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The Tale of Dotty Mouse - a 1 Only
When Michelle, a struggling writer, falls in love with and buys a very expensive handmade mouse - a 1 only, she does not realise that the mouse has actually come to life.
Michelle takes her home to live with her six children, four dogs, three horses and a house full of teddies, and that is when strange things start to happen.
Whilst in the shop, Dotty has heard that she is a 1 only, but she does not know what she is a 1 only of, so sets off on a quest to find out.
After having adventures with all the dogs and animals on the farm, Dotty does eventually find out what she is, but along the way she has found out something much more important.
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The Tales of Hamish the Haggis
Come and join Hamish on his many adventures through the Scottish Highlands.
Hamish is a friendly, misunderstood but lonely Haggis; that’s right, you heard me, a haggis – they are real you know!
Hamish manages to make friends with an equally lonely mouse….or is she a mouse?
Will they both manage to travel safely through the unrelenting rain, howling wind and rocky slopes of the Scottish Highlands, meeting many friends and foes (even the famous Loch Ness monster) in search of wise old elves…?
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The Truth Tie and Other Stories
Barbara Steel-Knowles presents three fun-filled children's tales with captivating illustrations by Simon Knowles.
In The Truth Tie, eight years old Henry tells lots of lies. When some elves see his behaviour, they decide to teach him a lesson!
Four Pairs of Shoes for Ollie follows a group of sea creatures as they swim to the surface and spot some humans. Ollie, the octopus, decides he wants to wear shoes too, but how will he find four pairs?
Finally, in The Glass Slippers, Ellie puts on some magical shoes and finds she can't stop tapping her feet! Follow her on a unique, magical adventure!
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The Turkeys Who Had a Happy Christmas
In the depths of winter, turkeys are hatching on the farm. By next Christmas, they will have grown and will be delicious Christmas dinners for lots of people. But Bertie is a very clever turkey, who has learnt a lot. When the lorry carrying Bertie, his friends Tulula and Charlie and the rest of the flock to market overturns, Bertie leads their escape. He has a clever plan to get their freedom. But will it work, or will they end up on the Christmas dinner table?
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The Twins from Corncockle Bottom
“I’ve finally got a bedroom to myself,” called out Hannah, busily putting toys and books neatly on a shelf.
“Me too,” shouted her brother Jack excitedly from the room next door as he shoved things under the bed that he couldn’t find a home for.
A new house at last. What could possibly go wrong?
But all is not as it seems as earlier that day …….
“Mum,” said Poppy, “I’ve got to make a house out of a shoebox for homework and it has to be back in on Monday.”
“No,” Sophie corrected her, “the house has to be in the shoebox, I think.”
“Well, I thought Mrs Hayes actually said a garden anyway,” retorted Poppy, “not a house.”
“I know what,” said mum trying to quickly diffuse the situation and keep the peace, “we’ll do both – a house and a garden in a shoebox, how about that?”
And so it was that, due to Poppy Wilson’s daydreaming, her homework assignment quite literally took on a life of it’s own.
With a little bit of magic, she and her two sisters are led into a tiny world full of mysteries and mishaps.
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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.
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The Very Pretty Plan
Princess Ivy is smart and determined and in no mood to be rescued!
Together with the llama-riding, brainbox, Prince Professor Peter, they are about to change history forever.
An exciting fairy-tale like no other for the modern princess and prince.
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There’s a Monster in the Cupboard
Embark on a whimsical adventure and meet Buckeroo, the mischievous monster lurking in the cupboard, eagerly awaiting playtime! But beware when you swing open the door, for he might unleash a fearsome ‘boo-hoo!’ Yet, with a dash of caution and a peek through the crack, you’ll discover that this monster is far from frightful. In fact, he’s friendly and simply seeking amusement.
In this enchanting tale, children will learn a valuable lesson about appearances and fears. Buckeroo’s transformation from a perceived threat to a joyful playmate teaches young readers that things are not always as scary as they may seem. As they befriend the monster, children will understand that fear itself is the true adversary to conquer.
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The Bush Wood Valley Gang
This is a tale of a little mouse who, against all odds, survives many dangerous situations. He then discovers a new-found family friendship with a gang of orphans in Bush Wood Valley. Having lost his own near family, he quickly gets acquainted with his new-found family and gains higher status in the gang through his very positive attitude.
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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 Queen's Pawns
Children were often badly treated in the reign of the first Queen Elizabeth – that’s no surprise. Those who were lucky enough to go to school had their wildness beaten out of them by their school masters. That was the way to force learning into their heads. Most boys laboured on the farm from seven years old and the girls would do household crafts or work as the most junior of maid-servants in the richer households. In London, they might earn a few pennies by working as errand boys or selling watercress, matches, sprats or oysters on the street. Some became shoeblacks, lamplighters, chimney sweeps or deckhands. Life was not easy for them.
It’s more shocking that the Queen herself had a hand in the mistreatment of children. She was well known for her love of music. She played the virginals and lute and claimed to have composed dance music. As a singer herself in an age when the arts were enjoying a new dawn it is perhaps not particularly astonishing that she should want to set up a first-class choir to sing for her in the Chapels Royal.
What strikes a harsher note is that, by her edict of 1597, she gave permission for agents of hers to take children from wherever in England they happened to be and to have them trained for her in the art and science of music and singing. Some of the men she appointed were prepared to use strong-arm tactics to pounce on their victims and snatch them from their homes. Knowing how the Queen loved the theatre these predators thought to make money for themselves by putting their young choristers on the stage.
On the way to his London school in December, 1600, this was the fate that overtook Thomas Carlton. He was doubly shocked to be captured as a chorister because he had never thought of himself as a musician. Sir Henry Carlton, once he discovered where Thomas was and who had snatched him, contacted friends of his in high places. They arranged for the kidnappers to be charged and tried in the Star Chamber. The outcome of the trial did not please Thomas at all. The Queen’s Pawns is about the way his fate prompted him to become involved in bringing justice to those who could not fight for their rights as he could.£9.99 -
Tiger
Archie is used to being top of his class, with his quiet genius and superhuman focus, but when a top-secret opportunity comes his way, he is tested to his limits. Is the 13-year-old up to the challenge?
Live the story with Archie every step of the way, through adventure, challenges and mystery, and even have a go at solving some puzzles included in the book.
A portion of the proceeds from this book will go to the Honeypot Children’s Charity which supports amazing young carers in the UK aged 5–12 in their work caring for ill family members.
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