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Wee Bairns Book ClubLost for Words by Natalie RussellA picture paints a thousand words...
Tapir and his friends all have nice new notebooks, just waiting to be filled. Giraffe decides to write a poem, Hippo writes a story and Flamingo composes a beautiful song. But poor Tapir can't think of anything to write - and the harder he tries the more upset he becomes! But everything starts to change when Tapir stops trying to write, and instead he begins to draw . . .
An uplifting and inspiring story about friendship and finding your feet, with the reassuring message that we are all unique and all good at something.2023-05-3006 minWee Bairns Book ClubLITTLE PUPPY by Kim LewisPoppy loves the baby animals on the farm. Today she holds a little puppy for the first time.
A short story.2023-05-2301 minWee Bairns Book ClubI Am not Very BRAVE by Timothy Knapman & Gavin ScottBoggle is afraid of everything... The dark, vegetables, and most of all, starting Dragon School. What if the other dragons are BIG? What if his teacher is SCARY? Can little Boggle find his inner superhero to be THE BRAVEST DRAGON IN TOWN?2023-05-1604 minWee Bairns Book ClubThe Ugly Duckling retold by Ronne RandallThe classic nineteenth century fairy tale tells the story of a duckling who, when hatched along with his brothers and sisters, is ridiculed and ostracized because they perceive him as ugly. He wanders alone through the fall and winter, and suffers from fear, loneliness, and sadness.2023-05-1110 minWee Bairns Book ClubThe Perfect Hug by Joanna Walsh & Judi AbbotEveryone loves hugs, and there are all sorts in this audiobook... There will be hugs for wrigglers and hugs for gigglers, hugs that are tickly and hugs that are prickly. But will you find the perfect hug? Of course! Because this book shows there's a perfect hug right under your nose!2023-05-0803 minWee Bairns Book ClubLittle Red Riding Hood - retold by Nicola Baxter based on the story by Jacob & Wilhelm GrimmLittle Red Riding Hood was told not to stop for any reason on her way to grandmothers house... But she comes across a cunning wolf. Enjoy this classic Ladybird Favourite Tales.2023-03-2006 minWee Bairns Book ClubMouse's First Night at Moonlight School by Simon Puttock & Ali PyeMouse is feeling shy about her first night at Moonlight School...I wonder what game she could play that would help her overcome her shyness?2022-10-3105 minWee Bairns Book ClubThe Secret GardenWhen the orphan Mary Lennox comes to live at misselthwaite manor, she finds it filled with gloom and mystery. Her uncle is sad and silent, there are strange cries in the night and there are tales of a hidden secret garden, which Mary is determined to find and unlock.2022-09-1938 minWee Bairns Book ClubChicken LickenOnce upon a time there was a chick called Chicken Licken. One day he was playing, an acorn fell on his head! "Help! The sky is falling down!". On the way...he meets henny penny, cocky locky, ducky lucky, drakey lakey, goosey loosey, turkey lurkey AND foxy loxy...2022-09-1204 minWee Bairns Book ClubThe Black Bull retold by Isabel OtterA tale from Scotland. Jessie is the last of three sisters to leave home and find her fortune. Her fate comes in the shape of a black bull. But what happenes when she loses him and gets stuck in the glass valley?!2022-08-2908 minWee Bairns Book ClubBilly's Sunflower by Nicola MoonBilly had a beautiful sunflower that he'd grown from a seed. It was taller than Billy, it was taller than Billy's dad. "My flower is as tall as the sky," said Billy. One day Billy noticed something different about his sunflower...2022-08-2905 minWee Bairns Book ClubRumpelstiltskin retold by David Borgenicht (GRIMM'S FAIRY TALES)"Nobody knows what I am called, nobody knows my fame! Tomorrow I shall win my child, for Rumpelstiltskin is my name!". A classic tale from Germany, about a Miller, his daughter a king & a funny little man! But what is his name?2022-08-2210 minWee Bairns Book ClubJack and the Beanstalk by Richard Walker & Niamh SharkeyFind out what happens to Jack when he visits the giant's Castle in this gleeful version of the classic children's story Jack and the Beanstalk.2022-08-0114 minWee Bairns Book ClubThe Fish Who Could Wish by John BushDeep in the ocean lives a fish whose wishes come true. But he is a rather silly fish and one day makes a wish that he wishes he never wished!2022-07-2502 minWee Bairns Book ClubOwl Babies by Martin WaddellOn a tree in the woods, three owls, Sarah and Percy and Bill, sit and think and wait for their Owl Mother to come home.2022-07-1803 minWee Bairns Book ClubThe Big Big Sea by Martin WaddellOne memorable night, a mother and her daughter go for a magical moonlit walk by the sea.2022-07-1102 minWee Bairns Book ClubThe Highway Rat by Julia Donaldson"Give me your pastries and puddings! Give me your chocolate and cakes! For I am the Rat of the Highway, whatever I want I take". Beware of the Highway Rat. He'll steal your food... And your heart!2022-07-0408 minWee Bairns Book ClubAn Otter's First Swim by Adrienne KennawayThe little Otter's are not so certain at first. They have bobbed in the water but never swam before. Their mother puts the first one in the water and the second one then dives in eagerly. But the third one doesn't like the cold sea and runs away...2022-05-1603 minWee Bairns Book ClubGiraffes can't Dance by Giles Andreae and Guy Parker-ReesNow every year in Africa they hold the jungle dance, where every single animal turns up to skip and prance...Gerald would love to join in with the other animals at the jungle dance, but everyone knows that giraffes can't dance... Or can they?2022-04-2504 minWee Bairns Book ClubAugustus and his Smile by Catherine RaynerAugustus the tiger was sad. He had lost his smile. So he did a HUGE tigery stretch, and set off to find it. In this stunning, remarkable book, Catherine Rayner celebrates the beauty of the world and the simple happiness it brings us when we open our eyes to it.2022-04-1803 minWee Bairns Book ClubThe Little Girl who Dared to DreamA little girl heads off for an adventure in a magical land... Where she learns that nothing is impossible, if you dare to dream.2022-04-1110 minWee Bairns Book ClubOne Winters Day by M Christina Butler & Tina MacnaughtonLittle hedgehogs nest has blown away! So he wraps up warmly and sets off for Badgers house. On the way he meets lots of animals shivering in the snow. One by one, Hedgehog gives them his cosy gloves, hat, and scarf. But will he make it through the storm to safety?2022-01-0304 minWee Bairns Book ClubThe Night Before Christmas by Clement Clarke MooreT'was the night before Christmas, when all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, in hopes that St Nicholas soon would be there.2021-12-2004 minWee Bairns Book ClubThe Three BearsGoldilocks wanders far from home and stumbles upon the house of the three bears. First tasting all of their porridge, sitting in all of their chairs and, then lying in all of their beds, she finds the little baby bear's item to be the most suitable for her in all three cases.2021-12-1306 minWee Bairns Book ClubThe Cat in the Hat by Dr SeussThe story takes place on a rainy day when two siblings are home alone with their pet fish while their parents are out of town. A tall cat wearing a hat appears and creates havoc in the house, leaving it destroyed when his friends show up to help him clean everything up before their mother gets back from her trip.2021-11-2912 minWee Bairns Book ClubThe Same But Different Too by Karl Newson and Kate HindleyDeepen your love of stories with this lovely book as we enter a world that celebrates our differences and our similarities.2021-11-2402 minWee Bairns Book ClubGreen Eggs & Ham by Dr SeussGreen Eggs and Ham is about Sam-I-Am's attempt to convince the narrator to try green eggs and ham. He spends most of the book offering the unnamed narrator different locations and dining partners to try the delicacy. In the end, the narrator relents and eats the green eggs and ham and ends up loving the food.2021-11-1506 minWee Bairns Book ClubThe Gruffalo's Child by Julia DonaldsonAha, oho, footprints in the snow, who's are these footprints and where do they go? The Gruffalo's Child is feeling brave and is on a mission to find the big bag mouse!2021-11-0806 minWee Bairns Book ClubI Love You, Sleepyhead by Claire FreedmanAs the sun slowly faces and the soft, silver moon rises, the baby animals are snuggling down to sleep while their mummies watch over them. This collection of enchanting lullabies, with its breathtaking illustrations, makes the perfect bedtime book for all sleepyheads.2021-11-0105 minWee Bairns Book ClubPrepare If You Dare, A Halloween Scare at my House by Eric James"On a night when ghouls and ghosts, beats and banshees, vampires and witches are on the prowl, will you be prepared for the scariest night down your street?"2021-10-2507 minWee Bairns Book ClubZog and the Flying Doctors by Julia DonaldsonJoin Zog, Princess Pearl and Sir Gadabout the Great on their journey as the flying doctors. On their travels they help a mermaid, a unicorn, a lion and a king.2021-10-1806 minWee Bairns Book ClubI Am Bat by Morag HoodA short, about a bat and their love of fruit!2021-10-1101 minWee Bairns Book ClubRoom on the Broom by Julia DonaldsonA sweet story of quick wits, friendship, and inclusivity from the creators of The Gruffalo! The witch and her cat are happily flying through the sky on a broomstick when the wind picks up and blows away the witch's hat, then her bow, and then her wand!2021-10-0407 minWee Bairns Book ClubArchie's Besom from Dancing with Trees by Allison Galbraith and Alette J. WillisDuncan Williamson says he heard this story from the brother of a crofter, Neil McCallum, in Argyll, where they worked on dry-stane dykes together, when Duncan was young. Archie's Besom is the tale of a man who met a traveller that told him how make a besom. Archie sold his besom to Big Mags, a witch. Who taught some nasty witches a lesson they would never forget.2021-07-1914 minWee Bairns Book ClubKing Thrushbeard by The Brothers GrimmA beautiful, but spoiled and shallow princess rudely criticizes all her suitors because she is too proud. She is impressed with the last one, but her pride will not let her accept him. He is a young king with such a crooked chin, that to her it looks like a thrush's beak, so she cruelly dubs him King Thrushbeard.2021-07-1213 minWee Bairns Book ClubHarris Finds His Feet by Catherine RaynerJoin us as we follow Harris and his journey through life.2021-07-0502 minWee Bairns Book ClubPapa, Please Get the Moon for Me by Eric CarleThis tells the story of Monica, a young girl who dreams of playing with the moon. She cannot reach it and asks her father to bring it to her. He gets a ladder and, placing it atop a huge mountain, ascends to the moon only to discover it is too big to carry down.2021-06-2803 minWee Bairns Book ClubThe Bad-Tempered Ladybird by Eric CarleA very moody ladybird who picks a fight every hour with increasingly larger animals. Eventually, it meets a whale who slaps the ladybird with its tale sending it all the back to where it started.2021-06-2309 minWee Bairns Book ClubThe Very Quiet Cricket by Eric CarleJoin us this week as we meet a very quiet cricket and follow his story and his song. He rubs his wings together but nothing happens, not a sound. He sets off to find his voice and meets all kinds of creatures who make all different noises.2021-06-1403 minWee Bairns Book ClubThe Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric CarleA much-loved classic, The Very Hungry Caterpillar has won over millions of readers (and listeners). Follow the very hungry caterpillar through his week and see what he becomes!2021-06-0702 minWee Bairns Book ClubJust like Floss by Kim LewisWhen Floss, the sheepdog, has puppies, the farmer says his children can keep one to help with the work on the farm. But which puppy should they choose? All of them are adorable. But only one is just like Floss!2021-05-3103 minWee Bairns Book ClubFloss by Kim LewisWhen Floss lived in town, she loved playing ball with the children. Now she lives on a farm and has to work for her keep. But will she make a good sheepdog?2021-05-2404 minWee Bairns Book ClubThe Selkie Girl retold by Janis MackayFergus lives with his father in a lonely cottage down by the shore. Fergus loves collecting treasure braught in with the tide - until one day he finds a soft and strange fur draped over a stone. He scoops it up, thinking now the children in the village will be his friends, once they see the treasure he has found. And in a way Fergus is right - but not in the way he expected. The fur is the skin of a selkie - and she desperately wants it back!2021-05-1711 minWee Bairns Book ClubMy Monster and Me by Nadiya HussainA touching story about a little boy whose worry monster follows him everywhere he goes. It's there when he gets dressed, when he wants to play with his toys, and even when his friends come over to visit. How can he escape his worries?2021-05-1003 minWee Bairns Book ClubThe Gruffalo in Scots Translated by James Robertson"A moose took a dauner through the deep, mirk widd. A tod saw the moose and the moose looked guid." Come a wee bit further intae the deep mirk widd, and find oot whit happens when the sleek it moose comes face tae face wi a hoolet, a snake and a hungry gruffalo...2021-05-0307 minWee Bairns Book ClubThe Gruffalo by Julia DonaldsonA rhyming story about a clever little mouse and a monster. When mouse goes for a walk in a dangerous forest, he invents tales of a a fantastic creature called a Gruffalo to scare off his enimies. Imagine his surprise when he meets a real Gruffalo!2021-05-0306 minWee Bairns Book ClubThe Whales' Song by Dyan Sheldon and Gary BlytheLilly is a young girl who loves hearing stories from her grandmother. Join her as grandmother tells her all about the Whales song.2021-04-2606 minWee Bairns Book ClubHow to Help the Earth by The LORAXHappy Earth Day! Join me and the lorax as we explore this lovely book, sharing lots of ways we can help our precious earth.2021-04-2205 minWee Bairns Book ClubThe Tale of Pig by Helen CooperPig sits on the shelf. He's pleased and proud. He's got Tim's money in his big fat tummy. But what will happen if he falls?2021-04-1902 minWee Bairns Book ClubThe Velveteen Rabbit by Margery WilliamsHe didn't mind how he looked to other people, because the nursery magic had made him real, when you are real shabbiness doesn't matter.
In the nursery, only the toys that are old and wise truely understand what it is to be real.
The newcomer, the Velveteen Rabbit seeks advice from the wise old skin horse on what it means to be real. Follow his journey towards becoming real - through the love of a child...2021-04-1228 minWee Bairns Book ClubThe Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark by Jill TomlinsonPlop is a baby Barn Owl. He is the same as every baby Barn Owl that has ever been - except for one thing... He's afraid of the dark.2021-04-0511 minWee Bairns Book ClubWee Bairns Book Club (Trailer)2021-03-2900 min