Anne Booth a toujours voulu devenir écrivaine pour enfants. Ses expériences de vie variées, allant de serveuse et vendeuse de livres à guide touristique dans un hôpital médiéval hanté et enseignante d'anglais à l'étranger, imprègnent son écriture d'une perspective unique. Elle écrit avec une profonde compréhension du monde de l'enfance et un humour qui résonne auprès des jeunes lecteurs comme des adultes. Ses récits sont empreints d'imagination et d'une chaleur qui aide les enfants à explorer le monde qui les entoure.
In this highly readable and illuminating book, Anne Louise Booth looks at the status of society women during the Victorian period, the expectations and limitations they faced, and the ways in which these norms were challenged and boundaries were pushed.
Lucy has a very special snow globe. Make a wish on the swirling snowflakes and a Christmas miracle might just happen.
Dear LucyThank you so much for asking me if I needed help this Christmas. What a kind girl you are! As a matter of fact I do. My smallest reindeer is not very well, and needs someone to make him better before Christmas Eve. Starlight guides my sleigh through the night sky, so without him, I won't be able todeliver any presents. Go down to the shed at the bottom of your garden and you will find him.And Lucy, this is TOP SECRET!Lots of love fromSantaLucy has a big secret . . . Santa's left her a little reindeer in the garden shed! But Starlight is poorly, and Santa won't be able to deliver any presents if he's not well in time. Can Lucy make Starlight better and save Christmas?A magical winter's tale about a very special friendship, just in time for Christmas, which includes lovely black and white illustrations.
When Boots the puppy bounces into Lucy's life, fun and friendship are never far behind. But the magic of friendship becomes even more important when Boots runs away. Will he find his way home...?
When Big Bear and Little Bear have to say goodbye, Big Bear tells Little Bear about all the ways she'll send a hug from afar- I can change my hug into bird song early in the morning, or into the sea so I can wave at you when you are on the beach. Join Little Bear on his adventure to discover all the many different ways to feel a hug from a loved one, even when apart. A soothing and uplifting story for every child who is missing someone far away.
A poignant and heartwarming picture book exploring the nature of sadness, beautifully illustrated by David Litchfield and now available in paperback.
PICTURE BOOKS. The Christmas story and what follows: the fleeing of Jesus, Mary and Joseph from Herod's soldiers to Egypt. This is a book with timeless crossover appeal and a message that couldn't be more relevant. Ages 0+
There was once a beautiful flower and a little girl who loved it. She talked to it every morning on her way to school. The owner of the flower shouted at her. The next day, the flower did not open. The angry man didn't understand. He tried watering it. He tried giving it shade and he tried talking to it. He told it how wonderful he was, how important his job was and how lonely he felt. But it still refused to open. So, he asked the little girl. "Why don't you tell it how wonderful it is and how much you love it?" she said. As he did so, his own heart filled with love. And the flower bloomed.
An ideal springtime book to gently talk to children about change, and a cheering story with a message at its core about taking one's time and dealing with variations in routine. Spring has sprung, and little Rabbit is excited to play with his friend Bear! There's just one problem: Bear doesn't want to come out of hibernation. There's too much of everything outside! With the help of friends Rabbit, Squirrel and Fox, Bear becomes excited to enter the outside world once again! Everything is more bearable with good friends who let us take our time.
Lucy's found a poor little otter that needs rescuing. Will she be able to find him a new home? Maybe with a bit of help from some Christmas magic . . .
