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Colin and Lee, Carrot and Pea
Name: Torie Walton
12 March 2017;Genre: Adventure
Lee is a Pea and all of his friends are pea. Except Colin - Colin is not a pea. Here begins a story of Lee and his friend Colin who, despite being very different, are the best of friends. In fact, not only is Colin a friend to Lee the pea, but all of the other peas come to love him too. This...
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The Odd Egg
Name: Torie Walton
12 March 2017;Genre: Adventure
All of the birds had laid eggs, all except Duck! Duck is overjoyed to find an egg - it was rather large, rather spotty and rather odd but Duck thought it was the most beautiful egg in the whole wide world (even if the other birds did not). One by one, the other eggs begin to hatch. They crack and...
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Orange, Pear, Apple, Bear
Name: Torie Walton
11 March 2017;Genre: Adventure
Perfectly simple,'Orange, Bear, Apple, Pear' is a book of few words: just five words in fact. However, the beautifully expressive illustrations are very special indeed. For the youngest of children, the repetition of the key words will have them 'reading' along in no time. Through careful pair...
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Monkey and Me
Name: Torie Walton
11 March 2017;Genre: Adventure
'Monkey and Me' is a beautifully illustrated story for young children, filled with imagination and fun. The gentle watercolour illustrations are utterly charming, with the limited use of colour adding a 'pop' to each page. The story shows the imaginative play of a young girl and her toy monkey, a...
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The Fairytale Hairdresser and Aladdin
Name: Linda Winter
07 March 2017;Genre: Adventure
Step into the world of Kittie Lacey, 'the best hairdresser in all the land' - the land of fairytales, that is, where the ever-resourceful Kittie Lacey solves mysteries, helps fairytale characters overcome challenges and, finally, sorts out their hair! A truly modern heroine! The Fairytale Hairdre...
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Owl Bat Bat Owl
Name: Ellen Brown
06 March 2017;Genre: Adventure
This is a simply gorgeous picture book to use in helping young children learn about difference - and that it doesn't matter - without a single word being spoken, tweeted or squeaked... When a family of young owls settles on a branch ready to sleep, they are woken by the arrival of a young family...
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The Lotterys Plus One
Name: Sue Wilsher
05 March 2017;Genre: Adventure
The Lotterys are a very happy family, living a unique lifestyle. Having won the lottery, their parents do not have to work, but can devote themselves to family - and community - life. And when your family is composed of four parents, seven children and five pets, that's a really good thing! Nine...
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All About Mia
Name: Carol Williams
03 March 2017;Genre: Adventure
Mia is the 16 year old middle child of the family.. Her older sister Grace has always done everything just right and is seen (maybe correctly) by Mia as the favourite who can do no wrong. This even seems to be the case when Grace comes home early from her gap year, pregnant. Youngest sister Audre...
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A Piglet Called Truffle
Name: Beth Grant
02 March 2017;Genre: Adventure
Jasmine is a little girl who loves pigs. Her mum is a vet and one night Jasmine accompanies her Mum to tend a sick animal at a farm. While she is there Jasmine finds a little piglet which is the runt of the litter. Full of love for this piglet she takes it home and nurses it back to health. She n...
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A Perfect Day
Name: Julie Hill
28 February 2017;Genre: Adventure
What a simple but entirely clever story from Lane Smith, about a perfect summer day... until. Each spread oozes the sense of summer. Cat is sleeping in the flowerbed, enjoying the sun; Dog is enjoying the cool water in the wading pool; Bird is enjoying some birdseed and Squirrel a corn cob. It wa...
