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Bear and Mouse are fedup being stuck inside on a rainy day until they find things to do...
Napoleon is a small brown dog with very big ideas. One day, he lands on a beautiful paradise island. Crab, Bunny and Bear can't wait to share their island home with their new friend. They are generous and kind and welcoming. But Napoleon has big visions for his future - he's going to build himself a huge house with a great ocean view. Before they know it, Napoleon uses up everything on the island, bosses the friends about and eats all their food! Soon, 'King' Napoleon finds himself alone and must think hard about the meaning of community and sharing before he can be considered a friend again.
Smog the City Dog is worn out by the busy, buzzy city. All the bins on his street are empty and he's hungry. 'I'm out of here!' he says and scampers off across town to try his luck by the quiet canal. Sure enough, he spies . . . dinner! But no sooner has Smog sauntered off with his tasty shopping, than Hedgehog, Fox, Cat, Mouse and Squirrel are hot on his heels. Just as Smog reaches top speed, the canal towpath suddenly turns a corner and Smog is left face to face with another dog. But Smog's fiercest bark is no match for his reflection and splash goes the shopping! Luckily, Mouse has a plan - with some teamwork everyone tucks in to a delicious soggy picnic!
There were once two anteaters called Conker and Nudge. Nudge adored his big brother and wanted to do everything Conker did. Sometimes Conker liked this but sometimes he found Nudge very annoying. Then one day Conker yelled at Nudge to stop copying him. But it was lucky that Nudge paid no attention.
In this contemporary retelling of Aesop's fable "The Dog and His Shadow," Smog the city dog has, through his selfishness, lost his precious bag of snacks. He soon learns that the only way to save it is by working together with the other hungry animals. With playful illustrations, this delightful story is a fun read-aloud that makes the important lesson of sharing and cooperation easy for young children to swallow.
While all the other little butterflies are learning how to flutter gently, Cleopatra Silverwing is doing loop-the-loops and fancy dip-flips. But then the wind picks up, and Cleopatra's parents tell her to stay close. Surely one last dip-flip won't hurt, will it? But the gusty wind sweeps her over rivers and mountains and SPLAT! into a gooey swamp. Feisty Cleopatra is in luck--some friendly fireflies help her safely back home, and Cleopatra promises never to fly off alone again until she's older.
Find out what all the fuss is about in this funny picture book about a feisty zebra named Gus. Gus does NOT want to go on a long journey with his family. He just wants to stay home in the African savannah and play. So along the way he kicks up a BIG fuss, which doesn't make the trip any better. But with a little patience, Gus soon finds that sometimes you have the most fun when you least expect it.
Elliott Elephant used to be... RUDE! He guzzled his drink and he gobbled his food. And when he would trumpet, as elephants do, He'd trumpety trump from his bottom end too! Elliott Elephant is so busy having fun that he stops thinking about his friends - he charges and barges, he belly-flops into the water with an almighty SPLASH, and he even toot-toots from both ends! But Elliott learns the hard way that if you care for others they'll care about you. A riotous rhyming picture book full of humour - with a very important lesson about friendship.
Mum goes into hospital to have a baby, while at home amysterious gold-speckled egg starts to hatch something very special. Ginny can't wait to meet the new arrivals! When the family discover her baby brother has Down's syndrome, can Ginny and 'Egg' find a way to help everyone come to terms with the news?
Jamie's playing football when he receives an urgent message from his friend, Balthazar asking him to come back to Genie School immediately. Jamie's really pleased to go back - and even brings his human friend Dylan with him. But it's a trap!