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Books Cumbria : Children's : Picture Books

Picture Books

Aife and Stray: Seven Style Secrets for a Perilous Party

Aife and Stray: Seven Style Secrets for a Perilous Party

Stevie Westgarth and Emily Ford
£11.99

An unexpected invitation to Prunella Bon Bon's party throws the lives of Aife and Stray into turmoil. She's cool and popular and drinks iced cappuccinos! For a shy child and a partially sighted pig, this is a NIGHTMARE!

Publisher : Troika Books
Published : May 2019
Pages : 64p
Format : Hardback; 269 x 200mm

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Beatrix Potter's Countryside

Beatrix Potter's Countryside

Linda Elovitz Marshall
£7.99

Beatrix Potter created one of the world's most enduring characters and found inspiration in the world of nature. Her global success allowed her to protect and conserve her beloved Lake District home from.

Publisher : Penguin Random House
Published : February 2020
Pages : 40p
Format : Paperback; 216 x 280mm

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Howard's Hugs

Howard's Hugs

Rachel Suddart
£5.00

Fall 'head-over-cushion' in love with Howard and Emily in this rewarding children's story about friendship.

Publisher : The Little Potato Press
Published : November 2020
Pages : 32p.
Format : Paperback; 148 x 210mm.

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Joe and Storm Desmond

Joe and Storm Desmond

Sue Fox
£5.00

Continuing the story of Joe, who lives with his mum in Carlisle and close to his grandfather.

Publisher : Joellen Publications
Published : November 2016
Pages : 59p
Format : Paperback; 148 x 210mm

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Joe and the Camera

Joe and the Camera

Sue Fox with illustrations by Irene Sanderson
£6.00

Once again Sue Fox and Irene Sanderson have teamed up to create a sequel to their previous collaboration 'Joe and the Window'.

Publisher : Joellen Publications
Published : November 2014
Pages : 24p
Format : Paperback; 210 x 295mm

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Katie and the Floods

Katie and the Floods

Sue Fox
£5.00

A short but powerful story charts this young girl’s experience of the December 2015 flooding in Carlisle. Whilst being a fictional story all the details are real. The aim of the book is to provide an opportunity to discuss the fears and uncertainties felt by children and adults alike during the flooding. The book will help to heal these emotional scars.

Publisher : Joellen Publications
Published : May 2016
Pages : 12p
Format : Paperback; 210mm x 300mm

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Once-Upon-a-Slime: A Garden Tale About Max and... Four Ants

Once-Upon-a-Slime: A Garden Tale About Max and... Four Ants

Fiona Woodhead
£5.99

Have you ever wondered about the secret adventures that ants get up to?

Publisher : Fiona Woodhead
Published : May 2017
Pages : 21p
Format : Paperback; 210 x 210

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Sweet Child o' Mine

Sweet Child o' Mine

Illustrated by Jennifer Zivoin
£12.99

She's got a smile that it seems to me
Reminds me of childhood memories...
Iconic band Guns N' Roses gives new meaning to the beloved lyrics from Sweet Child O' Mine in this vivid, heartfelt picture book. Follow a child's wondrous discovery that music is everywhere around us--from the gentle wind blowing through the bluest skies, to the fearful crash of the thunder and the rain.


Publisher : Little, Brown
Published : November 2020
Pages : 40p
Format : Hardback; 263 x 261mm

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The Adventurous Salmon

The Adventurous Salmon

Rebecca Neal and Tania Crockett
£6.00

A young salmon dreams of travel and adventure...
Where does he go? What does he meet?
Join us as the drama unfolds in a great British river.

Publisher : West Cumbria Rivers Trust
Published : March 2019
Pages : 24p
Format : Paperback; 297 x 209mm

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The Bird who Sang a New Song

The Bird who Sang a New Song

Gloria Edwards
£5.99

Little Bird lives happily in a beautiful forest, dipping and diving all day long, but one day her world is turned upside down and she must leave. Can she find anywhere else to live that has not been polluted or destroyed by man's activities?

Publisher : Little Bird Publications
Published : September 2019
Pages : 29p
Format : Paperback; 220 x 220mm

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The Wordsworths

The Wordsworths

Mick Manning and Brita Granstroem
£13.99

Celebrate William Wordsworth's 250th birthday with this beautiful retelling of his life. Produced to coincide with the 250th birthday of Wordsworth in 2020, this book adapts the lyrical diary of his sister, Dorothy Wordsworth, detailing their life together roaming the beautiful Lake District. Dorothy's works are now considered essential early examples of a women's role in literature, underpinnning her position as a female role model, as they confront issues spanning from social justice, the French revolution and nature.

Publisher : Franklin Watts
Published : May 2020
Pages : 47p
Format : Hardback; 245 x 300mm

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