The Dancing Magpie

The Dancing Magpie, which you are holding in your hands, is written by the well-known and award-winning writer Marina Kretova. The purpose of the book is to adapt the child to the processes of life and help him learn to find contact with the natural world and with people. This simple and easy-to-read book shows how parents can develop a child in a fun way and prepare them for social interaction.

It is written in the genre of short, funny stories that combine fantasy with reality and serve the purpose of building moral ideals and improving family communication and understanding. They are also pleasant bedtime stories.

The book will be useful to children as well as parents and grandparents.

The Crumb Monster

In a small town like many others, people used to throw away over-bought and unconsumed food that began to attract the little Garbage Monsters. In a short time, these monsters came to invade the city and become more and more greedily in search of food waste.

In the fight with the Garbage Monsters, the Crumb Monster comes to the aid of the people, and he becomes best friends with Vlad, the naughty and food-wasting child.

The two go through all sorts of adventures trying to stop the food waste and to carry out an education campaign for the citizens so they not to waste the food anymore.

When the Crumb Monster come to help the people, inexplicable things start to happen in the city.

The Crumb Monster is an educational story for both children and parents to stop food waste.

The Crowbars of Jikerie Island

Mrs Kerie Crowbar is unable to find her rascal of a son after returning home from the Sunday market. Much is going on with her husband, a tour guide, who drives the bus and often takes tourists by boat into the sea, spending days away from home. After coming home late last night from his job, he is sleeping. The boy was left in his care before Kerie and her daughter went to the market and at this hour of late morning, he is still sleeping like a dead log.

Kerie looks for her son in every possible place. She goes to the neighbours asking if they have seen him and goes to every meadow of the island to see if he has been chasing lizards and seagulls, but she cannot find him. Returning home utterly disappointed, she now finds her daughter to be missing as well. Kerie goes out again to search for them but finding none of her children, she comes home frustrated and disgusted. To make her go mad, this time she finds that her husband is not in his bed, or even in the whole cottage.

Where could they all have gone? Do the rhymes in the 'birdie language' of the crested cockatiel have any clues?

The Corridor of Mirrors

Join Lilly, her mother, and two dear friends for an unforgettable adventure at the annual show. From the moment they pass through the turnstile, their day transforms into a whirlwind of excitement and unexpected encounters.

Amidst the laughter and delight, Lilly experiences a mysterious encounter that momentarily casts a shadow over their day. Yet, as the hours unfold, it becomes a tale of thrilling moments and quirky surprises that will forever be etched in the memories of Lilly and her cherished friends.

The Corridor of Mirrors is a heartwarming journey through a day filled with laughter, wonder, and the magic of unexpected encounters.

The Casebook of Sheared-Locks Holmes

There is a crisis at the farm! 

Some bales of wool from the sheep shearing have been stolen during the night, and the bad-tempered farmer is threatening to withhold food from all the animals until the theft has been solved.

At the request of the Wild Wood Constabulary, the woolly Master Sleuth, Sheared-Locks Holmes, discovers that the caper was an inside job, though his first suspect is subsequently cleared.

In a brilliant piece of detective work, and a masterful cross-examination, Sheared-Locks reveals the criminal conspiracy, the animal (and human) culprits are identified, and the case is resolved in poetic style.

The Boy Who Lived on Oatmeal Street

Does anyone really like plain oatmeal? Sammy and his dog, Leroy, sure didn’t. And why should they? No brown sugar. No raisins. Just boring oatmeal! And, unfortunately, that was the only breakfast they had, every morning. And since Sammy’s nana liked knitting better than children, she was no help either.

One day Sammy and Leroy decided to discover what the neighbours were having for breakfast. And oh, what a revelation that was! Frosted Flakes! Eggs and Bacon! And then, to Sammy and Leroy’s utter horror: another house where oatmeal was served.

But what a difference! There were so many exciting additions that the oatmeal was barely recognizable!

When Sammy grew up, that bowl of oatmeal-turned-delicious inspired him to become a breakfast chef, which goes to show that any idea, no matter how dreadful, can be turned into something exciting if one just uses a little imagination.

The Bird and the Bully

Max is excited to be back at school with his friends after the holiday break. In gym class, however, he is confronted by the class bully, Kevin. Max has a hard time after an embarrassing incident and doesn't want to go back to school. After a discussion with his parents, he tries to find a way to stand up for himself and deal with the class bully in his own way.

The Bee Who Didn’t Want to Be a Bee

Beatrice the Bumblebee doesn’t want to be a bee. She wants to be something else, even if it is only for one day. In fact, she has quite a bee in her bonnet about it!

This children’s picture/story book, aimed at 5-7 year olds, introduces lots of vocabulary and animals with the “be” “bee” and “bea” sounds to help children learn about words with similar sounds, but different spellings.

The Bean Team Visit A Country Farm

In this story, The Bean Team visit a country farm to see the animals and meet Farmer Joe, his wife Ann, and their children, Lily and George. Get to know the Bean Team’s seven boys and seven girls, from Sally Soya Bean and Gemma Jelly Bean to the boys Rory Runner Bean and Hans Baked Bean along the way. On this fun adventure at the farm they will see the goats and pigs, Samson the Shire Horse, collect eggs from the chickens, and pet the rabbits.

Fantasy Beans in real life scenes! 

The Bean Team Four at The Zoo

This is the story of four Bean Team characters enjoying a trip to the zoo. Yoko Cocoa Bean, Johnny Jumping Bean, Bobby Bobo Bean, and Gemma Jelly Bean. They see the elephants and tigers. They watch while the giraffes are being fed. They see the monkeys showing off their tricks. They see the penguins being fed their fish and diving and darting about, Visiting the aquarium to see the fish, all colours of the rainbow. They see big brown bears, chimpanzees, zebras, camels, hippos, hyenas, crocodiles, flamingos, and the cuddly meerkats running around like children. Yoko, Johnny, Bobby and Gemma have the time to have a picnic before finally taking a ride on a monorail around the zoo. Can the Bean Team Four treat you to a trip to the zoo? All in the imagination, of course.

Fantasy Beans in real life scenes!

The Bean Team At The Seaside

This is a story about The Bean Team going to the seaside and enjoying a day out. There are fourteen characters in The Bean Team: seven boys and seven girls. The girls include Bea Butter Bean, Chloe Coffee Bean, Yoko Cocoa Bean, Sally Soya Bean. The boy’s team include Hans Baked Bean, Rory Runner Bean, Benny Black Bean, and Enrico Mexican Bean. Once at the seaside, they all enjoy a game of beach ball and a picnic on the beach and later split into three groups to experience various seaside activities. Four of them go on a fishing trip while five have a ride in a pony and carriage along the seafront and a special visit to a toy shop. Finally they all meet up in the fish and chip shop and tell each other their experiences. A fun day out!

The Bean Team at the Circus

This is the story of six members of the Bean Team going to the circus. The Bean Team girls include Katy Kidney Bean, Yoko Cocoa Bean, Bea Butter Bean. The Bean Team boys are Rory Runner Bean, Hans Baked Bean, Johnny Jumping Bean.

They see the pony gymnasts, Bob and Jayne, showing their riding skills. They see the three clowns, Goldo, Silvo and Bronzo, with their antics. They see the jugglers, ‘The Princelings’ twins David and John Prince, doing juggling tricks. It is afternoon at the circus, the Bean Team have a ‘stripey’ ice cream and popcorn. They see ‘The Flying Angels’ trapeze artists and ‘The Rumbling Tumblers’ performing their acts of balancing. A day filled with fun and adventure.