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Which chores need doing today? What’s the best way of doing them? And who’s going to help? Helping with real tasks is a natural progression from pretend play, and is a crucial stage in a child’s development. Achieving a shared goal encourages a sense of responsibility, and develops many skills useful in later life. Simple conversational text and lively illustrations are carefully designed to encourage further dialogue between reader and child.

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Tired of chopping fruit, cubing cheese, fishing rice cakes out of a backpack and generally fielding incessant snack requests? Then this new Cheery Street title is the book for you all about the joy of making and sharing food, together! Gertie LOVES snacks: sofa snacks, bath snacks, bedtime snacks it's a snack life! She abandons almost every mealtime in favour of snacking. Her daddy can't help but feel frustrated how can he convince her to try new food? Or to even talk about something other than snacks? A day in Granny''s allotment might just provide all the inspiration that''s needed. From the same funny, warm world of Cheery Street as Carry Me!, Georgie Birkett explores small children's exasperating eating habits and, once more, through a very endearing father-daughter mouse duo, she perfectly captures the ups and downs of parenting life.

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Who’s home for dinner? What shall we cook? What do we need to buy? And don’t forget the washing-up! Helping with real tasks is a natural progression from pretend play, and is a crucial stage in a child’s development. Achieving a shared goal encourages a sense of responsibility, and develops many skills useful in later life. Simple conversational text and lively illustrations are carefully designed to encourage further dialogue between reader and child.

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Which plants shall we grow? Where should we plant them? And how do we care for them? Helping with real tasks is a natural progression from pretend play, and is a crucial stage in a child’s development. Achieving a shared goal encourages a sense of responsibility, and develops many skills useful in later life. Simple conversational text and lively illustrations are carefully designed to encourage further dialogue between reader and child.

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A perfect book for Mother''s Day, Carry Me!, captures both the joys and the struggles of having young children, and shows that we all need a little break sometimes.Wilbur refuses to walk anywhere. He loves to be pushed in his buggy; it''s such a relaxing way to see the world. And he really loves to be carried whether it''s on his mummy''s shoulders or getting a piggyback, it''s simply his favourite way to get about. But as Wilbur gets bigger and continues to pick up extra props when he''s out and about (a useful stick, anyone?), pushing Wilbur up hills in his buggy gets harder and harder. Poor Mummy''s back is getting quite sore and she is feeling so very tired. So tired, in fact, she might just have a little rest in Wilbur''s buggy... A sunny, funny book that all parents and children will enjoy sharing together.

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Who’s going to mend these broken toys? Which tools will we need? And when they’re fixed, where shall we keep them? Helping with real tasks is a natural progression from pretend play, and is a crucial stage in a child’s development. Achieving a shared goal encourages a sense of responsibility, and develops many skills useful in later life. Simple conversational text and lively illustrations are carefully designed to encourage further dialogue between reader and child.

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Tired little lion doesn't want to go to bed.He's had a bath and cleaned his teeth and wants to play instead . . .A board book about bedtime featuring a lovely little lionDiscover the big moments and daily routines of every toddler’s life, with lovable animal characters and a playful, rhyming text. Each story features a child and their very own baby animal, brought to life by the creator of The Big Night-Night Book.

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Part of the My First Picture Book series: perfect for every toddler to help build language, understanding and enjoyment. These books are a bridge between board books and picture books; printed on sturdy card with rounded corners.Follow four loveable friends through their day, and explore the emotions that naturally occur in every young child's life. A brilliant way to soothe a bad mood and to explain that everyone feels strong emotions sometimes.

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Little Croc's been crunching, snip, snap, SNIP!She doesn't want to clean her teeth. Watch out! She can nip.A board book about brushing teeth featuring a lovable little crocodileDiscover the big moments and daily routines of every toddler’s life, with lovable animal characters and a playful, rhyming text. Each story features a child and their very own baby animal, brought to life by the creator of The Big Night-Night Book.

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Dirty little dinosaur doesn't want to wash . . .Fill up the bath tub, splish, splash, SPLOSH!A board book all about bath time!Discover the big moments and daily routines of every toddler’s life with lovable animal characters and a playful, rhyming text. Each story features a child with their very own baby animal, brought to life by the creator of The Big Night-Night Book.

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*Indie Book of the Month* A compendium of poetry prompts from Joseph Coelho (Children's Laureate 2022-2024). Each fun and engaging prompt for writing a poem helps children discover how to write poems and then read them out loud. This is a book to build confidence and literacy skills through channeling children's imaginations. This is a book for the whole family to enjoy, bright, cheerful but cool illustrations will appeal to children of all primary ages.

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