Benji Davies
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 x 29 cm
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English
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"At the bottom of Syd's garden, through the gate and past the tree, is Grandad's house. Syd can let himself in any time he likes. But one day when Syd comes to call, Grandad isn't in any of the usual places. He's in the attic, where he ushers Syd through a door, and the two of them journey to a wild, beautiful island awash in color where Grandad decides he will remain. So Syd hugs Grandad one last time and sets sail for home. Visiting Grandad's house...
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm
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English
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"On a snowy island, a little boy waits and watches while his father sails out on one last fishing trip. As the snow becomes a blizzard and then a powerful storm, the little boy must find his father. But when he needs help, who will save him?" -- From dust jacket.
3) Tad
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32 unnumbered pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 28 cm
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English
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Sometimes the biggest stories come from the smallest beginnings ... Meet Tad. She's the smallest tadpole in a big pond, and lives there with all her tadbrothers and tadsisters. Although something else lives there too ... BIG BLUB! And when everyone else starts to disappear, Tad starts to wonder if Big Blub will get her too ... Or is everyone else going somewhere else; somewhere better? And if so, will Tad ever get there too? A big story about a tiny...
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 x 29 cm
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English
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"Every day, in a house by the sea, a little boy watches his father leave for a long day's work. One night, a great storm washes a small whale onto the beach. The boy discovers the whale is a good listener. The father discovers the boy is lonely. Together, they return the whale to the sea. And from that day on, the boy learns that the father can be a good listener too"-- Provided by publisher.
6) Big friends
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English
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Best friends Etho and Birt love going up Sudden Hill and sitting in simple cardboard boxes imagining they are kings, soldiers, astronauts, or pirates until Shu asks to join them, and their "two-by-two rhythm" is disturbed.
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32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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English
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"It begins with an octopus who plays the ukulele. Since this is a story, the octopus has to want something--maybe to travel to faraway galaxies in a totally awesome purple spaceship. Then the octopus sets out to build a spaceship out of soda cans, glue, umbrellas, glitter, and waffles. OK, maybe the octopus needs some help, like from an adorable bunny friend, and maybe that bunny turns out to be . . . a rocket scientist? (Probably not.) But could...
10) Railroad Hank
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 28 cm
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English
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On his way to visit Granny Bett, who is feeling blue, Railroad Hank stops at the farms of several friends and, misunderstanding their offers to help, winds up with a trainload of crazy cargo.
11) Boy underwater
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247 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
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English
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A funny and touching story about nine-year-old Cymbeline Igloo who turns detective to discover the family secret that has led to his mother's breakdown. Cymbeline Igloo has never been swimming not ever, not once so challenging the class bully to a race during their first school swimming lesson was never going to go down well. When Cymbeline nearly drowns, his mother has a nervous breakdown and ends up in hospital. Why? Why has she never taken him...
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1 volume : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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Español
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"Llega la noche y Oso está agotado. Lo único que desea es dormir. Pero su vecino, Pato, no quiere lo mismo. Él está más despierto que nunca, y tiene muchas propuestas para realizar actividades diversas ... con Oso. Un libro que encantará leer a los pequeños en el momento de ir a dormir ... y también a sus padres somnolientos."--Casadellibro.
Meet Bear. He's exhausted. All he wants is to go to sleep. Meet Duck, Bear's persistent next-door...
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
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Español
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When a kind young boy helps a strange-looking bird, a beautiful friendship forms. But what these two friends don't realize is that one is a young knight . . . and the other a young dragon! What will they do when they discover they are enemies and destined to FIGHT?
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30 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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Español
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Un gigante hambriento quiere comer a Jack como bocadillo, pero otros niños que necesitan su ayuda lo asaltan.
A hungry giant wants to eat Jack for a snack but is waylaid by other children who need his help.
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1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
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English
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During the coldest season, when the world feels scary -- what do you remember about being warm? Baked potatoes. Trust. A kettle on the stove. Blankets. A smile. And, most of all, the reassurance that you belong. In his powerful and moving poem, featuring illustrations from thirteen extraordinary artists, bestselling author and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Neil Gaiman draws together many different memories to answer the question, 'what do you need to...
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90 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
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English
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"This is a story of a life-changing friendship, a lost puffin, and a lonely artist. It's the story of an entire lifetime, and how one event can change a life forever. From masterful storyteller, Michael Morpurgo, and world-class illustrator, Benji Davies, comes a magical new story. This truly beautiful tale will enchant readers of all ages."-- Provided by publisher.