Summer Picture Book Pack

Five sea-splashed, sunny stories to stir up summer spirit. Plunge in and get yourself refreshed! Featuring a host of favourite characters, these delightful stories are ideal for learning about summer, as well as for exploring themes like friendship, teamwork and overcoming fears. Go exploring on the beach with Teddy – or sail away with five little pirates in search of treasure and adventure! Share a shell with a crab and a bristleworm! Make a splash at the pool with Harry and his dinosaur friends – or cringe as Winnie the hapless witch makes waves at the beach… Fresh, charming, funny and full of adventure, these are classics one and all, sure to make each day breeze by.

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  • Ian Beck

    Ian has produced bestsellers ever since he burst onto the scene of children’s books. Since then he has garnered rave reviews and a reputation as one of the leaders in his field. He has multiple awards to his name, including the Right Start magazine Best Toy Awards 2002 where he won Gold in the book category for Scholastic’s ’’The Happy Bee’’.

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    Ian Beck has won several awards including The Best Toy Award for Home Before Dark, Alone in the Woods and The Happy Bee.

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    Julia Donaldson

    Julia Donaldson is one of the UK’s best loved authors, known for brilliant picture books like The Gruffalo, Room on the Broom and Stick Man. She was also the Children’s Laureate 2011-2013.

    Awards

    Julia has won many major book prizes, including the Smarties and Blue Peter Awards for The Gruffalo, the Blue Peter and Sheffield Children’s Book Prizes for Room on the Broom, the British Book Awards Children’s Book of the Year for The Gruffalo’s Child and the Red House Award for Super Worm. Julia was also the Children’s Laureate 2011-2013.

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    Valerie Thomas

    Valerie Thomas is the author of the Winnie the Witch books and celebrated 25 years of the much loved character in 2012!

    Awards

    Winnie the Witch, written by Valerie Thomas and illustrated by Korky Paul, won the Red House Children’s Book Award in 1988.

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    Kaye Umansky

    Kaye Umansky has written over 100 books for children, and is best known for the Pongwiffy series.

    Awards

    Kaye won the Nottingham Children’s Book Award for Pongwiffy and the Spell of the Year in 1993.

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    Ian Whybrow

    Ian Whybrow is author of the much-loved Harry and the Bucketful of Dinosaurs books and has had over 100 children’s books published!

    Awards

    Harry and the Bucketful of Dinosaurs won the Sheffield Chidren’s Book Prize in 2000.

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