I wrote to the zoo to send me a pet . . .
Rod Campbell's classic story Dear Zoo has been a firm favourite with toddlers and parents alike ever since it was first published in 1982. Now you and your toddler can listen to a dramatised version of the story and sing along with the Dear Zoo Song. Young children will love discovering the animals the zoo has sent - a monkey, a lion and even an elephant! But will they ever manage to send the perfect pet?
Three other favourite stories by bestselling author Rod Campbell are also included in Dear Zoo & Friends: join in with all your favourite farm animal noises as you listen to Oh Dear!, join Sam and his friends at his birthday party in My Presents, and help Little Bird discover her own special talent in Little Bird. Then join in with the rhymes, including nursery favourite, Incy Wincy Spider.
From New York Times bestselling author Nick Ortner comes a beautiful book that will help children discover calm through the magic of mindful breathing:
Do YOU have the magic breath?
Let's see... Take a deeeeeep breath in... and BLOW it out...
... and like magic, you can feel better just by breathing! Sometimes it's hard to feel happy. But with this interactive book, children breathe along as they learn how to make angry or sad thoughts disappear.
In a world that is sometimes too busy, with too many things going on, My Magic Breath will help steer children into a serene space of mindfulness, self-awareness, and balance.
A wonderful classroom and naptime story, perfect for fans of Susan Verde's I Am Yoga and I Am Peace, Mariam Gates's Good Night Yoga, and Deborah Underwood's The Quiet Book.
On the first day of kindergarten in September, Ms. Bradley says, “Each day of school I will add a jelly bean to this jar. When there are 100 jelly beans we’ll have a party to celebrate 100 days of kindergarten.” What will Henry and his classmates do until the big day? In October, they share special things at show and tell. In November, they remember what they are thankful for. December brings a day to play in the snow, and in January, Henry discovers a favorite library book. Before they know it, the 100th day arrives! Now how will they celebrate?
These days it can be so hard to get children to eat healthy food. Sweet candy and calorie-laden foods can be very tempting for children and present parents with considerable challenges.
In this highly enjoyable and inspiring rhyming bedtime story, we learn how three-year-old Baby Bear loves candy but doesn’t realize the harm that it can do.
Baby Bear Loves Candy provides both parents and teachers with a means to deliver information in way that will not only entertain your young audience but also encourage healthy eating and fitness. Children will identify with Baby Bear and his predicament, as well as with the book’s other characters and learn important life lessons from the story.
Baby Bear Loves Candy is a delightful children’s story to delight your children as Baby Bear discovers the benefits of a healthy lifestyle. The audiobook is ideal for younger children to listen to at bedtime but can also be enjoyed by older children, too.
You just found the magic way to learn your times tables! Enjoy 5 incredible stories narrated by the brilliant Stephen Fry, featuring Chris Emmett and Mark Angus. These vocal performances will have your child effortlessly learning their times tables and laughing their heads of at the same time.
The collection includes:
It's The Pirate, The Parrot & The Genie!
Beat the Parrot
Multo Tablo - Multiplication Bingo
Stephen Fry Tables Rap
The Parrot Does It
Stephen Fry is a comedian, actor, writer, and presenter. His acting roles include a Golden Globe Award-nominated lead performance in the film Wilde, Melchett in the Blackadder, a recurring role on the crime series Bones, and as Gordon Deitrich in V for Vendetta, among others. He has also written and presented numerous documentaries, and was also the long-time host of the BBC television series QI.
Four hilarious stories, two inventive brothers, one irresistible story! Join Charlie and Mouse as they talk to lumps, take the neighborhood to a party, sell some rocks, and invent the bedtime banana. With imagination and humor, Laurel Snyder and Emily Hughes paint a lively picture of brotherhood that children will relish in a format perfect for children not quite ready for chapter books.
Teach your children about sharing.
Tim and Finn the Dragon Twins love playing together with their ball, but when things start to go wrong, they get upset with each other. Can they work out their problem and learn to share?
This children’s storybook teaches your children:
- Sharing is being fair
- It’s more fun to share than it is to play by yourself
- The importance of friendship
Tim and Finn the Dragon Twins - Sharing Is Fair is a wonderful bedtime story for all ages that’s told through rhyming verses.
This audio storybook is a fun and exciting adventure.
Lucy and Mum's Shoes is the story a girl who hears the world a little differently. She is fascinated by the sounds around her, especially the sound of shoes. She dreams of a life where she is surrounded by high-heels. She dreams of being grown-up.
Feeling brave one morning, Lucy sneaks into her mother's cupboard and tries on her favourite pair of stilettos. An unusual and dreamlike day of high-heeled hope, happiness and hindrance follows, leaving Lucy a little less certain that she wants to feel grown-up after all...
Lucy invites children (and adults) to be a part of her unique and quirky soundscape. Infused with a surreal eccentricity, this story uncovers what it means to "love the shoes you're in".
The Siamese kitty boy with the gigantico imagination has returned for another loco adventure. In his room for a time-out, Skippyjon Jones lets his imagination take him to a shack where his Chihuahua friends are yipping and yapping and hiding out from the Bad Bobble-ito, who has taken over their doghouse. How El Skippito chills the Chihuahuas and banishes the Bobble-ito will make more amigos for this endearing and irresistible rascal who made his first appearance in Skippyjon Jones.
Llama, Llama red pajama
waiting, waiting for his mama.
Mama isn't coming yet.
Baby Llama starts to fret.
In this infectious rhyming picture book, Baby Llama turns bedtime into an all-out llama drama! Tucked into bed by his mama, Baby Llama immediately starts worrying when she goes downstairs, and his soft whimpers turn to hollers when she doesn't come right back. But just in time, Mama returns to set things right. Children will relate to Baby Llama's need for comfort, as much as parents will appreciate Mama Llama's reassuring message.
Yucky music, great big feet.
Ladies smelling way too sweet.
Look at knees and stand in line.
Llama Llama starts to whine.
Does any child like to go shopping? Not Llama Llama! But Mama can't leave Llama at home, so off they go to Shop-O-Rama. Lots of aisles. Long lines. Mama is too busy to notice that Llama Llama is getting m-a-d! And before he knows it, he's having a full-out tantrum! Mama quickly calms him down, but she also realizes that they need to make shopping more fun for both of them. Parents and children are sure to recognize themselves in this fun-to-read follow-up to the popular Llama Llama Red Pajama.
In this Caldecott Medal-winning tale set in Old Japan, a lively little woman who loves to laugh pursues her runaway dumpling-and must outwit the wicked three-eyed oni when she lands in their clutches.
