With the added magic of folklore , the African setting sparks interest in our world’s diverse cultures .

The Great Nursery Rhyme Disaster was chosen as one of the children's books of the year 2008 by Nicolette Jones of The Sunday Times and was shortlisted for the 2009 Sheffield Children's Book Award. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.

Trading Address (Warehouse) Unit E, Vulcan Business Complex, Vulcan Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 3EB. With the added magic of folklore, the African setting sparks interest in our world's diverse cultures. Your class must include capital letters for: the beginning of sentences, opening speech and proper nouns. Her books include To Everything there is a Season, The Little Blue Slipper, The Elephant's Pillow by Diana Reynolds Roome (winner of a US Parents' Choice Silver Award), The Faraway Island by Dianne Hofmeyr, Let There Be Peace and Sivu's Six Wishes.

A tale of hope, but also one of struggle, courage and endurance, qualities warmly conveyed by the co-operation of words and pictures. David's picture books have been translated into many different languages and appeared regularly on CBeebies Bedtime Stories. Our team is made up of book lovers who are dedicated to sourcing and providing the best books for kids.Lila is so worried that when her grandfather whispers the secret of rain to her, she sets off to talk to the sky herself. Lila and the Secret of Rain introduces the topics of natural resources and the impact that extreme weather can have on people’s lives in a tender way that children can relate to. David is the author of a number of picture books including The Most Important Gift of All, illustrated by Karin Littlewood.

David Conway is a children's picture book author who has written for Hodder, Random House, Frances Lincoln and Gullane Children's Books. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Your heart will be drawn again and again to follow Lila in her quest to save her village with the secret of rain. At Books2Door, we believe that reading is a fundamental skill that every child should have to help improve their vocabulary, grammar, and critical thinking skills.One night Lila over heard her mama talking about the well that had dried up and the crops that were failing. How Lila saves the village by telling the sky the saddest thing she knows is told in David Conway’s elegant and spare prose style, which is complemented perfectly by Jude Daly’s beautiful and poignant illustrations. Your class can read through and tick the statements to see if it was used successfully to persuade the sky. He has been awarded The Peter Pan Silver Star by the Swedish wing of the IBBY, a Parents' Choice Gold Award in the US as well as a Gelett Burgess Children’s Book Award for Lila and the Secret of Rain.