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My Beautiful Voice

A moving, lyrical picture book about a shy child unlocking ...

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The Bee Is Not Afraid Of Me: A Book of Insect Poems

Edited by Fran Long and Isabel Galleymore, with ...

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Cloud Soup

A delightfully charming collection, covering a broad range ...

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Saving the Butterfly

Saving the Butterfly

A poetic, powerful story about a little brother and a big ...

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Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Being Good

Packed with doodles and cartoons, this is the wry, witty and ...

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Stars With Flaming Tails: Poems by Valerie Bloom

This soaring collection speaks to all realms of human ...

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Sindhu and Jeet's Detective Agency

An exciting detective story from Chitra Soundar, author of ...

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Bamba Beach

A poignant, contemporary family story set in Goa, India ...

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Aziza's Secret Fairy Door

Aziza's Secret Fairy Door is the first title in an inclusive ...

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Roar Like a Lion

Life can be tricky. You have school, homework, hobbies and ...

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Everyone Sang: A Poem for Every Feeling

A magnificent anthology of poems themed around different ...

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Frankenstiltskin

The second story in a funny, deliciously dark, three-part ...

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