Books by the author JAMES SIMON

The Birdwatchers

The Birdwatchers

James Simon

Jess and Grandad return in this delightful follow-up to the popular The Wild Woods. "When I go birdwatching, things happen," Grandad says. Sometimes, he says, the birds draw him while he's drawing them. Sometimes, he says, the birds help him find their names in his bird book. "Birds are amazing," says Grandad. But Jess isn't sure. So one day she goes birdwatching with Grandad to see for herself!

Characters: Jess

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The Day Jake Vacuumed

The Day Jake Vacuumed

James Simon

Meet the notorious Jake. He's difficult. He's a problem. But children and adults alike will love him! In Jake and his Cousin Sidney, Jake has to look after his baby cousin, and if there's one thing he doesn't like, it's babies! Big trouble is on the way! In The Day Jake Vacuumed Jake's parents find out that asking him to help with the housework probably wasn't such a good idea, and in Jake and the Babysitter no one who knows Jake will babysit for him. But tonight his parents have found him a new babysitter - and he's worse than Jake!

Characters: JakeSidney

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Sam and Soraya

Built by Sam & Soraya

In 2022 we welcomed our little twins into the world. Since then we have been building up our home library full of baby books to try and give our boys the best start.

While books with characters called Sam are found in bookstores and charity shops throughout the land, we struggled to find any books with Soraya, Jasper, or Xander.

This gave Soraya the idea to compile a list of books for new parents and then Sam decided to turn it in to a website.