Azzi In Between Author and Illustrator: Sarah Garland To leave your home, your grandma, your friends and everything you own without warning, what would that be like? This child’s powerful and heart-warming story of her family’s flight, escaping as refugees in the night, inspires compassion and offers comprehension of things both strange and complex. Azzi lives what most kids would call a normal kind of life. She goes to school, friends come over to play, her dad’s a doctor, […]
THE GREAT BIG BOOK OF FAMILIES– Book by Mary Hoffman and Ros Asquith-
– Book by Mary Hoffman and Ros Asquith-
The Great Big Book of Families Author: Mary Hoffman Illustrator: Ros Asquith Internationally acclaimed author of more than 100 children’s books, Mary Hoffman opens young minds to the diversity of life seen through global families. A refreshing book which allows children to safely explore new concepts and expand the boundaries of their current views. In real life, families come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. Two mummies or two daddies. Fostered, adopted or living with Grandma and Grandpa. […]
BIG CITY BEES– Book by Maggie de Vries and Renne Benoit –
– Book by Maggie de Vries and Renne Benoit –
Big City Bees Author: Maggie de Vries Illustrator: Renne Benoit In a world where the plight of the honey bee is now being taken seriously, this lovely book gives children an insight into the important role bees play. In a big city, two children are fortunate to have the guidance of their Grandpa, a man who knows the seasons, the ways of gardening and the special place of the little bee. We follow the children and their garden through […]
STAR CHILD– Book by Claire Nivola –
– Book by Claire Nivola –
Star Child Author and Illustrator: Claire Nivola A spiritual journey runs beneath the consciousness of everyday life. This story celebrates the cycle of life and what it is like to be alive on earth. It gently introduces the idea of a before and after life experience. The Star Child is a tiny flame of vapour, invisible and timeless that watches the earth with its elders from far away. It wishes to visit earth and the story that unfolds is […]
KITCHEN DANCE– Book by Maurie J. Manning –
– Book by Maurie J. Manning –
Kitchen Dance Author and Illustrator: Maurie J. Manning Family harmony at its richest! A little girl wakes to sounds in the kitchen. A deep voice is humming and someone laughs. “Hush!” Waking her brother Tito, the children sneak downstairs to discover mama’s bright skirt swirling past the crack in the door. Their father is singing a Spanish song into the wooden spoon. ” Oh how I love you!” They dance and spin as they do the dishes together. […]
LOOK INSIDE YOUR BODY – Usborne –
– Usborne –
LOOK INSIDE YOUR BODY Usborne Your child’s first introduction to the workings of the human body in fourteen incredible pages. This book is all about revealing and uses a multitude of lift up flaps to explore deeper into the body’s functions. We can even see the air sacs in the lungs. Why do the pupils of the eye get larger in the dark? Feel your nerve endings send a message to your brain in a tactile experiment. We learn […]
MAX AND RUBY’S TREASURE HUNT – Book by Rosemary Wells –
– Book by Rosemary Wells –
MAX AND RUBY’S TREASURE HUNT Author and Illustrator: Rosemary Wells More fun with Max and Ruby! A beautifully written story leads children through a series of English nursery rhymes, to solve the clues on a treasure hunt. As the thunderstorm rages outside, clever Grandma makes a treasure hunt for the little bunnies. Ruby, Max, Louise, her little sister Lily and her doll Dagmar follow the clues hidden around the house. Hickory Dickory Dock, The mouse ran up the _ […]
ALPHABET AND HANDWRITING – Scholastic Learning Express –
– Scholastic Learning Express –
ALPHABET AND HANDWRITING Scholastic Learning Express Developing self confidence in the learner through motivating activities, this book is part of an English language and mathematics series of activity books for 4-7 year olds. Lots of fun lessons to discover: • Identifying and writing letters, both without and with directional guidelines to follow. • Uppercase and lowercase letters are demonstrated. • Word and picture cards encourage word sounding and object identification. • Finding the odd letter in a group. • […]
MOG ON FOX NIGHT – Book by Judith Kerr –
– Book by Judith Kerr –
Mog On Fox Night Author and Illustrator: Judith Kerr A lovely story about being a bit fussy, but getting let off the hook by kind friends and some hungry foxes. Mog is unimpressed with the fish she is given for dinner. She is not happy with the second option of kitty food either. “She wants an egg” says Debbie. Mr Thomas had just put the bin bags out in the snow and was not in a good mood. He said […]
LIBRARY LION – Book by Michelle Knudsen and Kevin Hawkes –
– Book by Michelle Knudsen and Kevin Hawkes –
Library Lion Author: Michelle Knudsen Illustrator: Kevin Hawkes A heart warming story of a lion who loves storytime and why exceptions to rules are as important as keeping them. When a lion walks into the public library no one knows quite how to react. There are rules about behaviour but he is not breaking any of them…There are however no rules about lions so he is allowed to stay. This beautifully illustrated book mirrors perfectly how libraries used to […]
