When Jonathan Toomey gruffly agrees to make a set of nativity figures the heart warming Christmas miracle begins.
Happy Christmas
Sue Martin
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Four great new titles from the publisher Frances Lincoln this month.
Beautifully created with thought and care, they all make splendid additions to your bookshelf at home or to the library.
The Magic Bojabi Tree by Dianne Hofmeyer and Piet Grobler.
Folktales from Africa.
‘Python has wrapped himself around the melon/mango/pomegranate tree with its delicious fruit, and he won’t share the fruit unless the animals can tell him the correct name of the tree. Elephant, Monkey and Zebra each in turn visit Lion, who alone knows the name of the tree…’
My Life as a Goldfish and other poems
by Rachel Rooney.
I just love the title and it is excellent for jokes, rhymes and surprises.
‘A monster’s lunch, a wolf boy, Monday mornings, monkeys, headlice, Christmas, making friends, goldfish – and lots more. Full of jokes, surprises and puzzles, but also sensitive and thought-provoking, this is a spellbinding new collection from the winner of the CLPE Poetry Award…’
How the Library Saved Rapunzel by Wendy Meddour (and illustrated by Rebecca Ashdown)
Living on the 16th floor, the only thing that saves Rapunzel is the work in the library.
‘Rapunzel sits on the sixteenth floor of an inner city block, bored, dreaming and looking out at the rain. No one can rouse her from her apathy, not the milkman or the postman or the baker or her aunt – or even the prince. But when at last a letter is delivered, it contains news that has Rapunzel on her feet again. She has a new job at the library! And suddenly her life is busy, sparkling, exciting and stimulating…’
Unos, Dos, Tres, by Yanitzia Canetti and illustrated by Patrice Aggs
This is a beautiful collection of Spanish words and phrases.
“Simple songs and rhymes are an excellent way to familiarise young children with another language. Uno Dos Tres a collection of 25 traditional nursery rhymes, is a delightful way to introduce Spanish. An illustrated vocabulary features simple words and phrases that are easy to learn and that can be used in games or everyday life. Children are encouraged to repeat the phrases and sing along with the rhymes, and the included CD lets them know how both should sound…”
This is just Amazing!!
A golden brown book full of beautiful images all about bears. This is the latest from Jackie Morris, written and illustrated this year, published on 2nd October by Frances Lincoln.
‘Let me tell you something about a bear…
Where the water churns with the salmon, there the Brown Bear stands and catches the wild king of the river.
Eight wild bears – Moon Bear, Sun Bear, Sloth Bear, Brown Bear,Spectacled Bear,American Black Bear, Giant Panda and Polar Bear, all in their own habitats and some info about each of them.
The last page is the best! Brown Bears paws, just waiting to be touched, if you dare!
Sue Martin
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A magical collection of poetry for any child and especially for Early Years. I’m a Little Alien written by James Carter and illustrated by Mique Moriuchi is perfect for all little stars.
Frances Lincoln has a great reputation for new and inventive children’s books and this fits well with their poetry collection.
One of my favorites is Beware!
….Forest dweller
grizzly-fella
sneaking, lurking
here and there
you beware-
there’s a BEAR !
Buy for nursery and Foundation Stage settings or for parents and children to share together.
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What happens when puppies fall in love? How do you fold up your Gran?
Not things you normally have to think about, but the mysterious rules of the Werewolf Club are funny, spooky and spellbinding.
It’s an exciting debut poetry collection by Joseph Coelho and illustrated by John O’Leary, the book is a brilliant addition to any class room, childrens bookshelf. Fifty poems and a delight to read.
An excellent book from Frances Lincoln publishers, who have a wonderful knack of launching some brilliant materials.
Buy direct through Dolphin Books and we will donate to our project in Nepal.
Sue Martin
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The Moose is Loose has been short listed for the Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards 2014.
This is a great title and we have used the book in schools in the UK, with great success. Have skyped with Mark across the globe and we are pleased to work with him on Books Go Walkabout projects.
Mark’s books are real pleasure to read and the rhymes and illustrations give so much to involve children in the books. They also have a real place in supporting children who don’t come to reading too easily and they are wonderful to engage with boys through activities and actions.
They really help reading progress and engage children in wanting to read.
Congrats to Mark, and good luck with the Award 2014.
Sue Martin
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Two super star authors have joined Barrington Stoke on the Red Squirrel dyslexia friendly picture book list.
The picture books are designed for easy reading, with good layouts and fonts to help emergent readers and children with dyslexia.
Wolf Man is by Michael Rosen and Chris Mould. The townspeople are terrified, Wolf man is on the loose, he has escaped! This is a funny tale with some serious stuff for toddlers!
Really good fun…
Freddy and the Pig is by Charlie Higson and Mark Chambers. Freddy has hit on a cunning plan. He sends the pig to school and he stays at home eating and watching TV. But it doesn’t work out quite as Freddy planned.
Dolphin Booksellers are pleased to support these reading projects.
Alanna Books is an independent publisher, founded in 2006, and has a number of titles that are beautifully delivered, with a real understanding of children and parents.
They are just the sort of publisher we love! Their latest book is Zeki Loves Baby Club, written by Anna McQuinn and illustrated by Ruth Hearson.
A story for everyone, families are the same the world over.
It’s about all the things that babies find good fun as they develop and increase understanding. The book is full of information for parents too, with rhymes and words to join in with. As well as all that…. the book is a joy to hold and explore. Inside the covers, there’s information in small sound bytes about language and communication, stories and reading. It make sit a great book for parents and for Early Years settings too.
You can find more details about the work of Anna McQuinn here on her Amazon page, including details of this great title.
Sue Martin
Pioneer in Children’s Literacy and Early Years Consultant
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Great authors and illustrators have come together for a new picture book list with an added bonus – parents with dyslexia can read them too!
The picture books are designed to enable the print to be clear and well laid out.
Many picture books are now designed with print running through the illustrations and in changing fonts. These are especially hard for anyone with dyslexia to read.
Two great titles out now;
All I Said
Was by Michael Morpurgo and Ross Collins. A story about a boy who dreams of flying and then swaps places with a bird. A real imaginative journey and who comes off the best?
Itch Scritch Scratch by Eleanor Updale and Sarah Horne. A wonderful rhyming story with great comedy and just needs to be read aloud!
Red Squirrel books are part of Barrington Stoke, books for readers of all ages who want to have access to the best stories.
Sue Martin
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These are a great series for dealing head on with all those embarrassing things that children do (ok, adults too)!
The books which are available now at Amazon and in bookshops are Black Toothed Ruth Black and Fartin’ Martin Sidebottom and with titles like that nothing can go wrong!
They are excellently written by Peter Barron and illustrated in a light and attractive way by David Wright.
When Martin is set to appear before the Queen at a performance, only one thing was bound to happen.
Ruth had so many holes in her teeth that even the dentist was in great peril.
Good books to have in the classrooms and at home. Monstrous Morals have a great series here. You can buy through clicking the picture above..