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What shall we do, Blue Kangaroo? Written and illustrated by Emma Chichester Clark . A girl, wearing a yellow rain mac and hat, holds a toy blue kangaroo alongside her little brother. — What shall we do, Blue Kangaroo?

Mermaid seated on a rock combing her long red hair. The sea laps the shore of the caved area beyond. — Dreams, Poetry & the Mysteries of Love

Somebody Swallowed Stanley written by Sarah Roberts. Cover Image shows Stanley a stripey red plastic carrier bag floating in the ocean surrounded by sea creatures. — Somebody Swallowed Stanley

Where the Wild Things Are. Story and pictures by Maurice Sendak. A wild grey beast asleep under some strange looking palm trees. A yellow yacht is anchored in a lake behind him. — Where The Wild Things Are

Siily Goose and Daft Duck Play Hide and Seek written by Sally Grindley and illustrated by Adrian Reynolds. A large goose and little duck stroll wing in wing down a path lined by trees and bushes. — Silly Goose and Daft Duck Play Hide-and-Seek

Spot Bakes a Cake written and illustrated by Eric Hill. A yellow puppy dog, wearing a chef's hat, sits at the kitchen table licking the brown cake mixture off a wooden spoon over a mixing bowl. — Spot’s Big Book of Maths (includes Spot Bakes a Cake)

Aristocratic lady in sumptuous red gown with gold embroidery and jewellery with hills and mountain in background. — Fabulous Frocks (Book Clubs)

Cinderella an art deco fairy tale, re-told by Lynn Roberts Maloney and illustrated by David Roberts. A chauffer stands by a silver Rollls Royce classic car and holds the car door open for a young woman wearing a white floaty party dress and a sparkly jewel and feather headband. — Cinderella: An Art Deco Love Story

Illustration of a rainforest region showing trees, native American, Sloth, Jaguar and Parrot, that are foound in the different layers of the biome. — Science Alive! The Wonder of Life

The Bears who went to the Seaside written and illustrated by Susan Gretz. Five bear dive and swim in the sea. — The Bears Who Went to the Seaside

Three children on the shores of a beach. Two of the children are resting on a large rock, a boy stands beside with a basket in one hand and a stick in the other, he wears a traditional tam o shanter cap upon his head. — Works of Art from Scottish Art Galleries

Close up picture of a Bluebell flower in a woodland. — A Walk in the Woods

Impressionist painting of lady in pale blue taffetta dress holding parasol standing in a field with her young son. The figures are sillouetted in a glorious blue sky. — Come Rain or Shine

Michael Recycle, written by Ellie Bethel and illustrated by Alexandra Colombo. A boy in a green recycled super hero costume, flying through the air. — Michael Recycle

Portrait of a wealthy couple holding hands in their bedchamber. The man on the left wears a long black gown and large brimmed top hat the lady on the right wears a fine green gown and frilled white veil. A small dog stands by her feet. — The First Collection of Paintings from the National Gallery

The Loon on the Moon, written and illustrated by Chae Strathie and Emily Golden. An alien bunny rabbit standing on the moon with an opened book of dreams. — Loon on the Moon

Floss written and illustrated by Kim Lewis. A sheepdog rests its two front paws on a wooden gate, while behind a shepherd herds a flock of sheep through a green valley. — Floss

Black and white photograph of ladies ploughing the land. — Home Front Memories

Head and shoulders portrait of unkown lady in an elegant black and white fur wrap. — Mysterious Women and their stories

The painting looks down onto a craggy hillside to the thatched roof of a cottage and over a loch below. — The City of Glasgow

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Select one or more of the subjects that interest you

What shall we do, Blue Kangaroo?

Dreams, Poetry & the Mysteries of Love

Somebody Swallowed Stanley

Where The Wild Things Are

Silly Goose and Daft Duck Play Hide-and-Seek

Spot’s Big Book of Maths (includes Spot Bakes a Cake)

Fabulous Frocks (Book Clubs)

Cinderella: An Art Deco Love Story

Science Alive! The Wonder of Life

The Bears Who Went to the Seaside

Works of Art from Scottish Art Galleries

A Walk in the Woods

Come Rain or Shine

Michael Recycle

The First Collection of Paintings from the National Gallery

Loon on the Moon

Floss

Home Front Memories

Mysterious Women and their stories

The City of Glasgow

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