Picture Books (3+)
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A Friend for all Seasons
R180,00 Buy NowA new family has moved in next door. Vuyo can see them from his bedroom window. The mom is dancing, the dad is laughing, the dog keeps wagging its tail … Why does the little girl look sad?
A lyrical book about friendship and kindness that encourages young children to accept and support others.
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A Hug for Humbug
R130,00 Buy NowHumbug lives with his family in the marsh. The horses roam wild and are very shy. A photographer takes photos of them for a calendar. People really like the photos. One day the photographer brings a boy in a wheelchair along. Humbug forgets to be shy. He does all sorts of silly things to make the boy smile. It becomes a very special day and the boy promises to visit again.
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A Song for Smiley
R130,00 Buy NowSmiley plays with Mom in the shallow water. That day the little dolphin becomes friends with Leila, a girl who rides a surfboard with her dad. From then on, they play together every morning, having a great time. One terrible morning, there is plastic wrapped around Smiley and Mom, and they wash up on the beach. Leila finds them there. She and her dad do everything they can to save their new friends.
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A Squash and a Squeeze
R110,00 Buy Now“Wise old man, won’t you help me, please? My house is a squash and squeeze.”
Visit the farm in the brilliantly funny A Squash and a Squeeze, the first ever picture book written and illustrated by the unparalleled picture book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo.
A little old lady lives all by herself but she’s not happy – her house is just too small, even for one. Whatever can she do? The wise old man knows: bring in a flappy, scratchy, greedy, noisy crowd of farmyard animals. When she pushes them all out again, she’ll be amazed at how big her house feels!
Perfect for classroom use, A Squash and a Squeeze Big Book is an extra-large edition which includes activity ideas and words and music for the Squash and a Squeeze Song.
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A Wish for Whisper
R130,00 Buy NowWhisper lives in a circus. Even though she’s just a cub, the lion tamer already starts teaching her tricks. Whisper’s heart is sore. She doesn’t want to do tricks like Mama and be in a cage. Mama tells Whisper that they come from Africa and were born to be free. They are rescued from the circus and taken to South Africa. There they are free to climb trees and roll in the grass.
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Ben and the Big Game
R190,00 Buy NowBen is going to play in his very first rugby match. Just thinking about the game gives Ben a tummy ache.He scores an awesome try during the game but under the wrong goalposts! He feels heartbroken because of his mistake,but then his dad reads to him from the children’s bible. Ben learns that he does not have to feel ashamed and that everyone makes mistakes
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Ben and the Bullies
R190,00 Buy NowBen is being bothered by not one, but two bullies at school. The twin boys with the red hair scares him sometimes, and they make Ben feel unhappy. Because of this, Ben doesn’t even want to go to school anymore. But then his mom reminds him that Jesus is always with him and that there are other ways to handle bullies. This beautiful story by Zuléka Smit sensitively explores the topic of being bullied, especially at school, and is based on her years of experience as an educator as well as being a mother.
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Ben and the Whales
R190,00 Buy NowWhales played in the ocean below the cliff paths where Ben and Grandpa had often walked. “Mysterious and magnificent creatures,” Grandpa would say. “Flying giants of the sea!” But just before summer things changed: Grandpa stayed in bed . . . days passed. And then Grandpa died. This gentle story about bereavement will strike a chord with both children and adults and will help children process and accept the loss of a loved one.
