Children are able to communicate by signing before they develop the skills necessary for speech. By teaching simple sign language to children from as young as eight months we can help them to convey their emotions & their needs. When children begin to talk having sign language to fall back on provides a comforting safety net. Add to the fun of signing by singing well-known nursery rhymes & songs. Even proficient speakers will long enjoy signing to a favourite song or rhyme. Simple & clear signing instructions allow anyone to join in. ...

Twinkle Twinkle Little Stars" is the second delightful collection of stories & poems from Gervase Phinn. Following on from the terrific success of "A Wayne in a Manger" Gervase Phinn has collected together from his bestselling " Dales" books his favourite stories about children & included some poems from his popular Puffin poetry books. In this humorously illustrated book the stories have one thing in common
- the wonderfully funny (and usually innocent) things that children say. What makes Naomi's granny wobble? What's the secret ingredient in Richard's jam tarts? What is Billy's unconventional method for making babies? Whether they are stories about children who cannot read very well but know the names of many breeds of sheep or children who are more privileged (coming to school in a Wolls-Woyce) they are simply delightful. " Twinkle Twinkle Little Stars" is a heart-warming book will enchant you as Gervase Phinn helps you look at life through a child's eyes
- & that's quite a special thing. " Gervase Phinn's memoirs have made him a hero in school staff-rooms". (" Daily Telegraph"). Gervase Phinn is an author & educator from Rotherham who after teaching for fourteen years in a variety of schools moved to North Yorkshire to be a school inspector. He has written autobiographies novels plays collections of poetry & stories as well as a number of books about education. He holds five fellowships honorary doctorates from Hull Leicester & Sheffield Hallam universities & is a patron of a number of children's charities & organizations. He is married with four adult children. His books include " The Other Side of the Dale" " Over Hill & Dale" " Head Over Heels in the Dales" " The Heart of the Dales" " Up & Down in the Dales" & " Trouble at the Little Village School"."

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Babies & toddlers will love this interactive touch-&-feel lullaby book from Ladybird's best-selling Baby Touch" series. It



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This book features 25 gorgeous sewing projects that bring the authors runway designs to life. Every garments pattern is on the accompanying CD which readers can print out tape together cut out & get to work! The book helps you create stunning clothes at a fraction of the boutique price & made to fit perfectly from tops to dresses. In Twinkle Sews" Wenlan Chia offers 25 skirt top tunic & dress sewing projects
- based on her runway designs. Wenlan teaches readers the core techniques of home sewing
- how to sew a seam insert a zipper interface fabric create buttonholes hem & so on. She also covers the differences between various fabrics how to properly preshrink & prepare fabric; how to pick the best fabric for each project plus lots of styling suggestions & sewing tips. Best of all this book

Includes:: a CD of full-size printable patterns for every project
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Twinkle twinkle chocolate bar Your dad drives a rusty car Press the starter Pull the choke Off he goes in a cloud of smoke. Anon Here is a collection of poems & rhymes for very young children. With themes ranging from pets magic & weather to favourite foods families & toys there are poems for every occasion. & the mix of cautionary verse nonsense rhymes lullabies lyrical poems & comic verse adds up to an anthology to suit all moods & moments. There are contributions from Michael Rosen Wendy Cope Charles Causley Valerie Bloom Brian Moses Spike Milligan Jack Prelutsky & many many more. Each poem is accompanied by full colour artwork
- from a diverse range of illustrators including Tony Ross Nick Sharratt Ian Beck Brian Wildsmith & Korky Paul.
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What could be better than a magic dress shop where each gorgeous outfit takes you on an adventure through time & imagination.. .?! In this second book in the series Ava puts on a beautiful twinkling tutu & finds herself magically whisked away to Victorian times -- where she has an important part to play in an extravagant ballet show.. .and making a girls dreams come true! ...

Ron & Reg. Violent men who brought a code of honour to the streets that is still observed today. Their deaths bring to an end the golden era of gangsters whose word was law & whose ferocity maintained the order of the streets... Nobody knew the twins like Kate Kray. Married to Ron before his death she was granted unique access into the shadowy world they inhabited & was entrusted with some of the darkest secrets they possessed
- secrets that could never be revealed until they were both dead. Now with the help of thoughts & anecdotes from the people who knew the twins best Kate has documented once & for all the life of the worlds most famous gangsters & filled in the gaps with the facts that could not be revealed until now. Gangsters actors East End faces
- everyone who is anyone in the Firm is here thanks to Kates unique access & influence. & in this remarkable book the Krays chief torturer the man who was with them on the night they were arrested has broken his silence for the very first time.

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Having more than one baby at once can test the endurance of even the most calm & experienced parents. This inspiring & enlightening guide by a practising GP & mother of twins will be welcomed by all parents of multiple births who find that the standard baby & childcare guides fall short of their special needs. Including new statistics on multiple births & current resources as well as the latest information on topics such as: fertility treatment advances in prenatal medicine & surgery feeding schooling & looking after sick twins this book offers first-hand professional practical & emotional advice to help parents cope with the development & rearing of twins from conception to adulthood. Particular emphasis is placed on the relationship between twins as individuals as they grow up their relationship with others both inside & outside the family & sibling rivalry. Also incorporating standard information on pregnancy birth what to expect & how the process differs from single births this is an essential enlightening & often amusing guide for every parent of twins. ...

Karnstein Castle stands like a bird of prey on the highest point of the hills that surround the village below. A huge monolithic reminder to all those who see it of the power of the family who have lived there for centuries. By day the village of Karnstein is a peaceful place but by night an unimaginable evil roams free. Villagers are found dead their throats ripped open & bodies drained of blood. Young girls disappear & are never seen again. Rumour has it that they are taken to the castle for the pleasure of Count Karnstein the last surviving member of the family. Into this strange place come beautiful identical twins Maria & Frieda. While Maria lives a blameless life Frieda is drawn to the castle & Count Karnstein. A man rarely seen in daylight a man steeped in Satanic ritual & the blood of beautiful young girls. Before long Frieda & Karnstein unleash a reign of bloody terror on the villagers & no one it seems is strong enough to stop them. ...

Make almost anything with simple paper strips. Outside the book is a bound-on pack containing everything required to get twirling: glue a custom twirling wand & 100 brightly coloured paper strips plus a packet of googly eyes. Inside is a cornucopia of ideas for twirled art: aliens alphabets bugs brds cats cows flowers frogs food monkeys & more. Thirty projects are given the step-by-detailed-step treatment with coiled creations getting progressively more intricate as new techniques are introduced. By the end kid-crafters will be twirling up their own unique designs & using them to make greeting cards picture frames window hangings pencil toppers & other masterpieces. Whimsical charm meets unlimited potential: Thank heaven for little twirls! ...