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Find out moreDosh Archer’s madcap humour and love of strong, plot-based stories are perfect for creating books for newly independent readers. Dosh lives in Whitstable, Kent. She is the author of the Urgency Emergency series.
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Little Elephant needs help. There is something stuck in his trunk. Luckily Dr Glenda and Nurse Percy can help. First they x-ray the trunk to find out what’s there and then they set to work removing a ping pong ball, a pencil and a ruler… What on earth where they all doing there? The doctor has to persuade Little Elephant never to do such a thing again. A fun first read that no 5+ year old, who is just beginning to want more words on the page than a picture book offers, should miss. It’s been a while since something as good as this has been published for 5-7 year olds. To view other titles in the Urgency Emergency series click here.
All the excitement of a new baby but this time there are five new babies for the hospital to deal with. Mrs Rabbit is knocked over by a bear on a bicycle and, just when that is all over, she needs to be rushed to hospital to have her babies. A warm hearted and reassuring story about the birth – in this case multiple! – of a new baby. A fun first read that no 5+ year old, who is just beginning to want more words on the page than a picture book offers, should miss. It’s been a while since something as good as this has been published for 5-7 year olds. To view other titles in the Urgency Emergency series click here
Poor Little Elephant is hearing voices in his head. A visit to hospital soon reveals that something has got trapped there. Will the doctors be able to get it out? Soon there is a double emergency. Can the doctors save the beetle and clear Little Elephant of the noises in his head. A fun first read that no 5+ year old, who is just beginning to want more words on the page than a picture book offers, should miss. It’s been a while since something as good as this has been published for 5-7 year olds. To view other titles in the Urgency Emergency series click here.
The familiar characters from little Red Riding Hood are given an exciting new adventure in this entertaining and easy to read hospital drama. Everyone is afraid when the Big Bad Wolf is brought into the hospital. Nurse Percy cowers under the bed but is sternly told off by Doctor Glenda. However scary he is, the wolf is a patient and needs to be treated. But, what can he have eaten that has caused him to choke so badly? A fun first read that no 5+ year old, who is just beginning to want more words on the page than a picture book offers, should miss. It’s been a while since something as good as this has been published for 5-7 year olds. Other titles launched to coincide with Choking Wolf include Injured Spider and Melting Snowman.
A quiet Christmas Eve in the hospital is turned upside down by an unexpected emergency – can the hospital deal with a melting snowman? Things look desperate but then Doctor Glenda comes up with a clever plan…Hurrah! The ice cream remedy works. The snowman can go out and enjoy a wonderfully snowy Christmas. A fun easy to read story for 5+ year olds with loads of action. Perfect for children who are just beginning to want more words on the page than a picture book offers. It’s been a while since something as good as this has been published for 5-7 year olds. Other titles launched to coincide with Melting Snowman include Choking Wolf and Injured Spider.
A fun first read that no 5+ year old, who is just beginning to want more words on the page than a picture book offers, should miss. It’s been a while since something as good as has been published for 5-7 year olds. This witty hospital drama cleverly brings characters from nursery rhymes into exciting and original stories. Poor Incy Wincy has a nasty head injury. When Miss Muffett finds Incy Wincy she takes the spider straight to City Hospital. What can have happened? Young readers will enjoy knowing something of the original stories behind the characters while also enjoying the busy hospital action. Other titles launched to coincide with Injured Spider include Choking Wolf and Melting Snowman.
Detective Paw and Patrol Officer Prickles reunite for The Case of the Stolen Drumsticks! Vinnie "e;The Crash"e; McClaren's drumsticks disappear right before the Battle of the Bands. Can Detective Paw and Patrol Officer Prickles find the culprit before the show? Young readers can learn about police procedures and detective work as they follow along with Detective Paw and try to solve the case themselves.
There's a new cop on the scene with a nose for justice, and his name is Detective Paw of the Law! He's an old dog, which is why he leaves all the new tricks up to his partner, Patrol Officer Prickles, a young officer with all the latest police gadgets! In The Case of the Piggy's Bank, Paw and Prickles are called to the scene of Piggy's Bank, where all the money has vanished! Can Paw and Prickles crack the case? Young readers can learn about police procedures and detective work as they follow along with Detective Paw and try to solve the case themselves!
Humpty Dumpty arrives at City Hospital with a cracked shell. All the kings' men tried to help him, but all they did was make him leak yolk. Can he be fixed? With thickly illustrated pages, this story brings a unique twist to a well-known nursery rhyme making it perfect for beginning readers who wait to see if Doctor Glenda and Nurse Percy can save the day and put this egg back together again.
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