Age: Fantasy

Fantasy genre

Sleepy Bears

By Book Importer | Published: February 28, 2012

When winter comes, six sleepy bears are rhymed to sleep by Mother Bear.

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The Best Restaurant in the World

By Book Importer | Published: February 28, 2012

The next time you go to the beach, look out at the horizon, and you just might see the Super Sailing Sea Restaurant bobbing along. Climb aboard and Chef Peppi will treat you to cotton-candy clouds, introduce you to the flying Spotted Sea Singers, and much more. Maritime magic and scrumptious treats waft on every [...]

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Boom Bah!

By Book Importer | Published: February 23, 2012

Shhh! Listen! Whats that sound? It starts with a Ting! When a tiny mouse taps a cup with a spoon. And ends with a triumphant Tah-dah!, as one by one, all the other animals join in. Ting! Tong! Clickety-click! Follow the band and tap your toe! Boom

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The Bedtime Train

By Book Importer | Published: February 23, 2012

As a child falls asleep, the bedtime train rolls into his room, taking him to a fantastical world of penguins, a gum machine, and a train engineer named Brad.

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Ranger’s Apprentice: Erak’s Ransom

By Book Importer | Published: February 23, 2012

What does it mean to earn the Silver Oakleaf? So few men have done so. For Will, a mere boy, that symbol of honor has long felt out of reach. Now, in the wake of Araluen’s uneasy truce with the raiding Skandians comes word that the Skandian leader has been captured by a dangerous desert [...]

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The Conductor

By Book Importer | Published: February 17, 2012

Pairing two seemingly disparate elements an orchestra conductor and a grove of trees award-winning artist Laetitia Devernay herself orchestrates a visual magnum opus. Her spare, yet intricate, illustrations truly appear to take flight before our eyes and her wordless narrative nearly roars with sound as the conductor prompts the leaves to rustle, then whirl, then [...]

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The Ghosts of Gribblesea Pier

By Book Importer | Published: February 16, 2012

Aurelie Bonhoffen, who has grown up in the circus, discovers a remarkable family secret on her twelfth birthday that may help in dealing with a sinister man who wants to take over her family’s pier.

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Monkey’s Friends

By Book Importer | Published: February 14, 2012

Monkey is going for a walk. Along the way he meets some friends. Can you guess who he will meet next?

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Wrong Way

By Book Importer | Published: February 14, 2012

Sometimes a day out doesn’t turn out according to plan. But when one little duck wants to make a big splash all by himself, the wrong way to do things turns out to be just right!

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Tales of Tutu Nene and Nele

By Book Importer | Published: February 7, 2012

The lives of endangered species always hang in delicate balance and this tale will help young children appreciate their ongoing struggle to survive.

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