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Lydia and Her Cat – a story for 3 – 6 year olds – read by the author

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Lydia is trying to go to sleep but SOMETHING is sneaking in through the door! Who can it be?

The Lydia books were first published as part of the Oxford Reading Tree

There are six Lydia Stories, now available in two books of three in a new, larger format.

You can buy Lydia at Home here from Amazon in the UK: https://amzn.to/3FqGWUV | Here from The USA: https://amzn.to/3LTA70J | and here in Canada: https://amzn.to/3l7dHgN

And you can buy Lydia Out and About here in the UK: https://amzn.to/3FmVdSE | here in the USA: https://amzn.to/3OZyQqV | and here in Canada: https://amzn.to/38d11Sn

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Victoria The Wednesday Market Bus – Story for children

This is one of two books that were the very first that I was commissioned to write – originally for Blackie Books and Puffin paperback.

Victoria may be a very old bus but she has always managed the journey to market every Wednesday. Then one day, as she is climbing the last hill into town, the most terrible thing happens… A delightful story for children set in the countryside with a beautiful of bus and bunch of characters on their way to the Wednesday market.

If you would like to read the book for yourself, you can get a copy from Amazon:
UK: https://amzn.to/3I1U7wd
USA: https://amzn.to/3H2A4fM
Canada: https://amzn.to/3I3HiS3

The Sing-Song of Old Man Kangaroo – Rudyard Kipling – Just So Stories – Read Along

The Kangaroo wants to be different. He wants to be popular so that other animals will follow him. His wish is granted – but why is Yellow- Dog Dingo chasing him all through the land?

A fresh, new retelling of the classic Just So Story to bring it up to date with more modern ideas, language. The author, Rudyard Kipling, also wrote the Jungle Book over a hundred years ago.

Get the book from amazon here in the UK Here in the USA And here in Canada.

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