Picture storybooks: imagination and play

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Book SynopsisSleeping Beauty's parents accidentally upset a wicked fairy - and on her 16th birthday, the entire kingdom is doomed to sleep for 100 years. This enchanting retelling, all in rhyme, is a sweet introduction to the classic tale. A button on each page allows readers to hear the story as they read.

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Book Synopsis"I'm BORED!" wails a little girl after her screen time is cut short. "That's great!" her dad says with a grin. "Being bored comes right before having a Really Good Idea." After an initial protest, the little girl dives into her imagination, and takes the reader with her on a whirlwind ride of pure fun. A cardboard box becomes a magical train, the washing machine inspires an imaginary trip into space, a scribbly doodle becomes a hungry spaghetti monster, and ants in the garden lead her into an escapade in the Funny Bug Circus. In a world where children can find entertainment at the touch of a button, it's ever-more important that they have time to be bored - because that's where they have the space to come up with their own Really Good Ideas.

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Book SynopsisTwinkle Twinkle Little Star is full of beautiful artwork and comes complete with a big button that plays the popular song as you read along

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Book SynopsisI Can Do Anything! is a manifesto on positivity that radiates joy and excitement about a child's world. It is going to be a super day! Today I will spread happiness. There is no one better to be…than me! I get better at being me every single day! This bright, bold and colorful picture book introduces readers to a variety of adorable and strong children, who demonstrate their aptitude to deal with whatever life throws their way. Through clear, declarative, and affirmative statements, the text guides a young reader to discover their own brilliance, whatever that may be. I believe in my goals and dreams… I have courage and confidence… This book shouts, “I'm the best at being ME!”

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Book SynopsisHank is back and busy planning a new game.Leo is about to take a penalty shot, when Hank decides to start playing a counting game with him.Luckily, Trixie the Treat Monster is on hand and she has other plans. She loves playing games, too, and decides to play against Hank.This second book in the Mind Monsters series was written by a mother to raise awareness of child OCD and to offer hope to other OCD sufferers.The story aims to demonstrate how powerful distraction methods can be in combatting intrusive thoughts. It also focuses on the importance of confiding in others.50% of all proceeds made from the book will be donated to The Community Intensive Therapy Team (CITT) a specialist team within Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS).

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Book SynopsisWhen I was a pirate, I woke up to whale song. A chorus of humpback, beluga and blue. They waved with their tails, as we sailed along. Back when I was a pirate, before I met you. Although these days Grandpa might prefer his rocking chair to climbing the rigging or hoisting the mainsail, he was once a swashbuckling pirate! As he tells his grandchildren tales of his piratical adventures on the high seas, their imagination takes them on an unforgettable journey. Treasure maps and sailing ships come to life in this heart-warming rhyming picture book about the surprising adventures of those you love. This is not only a story about pirates, but also family bonds and building memories.Trade ReviewA touching tale of a grandparent rediscovering their sense of wonder and adventure through their grandchildren, lavishly illustrated with just the right amount of magic. -- David O'Connell, Author of The Chocolate Factory GhostSwashbuckling fun with a boatload of heart! * Becka Moor, Illustrator of Wigglesbottom Primary *Nothing short of charming. -- Raisingsmallreaders on Instagram

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Book SynopsisThe little star shines brightly through the bedroom window. It shines down on a sleepless mind, spinning with restless thoughts . . . A gorgeous picture book by award-winning author and illustrator Britta Teckentrup! This beautifully illustrated, calming picture book takes readers on a peaceful exploration of a beautiful night-time landscape. Snuggle down for a magical, moonlit adventure following a tiny star and dance with a whole host of animals. But is it all a dream? With stunning artwork and lyrical text, this is a story to treasure. Die-cuts let you peep through the pages and gentle text encourages a mindful approach to a busy mind at bedtime. Also available: Don't miss the full range of stunning picture books exploring social themes by Britta Teckentrup, including We Are Together, Kindness Grows and Under the Same Sky. For more Britta Teckentrup books that focus on the natural world, don’t miss Moon, Tree, Bee, Sea and Home!

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Book SynopsisThe wild wind is howling, there's a creak on the stair. Are you feeling brave? Follow me if you dare! Join a cast of creepy creatures in this journey through a night packed with ghosts and ghouls, toads and trolls and bats and black cats! With 24 super-spooky sounds – are YOU brave enough? With a fun rhyming text and 24 sounds, this is a spooktacular adventure!

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Book SynopsisHead, Shoulders, Knees and Toes is perfect for singalong fun, with a sound button to press and bright illustrations

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Book SynopsisFrankie and her sister are UNICORN MAD! Today, they're playing their favourite unicorn game, but when their bossy friend Ada arrives with her brother to play, she takes over the game - and takes over the wheelchair - putting them all in unicorn prison! After all, they've been bad unicorns, haven't they? Roald Dahl Funny Prize winner Rebecca Patterson deftly handles the subject of childhood play and disability from her own personal experience of growing up with a disabled sister.Trade Review"Nobody captures young children’s body language and expressions better than Roald Dahl Funny Prizewinning author, Rebecca Patterson... a really positive depiction of sibling love and, most importantly, portraying a disabled central character full of agency and fun" * LoveReading4Kids *"Everything unicorn is added to this charming story. Bright colour filled illustrations will draw in the readers and they will get a thrill from seeing so many unicorns on the pages and the things associated with them, but also get the message about playing together, about sharing ideas, giving and taking, about friendship" * Read Plus! *"Great fun with its diverse cast of characters and a comic-style approach" * Books for Keeps *

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Book SynopsisBy award-winning Children's Laureate Joseph Coelho, a chunky board book special addition to the Luna Loves... series. Today is all about books, and Luna has the whole day planned... Dress up as her favourite book character: a unicorn! Meet an author and an illustrator. Buy a new book. But - disaster! - Luna the Unicorn's costume has ripped! Can Dad come to the rescue with some special book magic? A special addition to the Luna Loves... series celebrates the magic of books to bring families and friends together - and sometimes save the day! Other books in the Luna Loves... series: Luna Loves Library Day Luna Loves Art Luna Loves DanceTrade Review"Captures children’s magic at entering the world of a story" * LoveReading4Kids *

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Book Synopsis'An absolute delight... brilliantly original, utterly hilarious' DAVID WALLIAMS Fin is extremely forgetful – he wears slippers to school and comes home without his trousers. So it’s no surprise when he leaves the tap running... until it floods the world! Who will be outraged, and who will be overjoyed?Trade Review"An absolute delight... brilliantly original, utterly hilarious and of course beautifully illustrated" -- David Walliams"a very funny story, full of inventive and visually thrilling scenes" -- Andrea Reece * LoveReading4Kids *

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Book SynopsisThis is your nose. What happens when we press it? BEEEEP! From fingers that tickle to bellies that need to be gobbled up, join in with each family as they play their own games to name different bits of the body. From Waterstones Prize-winning Sally Nicholls comes this interactive book full of fun and play, illustrated with diverse young families by illustrator Gosia Herba.Trade Review"Sally Nicholls' humorous and informal text is well pitched for its target audience and she does a great job of cueing and supporting adults to read aloud with confidence" * Books for Keeps *"Written with gentle humour and much warmth, this is infused with love for tiny people ... a lovely bedtime book" * BookTrust *"A gorgeous celebration of families and an introduction to the body for very little children... The illustrations are something special too, expressive faces catching our attention, bold blocks of colour, making everything zing, the families depicted of every type and make up. What a way to teach children the names of their body parts, and to demonstrate family love" * LoveReading4Kids *

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Book SynopsisThe Hidden Creatures of Hackney is a story seen through the eyes of Kiran and Karma, as they explore their neighbourhood in search of a hidden magical world. The journey begins when the children find a map whilst playing in Granny’s attic. The map includes instructions for making devices called “Imagi-scopes”. Using these devices and through the power of imagination, they can see and interact with otherwise invisible magical creatures who inhabit each location. Along the way, the children enrage a squirrel druid, are nearly kidnapped by hairy Vikings, avoid being turned into fairies by a devious fox, and save their toes from being eaten by tiny aquatic tigers. There’s more to discover as they explore this make-believe world, eventually arriving at a strange fancy dress funfair, which seems entangled with the magical places Kiran and Karma have discovered whilst on their adventure. This fantasy-adventure, graphic-novel for developing readers aged 5-10, is written in verse, with a hint of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, a touch of The Gruffalo and a smidge of Pokémon GO. The whole family will love it!Trade Review“My goodness The Hidden Creatures of Hackney is a clever book. What Benjamin Eady has done is produce the perfect blend of image and text to reach so many young readers. Visually The Hidden Creatures of Hackney looks like a story for middle grade children but the rhyming text accompanying the images is accessible so that this is a story emergent readers and older more reluctant readers will adore… It’s about childhood fun, fantasy and adventure. It’s a story that stimulates imagination and provides enjoyment and entertainment for children. It’s colourful in appearance and content, so that children are given real joy in reading this book. Benjamin Eady’s The Hidden Creatures of Hackney is highly impressive and I really recommend it.” Review by award winning book reviewer, blogger and Literary Judge – Linda Hill, writer of Linda's Book Bag.

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Book SynopsisThe speediest bedtime story you will ever read - it's only ten words long!Welcome to the quickest bedtime story ever! Your little one will be asleep in seconds. But wait! There are a couple of things you must do first. Have you plumped up the pillows? And colour-co-ordinated the teddy bears? Getting ready for a story is a very important business, I'll have you know... This hilarious and engaging bedtime story will help to settle down even the most restless readers.Ingenious, inventive, and interactive, this laugh-out-loud picture book is guaranteed to become a bedtime favourite. From debut author Louise Fitzgerald and bestselling artist Kate Hindley, winner of the Sainsbury's Children's Book Award and Oscar's Book Prize in 2021.Every Nosy Crow paperback picture book comes with a free 'Stories Aloud' audio recording. Just scan the QR code and listen along!

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Book SynopsisThe speediest bedtime story you will ever read - it's only ten words long!Welcome to the quickest bedtime story ever! Your little one will be asleep in seconds. But wait! There are a couple of things you must do first. Have you plumped up the pillows? And colour-co-ordinated the teddy bears? Getting ready for a story is a very important business, I'll have you know...Ingenious, inventive, and interactive, this laugh-out-loud picture book is guaranteed to become a bedtime favourite. From debut author Louise Fitzgerald and bestselling artist Kate Hindley, winner of the Sainsbury's Children's Book Award and Oscar's Book Prize in 2021.Every Nosy Crow paperback picture book comes with a free 'Stories Aloud' audio recording. Just scan the QR code and listen along!

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Book SynopsisA brand-new, snowy picture book based on the award-winning animated series produced by Magic Light Pictures. Pip and Posy are excited to spend the day sledging as fast as they can down the snowy slopes! They both think their way is the best way to sledge as fast as possible! Jamila wants to join in their fun, but who should she listen to? Will Pip and Posy learn to work together to help their friend sledge down the hill? In this picture book, based on a popular TV episode, Pip and Posy's wonderful world of play is brought to life through this seasonal story all about learning to listen to other people's ideas.

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Book SynopsisA brand-new festive title in the Pip and Posy felt flap series for babies.This beautiful book with colourful, soft felt flaps is based on the bestselling picture book series illustrated by Axel Scheffler.With five colourful felt flaps and rich artwork, toddlers will love joining in this snowy game of hide-and-seek with Pip and Posy.This board book is the perfect gift to give this Christmas as little hands will love exploring (and tugging on the felt flaps!) while they look for Pip and Posy on every page.

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Book SynopsisThis lift-the-flap fun and joyous story celebrates all things silly. This is the perfect way to teach children their first ten numbers, whilst also allowing for some fun along the way with its interactive flap-out page design and Jon Lander's charming original illustrative style. This book has been specially designed for parents to read to their children so that they may learn how to sit quietly, eat their peas and respect their elders. The previous statement was a lie. Jon Lander’s joyous, lift-the-flap story celebrates all things silly – while reinforcing counting skills. The children are behaving sensibly – painting peacefully, helping with the washing, brushing their teeth and more. But what is under the flap? Are they making a mess? Dressing up a lion? Brushing the teeth of a crocodile? Of course they are! How silly! Close the flap quick! A brilliantly entertaining novelty format, perfect for engaging young reader’s imaginations! ‘New talent Jon Lander takes us joyously from sensible activities – sitting still, having a bath, cooking, gardening – to fold-out flaps in which extreme silliness holds sway . . . perfect for reading aloud’ Guardian Longlisted for the Klaus Flugge Prize 2022 Trade Review“A really original book that is great fun to read together.” Booktrust (Great Books Guide 2022) ”New talent Jon Lander takes us joyously from sensible activities – sitting still, having a bath, cooking, gardening – to fold-out flaps in which extreme silliness holds sway . . . perfect for reading aloud” Guardian

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Book Synopsis A powerful and poetic imaginative adventure from the creator of Alone, shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize! Who knows where we’ll go… Or what we might see… What on earth will we find? Oh, what might we be? Welcome to a world where tree trunks become giants’ legs, a playground swing becomes a space rocket, a grassy hill becomes a towering volcano… Even the most ordinary, everyday objects are gateways to wild and wonderful worlds in this joyful, rhyming adventure story – the perfect book to inspire imaginative play! From the creator Alone, shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2022! Trade Review“This is a beautiful picturebook adventure about family and the power of imagination … the perfect book to stimulate young minds.” The Sunday Times Ireland

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Book SynopsisIt’s hard being an older sister when everybody is admiring your newly born younger brother – particularly on your birthday. Especially when that younger brother is noisy, smelly and slimy – just like a tiny squid! How can our hero grab everyone’s attention, and grow to love her brother in the process? This quirky, exuberant picture book reminds us of the power of the imagination, and shows us how telling stories can help us order and deal with our experiences.

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Book SynopsisCats spend the whole day asleep in a chair. Or do they? This hilarious look at what felines might get up to when we leave the house is full of humorous and wild possibilities. You’ll never look at cats in quite the same way again!

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Book SynopsisPanzee is bored of nit-picking! When the hairy animals of the jungle come to her for haircuts, she thinks she's found a new passion, but the arrival of Bouffant Bill causes some creative chaos!

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Book SynopsisMelvin is certain he’s the unluckiest monkey in the world. He’s run out of bananas, thinks he has a terrible disease, and decides nobody can help, not even his best friend Pete. what ensues is a tale of true friendship and the importance of making your own luck. Illustrated in wonderful line-drawn and colour pictures, Claudia Boldt creates a unique cast of characters in this humorous and sweet story. Winner of Booktrust Best New Illustrators Award 2011

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Book SynopsisTraction Man and Scrubbing Brush are at the beach! Traction Man even has his special Squid-Proof Scuba Suit, perfect for exploring the secret crevices of the Rockpool. But there are adventures in store for our intrepid hero as he faces the thrills of Operation Picnic, the tribulation of being buried in sand and - worst of all - being washed away by a giant wave... Join the daring duo as they meet new challenges ... and new friends.Trade ReviewGrey supplies equal doses of humor and heroics in the zippy illustrations that play out the dual dramas on both human and miniature scales . . . A surefire theme worth revisiting and even moreso when done with this much panache -- Ian Chipman * Booklist *Grey expertly skewers toy marketing (an endpaper spread showcasing Beach Time Brenda’s many accessories is especially wonderful) while creating comedic, large-scale dramas in a child-sized world * Publishers Weekly *Grey fills the spreads with color and action, providing plenty of high jinks and hilarious happenings * School Library Journal *Traction Man is back, but is he ready for the likes of Beach-Time Brenda™? . . . A wonderfully satirical, action-packed romp that echoes the grand tradition of comic books as it ingeniously communicates the complete absorption of imaginative play * Kirkus *

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