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It's springtime and a young songbird hears the joyous songs of her siblings and desperately wants to sing along-only she doesn't yet know what special tune she can add to their chorus. Encouraged by her mother to leave the nest, the songbird flies off on...

Dani is ravaged by anorexia and hasn't eaten for days. Fletcher is fighting to stay off the streets and to stay off drugs. Will their attraction to each other save or destroy them? Both patients at the Daisy Bank Rehab Centre, Fletcher wants to help...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780823453634Author Anna Rose JohnsonFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Holiday House IncPublisher Holiday House IncWeight(grams) 278gDimensions(mm) 216mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692987865Author Julie HausenFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Julie HausenPublisher Julie HausenWeight(grams) 100gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 216mm * 2mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780061573972Author Julia RawlinsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 172gDimensions(mm) 255mm *...

This book, the final masterpiece from Tomi Ungerer, is a timely, thought-provoking tale of friendship, trust, and hope - this is a must-read for all fans of the artist's iconic work "Tomi is a spectacular graphic genius." - Maurice Sendak Tomi Ungerer is...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Ezra Jack Keats New Writer/Illustrator Award.Book InformationISBN 9780763657529Author Meg MedinaFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Candlewick Press,U.S...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781943750542Author Andrew NewmanFormat HardbackPage Count 44Imprint Conscious StoriesPublisher Conscious StoriesWeight(grams) 336gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781948040280Author Steve HermanFormat HardbackPage Count 48Imprint Dg Books PublishingPublisher Dg Books PublishingWeight(grams) 386gDimensions(mm) 254mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780394873350Author Stan BerenstainFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 96gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781543940534Author Chris HartsteinFormat PaperbackPage Count 28Imprint BookBabyPublisher BookBabyWeight(grams) 90g

A sparkling series of dance, drama, dreams and friendship from bestselling author Holly Webb. Getting into the Shine School for Performing Arts is a dream come true for Chloe - she'll be taking classes in dance and drama everyday and surrounded by...

A picture book about healing after a bereavement, the death of a loved one or a family pet, by Caldecott Medallist Matthew Cordell. 'In a story that respects grief's slow pace, Cordell's writing and artwork together carry grace and heart.' Publishers...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781432874490Author Tui T SutherlandFormat PaperbackImprint Thorndike Striving ReaderPublisher Thorndike Striving ReaderWeight(grams) 567gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781512439489Author Jeanne WillisFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint Andersen PressPublisher Andersen PressWeight(grams) 454gDimensions(mm) 231mm * 274mm *...

It's Okay to Feel Happy is about a little girl who is finding it difficult to know if she can be excited, pleased or look forward to things now that her mummy has gone. Although she struggles with her loss, she soon learns that her mummy would want her...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781732490055Author Christie MannFormat PaperbackPage Count 42Imprint Uplevel ProductionsPublisher Uplevel ProductionsWeight(grams) 132gDimensions(mm) 254mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781534451568Author Rachael LippincottFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint Simon & Schuster Books for Young ReadersPublisher Simon & Schuster Books for Young...

This is a gorgeous picture book that tells the story of a chameleon who, unlike his siblings, cannot change colour and therefore faces certain dangers. Eventually, Colin finds that it is this very difference that makes himself special and helps keep his...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780547401638Author Karen BeaumontPage Count 32Imprint Houghton MifflinPublisher Cengage Learning, Inc

Peppa can't wait to go for a day out with her family in their red car. But things don't quite go to plan and the car starts making funny noises. Grandad Dog gives them a new blue car to use while he's mending the red car, but when it starts to rain,...

Max and Bob are old friends. Max helps out in Bob's shop, and in the evenings they go fishing together. Until one summer, when everything changes . . . From the winner of the 2013 Crichton Award for Australia's best new illustrator comes this heart...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781368076982Author Ryan T. HigginsFormat HardbackPage Count 48Imprint Disney PressPublisher Disney Book Publishing Inc.

From legendary author and critic bell hooks and multi-Caldecott Medalist Chris Raschka comes a way to talk about race and identity that will appeal to parents of the youngest readers-in board book edition.The skin I'm in is just a covering. It cannot...

In his Nautilus Award-winning classic Touching Spirit Bear, author Ben Mikaelson delivers a powerful coming-of-age story of a boy who must overcome the effects that violence has had on his life.After severely injuring Peter Driscal in an empty parking...

Meet Violet Remy-Robinson, an amateur Sherlock Holmes in the making... Violet has spent her holidays exploring India with Godmother Celeste, including visiting Celeste's good friend the Maharajah and meeting his very special cockatoo. But when she...

A beautiful, moving and sensitively told picture book about language barriers, communication and a very young child's immigrant experience.When Ronnie moves to a new house, in a new country, he's excited to make friends. But when he introduces himself to...

'A wonderful, surprisingly delicate story about a teenager making her way home to Scotland in a world remade by climate change (aimed at YA readers but, like all good children's books, good for adults too)' Lucy Mangan, i WeekendIn a world full of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781442421882Author Mark WaldenFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint Simon & Schuster Books for Young ReadersPublisher Simon & Schuster Books for Young...

Book Two in this charming and beautifully illustrated series about the unlikely friendship between Mango, a little girl, and Bambang, a tapir.Mango and Bambang's adventures continue in the second book of this charming illustrated series about a little...

In the spirit of I Am Enough, this is a moving and lyrical tribute to and affirmation of Black children around the world-by an exciting new author and illustrator team. Dear Black Child, We are here to remind you of your glory... An inspiring love...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780063057661Author Kathleen GrosFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint HarperCollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 676gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsCommended for Geisel Medal (Dr. Seuss) 2013.Book InformationISBN 9781423164821Author Mo WillemsFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint Hyperion Books for ChildrenPublisher...

Abby: the activist Sasha: the new girl Brit: the smart one Christine: the goofball When these four best friends notice that the boys have brand-new football uniforms and equipment while the girls bathrooms are still shamefully bereft of feminine hygiene...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780830782550Author Bob HartmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 24Imprint David C Cook Publishing CompanyPublisher David C Cook Publishing CompanyWeight(grams)...

Enter a whimsical world, created in vivid detail with stunning illustrations by Alison Jay and clever, lyrical rhymes. Insect customers clamor to dine at the Tiny Baker's cafe, but when the ladybug chefs fly off and upend the pristine bakery's kitchen,...

A Publishers Weekly Best Middle Grade Book of 2021One of The Nerd Daily's "Anticipated Queer Book Releases You Can't Miss in 2021" One of Lambda Literary's "May's Most Anticipated LGBTQ Literature""Gorgeous." -BuzzFeed The two most important things to...

Derek Fallon finally found something to get excited about at school-an extracurricular class on making videos! Together with his friends Carly, Matt, and Umberto, Derek can't wait to create his own Youtube web series. But he soon realizes Youtube stardom...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781734761818Author Alice WalkerFormat HardbackPage Count 48Imprint TRA PublishingPublisher TRA Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781665901734Author Patty MichaelsPage Count 14Imprint Simon SpotlightPublisher Simon SpotlightWeight(grams) 295gDimensions(mm) 202mm * 227mm * 11mm