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Title: When I’m an Astronaut Author: Dr Sally Pillay Genre: Non-Fiction: Children Year: 2022 The simple images in this unique picture book allow children to ponder over the wonders of space while building their self-belief. Career gender stereotypes and self-efficacy start to form in early childhood. This book encourages children to Dream Big and Aim High. Expand your child's …
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"The Frizz" by Jasmine Fogwell Rating: Â **** Genre: Children's Picture Book Read: Â February 2019 Sometimes kids with frizzy hair just hate it, but not young Jeanie. Every morning, before school, she goes into the bathrooms and imagines all of the fun and fabulous things she can do and be, all because of her frizzy hair. …
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I am bang, smack in the middle of rewriting (and I mean rewriting) my cosy mystery story. I received some exceedingly valuable feedback from an agent about this piece, and what it needs to reach a marketable point. Scary advice - but once I stopped sulking, and really looked it, I realised that she was …
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"Pete and the Persian Bottle" by Sarah Jackson "Pete and the Persian Bottle" is the story of nine-year-old Peter (Pete) Bartlett, an average boy, whose biggest wish is to stand out in a crowd, and not feel like the world’s biggest loser anymore. While scavenging for go-cart parts in a rubbish skip, Pete comes across …
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