Books with author Strawberrie Donnelly

It’s a winter’s evening and a father and his tiny bear cub head home from a day in the snow, just as the stars appear in the sky. After mugs of hot chocolate and a quick game of peekaboo, it’s time for bath and bed! With each stanza in this lilting rhyming tale told through the father’s voice, the cub moves closer and closer to sleep, until he snuggles down for the night with:Dream awhile, BearcubThe nighttime is yours.br>“Til moon becomes morning,br>you’re safe in my paws.br>The soft and warm illustrations, combined with the gentle and reassuring narrative, will bring children—and their fathers and mothers—back to this book time after time. The perfect accompaniment to a bedtime rituals, this book will also be a popular Father’s Day gift.

Anna is thrown into a panic at school when the teacher announces that each member of the class must do a five-minute show on Monday morning. Everyone except Anna seems to have ideas but Anna can't think of anything to do. She worries all through theweekend and no one at home is helpful. On Monday morning she is resigned to giving a boring talk about what she did in the holidays, but when everyone else gives a great performance she knows she can't do this. She decides to take a chance and takesScruff, her rabbit puppet, out of her bag and gives the magic show she usually does for her young brother. Much to her amazement her act is a huge success.