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A Winter's Day in 1939 by Melinda Szymanik
Category: Middle Grade Fiction
Adam is 13 years old and lives with his family on a small farm in rural Poland. It is 1939 and the war has just broken out. Russians invade Poland and confiscate Adam’s family’s house and farm. They are sent to live with another family nearby, but are then moved on and put on a train for a Russian labou ...Show more
A Winters Day in 1939 by Melinda Szymanik
Category: Young Adult Fiction
Taken from their home, forced to leave their country, put to work in labour camps, frozen and starved, Adam and his family doubt that they will ever make it out alive. Even if they were to get away, they might freeze to death, or starve, or the bears might get them. For the Polish refugees, the whole of ...Show more
Fuzzy Doodle by Melinda Szymanik; Donovan Bixley
Category: Picture Books
Fuzzy Doodle is a celebration of creativity. It is a sophisticated picture book in which the text and illustrations work together to create a delightful metaphor for the creative process. The text tells of Fuzzy, a small pencil doodle that magically comes to life, looking very much like a sweet little h ...Show more
House that Went to Sea by Melinda Szymanik
Category: Picture Books
Michael has to stay with his Granny by the sea while his parents are away on an adventure but when the house floats away the real adventures begin.
Lucy and the Dark by Melinda Szymanik
Category: Picture Books
When Lucy makes friends with the Dark she discovers a new and exciting world - but the world is about to discover what it's like without the Dark! A funny and enjoyable bedtime story with a glow-in-the dark cover to encourage lights out!From an award-winning author and illustrator comes this delightful ...Show more
Made With Love by Melinda Szymanik
Category: Picture Books
There is something different about the Gingerbread Woman. The snowman feels it too. When you make things with love something special is bound to happen. From the award-winning author of The House That Went to Sea and The Were-Nana, this new picture book, beautifully illustrated by Gabriella Klepatski, i ...Show more
My Elephant Is Blue by Melinda Szymanik
Category: Picture Books
A sweet and quirky story about a child who is stuck carrying around an elephant, wondering if they will ever feel light and free again . . . A story full of humour and heart about having the blues, in the form of a big heavy elephant. One day an elephant came and sat on my chest. I found it hard to g ...Show more
Sharing with Wolf by Melinda Szymanik; Nikki Slade-Robinson
Category: Picture Books
"I can't share with sheep," said Wolf. "I . . . ah . . . have a tendency to eat them. It's in my nature." But would Lamb listen? No! He bleated on and on, determined to be Wolf's knitty-knotty new housemate . . .
Sun Shower by Melinda Szymanik; Isobel Te Aho-White
Category: Picture Books
The Clouds think Sun and Rain would get along well, but Rain thinks Sun doesn’t want to know her as Sun always vanishes when she turns up. Likewise, Sun feels that Rain stays away when Sun is around. The Clouds think they’d be a good match, however, and scheme a meeting, resulting in the most beautiful ...Show more
While You Are Sleeping by Melinda Szymanik; Greg Straight (Illustrator)
Category: Kindergarten
When toddlers look outside and see the inky blackness, they might well imagine that night is nothing but a dark, empty and scary place. While You Are Sleeping is a very reassuring bedtime story which shows that night has a life of its own. This book brings to light all the interesting and amazing things ...Show more
While You are Sleeping by Melinda Szymanik
Category: Picture Books
The world is a busy place, even while you are sleeping. From award-winning author Melinda Szymanik a beautiful bedtime poem that is perfectly complemented by illustrations from artist Greg Straight.
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