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The Book No One Wants to Read by Beth Bacon A wildly fun, interactive adventure for the most reluctant of readers. A book was sitting lonely on the shelf, waiting to be read. Tired of having no one to talk to, it decided to make a promise to potential readers: ‘You keep turning my pages, and I’ll make it fun!’ Packed full of interactive jokes and games, The Book No One Wants to Read is a riotously colourful, mischievous book with a mission: to hook in even the most reluctant of readers. Published by Pushkin Children’s . RRP $19.99 RRP
Sing Along With Me! This is the Way We Go to School illustrated by Yu-hsuan Huang An adorable Sing-Along board book story, with five robust board sliders easy for little hands to use! Each board book comes with a free instrumental and vocal version of the nursery rhyme - simply scan the QR code for little ones to listen and sing along! With bright illustrations this series make the perfect gift for a baby or toddler! Toddlers will love to join in with the tiger twins as they get ready for a busy day at nursery school! Published by Nosy Crow. RRP $12.99
Mole’s Spectacles by Julia Donaldson Lift the flaps and join in the fun with Mole’s Spectacles, a brilliant story in the best-selling Tales from Acorn Wood preschool series by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo. Mole has lost his spectacles. He searches all around his house, in the garden and even in Weasel’s sweetshop, but he can’t find them anywhere! Where could they be? Lift the flaps to help him find them. With sturdy flaps on every spread and rhyming stories that are a joy to read aloud, Mole’s Spectacles joins the best-selling Tales from Acorn Wood which have been delighting parents and children for over twenty years. Published by Macmillan Children’s Books. RRP $14.99.
Ouch: Tales of Gravity by Kate Simpson A funny story about gravity that explains why apples fall from trees, from an exciting new partnership in picture books. Isaac Newton was sitting under an apple tree when he got hit on the head by an apple. People might tell you this is the moment gravity was first discovered, but the truth is people had been discovering gravity long before Isaac. Have you ever wondered how gravity works? Or what life would be like without gravity? Find out in this fun introduction to the idea that what goes up must come down! Published by Allen and Unwin Childrens. RRP $24.99.
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