Camel-ong Cowboy is a quirky Christmas song with a catchy tune and easy-to-read lyrics. It features a “poor, lonesome cowboy”, who sings to his unlikely steed, a camel, while driving his cattle across the prairies. The colourful illustrations depict both the cowboy’s somewhat bored existence and the great comfort he derives from the loyalty, resilience, determination and endurance of his smelly, dribbly companion. Their affection cements this unusual relationship. The cowboy sees the baby Jesus as his constant companion, giving him protection from his loneliness and a cause for celebration. Although the Christmas message is fundamental to the song it also has universal appeal. Children of all faiths and none will love it. This is one of Three Christmas Camels. The music is supplied to each book via a QR code which links to the author’s website, delivering a quality audio track to sing along to, and a video to enjoy. The corresponding music notation is printed beneath each lyric line, providing an introduction to sight-reading for juniors. Scores are available free for singing in harmony, and the full version to round off a Christmas concert will amuse the adults. Read, sing, learn … and smile!

The children at Riddleham Primary School (Riddleton Elementary School) are very eager to learn and visit their school library. They are looking forward to exchanging their books and seeing Ms. Gresh, the school librarian.

What’s your dance? That’s the question everyone is asking about this new children’s book by Shannon D. H. Montague, with inventive illustrations by Emily Cornacchio. Vivienne, Rio, Evan and their friends enjoy lessons at school with their teacher, Miss Peters. They work diligently to learn about numbers, read books and speak French. But when the Head of School, Ms McKune, makes her weekly visit to their class with her strict rules, the learning loses its fun. Vivienne, much to Ms McKune’s dismay, takes matters into her own hands and decides that it is time to add some dancing to their daily routine! “Thanks to Miss Peters, my costume appears, As if this moment were planned for years. Quickly I find my Irish dance shoes. Black and sparkling, I’ve nothing to lose!” With each one of the children poised and ready with a distinctive dance to share, how will Ms McKune react to these new artistic additions in her school? Could she finally realise that the fun is part of learning too...? You never know, once you get to know Vivienne and her story, you could be inspired to dance too!

A Meow-vellous, Hiss-terical Cat and Dog Tail with Oodles of Cat-itude. Paw-some Larry is Top Cat at Number 10 – that was until his boss, the Prime Minister, got a dog called Dilyn. A rat-iculous puppy who chases his tail, guzzles sausage-strings and chews things. How paw-thetic!

Have you ever wondered what happens to all the birds when it rains? They disappear from the sky... so where do they go?! Explore a whole new world with first time author Brittany Vonow, who unveils the colourful and exciting world hidden up in the trees above us. The delightful illustrations by Sarah Schwab make the book come alive, from the brightly coloured birds themselves to the delicious milkshakes and wibbly wobbly jelly. This book is designed to be read out loud but your little one can also start reading it themselves thanks to its easy vocabulary and clear sentences. In amongst the bright pictures, there's also a moral - to welcome strangers as friends no matter how different they are. Brittany and Sarah went to high school ten years ago, coming together once again to live out their dream of creating a picture book.

Marvin is a rusty old Mini who has sat neglected on a country garage forecourt for many years, never getting a second glance and certainly never loved or cared for. His one treat is his weekly trip to the car wash - but on one visit, something rather extraordinary happens. Instead of emerging as a slightly cleaner version of his battered old self, he is magically transformed into what he once was: a beautiful, shiny red car. The car wash takes him to a new adventure, and he finds himself on a sunny sea front. He meets a young lifeboat named Larry, and the two quickly become firm friends. But during his time at the seaside, Larry gets into trouble out at sea after showing off! Will Marvin be able to save the day?