Boonoonoonous Hair
Jamilla doesn’t like her hair! She thinks it’s a pain and it’s bad, bad, bad. Yet she will learn to love her electric, kinetic, bombastic, fantastic, twily, wily, curly, fuzzy, snappy, nappy, wavy, crazy boonoonoonoous hair. Author: Olive Senior Illustrator: Laura James Publisher: Blue Banyan Books Price: $12.99 – Buy Now Published: July 2019 Age:...
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The Happiness Dress
When Carolyne receives a colourful dress covered in bright red, pink and yellow flowers from her aunt in the Caribbean, she loves it! Her Mum, Grandma and her other aunt think it just won’t do. The dress is much too bright for the cosmopolitan, conservative country in which they...
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Abigail’s Glorious Hair
Abigail has a lot of hair. A lot of poufy, poufy hair! Her hair takes a long time to be combed, especially when it has just been washed. But each stroke of the comb, each twist of a braid and each passing of fingers through her hair is a...
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Yum, Yum, Yummy
Colourful, tangy and tasty Caribbean fruits, like sweet sops and star apples, that are oh so juicy and sooo yum, yum, yummy, that kids all over the world can fall in love with. This wonderful picture book is full of rhythm, rhyme and lots of flavour! It encourages healthy...
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Irie Morning
Waking up can be hard to do! The alluring sounds of birds, cows and dogs are trying to draw him from beneath the covers, but Kingston just wants to stay in bed. Will he give in to sleep, or wake up to a great adventure? Irie Morning features a delightful...
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My Caribbean Colouring Book
Dive into the wonderful world of Caribbean animals with My Caribbean Colouring Book. Whether you love owls or ibises, iguanas or starfish My Caribbean Colouring Book presents animal friends from in the air and deep beneath the sea. It’s a great way to learn about animals from across the...
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Bolo The Monkey
Written in a captivating rhythm with vivid, vibrant images, Bolo the Monkey is the story of a young, daring little monkey who dreams of making a difference in the world. Bolo leaves the forest and goes out into the world to learn new things and new ways of doing things....
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B Is For Breadfruit
Never mind ‘A is for apple’ here in Jamaica ‘A’ is definitely for ‘ackee’ and of course, ‘R’ must be for reggae, because this alphabet has a sweet beat! B is a Breadfruit is a collection of 26 brightly coloured, beautifully illustrated alphabet flashcards. Hummingbirds, lizards, manatees and yes the...
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The Dark Of The Sea
Obsessed with girls, devoid of muscles and faced with hostile teachers and a reading disability, 15-year-old Danesh has been struggling to survive life in the lower bowels of the Essequibo high school system. In a community wracked by alcoholism, suicide and corruption, he sees no purposeful path for himself....
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The Beast Of Kukuyo
For the second time in her life, 15-year-old Rune Mathura comes face-to-face with a brutal murder when her classmate Dumpling Heera goes missing and is eventually found dead. Dumpling’s murder drags the small, rural village of Kukuyo into the national spotlight, revealing a darkness curdling in the town. But...
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