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Author
Publisher
Penguin
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Walter Mitty is an ordinary man living an ordinary life. But he has dreams - vivid, extraordinary day dreams - in which the life he leads is one of excitement and even adventure, in which he - a weary, put upon middle-aged man - is the hero of his own story. A man can dream, can't he? The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is just one of the brilliant humorous and witty stories written by James Thurber and collected here. James Thurber was born in 1894 at...
Author
Publisher
Piccadilly Press
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
When young Anna inherits a dilapidated once-grand hotel from her Great Aunt Mathilde, she's determined to restore it to its former glory. But this is no ordinary hotel - all of her staff and guests are animals! Anna soon rises to the challenge. Whether it's a flamingo, a penguin or a hippo knocking at the door, Anna is ready to welcome them all - with the help of her trusty sidekicks T Bear the doorman, Squeak the friendly mouse elevator, and Lemmy...
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Publisher
Bolinda audio
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
Reggie doesn?t want a new friend, especially not a highlighter-green, three-foot-tall beaver. Oswald doesn?t want a new friend either, especially not a book-loving, bed-making, broccoli-eating boy. But when an imaginary friend gets a new assignment, they?re stuck there until the kid no longer needs them. And with Oswald?s home world of Imagination mysteriously crumbling away into nothing, befriending Reggie seems like a safer bet than disappearing...
4) Little one
Author
Publisher
Bolinda/Audible audio
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
'Take my hand, little one.' Fran finds her standing by the swings. A little girl, Esther, no older than seven years old, by herself in the dead of night, her pretty but old-fashioned yellow dress covered in grass stains and her hair disheveled. She says she's waiting for Father, and that strikes Fran as particularly odd. After Esther is reunited with her family, Fran can't stop thinking about this pious child whose imaginary friend is God. Fran's...
5) Ruby?s worry
Author
Series
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
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Ruby loves being Ruby. Until, one day, she finds a worry. At first it's not such a big worry, and that's all right, but then it starts to grow. It gets bigger and bigger every day and it makes Ruby sad. How can Ruby get rid of it and feel like herself again? A perceptive and poignant story that is a must-have for all children's bookshelves. This eBook comes with a glorious audio accompaniment, read by CBeebies star Justin Fletcher.
Author
Series
Boy Who Grew Dragons volume 4
Publisher
Piccadilly Press
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
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Eleven-year-old Tomas has a secret friend like no other: Flicker, a dragon with glittering eyes and scales that flicker from fiery orange to ruby red. But Tomas is also having to get used to Flicker being away, now that his dragon's home is back in the frosty North. Adventure is never far away for Tomas, though - as he finds out when another dragon hatches on the dragonfruit tree at the bottom of the garden, a dragon who quite quickly decides he is...
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Series
Publisher
Rock the Boat
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
?Guaranteed free of unicorns and princesses, it?s fun, empowering fiction for 5-8 year olds.? David Nicholls, author of One Day ?Every young girl should read this series!? Amanda Holden ?I loved learning about how the ocean is in trouble.? Tess, age 6 Join best friends Katy, Cassie and Zia on a series of amazing adventures as they work together to save the planet? On the hottest day of the year, the friends imagine a water slide coming out of Katy?s...
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Publisher
Macmillan Children's Books
Language
English
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A string of paper dolls go on a fantastical adventure through the house and out into the garden. They soon escape the clutches of the toy dinosaur and the snapping jaws of the oven-glove crocodile, but then a very real pair of scissors threatens.
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Language
English
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Meet the Burpee Bears in this glorious picture book created by the Nation's Favourite PE Teacher, Joe Wicks! For this bear family, every day is a new day: a day for adventure and discovery, and true to Joe?s ethos, each book will feature a fun and positive story with added exercises and recipes - perfect for families to share and enjoy together!The Burpee Bearsis the first book in the series and is infused with Joe?s signaturesense...
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Publisher
HarperCollinsChildren?sBooks
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
A magical and heart-warming novelisation based on the brand-new Secret Garden movie out in cinemas spring 2020.Frances Hodgson Burnett?s classic story has been vividly brought to life on the big screen by award-winning writer Jack Thorne (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child), producer David Heyman (Harry Potter, Fantastic Beasts, Paddington) and BAFTA-winning actors Julie Walters and Colin Firth.Children will love this official novelisation of the film...
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