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Five Children and It

By: N/A

Price: $14.00

Publisher: Virago Modern Classics:

Seller ID: 15872

ISBN: 034900935X

Digging in the gravel pit on a hot summer's day, five children discover 'it': a grumpy creature with eyes like a snail's, ears like a bat's, and a tubby body all covered in fur. 'It' is a Psammead, an ancient sand-fairy who has the power to grant the children one wish a day.
That, you might think, would be a dream come true! But you need to be very careful what you wish for: whether it's for wings, treasure or beauty, things can - and often will - go wrong.

With all the illustrations by H. R. Millar, newly scanned from the original edition.
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Looking for a Fairy

By: ADAMS, JUDITH, MASON, CAROLINE

Price: $14.50

Publisher: United Kingdom, Wynstones Press: 2011

Seller ID: 10122

ISBN: 094620666X

Binding: Paperback

Watercolours
In the morning, through the woods and by the cornfield, over branches and through a muddy stream, looking for a Fairy.

A poem by Judith Adams, illustrated with watercolours by Caroline Mason.
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Cherry Blossom and Paper Planes

By: AERTS, JEF

Price: $35.99

Publisher: Floris Books:

Seller ID: 15371

ISBN: 178250561X

Adin and Dina are best friends. They live in the beautiful countryside surrounded by cherry trees. Their favourite game is to plant cherry stones around their little village -- in the cracks in the pavement and in the flowerbeds outside the post office. Then one day Adin and his family move away to the city. Will Adin and Dina's friendship survive the new distance between them?

In this beautifully lyrical book, one story fractures into two when the friends are parted. But their lives continue to be linked as Adin finds a way to feel connected to his friend -- throwing paper planes fi...
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Ushig

By: ALLAN, ANNEMARIE

Price: $20.00

Publisher: United Kingdom, Floris Books: 2010

Seller ID: 988

ISBN: 0863157432

Binding: Paperback

Ellen whistled again and repeated the old rhyme Aunt Marian had taught her. 'I call you once. I call you twice. I call you three times over'. Surely in a place as beautiful as this, anything that answered her call was bound to be friendly. While exploring a small loch above the village of Aldhammer with her brother Davie, Ellen repeats a childish rhyme to call something to her. What arrives is an ancient being with the ability to shapeshift and the power to destroy. Ushig is a kelpie, a water wraith, and his intentions are anything but pure. Dragged into a dark, parallel world, inhabited by th...
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Hungry Hettie

By: ALLAN, JO

Price: $17.00

Publisher: Floris Books:

Seller ID: 1021

ISBN: 0863157793

Binding: Paperback

Hettie the Highland cow is always hungry. She eats grass, thistles, hedges and even Granny Macleod's washing! When Callum and Kirsty visit her, they give her treats to eat -- porridge, sandwiches, shortbread, fish suppers and ice cream!

When the children arrive with a huge cake, Hettie starts to look worried. She's not feeling so hungry any more…

Watch Hettie grow as she eats her way through many Scottish favourites, until she and the children finally learn their lesson. This sweet, funny story is brought to life by Jo Allan's vivacious illustrations.

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Thumbelina

By: ANDERSEN, HANS CHRISTIAN

Price: $26.00

Seller ID: 14393

ISBN: 1782502459

Elsa Beskow's charming illustrations bring to life this classic Hans Christian Andersen tale of a thumb-sized girl who has big adventures. Thumbelina is so small she sleeps in a walnut shell bed with a rose petal sheet. One day, a toad steals her away from her home and keeps her captive on a lilypad, until some fish set her free to go on adventures in the countryside. Will Thumbelina ever find a new home with people just like her? Available in English for the first time in thirty years, this beautiful book will be a wonderful addition to the shelves of Elsa Beskow fans everywhere.
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Winterbringers

By: ARBUTHNOTT, GILL

Price: $20.00

Publisher: United Kingdom, Floris Books: 2005

Seller ID: 807

ISBN: 1782500987

Binding: Paperback

St Andrews, Fife - not known for its glorious weather, but even so, Josh hadn't expected the sea to start to freeze and ice to creep up the beaches ...His summer holiday isn't looking too promising, especially as his only companions are a strange local girl, Callie, and her enormous dog Luath. Then they uncover the journal of an eighteenth-century girl who writes about a Kingdom of Summer, and suddenly they find themselves thrown headlong into a storm of witches, ice creatures, magic and the Winter King. A permanent winter threatens unless they can help restore the natural balance of the seaso...
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Giant Panda Party

By: ARBUTHNOTT, GILL, NETHERCOTT, JOANNE

Price: $16.99

Publisher: United Kingdom, Floris Books: 2013

Seller ID: 12539

ISBN: 0863159516

colour illustrations
Sunshine, the giant panda, is grumpy. His birthday is coming and he's sure no one will remember. But his best friend Sweetie has a plan. She sneaks around the zoo at night, asking all the other animals whether they can sing. The lion roars, the python hisses and the chimps say OO OO OOO! But which zoo animal has the best singing voice? Will grumpy Sunshine get a giant birthday surprise? Gill Arbuthnott's hilarious story of animal hijinks and Joanne Nethercott's endearing and lively illustrations combine for an entertaining romp set in Edinburgh Zoo! From the team who...
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Lost at the Zoo

By: ARBUTHNOTT, GILL, NETHERCOTT, JOANNE

Price: $16.99

Publisher: United Kingdom, Floris Books: 2012

Seller ID: 12540

ISBN: 0863158706

colour illustrations
Rory the pet mouse goes on a trip to Edinburgh Zoo in Sam's pocket. He leans out to get a better look and falls into the anteater's enclosure. How will wee Rory ever find Sam again in the enormous zoo? 'Have you seen Sam?' Rory asks, and tries to describe his owner. He tells the zebra Sam's got sticky-out sandy hair, and gets sent to the lion! He tells the lion Sam's got big round eyes, and gets sent to the owl! Rory meets lots of animals -- a helpful anteater, a polite zebra, a grumpy lion, a hungry owl, a friendly rhino, the elegant flamingos and the blethering pen...
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Puppet Theatre

By: BARIC, MAIJA

Price: $46.99

Publisher: Hawthorn Press:

Seller ID: 2121

ISBN: 1903458722

With wit and ingenuity, Maija Baric shows you to transform wooden spoons, pieces of string, holey socks, outgrown clothes and other scrap materials into beautiful, durable and functional theatrical puppets. Once you have made your puppets, discover how to bring them to life, build staging, scenery and props, create sound effects and devise performances. Your puppet creations will bring something truly magical to the everyday world: use them to transform storytime at home or in the classroom; ease children’s bedtime rituals; and make a birthday or other occasion really special. Children w...
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Winding Road, The: Family Treasury of Poems and Verse

By: BARTON, MATTHEW

Price: $37.99

Publisher: Hawthorn Press:

Seller ID: 2107

ISBN: 1903458471

Celebrate each age and stage of your child's life with this poetic travelling companion. The Winding Road offers over 200 poems on the theme of childhood and growing up by writers ancient and modern &ndash from Gaelic blessings to Navajo prayers, from William Blake to Eleanor Farjeon and Billy Collins.
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An Illustrated Treasury of Swedish Folk and Fairy Tales

By: BAUER, JOHN

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Floris Books:

Seller ID: 15620

ISBN: 1782505938

A new centenary gift edition of the much-loved collection of folk and fairy tales from Sweden, illustrated by acclaimed artist John Bauer.

From good natured Scandinavian trolls through giants, tomtes, shepherd boys and princesses, the twenty-three classic stories by well-known authors such as Elsa Beskow and Anna Wahlenberg are delightfully told, full of adventure and magic with clever, resourceful children outwitting fairytale villains.

John Bauer's art -- renowned for its detail, character and subtle humour -- has never looked more luminous and evocative than in this g...
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Flowers' Festival

By: BESKOW, ELLA, BESKOW, ELSA, TATE, J.

Price: $25.99

Publisher: United Kingdom, Floris Books: 1991

Seller ID: 574

ISBN: 0863151205

colour illustrations
A lucky little girl is invited by the flower fairies to join them for their Midsummer festival. Gathering around Queen Rose, all the flowers and bumblebees and birds tell their enchanting stories, while Pea-blossom and the Dew-cups serve refreshments.
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Children of the Forest (Mini Edition) 9780964783232

By: BESKOW, ELSA

Price: $18.00

Publisher: United Kingdom, Floris Books: 2005

Seller ID: 799

ISBN: 0863154972

Binding: Hardback

colour illustrations
This is a mini gift edition of Elsa Beskow's classic story. The children of the forest live deep in the roots of an old pine tree. They collect wild mushrooms and blueberries and shelter under toadstools when it rains. They play with the squirrels and frogs, and when autumn comes, they collect and prepare food to see them through the long winter, until the warm spring breeze starts to blow.
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Emily and Daisy

By: BESKOW, ELSA

Price: $26.99

Publisher: United Kingdom, Floris Books: 2009

Seller ID: 842

ISBN: 0863156495

Binding: Hardback

colour illustrations
Emily is a helpful little girl, so when her mummy is worried that Daisy the cow will escape into the clover field through a hole in the fence, she offers to go and look after Daisy for the day. On the way, she meets a big dog, a boastful boy and an old man with a sack. But when she gets to the meadow, she realises she needs help with Daisy, and to mend the fence. Who can she turn to? This is a delightful springtime picture book from Elsa Beskow. Young children will enjoy following Emily through her day as unexpectedly good things keep coming her way.
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Ollie's Ski Trip (Mini Edition)

By: BESKOW, ELSA

Price: $16.99

Publisher: United Kingdom, Floris Books: 2008

Seller ID: 686

ISBN: 0863156479

colour illustrations
Six-year-old Ollie is given his first pair of real skis. As soon as the snow begins to fall he sets off on an adventure by himself to the palace of King Winter. Along the way he meets Jack Frost, who makes everything sparkle, and Mrs Thaw, who makes everything melt. At the palace, he meets children helping to make Christmas presents - until breaktime, when they rush outside for a big snowball fight. Finally, Mrs Thaw gets her way and the lovely snow starts to disappear. Ollie is very upset and wishes it could be winter forever, until one lovely day when Spring arrive...
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Woody, Hazel and Little Pip (Mini Edition)

By: BESKOW, ELSA

Price: $15.00

Publisher: United Kingdom, Floris Books: 2010

Seller ID: 975

ISBN: 0863157297

colour illustrations
This delightful autumn story describes the woodland adventures of two acorn children who get carried away by the blustery autumn wind. It is a mini edition of Elsa Beskow's classic tale.
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Land of Long Ago

By: BESKOW, ELSA

Price: $28.00

Publisher: United Kingdom, Floris Books: 2010

Seller ID: 1013

ISBN: 0863157718

Binding: Hardback

colour illustrations
Kelly and Kai love to play on the gnarled old tree trunk outside their cottage in the woods: sometimes it becomes a horse, sometimes a crocodile and sometimes even a dragon. One day a mischievous gnome makes the tree trunk come to life, and the children are whisked off to the Land of Long Ago on the back of the old tree dragon. On their incredible journey Kelly and Kai meet a princess, rescue a knight and trick the king of the trolls. But will the old tree dragon stay alive long enough to bring them home again? A delightful fairy tale from Elsa Beskow, with beautiful...
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Children of the Forest

By: BESKOW, ELSA

Price: $28.00

Publisher: United Kingdom, Floris Books: 1987

Seller ID: 560

ISBN: 0863150497

Binding: Hardback

colour illustrations
The children of the forest live deep in the roots of an old pine tree. They collect wild mushrooms and blueberries and shelter under toadstools when it rains. They play with the squirrels and frogs, and when autumn comes, they collect and prepare food to see them through the long winter, until the warm spring breeze starts to blow.
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Pelle's New Suit (Mini Edition)

By: BESKOW, ELSA

Price: $14.99

Publisher: United Kingdom, Floris Books: 2007

Seller ID: 634

ISBN: 0863155847

colour illustrations
This is a mini gift edition of Elsa Beskow's classic story. Pelle has a lamb whose coat grows longer and longer, while Pelle's Sunday suit grows shorter! Pelle shears the lamb, and the wool is carded, spun, dyed and woven. Finally, the tailor makes a new suit for Pelle.
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