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Lesley Sims is the author of Lizard in a Blizzard (2018), A Visitors Guide to Ancient Greece (2016), Twas the Night Before Christmas (2015), Snow Queen (2004), One Little Seed (2025).

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Lizard in a Blizzard

release date: Jan 01, 2018
Lizard in a Blizzard
Lizard has decided to make a snow machine. The trouble is, once it starts to snow, he can''t make it stop... This entertaining story for beginner readers has simple rhyming text and stylish illustrations throughout. A delight to share with very young children, and with parents'' notes on phonics at the back of the book.

A Visitors Guide to Ancient Greece

release date: Jan 05, 2016
A Visitors Guide to Ancient Greece
Travel back in time with this humorous guide crammed with information and advice for the adventurous time-tourist. Arranged thematically, with topics including ''Things to see and do'', ''Trips out of Athens'' and ''Top tips for tourists''. Also features quotations from notable Greeks, a glossary of famous people in Ancient Greece and a timeline.

Twas the Night Before Christmas

release date: Sep 01, 2015
Twas the Night Before Christmas
''Twas the Night Before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse...'' The traditional and much-loved Christmas poem by Clement Clarke Moore, beautifully illustrated and published as a charming picture book for children to enjoy year after year. A magical rhyming story to share together on Christmas Eve, or for older children to read on their own as they wait for Father Christmas

Snow Queen

release date: Dec 01, 2004
Snow Queen
Gerda''s best friend Kay is kidnapped by the sicked Snow Queen and Gerda is determined to rescue him.

One Little Seed

release date: May 06, 2025
One Little Seed
This delightful book follows the journey of a seed dropped from a bird, as it takes root, sprouts and starts to grow. Watch it stretch up... and up to the sky, becoming a brilliant yellow sunflower. Cleverly designed holes on every page encourage interaction as readers guess what is waiting overleaf. Specially written for little children, this is a perfect introduction to the wonders of nature - and may even encourage budding gardeners.

The Fairground Ghost

release date: Jan 01, 2007
The Fairground Ghost
An amusing and original story for children growing in reading confidence. When the littlest ghost is deemed not scary enough by the Ghost Inspectors, he loses his job at the fairground. Can Jake help him be more scary and win his job back? Featuring the spooky illustrations of Alex de Wolf. Part of the Usborne Reading Programme developed with reading experts at the University of Roehampton.

Puzzle Journey Into Space

release date: Aug 31, 2003
Puzzle Journey Into Space
A boring school trip turns into a thrilling adventure for Nat and Joe, when a model spaceship takes off with them inside. They visit the moon, explore distant planets, and become the first humans to land on Mars. Illustrations and puzzles give the reader lots of things to spot and solve.

Ted and Friends

release date: Jan 01, 2021
Ted and Friends
Presents the adventures of Ted the bear and his friends.

A Christmas Carol

release date: Nov 01, 2014
A Christmas Carol
Ebenezer Scrooge is a mean-spirited old man who hates everything - even Christmas! But when three spirits visit him one Christmas Eve, Scrooge is taken on a journey into the past, present and future that will change him forever. The classic Dickens story retold for children growing in reading confidence. "Irresistible for children learning to read''" - Child Education Plus

Agent Arthur's Island Adventures

release date: Dec 01, 2004
Agent Arthur's Island Adventures
Follows the adventures of Agent Arthur and his dog Sleuth as they try to capture the evil Squid Squad, and includes clues and puzzles to help readers assist with Arthur''s investigation.

Puzzle Journey Around the World

release date: Sep 01, 2003
Puzzle Journey Around the World
For Su, Em, and Eli it''s just another, boring shopping expedition with Aunt Rose, until they find a magical globe at a junk shop. An amazing adventure takes them all over the world experiencing a safari, mountain tops, deserts, a jungle river, a busy market in India, the Netherlands, and other places from warm to cold climates. Illustrations and puzzles give the reader lots of things to spot and solve.

Seal at the Wheel

release date: Jan 01, 2018
Seal at the Wheel
Seal has bought herself a new motor boat, Hippo is trying out his new water skis and Seal is causing chaos! A fun rhyming story, specially written to develop phonemic awareness, with wonderful illustrations by David Semple. This book is ideal both for reading aloud and for children who are beginning to read for themselves. Illustrations: Full colour throughout.

Goat in a Boat

release date: Jan 01, 2018

One Little Frog

release date: Jan 01, 2022
One Little Frog
How does a little blob floating in jelly turn into a hopping, croaking frog? This inventive information book, specially written for little children and with interactive holes, is perfect for a first introduction to the wonders of nature.

Delightful Illustrated Stories (was Illustrated Stories for Girls)

release date: Jun 01, 2015

The Dark Dark Knight

release date: Jan 01, 1995

The Wish Fish

release date: Jan 01, 2013
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