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Troublesome Tom - Out Like a Bullet
Troublesome Tom (T.T.) was born in eight minutes flat! Out like a bullet he came. Right from the start, he was a ‘WHAA WHAA’ baby. Constantly crying. Only his Grandad Tom could quieten this baby with his seemingly magical refrain and the drawing of the imaginary ‘face’ upon the face of that noisy, new, much-loved addition to the family. TROUBLESOME TOM! A story about the arrival of the much-wanted baby and the never-ending wisdom of grandparents and the ‘tricks of their trade’.
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Tradie Tom and the little Yellow Dinghy
Tom has lived by the seaside all his life and has a good bunch of mates who, from an early age, have loved to catch up, have a yarn (chat) and go for a surf on the waves.
Now they are all grown up and Tom has become the local handyman in the town of Sandy Shore where he is affectionately known as ‘Tradie Tom’. His best friend Barney is the town gardener and they can usually be seen working together whilst getting the young ones of the town out of the scrapes they themselves used to get into.
Their surfboards are always strapped to the back of their utes as “you never know when the surf will be up” is their motto.
These stories are about mateship. These two surfing mates by knowing each other for so long can work together, have trust and loyalty in each other, which in turn helps others when needed.
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This, That, These and Those
A clutch of silly colourful creatures doing silly wonderful things.
Immerse yourself and your little ones in this joyful array of beautiful illustrations that make the nonsense prose believable. A unique learning tool for early readers to help enhance their imagination and sense of fun whilst gaining the understanding of distance, colour, singular and plural.
£14.99 -
The Pack is Back
Three Labrador puppies face steep life challenges as they discover their identity, learn to overcome conflict and rebuild their pack.
The stories are based on the author’s close observation of the dogs’ behaviour as they respond to jealousy, conflict, being lost, found, hurt, healed, grief, friendship and the joy of belonging to their pack.
Children want to know about real life, and the dogs’ experiences provide a window to children’s own highs and lows, safely at one remove.
The seven illustrated stories tell a big tale about canine and human life, today and in the deep past.
The stories begin when the dogs were born, when they were One Litter with One Mother.
As puppies, they were taken to separate homes. The One Pack family was lost.
Everything in the stories really happened, just as it is told.
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The Little Book of 101 Wise Words for Children
“A child is not a child if she does not know the meaning of fun.”
“When the child knows how to have fun, it cushions him to the ups and downs of life.”
Dear Child,
From the moment you were born, no matter where you came from, you have alongside within you a power waiting to be unleashed. The world is your playground and like the rainbows that you see behind the clouds, you can apply as many colours as you wish to make your own life colourful.
You are loved and every small step that you make counts. Once you dream, you should not be afraid to make that first step. Whether or not someone believes in you, but your dream is true to you, then do not be shy and give it a try. For every huge success started from that first, small step.
It is for you that I wrote this book to have fun and be free to pursue your dreams and to live life happily!
Lindzy McQueen
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The Yellow Cat in The Blue Suit
The Yellow Cat is one of the friendliest cats that you could ever hope to meet! He is very sociable and likes to take real pride in his appearance.
I hope that you will enjoy this little story book.
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The Worms
Worms occupy all sorts of environments and creatures in nature, for all sorts of reasons. This book follows the lives and habits (some good, some not so good – from a human’s perspective) of a group (a ‘clew’) of worms of very different types and characters who live in a regular, if somewhat quiet and sometimes messy, garden. The worms are always busy (no, not really); sometimes disgusting (quite often); mischievous (a couple, definitely); intelligent (of course, what would you expect?); always clean (pass!); and friendly (Oh, for sure). Give yourself, family and friends, worms!
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The Wild Ones
The stars of this book live all around you. You may not have noticed that cockatoo in your clothesline and realised he has a brilliant military mind. He may be plotting right now how to steal your lunch. And that cute, cuddly-looking possum – he would rather bite your hand than enjoy a tasty treat from you. Watch out! You may not have realised that those magpies in your garden are telling their kids all about you and your family. They know who is good for a feed and who is a dangerous baby magpie killer. Or at least they think they do. They have probably trained your dog and frightened your cat. There are so many characters out there living wild and uncivilised lives, having romances and adventures, teaching their young and protecting them, hiding from you or maybe even trying to make friends with you. Open up this book for a little inside view into their world.
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The Wheels on the Bus
This wacky animal alphabet story is best sung to the well-known tune…The Wheels on the Bus.
The bus is empty, so will the cat, the dog, the elephant, the frog, the goat, the horse, the ibis, the jelly fish and the koala catch up before nightfall?
When will this animal alphabet nonsense finish? Sing along to discover…
…where all small children must drift as the sun goes down.
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The Warriors Twelve - Book 2
The Warriors Twelve are back with more, continuing on from where we left off before.
You already met Moo and Wotalot in book one. Now it is time for you to meet Mum.
‘Trojan’ Wotalot’s pet staffy makes his appearance, Wotalot’s friends discuss ‘The School In The Distance’.
Rumours begin to surface as rumours often do, Wotalot wonders if any of these stories are true.
Mum is busy with all kinds of things; she has organised a get together to see what it brings.
Wotalot speaks of thoughts that pass through his mind, Moo enjoys these conversations at any time.
As always, there is music woven into the plot, it goes without saying, it goes with ‘The Lot’.
Which warrior do you relate to? You are one without a doubt. Do you see yourself in all of them? In time you will figure it out.
With so much to discover, so much to take in, best open the book now and journey within.
£15.99 -
The Warriors Twelve
The Warriors Twelve are back with more, continuing on from where we left off before.
You already met Moo and Wotalot in book one. Now it is time for you to meet Mum.
‘Trojan’ Wotalot’s pet staffy makes his appearance, Wotalot’s friends discuss ‘The School In The Distance’.
Rumours begin to surface as rumours often do, Wotalot wonders if any of these stories are true.
Mum is busy with all kinds of things; she has organised a get together to see what it brings.
Wotalot speaks of thoughts that pass through his mind, Moo enjoys these conversations at any time.
As always, there is music woven into the plot, it goes without saying, it goes with ‘The Lot’.
Which warrior do you relate to? You are one without a doubt. Do you see yourself in all of them? In time you will figure it out.
£12.99 -
The V.I.P Who Came to My School
The author wrote this story for her five-year-old son. It describes the excitement that children experience when anything new happens or they have someone important visiting their school. The visitor might be a person or a something that was living in the school garden all this time without them knowing.
£14.99