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Ava the Mermaid is a story about kindness and inclusion.Ava wants to play with the other merpeople but she struggles to keep up with their games so they don't include her. She becomes friends with another mermaid whose tail looks similar to hers.Along with her brother and sister, Ava shows the merpeople how they can include her in their games and they all enjoy playing together.Ava the Mermaid was written based on Eleanor Baggaley's daughter who has Down syndrome. She wanted a book to support other children in understanding that we're all different and some people may need a little help from time to time but still enjoy the same things as their peers.The book includes activities to help explore kindness and inclusion further.

Oscar the Dragon hates brushing his teeth but loves to eat lots of tasty food and treats.Find out what happens when Oscar doesn't brush his teeth one day and the valuable lesson he learns about keeping his teeth clean.A great book for parents and grandparents to read to young children and for those learning to read more independently. At the back of the book, there are fun activities related to keeping your teeth clean including a chart for children to use to make tooth brushing fun.Fits in with the school curriculum as an opportunity to discuss and explore oral hygiene.

A positive picture book to encourage children's confidence and self-esteem Lily the Unicorn is nervous about trying to fly for the first time. With the reassurance and guidance of her best friend Ruby, Lily overcomes her fears and proves to herself that she can achieve anything she sets her mind to, even flying!

From the moment you open this book, you emerge into a world of animals that live in a charming, magical cottage in Warren Wood. Here the wise rabbit named Blakey and his fellow travellers begin their journey of self-discovery, building their confidence and creating a bond that continues to develop their strengths and abilities to succeed. A magical, mystical journey that will open your mind and tantalise your imagination, helping you to visualise a world that, no matter what age you are, is a wonderful world to be a part of, and you won't want to leave.

Atalanta never wanted to be a witch huntress, but you don't say no to the family business...Atalanta Capp has spent her entire life watching her family of witch hunters die at the hands of witches, dreading the day it would be her turn to continue the family legacy. She dreams of running away, instead of studying how to hunt and kill witches. A decision that causes her to botch her first hunt and almost die. To make matters worse, a group of twisted elemental witches kidnaps her mother, leaving incompetent Atalanta to be the only person who can save her.With the help of her mother's best friend and a guy she barely knows, Atalanta must become the huntress she never wanted to be to solve the mystery of her mother's kidnapping and rescue her.But the deeper Atalanta gets into the world of witches, the harder it becomes to leave her huntress duty behind to escape her family's legacy of premature demise. A legacy her mother will follow if she's too late...Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, The Midnight Huntress is a young adult paranormal & urban fantasy novel that explores themes of duty, grief, and found family through the lens of a witch huntress coming to terms with who she wants to be.

Frankie Rosenberg, the world's first Slayer-Witch, finds herself fighting evil alone as the threat of Darkness grows, she must lead the charge to reunite the fragmented Scooby gang, save the slayers, and defeat the Darkness.

This dragon has no treasure! Help Derik on a colourful choice laden caper to find it! Which door will you explore and what boat will get your vote? Will you get a green or a blue car? What will happen when the pirates come?

Volume 26 of the Leafy Tom SeriesWhen statues start moving and attacking people, the UN calls for help. Phoebe and her team head for Alabama, but the mission will take witches all over the world...Buddha in Tibet, the Little Mermaid in Copenhagen...and a much bigger challenge they must face. Familiar settings point to familiar enemies, and the witches prepare for battle with a much larger number of witches. Even with Anikka's team joining them, they are outnumbered. As members of her team begin acting in ways that are uncharacteristic of them, Phoebe fears this will be the last mission her team will ever fly together. Before she can battle old enemies, she has to resolve the problems caused by old friends. Will they be able to get through this mission without disbanding the team? Phoebe is afraid of the answer.

A great read out loud picture book that they'll love reading, and you'll love reading with them!Milly frog is BORED! There just doesn't seem to be any fun anywhere. At first she thinks going to the moon might be fun, but when she gets there she's bored. So she heads off to Mars, and when she gets there......she's still bored.She doesn't see the Martian fun fair right outside the window. When her friends finally convince her to look, she discovers there is all kinds of fun to be had everywhere, hiding in plain sight!"So she made a decision that she thought was wise.From that day forward she'd open her eyesand with every new day, be it cloudy or brightshe would look for the good things that hide in plain sight.""RED BEETLE BOOKS"Following in the great tradition of moral tales, Red Beetle Books are designed to teach important life lessons in a fun and entertaining way.Exploring subjects like sharing, kindness, friendship, understanding differences, facing challenges and adapting to change, Red Beetle Books will help your child develop their emotional intelligence, while fostering a life long love of books and reading.This book is for suitable for children from 3-8 years.

¿¿¿¿¿ Powerful...This book left me salivating for more.Fans of Twilight will soon realise that vampires aren't the only immortals, and it's not your blood they're after...It's much worse!Trapped in an unfamiliar room with no way out, Anais has no idea just how much her life is about to change. A locked door stands between her and freedom but as she is just about to find out, the door is the least of her problems.When she meets and forms an attraction to the other-worldy Aethelu, she begins to feel that her life is now complete, but when they start to receive threats from a long forgotten foe, she must make a decision that will impact not only her family, but the fate of everyone.Don't miss Endless Winter the first of the Guardians of The Light series by USA Today bestselling Author, J.A. Armitage.If you like fantasy and horror with quick paced action and danger, Endless Winter will have you turning the pages!

Frankie Rosenberg, the world's first slayer-witch, has hordes of demons--both of the real and the metaphorical variety--to contend with when a rebooted Hellmouth begins luring evil back to Sunnydale.

Bo helps a mermaid in this magical early chapter book from the USA Today bestselling author of Owl Diaries!En el quinto libro de la serie Diario de un Unicornio, de Rebecca Elliott, autora en la lista de libros mas vendidos de USA Today, el unicornio Iris y sus amigos se proponen ayudar a una sirenita que no puede nadar. En su viaje en busca de una legendaria semidiosa llamada Carpa Dorada, los unicornios conocen a un hombre lobo amigable y ¡aprenden nuevas acrobacias acuaticas! Pero al final, tambien aprenden que la sirenita Alga es perfecta tal como es. Con este libro, lleno de ilustraciones coloridas y muchas sonrisas, ¡los jovenes lectores no podran parar de leer!In the fifth book of USA Today bestselling author Rebecca Elliott's Unicorn Diaries series, unicorn Bo and friends set out to help a merbaby, who was born unable to swim on her own. On their journey to find a legendary demigod called The Golden Fish they meet a friendly werewolf and learn some cool new water tricks! And in the end, they learn that merbaby Flo is perfect just the way she is. With full-color artwork throughout and plenty of smiles, your young reader won't be able to put this book down!

"The MOMENTOUS debut of a groundbreaking Fairy Tale series -- a brilliantly crafted, hilarious twist on this beloved classic, The Three Billy Goats Gruff, from renowned, award-winning, and New York Times bestselling duo and picture book pioneers Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen! Once upon a time there was a bridge under which lived a terrible and VERY hungry troll. One day, the three Gruff goats decide to cross the bridge to reach the cliff where the grass grows, and the troll immediately starts thinking about how to cook some delicious goats for dinner. But the troll underestimates these little goats, apparently tame, but very smart!"--

"Plagued by forgotten memories and cryptic notes, Zenith Maelstrom catches his sister sneaking back to the bag in the basement and follows her on a perilous journey to confront their past mistakes in the surreal realm of GrahBhag, as they striving to protect each other from imminent peril and the looming threat of Eternity Tower"--]cProvided by publisher.

Stand back for an adventure when a hungry unicorn starts eating lots of delicious food saved for the Princess' masquerade party. When her pet unicorn devours lots of chocolate and sprouts then there is a huge flatulent side effect! A kingdom with lots of stinky farts is not a place to be! Who will save the Kingdom and make everything smell nicely again? Will the masquerade party go ahead? Have fun in this funny rhyming tale for all Princess and Unicorn fans throughout the world!For all of you who wish to own your own unicorn then please remember to keep your sprouts locked away where they can't find them as we certainly don't want to flatulent unicorn farts to have the same effect on your Kingdom or house!

In the magically protected walls of Silvedome, people with supernatural abilities called Moowins felt safe from the vicious bandits searching for the Agni - the one prophesied to possess all eight Moowins of rare status. But Brom Rockdin knew more than most, and he had not forgotten the dangers lurking outside the dome walls. Brom would do anything to keep his daughter, Sabina, safe. This included prearranging suitors for her to meet and asking her to choose one as a partner. Sabina received this breaking news three days before her rite of passage, where she would transition into adulthood and discover if she had any Moowins. Possessing a Moowin was her last hope of changing her fate of feeling invisible and proving her worth. Except Sabina didn't know her father's plans or what he had been hiding from her... Sabina quickly learns what she yearns for most can have devastating consequences. When your light shines, anyone can find you.

Tippy May continues her adventures in Book 2, and this time there is more travel, snail races, vampires and ocean depths. This is a fairy writing in letter form all of the adventures she has with her family and friends. There are new adventures to explore and new friends to meet. Each book holds 30 letters.Tippy-May is a fun and happy fairy. She lives with her parents, older sister, and little brother in a grand old oak tree. Tippy-May attends academy (school) where she learns about lots of things such as magic, plants and friendship. She is in training to be a D.A.G.1 (Dolphin Animal Guide: Level 1) as dolphins are her most favourite animal. She loves the ocean and water animals.With her best friend, Butter Bell, Tippy-May goes on many adventures exploring her natural surroundings and meeting every creature imaginable. Tippy-May is eager to explore the world yet sometimes her young fears hold her back. With the help of others, she learns to overcome these fears to see how rich and full life can be.

For six months, Martín Auriga has awaited execution in a maximum-security prison, refusing to give up his fellow conspirators in the attacks which rocked New Zaragosa. His associate, Dr. Noreen Vulpecula, is still at large and at the top of every most-wanted list in the world. A tenacious detective named Harlow is tasked with bringing Vulpecula to justice before another attack takes place. But as his investigation uncovers treachery at every turn, endangering his family and throwing his life into freefall, Harlow's mounting desperation to find Vulpecula drives him to consider the unthinkable--allying himself with Auriga and helping the convict to escape. In this highly-anticipated sequel to Scavenged, award-winning author Scott Arbuckle blends paranoid intrigue and action-packed science-fiction into a twisting tale of loyalty and loss.

When a Dragon has a love for baked beans then there is a danger for the whole kingdom, especially when he develops a farting problem! After all, it's not nice when a beautiful place starts to smell so bad! Who and how will anyone save the day before the poor people of the land start to suffer too much from the horrendous smell and leave? Have fun with this rhyming fart-driven tale. This story includes many farts and frequent fun!If you want a book for your young child who loves adventure, Dragons, and does enjoy a good fart or flatulence story then this book is for you. Brought to you by the brilliant creative mind of Newton E. White who went back in time to study some Dragons in real life when researching this book!

Captured, Tria's sent to a remote island in the mystical fae world where she must complete a series of dangerous trials to get free.Framed by the head of the Seeker's Guild, I'm sent to Darkwater, an island in the middle of the forbidding fae sea. Wizards sent there are never heard from again.The moment I arrive, I'm forced to complete a series of initiation tests with a snarky, too-hot fae. If the creatures trying to kill us don't do him in, I just might. Yet my birth father is on Darkwater Island, and while he could be just about anyone, I'm determined to track him down. He stole something from me when I was a baby, and I want it back.Once I get what I came for, there are two ways out. Survive the Challenge--another series of trials that take place in the ever-changing, magical catacombs beneath the island. Or I can fulfill the secret blood bond I made with the Master Seeker. Eliminate someone and the Master Seeker will transport me home....Except the person I must kill is the wizard I'm falling for.

Will Saxony survive long enough to learn the secrets of her new abilities, or will they kill her?

Dress and accessorize all the sparkling MAGICAL CREATURES in this fantastic My Sticker Dress-Up activity book!Children will enjoy screen-free fun with this amazing sticker book that encourages hours of unlimited imagination and play. Select fabulous outfits and accessories for unicorns, mermaids, narwhals, dinosaurs, and other fantastic creatures to help them get ready for a fun tea party! An album allows children to select and save all their favorite magical moments. With 5 pages of reusable stickers, children will love exploring their creativity by creating their own outfits, scenes, and of course-STYLE!Contains over 300 reusable stickers for multiple dress-up optionsCostumes and accessories can be used on multiple figures so children experience unlimited creativityMakes a wonderful birthday gift, holiday stocking stuffer, Easter basket stuffer, or any celebration gift