Tibble and Grandpa

Tibble and Grandpa
Author: Wendy Meddour
Publisher: Oxford University Press - Children
Total Pages: 38
Release: 2022-07-07
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 019278644X

A touching intergenerational story of love and resilience. Tibble loves talking to Grandpa. But Grandpa has stopped listening. Mum says just give him time. But Tibble wants to talk to Grandpa now. . . So Tibble tries his favourite game - TOP THREES! And something amazing happens. Grandpa starts talking again . . . A moving story about love, loss, and the wonder of families.

Grandpa's Top Threes

Grandpa's Top Threes
Author: Wendy Meddour
Publisher: Candlewick
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2019-09-03
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1536211257

A young boy’s original game coaxes a grieving grandpa to reconnect with the world in a touching intergenerational story of love and resilience. Henry loves talking with Grandpa, but Grandpa has stopped listening. Mom says to just give him time. But Henry wants to talk to Grandpa now. So Henry tries his favorite game: Top Threes. And something amazing happens: Grandpa starts talking again. Out of a tale of favorite sandwiches and zoo animals, outings and trains, emerges a moving story about love, loss, and the wonder of grannies and grandpas.

Lubna and Pebble

Lubna and Pebble
Author: Wendy Meddour
Publisher: Oxford University Press - Children
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2022-07-07
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0192786199

In an unforgettable story that subtly addresses the refugee crisis, a young girl must decide if friendship means giving up the one item that gives her comfort during a time of utter uncertainty. Lubna's best friend is a pebble. She found it on the beach when they arrived in the night, then she fell asleep in Daddy's salty arms. Lubna tells Pebble everything. About home. About her brothers. About the war. Pebble always listens to her stories and smiles when she feels afraid. But when a lost little boy arrives in the World of Tents, Lubna understands that he needs Pebble even more than she does . . .

Julia, Child

Julia, Child
Author: Kyo Maclear
Publisher: Tundra Books
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2018-03-06
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0735264015

A charming, whimsically illustrated picture book about joie de vivre, told from the perspective of a child named Julia who loves to cook. Sure to be savored by readers of all ages. Julia and Simca are two young friends who agree that you can never use too much butter -- and that it is best to be a child forever. Sharing a love of cooking and having no wish to turn into big, busy people who worry too much and dawdle too little, they decide to create a feast for growing and staying young. A playful, scrumptious celebration of the joy of eating, the importance of never completely growing up and mastering the art of having a good time, Julia, Child is a fictional tale loosely inspired by the life and spirit of the very real Julia Child -- a story that should be taken with a grain of salt and a generous pat of butter.

My Nana's Garden

My Nana's Garden
Author: Dawn Casey
Publisher: Kings Road Publishing
Total Pages: 22
Release: 2020-06-11
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1787417921

Grandmother's Garden is tangled with weeds, "Wildflowers, says grandma, food for the bees." A little girl visits her grandmother in summer and winter, and together they explore the wonders of Grandmother's garden. One day, Grandmother isn't there anymore, but as winter gives way to spring, the girl learns that life goes on and so does the memory of those we love.

How the Library (Not the Prince) Saved Rapunzel

How the Library (Not the Prince) Saved Rapunzel
Author: Wendy Meddour
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014-11-11
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781847804327

With the wind in his hair, and blowing his hooter, Along came the prince on the back of a scooter. "Rapunzel, Rapunzel, please let down your hair!"Called the prince from down on the bottom stair.But Rapunzel just sat -As still as a wall;She didn't think much of the prince at all.Rapunzel sits on the sixteenth floor of an inner city block, bored, dreaming and looking out at the rain.ÿ 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. "For despite her long hair and her ravishing looks, she loved nothing better than reading good books!"

Tisha and the Blossom

Tisha and the Blossom
Author: Wendy Meddour
Publisher:
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2021-04
Genre:
ISBN: 9780192777355

For Tisha, hurrying up all the time can be exhausting. Thankfully, her Mummy knows a special game to help them all slow down . . .

Stefano the Squid

Stefano the Squid
Author: Wendy Meddour
Publisher:
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2020-06-25
Genre:
ISBN: 9781788810845

It's lights, camera, ACTION under the sea, but Stefano the Squid is having a wobble. All the other creatures seem far more amazing - no wonder the Deep Sea TVteam don't notice him. But when disaster strikes, Stefano steps up! Can one ordinary squid save the day?

Moth

Moth
Author: Isabel Thomas
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2019-06-25
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1547600241

Powerful and visually spectacular, Moth is the remarkable evolution story that captures the struggle of animal survival against the background of an evolving human world in a unique and atmospheric introduction to Darwin's theory of Natural Selection. “This is a story of light and dark...” Against a lush backdrop of lichen-covered trees, the peppered moth lies hidden. Until the world begins to change... Along come people with their magnificent machines which stain the land with soot. In a beautiful landscape changed by humans how will one little moth survive? A clever picture book text about the extraordinary way in which animals have evolved, intertwined with the complication of human intervention. This remarkable retelling of the story of the peppered moth is the perfect introduction to natural selection and evolution for children.

A Hen in the Wardrobe

A Hen in the Wardrobe
Author:
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2012-02-02
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1781010765

Ramzi's dad is acting very strangely. He climbs trees in the middle of the night, and even goes into Ramzi's wardrobe looking for a hen. The trouble is, he's sleepwalking because he's homesick for his native Algeria. So Ramzi, Dad and Mum go back to Dad's Berber village in the desert region of North Africa, and Ramzi meets his Berber grandmother and cousins, and even braves the scary Sheherazad. But can Ramzi help his dad and what will happen when they get back home again. This is a funny, heart-warming family story by an exciting new author, set in Britain and Algeria, with fascinating glimpses of traditional Berber culture and lots of colourful characters.