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Join Vicky and June – the very best of friends – as they play, chat and laugh together in this first book in a charming new chapter book series from beloved author Patricia Toht.

Vicky the squirrel likes games that are loud and fast, like follow the leader (and she’s always the leader). June the hedgehog prefers to read, or play quiet games like hide and seek. But Vicky thinks June is a little too good at hiding!

Vicky and June like different things, but they are best friends, and best friends can always find something they both enjoy.

Written by beloved picture book writer Patricia Toht, author of Pick a Pine Tree, and brought to life with artwork from rising star Hoang Giang, Vicky and June’s beautifully illustrated adventures are full of warmth, humour and sweet, treasured moments. Join these best friends as they explore their cosy woodland world across four charming chapters in the first book in this brand-new series.

Perfect to read aloud together, or for children who are just starting to read by themselves.

Bear Heart is a fantastic story about a Bear and how he makes space for love in his heart.

Earnest the bear has lots of things in his heart until one day he meets a lion and learns to make space in his heart for them. He learns to love the lion, making space for him in his heart, which has a positive impact on Earnest. The book also shows how Earnest deals with the loss of this love and how it provides space in his heart for more love.

The illustrations in this book are stunning and really complement the softness and kindness of the story.

A really lovely story about the impact love can have on someone’s life. This book might be more suited to KS1 or even Year 3, where you can discuss the feeling of love and how it impacts the bear.

When Jeremiah plants a packet of sunflower seeds, the very last thing he expects is for the vines and leaves to grow overnight and burst through the ceiling of his apartment!

As Jeremiah and his brother chase the magical plant up through the floors of their tower block home, they discover an array of curious neighbours who join in the adventure. But what could be waiting for them at the top of the building? And will Jeremiah find his voice to help the neighbours discover the true magic hidden within these sunflower seeds?

A glorious celebration of the power of nature to bring communities together, from talented debut author Lanisha Butterfield and illustrator Hoang Giang.

A beautiful picture book about finding beauty in imperfection.

Maria damages her brother’s favourite book by accident and Bea helps her understand that there are lots of ‘imperfectly perfect’ things in the world. The illustrations are lovely to look at and really detailed – I loved finding all of the ‘imperfectly perfect’ things as I was reading the book, such as a wrinkled smile, a cracked bowl mended with gold tape or flowers growing through cracks in the pavement.

This is a great story to support younger children with the understanding that sometimes things get damaged and accidents happen, but also a message to older children that things don’t always have to be perfect to be beautiful. I think this book would be great inspiration for some poetry about ‘imperfectly perfect’ things and could be used by all year groups in primary schools.

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