Bookfinder
Preschooler
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The life of a Car
Follow the life cycle of a car as it gets built, sold, driven, crashed and then recycled back into a car.
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The Christmas Unicorn
Milly is awakened in the night by a beautiful unicorn who helps to create a magical Christmas for her family.
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Augustus and his Smile
Augustus is a tiger, who though large and fearless, is sad, because he has lost his smile. He goes on a journey to find it.
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Mr Wolf and the Enormous Turnip
Mr Wolf is about to dig up the enormous turnip in his garden for stew when a frog demands his assistance: the kiss of a princess is needed to restore his prince-hood.
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Pobl Pentre Bach: Coblyn o Broblem!
A story based on the characters who live in Pentre Bach. Coblyn gets up early every morning and looks forward to his boiled egg. But one morning, there is no egg!
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Meerkat Mail
Sunny lives on an arid plain with his extensive and loving meerkat family; they work together, play together and together do their best to stay away from jackals!
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The Lion and the Mouse
This retelling of Aesop’s fable is told without text through pictures alone
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Tiddler
Although he looks small and ordinary, Tiddler is a fish who loves to tell tall tales. But one day he is swept up in a fisherman's net and then thrown back in to an unfamiliar part of the sea.
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Little Wizard
A touching story about the power of friendship and self-belief from the CILIP Kate Greenaway-nominated creator of The Haunted House and Jack Frost
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The Big Adventure of the Smalls
When Paul and Sally Small sneak out of bed to take a peek at the goings-on at the Small Hall Grand Ball, Mr Puddles the teddy bear has a nasty accident - he falls through the banisters and simply has to be rescued.
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The Snail House
Grandma tells her grandchildren an enchanting tale about three siblings who shrink in size until they are small enough to sneak beneath the door into the garden.
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Princesses are not Perfect
Princesses are supposed to be good at everything. But one day, when they swap jobs, the results are utterly disastrous - will everything be ready for the great Summer Party?
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Ella
An original take on the Cinderella story featuring a specs-wearing ladybird
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Cinderella (app)
This beautifully illustrated app encourages children to interact with the story and make the magic happen
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The Bear in the Cave
The lonely bear from Rosen’s classic We’re Going on a Bear Hunt sets off one day to follow the sounds of the city.
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Small Mouse Big City
A visually absorbing re-telling of Aesop's fable
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I Want to be a Cowgirl
The determined heroine of this magical picture book knows exactly what she wants, and even the big city is too small for her dreams.
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The Gruffalo
A mouse walks through the woods and encounters a fox, an owl and a snake. To fend them off, he tells them about the scary Gruffalo.
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Wolf Won't Bite!
Roll up, roll up! The Three Little Pigs capture the Wolf and have fun making him do circus tricks, each time claiming that 'Wolf Won't Bite'! But will the wolf have the last laugh?
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On The Road
The narrative in On the Road is all in the pictures, which are rich and interesting collages of the family's Mini, as it wends its way through a variety of environments.
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Bedtime for Monsters
Do you ever wonder if somewhere, not too far away, there might be monsters?
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Jack and the Beanstalk
This is E. Nesbit's 1908 retelling of the well-known fairytale, newly illustrated by American artist Matt Tavares.
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The Enduring Ark
This striking picture book is a retelling of the story of Noah and the ark.
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Dexter Bexley and the Big Blue Beastie
Dexter Bexley is scooting along one day, when he chances upon a Big Blue Beastie. The Beastie is bored and hungry but young Dexter is canny and thinks of different ways to distract him.
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Once Upon A Tide
In a timeless childhood fantasy, two youngsters build a boat and set off across the sea where they discover an island, dig up buried treasure and get chased by pirates.
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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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The Three Little Pigs (app)
This fun, interactive app brings the traditional fairy tale up-to-date
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Good Little Wolf
Rolf is a good little wolf - he likes baking cakes, eating all his vegetables, and is always nice to his friends
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Hugan Fach Goch a'r Blaidd Bach Annwyl!
Red Riding Hood and the Sweet Little Wolf (Welsh)
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The Elves and the Shoemaker
The classic fairy tale story in a simple and accessible format with bold images and several touch and feel elements.
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Moomin and the Birthday Button
Moomin fears that his friends have forgotten his birthday and are too busy to talk to him.
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The Ferry Birds
Dunmore has spun a magical story to show how a small boy in a remote island setting who misses his Dad is reassured by a make-believe trip to visit him in the Far North.
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The Emperors New Clothes
This is a satirical story about a very vain Emperor who adores beautiful new clothes and has wardrobes full of them!
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Ping!
Ping is a tiny, flying purple creature who lives in a hive with thousands just like him. One day he meets a little girl called Evie, who introduces him to all the wonderful things in her world.
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Little Lion
A wonderful story based on a traditional tale from the African Bushmen
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Look Out Suzy Goose
Quietly comical and beautifully illustrated, this is a delightfully scary but reassuring variation on a ‘list’ book which warns young readers of the dangers of straying from home.
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Traction Man is Here
Transformed in an instant from combat cool to sartorial nightmare, can Traction Man ever be a superhero again?
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Ned and the Joybaloo
Ned always looks forward to Friday when he gets the chance to play with the Joybaloo he finds in the airing cupboard. Together they laugh and play and discover the most fantastic adventures.
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Eliot Jones, Midnight Superhero
This laugh-out-loud picture book is a delight
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Yummy: My Favourite Nursery Stories
These present a familiar visual style (one of Maisy’s relatives helps to pull out The Enormous Turnip) alongside the simplest of retellings. -
Red Riding Hood and the Sweet Little Wolf
Sweet Little Wolf’s big, bad parents are at their wits’ end. When will their daughter start acting like a real wolf instead of loving all things pretty and pink?
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Superworm
Superworm is a hero with a difference. Super-long and super-strong, he's always on hand to help out the other creatures - until the evil Wizard Lizard captures him.
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George and the Dragon
The dragon in this tale is a fire-breathing beast, but there's one thing that makes him cower in fear.
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Little Space Explorers
Includes a double-sided figure that can be slotted into acetate pockets throughout the book as the reader joins the adventures in space. One of the figures wears a hearing aid.
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A Place to Call Home
A family of furry animals grow too big for their home in an old mattress and have to go out into the unknown world of the back yard to find a new one. This endearing and engaging picture book about growing up is told with gentle humour and illustrated with a blend of painting and photography by 2011 Best New Illustrator, Viviane Schwarz.
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Patrick
Setting out to buy a violin, Patrick finds that playing it transforms not only his outlook on life, but the lives of all he meets, be it plant, animal or human!
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Traction Man Meets Turbo Dog
Sartorial action hero, Traction Man, returns! He and Scrubbing Brush dauntlessly scale the compost heap, cross the swampy pond then return, exhausted.
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The Haunted House
When a young girl goes to live in a magnificent old house at the edge of town, she doesn't seem at all worried to find that it is haunted by not one, but many, floaty white ghosts.
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Q Pootle 5 in Space!
Q Pootle 5 and his friend Oopsy are in a hurry – they are being chased by three very hungry bladder monsters and badly need the help of their big friend Dave.






