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Picture Books
for Children age 2-6

Poppy's Tail children's book front cover
Brave in a Cave children's book front cover
Small images of Poppy's Tail and Brave in a Cave children's books

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Poppy's Tail  â˜†â˜†â˜†â˜†â˜†  

Poppy dreams it would be fun to have a tail. But which kind will she choose? She tries out many different animal tails, then invents her own and finds lots of amusing and original ways to use it.​ With vibrant illustrations and light-hearted rhyme, Poppy's Tail is a playful and engaging picture book, designed to captivate a young child's imagination and also entertain the reader. ​ â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹

Brave in a Cave  â˜†â˜†â˜†â˜†â˜†  

Welcome to Curly Harbour, home to a delightful little community of boats, all with individual personalities and roles. The boats have plenty of fun and games, but also get into numerous pickles.

In Brave In A Cave, Agatha, the passenger express, has to make a short trip and leaves Misery Moo, the grumpy old fishing boat, in charge. Pips and Squeaks, the baby twin boats, are tempted to leave the harbour and end up getting quite a fright!

Play Together

Poppy's Tail is not only a fantastic story, it can also be enhanced with a matching furry rainbow tail, so children can have fun acting out the story with a tail of their own!

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Poppy's Tail Children's Furry Rainbow Tail is just as vibrant as Poppy herself, is easy to attach and comfy to wear. This fabulous tail can be purchased individually or as part of Poppy's Tail Gift Pack.

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Poppy's Tail Gift Pack contains Poppy's Tail book, Poppy's Tail furry rainbow tail and a Poppy's Tail bookmark.​

School Visits
Bring Poppy's Tail to Life with the Author in the Classroom

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Book Reviews

Poppy's Tail children's book illustration: Poppy has a leopard's tail

What a lovely book!

We love Poppy from the first page, thanks to the delightful and brightly coloured illustrations which hold the attention throughout the story. Each page comes alive as we're taken through her dreams of what tails she could have and what she could do with them! Even though the book is recommended for younger children, my granddaughter aged nearly 9 loved it and had fun reading it to her younger brother. There is plenty of opportunity to expand on the storyline and to have imaginative discussions about what Poppy's thinking and what else she could do with her tails! It's a happy, feel good book and one that will be a staple in the bookcase to be re-read many times I'm sure.

☆☆☆☆☆  Amazon Review  Babs, Cheshire

A big hit!

You know that a children's book is a big hit when the child wants it read to them four or five times a day. And Poppy's Tail hits the nail on the head. Great success with my godson's 4 year old daughter who wants more stories about Poppy. Hope Cate Douglas has got follow ups in the pipeline. Has also resolved Christmas shopping issues - every small child I know will be getting a copy for Christmas.
Beautifully drawn, colourful - spot on.

☆☆☆☆☆  Amazon Review  ifjwall

Poppy's Tail children's book illustration: Poppy has a pig's tail
Poppy's Tail children's book illustration: Poppy has a squirrel's tail

Such a joy!

My 4 year old granddaughter loved Poppy’s Tail. Beautifully written and illustrated. As we ended reading the story I asked her which tail she loved best. She said the rainbow one (phew!). And was absolutely thrilled when I produced the rainbow tail. Wouldn’t take it off - and has worn to nursery school today!

☆☆☆☆☆  Amazon Review  Joanna

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