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I (Don't) Like Snakes

A girl is aghast because her family keeps snakes which she ...

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Sam & Dave Dig a Hole

Sam and Dave are determined to keep digging a hole until ...

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The Journey Home

A polar bear realises that he needs to leave his Arctic home ...

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Fabulous Frogs

Did you know that there are more than 5000 different kinds ...

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The Robot and the Bluebird

A broken-hearted robot is left on the scrapheap. Day turns ...

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Grandad's Island

Syd has a very close relationship with his Grandad, whose ...

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How Many Legs?

Maths in the surreal world. On each page, a question is ...

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How to Find Gold

In many ways the journey in pursuit of a goal and what you ...

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Where, Oh Where, is Rosie's Chick?

Did you ever wonder whether the rather supercilious hen ...

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Charlie & Lola: One Thing

An outing to the shops provides Charlie and his little ...

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This Book Just Ate My Dog!

A clever use of the physical format of the printed book to ...

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The Story Machine

Elliott is a curious boy who finds a mysterious machine. He ...

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