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Tactile picture of A Cultivated Wolf, walking on two legs, wearing glasses and holding a book — A Cultivated Wolf

A Dragon in a Wagon written and illustrated by Lynley Dodd. A young knight pulls a green dragon in a wooden cart. — A Dragon in a Wagon

My Granny Went to Market, a round the world couting rhyme by Stella Bllackstone annd Christopher Corr. A granny in a pink dress, holding a rolled up carpet under her arm, is surrounded by brightly coloured market stalls and sellers with carts. — A Journey Around the World

A Lovely Bunch of Coconuts written and illustrated by Dennis Reader. A King and another man wearign shorts dance around a coconut palm tree on a little island. — A Lovely Bunch of Coconuts

A Porcupine named Fluffy, written by Helen Lester and Illustrated by Lynn Munsinger. A little porcupine with long fluffy spines is sitting under a tree on a wall built of rocks. — A Porcupine Named Fluffy

A Quiet Night In written and illustrated by Jill Murphy, publshed by Walker Books. A family of elephants sitting on a sofa listening to daddy elephant read a story book. — A Quiet Night In

ABC UK, written and illustrated by James Dunn and Helen Bale. The title of the book in huge decorated letters, at the bottomm of the page is a sandcastle with a Union Jack Flag. — ABC UK

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carol. An unfurling scroll, with the title written on it, occupies the main part of the picture and charachters from the story surround it, including a rabbit a girl in a blue dress and a ginger cat. — Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

Amazing Grace written by Mary Hoffman and illustrated by Caroline Binch. A smiling black girl wearing a pink chequered shirt and with her hair in plaited pig tails with blue ribbons, amazing grace — Amazing Grace

Tutankahmun's Mask, embellished gold mask of this ancient Egyptian pharaoh. — Ancient Egypt

Silver Athenian Coin with Owl detail, ancient greece — Ancient Greece

Sutton Hoo Helmet, copper helmet with full face mask, anglo saxons — Anglo-Saxons

Angry Arthur written by Hiawyn Oram and illustrated by Satoshi Kitamura. A angry looking boy with arms folded leans against a chimney stack on a roof top. — Angry Arthur

Baby Love Visitng written by Michael Lawrence and illustrated by Adiran Reynolds. A baby boy, wearing blue dungerees smiles and waves whilst holding a koala soft toy, baby loves visiting — Baby Loves Visiting

Bad Egg, The True Story of Humpty Dumpty written by Sarah hayes and illustrated by Charlotte Voake. A egg shaped man wearing shirt and trousers sits on a wall juggling a yellow, green and blue toy building blocks, bad egg — Bad Egg

Bill in a China written by Katie McAllaster and illustrated by Tim Raglin. A bull wearing a suit and top hat stands on two legs whilst browsing a shop window display of china plates, jugs and urns, bill in a china shop — Bill in a China Shop

Billy Monster's Daymare written by Alan Durrant and illustrated by Ross Collins. An yellow three-eyed scared little monster peeps over the top of his purple duvet, billy monsters daymare — Billy Monster’s Daymare

Boo! written and illustrated by Colin McNaugton. A pig wearing red and whiite striped dungarees, a blue cap and a black eye mask is jumping in the air, boo — Boo!

Photograph of Chiswick House, a grand white building with dombed roof and pillars in front, brilliant buildings your guide to amazing architecture — Brilliant Buildings: your guide to amazing architecture

Close up photograph of an alert brown wild hare in a field of grass, a walk in the countryside — British Wildlife, a walk in the countryside

Brown Bread and Honey written and illustred by Pamela Allen. Three chefs stride to the right each carrying a tray of food, brown bread and honey — Brown Bread and Honey

Buffy, An Adventure Story written and illustrated by Bob Graham. A dancing dog waving a wand in front of a love heart outlined in red, whilst a top hat flys in the air, buffy an adventure story — Buffy : An Adventure Story

Charlotte's Web by EB White and illustrated by Garth Williams. A girl worriedly looks at a spider hanging by a thread, whilst she holds a worriedly looking pig in her arms, charlottes web — Charlotte’s Web

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 — Cinderella: An Art Deco Love Story

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A Cultivated Wolf

A Dragon in a Wagon

A Journey Around the World

A Lovely Bunch of Coconuts

A Porcupine Named Fluffy

A Quiet Night In

ABC UK

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

Amazing Grace

Ancient Egypt

Ancient Greece

Anglo-Saxons

Angry Arthur

Baby Loves Visiting

Bad Egg

Bill in a China Shop

Billy Monster’s Daymare

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Brilliant Buildings: your guide to amazing architecture

British Wildlife, a walk in the countryside

Brown Bread and Honey

Buffy : An Adventure Story

Charlotte’s Web

Cinderella: An Art Deco Love Story

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