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This is the girl who was left on the shore,Given so little, yearning for more. This is the boat she dragged out to sea,Scruffy and scratched but strong as can be... This is the story of a daring young girl who lives in a fishing village with her nana and little cat.Every day, villagers see her set out to sea on a small green boat - cat in tow - and every night, they watch her return home, empty-handed. But though her knapsack is empty, and her pockets are bare, this is a girl who has found the greatest treasure of all . .. A heartwarming story about embracing adventure and treasuring memories that will stay with you long after the final page.

In the latest story in the Waterstones Prize-shortlisted series, Fergal learns how to deal with his anxiety about his friend coming to stay with one very simple tip . . .Fergal’s friend Elspeth is coming to stay, and he is very excited . . .but there’s a problem. He hasn’t been able to see her in such a long time, so what if it’s not the same? When he thinks about Elspeth’s visit, his face feels hot, he can’t keep still and he keeps needing the toilet. But there’s one very simple thing he can do to make his fretting go away.Learn the tried-and-tested mindfulness technique to help children deal with anxiety of all kinds – including social anxiety – with Fergal!

A dragon with a short temper is not a good combination, as Fergal's family and friends soon find out. He burns the dinner (literally), reduces the football goal to ashes and absolutely cannot play a nice, quiet board game. It is only when he starts to notice other animals have clever tricks to calm down that Fergal begins to win back his friends, especially when he discovers dragons can cool off in a very handy way.

From Waterstones Award shortlisted Robert Starling comes the latest story in this series about a fiery - but very nice! - dragon, Fergal. When Fergal's mum and dad bring home an egg, his life will nev