Search results for ""Starfish Bay Children's Books""

Luke won't play the trumpet Granddad gave him until he discovers a seed Granddad sent will only grow when it hears music.

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This book describes the special bond that develops between a child and a pet. Let's see what mess they get into while exploring the beach!

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A bilingual story about frogs that promotes positive values around immigration and multiculturalism.

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Mafu the humpback whale travels through the turquoise seas of the South Pacific alone in search of other whales. But as he cannot sing, they cannot hear him, and as they cannot hear him, they cannot find him. The other sea creatures tease Mafu, and he is embarrassed and lonely, until one day when he meets Papahi, a lost butterfly swept away from her island home in a storm. This unlikely pair soon become fast friends as they share their stories and search for Papahi’s home, where Mafu finds that he can sing—he only needed the courage to try. This gentle, beautifully illustrated story about friendship, courage, and self-confidence will delight readers encourage them to believe in themselves.

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Jasper the barn cat loves his hunting ground and territory, the old, abandoned barn at the edge of the forest. When Elsa the owl moves in unexpectedly, Jasper is forced to share and learns to work with someone else. Accompanied by soft watercolor-style illustrations with a soft, muted color palette.

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Crash, agrumpy bear cub, discovers the vitalrole bees have in maintaining a healthy ecosystem.

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Deep in the jungle, young Peggy the toucan grows unusually long, pink legs. She is different to the others and spends her days trying – and failing – to fit in. Things change for Peggy when she discovers the wonderful world of cancan dancing and accepts that she was born to stand out. Through jaunty rhyme, quirky, freehand digital illustrations and unique characters, Leggy Peggy shows the power of resilience, the benefits of overcoming self-doubt, and the magic of being unique.

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Mali wishes to have a real adventure outside the comfort of his home, but he is unsure. With the help of a magical wind, he is drawn outside to experience the world through sounds, smell, and feel before being transported to a magical place, where he meets a monkey who needs help being brave, too. This whimsical journey, with simple and charming digital collage illustrations, is a story about finding the courage to step outside one’s comfort zone and shows how a child can find confidence through exploration and being independent, plus the strength to help others who lack confidence. While Mali is sight-impaired, this is not a story about disability but one that normalizes disability in a fun story that all children will relate to.

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Muddle and Mo are the best of friends. Muddle is a lovable, slightly confused yet enthusiastic little duckling. Mo is a long-suffering, not very adventurous goat who dislikes the rain. On a rainy day, Muddle discovers the fun of jumping and splashing around in puddles, but Mo refuses to join in. Will Mo change his mind? A simple and fun read that will have children waiting for a rainy day to play in.

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When Captain Olly finds a rubber dinghy on the seashore, he is determined to sail to the USA. As his doggy friends watch from the shore, too afraid to join him, brave Captain Olly embarks on this hazardous journey alone. A gull warns him that he has made a big mistake, and Olly soon discovers that the gull was right. This humorous tale of courage and perseverance in the face of adversity is written in an engaging rhyming style with colourful ink and watercolour illustrations.

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A child names and describes the various feelings she experiences and shows it is okay to feel them.

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Pip the takahe bird is lost in the forest and searches for a place to sleep, finally finding his mother and home.

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A beautifully illustrated story that explores how the tiniest creatures prepare for chilly months.

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Jasper the barn cat loves his hunting ground and territory, the old, abandoned barn at the edge of the forest. When Elsa the owl moves in unexpectedly, Jasper is forced to share and learns to work with someone else. Accompanied by soft watercolor-style illustrations with a soft, muted color palette.

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Pip the takahē bird is lost in the forest and searches for a place to sleep, but the other animals’ sleeping spots are wrong for him. On this journey through the New Zealand forest, children will meet various New Zealand species and learn adjectives that describe each animal’s sleeping place. Children will identify with Pip’s fear of being lost and alone and with the comfort of finding home and family in this vibrantly and gorgeously illustrated book.

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The rumble of Mrs. Smith’s lawnmower sends the little grass people in her lawn running in search of a new life without human constraint and order. Holding hands, the little grass people transform into an enormous grass giant. The gentle giant must rush through city streets, weaving between buildings and hiding under bridges, until it reaches a faraway forest. Here, the grass people can truly be themselves and let their green locks grow in this quirky and imaginative tale with gorgeously detailed color pencil illustrations.

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In this magnificently illustrated wordless picture book, a boy sees a lost kite and goes on a fantastical journey to find it, meeting a cast of curious and quirky characters on the way. This beautiful textless journey will allow readers to use their imagination to decipher and explore the story.

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Age range 5+A bear thinks the animals admire his fancy clothes and accessories but doesn’t realise his underwear is showing.A debonair bear lazes atop his lair, as the other animals gather around. He thinks they are admiring his fancy clothes and accessories, but little does he know his underwear is showing! An amusing story in rhyming verse.

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"Birdy's Tale of a Story" is a book that encourages children to write, conceptualise or illustrate a story. The book's aim, with some assistance from our heroine "Birdy" and her faithful Cavoodle "George", is to help organise a child's thoughts and ideas when structuring a narrative. This book focuses on the basic elements that comprise a good story: setting, characters, problem, climax, and resolution.

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A brave bear named Crash seeks light when darkness falls, and through resilience, learns to navigate the night.

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Beginning readers will delight in these five fun stories starring Zip, the world's greatest robot.

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Hugo thinks he is a regular penguin until he goes to school, where his classmates call him Hugo the Wicked Eye, and Hugo is lonely. But when he joins a school trip to the North Pole, Hugo makes new friends and discovers that his wicked eye has a special power, which he uses to save the day in this charming and quirky story about acceptance, friendship, and being heroic using your unique qualities.

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A creative illustrated retelling of a traditional Irish legend about an enchanted salmon that will impart all the knowledge in the world to the first person who eats it. Finnegas, a wise, eldery poet, spends his days fishing for the Salmon of Knowledge. He meets Fionn, a young boy who hopes to become a brave warrior, but who must first find a poet to instruct him. Follow the story of a young boy who sets out to become a warrior but, in an unexpected twist, acquires far more knowledge than he had ever expected to gain.

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Who needs paint, paintbrushes and paper to create art? Not anywhere artists when there are sticks, stones, sand, mud and clouds waiting to be used! This story follows an anywhere artist, a creative little girl’s artistic adventures as she makes art anywhere and with anything. Watch as she creates vivid creatures in the forest, at the beach, after the rain and in the sky. Through this visual treat, children will be inspired to make art out of anything because sometimes imagination is the best tool.

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Age range 5+Six animal friends decide to clean up their jungle home, make musical instruments from the junk, and start an orchestra.When six animal friends see their beautiful jungle home covered in trash, they are all shocked and dismayed. But Monkey has a plan to return their home to perfection! What if they collect all the trash, turn it into musical instruments, and start a "junkstrument" orchestra? In this amusing tale told in lyrical and rhyming language, with hilarious made-up words, children will learn the importance of working as a team, not dropping trash, and of reusing and recycling.

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A descriptive picture book about the fruits and vegetables bees pollinate.

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A wordless picture book that illustrates the power of friendships even when communication is not possible through language.

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A beautiful wordless story that depends on each viewer's unique perspective.

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This story explores numerous intriguing concepts for young children including time, night and day, dark and light, nature and nocturnal animals, industry, transport, and even the human body.

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Join Cat and friends for five fun adventures perfect for beginning readers.

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Matilda is an inquisitive girl with a vivid imagination. Convinced that a ferocious tiger has been lurking in her backyard at night, brave Matilda leaps into action to save her family from the beast. Matilda gets to work conducting research and creating a clever tiger-trap, before preparing for the suspense-filled wait. This hilarious tale of misunderstanding is an affectionate celebration of resourcefulness, inventiveness and the power of imagination. Children will be enthralled by the story – could there really be a tiger in Matilda’s backyard? – and will laugh out loud at the surprise conclusion. Vibrant, eye-catching cartoon-style illustrations bring the tale and the characters to life.

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Elena is a baby Tapir with a taste for shiny, colourful shells. One day, a sneaky shell escapes from Elena's impressive collection of wonderful seashells. Elena uses all her efforts to get it back but is faced with some big decisions about what is really important.

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In the bushland, a we ta is looking for the perfect hidey hole home. But each time we ta finds what seems like the perfect spot, it is occupied by other hungry creatures, predators, and even another we ta . Readers will enjoy learning about the creatures of the New Zealand bushland while dramatic tension keeps them turning the page in this lyrically written,detailed and realistically illustrated picture book about these fascinating creatures.

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A day in the life of a seemingly hopeless, mistake-making dad, whose children know he is the world's best dad after all.

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An exciting story about native New Zealand animals waiting for the Maori New Year that is fun and educational.

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Age range 5+Norman Blue tries hard to fit in with the flock, in this funny, heartwarming story about having the courage to accept yourself. Norman Blue badly wants to fit in, but he has a secret: he doesn’t have a crest like the other cockatoos. He tries to do all the things cockatoos do: screeching when he’d rather sing, preening vainly, munching on houses, and poo-bombing across town. But when he loses his fake crest one day, he meets a unique possum and realises he can have the courage to be who he is, too. In this charmingly illustrated story about difference and bravery, readers will learn the power of self-acceptance.

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A story that celebrates children's imagination and the fun of cooling off at the beach, when a boy suddenly travels to the Arctic when getting an ice cream cone.

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Follow two children as they set off on an adventure to explore their neighborhood. Share their delight as they discover and connect with the natural environment. This book, with detailed digital gouache illustrations encourages children to explore nature, look closely to find the creatures and objects listed, and teaches them a variety of yoga poses.

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