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Drawn from his previously unpublished private diaries, the secret life of Santa is revealed with these festive anecdotes from over the centuries. Readers will discover the truth about where Santa Claus lives, how he manages the elves in his gift workshops at the North Pole, how the good saint's outfits have changed over the years, and that his favorite treat is a bag of Snowmints. With this ultimate Christmas gift book filled with artwork of Father Christmas, readers will delight in the secrets and surprises, including a pop-up snowflake, festive seasonal recipes, and even a silver sixpence. |
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Illustrated in shades of green with touches of other colors, and with stunning pop-ups, Louise Rowe's Hansel and Gretel is a book to cherish. |
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What do you get if you cross a pig with a turkey? Why, that would be a purkey! And a sheep with a rabbit? That would be a shabbit, of course! A very silly but absolutely compelling book that will charm the whole family. My fleece is fluffy, soft and white — it's used to make warm wool. And when the farmer shears it off, you might get three bags full! |
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It's bedtime for Little Bear, but as his mummy settles him in bed, he wonders if he's had enough love that day. So Mummy Bear takes Little Bear on a journey, reminding him of everything they've done during the day and, most of all, the love they've shared. At the end of a golden day, Little Bear's mummy tucked him up. But when she bent down to give him a goodnight kiss on his little bear nose, he looked up sadly and said, Mummy, I don't think I've had any love today. Little Bear's mummy hugged him tightly. Oh my poor little bear! she said. I'm sure I've given you lots of love today! But I don't remember any of it, said Little Bear. Then let's remember together, said Mummy... |
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A joyful celebration of the physical book in all its glory! For the very young, books can be anything from a chair, a tower, to a hat but the best thing they can be — is a book — and it's never too soon to share a good book with your little ones. The simple text, written by debut author Jane Blatt is brought to life by Sarah Massini's delightful and nostalgic illustrations of babies and toddlers discovering the new, magical world of books. |
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Many years have passed since Goldilocks caused chaos at the Bears' house in the woods, but what happens when Little Bear as was wanders out of his fairytale and into the big city where Goldilocks now lives? Awarding-winning artist and animator Leigh Hodgkinson is the creator of this funny and clever fractured fairytale based on the familiar story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Goldilocks is now grown up with a family and a rather smart apartment, so how will she react to coming home and finding that a very lost bear has been scoffing porridge, breaking chairs and sleeping in beds? Will she be cross, or is finally time to make amends? |
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If your granny were a little bit, well, different from other grannies, would you want to change her — or would you end up thinking you love her just the way she is? In this rhyming text, a little girl whose granny is (whisper it) a witch, gets fed up with dealing with the problems she creates, so she tries to reform her, but a reformed granny is bored and boring, and maybe it's more fun to cook up a big pot of gloop with granny's witchy friends after all. |
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Dog has everything he needs in his big blue suitcase — it's the perfect fit for all the little treasures he has collected along the way — and Dog is sure that he is happy just him and his suitcase. Until one night, Mouse comes along and Dog discovers that life is richer and more fun with a friend and his big blue suitcase is actually just right for two. |
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Princess Penelope's naughty little kitten is all tangled up in wool and has scampered off! Little girls will love helping her track the trail of pretty pink glitter left by her kitten as it runs though the palace and grounds, encountering lots of other animals friends along the way. In Royaltown Palace one long, lazy day, Princess Penelope wanted to play. But Daddy was reading and Mummy was knitting, so she thought she'd make friends with the mischievous kitten. Penelope giggled — the kitten looked funny with pink wool all tangled around his white tummy. |
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Lily-Rose May will not eat her peas. Even when her father turns them into the most fabulous smoothies, shakes or cupcakes, Lily can always tell they are there and turns her little nose up at them. Luckily, the doctor knows exactly what to do. He diagnoses an incurable case of Princess-itus and sends Lily to live at the palace. Unfortunately for Lily-Rose May, the perfect food for a princess is... well... that would be telling! |
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There's more trouble afoot for the little girl whose Granny is a (shhh, whisper it) witch, whom we first met in Hubble Bubble Granny Trouble. Granny just loves to magic things along and a trip to the supermarket is anything but ordinary. However, Pandora quite likes things to be normal(ish) and when fishfingers start flying around she soon tells her Granny to behave. But when Pandora spots a couple of robbers up to no good, an extra-ordinary magical Granny is exactly what's needed! My granny's rather... different, as you can plainly see. Her handbag pops and hisses and her pets are slippery! Her house is in a quiet street although it's kind of batty! She'd have the neighbours round for tea, except they're not that chatty. |
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My granny is quite... different, of that there is no doubt. In a world jam-packed with grannies, you'd always pick her out! Granny just loves to help and a little bit of magic always speeds things along. Sometimes, though, all her granddaughter wants to do is spend some normal(ish) time with her beloved granny. But will her birthday party go with a POP without any magic? |
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When Great-Uncle Horace brings back lost and homeless animals from his travels around the globe, it falls to Zoe, and her mum, the zoo vet, to settle them into their new home. She's good at this, because she can understand what they say and talk to them, too. But that's a secret! In the third book in the series, panda twins arrive at the zoo. How will Zoe tell them apart? |
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