Night Monkey and Day Monkey’s worlds are as different as . . . night and day! But in laughing at each other’s misunderstandings they learn to be the best of friends.
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A play with a Tudor setting. Schoolboy Tom gets into trouble because he prefers collecting frogs to learning Latin. When he runs away and hides in the big house where his sister Joan is a kitchenmaid, he doesn’t realise that he will end up meeting Queen Elizabeth. There are 6 parts for upper juniors. This […]
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This play is set in Roman Britain and is suitable for a whole top junior class to read or act. There are notes on simple staging and costumes. A boy digs up a bronze head from a Suffolk river. As he puzzles over it, the dramatic story of the Roman invasion of Britain unfolds in […]
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This is a collection of poems chosen by Julia Donaldson because they lend themselves to performance by two or more voices. The book, which is illustrated with expressive lino cuts, is perfect for classroom use and fun for families too. The poems range from classics by Edward Lear, W H Auden and Eleanor Farjeon to […]
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All the Troll wants is to catch a goat – but when a string of other creatures trip-trap over his bridge instead, he’s stuck with boring old fish for supper. Meanwhile, Hank Chief and his pirate crew are in search of treasure but they keep sailing to the wrong island. Watch the fun unfold as […]
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Seventeen brightly illustrated rhymes with which children can join in, either with noises or actions.
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Poor bowerbird Bert doesn’t have much luck wooing haughty Nanette. Even when his collection of offerings grows to include a marble and a mobile phone, she just wants “More, more, more.” Is he doomed to a life of solitude?
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It’s tricky to have breakfast when there’s a mole in your bowl! A baby’s every activity is thwarted by a variety of surprising animals. But who wouldn’t be happy to find a ted in their bed? A lift-the-flap book for babies with an online song to accompany it.
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When wish-granting genie appears from the spout of old McDonald’s teapot, he wishes for a wife . . . who wishes for a baby . . . who wishes for a dog . . . who wishes for a cat. The farmyard is soon very busy and VERY noisy! Will the genie ever get a […]
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Josephine has some new running shoes. But will they be able to save her from a bear?
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