Sarah Garland

• Sep-1991
• / General Fiction
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It's difficult to understand the intent or the appeal of these simple--perhaps overly so--small-sized books. The endpapers, with their alternating depictions of night and day seen through four-paned windows, are delightful, but they bear no relation ...

• Jun-1995
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A comic-book style narrative, in six episodes, of the exploits, and foibles, of a lovable, bumbling buckaroo and his "not-too-purdy" horse, Gloria. By the author-illustrator of Billy and Belle. ...

• Oct-1996
• / General Fiction
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Although she hates the red petticoat she must wear as part of her village's traditional Cornish clothing, Trewenna comes up with a plan that saves the day by using the scratchy petticoats to stop Napolean's army from invading her homeland....

• Jun-2001
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Sarah Garland’s exuberant pictures and affectionate text tell a perfect story. Ideal for the youngest child who is just becoming independent.

It's morning and Ellie wants breakfast, but before she can eat it, she must help her father feed th...

• Jun-2001
• / General Fiction
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Sarah Garland’s exuberant pictures and affectionate text tell a perfect story. Ideal for the youngest child who is just becoming independent. Ellie and her mother can’t find Ellie’s shoes anywhere. Then all of a sudden, there they are -- in the...

• May-2004
• / General Fiction
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In quasi-comic-book format complete with dialogue in balloons, Billy and Belle is a gently humorous story featuring a modern mixed-race family on an important day. Little Billy and Belle can't wait for Mom to have her baby: Belle already knows how...

• Jun-2006
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• Mar-2008
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Spring has come and the garden is looking a bit bare, so it’s off to the garden center for Mum, her little daughter, and the baby. After finally deciding on just the right flowers, seeds, and even a tree, it’s time to go home and plant. This deli...

• Mar-2008
• / General Fiction
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Frances Lincoln are delighted to reissue Sarah Garland's classic picture books featuring a warm and very down-to-earth family as they go about their daily life. This book follows the family as they play games, pour sand, roll pastry, get dressed u...

• Jul-2008
• / General Fiction
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Mum’s invited the family next door over for tea. So much to do! There are balloons to blow up, cookies, cake, and jam tarts to bake, and of course, the house must be tidied. Coming to Tea follows the adventures of Mum, her little daughter, the baby...

• Jul-2008
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In Going Swimming, Mum, her daughter, and the baby take a trip to the local pool. Young readers follow along as they negotiate the changing rooms, splash about in the water, and coax the reluctant baby to join them. When it’s time to go home, guess...

• Sep-2008
• / General Fiction
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Granny’s coming for Christmas, and there’s ever so much to do! There are presents to shop for, Christmas goodies to bake, the tree to dig up and decorate  -- and of course, the house is a mess. Will they get everything cleaned up and ready in t...

• Sep-2008
• / General Fiction
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It is Grandad's birthday, and Eddie is helping his mother plan and prepare a birthday party for him  -- with Lily's help, of course! Using baked apples from their apple tree and eggs from their chickens, they soon fill the table with delicious birt...

• Oct-2008
• / General Fiction
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Going Shopping portrays one of the most familiar family activities: the trip to the supermarket. Readers follow Mum, her two young daughters, and the family dog as they pile into the car, drive to the grocery, and do the weekly shopping. As in all he...

• Apr-2009
• / General Fiction
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What makes Eddie's garden grow? Earth, rain, sun and all sorts of creatures, of course! Eddie's garden is magnificent, from his stringy bean house to his tall sunflowers. How Eddie's garden grows and develops is clearly told in this gentle story w...

• Jun-2009
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Many hands make light work . . . or do they? In Doing the Washing, Mum decides to enlist the family’s help as laundry day rolls around once again. Her little daughter is eager to pitch in  -- what fun to sort the clothes, load the washing machine...

• Jun-2009
• / General Fiction
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What’s more fun than a picnic? Readers join Mum, her young daughter, the baby, and the ever-present family dog as they prepare a meal, pack up the pram, and head to the park for a lovely picnic. But who are these uninvited guests . . . ? And where ...

• May-2011
• / General Fiction
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When new neighbours move in next door, Eddie is disappointed that there is a new friend for his sister but not for him. But then Tom needs help putting up shelves in the kitchen and asks Eddie to help him as his little girl and Eddie's sister explore...

• Apr-2013
• / Graphic Novel
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Azzi and her parents are in danger. They have to leave their home and escape to another country on a frightening journey by car and boat. In the new country they must learn to speak a new language, find a new home and Azzi must start a new school. Wi...

• Aug-2014
• / General Fiction
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It is Granddad's birthday and Eddie is helping Mum make a birthday tea  -- with Lily's help, of course! Baked apples from their apple tree, eggs from their chickens  -- soon the table is filled with yummy birthday treats. But what did Lily do wit...