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Lobster’s Vacation

From Nimbus: Michelle Robinson makes her Canadian debut with this hilarious tale of a lobster playing summer tourist in Nova Scotia. Lobster’s out the back door! Lobster’s on the run! Lobster’s on vacation. Wow! Too fun! From bestselling children’s author …

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Merry Whatmas?

Fancy Merry Whatmas for Christmas? After the Hug books… Now here’s a new outing for Tortoise and Hedgehog from Polly Dunbar and Eoin McLaughlin. Christmas. From publisher Faber: With over A QUARTER OF A MILLION copies sold in the series, …

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Big Bad Wolf Investigates Fairy Tales

With Big Bad Wolf Investigates: Fairy Tales, Catherine Cawthorne kicks off a hugely exciting partnership with Sara Ogilvie for Bloomsbury. This innovative new picture book asks – could the prince really have climbed up Rapunzel’s hair? Your favourites stories, brutally …

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The Bumblebee Garden

The Bumblebee Garden – a celebration of nature by Dawn Casey and Stella Lim. ‘From the team that brought you Spin a Scarf of Sunshine comes a story about harvesting honey, the lifecycle of a bumblebee queen, and onomatopoetic sounds. …

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My Friend Tree

Our Friend Tree follows Dawn Casey’s and Genevieve Godbout’s Apple Cake. Another book for Quarto, with spare, lyrical poetry and lusciously romantic artwork. A touching picture book about friendship and nature, it’s also printed on 100% recycled paper. A girl …

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Bear vs Dragon

Bear vs Dragon – a picture book by Marcela Ferreira, author of The Queen Next Door and The Treasure. Illustrated by Mark Chambers. From publisher Oxford University Press: When Bear meet Dragon on an old, rickety bridge, they don’t see …

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Happy Stories for Nature Lovers

Happy Stories for Nature Lovers – a cheerful compendium of true, narrative non-fiction stories that show when we give it a little bit of space and maybe a gentle helping hand, nature comes bouncing back! By Dawn Casey, author of …

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1, 2, 3, Do the Unicorn

From Harper Collins: The irresistible unicorn follow-up to 1, 2, 3, Do the Dinosaur by Michelle Robinson, shortlisted for the 2020 BookTrust Storytime Prize… 1 2 3 Do the Dinosaur 1 2 3 Do the Shark 1 2 3 Do …

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When Cookie Crumbled

When Cookie Crumbled – by Michelle Robinson.

The Funny Life of Sharks

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