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Fruits of India
This sturdy, small format board book presents over twenty different fruits commonly eaten in India.
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The Churki-Burki Book of Rhyme
An attractive story interspersed with rhymes, telling of two sisters, Churki and Burki, and their dog, based on the artist's own childhood memories in an Indian village.
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Immi
A little Inuit girl has a fairly harsh and lonely life until the day she catches a brightly coloured, wooden bird at the end of her fishing rod.
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Princess Grace
Grace has always dreamed of being a princess and when there’s a competition to select a princess for a school parade, it creates wild excitement...
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A Bus Called Heaven
One morning, a dilapidated bus appears from nowhere abandoned outside Stella’s house; a hand-painted sign on the front says: 'Heaven.'
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Fruits: a Caribbean counting poem
From half a pawpaw to five jew-plums through to ten bananas, this girl’s love of Caribbean fruits is so infectious you can almost taste the juice dribbling down your chin.
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Handa's Surprise (CD)
Handa is taking delicious fruits to her friend Akeyo. While walking, she wonders which fruit Akeyo will like best - unbeknown to her, cheeky animals are picking their own favourites!
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The Day the Rains Fell
Long ago, when the world was new, Lindiwe gazed down from the heavens, proud of the earth and the creatures she'd created.
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Snug
Delightful book celebrating the different ways to feel snug by comparing how animals and children stay cosy
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Off to Market
Everyone wants to catch the bus to the market, but eventually it’s so full that it can’t make it up the hill. Who will give up their place to ensure the others can get there?
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Sometimes I Feel Sunny
An introduction for the youngest readers to the different feelings they experience, from sad to funny, angry to sunny, and even lost and small.
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Little Lion
A wonderful story based on a traditional tale from the African Bushmen
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Mrs Pepperpot’s Christmas
Mrs Pepperpot’s shrinking habit can be very inconvenient, especially when she wants to go shopping for Christmas presents
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A Stork in a Baobab Tree: An African Twelve Days of Christmas
This picture book takes the familiar 'Twelve Days of Christmas' carol and gives it an African twist
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In a Minute
Jo and Sita's visit to the park with Jo's parents is threatened by so many delays they fear they'll never get there.
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Tinga Tinga Tales: Why Elephant has a Trunk
There was a time when Elephant had no nose. He was big, clumsy and very, very smelly and always covered in flies because his nose was too small to wash himself with. This enteraining story about how elephant got his trunk is part of the popular Tinga Tinga Tales series, inspired by traditional animals stories from Africa.
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Guji-Guji
One day a rather unusual egg rolls into Mother Duck's nest and it hatches to reveal a baby crocodile. The little creature becomes a perfectly happy 'crocoduck', until one day he is asked to betray his duckling brothers and sisters…This warm and witty picture book is by an award-winning Taiwanese author and illustrator and is a great way to introduce readers to a tale from another country.
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The Great Big Book of Families
Hoffman and Asquith celebrate the diversity of family life.
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The Great Race
Kanchil, the mouse deer, boasts he is the fastest animal in the forest - but Pelan the snail believes he can beat him in a race.
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One, Two, Tree!
This is an unusual and creative counting book. The pictures reflect the tribal traditions of central India, and the tree fills up with animals as the story progresses.
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Tinga Tinga Tales: Why Monkeys Swing in the Trees
There was a time when Monkeys didn’t swing in the trees. They used to stay on the ground and play.
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Miki
Shimmering like the northern lights, the illustrations' luminous blues and greens glow out of the darkness in this chilly yet elegantly magical wintry tale
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R is for Russia
Did you know that the underground railways in Moscow and St Petersburg are decorated with mosaics, paintings and even chandeliers? This book reveals fascinating facts about Russia.
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Jamela's Dress
Jamela wraps herself up with the new material that her mother bought to make herself a dress for a wedding.
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Welcome to the World Baby
Children use their different senses to explore how the arrival of new babies is celebrated around the world.
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Vegetables of India
For the first time, over twenty of the most commonly consumed vegetables in India have been presented in a colourful and appealing book for babies and toddlers.
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Tinga Tinga Tales: Why Giraffe has a Long Neck
There was a time when Giraffe had short legs, short horns and a very short, stumpy neck. She was also a very fussy eater – she only ate mangoes
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Tinga Tinga Tales: Why Lion Roarrrs!
There was a time when Lion didn't roar like a king. You could say that Lion had no roar.
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Tinga Tinga Tales: A Busy, Busy Day in Tinga Tinga
All the animals in Tinga Tinga are very, very busy preparing themselves for a special event, and elephant can't remember what is happening
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My Friend
An unidentifiable creature learns the true meaning of friendship in this quirky, touching book, originally written in French.
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Grace at Christmas
The meaning of Christmas is encompassed in this tenderly yet realistically illustrated contemporary family story about sharing and celebration
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Through my Window
Jo is ill and has to stay in bed for the day, but her mum promises her to bring her home a surprise to make her feel better.
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Where's Jamela?
Jamela is worried about moving to her new home, although her mother tries to reassure her that they will be happy there.
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Tug of War
In this retelling of a traditional African folk tale, wily Hare outwits Elephant and Hippopotamus when he challenges them to a game of tug-of-war






