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Sarah Shore, our very own sunflower artist, has written a story all about Sunny sunflower and his friends. This is ideal for quiet time. Sussie and flowers

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Associated Reading

(and the chance to win some free books!!)


The kind people at The Watts Publishing Group Ltd have shown their support to The Sunflower Challenge by recommending a selection of books which you might like to introduce into your nursery.

Most of the titles have some connection to sunflowers, plant growth, human growth or learning about size or food and water. The books are listed below:

    Flora’s Flowers
    Debi Gliori. Pbk. £4.99
    Orchard Books 1841212709
    Spring has arrived and Flora’s family are busy planting seeds – tulips, sunflowers, cress and lettuce – but Flora wants to grow something far, far better. Waterstone’s Quarterly described this as, “A delightful story.”


    Katie and the Sunflowers
    James Mayhew. Pbk. £4.99
    Orchard Books 1841216348
    Katie, the charming little star of the best-selling Katie series travels into Van Gogh, Gauguin and Cézanne paintings.

    From Seed to Sunflower
    David Salariya. Pbk. £5.99
    Franklin Watts 0749631422
    This simple introduction to the life processes of the sunflower has bright, appealing and accurate illustrations. The carefully structured text introduces the concept of sequence and change.

    Splish, Splash, Splosh
    Mick Manning and Brita Granström. Pbk. £5.99
    Franklin Watts 0749656867
    From the award-winning author and illustrator team comes a vibrant and exciting adventure through the watercycle.

    Yum-Yum!
    Mick Manning and Brita Granström. Pbk £5.99
    Franklin Watts 0749656875
    This winner of the Smarties Silver Book Award 0-5 Category is a quirky exploration of the food chain.

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