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One Day a Dot: The Story of You, the Universe, and Everything


Ian Lendler - 2018
    But the biggest question of all cannot be answered: Where did that one dot come from?One Day a Dot is a beautiful and vibrant picture book that uses the visual motif of circles as to guide young readers through the stages of life on Earth.

Biscuit's Christmas


Alyssa Satin Capucilli - 2000
    Christmas is coming!The little girl knows just what needs to be done to get ready for Christmas -- choose a tree, back cookies, decorate the house -- but Biscuit is so excited he can't seem to sit still.Scratch and sniff the scents to find out what that silly puppy has his nose in now!

The Bed Book


Sylvia Plath - 1976
    This delightful rhyming catalogue of desirable beds appears in paperback for the first time.'Quentin Blake has matched Sylvia Plath's incisive nonsense verses with superbly descriptive drawings, in a book that has the zest and inventiveness, and the wide applicability, of a good family joke.' - Margery Fisher in The Sunday Times

What Matters Most


Emma Dodd - 2019
    A small horse and a large horse celebrate their unconditional love in a sweet story full of gentle rhymes and foil-embellished illustrations. Beloved children's book creator Emma Dodd explores important themes of identity and belonging in this warm and uplifting story of love.

Wee Little Bunny


Lauren Thompson - 2010
    It’s not that he doesn’t want to hear the tortoise’s story or play with the fox, but he can’t seem to stay in one place long before he has to hop, hop, hop off and play. The only person who can get him to calm down is his mama, and when she does, he gets to tell her all about his busy day!

The Teenager Who Came to Tea


Emlyn Rees - 2015
    He took a selfie of himself pouring a whole tube of them into his mouth, before sending it to his best mate, along with the letters LOL! The bestselling authors of We're Going on a Bar Hunt and The Very Hungover Caterpillar bring you another hilarious parody of a much-loved children's book, this time turning the spotlight not only on modern teens, but firmly on their parents too.When the doorbell rings, just as Sophie and her Dad are sitting down for their tea, they're half-expecting a visit from a tiger, but what slouches in through their doorway is even more curious than that... a teenager.A perfect read for anyone who remembers the original, or has ever been a teenager or is the parent of a teenager today.

If You Traveled West In A Covered Wagon


Ellen Levine - 1986
    If you traveled west in a covered wagon--Would you ride in the wagon for the whole trip?--How would you cross rivers when there were no bridges?--Without road signs, how would you know where you were?This book tells you what it was like to be a pioneer and travel west to Oregon in the 1840s.

The Snail's Spell


Joanne Ryder - 1982
    From this Award-Winning author comes "A captivating story about a boy who shrinks to the size of a snail and experiences the world from that perspective."--Publishers Weekly

Gifts from the Gods: Ancient Words and Wisdom from Greek and Roman Mythology


Lise Lunge-Larsen - 2011
    The brief stories here not only impart the subtle wisdom of these ancient tales, but make us understand the words, and our own world, more deeply.

Weaving the Rainbow


George Ella Lyon - 2004
    If you are a sheep you can BE a rainbow. Here's how.

When the World Was Waiting for You


Gillian Shields - 2011
    This celebration of new life will allow for tender bedtime cuddles everywhere as the book relishes the shared family pleasure of a new baby.

The Book of the Sandman and the Alphabet of Sleep


Rien Poortvliet - 1988
    Book of the Sandman, The: and the Alphabet of Sleep, by Huygen, Wil

Trupp: A Fuzzhead Tale


Janell Cannon - 1995
    With a cheeky raven for a companion, Trupp rambles through the city, going virtually unnoticed by humans-that is, until they are confronted by a homeless woman who sees Trupp for who he really is. Before Trupp can decide whether to stay or run away, this unusual woman realizes that he could use a little help. “Fans of Stellaluna, Cannon’s exceptional debut book, will approach her second with high expectations--and those will be met.”--Publishers Weekly

El gato que encontró a Dios


Robert Fisher - 2003
    The first change will be in his diet, and from now on puss is obliged to eat vegetables instead of his beloved cat food. But things get complicated and, unwittingly, Marmalade ends up in India in the Ashram of a well-known guru together with his companion in misfortune Fluffy the pussycat. After many adventures they return to their native land after being abducted by a UFO and end up triumphing on the small screen, because, as the authors conclude, "If you like happy endings, this is the book for you"

Magic Tree House Assorted


Mary Pope Osborne - 2002