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  • 100 Brilliant Poems For Children

    Paul Cookson

    Paperback (Pan Macmillan, Dec. 1, 2016)
    From Paul Cookson comes 100 Brilliant Poems For Children, featuring the best of the absolute best. The essential poems for every child to read and enjoy.
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  • Silly Stories About Vegetables, Books 1-4

    Paul Cook

    Audiobook (Paul Cook, Nov. 19, 2018)
    Silly Stories About Vegetables, Books 1-4 consists of 12 silly short stories about 12 different vegetables. The first story is about a stick of rhubarb that meets a hard-boiled egg called Egg while trying to cross a cattle grid. In the second story, there is a radish that hitches a ride down the street on a skateboard. The third short story focuses on three meadow mushrooms in a clearing and the silly stories they imagine, which include a hippo that goes to school. The fourth short story is about a sprig of parsley that runs away from a factory, ends up on a fishing boat, and narrowly escapes being eaten in a sandwich. The fifth short story is about a carrot that finds itself being used as a nose for a snowman before falling into a drain. The sixth story is about a turnip that causes havoc in the village by rolling down the street, through the park, and into the church and baker's store. The seventh story is about a pea that was grown on Phoebe's granddad's allotment. The eighth story is about a tomato that goes missing and ends up in a letter box. The ninth story is about a pumpkin that was sold by a grocer to a boy and his mum at Halloween. The 10th short story is about a leek that didn't get put in Mrs Sidebottom's stew. The children wreaked havoc with that leek when they came home from school. The 11th short story is about a sack of potatoes that goes on a camping trip with Iestyn and Charlie. The potatoes swim with the ducks and then get wrapped up in foil and cooked on the camp fire. The final story is about a cauliflower who doesn't like being on display at the harvest festival in the local church. The cauliflower decides to have some fun and to disrupt the goings-on. These stories can be played by parents to young children or, alternatively, listened to by children of any age. The stories are written and narrated by British author Paul Cook, author of the Pete the Bee stories.
  • The Meadow Mushrooms: Silly Stories About Vegetables

    Paul Cook

    Audiobook (Paul Cook, June 5, 2018)
    The Meadow Mushrooms is the third of three short stories in Silly Stories About Vegetables, Book One, written by British author Paul Cook - author of the Pete the Bee stories. This short story is about three meadow mushrooms who live in a clearing and the silly stories they imagine and share with each other, which include a story about a hippo that goes to school. Silly Stories About Vegetables can be played by parents to young children or, alternatively, listened to by children aged seven years old and upwards.
  • Silly Stories About Vegetables, Books 1-3

    Paul Cook

    Audiobook (Paul Cook, Nov. 13, 2018)
    Silly Stories About Vegetables, Books 1-3 consists of nine silly short stories about nine different vegetables. The first story is about a stick of rhubarb that meets a hard-boiled egg called Egg while trying to cross a cattle grid. In the second story, there is a radish that hitches a ride down the street on a skateboard. The third short story focuses on three meadow mushrooms in a clearing and the silly stories they imagine, which includes a hippo that goes to school. The fourth short story is about a sprig of parsley that runs away from a factory, ends up on a fishing boat, and narrowly escapes being eaten in a sandwich. The fifth short story is about a carrot that finds itself being used as a nose for a snowman before falling into a drain. The sixth story is about a turnip that causes havoc in the village by rolling down the street, through the park, into the church and baker's store. The seventh story is about a pea that was grown on Phoebe's granddad's allotment. The eighth story is about a tomato that goes missing and ends up in a letter box.The final story is about a pumpkin that was sold by a grocer to a boy and his mum at Halloween. These short stories can be played by parents to young children or, alternatively, listened to by children aged six years old and older. The stories are authored and narrated by British author Paul Cook, author of the Pete the Bee stories.
  • Bedolorrog the Bog Frog: His Complete Life Story

    Paul Cook

    Audiobook (Paul Cook, Aug. 9, 2016)
    Bedolorrog the Bog Frog lived a blameless life in a pile of stones beside a pond. This story tells the complete life story of Bedolorrog, from frogspawn to the very end of his life. Heartwarming, with an educational narrative, this book is suitable for children aged eight years old and upwards.
  • The Red Radish: Silly Stories About Vegetables

    Paul Cook

    Audiobook (Paul Cook, June 5, 2018)
    The Red Radish is the second of three short stories in Silly Stories About Vegetables, Book One, written by British author Paul Cook - author of the Pete the Bee stories. This short story is about a red radish that hitches a ride down the street on a skateboard and crashes into a greengrocer. Silly Stories About Vegetables can be played by parents to young children or, alternatively, listened to by children aged seven years old and upwards.
  • Silly Stories About Vegetables, Books 3 and 4

    Paul Cook

    Audiobook (Paul Cook, Nov. 19, 2018)
    Silly Stories About Vegetables, Books 3 and 4 consists of six silly short stories about six different vegetables. The first short story is about a pea that was grown on Phoebe's granddad's allotment. The second short story is about a tomato that goes missing and ends up in a letter box. The third story is about a pumpkin that was sold by a grocer to a boy and his mum at Halloween. The fourth short story is about a leek that didn't get put in Mrs Sidebottom's stew. The children wreaked havoc with that leek when they came home from school. The fifth short story is about a sack of potatoes that goes on a camping trip with Iestyn and Charlie. The potatoes swim with the ducks and then get wrapped up in foil and cooked on the campfire. The final story is about a cauliflower who didn't like being on display at the harvest festival in the local church. The cauliflower decides to have some fun and to disrupt the goings-on. These stories can be listened to by children of any age. The stories are written and narrated by British author Paul Cook, author of the Pete the Bee stories.
  • The Works: Every Kind of Poem You Will Ever Need at School

    Paul Cookson

    Paperback (Macmillan Children's Books, July 17, 2014)
    Every kind of poem a teacher could wish for, all in one bumper bookThis book contains every kind of poem you will ever need for a classroom—but it is also a book packed with brilliant poems that will delight any reader. It's got chants, action verses, riddles, tongue twisters, shape poems, puns, acrostics, haikus, cinquains, kennings, couplets, thin poems, lists, conversations, monologues, epitaphs, songs, limericks, tankas, nonsense poems, raps, narrative verse, and performance poetry, and that's just for starters. It features poems from the very best classic and modern poets, for example: William Blake, Michael Rosen, Robert Louis Stevenson, Allan Ahlberg, W.H. Auden, Brian Patten, Roger McGough, Roald Dahl, Charles Causley, Eleanor Farjeon, Benjamin Zephaniah, Ted Hughes, T.S. Eliot, and William Shakespeare, to name but a few. This is a book packed with gems for dipping in to time and time again.
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  • Silly Stories About Vegetables: Book 1

    Paul Cook

    Audiobook (Paul Cook, June 5, 2018)
    Silly Stories About Vegetables, Book One consists of three very silly stories about three very different vegetables. The first story is about a stick of rhubarb that meets a hard-boiled egg called Egg while trying to cross a cattle grid. In the second story, there is a radish that hitches a ride down the street on a skateboard. The third story focuses on three meadow mushrooms in a clearing and the silly stories they imagine, which include a hippo that goes to school. These stories can be played by parents to young children or, alternatively, listened to by children aged seven years old and upwards. The stories are written and narrated by British author Paul Cook, author of the Pete the Bee stories.
  • A Carrot: Silly Stories About Vegetables

    Paul Cook

    Audiobook (Paul Cook, June 14, 2018)
    A Carrot is the second of three short stories in the Silly Stories About Vegetables series by British author Paul Cook, author of the Pete the Bee stories. This short story is about a carrot that finds itself being used as a nose for a snowman before falling into a drain. These stories can be played by parents to young children or, alternatively, listened to by children aged seven years old and older.
  • A Turnip: Silly Stories About Vegetables

    Paul Cook

    Audiobook (Paul Cook, June 7, 2018)
    "A Turnip" is the third of three short stories in Silly Stories About Vegetables, Book Two, created by British author Paul Cook - author of the Pete the Bee stories. This short story is about a turnip that wreaks havoc in the village as it rolls and bounces through the park and in and out of the church and shops. Silly Stories About Vegetables can be played by parents to young children or, alternatively, listened to and enjoyed by children aged seven years old and upwards.
  • Silly Stories About Vegetables: Books 1 and 2

    Paul Cook

    Audiobook (Paul Cook, June 14, 2018)
    Silly Stories About Vegetables Books 1 and 2 consists of six silly short stories about six different vegetables. The first story is about a stick of rhubarb that meets a hard-boiled egg called Egg while trying to cross a cattle grid. In the second story, there is a radish that hitches a ride down the street on a skateboard. The third short story focuses on three meadow mushrooms in a clearing and the silly stories that they imagine, which includes a hippo that goes to school. The fourth short story is about a sprig of parsley that runs away from a factory, ends up on a fishing boat, and narrowly escapes being eaten in a sandwich. The fifth short story is about a carrot that finds itself being used as a nose for a snowman before falling into a drain. The final story is about a turnip that causes havoc in the village by rolling down the street, through the park, into the church and bakers. These stories can be played by parents to young children or, alternatively, listened to by children aged seven years old and older. The stories are written and narrated by British author Paul Cook, author of the Pete the Bee stories.