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November Book Recommendations 📚

0-5 Years Triceratops from Hello Dinosaur Series by Campbell Books Meet Triceratops, the tough dinosaur with three horns, by pushing, pulling, and sliding the scenes! Come along with him when he wakes up early, starts eating his breakfast loudly, wakes up all the other dinosaurs, and eventually finds someone to play games with. How to Catch a Star by Oliver Jeffers A boy once lived who had a great love for stars. So much so that he made the decision to catch one of his own. How, though? It is useless to wait for them to get tired from spending the entire night up in the sky. Climbing the highest spot on the tree? No, not tall enough. The boy owns...

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Spook-tober Book Recommendations! 🎃

0-5 The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler "A mouse took a stroll through the deep dark wood.A fox saw the mouse and the mouse looked good." Walk further into the deep dark wood, and discover what happens when a quick-witted mouse comes face to face with an owl, a snake . . . and a hungry Gruffalo! The Gruffalo is an international best-selling and award-winning sensation with over 13.5 million copies in print worldwide. It has been made into an Oscar-nominated animated film as well as a stage musical that was performed on Broadway! Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler The witch and her cat fly happily over forests, rivers and mountains on their broomstick until a...

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September 2023 Book Recommendations

                0-5 Alice Through the Looking Glass by Jeanne Willis & Ross Colins Step through the looking glass with Alice and discover the magic of Wonderland . . This is the perfect introduction to Lewis Carroll’s much-loved children’s classic – Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There.Retold for young readers, everyone’s favourite characters are here, including Tweedledum and Tweedledee, Humpty Dumpty and the White Queen. With bouncy, rhyming text by award-winning author, Jeanne Willis, brought to life in vibrant colour by award-winning illustrator, Ross Collins. Rabbit's Nap by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler Lift the flaps and join in the fun with this bestselling preschool classic, Rabbit's Nap by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators...

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August '23 Book Recommendations

0-5 Peppa at the Beach by Peppa Pig, LadybirdA bright and colourful board book for little readers (and piglets) everywhere!Peppa and her family are in Australia, staying with Kylie Kangaroo. When the two families visit the beach to learn how to surf, Daddy Pig and George find their own special way of riding the waves! What the Ladybird heard at the Seaside by Julia Donaldson A brilliant rhyming adventure from the bestselling picture-book partnership duo Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks.The clever little ladybird is off on a trip to the seaside, but two bad men, Hefty Hugh and Lanky Len, are up to their wicked ways and are planning to steal the mermaid's hair and sell it to a famous...

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July Book Recommendations '23

  0-5 Busy Swimming by Campbell Books Push, pull and slide the tabs to enjoy a day of Busy Swimming! Help the children get changed into their swimming costumes, whizz down the water slide and race across the indoor pool.Young children will love playing with this bright and colourful board book with a gentle rhyme, lots to spot and talk about, and wonderful illustrations by Louise Forshaw, which is part of the Busy Book series.    The Singing Mermaid by Julia Donaldson Dive into the adventure with The Singing Mermaid, a delightful tale from the stellar picture book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks, creators of What the Ladybird Heard. With brilliant rhyming verse, bright and distinctive illustrations, this story is loved by...

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