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Sean Taylor
Will Natterjack Toad ever get to eat his delicious cookies? Or will he become a snack himself?
It's a perfect day. The sky is blue, the water is sparkling, and…
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In five warm and cozy tales, children can delight in the world of Piglet, his family, and his friends-while learning five fun and easy ways to write a poem.
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Sean Taylor, Alex Morss
Autumn Feast is a seasonal non-fiction picture book featuring an imaginative narrative, with gentle scientific information weaved throughout.
Will Natterjack Toad EVER get to eat his cookies? Or will he become a SNACK himself?
Do you have a favourite snack? One you've been thinking about all day, and…
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When Piglet picks up a stone and drops it into a puddle, something special happens ... words splash out: Wet, Fresh, Earthy, Sploshing, Sunshiny, Puddle. Piglet is a poet! You're…
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Tom Taylor, Sean Wentley
With three kingdoms on the brink of war, Batman is in hiding, recovering from an attack and a shocking betrayal.
From award-winning author Sean Taylor, When Dinosaurs Walked the Earth is a hilarious picture-book about Smallasaurus, who enjoys a plant-based diet, Badasaurus who likes to eat small dinosaurs with a…
From award-winning author Sean Taylor, When Dinosaurs Walked the Earth is a hilarious picture book that shows kids the food chain in action.
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It’s a VERY hot day. Monster is THIRSTY. He wants a drink! But UH-OH! Where is he going to find one?
Hold on tight - Monster is in for another…
An account of the ‘Odes’ of Horace that is more than a simple a translation.
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Who says Booooo? Is it Josh, Jill, Chen or Beth? This reader is classified as Reading Level 6-8 / Fountas and Pinnell Level D-E.
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Steve Walker was a professional comedy magician and MC. He was born in Yorkshire but lived most of his adult life in Sydney, Australia. After Steve's death, his fellow magicians…
Benni and Anna live on a small farm. Benni thinks Anna has an easy life looking after the house. So, one day, they swap jobs! Illustrated by Carla Daly
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King Mercurio wanted to be a great king, like his father - but he had no idea where to start. Until one day an architect visited him. He decides to…
How will Big Spider get to the parties? This reader is classified as Reading Level 12-14 / Fountas and Pinnell Level G-H.
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One day a yam talks to a farmer. Find out what happens next. This reader is classified as Reading Level 12-14 / Fountas and Pinnell Level G-H.
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Sean Taylor (Denki, Ltd.)
Your Smallest Bones is a collection of short fiction built on the sounds we make when we run out of sounds. Can you hear them yet? All you have to…
Sean Taylor-Cole
Have you ever wondered why someone snaps? Just lose it mentally? Forensic experts conduct investigations to answer these very questions.
Sean Taylor Simser
A modern day Bible written by a modern day sinner. Some of the best Bible verses are from the mouths of murderers.
This beautifully illustrated and humorous title helps children learn the key skill of playing with and accepting new friends, whatever their size, shape… or species!
A laugh out loud tale of a lovably clueless dog and his owner
When a little girl is given a penguin suit, she decides that living as a penguin is much more fun!. From the award-winning author of A Brave Bear and I…
Follows a savvy little chick who shows all the other animal poseurs on the playground that being cool means just having fun –
A well-prepared guide to success, this book is a rare combination of informative, inspiring and useful. Don’t wait to read it. It is a great read for everyone.
Kevin D…
Originally Published in 2010- The debut out of print collection of quick fiction by Sean Taylor, the author of 2015’s Your Smallest Bones. Everything To Do With You includes ten…
Last week, I got a new favourite outfit. So I became an amazingly special penguin.
Sean Taylor,Alex Morss
A delightful compendium of all the most unusual and unexpected features in the animal kingdom, from puzzling toes to weird ears, and all the other body parts in between!
The…
A laugh-out-loud page-turner from a brilliant author and illustrator team.
Praise for Hoot Owl, Master of Disguise: This is the funniest picture book I have read in a long time…
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Sam Slaughter
The collection speaks to the Grit aesthetic of writers like Harry Crews & Barry Hannah. Readers of contemporary Southern fiction will find these stories appealing for their characters & the…
Monster is HUNGRY. He wants PIZZA. And he’s got a PHONE! But uh oh … who is he going to call?
Hold the line - Monster is in for a…
When Mum and Dad go out for the evening they think they’ve left their daughter in safe hands with robots designed to get her to bed! There’s Cook-bot to make…
What’s an adorably small canine with a big personality to do?
After suggesting he and his father go to the river to cool down, a little bear tries to impress his father along the way.
From the author of Hoot Owl, Master of Disguise and the team behind Don’t Call Me Choochie Pooh! comes a wildly inventive, contemporary picture book comedy about aliens . Boron…
From Sean Taylor, the author of Hoot Owl, Master of Disguise, and the illustrator of Little Green Donkey, Anuska Allepuz, comes a stunning original bedtime poetry collection to comfort, inspire…
A dreamy treasure trove of thirty bedtime poems to snuggle over together-and return to night after night
When night arrives and the birds swoop home to nest, it’s time to…
Dan Widdowson,Sean Taylor
I can splash the middle of a puddle! I can hit the last leaf on a tree! I even splattered a great white shark, When he stuck his head out…
A laugh-out-loud page turner from Sean Taylor with wickedly hilarious graphic art from Jean Jullien.
Sean R Taylor
