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Cuddly reads

Cuddly Reads

  • Board cover, A4 format
  • 32 pages
  • Exciting stories with colorful illustrations
  • Contemporary themes to appeal to young children
  • All rights available, except for France, Belgium and the Netherlands

Arthur and Marie play in grandma's and grandpa's garden.
Suddenly Arthur hears grandma shout: "Jack!" Oh no! Grandpa has gone missing again. Together they go and search for grandpa. They look for clues that he has left along the way.

A fun and exciting story about a grandfather with Alzheimer's disease.

 

One morning when Grandma goes to see if Oscar’s awake,

she finds him in a very bad mood indeed.

Oscar is hopping mad and doesn’t feel like doing anything.

He doesn’t even want any breakfast.

He’s as mad as... a wild horse!

He’s as mad as... an elephant!

Fortunately Grandma knows what to do when he’s moody

and how to deal with each of the animals.

Until Oscar himself realizes what the problem is.

 

A highly entertaining book,

to make any bad mood disappear!
Hic! Father Christmas is in a panic,
the hic hic hic is driving him manic.
This time of year is super busy,
with presents to deliver he’s feeling dizzy.
He needs to find a remedy today
to stop the hiccups and get on his way.
When mom is out, the cookies turn the entire kitchen upside down! That’s the story a little boy tells to explain why the kitchen looks so dreadful when his mother comes in…

Tom is four, hurray, we cheer.
This present is a great idea.
The drum sounds out BOM, BOM BOM.
What a noise you’re making, Tom!
Playing alone isn’t much good.
Are there other musicians in the neighborhood?
Of course there are, they can’t stay away.
And that means Tom will have a happy birthday!

A musical story in rhyme which will make you happy right away.

Something that blows, something that creaks, something that sighs, something that growls,
something that patters, something that swishes, something that falls, something that howls.

This is the story of Bert and grandpa.
They’re best friends.
Today they’re setting out on an expedition together.
Up the mountain.
Through the wolf’s forest.

Caleb, the little magician, is a nice boy but he is not particularly polite.
He’d like some candy, but he can’t have any unless he knows the magic word.
Abracadabra doesn’t work. Annoyed, Caleb walks into the garden to find the magic word...
Julian is a happy blue dog.
He’s just run into the sweet puppy Sweetie and has fallen head over heels in love. Will that make him forget about his best friend Buddy?
Today Fred is going to school for
the first time.
It's a long route to school : through the forest over the mountain and across the Black Lake.
It's a difficult journey full of pitfalls.
All the same, Fred's not scared.
What he is scared of is the big, noisy playground full of children. How will he get over his fear without his armor ?

Emma can’t see anything and that can be awkward. She can do most things herself, but sometimes she stumbles over things that are out of place. What happens when the lights suddenly go off in the house?

An adventurous story about a blind little girl.
In collaboration with the Ligue Braille vzw.

One evening Little Wolf has to go out in the woods collecting sticks for the fire. It’s winter and dark outside. Little Wolf is a little bit scared. But on his journey he meets someone who will change his life …
Rabbit has a dream. He’d like to swim in the lake. But Rabbit can’t swim. Fish and momma Duck can’t help him.
Then Tortoise comes along. He has a dream too…

The elves are cleaning their houses inside and out. They’re baking nut cake and tapping fresh sap from the birch trees.

Tomorrow the elves will celebrate their spring festival. This year it’s a special feast: the elf queen comes along, bringing her son Ronak with her!

Little Lili is secretly a little bit in love with the prince. She’d like to give him a very special present: a basket full of fireberries…

Casper the cat wants to race, but no one else feels like it. Only Fiona, with her squeaky bike, can be persuaded. Casper laughs at Fiona’s bike. In his racing car he feels like a real champion. He drives so fast that he doesn’t see Eddy the squirrel and Martha the marten. Fiona helps them and because of that she comes in last. But… did she really lose?
A chick has been born! Mom and pop are so happy they pamper him as much as they can. They give him kisses, cuddles, worms and toys. But Little Chick has a tickly tummy. There’s something he wants. And mom and pop can’t give him that. He’ll have to do that himself.
In a high tree in a jungle lives a family of marmosets. They run and jump from branch to branch. Are they all monkeys? No, they’re not! Mosi stays safely on his mom’s back. He’s not sure if he wants to try all that crazy monkey jumping…
Pasha the dog has it easy with his owner Tim. One day he finds a kitten in the bushes. Tim is allowed to hold the kitten and calls her Pippa. Pippa is so sweet that Pasha is happy to teach her everything! But… Pasha is a dog, and Pippa is a cat!
Lewis the frog lives in a meadow with a pool near a big farm. There is a white water lily growing in the pool, with five leaves around it. Every evening Lewis wishes it goodnight. It never takes him long to get to sleep. One day the cows from the farm are startled by a hot air balloon. In panic they break out and storm through Lewis’s pool. The water lily is broken… Lewis can’t sleep anymore. Can his friends help him, perhaps?
Basil is given a bike! He and mom go to the store to pick out a bike. He also gets a helmet with dinosaurs on! Now he just has to learn to cycle. Will he succeed?

In a large forest live two little monsters, Wanda and Willy.
Wanda is taking a nap. Willy is lying nearby on the grass.
Then a bee buzzes by.
Wanda falls from the flower and trips over a tree trunk in shock.

A story of two friends who get into a quarrel, and two quarrellers who become friends again!

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