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Luna the Moon Pig – Suzy Davies
*Children’s Book* Luna the Moon Pig is a delightful (pig’s) tale of love, adventure, and belonging by Suzy Davies with gorgeous illustrations by Sheila Graber .. a special treat for your (grand)children and yourself! “Dedicated to families of piggies and people worldwide, Luna the Moon Pig is the cutest of pigs, with a moon face, chocolate-drop eyes, and the wiggliest of tails.” Introduction Once upon a time, far, far away from here little piggies were born on a farm. The last of the litter was a little black pig with chocolate-brown eyes. Her face was all shiny and round, just like the moon she was born under. No wonder her…
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The Christmas Tale of Elaine Gale – Daniel Thompson
*Children’s Book* Cuddle up on the couch, gather your (grand)children around you and tell them the story of Elaine Gale and how Christmas almost disappeared… Introduction Once upon a time, there were three children who loved to play in the snow. For them, Christmas was magical and they had made quite a list for Santa Claus. If only they could have predicted what would happen once they started building a snowman – or should I say snow queen… Want to know what happened? Follow me… Storyline Now Christmas is approaching we all are thrilled to watch the snow outside. It is that time of year where you just have to…
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The Prince and the Pea – Denise Deegan
*Children’s Book* Once upon a time, a King came up with a cunning plan to find a genuine Princess for his son. Only a true Princess would be allowed to marry the Prince. Introduction Have you heard of the King who wanted to protect his Kingdom by forbidding his son to marry anyone but a real Princess? The Prince has to do what his father tells him – he is the King, after all. So one Princess after another come to the castle and are put to the ultimate test: are they for real or not? Follow me… Storyline A Kingdom must have an heir. A little Prince or Princess to become King or Queen one day. It…
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The Fox in the Box – Amanda Gee
The Fox in the Box is a lovely story-in-verse for young readers, written by Amanda Gee with stunning and colourful illustrations by Lee Holland Introduction A little fox is lost in the woods and does not know how to get home. He is cold and lonely and with the rain pouring down, he simply is scared. What to do? Where to go? Fortunately, little Lydia finds him. What happens next? Come with me to the woods of the lost baby fox. Storyline When the rain started falling with “big blobs” the little fox had run away as far as his tiny paws would let him. Now, he is tired and…
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Snugs the Snow Bear – Suzy Davies
*Children’s Book* Little, loveable, huggable snow bear Snugs drifts afloat on a melting iceberg, guided by the Northern Lights, and he is far away from home when a cruise ship saves him Introduction If only Snugs had known that his iceberg was melting … perhaps he would have stayed in Santa Claus’ Magical Greenland? Snugs loves the beautiful Northern Lights but now he is cold and lonely and his iceberg is melting and drifting far away from home. What will happen to Snugs? Come with me and let us find out! Storyline Snugs lives happily in Magical Greenland, the “wonderful wilderness of ice” where there is magic all around…
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Jesper Jinx – Marko Kitti
*Chldren’s Book* Let me introduce you to Jesper Jinx, the eleven-year-old boy in search of the ultimate boredom breaker. A fun read for middle-grade readers! Introduction The Jesper Jinx Series #1 Who wouldn’t love the stories about Jesper Jinx, the 11-year-old boy in search of the ultimate boredom breaker? His father, mother and sister fear for every move Jesper makes as he tends to .. jinx things! Now an author has come to live in the neighbourhood and, annoyed at Jesper calling him ‘a professional liar’ he challenges Jesper to tell him a true story. Little did the author know that he would hear incredible stories. Read them and decide…
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Ronaldo The Reindeer Flying Academy – Maxine Sylvester
*Children’s Book* A charming children’s book and engrossing tale of young Ronaldo, the reindeer who loves his magazine ‘The Weekly Flyer’, his pancakes and .. to fly! Introduction The Ronaldo Series book #1 Christmas is on its way: who wouldn’t be staring at the skies, waiting for the snow to fall and for Santa Claus to ride his sleigh? What a perfect time to pick up this charming book with delightful drawings. Your (grand)children will be enchanted by the engrossing tale of young Ronaldo, the reindeer who loves his magazine ‘The Weekly Flyer’, his pancakes and .. to fly! Storyline Ronaldo is a young reindeer, living with his mum and…
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The brothers Lionheart – Astrid Lindgren
*Children’s Book* The Brothers Lionheart is my favourite Astrid Lindgren novel – a fascinating, inspiring and adventurous tale about Karl and Jonatan to reach the land of light. Introduction Children’s books are for all ages: they are entertaining, funny, wonderful, magical, adventurous and so much more. When a book has a specific theme, it can open up discussions into a subject you normally perhaps would not address that way. You are never too old to be swept away by a book – and many of us have fond memories of the books they’ve read in their youth – they stay with us throughout our lives. There is one writer for…
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