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Meet Kylie Carson. She’s a fourth grader with a big problem. How will she make friends at her new school? Should she tell her classmates she loves monster movies? Forget it. Play the part of a turnip in the school play? Disaster! Then Kylie comes up with a delicious idea: What if she starts a cupcake club?

Celebrate 45 years of Jill Murphy's bestselling classic Peace at Last with this special anniversary audio edition, brought to life by Anna Maxwell Martin. An all-time favourite bedtime story, Peace at Last has delighted generations, and is cherished by tired parents and carers, all too familiar...

When five ugly and dried up seeds are found, Elders and little ones wonder if they will grow anything at all. Some throw the seeds aside, while others hold out hope. An allegory rooted in the social despair of a time not too contrary to our own. With a tyrant ruler and unfair social class system, discover how a nation-building event in Sikh history harvested citizens of change.

Selvom vi går på samme skole, bor i samme by, i samme land, kan der være hele verdener mellem os. Måske føles det slet ikke, som om vi befinder os på samme planet. Denne korte lydbog handler om forskellighed og om, hvad der sker, når to verdener mødes. De danske forfattere Mette Vedsø, Ida-Marie Rendtorff, Tomas Lagermand Lundme, Søren Jessen, Tina Sakura Bestle, Tobias Bukkehave, Hanne Kvist, Glenn Ringtved, Inez Gavilanes og Mette Eike Neerlin står sammen bag novelleantologien "På den anden side". HANNE KVIST f. 1961 i Skjern. Hun debuterede med Alle tiders rejse i 1995.

Eight-year-old Jasmine and her family travel to Hiroshima to visit her grandma and cousin Akari. After finally building a good relationship with her older sister, Sophie, Jasmine couldn't be more excited to spend time together in Japan—and make a new friend in Akari. But Akari seems to only want to play with Sophie, and Jasmine's jealousy threatens to upend their visit. Can Jasmine befriend Akari and keep the peace?

Caren Stelson brings Sachiko Yasui's story of surviving the atomic bombing of Nagasaki to a young audience. Sachiko's family home was about half a mile from where the atomic bomb fell on August 9, 1945. Her family experienced devastating loss. When they returned to the rubble where their home once stood, her father miraculously found their serving bowl fully intact. This delicate, green, leaf-shaped bowl—which once held their daily meals—now holds memories of the past and serves as a vessel of hope, peace, and new traditions for Sachiko and the surviving members of her family.

What Is Peace? explores themes of non-violence and diversity helping kids, parents, and teachers to discuss and cultivate the critical thinking required for peaceful actions. Young listeners will be able to take a thoughtful and positive journey through the complex issues connected with the personal responsibilities inherent to peace. What Is Peace? gently teaches the true essence and workings of peace.

Includes the following four Todd Parr titles: The Best Friends Book, The I Love You Book, We Belong Together, and The Peace...

Get ready for bed with a selection of magical short stories from the animal world, accompanied by some gentle lullabies to allow your little ones drift off to a deep slumber.