Everyone knows how a day goes. The sun rises and shines above us with his glorious smile. At the end of the day, he disappears over the horizon.But what people don't know is what the sun gets up to after he goes home . . .The sun loves to make people happy. But beneath his glorious smile, he doesn't always feel so shiny. At the end of the day, when the sun goes home, he sometimes feels a little lonely.The sun believes he has no choice but to carry on shining, no matter what ... until one day, disaster strikes. He finds himself falling from the sky!Will anyone hear his call and come to help him?A problem shared is a problem halved in this warm and original bedtime story about friendship, emotions and kindness.
'Sweet and heartwarming' - Bestselling author MARIAN KEYES The day Heather, Niamh and Lauren met, they promised to be best friends for life, and that instant connection only grew stronger with their weekly sunrise swims in their stunning local lake. When they left school, they agreed that, no matter where life took them, every year on midsummer's dawn, they would meet at their old spot and swim together.Now, fifteen years later, the tradition has faded away/disappeared in the face of life's realities. In fact, they don't speak any more - not since that night . . .But this summer, they find themselves back in their Irish hometown and realise this could be their last chance to recapture what they have lost. Will their return to sunrise swimming heal each of them, and help them rekindle the friendships they once treasured? Readers are loving Rosie Hannigan: 'This book is about second chances, forgiveness and friends that become family. It's beautifully written, it made me smile and cry,
Ned the knight ALWAYS does exactly what he's told. When his parents ask him to pick up his toys, dig up the cabbages or go to bed on time, he does it all with a smile. And when the dragon swoops into
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