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1 y separately published work icon Feeling Hopeful Laura Wippell , Stella Mongodi (illustrator), Park Orchards : Ethicool , 2023 26380521 2023 single work picture book children's

'Far above the world, Hope the Dragon somersaults through the sky, protecting those below. But he encounters a formidable opponent in Fear, a monstrous creature that haunts little boys and girls everywhere.

'Hope tries to devour Fear, but he does not succeed. Defeating Fear will take much more than a breath of fire and a gnash of teeth, so Hope enlists the help of a wise old creature, the Reader. 

'And it is inside the Reader's vast library that Hope finds what he is looking for, plus much more...'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
1 y separately published work icon Watermelon Pip Sharna Carter , Stella Mongodi (illustrator), Park Orchards : Ethicool , 2020 23414205 2020 single work picture book children's

'Blue-eyed Pip is juicy-sweet, but mightily sassy, too! She eats watermelon for breakfast, lunch and tea, sharing with no-one, no matter how hard they try. One day, though, the watermelon supply dries up. There are no watermelons at the little shop, the big shop, or the online shop. Not one. Pip has a sinking feeling in her hungry, little tummy.

'That is, until she remembers all those watermelon pips she used to spit over the fence while swinging on her tyre swing! She scales the fence, and sure enough, right there is a joyous garden of homegrown watermelons! Pip is overjoyed! But, just as she's about to begin devouring that juicy flesh, she remembers all the hungry faces with whom she never shared.

'She knows what she has to do ðŸ˜‰ And, so begins one of the most beautiful endings to one of the most heartwarming children's picture books you're ever likely to read.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
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