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Lukie and Harry, His Pet Snake
For parents who have unique and diverse children. This book has been written for children who do not fit into the norms and love snakes and lizards. Children with special needs have many special gifts. As the mother of a special need child, I have learned many lessons. I have learned patience, tolerance and kindness in the face of adversity. There have been many uphill battles to receive services for my son. Despite all this, he continues to smile and he lights up my world. At one point, my son was nonverbal for three years. His method of communication was pointing or screaming. The first word he spoke was ‘teddy’ and I could not stop crying for three days. To all parents who have special needs kids, I wrote this book to bring hope to the parents and the kids. My son now is able to speak and I cherish every word that comes from him. Animals can get through to kids when human adults cannot. My son loves animals. His favourite are snakes, lizards and spiders. Though our battles during times of adversities can be very strong, we as parents are required to be warriors for our children so that one day they may have their voice in society. Every child deserves a right to make their contribution to society by their diversity, their brilliance, their uniqueness and by just being children.
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Lucy Finds Her Forever Family
Meet Lucy!
She is an adorable Labrador puppy with a big heart, who has a knack for bringing people together and helping everyone to see the best in each other.
Follow Lucy as she is taken from her mother and watches her brother and sisters all chosen to be part of new families.
Will anyone want a tiny little chocolate brown Labrador puppy?
Will Lucy ever manage to find her own forever family?
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Lorrie and I
“When Lorrie looked at me in a bath of blood, he quickly went to the laundry and took a big clean towel wet with hot water. He carefully wrapped me up. He then gently bathed me in it. I looked Lorrie in his eyes and felt comforted. Lorrie carried me to his office and placed a silky blanket over me to keep me warm. He put me in a paper box lined with a towel. I felt no pain! The journey to the vet took 15 minutes. Lorrie kept singing to me and touching my head and shoulder. It seemed a very long journey as he drove steadily along on the road.”
Coco the feline knew his final hour is coming; it didn’t end his longing for the comfort and touches of his master!
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Little Mouse
Little Mouse lives in a little cottage at the bottom of an old oak tree in the beautiful Yorkshire countryside. She has lots of friends including Old Owl, who lives at the top of the old oak tree, Scruffy Mouse, who has a workshop where he makes and mends things, and Mattie Mouse, who lives in London and works for the London Parks and Gardens Trust. The story of Little Mouse is all about the adventures she has with her two friends.
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Little Frog learns Faith
Little Frog needs to find his way home, but he is not sure which way to go and is very worried.
Through prayer God reveals a way, but does Little Frog have the faith to follow?
Read on to find out in this delightfully illustrated book for children.
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Leonard Lion is Brave
This is the story of Leonard Lion, a little cub who is full of energy and very excited for the day ahead. He lives in Africa with his four friends Ethel Elephant, Betsy Buffalo, Lucy Leopard, and Ralphie Rhino. Together they are the Little Big Five. Every morning, soon after the sun rises, they meet at their favourite place, the watering hole. They play games and have fun before heading off into the savannah to explore.
Today the game is hide and seek, but before long they find themselves swept up in a dangerous adventure. Poachers and traps await them in the dark shadows. Will they survive? The young friends will have to look after each other if they are to get out alive. Leonard Lion will need to think of a plan to save them all. Will he remember his mother’s advice? Will he be especially brave? Join the Little Big Five in the first of their many adventures.
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Klara the Flying Cow
When Farmer Groot's horse needed new shoes, Klara, his black-and-white cow, didn't seem to think it very fair and grumbled that she never had anything new. But little did she know that Farmer Groot was planning a big birthday surprise for her, and he looked forward to inviting most of the village for a party in his meadow. Keeping secrets from Klara was never easy, but with a little help from Farmer Klein, his next-door neighbour, they came up with a clever plan to keep her well away from all the party preparations. On Klara's birthday, Farmer Groot could hardly wait to show her his surprise. In the meadow, a long party table stretched nearly all the way to the old windmill. Balloons fluttered in the wind, and the farmers were relieved and happy that everything had been finished on time. But they should have known that anything involving Klara would never go quite according to plan. Who could have ever imagined that Klara would end up doing something so unexpected and extraordinary that it would be talked about for a long time to come?
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Keith the Koala Goes to School
Keith the koala was so excited to start school; he had been looking forward to his first day for so long. All he wanted was to have lots of friends, as he only had one friend and that was Ned the newt, his favourite toy, who went everywhere with Keith.
He could not wait to see what his school experience would be like and had been imagining how fantastic school would be, but things don’t always go to plan.
Follow Keith the koala on his school adventure, meet his teacher Miss Carol the crocodile and his classmates: Burt the bear, Harry the hyena, Ronnie the rhino, Patty the possum and Zoe the zebra and share his experiences.
See how Keith the koala deals with situations that he feels are his causing and see how his classmates approach the circumstances.
This is an anti-bullying book to show children that it is not okay to make others feel sad at school and for those children who are unhappy to talk to an adult to resolve the issues, as nobody should feel that they don’t want to go to school because of bullying.
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Keep Our Animals Safe!
Keep Our Animals Safe is a story about several children, adults, and their animals. It is a book which promotes animal welfare to children and the responsibilities that come with owning a pet. The book also promotes the importance of mother nature, practicing good environmentalism and protecting this beautiful world we have been given.
The story includes several interesting facts about animals and a song about animal protection which the author has composed and hidden the lyrics to amongst the animals in the book. It is a fun way for children to learn about the importance of loving animals whilst learning to read and even sing at the same time. The colourful illustrations will keep your children entertained whilst promoting just how beautiful animals are.
Please find the song to this book called ‘A Little Faith’ here:
https://sofiasound.com.au/product/song-a-little-faith/
And Sophie’s personal collection of music and stories here:
www.SofiaSound.com.au
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Juliette's Web
This enchanting story, Juliette’s Web, was spun just for you. Juliette is a cute and charming spider who speaks a little French, wears adorable hats, and loves to eat chocolate beetle soufflé. If only Juliette could be more like her amazing cousin, Antionette, who spun a magnificent web at the top of the Eiffel Tower. Juliette is determined to find the perfect spot for her cozy web, and she would love to meet a friend who adores her…eight legs and all! This heartwarming story will teach you some French and fun facts about spider webs, and it will have you saying “Bonjour!” to the next spider you encounter.
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Jimmy and His Ponies
There is snow and ice on the ground, and Jimmy’s ponies are bored in their stable. What can Jimmy do to keep them entertained? From turnips to tickles, even old plastic buckets, Jimmy discovers all kinds of exciting ways to keep the ponies happy until spring arrives.
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Jake the Crocodile
In today's society it is easy for adults and children alike to get swept up in social media expectations around what somebody should look like. It is also incredibly easy to jump to conclusions and make judgements about others.
Jake the Crocodile is about taking a step back to not only look at the outside of a person (or crocodile!) but what is on the inside.
It is more important than ever to teach our children to be empathic and Jake will form a special place in your child's heart so they stop and think about their judgements of other people and take the opportunity to see past external appearances to open a whole new world of opportunity for friendship.
Imagine a world where we didn't judge and people were valued for their individual characteristics. Jake will help your child see that there is beauty in everyone, if you just take the time to look.
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