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Welcome to the Best Bakery is a picture book that offers young readers an alternative perspective on the wolf. Aimed at early years and KS1, it tackles the themes of learning from the masters, friendship, and enjoyment from sharing food. Plot summary of The Welcome to the Best Bakery The story follows Bunny, who enters the best bakery in town…
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An atmospheric and dialogue-driven crime story that builds suspense from the very first page. Grace arrives at Auntie Mollie’s hotel to join her Mum and brother and celebrate Christmas. Mum goes to visit Granny in a care home and organises some practicalities for her, but then she suddenly goes missing. Not only are the kids alone, anxious, and worried about…
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Let It Snow brings two families – the Squirrels and the Hares caught in a snowstorm to find that friendship can blossom on the grounds of differences. On Christmas Eve, the Squirrels and the Hares were doing their usuals – bringing vegetables to the market and shopping, but none of them expected to be stuck on a snowdrift on the…
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A bear story that captures the atmosphere of an old shop and the wish of a boy. It is Harry’s birthday, and he wishes for “a most particular kind of bear”. At Mr B’s House of Bears, the boy meets an elderly shopkeeper, who is delighted to offer any bear from a woolly to a scarcely-any-hair-there-bear. Honestly, Harry admits that…
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The 11-year-old orphan Rosa experiences magic and brings the streets of Venice to life. Rosa’s parents died in an accident, and an odd couple takes her care – her aunt and uncle. Threatened harshly by locking her in the bedroom at night, Rosa turns inward, finding comfort only in her fairytales – and the mysterious black cat Balthazar. Terrifying, Rosa…
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Pumpkin Moon is a story where the everyday meets the supernatural. Four children sit around the table at home, carving pumpkins and making costumes for October 31st – Halloween – which they cheerfully show to their parents. The festive mood is conveyed with warmth and childlike sincerity, yet with a hint of approaching change. After midnight, hundreds of pumpkins, joined…
