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Be happy!

Emma — Thu, 13 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Filled with pearls of wisdom and positivity originally written during lockdown, this heartwarming story is told by the creators’ two adorable dogs, Hucky and Buzz.The thoughts expressed by Hucky and Buzz reflect the emotions, moods and feelings which will resonate with every young child. In this deceptively simple book Maddy Bard, a mindfulness and meditation coach, shares her tips on boosting confidence, positivity and self-belief. Featuring the creators’ own adorable dogs, and brought to life with Emma Dodd’s enchanting illustrations, Hucky and Buzz is a little gem of a book – a doggy handbook for a healthy and happy life. This beautiful book with shiny foil pages is the perfect gift and ideal for readers of The Colour Monster, Happy: A Child’s Book of Mindfulness and Tom Percival’s Big Bright Feelings series.

I say oh, you say no

Emma — Thu, 30 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Hello. Yes, YOU! I need your help.Can you help me read this book? Fantastic – when I say OH, you say NO. Let’s try it.Would you like to meet OH?Are you sure? He’s no ordinary bear . . . you see, he’s a bear with a BARE BEAR BUTT! And bare butt bears like to dance. The trouble is, he’d like someone to dance with. I don’t suppose you know anyone?Read the third book in the fantastically funny, award-winning I say, You say series – perfect for sharing with individual children as well as groups big and small. The reader must help tell the story through hilarious verbal and visual cues. Get ready for the best storytime yet!Be sure to check out other books by John Kane like I say Ooh, You say Aah, I say Boo, You say Hoo and This Book is Pants.

Prehistoric beasts

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

What did a penguin’s great, great, great, great, GREAT grandparent look like? Find out with incredible POP-UP pages!Palaeontologist Dr Dean Lomax takes a closer look at seven wild animals and, using fossil clues, reveals who their prehistoric relatives were. From a mighty whale to a tiny dragonfly, find out about the wild creatures and their animal families today. Then open the fold-out pages to reveal awesome pop-ups, bringing you face-to-face with their long-extinct ancestors. Go head-to-head with the woolly mammoth, meet the mega shark Megalodon and get to know the prehistoric penguin named Icadyptes. Discover how these animals lived long ago, how they are different to their modern relatives – and how they are the same.Full of fascinating facts, bright illustrations and real fossil finds, meet PREHISTORIC BEASTS of the past.

The fixer of broken things

Emma — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000

What happens when the famous fixer of broken things finds a problem that she can’t solve?Bea is a fixer. She is the finest fixer, far and wide, and people bring her everything – from tiny sprockets to enormous rockets – because they know she’ll have them working again in no time. One day, Bea finds a broken thing. It’s very small and very sad, and try as hard as she might, she cannot fix it. Bea soon realises that not every problem has to be solved alone, and that talking to her friends is the answer she has been looking for.This heartwarming story sensitively discusses big feelings like sadness, and acts as a reminder for readers young and old that we don’t have to face things alone and can find support in those around us. The perfect companion for readers of Tom Percival’s Big Bright Feelings series, The Way Home for Wolf and books by Oliver Jeffers.

Frog

Emma — Thu, 16 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000

From a tiny egg to fully grown, join Frog on this very exciting journey! Follow the peep-through holes on every page to discover each stage of becoming a frog.Little Frog is waiting inside a tiny egg. But first, Frog must avoid being washed away in the rain, blown away on the wind or even gobbled up by hungry fish! Watch as Frog grows from a tadpole to a froglet, before a fully grown Frog begins the cycle again. Is there another Frog waiting inside the next tiny egg?This beautifully illustrated book from the talented Maggie Li is the perfect introduction to life cycles for little readers – and its tactile pages and size are ideal for small hands!Collect the rest of the Little Life Cycles series with Pip, Drip and Bug.

Human body

Emma — Thu, 16 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000

A one-of-a-kind paper-cut book where science comes to life!Paper World: Human Body uses ingenious paper cuts to reveal the wonders of the human body, from lifting the lid on your brain, to following the journey of a single bite of food. With detailed art by paper-cut artist Gail Armstrong, a fact-packed text, and flaps and die-cuts on every spread, this unique novelty book for children 7 plus will surely appeal to all the family.

The general

Emma — Sun, 01 Sep 2013 00:00:00 +0000

A new edition of Michael Foreman’s glorious anti-war picture book, featuring a message from the author and illustrator reflecting on the book’s enduring relevance now and then.There was once a general who wished to be famous and rule all the land…One day he fell off his horse and landed on the soft grass. It smelled so sweet that he decided to lay there for a while and enjoy the warm sunshine. He saw squirrels, rabbits and hedgehogs and walked through a field of beautiful flowers. From that day on he vowed never again to march his armies across the land and to change the world around him into one of peace and beauty, for which he became the most famous general of all. Michael Foreman OBE, one of the UK’s best-loved and most prolific creators of children’s books, illustrated The General, his first picture book, in 1961. Now, over sixty years later, it has been reproduced in all its glory, featuring new endnotes from the author and illustrator to bring this well-loved and important story to a new generation of readers.

Plants

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

Making big science topics just the right size for little readers as we explore plants. Did you know that plants make their food from sunshine? But that some plants eat bugs? And some plants have been around since before the time of the dinosaurs? Plants are pretty amazing, and we’d like to tell you why… So sit back, and let expert scientist and CBeebies writer Emily Dodd tell you all about plants. With bite-sized text, facts to make you say ‘WOW’, and easy-to-understand explanations, big science topics are now just the right size for readers 4 years plus. Brilliantly illustrated by Chorkung, this is the perfect little book for readers who are just discovering all the AMAZING STUFF in the world around them.

Just the way you are

Emma — Thu, 05 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000

A heartwarming story that celebrates unconditional love from internationally bestselling author, Emma Dodd.I love you just the way you are.And you will always knowit’s everything about youthat makes me love you so.Join a lovable little tiger cub on a day in the jungle, learning about unconditional love, respect and acceptance. With its gentle, rhyming text it reinforces the importance of being yourself and being comfortable in your own skin. This beautifully illustrated, joyous story would make a wonderful gift or is perfect for sharing with little readers as a bedtime story as part of daily affirmations.If you love this, you’ll adore Emma’s other titles I Believe in Me, The Little Things, Home is Where the Heart is, Me…, Sometimes…, Forever and You…