Karma Wilson's ever-popular Bear really can snore on...and on...and on...in this endlessly entertaining board book. As they join in with the simple read-aloud text readers can press the sound-button to hear Bear snore through a whole series of events! But will he EVER wake up? Jane Chapman's captivating illustrations are enhanced by the interactive fun making this a must for all Bear fans. ...

It seems like Bear can sleep through anything. As a succession of animals enter his cave to escape the fierce storm he continues to snore. Mouse makes a nice warm fire Hare cooks popcorn & Badger brings treats... They are having a great time. But when Bear wakes up & realises hes missed out on the fun his visitors fear the worst. Can Bear be persuaded to join the party? This read-aloud rhyming story has fun suspense & a happy ending
- with Jane Chapmans beautiful captivating illustrations & Karma Wilsons absorbing lyrical words perfectly depicting the companionship of the warm cosy cave & the contrast with the wild storm outside.
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It seems like Bear can sleep through anything. As a succession of animals enter his cave to escape the fierce storm he continues to snore. Mouse makes a nice warm fire Hare cooks popcorn & Badger brings treats... They are having a great time. But when Bear wakes up & realises hes missed out on the fun his visitors fear the worst. Can Bear be persuaded to join the party? This read-aloud rhyming story has fun suspense & a happy ending
- with Jane Chapmans beautiful captivating illustrations & Karma Wilsons absorbing lyrical words perfectly depicting the companionship of the warm cosy cave & the contrast with the wild storm outside.
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William is scared of the place under the stairs. He is absolutely sure there's a great big & probably hungry grizzly bear lurking there. He is utterly convinced that the bear will gobble him up if he doesn't feed it so every day he carefully opens the door throws in some food & slams it shut quickly
- wham bang thump! Find out what happens when a nastly smell pervades the house & Mum & William decide to investigate.. .
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Bear has lots of friends but he doesnt have a best friend. Why does everyone have a best friend except him? As Bear looks & looks he becomes sadder & sadder. But perhaps his best friend is out there after al.. .A touching story about the magic of friendship. ...

Bear was friendly Bear was sweet The nicest bear you'd ever meet! With little paws & little feet & a very BIG bear bottom! Poor Bear! His bottom is causing chaos... Bump! Crash! Splat! Soon Bear is in great big trouble! Can he ever make it up to his friends? A hilarious story of bottoms bears & animal friends that will have children giggling at Bear's bottom-based mishaps. From children's favourite Steve Smallman author of Smelly Peter the Great Pea Eater & The Monkey with A Bright Blue Bottom. ...

' Inspired' 'enthralling' & 'stylish' are just some of the words used to describe the first edition of Bearback. Now in paperback Pat Garrod's remarkable story is set to be discovered by even more travellers. Imagine jacking it all in packing your life into a 41-litre pannier & riding into the sunset. Bearback is the story of two GPs who did just that downing stethoscopes to take off on their motorcycle The Bear to see the world. Across the deserts of Africa over the mountains of the Andes deep into the jungles of Indochina & beyond the Arctic Circle; 100 000 miles through six continents & 64 countries. A circumnavigation of epic proportion & entirely unsupported it was to become one of the longest journeys ever undertaken by a couple on one motorcycle a journey destined to change their lives forever. ...

R. D. & Patricia Bartlett
- widely respected experts on reptiles & amphibians
- instruct readers on the animals anatomies &

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Five hundred years have passed since the devastating demon-led war that almost exterminated humankind. Those who escaped the carnage were led to sanctuary by the boy saviour known as Hawk: the gypsy morph. But now the unimaginable has come to pass: the cocoon of protective magic surrounding the valley has vanished. When Sider Ament last surviving Knight of the Word detects unknown predators stalking the valley & Trackers from the human village of Glensk Wood find two of their own gruesomely killed there can be no doubt: the once safe haven of generations has been laid bare. Together the young Trackers the aging Knight & a daring Elf princess race to spread word of the encroaching danger. But suspicion & hostility among their countrymen threaten to doom their efforts from within while beyond the breached borders a ruthless Troll army masses for invasion. Standing firm between the two the last wielder of the black staff & its awesome magic must find a successor to carry on the fight against the cresting new wave of evil. ...

In the depths of a reservoir lives a monstrous creature. Its existence is unknown to anyone except the teenage boy who feeds it. Six years ago it was a vicious little baby. Now it has grown huge & its rusting cage cant hold it much longer... Stephen is a boy with many secrets & the Beast is the biggest. His life in foster care always bad is getting worse & he in trouble with the police. All the odds are against him finding a decent place in the world but his efforts to free himself o the Beast make him a hero that readers will never forget. I really love this book... Beast" should be a monster hit
- Amanda Craig " The Time". " Beast" has a tension that never lets up. Ally Kennen is a remarkably assured writer
- " Independent". This title is shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal."

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