Pat-a-Cake – The Bell Bookshop

The Christmas sprout

Emma — Thu, 12 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Join Stephen the Christmas Sprout on his mission to spread the gift of kindness in this shiny, festive picture book with a funny rhyming text that will have children coming back for more.

Say hello to a small green chap called Stephen Sprout!

Stephen is no ordinary sprout, but a Christmas sprout who is on a quest to spread the gift of kindness and he needs your help! All of Stephen’s friends are having wobbles and squabbles, so it’s up to this sort-it-out sprout to save the day just in time for Christmas . . .

Get stuck in by doing 24 acts of kindness with the help of Stephen’s Christmas Kindness Advent Calendar, to bring some Christmas cheer into the world.

Standing Up to Racism

Emma — Thu, 19 Aug 2021 00:00:00 +0000

An introduction to standing up to racism for young children and their families, with flaps to lift

It’s never too early to teach children to be antiracist, and this lift-the-flap book is a great toolkit for young children and their families alike. It is all about recognising and celebrating the differences that make people who they are, and explains in age-appropriate language what racism is and how to help stand up to it.

Find Out About: Racism helps curious preschoolers understand how other children live and the different challenges everyone faces, which is key for developing empathy. With flaps to lift, this is an excellent, interactive book for children and their parents and carers to share together.

A free parent guide to talking about racism with young children is available to download separately.

Also available: Feelings, Kindness, Saving Our Planet, Families, Making Friends

Go to the Beach

Emma — Thu, 08 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0000

JoJo and Gran Gran are taking a trip to the beach to build a sandcastle. But when JoJo’s sandcastle gets trodden on, she feels sad. Can Gran Gran show JoJo that even if their sandcastle doesn’t last forever, making memories together is what matters most?

About the show
JoJo & Gran Gran is the first British-made animated show to feature a black family at its centre. It is based on characters created by Laura Henry Allain, whose own grandmother inspired the character of Gran Gran. Each episode shows a loving relationship a grandmother has with her granddaughter, a celebration of their shared world heritage and wonderful introduction to key preschool first experiences.

JoJo adores her grandma, Gran Gran, and they love to spend time together while JoJo’s Mummy and Daddy are at work. Gran Gran always has something exciting planned when JoJo comes to visit.

Each picture book will retell the story of a well-loved TV episode, followed by a picture glossary and activity spread to encourage readers to take the themes from the book into their everyday.

Things That Go

Emma — Thu, 10 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0000

Help curious preschoolers find out more about amazing machines and things that go with this fantastic lift-the-flap board book.

Find Out About: Things That Go helps curious preschoolers to learn about their favourite vehicles and discover new ones in an engaging question and answer format. With lots of flaps to lift and plenty to discover, from busy diggers, buses and trucks, to speedy trains, planes and space rockets, this book is perfect for children and their parents to share and have fun finding out together.

Also available: Find Out About: Feelings, Find Out About: Saving the Planet, Find Out About: Animals

Turtle

Emma — Thu, 13 May 2021 00:00:00 +0000

This bath book changes colour in water! Perfect to share with babies at bath time.

Babies will react with delight as they see the colour appear in the bright pictures of friendly sea creatures, in this stylish, colour-changing bath book. Splash about and say hello to little seahorse and friends in this squishy book that will keep little ones entertained and make bath time fun.