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Thank You, Ellie
During a relaxed family picnic on the edge of a forest, eight-year-old Grace becomes lost when she strays too far. Facing a series of tough and scary challenges, she discovers an inner strength and makes an unexpected friend who changes her life. Come and join Grace as she searches for a way home.
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Tell Me A Story, Grandad
I wrote Tell me a Story, Grandad as a result of telling a few stories to my grandchildren. They liked them and I enjoyed telling them, so writing the stories down in book form was a natural development. I also knew a talented artist who was interested in being involved in the project.
Tell me a Story, Grandad is a book based in present-day London. There are ten interconnected stories and characters, like ‘Bob’s House in the Clouds’ and ‘My Friend with No Name.’ All invite you to join them in a place somewhere between reality and the world of the imagination. Each story is illustrated by a picture with a specific colour and, like the stories, they are interlinked.
The book is for children aged between four and eight, yet it is also for readers who are much older than this. I hope the book will be read not just by children, but by parents or grandparents as bedtime stories for their children or grandchildren. Hopefully, mums, dads, nans and grandads will add their own imagination and details so that each story becomes theirs as much as mine.
I hope you and children everywhere enjoy the stories.
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Teebu the Leopard
Strazz opened her mouth wide and tried to take a nip at Teebu but Teebu backed away only to bump into another hyena who also tried to take a nip but she quickly got out of the way. She was now surrounded by hyenas and they all tried to take a bite of her as their noisy howls went up in the air. The howls got louder and louder as they continued their attack on Teebu but she was quick and kept out of the circle that they had made around her and quickly fled from their midst.
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Teddie the Tractor
Have you ever heard of a tractor that can do amazing things? With his owner, Farmer Ken, Teddie helps to keep unwanted animals off the farm. There are lots of adventures on Farmer Ken’s farm with Teddie – but when the time to be useful comes, will Teddie be up to the task?
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Tatty Duck Grown Up
Tatty Duck Grown Up continues the tale of the orphaned duckling we first met in Tatty Duck: A True Story.
Now fully grown and living on the beautiful River Itchen, danger lurks!
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Tatty Duck
This is the wonderful true story of a tiny abandoned duckling that was rescued by a family and the funny times they shared as it grew up in their home. Written in verse, it describes their amusing summer together and what happened to Tatty Duck…!
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Tales of the Forest, the Mountain and the Garden
Tales is a storybook of allegories where animals and humans confront and overcome hard decisions. The UNICORN is feared by other animals until a forest fire gives him the opportunity to show that he is not only one of them, but also their saviour. In NINE WILD PIGLETS, the runt of the litter, through cleverness and cunning, overcomes all odds and becomes the leader of all his siblings. In ONE HUNDRED SQUIRRELS, three armies, Red, Gray and Black, are set to fight to the death for a cottage-sized section of the Forest until four yellow squirrels convince them of the futility of war. In the last story, ONE MILLION BEETLES, all the animals of the Forest and their Hunters meet on the night of The Moon of Blood and, through the intervention of the light of these million fireflies, form an understanding for everlasting peace between them.
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Tales Of Robin Hood And His Merry Men
Robin Hood was a legendary English outlaw and folk-hero who appears in ballads from the thirteenth century. He lived through the reign of Henry II, Richard I and John. He feuded with the Sheriff of Nottingham and lived in Sherwood Forest with a band of followers, his ‘Merry Men’. They robbed the rich to give to the poor. Among Robin’s companions were Little John, Friar Tuck, Will Scarlett and Alan-A-Dale.
It is said that Robin was born in about 1160 at Locksley, Nottinghamshire. Ancient ballads abound with anecdotes of his personal courage, skill in archery, generosity and great popularity. He protected women and children with knightly chivalry. The first literary mention of Robin Hood was in William Langland’s celebrated poem Piers Plowman (c. 1377).£5.99 -
Tales from the Broom Cupboard
Joe and Alex have new adventures during lockdown when they discover a time machine under the stairs. With their newfound friends, Flash, a cheetah and Slither, a python, they travel all over the galaxy, past, present and future, meeting amazing people and having a great time as their pets develop magic powers. Meet Mr Leek and the Little People with the boys as they discover new worlds.
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Tales (Tails) from the Magic Meadow
Little Sophia had trouble going to sleep until the day she found out that right outside her bedroom window there is a Magic Meadow, where lots of animals and insects are having some fantastic adventures.
To meet them and join them, all she has to do is close her eyes …
You don’t believe me? Just ask the Peartree Princess!
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Sweet Little Cub
Close your eyes and tell me, the best adventures you've ever had?
Was it with your grandma, or perhaps your mum and dad?
Did you get a fright, or were you brave and bold?
Stories are for telling and telling they should be told.
Snuggle in with Sweet Little Cub while he takes you on a grand adventure through the peaceful jungle, sharing stories that only YOU could imagine!
'Sweet Little Cub, so raring to break free.Curl up for a while, adventures shared with me.'
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Sweet Haven Home and the Pony Who Wanted to Prance
What do you do when life sends you the ultimate test? Perhaps you have a dream to do something really special but can’t find the courage to take the next step, or maybe you’re dealing with something really difficult, and you don’t know what you can do to make it easier or who to turn to for help; or perhaps you haven’t found out yet what you’re meant to do with the rest of your life and are wondering what’s the point!
The Pony who Wanted to Prance tells the story of a black and white pony called Pepper who arrives at Sweet Haven, an animal rehabilitation centre located on the edge of the Lake District, after being abandoned in an allotment with nine other horses and left to die.
Lack of room at a local RSPCA sanctuary means Pepper has to be moved to the private rehabilitation centre run by a woman called Josie Cornell and her husband, Steve, whose home has become a sanctuary to a whole host of other animals.
The story shares the journey of how two ‘different’ individuals are brought together, both seeking to find their place in life: Josie Cornell, a woman who is desperately trying to find some meaning in her life after finding out she cannot have children; and Pepper, a pony who is seeking acceptance and who believes that to do that, she must first master the ability to ‘prance’.
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