gentle creatures carry children to sweet slumber and peaceful dreams

gentle creatures carry children to sweet slumber and peaceful dreams

ages newborn to 8 years
It’s nice, especially on cool, dark nights, to think about how wonderful it is to dream. To dream about our friends and fun, or dream about places we have never been, or about our hopes and dreams. Dreams that beckon and entice us to a deep and peaceful sleep.

Dream Animals: A Bedtime Journey is just the book for that kind of night.  Arrays of ‘animals from long ago’ come to help children on the way to their dreams.

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the perfect adventure for fantasy-lovers aged 14- to 114-years

the perfect adventure for fantasy-lovers aged 14- to 114-years

Since moving house a few months ago, I haven’t had as much spare time for reading as I'd like. I've re-read a few of the books from my library but just haven’t had my head on straight enough to search out new reads.

Thankfully a friend lent me Obernewtyn by Isobelle Carmody and it was just what I needed—a new author and a great read!

Set in the distant future after the world has experienced near total destructions by something known only as ‘The Great White’, 

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a funny, creative take on REALLY BIG adventures—they're not always what they seem!

a funny, creative take on REALLY BIG adventures—they're not always what they seem!

ages 4 to 10 years
Sometimes we just need an adventure, where we get to try new things, see new places, learn, grow and test our limits. Mostly our adventures are quite small and close to home, but sometimes they're really BIG, taking us to far-off places and distant lands.

Sir Charlie Stinky Socks is a bold brave Knight and one day he decides that it’s time for a really BIG adventure. So

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a fabulous y.a. blend of fantasy, epic adventure and self-discovery

a fabulous y.a. blend of fantasy, epic adventure and self-discovery

Everyone has fears—fear of failure, spiders, heights and so on. Personally I’m terrified of crocodiles. But imagine that the thing you are most afraid of is yourself and what you are capable of doing! A fear that you can not escape! That's how it is for Katsa, orphaned niece of the brutal king of the Middluns...

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surreal art that will make you smile and maybe shudder

surreal art that will make you smile and maybe shudder

From cover to cover, If...  is an enjoyable and fresh look at what might be. Each page presents a simple yet complex thought and a positively enthralling illustration to match. The cover picture is of fish masquerading as the leaves of a tree and the book continues in the same vein
ages 2 years to grownup

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simple mistakes with outrageous consequences!

simple mistakes with outrageous consequences!

Dragons love tacos - but not salsa! When a young lad accidentally leaves out some salsa at a dragon party there are disastrous consequences. (It's all ok in the end of course.) Great for talking about mistakes, imagining dragon parties and whetting an appetite for tacos.
ages 2 to 8 years

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