Books by the author SIMON JAMES
George Flies South
Simon James
An inspirational story of a little bird who loses his nest, but finds his wings. Winter is on the way and it's time to fly south. George isn't quite ready to leave his nest yet, but when an enormous gust of wind blows his nest out of the tree, things start to get really interesting! A gentle and reassuring tale charmingly told and illustrated by an award-winning picture book creator.
Characters: George
Leon and Bob
Simon James
Bob is Leon's best friend. He shares Leon's room. Everywhere Leon goes, Bob goes too. Then one day a boy moves in next door. But when Leon goes to ask his new neighbour to go to the park with him, he discovers Bob has gone...
Nurse Clementine
Simon James
For her birthday, Clementine Brown is given a nurse's outfit. All she needs now are some patients! When her dad stubs his toe and her mum has a headache, Clementine is on hand – she even bandages the dog! But when there's a real emergency and her little brother Tommy gets stuck up a tree, Nurse Clementine comes into her own.
Characters: ClementineTommy
Rex
Simon James
From the perennially popular author-illustrator Simon James, comes a heart-warming, funny story about being a dinosaur step-dad. For kids who love dinosaurs – Rex is the story of becoming a dino step-dad by the ever-popular author-illustrator Simon James. Once upon 100 million years ago a terrifying tyrannosaurus roamed the earth. He spent his days raging through the jungle scaring every dinosaur he saw with his fierce roar. One night, while he is sleeping, an abandoned egg cracks open and what should pop out but a teeny-weeny baby dino who immediately thinks that the T-Rex is his dad! And so begins the touching, funny story of a little newborn dino and his adopted daddy... A perfect book for dads and their little ones to share together.
Characters: Rex
Sally and the Limpet
Simon James
A heartwarming story about a little girl who learns an important environmental lesson. When Sally pulls a limpet off a rock at the beach, it sticks to her finger – and nothing she, her family or her friends do can unstick it. Sally's teacher says that limpets live on the same rock for twenty years. So will Sally ever get the limpet off her finger?
Characters: Sally
The Wild Woods
Simon James
A heartwarming tale with an important ecological message about respecting an animal's natural habitat. Grandad and Jess are walking together in the woods when they see a squirrel pass by. Jess wants to take it home with her as a pet, but Grandad says that you can't tame a squirrel. As Jess follows the creature deeper into the woods, she discovers more natural wonders and comes to understand that her grandad is right – the squirrel's proper home is the wild woods.
Characters: Jess
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