Lubna's best friend is a pebble. Lubna tells Pebble everything. About home. About the war. Pebble always listens to her stories and smiles when she feels afraid. But one day, when a little boy arrives, alone in a world of tents, Lubna poignantly understands that he needs Pebble even more than she does . . .
Whoops! Wendy Quill keeps having slightly awful accidents! Like when her too- fast-bike whizzes round a corner and slightly-squishes a lady, and when the ghost in her sister's room pushes her open diary into Wendy's hands . . . This book will actually give you the giggles.
Tilly is worried about going to her new school, which she knows will be full of strangers. Following her teacher's advice, she decides to try The Friendship Bench . . . but someone else is already on it!
Tibble loves talking to Grandpa. But Grandpa has stopped listening. Mum says just give him time. But Tibble wants to talk to Grandpa now. So Tibble tries his favourite game - Top Threes! And something amazing happens. Grandpa starts talking again
Mum won't let me have a dog but she can't say no to Bathilda Brown, because she is completely lovely and also totally invisible! But if I want to be a PROPER PROFESSIONAL VET I do need some animals I can actually see, so this is the story of how I tried to grow some pets of my very own!
It's lights, camera, ACTION under the sea, but Stefano the Squid is having a wobble. All the other creatures seem far more amazing - no wonder the Deep Sea TV team don't notice him. But when disaster strikes, Stefano steps up! Can one ordinary squid save the day?
In a spirited challenge to gender stereotyping, Princess Bess shows that THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN'T DO IN A DRESS!
Tisha and Mommy are always having to hurry up. What would happen if they slowed down? A gentle, gorgeously illustrated story of mindfulness—and sharing the small moments.Tisha was catching a blossom in her backyard.“Hurry up,” cried Mommy. “You’ll be late for school.”Tisha has spent the entire day rushing. She has to hustle for the bus in the morning, though she wants to stop and listen to the sounds around her. She has to quickly put her crayons away at school, though she’s not finished with her drawing. She even has to speed through recess so she doesn’t miss lunch. So when Mommy picks her up, Tisha asks if they can please “have a little slowdown.” What if they walked instead of taking the bus? What if they counted cars and seagulls, umbrellas and hats? What if they simply sat on a bench in the sunshine and gave names to the pigeons in the park? From the creators of Grandpa’s Top Threes comes a beautifully illustrated, tenderly told story about taking the time to experience the world around us, listen to one another, and enjoy the little things in life.
Everyone calls me 'Wheezy Bird' because of the way I laugh. It's a kind of 'giggle, wheeze, giggle, wheeze'. I can't really help it- it's just the noise that comes out when things are funny. But my real name is Wendy Quill and this is the story of how I got to be a little bit famous.
Howard thinks he's the most exceptional creature in the rainforest-that's because no other creature is as exceptionally camouflaged as him! But when he learns that the rainforest is full of other camouflaged creatures, he begins to wonder: 'Who will like me if I'm just . . . an average gecko?' Thankfully Howard meets Dolores (another average gecko) and he discovers that you don't have to be exceptional to be loved-and those that love you will never think you're average at all.