Children's Books

A Lizard Got Into the Paint Pots

Author: Jill Pickering

One hot sunny day Lizard is sunning himself on the wall of a house on Cayman Brac when he notices a window that has been left open. He climbs inside and looks around his new kingdom with interest. Suddenly he is interrupted by a loud buzzing mosquito and feeling hungry for a tasty snack he lies in wait for it to come closer. As the buzzing grows louder Lizard leaps up onto a table containing sheets of paper and pots of paint. He flicks his tongue out at the approaching mosquito, misses, but accidentally dips his tail into a pot of blue paint. Lizard?s colourful attempts to catch the mosquito are hilarious and very messy. Beautifully illustrated by Petrina Wright, this unusual story of the appealing little lizard and the naughty mosquito will amuse both children and adults of all ages.

Today's price: £16.99

How Alligators Got Rough Skin

Author: Lynette Comissiong

Long, long ago alligators had smooth, shiny skin. When they came out of the water to lie on the river bank in the morning sun, their skin glistened like emeralds. But nowadays, when alligator come out of the water to lie on the river bank in the morning sun, they don't swish their tails and cock their snouts in the air as they used to do. They don't close their eyes and turn away whenever land creatures pass by. What's more, nowadays they have very rough skin! In this classic, beautifully illustrated Caribbean folk tale, we hear the mysterious and fantastic story of how alligators got rough skin!

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I Saw Your Face

Author: Tom Feelings

Before Tom Feelings passed away in August of 2003, he had been working on a picture book with his friend, poet Kwame Dawes. As Kwame explains, "One day, Tom gave me a folder of drawings of young people from his journeys around the world. I saw a story of resilience and pride, and wrote my poem as a response." These wonderful drawings, paired with lyrical text, offer a fresh encounter with one of our most evocative illustrators

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Miri and the Magic Door

Author: Juliet Barclay

Summary: Miri, who lives in Havana, steps through an intriguing blue door and suddenly finds she has gone back in time to a couple of centuries before. She meets a disorganised pirate whose foul-mouthed and bad-tempered pet has made him buy fruit with the last of his loot and he's now trapped in the port, in a sweat. Miri soon rescues the pirate - the parrot goes on being unpleasant - she helps him to hoodwink the Spanish and then vanish; he gives her an exquisite present. Havana is a fabulous mixture of beauty, decay, tears and mirth. Juliet Barclay, the author, lives there with her daughter and thinks it's the best place on earth.

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Shadows on the Moon

Author: Jolyon Byerley

On an island in the Caribbean Sea lives a lizard with an amazing tail. One day while he's out adventuring with his good friend, the Bungle Bird, a strange object flashes through the sky. What can it be? This is an adventure story for both children and adults alike, as they find the best way to make the shadows of the moon. Illustrated by Katie Shears.

Today's price: £10.99