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Hello Animals, How Do You Sleep?

By: BOTMAN, LOES

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Floris Books:

Seller ID: 15360

ISBN: 1782505512

This beautiful board book introduces young children to a whole host of animals, including a squirrel and a fox, a hedgehog and a mouse, a rabbit and a bear, and shows how they sleep. Loes Botman's warm and detailed illustrations bring the different animals to life, and the simple words and concepts make this the perfect bedtime book to explore with young children. [When referring to this item please quote our ID 15360]
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Illustrated Treasury of Scottish Mythical Creatures, An

By: BRESLIN, THERESA

Price: $41.99

Publisher: Floris Books: 2015

Seller ID: 13906

ISBN: 1782501959

Mysterious selkies, bad-tempered giants, devious fairies and even Loch Ness's most famous resident -- these are the mythical beasts of Scottish folklore. In the highly anticipated companion volume to the much-loved An Illustrated Treasury of Scottish Folk and Fairy Tales, award-winning children’s author Theresa Breslin brings together a stunning collection of tales from across Scotland. Alternately humorous, poignant and thrilling, each story is brought to life with exquisite illustrations by Scottish fine artist Kate Leiper, whose exquisite illustrations brim with ot...
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Mary, Queen of Scots Escape from Lochleven Castle

By: BRESLIN, THERESA

Price: $41.99

Publisher: United Kingdom, Floris Books: 2004

Seller ID: 15306

ISBN: 0863154573

colour illustrations Carnegie Medal winner Theresa Breslin breathes new life into this true tale from Scottish history. A dramatic and beautiful picture book starring one of Scotland's most famous figures. Through stunning illustrations and a gripping story, both packed with historical detail, children will feel the tension of Mary's imprisonment and the excitement of her escape plans. The true story of the daring escape of Mary, Queen of Scots' from the island castle in Loch Leven is well-known throughout Scotland and the world. Multi-award-winning author The...
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Illustrated Treasury of Scottish Castle Legends

By: BRESLIN, THERESA

Price: $40.00

Publisher: Floris Books:

Seller ID: 15574

ISBN: 1782505954

NEW! Dark dragons, ghostly pipers, rude goblins and sly wizards -- discover the legends that dwell within the ancient castles of Scotland. This highly anticipated book is the latest volume of much-loved Scottish tale treasuries by Carnegie-award-winning children's author Theresa Breslin and Kate Greenaway Medal-longlisted artist Kate Leiper, creators of An Illustrated Treasury of Scottish Folk and Fairy Tales and An Illustrated Treasury of Scottish Mythical Creatures. Explore secret passages beneath Edinburgh Castle, search for the mysterious monster of Glamis, captur...
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Illustrated Treasury of Scottish Folk and Fairy Tales

By: BRESLIN, THERESA, LEIPER, KATE

Price: $39.99

Publisher: United Kingdom, Floris Books: 2012

Seller ID: 12339

ISBN: 0863159079

colour illustrations Slithering stoorworms, mischievious brownies, fierce kelpies and magical selkies -- these are the creatures of Scottish folklore. Award-winning children's author Theresa Breslin has collected the best-loved tales from all over Scotland. Retelling each in its own individual style, she presents funny tales, moving tales and enchanting fairy tales. Soar with the goshawk, dive with selkies and battle with the stoorworm, as each story is brought to life with exquisite illustrations by Scottish fine artist Kate Leiper, which brim with otherworldly beauty. A wonderful gift,...
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Pied Piper of Hamelin

By: BRISWALTER, MAREN, ILLUS

Price: $25.99

Publisher: Floris Books:

Seller ID: 13714

ISBN: 1782500359

The town of Hamelin is infested with rats. The people are at their wits' end. Then a strange man arrives at the town gates... The Pied Piper promises to help rid the town of the rats. But will they keep their promise to pay him?This classic version of the traditional tale is beautifully brought to life by Maren Briswalter's gentle, charming illustrations. [When referring to this item please quote our ID 13714]
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Town Musicians of Bremen

By: BROTHERS GRIMM, MULLER, GERDA, ILLUSTRATOR

Price: $27.99

Publisher: Floris Books:

Seller ID: 13712

ISBN: 1782501770

Four unlikely animal companions set off on an adventure to become musicians in the town of Bremen. When night falls and they're cold and hungry, the friends find a cabin in the forest where they could rest and eat -- if it wasn't home to a band of robbers! Can the animals work together, and use their musical voices to chase the robbers away? Children will love braying along with the donkey, barking with the dog, purring with the cat and crowing with the rooster as the animals eventually find a new home. Gerda Muller's beautiful detailed illustrations bring this cl...
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Six Lives of Fankle the Cat

By: BROWN, GEORGE MACKAY

Price: $19.00

Publisher: United Kingdom, Floris Books: 2012

Seller ID: 738

ISBN: 0863159826

Illustrations When the shopkeeper gives Jenny a skinny, black kitten she has no idea who she has adopted. Fankle is no ordinary cat. The fiercely clever feline has lived six lives so far: lives of adventure, danger, fortune and poverty. He's stared down angry pirates, started a blood feud, won a war, advised an empress and leapt onto the moon. Fankle tells Jenny tales of his former lives - with the king of pirates, in ancient Egypt and even with the Empress of China. So what is he doing living in a crofter's cottage in Orkney? This classic novel by George Mackay Brown is a rich and rewar...
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Titch's Tales First Series

By: BRUVEL, MARGIE

Price: $49.00

Publisher: Morpeth, Treat Pot Books:

Seller ID: 15339

ISBN: 064815405X

Contains the stories: Jacko, Funny Stories, Lost Pets, Poor Sore Pets, Olga and Klaus Stories inspired by the experiences of free range children growing up on an organic home farm surrounded by native Australian bush - just one generation ago . . . . . . and a few tales told by generations of old. Margie Bruvel explains: One day a long time ago I was given this curious pot. While wondering what to do with it, I heard the little voice of Titch, the house elf, call out : "It’s the Treat Pot!" I put that po...
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Whispey

By: BRYER, ESTELLE

Price: $14.50

Publisher: Wynstones Press: 2013

Seller ID: 12842

ISBN: 0946206643

Size 148 x 210 mm. Colour throughout. Stitched. Whispey loved his wondrous beard, and thought it oh so grand. All day he combed and curled and brushed and would not work the land. Then Brother Wind decided to put him to the test; but all ends well... now read the book and it will tell the rest! [When referring to this item please quote our ID 12842]
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In the Light of a Child: A Journey through the 52 Weeks of the Year in both Hemispheres for Children

By: BURTON, MICHAEL

Price: $34.95

Publisher: Steiner Books:

Seller ID: 908

ISBN: 0880104503

Binding: Paperback

Children live deeply in the experience of the seasons. Their unity with nature is initially unconscious and uncritical, and this "Garden of Eden" consciousness gradually fades as they become more self-aware and confront the outer world as I-beings. The verses in this book help children bridge the gap from their unconscious connection with nature to a living feeling for the seasons that will stay with them through life. These verses, following the course of the year, were inspired by Rudolf Steiner's Calendar of the Soul. The book is arranged so that parents, teacher...
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Very Old Donkey, The

By: BURTON, MICHAEL HEDLEY, NEWBATT, DAVID

Price: $16.90

Publisher: United Kingdom, Wynstones Press: 2011

Seller ID: 10126

ISBN: 0946206724

Watercolour and crayon There is a Very Old Donkey, too old to pull his master's cart. With his best friend, Robbie, he goes on a search to find new work. The Very Old Donkey is a story for children aged 4 to 18. The story's simplicity, its recognisable animals with the sounds they make, and its element of repetition, make it particularly suitable for being acted out in early stages of learning English. [When referring to this item please quote our ID 10126]
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Miracle in Bethlehem, The A Storyteller`s Tale

By: BURTON, SARAH

Price: $13.95

Publisher: Floris Books:

Seller ID: 923

ISBN: 0863156630

Binding: Paperback

'Once upon a time, perhaps two thousand years ago, or maybe only yesterday, a man stood under a tree and waited. As he waited, people began to arrive: old people, young people, children, parents with babies, and even a couple of dogs. They settled on the cool grass under the shade of the great tree, all around the Storyteller, for that is who the man was. Once a year, everyone gathered round to hear him tell this story.' [When referring to this item please quote our ID 923]
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Tales from the Kalevala A Prose Rendering

By: BURTSCHER, IRMGARD

Price: $33.50

Publisher: Rudolf Steiner College Press:

Seller ID: 10374

ISBN: 0945803893

Rudolf Steiner recognized in the Kalevala stories the clearest pictures that have come down to us of an early phase of human soul development. In addition to telling us about the particular experience of life in Northern Europe, the stories give us all insights into our early times on earth and into our future development. Rudolf Steiner has suggested that the Kalevala will become as important for our future as the stories of ancient Greece have been in our past. [When referring to this item please quote our ID 10374]
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Star to Guide Me, A Illustrated Prayers for Children

By: BUSCH-SCHUMANN, RUTHILD (ILLUS)

Price: $17.00

Publisher: Floris Books:

Seller ID: 12946

ISBN: 1782500049

A charming collection of prayers for children, to say throughout the day and at bedtime. This is the ideal first prayer book for any child. Based on well-known classics, the prayers have been rephrased to make them enjoyable for children. As well as popular traditional prayers, the collection includes versions of verses by Robert Louis Stevenson and St Francis of Assisi. Each prayer is accompanied by beautiful, nostalgic illustrations. [When referring to this item please quote our ID 12946]
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Namaste!

By: COHN, DIANA

Price: $24.99

Publisher: Steiner Books:

Seller ID: 1208

ISBN: 1621480054

Binding: Paperback

A portion of the proceeds from the sale of Namaste! helps support The Mountain Institute, a non-profit organization working to empower communities that call mountains home. Nima Sherpa lives in Nepal at the top of the world, where the tallest mountain on earth, Chomolongma—the mountain we call Everest—towers above the clouds. Nima has promised her father, a mountain guide, that she will find a way to help make the world a better place. Every day, on the long walk to the market village where she goes to school, Nima meets porters and caravans carrying their goods ...
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Boy who Knew what the Birds Said, The

By: COLUM, PADRAIC

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Pied Piper Press:

Seller ID: 12223

ISBN: 147529073X

A new edition by master storyteller, Reg Down, this magical set of Celtic tales is now enhanced with footnotes, where a word was uncommon or seldom used, an added section with characterizations and drawings of the birds mentioned in the book, included the Celtic Ogham alphabet referenced in one tale (plus examples for children to decipher, and encouragement for them to write their own Ogham), and a biography of Padraic Colum, with a description of his dramatic life and times in Ireland and his arrival in the land of hope, America. [When referring to this item please quote our ID 12223]
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Boy Apprenticed to an Enchanter

By: COLUM, PADRAIC

Price: $22.50

Publisher: Pied Piper Press:

Seller ID: 14224

ISBN: 1482574101

A forgotten treasure is now back in print. The Boy Apprenticed to an Enchanter by Padraic Colum, takes place during the middle ages. It is filled with intrigue, mystery and adventure. The tale of Eean, the fisherman's son, who overcomes the evil Zabulun with the aide of the kings horses and Bird-of-Gold and Merlin the Magician. The story takes Eean to the Tower of Babylon, Chiron the Centaur and Hermes Trismegistus. It is the perfect reader for the sixth grade class as they solidify their view of ancient to modern history. Eean, and Bird-of-Gold, the bramble gatherer's daughter are in sear...
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You Can't Play Here

By: CORBY, ANGUS

Price: $12.95

Publisher: Floris Books:

Seller ID: 14392

ISBN: 0863157467

Young Gregor MacDonald is thrilled when he gets a set of bagpipes for his birthday. Now he can be just like Grandad. But each time he starts to play, an awful noise sounds, Honk-eeyyoww! And each time, he hears the same angry cry, 'You can't play here!' Poor Gregor goes from house, to loch, to barn and to hillside disturbing people, until he finds acceptance in the most unlikely of places. Angus Corby is a landscape architect who lives in Fife. Reading to his three daughters inspired him to illustrate and write a picture book for children. His grandfather was once a piper fo...
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Muddles Puddles and Sunshine Your Activity Book to Help when Someone has Died. Your Activity Book to Help When Someone Has Died

By: CROSSLEY, DIANA, SHEPPARD, KATE

Price: $22.99

Publisher: United Kingdom, Hawthorn Press Ltd: 2010

Seller ID: 2130

ISBN: 190345896X

Binding: Hardback

colour illustrations throughout This book offers a structure and an outlet for the many difficult feelings which inevitably follow when someone dies. It aims to help children make sense of their experience by reflecting on the different aspects of their grief, whilst finding a balance between remembering and having fun. This book is a useful companion in the present, and will become an invaluable keepsake in the years to come. [When referring to this item please quote our ID 2130]
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