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PICTURE Books RUBY RED SHOES: MY WONDERFUL GRANDMOTHER Kate Knapp RRP $19.99 Ruby Red Shoes lives in a colourful caravan with her grandmother, Babushka Galina Galushka. She loves her grandmother very much and thinks she is wonderful for all sorts of very special reasons. COVER feature THERE’S ONLY ONE MUM LIKE YOU A THOUSAND KISSES FROM MUMMY Anna Pignataro RRP $17.99 A kiss to wake me from my sleep, then more to treasure and to keep. And I’m as happy as can be – a thousand kisses, all for me! A beautiful story that is full to the brim with kisses. SOME MUMS Nick Bland RRP $17.99 Some mums are graceful, and some mums are tough. Each mum has her own way of being a mum and they are all delightful! Another instant classic from Nick Bland! THE MUMMY ANIMAL BOOK Jess Racklyeft RRP $19.99 Brave mums, playful mums, cuddly mums, quiet mums - every mum is special in her own way. Charming, heartfelt and delightful, There’s Only One Mum Like You is a tribute to the unique magic of mums. Jennifer Cossins RRP $9.99 Did you know that a mother peacock is called a peahen and a baby peacock is called a peachick? The Mummy Animal Book is an adorable and informative picture book about mummy animals and their babies that is perfect for Mother’s Day. THANKS MUM! BOX SET WITH BED SOCKS Matt Cosgrove RRP $24.99 Snuggling up for a bedtime story. Kissing a sore knee to make it better. Pushing the swing as high as the sky. There are a million different reasons to say... Thanks, Mum! Clair Hume, Tom Jellett RRP $17.99 The Bassinis were BIG. The Bassinis were BURLY. And those BIG, BURLY Bassinis... were BAD. The Bassinis are the baddest dogs in town. That is, until they come across Pipsqueak! DUE MAY 5 THE THREE LITTLE YOGIS AND THE WOLF WHO LOST HIS BREATH Susan Verde, Jay Fleck RRP $24.99 Once upon a time there lived a wolf who lost his huff and his puff. Soon the wolf met a yogi then a second yogi, and then finally a third. He may have lost his huff and puff-but with the help of three yogi friends, can the wolf find his breath? RIBBIT RABBIT ROBOT Victoria Mackinlay, Sofya Karmazina RRP $19.99 This lamp is enchanted and I am the genie. I’ll grant all your wishes, but don’t be a meanie... When a friendly frog, a greedy rabbit and a robot with a short fuse discover a magic lamp, chaos follows...and friendship is found. THE MAGIC FARAWAY TREE: SILKY’S STORY Enid Blyton, Jeanne Willis, Mark Beech RRP $24.99 BWINDI (NALI AND FRIENDS #2) JESS RACKLYEFT Jess Racklyeft is a children’s book lover, drawer and reader based in Melbourne. Jess loves watercolours, but is getting more and more into combining digital work and tinkering with oils, pencils and other bits and bobs she can get her mitts on. Two of the books Jess has illustrated, Merry Everything and Smile Cry, have gone on to become CBCA notables. THE BAD BASSINIS Dan Sultan, Rhys Graham, Tali Gal-on RRP $16.99 Nali meets a new friend, Bwindi. Bwindi is a very windy gorilla. And so are her whole family. Give a gift card Discover the magic! Explore the Enchanted Wood with Joe, Beth and Frannie and meet their very special friends. This is a brand-new story, specially written by Jeanne Willis, and illustrated by Mark Beech. Available in-store and online collinsbooks.com.au