Books for kids...
This is a simple message, simply told, with simple and unfussy illustration, as first one child plays alone, a second child does likewise, but they both soon realise that playing together may be even more fun.
The story will appeal to emerging readers who follow the progression from ‘I can’ to ‘we can.’

A bored African giraffe longs to have a special friend but doesn’t have a clue how to find one.
That is until he spots an advertisement by an equally bored pelican who is trying to expand his delivery service.
Giraffe pens a letter with a short description of himself- mostly about his neck. His instruction to Pelican is to deliver it to any other animal.
The recipient Penguin is intrigued by the letter and responds, though lamenting his own lack of neck.
The hilarious correspondence continues until Giraffe decides to visit Penguin, but in doing so tries to imitate how he thinks the penguin looks.
Naturally both Giraffe and Penguin come to celebrate their differences and individuality. Which of course is a major theme in this charming Japanese story.
The book also stresses the importance of friendship and communication in a quirky story with simple but effective line drawings. Suitable for age six and upwards.
The book takes 10 very diverse environments and invites the reader to study the various elements of nature.
The tricoloured magic viewing lens enables us to inspect and wonder at flora and fauna. The red lens highlights the daytime animals; blue the creatures of the night and green the plants and other aspects.
A compelling book for young readers both as an alternative to mechanical gadgets and as a challenge to explore the variety and scope of the illustrations.
We witness the sensory powers of night-creatures; the lives of a myriad of animals and birds, and the glorious beauty of nature in our own woodlands and in stranger surroundings.
Suitable for age six and upwards.

