School sports day is approaching, and Luna is apprehensive: she doesn’t think she is good at sport. As Luna and her friend Abiola try out lots of different sports, they discover that it is not all about being the best, that just participating can be lots of fun. This story shows there can also be a magic to sport, for instance when a lesson in a pool turns into swimming with dolphins and diving for treasure.
At only twenty pages, this little board book is short and simple, yet it packs a surprising amount of humour and heart in such a short span.
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When things change, it can feel as though everything is different. Especially when we move home and all around is unfamiliar.
Lilly and her assistance dog Myles are off to the stadium to see their favourite team play in a big match. This is a warm, reassuring and sensitively crafted picturebook that explores both the joy of football and the challenges a young Autistic child may face when navigating an overwhelming environment.
This bright and uplifting picturebook celebrates the simple magic of movement in all its forms. Drawing young readers into a joyful invitation to explore what their bodies can do, it offers a warm reminder that moving is not just healthy, but imaginative and empowering.
Reader be warned, this book contains a riot of a story, full of laughs, kicks and … farts!
Mei Mei is a little bunny with a big dream: to share her music with the world. At home, she plays her violin while her parents and her pet bee, Beethoven, hum, whistle and buzz along.
After a storm, the animals hear a strange sound coming from a big, dark, scary hole in the ground. What is going on? Badger, Owl and Red Deer do their best, but it is the smallest creature of all – Pigmy Shrew – who bravely faces the dark.
A little boy and his mummies set off on a grand adventure together to build a treehouse and with imagination and hard work, they combine their skills as a family to make his dream come true. This is a gentle and warm story rooted in realism, with practicality at its core. The fact that the little boy has two mums is incidental and complementary to the story, rather than being the main focus.
