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Alfie Gets in First

When Alfie’s mum opens the front door, puts her basket with ...

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Iris and Isaac

The protagonists are two polar bears who fall out over a ...

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Billy's Bucket

Billy wants a bucket for his birthday. At first, his parents ...

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Here's a Little Poem

Apart from nursery rhyme collections, it is rare to find an ...

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Elmer

Elmer the patchwork elephant rolls in berry juice to make ...

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There's Going To Be a Baby

In the only collaboration between two well-loved author ...

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Owl Babies

Separation is one of the big traumas of childhood. In this ...

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Dogger

Young Dave is in despair when he discovers that his ...

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The Tiger-Skin Rug

A thin old tiger longs for the company and food that living ...

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Hot Hippo

Pictures and prose are both rich and resonant in this ...

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The Very Busy Spider

This tactile book enables children to feel the spider’s ...

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I will not ever NEVER eat a tomato

Charlie’s little sister Lola is a very fussy eater. She has ...

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