Books by Steve Smallman

Book SynopsisHave fun with this fantastic step-by-step guide to drawing Noah and his whole arkful of animals. Based on expert illustrator Steve Smallman's drawing workshops, it is full of witty illustrations with clear instructions to make these drawings fun and easy for children to recreate. Become a top artist in no time!

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Book SynopsisIt's your favourite classic fairy tales...with a twist. QED delivers an encouraging message about good health and hygiene in this new series. The charming artwork highlights all the positives of your favourite characters. In Eat Your Greens, Goldilocks! the three bears play host to a very fussy eater. Goldilocks only likes things 'just so', and she hates eating vegetables! But the bears are determined to give her a healthy meal. The Fairy Tales Gone Wrong series include: Eat your Greens, Goldilocks - 978-1-78171-644-1 Blow your Nose, Big Bad Wolf - 978-1-78171-646-5 Give us a Smile, Cinderella - 978-1-78171-648-9 Keep Running, Gingerbread Man - 978-1-78171-650-2Trade ReviewThree Bears come home, to introduce a gentle air of suspense. Will they eat Goldilocks? No, because they only eat healthy food! It's great fun and attractively illustrated. This new series from QED, which very much follows the format of their successful Storytime series, takes much-loved fairytales and gives them a new moral, based on healthy living. Each book features 'Next Steps' which give plenty of stimulating discussion points.

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Book SynopsisMaggie Sparks does NOT want a baby brother! Especially not one who is noisy, smelly and gets ALL the attention. The good thing is, Maggie’s a witch. A super powerful, super smart, super talented witch … who sometimes gets her spells wrong. But that won’t stop her finding a way to win back her mum and dad from the evil monster baby. Especially when she’s got Bat, her pet chameleon, to help. All she needs is a little magic … About the Maggie Sparks series: Step into the magical world of Maggie Sparks: the mischievous little witch who turns every day into an adventure. Join Maggie as she learns how to tackle school, make friends and most confusing of all: understand her emotions – when she’s not facing dragons and meeting aliens, that is! Perfect to bridge the gap between Isadora Moon and Amelia Fang for young readers aged 5+.

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Book SynopsisMaggie Sparks does NOT like swimming! It is cold, wet and worst of all, she is not very good at it. So when Mum decides to sign her up for swimming lessons, Maggie is not happy. Thankfully, Maggie is a super powerful, super smart, super talented witch. She is determined to use her powers to get into the elite Sharks swimming group and help her best friend, Arthur, along the way. All she needs is a little magic … About the Maggie Sparks series: Step into the magical world of Maggie Sparks: the mischievous little witch who turns every day into an adventure. Join Maggie as she learns how to tackle school, make friends and most confusing of all: understand her emotions – when she’s not facing dragons and meeting aliens, that is! Perfect to bridge the gap between Isadora Moon and Amelia Fang for young readers aged 5+.

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Book SynopsisMaggie Sparks is NOT telling the truth! Well, not now after everyone believed her lying cousin Ella over her, landing Maggie in BIG trouble. But the more lies Maggie tells, the more chaos they cause and the less Arthur wants to be friends with her. Luckily, Maggie’s a super powerful, super smart, super talented witch. She’s determined to use her powers to put things right again, ace her school project and win back Arthur’s friendship. All she needs is a little magic … About the Maggie Sparks series: Step into the magical world of Maggie Sparks: the mischievous little witch who turns every day into an adventure. Join Maggie as she learns how to tackle school, make friends and most confusing of all: understand her emotions – when she’s not facing dragons and meeting aliens, that is! Perfect to bridge the gap between Isadora Moon and Amelia Fang for young readers aged 5+.

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Book SynopsisMaggie Sparks does NOT want to go to a new school! Especially not one with mean students and a teacher she is sure is a VAMPIRE. But Maggie has no choice. When their school gets closed down, she and Arthur are forced to go to Peregrine Primary. Thankfully, Maggie’s a super powerful, super smart, super talented witch. Maggie plans to use her powers to get out of going to the nightmare new school – one way or another. All she needs is a little magic … About the Maggie Sparks series: Step into the magical world of Maggie Sparks: the mischievous little witch who turns every day into an adventure. Join Maggie as she learns how to tackle school, make friends and most confusing of all: understand her emotions – when she’s not facing dragons and meeting aliens, that is! Perfect to bridge the gap between Isadora Moon and Amelia Fang for young readers aged 5+.

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Book SynopsisMaggie Sparks does NOT fit in! Especially not with Arthur’s new friends, who all love SCIENCE. Maggie tries everything she can think of to be like them – even reading BORING science books. But nothing works! Then things go from bad to worse when an angry astronaut upsets Arthur. Thankfully, Maggie is a super powerful, super smart, super talented WITCH. She plans to use her powers to fix things, fit in and make Arthur’s dreams of exploring SPACE come true. All she needs is a little magic … About the Maggie Sparks series: Step into the magical world of Maggie Sparks: the mischievous little witch who turns every day into an adventure. Join Maggie as she learns how to tackle school, make friends and most confusing of all: understand her emotions – when she’s not facing dragons and meeting aliens, that is! Perfect to bridge the gap between Isadora Moon and Amelia Fang for young readers aged 5+.

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Book SynopsisThe third instalment in the wonderful The Lamb Who Came for Dinner series from best-selling author, Steve Smallman (Poo in the Zoo, Monkey With a Bright Blue Bottom, Bear's Big Bottom) and beautifully illustrated by Joëlle Dreidemy. Hotpot and Wolf have found an egg. A CROCODILE egg! Hotpot LOVES the crocodile, Omelette, and wants to snuggle and cuddle him. The other woodland animals aren't sure this is a good idea – surely CROCODILES are fearsome and ferocious beasts?! But when an emergency arises, and it's down to Omelette to save the day, will everyone change their mind? This heartwarming story about finding friends in unexpected places and challenging stereotypes is ideal for existing fans of Hotpot and Wolf's stories and readers of The Crocodile Who Didn't Like Water, Lost and Found, Weirdo and The Way Home for Wolf.

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Book SynopsisThe fifth book in the bestselling The Lamb Who Came for Dinner series, packed with wit and personality from Steve Smallman (Poo in the Zoo, Monkey With a Bright Blue Bottom, and Bear's Big Bottom) and illustrated with warmth by Joëlle Dreidemy. One windy day, a little duck blows into Wolf's backyard. Wolf and Hotpot call her Apple, and together they nurse her wonky wing back to health. But though she may be small, Apple is one plucky duck, and it’s not long before she is flying to their rescue. This heartwarming story encourages readers to challenge stereotypes and look beyond the surface. The Duck Who Came for Dinner is the perfect story to share with existing fans of Wolf and Hotpot’s adventures and readers of The Lion Inside by Rachel Bright and Jim Field, Weirdo by Zadie Smith, Nick Laird, and Magenta Fox, and The Duck Who Didn't Like Water by Steve Small.

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Book SynopsisA pooch-tastic tale from bestselling author Steve Smallman packed with hilarious illustrations by Robert Starling. Head down to the Doggy Dance Off, where all the cool dogs meet to wag their tails and stomp their feet. There's body-popping pug, Doug. Duke Doggy Doo, the punk rocker cockapoo! Eva, golden retriever and dance floor diva and . . . one mysterious masked dancer. Who is that body-popping, hand-jiving, groovy mover? This dazzling doggy dance off has a feline twist in its tail. With its fun rhyming text and upbeat colourful illustrations, alongside a fabulous message of inclusivity, Doggy Dance Off will have readers dancing for joy. Fans of Giraffes Can't Dance by Giles Andreae, Tiger in a Tutu by Fabi Santiago, and Cindergorilla by Gareth P. Jones and Loretta Schauer, will love grooving along to Doggy Dance Off.Trade ReviewKitchen Disco meets "The Masked Singer", this rhyming story from the author of Poo in the Zoo and The Eyebrows of Doom contains a serious lesson about inclusion, wrapped in a hilarious story about dancing, discos and wee. -- The Bookseller

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Book SynopsisThe sixth book in the internationally bestselling The Lamb Who Came for Dinner series, written by the inimitable Steve Smallman (Poo in the Zoo, The Eyebrows of Doom, The Monkey with the Bright Blue Bottom) and illustrated with warmth by Joëlle Dreidemy. One day, Dizzy the armadillo lands in Hotpot's picnic with a THUMP! “Do you need a hug?” wonders Hotpot. But Dizzy is a tough armadillo, and he definitely does not need a comforting hug. Yet, when disaster strikes at the Fun Fair, the embrace of a friend could be just what this tough armadillo needs. This heartwarming story encourages readers to challenge stereotypes and look beyond the surface. In The Armadillo Who Came for Dinner we see that someone who might look tough on the outside can be soft, and more vulnerable, on the inside. Existing fans of The Lamb Who Came for Dinner series, and readers of The Lion Inside by Rachel Bright and Jim Field, Weirdo by Zadie Smith, Nick Laird, and Magenta Fox, and The Duck Who Didn't Like Water by Steve Small, will love the adorable addition of Dizzy into Hotpot’s comforting woodland world.

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Book SynopsisThe sixth book in the internationally bestselling The Lamb Who Came for Dinner series, written by the inimitable Steve Smallman (Poo in the Zoo, The Eyebrows of Doom, The Monkey with the Bright Blue Bottom) and illustrated with warmth by Joëlle Dreidemy. One day, Dizzy the armadillo lands in Hotpot's picnic with a THUMP! Do you need a hug? wonders Hotpot. But Dizzy is a tough armadillo, and he definitely does not need a comforting hug. Yet, when disaster strikes at the Fun Fair, the embrace of a friend could be just what this tough armadillo needs. This heartwarming story encourages readers to challenge stereotypes and look beyond the surface. In The Armadillo Who Came for Dinner we see that someone who might look tough on the outside can be soft, and more vulnerable, on the inside. Existing fans of The Lamb Who Came for Dinner series, and readers of The Lion Inside by Rachel Bright and Jim Field, Weirdo by Zadie Smith, Nick Laird, and Magenta Fox, and The Duck Who Didn't Like Water by Steve Small, will love the adorable addition of Dizzy into Hotpot's comforting woodland world. Also available: The Lamb Who Came for Dinner, The Wolves Who Came for Dinner, The Crocodile Who Came for Dinner, The Tiger Who Came for Dinner, The Duck Who Came for Dinner, The Elephant Who Came for Dinner

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Book SynopsisIt''s the super POOPER Road Race, and Bob McGrew and the animals in the zoo are building the perfect poo-powered race cars. It's going to be a poop-tastic adventure . . .But oh no! who's that dastardly driver sabotaging the race? This race course is becoming more doo-doo dangerous by the minute!?Who will zoom to victory and who will be left to finish last? Find out in this laugh out loud vehicle book for children. Kids that enjoy things that go and car books like the Diggersaurus series by Michael Whaite, Goodnight Tractor by Michelle Robinson and Nick East, and You Can't Let an Elephant Drive a Racing Car by Patricia Cleveland-Peck and David Tazzyman will love Poo in the Zoo: The Super Pooper Road Race.

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Book SynopsisHotpot, Wolf and Omelette are back in the seventh book in the internationally bestsellingThe Lamb Who Came for Dinnerseries, written by the inimitable Steve Smallman (Poo in the Zoo,The Eyebrows of Doom,The Monkey with the Bright Blue Bottom) and illustrated with warmth by Joëlle Dreidemy.One starry night, the woods are filled with enchanting songs and beautiful sculptures. Whoever could have made them? Badger thinks he has all the answers: it has to be a spotty wood-warbler. So, Wolf, Hotpot and Omelette venture deeper into the woods with Badger to try to find the mystery singing-sculptor. But, soon enough, it becomes clear that things aren't as they seem, and the friends can't always trust a know-it-all Badger.In The Elephant Who Came for Dinner, facts that are stated with confidence turn out to be false, gently introducing young readers to the importance of interrogating the information we are told. Fans ofThe Li

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Book SynopsisWhen it feels like your ears are beginning to flop and all of the bounce has gone out of your hop, when everything''s driving you right round the bend, you know what you need? What you need is a friend. Join Little Bunny as he discovers how important friends can be, how they can help you tackle some of the more complex emotions, as well as how to be a good friend to others.

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Book SynopsisMaggie wants a holiday full of sun and FUN! Instead, she goes to a muddy, miserable and seriously SPOOKY campsite. Maggie's family enter a competition and she can't stop losing! She plans to use her powers to win the competition and solve the secret of the WHISPERING WOODS.All she needs is a little magic

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Book SynopsisStep into the magical world of Maggie Sparks: the mischievous littlewitch who turns every day into an adventure!

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Book SynopsisMaggie is determined to show Arthur that Halloween is FUN not scary. But with giant spiders, floating ghosts, evil Ella and is that a real VAMPIRE?! There's plenty to be scared of.Maggieplans to use her powers to solve the vampire mystery, and helpArthur find his courage too. All she needs is a little magic

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Book SynopsisEncuadernación: cartoné.A casa del vell llop afamat per sopar sempre hi ha una miserable sopa de verdures!!! Però una nit, truquen a la porta de la petita cabana i es tracta ni més ni menys que d'un pobre xaiet que s'ha perdut. El llop llavors comença a planificar l'estofat suculent amb què s'omplirà l'estómac... Però el be no vol convertir-se en el gran menjar del llop, el que vol és ser el SEU AMIC!

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Book SynopsisLlega la esperada continuación del clásico de la literatura infantil La ovejita que vino a cenar, que cuenta ya con más de 80.000 ejemplares vendidos.   Una ovejita, cuatro lobos hambrientos y unos VALIENTES animales del bosque dispuestos a evitar la catástrofe. Pero a veces las cosas no son lo que parecen...   Nuestra ovejita y el lobo se han convertido en los mejores amigos. Pero será complicado hacer comprender al mundo esta insólita amistad... Como cuando la ovejita invita a sus amigos a jugar a casa y estos huyen despavoridos al ver al lobo. O como cuando el lobo invita a sus amigos a cenar y tiene que recordarles, una y otra vez, que la ovejita no es la cena. ¿Entenderá algún día el mundo que un lobo y una ovejita pueden ser... amigos?   Un cuento extraordinario que cuestiona nuestras limitaciones y rompe los estereotipos. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION <

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Book SynopsisAra, per primera vegada, la història d'Els llops que van venir a sopar està disponible en aquesta edició de cartró, abreujada per als lectors més petits.Una ovelleta, quatre llops afamats i uns VALENTS animals del bosc disposats a evitar la catàstrofe. Però a vegades les coses no són el que semblen...La nostra ovelleta i el llop s'han convertit en els millors amics. Però serà complicat fer comprendre al món aquesta insòlita amistat... Com quan l'ovelleta convida els seus amics a jugar a casa i fugen espaordits en veure el llop. O com quan el llop convida els seus amics a sopar i els ha de recordar, un cop i un altre, que l'ovelleta no és el sopar. Algun dia el món entendrà que un llop i una ovelleta poden ser... amics?Un conte extraordinari que qüestiona les nostre limitacions i trenca estereotips.

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Book SynopsisEl tercer libro de la saga que inició La ovejita que vino a cenar, que se ha convertido en todo un clásico de la literatura infantil: una historia repleta de valores como la amistad, la generosidad y la aceptación de las diferencias.Lobo y Estofado son unos amigos muy peculiares. No todos los días se ven un lobo y una ovejita con una amistad tan firme.Al final de uno de sus paseos nocturnos encuentran un extraño huevo en el suelo. ¡Una tortilla! piensa Lobo. ¡Un bebé! piensa Estofado, quien decide que lo mejor es cuidar el huevo y darle calor hasta que haga crack y de él salga... ¡un cocodrilo!Este libro continúa la historia de esta inverosímil pareja que descubrimos en La ovejita que vino a cenar y que pudimos conocer a fondo en Los lobos que vinieron a cenar, que se han convertido en verdaderos clásicos de la literatura infant

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Book SynopsisEl tercer llibre de la saga que va iniciar L'ovelleta que va venir a sopar, el qual s'ha convertit en tot un clàssic de la literatura infantil: una història plena de valors com l'amistat, la generositat i l'acceptació de les diferències.El vell llop i l'Estofat, l'ovelleta, són uns amics molt peculiars. No cada dia es veu una amistat tan ferma entre un llop i una ovelleta.Al final d'una de les seves passejades nocturnes troben un ou estrany a terra. "Una truita!", pensa el llop. "Un bebè!", pensa l'Estofat, i decideix que el millor que poden fer és tenir cura de l'ou i donar-li escalfor fins que faci "crac" i en surti... un cocodril!El llibre continua la història d'aquesta parella tan inversemblant, la qual vam descobrir a L'ovelleta que va venir a sopar i vam conèixer a fons a Els llops que van venir a sopar, que s'han convertit en veritables clàssics de la literatura infantil.

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Book SynopsisEl cuarto libro de la saga superventas que inició La ovejita que vino a cenar, que se ha convertido en todo un clásico de la literatura infantil: una historia repleta de valores como la amistad, la generosidad y la aceptación de las diferencias.La ovejita Estofado, el viejo lobo y Tortilla, su cocodrilo mascota, viven juntos y felices en el bosque. Un día Tortilla trae un nuevo amigo: un cachorrito de tigre suave y adorable. «¿Nos lo podemos quedar?», pregunta Estofado. «¡Solo quiere que le den abrazos!». «Habrá que devolverlo a su familia», responde el lobo. Y juntos se dirigen río arriba para devolverlo.¡Pero el pequeño tigre tiene OTROS PLANES!Este libro continúa la historia de esta inverosímil pareja que descubrimos en La ovejita que vino a cenar, que pudimos conocer a fond

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