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Pub. Date
2019
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English
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A moving, lyrical picture book about a young girl's love for her granddad and how she copes when he's gone, written by poet and playwright Joseph Coelho. This beautifully illustrated, powerful and ultimately uplifting text is the ideal way to introduce children to the concept of death and dying, particularly children who have lost a grandparent. With Allison Colpoys' gorgeous artwork spilling from each page, accompany a girl and her grandad over spring,...
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Tom Gates volume 13
Publisher
Bolinda audio
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
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Having two sets of grandparents is turning out to be VERY GOOD for me. The wrinklies are KEEN on giving presents AND they?re planning a FAMILY OUTING too, which is going to be EPIC. Delia wants to come as well. (Why?) I can always ignore her.
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Maddy Yip volume 3
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
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When Maddy learns her grandad Agung is turning 80, she offers to plan the party with her best friend Dev. There's tonnes to do - like sorting the guest list, entertainment and birthday cake, but Maddy's brothers are no help and things quickly get out of hand. Then Maddy has the best idea of all: getting Agung onto his favourite TV show, Strictly Ballroom Prancing. Will the party be a night to remember, or a recipe for disaster?.
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Walker Books
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
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Three charming stories about a young girl who lives in a flat in Lagos with her sister, Moji, who is very clever; her brother, Dapo, who is very fast; and Grandmummy, who is very bossy. Too Small Tola is just the right size to fit under the bed and rescue Grandmummy's most prized possession when it goes missing. Her abilities in maths prove to be very helpful when Grandmummy becomes ill. In the title story, though Grandmummy can't afford to buy Tola...
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Rock the Boat
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English
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SOMETIMES THE TRUTH SHOULDN'T STAY BURIED Perry Firekeeper-Birch has always known who she is - the laid-back twin, the troublemaker, the best fisher on Sugar Island. Whilst her overachieving sister works away at an internship, Perry?s holiday plans mostly involve doing absolutely nothing. But her carefree summer is brought to an abrupt end when she meets ?Warrior Girl?, a Native American ancestor whose stolen remains are being kept in the archives...
6) Little house
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Publisher
Barrington Stoke
Pub. Date
2024
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English
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The importance and meaning of home is explored in this thought-provoking new novella from Carnegie Medal winning author Katya Balen. Juno?s furious about being sent to stay with her grandfather for the summer. She?ll miss all the fun she and her friends had planned for the holidays. She?ll also miss her mum, but it?s her mum?s fault for leaving anyway. Then Juno discovers a long-forgotten little family in her grandfather?s attic. As she works to carefully...
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Walker Books
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
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Tola may be small, but she's very determined. Three delightful stories about Too Small Tola, a young girl who, though small, is very determined. Tola lives in a flat in Lagos with her sister, Moji, who is very clever; her brother, Dapo, who is very fast; and Grandmummy, who is very bossy. Tola proves to be stronger than she seems when she goes to market with Grandmummy and manages to carry home a basket full of yams and vegetables, chilli peppers...
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Hot Key Books
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
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Vinga dreams of the sea. She's going to be a sailor when she grows up, sailing to distant lands. At home, back in the city, Mum is sad and Dad has left for good. But here with Granddad on the island, all her problems feel far away. Summer goes on as usual, with porridge for breakfast, drinking rhubarb lemonade under the lilac tree and watching the sunset from 'her' cliff. But things are different now too. The heat vibrates during the day, and a girl...
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Publisher
Piccadilly Press
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
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It's been almost a year since Sila's mum travelled halfway around the world to Turkey, hoping to secure the immigration paperwork that would allow her to return to her family in the United States. The long separation is almost impossible for Sila to bear. But things change when Sila accompanies her father (who is a mechanic) outside their Oregon town to fix a truck. There, behind an enormous stone wall, she meets a grandfatherly man who only months...
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Publisher
Magpie
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
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Your first love will always haunt you... The most haunting, heartwarming debut of 2023. Perfect for fans of strong female leads and supernatural stakes in Buffy, with all the sweetness and romance of To All the Boys I've Loved Before. Cara's just trying to stay on top of all her classes, excel at her extracurriculars, and prepare for college - which means not speaking to the dead, an ability she inherited from her grandmother. Ghosts are trouble,...
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HarperCollinsChildren?sBooks
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
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This is a read-along edition with audio synced to the text, performed by Helena Bonham Carter. Award-winning picture book star Oliver Jeffers explores themes of love and loss in this life-affirming and uplifting tale. Once there was a girl who was full of wonderment at how the world worked. She shared all her dreams and excitement with her father, who always had the answer to every question. That is until one day when his chair was empty, not to be...
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Marnie Midnight volume 1
Publisher
Farshore
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
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A magical new young fiction series from best-selling author and illustrator, Laura Ellen Anderson!Meet Marnie Midnight - a little moth with BIG dreams!Marnie Midnight is SO excited to be starting at Minibeast Academy. She adores everything about the moon and she can?t wait to learn about its magic. But Marnie soon discovers that nobody believes in moon magic anymore!Marnie is determined to get to the bottom of this moon mystery. The little moth and...
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