Spydus Search Results - Anywhere: toy (Keywords) https://rochdale.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?QRY=BSOPAC%3A%20TOY&QRYTEXT=Anywhere%3A%20toy%20%20(Keywords)&SETLVL=SET&CF=BIB&SORTS=DTE.DATE1.DESC&NRECS=20&ISGLB=0 Spydus Search Results en © 2022 Civica Pty Limited. All rights reserved. Hello Dolly! Heywood firm boasts toy triumph [newspaper article] https://rochdale.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3340106&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Profile of Eden Earth Ltd. which supplies dolls to collectors from around the world Profile of Eden Earth Ltd. which supplies dolls to collectors from around the world<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Martin Purdy<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">In: </span>Heywood Advertiser, 28/11/1996<br /> Appeal to donate Christmas gifts [newspaper article] https://rochdale.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3320407&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Christmas toy appeal at Shaw's Opticians, Heywood Christmas toy appeal at Shaw's Opticians, Heywood<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Byatt Flora<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">In: </span>Heywood Advertiser, 19/09/2019, p. 3<br /> There's a little chick in your book / Tom Fletcher ; illustrated by Dynamo ; based on illustrations by Greg Abbott. https://rochdale.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3725232&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Little Chick is looking for her baby brother - can you you help her find him? Tap, slide and jiggle the pages to help Little Chick as she searches for her brother amongst all the eggs - and discover some familiar faces along the way! Little Chick is looking for her baby brother - can you you help her find him? Tap, slide and jiggle the pages to help Little Chick as she searches for her brother amongst all the eggs - and discover some familiar faces along the way!<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Fletcher, Tom, 1985-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Puffin Books, 2024.<br />12 unnumbered pages : chiefly illustrations (colour) ; 18 cm<br /><br />Norden Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - Children's board books - Onloan - Due: 14 May 2024 - 38024019128491<br />Rochdale Central Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - Children's board books - Onloan - Due: 02 May 2024 - 38024019128509<br />Smallbridge Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - Children's board books - Onloan - Due: 18 May 2024 - 38024019128517<br /> The Gruffalo : a push, pull and slide book / based on the picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. https://rochdale.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3725353&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Walk further into the deep dark wood, and discover what happens when a quick-witted mouse comes face to face with an owl, a snake - and a hungry Gruffalo! Walk further into the deep dark wood, and discover what happens when a quick-witted mouse comes face to face with an owl, a snake - and a hungry Gruffalo!<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Donaldson, Julia<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Macmillan Children's Books, 2024.<br />10 unnumbered pages : chiefly illustrations (colour) ; 18 cm<br /><br />Balderstone Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - Children's board books - Onloan - Due: 02 May 2024 - 38024019128566<br />Castleton Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - Children's board books - In-transit from Heywood Library to Castleton Library (Set: 04 May 2024) - 38024019128574<br />Heywood Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - Children's board books - Onloan - Due: 18 May 2024 - 38024019128582<br />Smallbridge Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - Children's board books - Available - 38024019128590<br /> Let's go home, baby chick / Carolina Búzio. https://rochdale.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3726435&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Meet chick, lamb, duckling and calf - four adorable baby animals who are lost on the farm. With easy-to-use moving parts and four unique tracks to develop hand-eye coordination and concentration, babies and toddlers will enjoy taking the baby animals home in this robust, satisfying board book. Meet chick, lamb, duckling and calf - four adorable baby animals who are lost on the farm. With easy-to-use moving parts and four unique tracks to develop hand-eye coordination and concentration, babies and toddlers will enjoy taking the baby animals home in this robust, satisfying board book.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Búzio, Carolina<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Nosy Crow, 2024.<br />10 unnumbered pages : chiefly illustrations (colour) ; 18 x 21 cm<br /><br />Heywood Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - Children's board books - Onloan - Due: 04 Apr 2024 - 38024019130018<br />Littleborough Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - Children's board books - Available - 38024019130026<br />Middleton Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - Children's board books - Onloan - Due: 13 May 2024 - 38024019130034<br />Norden Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - Children's board books - Onloan - Due: 28 May 2024 - 38024019130042<br /> Bizzy Bear on the farm / Benji Davies. https://rochdale.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3727950&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Bizzy Bear is helping out on the farm today. He's got lots to do and he needs your help! Visit the chickens, feed the pigs and ride a horse with four easy-to-use moving counters. Learn farm vocabulary with simple first words and helpful text prompts to encourage talking. Bizzy Bear is helping out on the farm today. He's got lots to do and he needs your help! Visit the chickens, feed the pigs and ride a horse with four easy-to-use moving counters. Learn farm vocabulary with simple first words and helpful text prompts to encourage talking.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Davies, Benji<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Nosy Crow, 2024.<br />10 unnumbered pages : chiefly illustrations (colour) ; 18 x 21 cm.<br />Find and follow<br /><br />Heywood Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - Children's board books - Available - 38024019130133<br />Middleton Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - Children's board books - Onloan - Due: 13 May 2024 - 38024019130141<br />Rochdale Central Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - Children's board books - Available - 38024019130158<br />Spotland Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - Children's board books - Onloan - Due: 14 May 2024 - 38024019130166<br /> Bizzy Bear on the building site / Benji Davies. https://rochdale.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3727951&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Bizzy Bear is helping the builders build a house today. There are lots of jobs to do and he needs your help! Push the rubble, build the walls and get the garden ready with four easy-to-use moving counters. Bizzy Bear is helping the builders build a house today. There are lots of jobs to do and he needs your help! Push the rubble, build the walls and get the garden ready with four easy-to-use moving counters.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Davies, Benji<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Nosy Crow, 2024.<br />10 unnumbered pages : chiefly illustrations (colour) ; 18 x 21 cm.<br />Find and follow<br /><br />Alkrington Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - Children's board books - Onloan - Due: 02 May 2024 - 38024019129978<br />Heywood Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - Children's board books - Onloan - Due: 09 May 2024 - 38024019129986<br />Littleborough Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - Children's board books - Available - 38024019129994<br />Smallbridge Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - Children's board books - Available - 38024019130000<br /> Little gardener / Benji Davies. https://rochdale.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3744520&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Five easy-to-use sliders, a rhyming story and lots to spot and say in this title in the 'Bizzy Bear' series. Each busy spread is full of little details to spot and talk about, and in this charming garden story Bizzy Bear needs You! By pushing, pulling and turning the mechanisms, little hands can move the story onto the next scene and bring the rhyming text to life! Five easy-to-use sliders, a rhyming story and lots to spot and say in this title in the 'Bizzy Bear' series. Each busy spread is full of little details to spot and talk about, and in this charming garden story Bizzy Bear needs You! By pushing, pulling and turning the mechanisms, little hands can move the story onto the next scene and bring the rhyming text to life!<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Davies, Benji<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Nosy Crow, 2024.<br />10 unnumbered pages : chiefly illustrations (colour) ; 18 cm.<br />Bizzy Bear<br /><br />Alkrington Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - Children's board books - Onloan - Due: 23 May 2024 - 38024019135504<br />Middleton Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - Children's board books - Onloan - Due: 24 May 2024 - 38024019135512<br />Norden Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - Children's board books - In-transit from Central Services — not open to the public to Norden Library (Set: 30 Apr 2024) - 38024019135520<br />Spotland Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - Children's board books - Available - 38024019135538<br /> Tractor / Seb Braun ; written and edited by Ruth Symons. https://rochdale.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3746943&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 With tabs to slide and wheels to spin, little ones will love to make the tractor move on every page. Bursting with adorable animal characters on a busy farm day, this bright and busy book will provide hours of entertainment. With tabs to slide and wheels to spin, little ones will love to make the tractor move on every page. Bursting with adorable animal characters on a busy farm day, this bright and busy book will provide hours of entertainment.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Braun, Sebastien<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Templar Books, 2024.<br />10 unnumbered pages : chiefly illustrations (colour) ; 18 cm.<br />Baby on board<br /><br />Balderstone Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - Children's board books - Available - 38024019135421<br />Langley Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - Children's board books - Available - 38024019135439<br />Milnrow Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - Children's board books - Available - 38024019135447<br />Smallbridge Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - Children's board books - Available - 38024019135454<br /> The very hungry caterpillar's garden : a push-and-pull adventure https://rochdale.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3760608&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Welcome to the garden! Look at all the plants and trees. And in among the flowers is a hive of buzzing bees. Curious minds will love travelling through the garden with the very hungry caterpillar as they push, pull, slide and spin each novelty element throughout the story to help the plants grow. The gentle rhyming narrative is perfect for reading aloud, whilst an interactive mechanism on every page encourages children to explore and engage with the natural world. Welcome to the garden! Look at all the plants and trees. And in among the flowers is a hive of buzzing bees. Curious minds will love travelling through the garden with the very hungry caterpillar as they push, pull, slide and spin each novelty element throughout the story to help the plants grow. The gentle rhyming narrative is perfect for reading aloud, whilst an interactive mechanism on every page encourages children to explore and engage with the natural world.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>UK : Puffin Books, 2024.<br />10 unnumbered pages : chiefly illustrations (colour) ; 21 cm.<br />World of Eric Carle<br /><br />Balderstone Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - Children's board books - Available - 38024019135892<br />Middleton Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - Children's board books - Available - 38024019135900<br />Norden Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - Children's board books - In-transit from Central Services — not open to the public to Norden Library (Set: 01 May 2024) - 38024019135918<br />Spotland Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - Children's board books - Available - 38024019135926<br /> Peekaboo dinosaur / Camilla Reid, Ingela P. Arrhenius. https://rochdale.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3760926&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Easy-to-use peekaboo sliders, a funny rhyming text and surprise mirror ending combine in this stylish and interactive board book for babies and toddlers! Connecting with faces and playing peekaboo is one of the first games that babies play. It's why the very youngest of children will love this cute dinosaur-themed book - and want to read it again and again. Easy-to-use peekaboo sliders, a funny rhyming text and surprise mirror ending combine in this stylish and interactive board book for babies and toddlers! Connecting with faces and playing peekaboo is one of the first games that babies play. It's why the very youngest of children will love this cute dinosaur-themed book - and want to read it again and again.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Reid, Camilla<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Nosy Crow, 2024.<br />10 unnumbered pages : chiefly illustrations (colour) ; 18 cm<br /><br />Langley Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - Children's board books - Awaiting delivery from supplier (Set: 01 May 2024) - 38024019138904<br />Middleton Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - Children's board books - Awaiting delivery from supplier (Set: 01 May 2024) - 38024019138912<br />Rochdale Central Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - Children's board books - Awaiting delivery from supplier (Set: 01 May 2024) - 38024019138920<br />Smallbridge Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - Children's board books - Awaiting delivery from supplier (Set: 01 May 2024) - 38024019138938<br /> Vehicles https://rochdale.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3790555&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Duggee and the Squirrels love exploring all the exciting ways to travel! Join them on the bus, on the train and even in a rocket ship! This exciting tabbed board book is perfect for vehicle loving Duggee fans. Duggee and the Squirrels love exploring all the exciting ways to travel! Join them on the bus, on the train and even in a rocket ship! This exciting tabbed board book is perfect for vehicle loving Duggee fans.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : BBC Children's Books, 2024.<br />16 pages : chiefly illustrations (colour) ; 21 cm.<br />Hey Duggee<br /><br />Alkrington Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - Children's board books - On order<br />Balderstone Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - Children's board books - On order<br />Langley Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - Children's board books - On order<br />Milnrow Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - Children's board books - On order<br /> Christmas Swim [electronic resource] https://rochdale.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3795781&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Merry Christmas from Bluey and Bartlebee!It's Christmas Day and it's the perfect weather for a family swim. Bluey has a new toy - meet Bartlebee! How will Bartlebee handle his first Heeler Christmas?Attacked by a crocodile, Dad broke his arm and then Nana jiggled it all about. Bartlebee's first Christmas is eventful but full of love.Welcome to the family, Bartlebee!Want more Bluey? Also available:Bluey: Christmas Eve with Verandah SantaBluey: The PoolBluey: Hooray It's Christmas Sticker Activity Merry Christmas from Bluey and Bartlebee!It's Christmas Day and it's the perfect weather for a family swim. Bluey has a new toy - meet Bartlebee! How will Bartlebee handle his first Heeler Christmas?Attacked by a crocodile, Dad broke his arm and then Nana jiggled it all about. Bartlebee's first Christmas is eventful but full of love.Welcome to the family, Bartlebee!Want more Bluey? Also available:Bluey: Christmas Eve with Verandah SantaBluey: The PoolBluey: Hooray It's Christmas Sticker Activity<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Bluey<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[Place of publication not identified] : Ladybird, 2024<br />1 online resource (1 text file)<br />Bluey<br /><br />Electronic Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - E-Book - BorrowBox - eBook - eBook - Borrow this eBook - DUMMY<br /> Variable Valve Timings [electronic resource] : Memoirs of a Car Tragic https://rochdale.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3811465&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 'What defines the car-saddo condition is not being able to recall a time when the toy-car-era of your life actually ended. Because for us sufferers, it never does.' Nobody knows cars like Chris Harris does. He calls it 'unhinged geekery', but the rest of the world call it infectious enthusiasm, adrenaline fuelled escapism and rigorous journalistic integrity.And then there are his famous skills at the wheel, from city cars to rally cars, not forgetting the Guinness World Record 3.4km sideways in an electric car.And now for the first time, Harris takes us down the road of his life-long obsession with the automobile - along surprising diversions, around hazards and obstructions, down the fast lane collecting Gs and back to the lock-up to prep the stock.From the six-year-old who could recite the stats from What Car? magazine to the YouTube car guru whose honest reviews got him banned by Ferrari. From the Scalextric track of his childhood, to podiums as a racing driver out in the world. From behind his garage doors to the floodlit Top Gear studio.Variable Valve Timings brings you an incredibly engaging story of adventure and petrolhead joy, told with wit, warmth and disarming honesty. This book is a true one-off, just like Chris. 'What defines the car-saddo condition is not being able to recall a time when the toy-car-era of your life actually ended. Because for us sufferers, it never does.' Nobody knows cars like Chris Harris does. He calls it 'unhinged geekery', but the rest of the world call it infectious enthusiasm, adrenaline fuelled escapism and rigorous journalistic integrity.And then there are his famous skills at the wheel, from city cars to rally cars, not forgetting the Guinness World Record 3.4km sideways in an electric car.And now for the first time, Harris takes us down the road of his life-long obsession with the automobile - along surprising diversions, around hazards and obstructions, down the fast lane collecting Gs and back to the lock-up to prep the stock.From the six-year-old who could recite the stats from What Car? magazine to the YouTube car guru whose honest reviews got him banned by Ferrari. From the Scalextric track of his childhood, to podiums as a racing driver out in the world. From behind his garage doors to the floodlit Top Gear studio.Variable Valve Timings brings you an incredibly engaging story of adventure and petrolhead joy, told with wit, warmth and disarming honesty. This book is a true one-off, just like Chris.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Harris, Chris<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[Place of publication not identified] : Ebury Digital, 2024<br />1 online resource (1 text file)<br /><br />Electronic Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - E-Book - BorrowBox - eBook - eBook - Borrow this eBook - DUMMY<br /> Busy Eid / illustrated by Debby Rahmalia. https://rochdale.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3710808&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 A first novelty book about Eid, with push, pull and slide mechanisms. A first novelty book about Eid, with push, pull and slide mechanisms.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Rahmalia, Debby<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Campbell Books, 2024.<br />10 unnumbered pages : chiefly illustrations (colour) ; 18 cm<br /><br />Alkrington Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - Children's board books - Onloan - Due: 26 Apr 2024 - 38024019128160<br />Littleborough Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - Children's board books - Onloan - Due: 13 May 2024 - 38024019128178<br />Milnrow Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - Children's board books - Onloan - Due: 23 May 2024 - 38024019128186<br />Rochdale Central Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - Children's board books - Onloan - Due: 20 May 2024 - 38024019128194<br /> The Expets [electronic resource] https://rochdale.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3842197&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Perfect for fans of Captain Underpants and Dog Man, this first book in a hilarious new middle grade graphic novel series follows a stinky dog reluctantly recruited by a team of super-pets to rescue missing kittens!Bosco the dog loves being a house pet, loves his comfy dog bed and nice big house and, of course, his favorite toy kitty. So when two burglars break in, Bosco defends his home with all his might, which includes releasing some well-timed—and near supersonic—stink that repels the would-be thieves. With his foes in retreat, Bosco thinks it’s all over…until a robot descends from the sky. The flying robot delivers Bosco to the city and tells him that, due to his unusual “abilities,” he’s been chosen to become one of the eXpets, a team of superheroes with extraordinary abilities who team up to solve problems of all sizes. Bosco would be joining a turtle mastermind, a laser-eyed kitty, Wonder-Guppy, and Ginormous Gerbil. The mission? Rescuing the world’s kittens, who have all gone mysteriously missing. Bosco isn’t sure he’s all that extraordinary and certainly doesn’t enjoy tasks with a lot of pressure. But…how can he turn his back on kittens?! Can the ragtag group move past getting off on the wrong paw to track down the catnapped cuties and save the day? Perfect for fans of Captain Underpants and Dog Man, this first book in a hilarious new middle grade graphic novel series follows a stinky dog reluctantly recruited by a team of super-pets to rescue missing kittens!Bosco the dog loves being a house pet, loves his comfy dog bed and nice big house and, of course, his favorite toy kitty. So when two burglars break in, Bosco defends his home with all his might, which includes releasing some well-timed—and near supersonic—stink that repels the would-be thieves. With his foes in retreat, Bosco thinks it’s all over…until a robot descends from the sky. The flying robot delivers Bosco to the city and tells him that, due to his unusual “abilities,” he’s been chosen to become one of the eXpets, a team of superheroes with extraordinary abilities who team up to solve problems of all sizes. Bosco would be joining a turtle mastermind, a laser-eyed kitty, Wonder-Guppy, and Ginormous Gerbil. The mission? Rescuing the world’s kittens, who have all gone mysteriously missing. Bosco isn’t sure he’s all that extraordinary and certainly doesn’t enjoy tasks with a lot of pressure. But…how can he turn his back on kittens?! Can the ragtag group move past getting off on the wrong paw to track down the catnapped cuties and save the day?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Tatulli, Mark<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[Place of publication not identified] : Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books, 2024<br />1 online resource (1 text file)<br />The eXpets ; 1<br /><br />Electronic Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - E-Book - BorrowBox - eBook - eBook - Borrow this eBook - DUMMY<br /> Malice / Kerry Barnes. https://rochdale.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3712624&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 The first mistake was to underestimate Georgie. The second mistake was to underestimate her daughter. When Georgie Deacon's husband, Dixie, is found shot dead in the street, the police assume it's a revenge killing. However, things are not what they seem when two of her brothers-in-law are arrested for Dixie's murder. After she discovers a substantial padlock on her garage door and a box containing a child's toy and a pair of trainers in her husband's wardrobe, Georgie is forced to confront the secrets of her husband's past. No matter how sinister they appear to be. The shocking kidnapping of her daughter pushes Georgie to the brink, and she must do everything to get her daughter back. But if she can't turn to the police, who can she turn to? The first mistake was to underestimate Georgie. The second mistake was to underestimate her daughter. When Georgie Deacon's husband, Dixie, is found shot dead in the street, the police assume it's a revenge killing. However, things are not what they seem when two of her brothers-in-law are arrested for Dixie's murder. After she discovers a substantial padlock on her garage door and a box containing a child's toy and a pair of trainers in her husband's wardrobe, Georgie is forced to confront the secrets of her husband's past. No matter how sinister they appear to be. The shocking kidnapping of her daughter pushes Georgie to the brink, and she must do everything to get her daughter back. But if she can't turn to the police, who can she turn to?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Barnes, Kerry<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Rearsby : Clipper Audiobooks, 2023.<br />10 CDs (690 min.) : digital, stereo<br /><br />Housebound Library Service - (Rochdale Library Service) - Audiobooks - Audiobook Fiction - Available - 38024019043096<br /> Max Fernsby and the Infinite Toys [electronic resource] https://rochdale.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3718970&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Max Fernsby seems like your typical 10-year-old kid, but when a red bag­ literally falls on his head from the sky, Max finds he suddenly has the power to produce any toy in the world!But what Max doesn’t realize is that the red bag only wound up in his hands because two of Santa’s most troublesome elves decided to take Santa’s sleigh for a joy ride. The bag fell out along the way, and if they don’t get it back to the North Pole soon, Christmas itself may be in jeopardy. Not to mention a greedy businessman has eyes on the bag and wants to steal it for himself!It’s a race against time to save Christmas in this hilarious, illustrated, middle grade adventure from the acclaimed screenwriting duo of Peter Gaulke and Gerry Swallow. Max Fernsby seems like your typical 10-year-old kid, but when a red bag­ literally falls on his head from the sky, Max finds he suddenly has the power to produce any toy in the world!But what Max doesn’t realize is that the red bag only wound up in his hands because two of Santa’s most troublesome elves decided to take Santa’s sleigh for a joy ride. The bag fell out along the way, and if they don’t get it back to the North Pole soon, Christmas itself may be in jeopardy. Not to mention a greedy businessman has eyes on the bag and wants to steal it for himself!It’s a race against time to save Christmas in this hilarious, illustrated, middle grade adventure from the acclaimed screenwriting duo of Peter Gaulke and Gerry Swallow.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Swallow, Gerry<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[Place of publication not identified] : HarperCollins, 2023<br />1 online resource (1 text file)<br /><br />Electronic Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - E-Book - BorrowBox - eBook - eBook - Borrow this eBook - DUMMY<br /> Learn With Peppa Phonics Level 4 Book 1 – The Big Toy Clean-up (Phonics Reader) [electronic resource] https://rochdale.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3819697&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Learn with Peppa phonics reading books provide fully decodable stories to take young readers from first letter sounds to phonics fluency, through five expertly graded levels.- Peppa and her friends take centre stage in this brand-new series of 70 phonics readers- Five levels of stories introduce letters and sounds in the order they are taught at school- Fun activities provide extra phonics practice and check understanding of the story- Each Learn with Peppa phonics book has been developed by educational experts- A unique code in each printed book provides access to online audio, phonics resources and additional guidance Let Peppa support your little ones on their early learning adventure in Learn with Peppa.Level 4 Book 1 practises known letter sounds and alternative pronunciationsPeppa Pig and George need a new cabinet for all their toys, but the new one looks too small! Can they fix it? Learn with Peppa phonics reading books provide fully decodable stories to take young readers from first letter sounds to phonics fluency, through five expertly graded levels.- Peppa and her friends take centre stage in this brand-new series of 70 phonics readers- Five levels of stories introduce letters and sounds in the order they are taught at school- Fun activities provide extra phonics practice and check understanding of the story- Each Learn with Peppa phonics book has been developed by educational experts- A unique code in each printed book provides access to online audio, phonics resources and additional guidance Let Peppa support your little ones on their early learning adventure in Learn with Peppa.Level 4 Book 1 practises known letter sounds and alternative pronunciationsPeppa Pig and George need a new cabinet for all their toys, but the new one looks too small! Can they fix it?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Pig, Peppa<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[Place of publication not identified] : Ladybird, 2023<br />1 online resource (1 text file)<br />Learn With Peppa<br /><br />Electronic Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - E-Book - BorrowBox - eBook - eBook - Borrow this eBook - DUMMY<br /> Go Wild Christmas: October 2023 [electronic resource] https://rochdale.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3826950&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Ireland’s Christmas scene has never been stronger, from the best in Irish fashion hitting the world scene, to toy and craft makers creating dynamic Christmas products.Our look at who’s who in the top things to buy, try and explore this Christmas. As usual, we will have some great food recipes and Christmas-themed interviews to keep you reading right through the festive period. Ireland’s Christmas scene has never been stronger, from the best in Irish fashion hitting the world scene, to toy and craft makers creating dynamic Christmas products.Our look at who’s who in the top things to buy, try and explore this Christmas. As usual, we will have some great food recipes and Christmas-themed interviews to keep you reading right through the festive period.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Magazine, Go Wild<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[Place of publication not identified] : Go Wild Magazine, 2023<br />1 online resource (1 text file)<br /><br />Electronic Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - E-Magazine - BorrowBox - eMagazine - eMagazine - Borrow this eMagazine - DUMMY<br /> All I Want For Christmas: Cinderella's Billion-Dollar Christmas (The Missing Manhattan Heirs) / Winning Her Holiday Love / Christmas with Her Millionaire Boss [electronic resource] : ePub edition https://rochdale.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3746474&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Under the tree…Cinderella's Billion-Dollar Christmas by Susan MeierThe first time Leni Long meets investment tycoon Nick Kourakis she’s dressed as a Christmas elf. Then he tells her that she might be heir to a fortune! Small-town girl Leni is completely unprepared for a life of luxury, and Nick’s determined to open her eyes to the possibilities… But will that new life include him?Winning Her Holiday Love by Harmony Evans Mariella Vency never dreamed that her son’s favourite football star would become his team’s temporary coach. Nor did she anticipate the sexy-as-sin playboy melting her guarded heart. Sam Kelly is successful, charismatic…but completely off-limits. She can’t fall in bed – or in love – with a man soon leaving town. Will Sam make their festive fling more permanent?Christmas with Her Millionaire Boss by Barbara WallaceHaving been abandoned by his mother on Christmas Day, James Hammond despises the festive season. So when his company acquires a new toy store, devoted to the holiday, he wants to seal the deal quickly and return home. Until he finds himself injured and under the care of employee Noelle Fryberg. Noelle loves Christmas, and she’s determined to show her new boss how magical it can be. But will she melt his guarded heart? Under the tree…Cinderella's Billion-Dollar Christmas by Susan MeierThe first time Leni Long meets investment tycoon Nick Kourakis she’s dressed as a Christmas elf. Then he tells her that she might be heir to a fortune! Small-town girl Leni is completely unprepared for a life of luxury, and Nick’s determined to open her eyes to the possibilities… But will that new life include him?Winning Her Holiday Love by Harmony Evans Mariella Vency never dreamed that her son’s favourite football star would become his team’s temporary coach. Nor did she anticipate the sexy-as-sin playboy melting her guarded heart. Sam Kelly is successful, charismatic…but completely off-limits. She can’t fall in bed – or in love – with a man soon leaving town. Will Sam make their festive fling more permanent?Christmas with Her Millionaire Boss by Barbara WallaceHaving been abandoned by his mother on Christmas Day, James Hammond despises the festive season. So when his company acquires a new toy store, devoted to the holiday, he wants to seal the deal quickly and return home. Until he finds himself injured and under the care of employee Noelle Fryberg. Noelle loves Christmas, and she’s determined to show her new boss how magical it can be. But will she melt his guarded heart?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Wallace, Barbara<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[Place of publication not identified] : Mills & Boon, 2023<br />1 online resource (1 text file)<br /><br />Electronic Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - E-Book - BorrowBox - eBook - eBook - Borrow this eBook - DUMMY<br /> The Game You Played [electronic resource] https://rochdale.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3674246&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 It's a blindingly hot summer. International visitors surge into Sydney's Darling Harbour. Two-year-old Tommy is sailing his toy boat in the park there with his mother Phoebe. Tommy vanishes into thin air. The following winter, taunting notes written as nursery rhymes begin arriving at his parents' home.'Little Boy Blue, where did you go? Who led you away? Only I know ...'The police believe the messages are just a cruel prank. But Phoebe becomes obsessed with tracking down the writer of the rhymes. Her marriage ends up shattering.When the shocking identity of the writer is discovered, Phoebe's desperate race for the truth has only just begun. It's a blindingly hot summer. International visitors surge into Sydney's Darling Harbour. Two-year-old Tommy is sailing his toy boat in the park there with his mother Phoebe. Tommy vanishes into thin air. The following winter, taunting notes written as nursery rhymes begin arriving at his parents' home.'Little Boy Blue, where did you go? Who led you away? Only I know ...'The police believe the messages are just a cruel prank. But Phoebe becomes obsessed with tracking down the writer of the rhymes. Her marriage ends up shattering.When the shocking identity of the writer is discovered, Phoebe's desperate race for the truth has only just begun.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Taylor, Anni<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[Place of publication not identified] : Bolinda/Audible audio, 2023<br />1 online resource (1 audio file)<br /><br />Electronic Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - E-Audio - BorrowBox - eAudiobook - eAudiobook - Borrow this eAudiobook - DUMMY<br /> Peekaboo Santa / Camilla Reid, Ingela P. Arrhenius. https://rochdale.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3675856&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Easy-to-use peekaboo sliders, a funny rhyming text and surprise mirror ending combine in this stylish and interactive board book for babies and toddlers! With a total of 10 smooth mechanisms to push, pull or turn on every spread this book is packed full of fun! Easy-to-use peekaboo sliders, a funny rhyming text and surprise mirror ending combine in this stylish and interactive board book for babies and toddlers! With a total of 10 smooth mechanisms to push, pull or turn on every spread this book is packed full of fun!<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Reid, Camilla<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Nosy Crow Ltd, 2023.<br />10 unnumbered pages : chiefly illustrations (colour) ; 18 cm<br /><br />Alkrington Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - Children's board books - Available - 38024019117767<br />Littleborough Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - Children's board books - Available - 38024019117775<br />Rochdale Central Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - Children's board books - Onloan - Due: 13 May 2024 - 38024019117783<br /> The Simple Science Activity Book [electronic resource] : 20 Things to Make and Do at Home to Learn About Science https://rochdale.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3676165&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Learn through play with this hands-on crafty science book that introduces inquisitive children to the wonders of science through craft projects with everyday objects.The Simple Science Activity Book contains more than 20 fun-filled craft projects, each accompanied by a 'What's the science?' section explaining how key scientific concepts work. Children can enjoy getting stuck in and learn how to make a toy raft and discover what makes their boat float, or how to create an ice sculpture and learn about the changing states of solids and liquids. They'll discover the world around them like they've never seen it before!This hands-on science activity book for children offers: - Over 20 activities that are easy for children aged 5-7 to do on their own, with only a handful of steps requiring an adult to help.- A range of different projects, including art, photography, crafts, cooking, and gardening, all using everyday objects found in and around the home.- An introduction to key skills like problem-solving, observation, and hands-on learning through fun scientific experiments. With The Simple Science Activity Book, difficult concepts like buoyancy, gravity, and aerodynamics become meaningful and accessible to young children through play. Award winning author Jane Bull combines art, craft, and cooking activities with solid scientific learning, showing children that science, technology, engineering, art, and maths are all around us - and in everything we make and do! Learn through play with this hands-on crafty science book that introduces inquisitive children to the wonders of science through craft projects with everyday objects.The Simple Science Activity Book contains more than 20 fun-filled craft projects, each accompanied by a 'What's the science?' section explaining how key scientific concepts work. Children can enjoy getting stuck in and learn how to make a toy raft and discover what makes their boat float, or how to create an ice sculpture and learn about the changing states of solids and liquids. They'll discover the world around them like they've never seen it before!This hands-on science activity book for children offers: - Over 20 activities that are easy for children aged 5-7 to do on their own, with only a handful of steps requiring an adult to help.- A range of different projects, including art, photography, crafts, cooking, and gardening, all using everyday objects found in and around the home.- An introduction to key skills like problem-solving, observation, and hands-on learning through fun scientific experiments. With The Simple Science Activity Book, difficult concepts like buoyancy, gravity, and aerodynamics become meaningful and accessible to young children through play. Award winning author Jane Bull combines art, craft, and cooking activities with solid scientific learning, showing children that science, technology, engineering, art, and maths are all around us - and in everything we make and do!<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Bull, Jane<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[Place of publication not identified] : DK Children, 2023<br />1 online resource (1 text file)<br /><br />Electronic Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - E-Book - BorrowBox - eBook - eBook - Borrow this eBook - DUMMY<br /> If it's Christmas and you know it / Katrina Charman, Angie Rozelaar. https://rochdale.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3677910&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 It's Christmas and it's time to celebrate in this festive sing-along book with sliders! Bring this board book to life as the little children take part in four fun Christmas activities. Scan the QR code on the back cover to sing along with the song! It's Christmas and it's time to celebrate in this festive sing-along book with sliders! Bring this board book to life as the little children take part in four fun Christmas activities. Scan the QR code on the back cover to sing along with the song!<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Charman, Katrina<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Nosy Crow, 2023.<br />10 unnumbered pages : chiefly illustrations (colour) ; 18 cm<br /><br />Heywood Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - J - Children's board books - Available - 38024019120498<br />Rochdale Central Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - J - Children's board books - Onloan - Due: 20 May 2024 - 38024019120506<br />Spotland Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - J - Children's board books - Available - 38024019120514<br /> Little monsters rule! / David Walliams ; illustrated by the amazing Adam Stower. https://rochdale.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3695266&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Furball is a loveable little yeti on his first day at Monster School. He can't wait to learn how to be scary, but it's hard when you look like a cuddly toy. When the big monsters at the school make fun of Furball, Howler the little werewolf comes to the rescue. Together, can they prove that little monsters rule? A feel-good, funny story, packed full of monsters - big and small! Furball is a loveable little yeti on his first day at Monster School. He can't wait to learn how to be scary, but it's hard when you look like a cuddly toy. When the big monsters at the school make fun of Furball, Howler the little werewolf comes to the rescue. Together, can they prove that little monsters rule? A feel-good, funny story, packed full of monsters - big and small!<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Walliams, David, 1971-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : HarperCollins Children's Books, 2023.<br />30 unnumbered pages : chiefly illustrations (colour) ; 28 cm<br /><br />Middleton Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - Children's picture books - Available - 38024019119755<br />Milnrow Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - Children's picture books - Available - 38024019119763<br />Rochdale Central Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - Children's picture books - Onloan - Due: 15 May 2024 - 38024019119771<br />Smallbridge Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - Children's picture books - Available - 38024019119789<br />Spotland Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - Children's picture books - Onloan - Due: 02 May 2024 - 38024019119797<br /> The Christmas pig / J.K. Rowling ; illustrated by Jim Field. https://rochdale.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3697256&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Jack loves his childhood toy, Dur Pig. DP has always been there for him, through good and bad. Until one Christmas Eve, something terrible happens - DP is lost. But Christmas Eve is a night for miracles and lost causes, a night when all things can come to life - even toys. And Jack's newest toy - the Christmas Pig (DP's annoying replacement) - has a daring plan: Together they'll embark on a magical journey to seek something lost, and to save the best friend Jack has ever known. Jack loves his childhood toy, Dur Pig. DP has always been there for him, through good and bad. Until one Christmas Eve, something terrible happens - DP is lost. But Christmas Eve is a night for miracles and lost causes, a night when all things can come to life - even toys. And Jack's newest toy - the Christmas Pig (DP's annoying replacement) - has a daring plan: Together they'll embark on a magical journey to seek something lost, and to save the best friend Jack has ever known.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Rowling, J. K.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2023.<br />311 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm<br /><br />Alkrington Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - Children's fiction - Available - 38024019117007<br />Norden Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - Children's fiction - Available - 38024019117023<br />Rochdale Central Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - Children's fiction - Available - 38024019117031<br />Spotland Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - Children's fiction - Onloan - Due: 16 Feb 2024 - 38024019117049<br /> Kid Christmas : of the Claus brothers toy shop / David Litchfield. https://rochdale.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3698442&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Nicky Claus works with his three uncles in a magic toyshop. When he notices a child who can't afford a toy, he has an amazing idea and - with the help of his uncles and some flying reindeer - the legend of Father Christmas is born. Nicky Claus works with his three uncles in a magic toyshop. When he notices a child who can't afford a toy, he has an amazing idea and - with the help of his uncles and some flying reindeer - the legend of Father Christmas is born.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Litchfield, David<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 2023.<br />39 unnumbered pages : chiefly illustrations (colour) ; 30 cm<br /><br />Norden Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - Children's picture books - Onloan - Due: 11 Jan 2025 - 38024019123518<br />Rochdale Central Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - Children's picture books - Available - 38024019123526<br /> Toy fights : a boyhood / Don Paterson. https://rochdale.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3358845&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Don Paterson was born in Dundee, Scotland, in 1963 and spent his boyhood living on a working-class council housing estate. 'Toy Fights' is the remarkable story of his first 20 years. This is not just a book about music and family, but also about 'schizophrenia, hell, money, narcissists, debt and the working class, anger, swearing, drugs, books, football, love, origami, the peculiar insanity of Dundee, sugar, religious mania, the sexual excesses of the Scottish club band scene and, more generally, the lengths we go to not to be bored. Don Paterson was born in Dundee, Scotland, in 1963 and spent his boyhood living on a working-class council housing estate. 'Toy Fights' is the remarkable story of his first 20 years. This is not just a book about music and family, but also about 'schizophrenia, hell, money, narcissists, debt and the working class, anger, swearing, drugs, books, football, love, origami, the peculiar insanity of Dundee, sugar, religious mania, the sexual excesses of the Scottish club band scene and, more generally, the lengths we go to not to be bored.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Paterson, Don, 1963-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Faber, 2023.<br />x, 369 pages ; 23 cm<br /><br />Heywood Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Lending Library Book - 821.92 - Adult non-fiction - Available - 38024018363172<br /> Felicia the fidget toy fairy / by Daisy Meadows. https://rochdale.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3359024&CF=BIB&ISGLB=0 Join Felicia the fidget toy fairy and Rachel and Kirsty, as they help children everywhere to find their perfect fidget toy! Felicia's magical fidget popper helps her to find the right fidget toys for the children who need them. Fidget toys help so many children to focus at school and relax when they're feeling overwhelmed. But when a naughty goblin steals Felicia's magical fidget popper, children everywhere are struggling. She needs Rachel and Kirsty's help - and fast! Join Felicia the fidget toy fairy and Rachel and Kirsty, as they help children everywhere to find their perfect fidget toy! Felicia's magical fidget popper helps her to find the right fidget toys for the children who need them. Fidget toys help so many children to focus at school and relax when they're feeling overwhelmed. But when a naughty goblin steals Felicia's magical fidget popper, children everywhere are struggling. She needs Rachel and Kirsty's help - and fast!<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Meadows, Daisy<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Orchard, 2023.<br />65 pages : illustrations (black and white), map (black and white) ; 20 cm.<br />Rainbow magic<br /><br />Balderstone Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - Children's fiction - Onloan - Due: 13 May 2024 - 38024018972246<br />Heywood Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - Children's fiction - Onloan - Due: 04 Apr 2024 - 38024018972253<br />Littleborough Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - Children's fiction - Available - 38024018972261<br />Middleton Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - Children's fiction - Available - 38024018972279<br />Milnrow Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - Children's fiction - Available - 38024018972287<br />Spotland Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Children's books - Children's fiction - Onloan - Due: 03 May 2024 - 38024018972295<br />