comes to call https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/when-sadness-comes-to-call/ Thu, 04 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=37456 Winner of the Klaus Flugge Prize and the V&A Book Cover Award, now as a collectible small hardback perfect for gifting.When Sadness arrives, try not to be afraid: give it a name, listen to it and spend some time together. Maybe all it wants is to know that it’s welcome. This beautiful debut by author-illustrator talent Eva Eland takes a poignant but uplifting look at dealing with sadness.Also available: a mini-hardback of the second book in the series, Where Happiness Begins.’In an age where the pressure to be permanently happy can be overwhelming, this book oozes empathy and empowers young readers to understand their emotions’ Storytime Magazine’Poignant . . . helps children to recognise and understand difficult emotions. A contemplative and ultimately uplifting tale’ Booktrust’Packs an emotional punch, showing our littlest readers ways to acknowledge and manage sadness’ Sunday Independent, Best Books of 2019

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