Time for a Story" is a chunky tabbed board book pages with a soft squishy padded cover that will captivate young readers for hours with its three cute piggy stories based on the award-winning Nick Jr. television series " Peppa Pig". Enjoy these mini stories about Princess Peppa & Sir George the Knight Little Red Riding Hood & the Big Bad Wolf & pirate adventures with Dog Beard & Captain Hog. Peppa Pig is the most popular pre-school licensed character; the Peppa Pig range of books are fun interactive & educational ideal for encouraging children to start to read by themselves. Titles available from Ladybird include: " Nursery Rhymes & Songs Picture Book & CD" " My Super-Duper Activity Book" " On Pirate Island Sound Book" & " Peppa Plays Football". You can star in your own Peppa Pig book at website." ...

Peppa Plays Football" is a colourful & sporty storybook based on the award-winning Nick Jr. television character Peppa Pig. Peppa Pig & Suzy Sheep like playing tennis but when all their friends arrive & they dont have enough raquets Daddy Dog suggests they play football instead. But what will happen when they decide to play girls against boys? Find out in this delightful piggy tale. Peppa Pig is the most popular pre-school licensed character; the Peppa Pig range of books are fun interactive & educational ideal for encouraging children to start to read by themselves. Titles available from Ladybird include: " Peppa Pig Little Library" " Dentist Trip" " Peppa Pigs Family Computer" & " Peppas Bubble Fun"." ...

Peppas Bubble Fun" is a charming interactive Peppa Pig story based on the award-winning Nick Jr. television series. Young children will enjoy reading the story pushing the sound button to hear Peppa giggle & laughing along with her! Cute little Peppa Pig is off on another adventure. This time shes having a wonderful day blowing bubbles! Peppa Pig is the most popular pre-school licensed character; the Peppa Pig range of books are fun interactive & educational ideal for encouraging children to start to read by themselves. Titles available from Ladybird include: " Nursery Rhymes & Songs Picture Book & CD" " Peppas Super Noisy Sound Book" " On Pirate Island Sound Book" & " Peppa Pigs Family Computer"." ...

Peppa George Mummy & Daddy Pig are getting ready for Christmas! Read along in this sturdy cosy board storybook as they choose a Christmas tree decorate the house & meet a surprise visitor. This title is perfect for little ones at Christmas time. ...

Chug chug! Honk honk! Join Peppa pig George Polly Parrot & Grandpa Pig on their extremely noisy boat adventure in this chunky Peppa Pig" board book. Press the big red button hear the sound of their boat & cheer " Aye aye Captain!" along with Peppa George & friends." ...

Jonathan Phang grew up in a hectic Chinese/ Caribbean household in London that was always packed with waifs & strays as well as the wonderful rich smells of the next delicious meal. The Pepperpot Club is a stunning collection of Carribbean recipes & Jonathan recounts his childhood which was defined by tales from the homeland loud music booming laughter & his mother's spicy aromatic cooking. Jonathan's Nanny Phang had a theory: if you cook food people love to eat you will gain all you want from life. In this book he shares recipes from family & friends from all six races of the Caribbean u East Indian Chinese Mixed European African North American & indigenous Amerindian u are celebrated & include Meatball & glass noodle soup Chinese ribs Jerk Chicken Coconut cream pie & a kicker of a Rum punch. Peppered throughout are Jonathan's family photographs as well as stunning shots of the Caribbean. ...

Samuel Pepys's London was a turbulent boisterous city enduring the strains caused by foreign wars the Great Plague & the Great Fire yet growing & prospering. The Restoration in 1660 brought the reopening of the theatres with women appearing on the stage for the first time & the period saw the development of English opera & the first public concerts. Pepys lived through a time of change in a city of contrasts which maintained a sophisticated cultural scene yet was a focus for political turmoil that spilled over into violence. Against this changing & sometimes troubled background Londoners strived to make a living & to enjoy the benefits of their efforts as consumers of an increasing range of food & drink luxuries & entertainments. The London of Wren Dryden & Purcell was also the city of Nell Gwyn an orange seller in the theatre who became an actress & the king's mistress; of ' Colonel' Thomas Blood who attempted to steal the crown jewels from the Tower & yet escaped punishment; & of Titus Oates whose invention of a Popish Plot provoked a major political crisis. London was the country's political economic social & intellectual capital described by a visitor from Tuscany as 'the metropolis of the whole island'. ...

For paranormal romance fans! Everybody knows about Clarity Clare" Fern. Shes the psychic girl in school the one see hidden visions from the past. Only Clare would rather not be a celebrity. Her gift is not a game to her. But then someone starts playing with her head & heart. Messages & gifts from a secret admirer crop up everywhere Clare turns Could they be from Gabriel the gorgeous boy who gets Clares pulse racing? Or from Justin Clares hopeful ex-boyfriend whod do anything to win her back? One thing is certain. Clare needs to solve this mystery & soon. Because the messages are becoming sinister & a girl in town has suddenly disappeared. Clare needs to see her way to the truth
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Nick Butterworths well known & much loved character Percy the Park Keeper stars in this beautifully told story for early readers. Percy tries to persuade a reluctant Badger to take a bath. Badger doesnt want to so Percy takes a bath instead -- only to find he has some unexpected comapany when Badger falls in the water with him! / Blue/ Band 4 books offer longer repeated patterns with sequential events & integrated literary & natural language. / Text type
- A story with a familiar setting. / A storyboard on pages 14 & 15 provides children with the opportunity to retell the story in their own words. / Curriculum links
- Geography: our local area; Citizenship: animals & us.

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Nick Butterworths well known & much loved character Percy the Park Keeper stars in this beautifully told story for early readers. When Percys cap scarf & gloves go missing they end up being used by some mischevious mice to decorate a snowman! * Yellow/ Band 3 books offer varied sentence structure & natural language. * Text type
- A story with a familiar setting. * A storyboard on pages 14 & 15 provide children with an opportunity to retell the story in their own words. * Curriculum links
- Geography: our local area; citizenship: animals & us. * This story is one of three books by Nick Butterworth in the Collins Big Cat reading programme.

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