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And Tango Makes Three – Peter Parnell & Justin Richardson (Authors) & Henry Cole (Illustrator) (2005
I love this book so much it makes my heart warm just thinking about it. And Tango Makes Three is about two male penguins, Roy and Silo,...
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Scaredy Squirrel – Mélanie Watt (2006)
I’d like to introduce you to Scaredy Squirrel. Scaredy Squirrel is a germaphobic squirrel who suffers from panphobia (a fear of...
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Zen Ties – Jon J Muth (2008)
Zen Ties begins with Stillwater waiting at the train station for his nephew, Koo. Stillwater brings all the children with him to visit a...
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Zen Shorts – Jon J Muth (2005)
Siblings Abby, Michael, and Karl meet Stillwater the panda bear, who has newly moved into the neighbourhood. As Stillwater and the...
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Scaredy Squirrel at Night – Mélanie Watt (2009)
Our favourite panphobic rodent is back and this time avoiding sleep. Fear of things under the bed, bad dreams, and polka-dot monsters...
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Scaredy Squirrel Makes a Friend – Mélanie Watt (2006)
Our favourite panphobic Squirrel is back. While still afraid of almost everything, Scaredy has managed a few of his phobias. In this book...
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Augustine – Mélanie Watt (2006)
Meet Augustine. Augustine is a penguin from the South Pole who moves with her family to the North Pole. Excited about her new adventure...
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Chalk – Bill Thomson (2010)
What would you draw if you knew it would become real? It would be AMAZING! The children in this brilliantly rendered book find a bag of...
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Don’t Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late – Mo Willems (2006)
Oh Pigeon! In this Pigeon book the Pigeon is trying to convince the reader to let him stay up. These books are fantastic storytime books....
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It’s So Amazing! A Book About Eggs, Sperm, Birth, Babies, and Families – Robie H. Harris (Author) &
The age-old question. Where do babies come from? Well the only storks in this book are tongue-in-cheek, same with the birds and the bees....
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Shadow – Suzy Lee (2010)
One little girl, in a garage, with a bare lightbulb and a vivid imagination. Using the shadows which the lightbulb casts upon a garage...
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Amazing Grace – Mary Hoffman (Author) & Caroline Binch (Illustrator) (1991)
Amazing Grace was a Reading Rainbow book, which among many other things means that it is pretty amazing. This story is about a little...
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Flotsam – David Wiesner (2006)
Flotsam is possibly the most beautiful book I have seen in a very long time. David Wiesner is a phenomenal artist and storyteller, and...
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Wave – Suzy Lee (2008)
There is something so delightful about watching children interact with an ocean. Wave captures the essence of this interaction...
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Star Wars: A Scanimation Book – Rufus Butler Seder (2010)
Iconic Scenes from a Galaxy Far, Far Away… For those of us who love Star Wars, this book is a must to ensure the continuity of Star Wars...
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Creepy Castle – John S. Goodall (1975)
A lovely story about two medieval mice, and their adventure into a castle. A sinister looking rat makes an appearance, creeping behind...
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Lost and Found – Oliver Jeffers (2005)
A lovely story about a boy and the penguin which turns up on his doorstep. Heart warming with a twist. Full colour illustrations are...
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My Friend Rabbit – Eric Rohmann (2002)
My Friend Rabbit is a charming story about Mouse, and his well-intentioned, though troublesome friend Rabbit. The antics that Rabbit gets...
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Sleepless Beauty – Frances Minters (Author) & G. Brian Karas (Illustrator) (1996)
Sleepless Beauty is a fun twist upon the Sleeping Beauty story. Little Beauty is a fantastic story about a girl who lives in New York...
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June 29, 1999 – David Wiesner (1992)
It all begins with an experiment. What would happen if seedlings, once planted, were released into the sky. Later, giant plants begin to...
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