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Books at Press Our Puddles series of books introduce young children to aspects of the Christian faith. They are designed to capture the interest and imagination of children through the adventures of Puddles – a very mischievous cat!
NEW Puddles and the Christening Splash! Gill Vaisey
Illustrated by
Louise Gwillym
Puddles and Arthur are the proud new parents of four little kittens. Ziggy, Mustard, Midnight… and one with no name! As everyone celebrates the baptism service of Sally and Mike’s twins, Puddles and Arthur still can’t think of a name for the little white kitten. Then, as the baptism service unfolds,
SPECIAL EDITION
there is more than one surprise in store... Large format book Extent:
28 pages • Size: 420 x 297 mm (Big book) £14.99 • ISBN: 978-0-9558886-4-9
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Special Edition standard format book Extent:
28 pages • Size: 297 x 210 mm £6.99 • ISBN: 978-0-9558886-5-6
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A Wedding Day Wish for Puddles Gill Vaisey
Illustrated by
Louise Gwillym
Puddles and Freddie are best friends. But, when Freddie finds a new special friend Puddles begins to feel lonely. As Sally and Mike plan their wedding, Puddles wishes she had a special friend all of her own. And then the day of the wedding arrives and Puddles gets a surprise. Do all of her wishes come true? Extent:
28 pages • Size: 420 x 297 mm (Big book) £14.99 • ISBN: 978-0-9558886-2-5
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Vaisey’s approach is to weave the religious material into the story “Gill in ways that the teacher can make explicit. From this book, children will learn to use words like wedding, marriage, ring, church, Bible. They will also get plenty of easy opportunities to think about friendship, being partners and loving each other. Actually, this is rather an impressive achievement from a story about a cat. Lat Blaylock, RE Today
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Books at Press Puddles and the Happy Easter Day Gill Vaisey
Illustrated by
Louise Gwillym
Puddles and Arthur are very special friends. But in the week before Easter, Arthur goes missing. Worried and sad, each day, Puddles searches for Arthur. She has something important to tell him but he is nowhere to be seen. On Sunday, as everyone enjoys the Easter celebrations, Puddles has her own reason to celebrate … Extent:
28 pages • Size: 420 x 297 mm (Big book) £14.99 • ISBN: 978-0-9558886-3-2
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you have met Puddles the cat and Vicar Freddie Fisher “Ifbefore – or even if you haven’t – you will be delighted with these new resources. Appropriate, inspiring, engaging and creative, they are a must for the Early Years.
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Eileen Bellett, Diocesan Schools’ Adviser for the Bradford and Ripon & Leeds Dioceses
Puddles Lends a Paw Gill Vaisey
Illustrated by
Louise Gwillym
‘Purr-fect’ for a people who help us topic, the second in the Puddles series, finds our furry friend finishing her favourite lunch. Always looking for an adventure, Puddles decides to go to church. There she meets the various church helpers who are busy getting ready for the Sunday service … Will Puddles lend a paw or will her mischievous nature prove to be a hindrance? Standard format book Extent:
32 pages • Size: 297 x 210 mm £6.99 • ISBN: 978-0-9547220-8-1
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Large format book Extent:
32 pages • Size: 420 x 297 mm (Big book) £13.99 • ISBN: 978-0-9547220-6-7
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Also available in Welsh as large and standard format books: Llyfr diwyg safonol Clawr meddal: £3.50 Rhif ISBN: 978-0-9547220-9-8 Llyfr diwyg mawr Clawr meddal: £7.00 Rhif ISBN: 978-0-9547220-7-4
Puddles books and soft toy characters “The are an excellent resource for teaching Christianity to young children. ” Heidi Guest, Reception Class Teacher, Wallsend w booksatpress.co.uk
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Books at Press A Wet and Windy Harvest for Puddles Gill Vaisey
Illustrated by
Louise Gwillym
This is the first in the Puddles series of books, introducing very young children to aspects of the Christian faith. Puddles enjoys playing in the autumn leaves but not content to play outside, she joins the congregation of the Reverend Freddie Fisher’s church for the Harvest service – and then the fun really begins … Extent:
32 pages • Size: 420 x 297 mm (Big book) £13.99 • ISBN: 978-0-9547220-4-3
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Also available in Welsh as a large format book: Clawr meddal: £7.00 • Rhif ISBN: 978-0-9547220-5-0
teachers of RE working with younger pupils “All should adopt Puddles! Her adventures draw children into the world of believers, making learning relevant, exciting and fun. A breath of fresh air for teachers.
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Heather Farr, Senior Adviser (RE), Staffordshire LA
Puddles and the Christmas Play Gill Vaisey
Illustrated by
Louise Gwillym
Puddles longs for a part in the Christmas play. “But there are no cats in the Christmas play,” the Sunday School teacher tells her. On each Sunday of Advent, Puddles watches the children practise and wishes she could join in. And then the day of the play arrives and Puddles’ help is needed! Is this the chance of playing a part that Puddles has been waiting for…? Extent:
32 pages • Size: 420 x 297 mm (Big book) £13.99 • ISBN: 978-0-958886-1-8
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Puddles series of books, and Gill Vaisey’s “The other books about religion for 3-5 year olds, are a significant contribution to resources for early years education in RE. Lat Blaylock, RE Today
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SPECIAL FULL SET OF PUDDLES RESOURCES: 6 big books, 2 standard books, OFFER Puddles cat, Arthur cat, 4 Kittens and Freddie Fisher £180.00 (save £10.88!) NB Welsh titles as available can be substituted on request.
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Books at Press SOFT TOYS
The Reverend Freddie Fisher & Puddles The Reverend Freddie Fisher comes complete with a full set of vestments in four liturgical colours, including 1 alb, 4 stoles and 4 chasubles. Exciting ideas for using Puddles and Freddie are also included, with a set of teachers’ notes explaining the vestments and seasonal colours. A fantastic resource which can be used with pupils from Nursery to Year 6! The Reverend Freddie Fisher: £39.99 (+VAT) Puddles the cat:
£9.99 (+VAT)
Arthur & Kittens Added to our range of soft toys, are Arthur, Puddles’ companion, and their four kittens! Arthur:
£9.99 (+VAT) Kittens set x4:
DVDs
£29.99 (+VAT)
A series of DVDs by Child’s Eye Media and
People who help us includes 4
Early Vision are available to complement
exiting films giving a child's eye view
our own resources. Each set includes a DVD and
of key figures in the community:
a CD with comprehensive teachers' notes.
police, firefighters, postal workers
A Child's Eye view of Festivals
and refuse collectors. £24.99 (+VAT)
introduces young children to the
People who help us 2 is packed
festivals of Divali, Eid-ul-Fitr,
with fascinating facts about another
Hanukkah and Chinese New Year. The
4 sets of key figures in our
films follow young children through
communities: health workers, dental
celebrations at home, in their places of worship
workers, vets and car rescue
and in school. £24.99 (+VAT)
workers. £24.99 (+VAT)
A Child's Eye view of Festivals 2
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follows celebrations of a Church of England Christmas, the Sikh festival of Vaisakhi, a Catholic Easter and the
FULL SET OF DVD RESOURCES: £95.00 (save £4.96!)
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Our traditional Muslim stories and resources encourage children to reflect on the wonder, beauty and mystery of the world in which we live and to develop respect for all living creatures.
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Muslim Story
The Baby Birds and Yr Adar Bach Gill Vaisey
Illustrated by
Louise Gwillym
The Baby Birds is a traditional Muslim story that explores the wonderful world in which we live. Muhammad and his friends are enjoying the plants and animals when they come across some beautiful baby birds trying out their wings for the very first time‌ Muhammad is just in time in reminding his friends to care for all living things, and the baby birds are once again safely reunited with their mother. An accompanying CD-ROM contains visual and audio versions in English and two versions in Welsh. Each version of Yr Adar Bach is written at a different level, providing an ideal resource for both Welsh medium schools and English medium schools promoting Welsh Language Development in the Foundation Phase and Key Stage 2 curriculum. A Welsh/ English teachers’ support copy of the story is also included. Extent:
32 pages • Size: 297 x 210 mm £12.99 • ISBN: 978-0-9558886-0-1
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Accompanying CD-ROM contains visual and audio versions in English and Welsh.
Baby Birds puppet set Perfect for imaginative play and number games, a beautiful set of mother an baby bird hand/finger puppets with a nest that cleverly doubles up as a bag to store the birds. Baby Birds puppet set:
ÂŁ25.99 (+VAT)
Baby Birds resource pack Full resource pack: book, CD-ROM and puppet set Baby Birds resource pack:
ÂŁ32.99 (+VAT)
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resources for the Foundation Phase curriculum. “Delightful They will enrich RE and, in addition, other areas of learning, such as Personal and Social Development and Cultural Diversity. Superb resources to support Welsh Language Development. Children will love them.
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Mary Parry, RE Adviser for Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion
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The Tiny Ants Gill Vaisey
Illustrated by
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Muslim Story
REVISED EDITION
Louise Gwillym
The Tiny Ants is the perfect resource for topics such as mini-beasts, gardens, animals and our world. This engaging story encourages children to think about the value of all creatures - no matter how big or small - and how careful actions can avoid them coming to harm. Standard format book Extent:
20 pages • Size: 297 x 210 mm £7.99 • ISBN: 978-0-9547220-0-5
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Pictogram and mini-beasts
Large format book and resource pack Extent:
20 pages • Size: 420 x 297 mm (Big book) £32.99 • ISBN: 978-0-9547220-1-2
Storyboard cards for sequencing and retelling
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Available in English as big book cross-curricular resource packs and standard format books.
Care and Beware Game
Match the mini-beasts
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Seven New Kittens Gill Vaisey
Illustrated by
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Muslim Story
REVISED EDITION
Louise Gwillym
The wonder of new life and baby animals can be explored through the charming story of Seven New Kittens. Children will delight in anticipating and counting the arrival of the different coloured kittens as they appear on the pages as the story unfolds. Standard format book Extent:
24 pages • Size: 297 x 210 mm £7.99 • ISBN: 978-0-9547220-2-9
Paperback:
Large format book and resource pack
24 pages 420 x 297 mm (Big book) Paperback: ÂŁ32.99 ISBN: 978-0-9547220-3-6 Extent: Size:
Numbers and Storyboard Pieces
Collect the Kittens Game Board 32 Cats and Kittens
Available in English as big book cross-curricular resource packs and standard format books.
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Match and Count the Kittens
FULL SET OF MUSLIM STORIES AND RESOURCES: 2 big book resource packs, 2 standard books, 1 standard book with CD-ROM and birds puppet set ÂŁ110.00 (save ÂŁ4.95!)
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Books at Press Inset Support Gill Vaisey is a qualified teacher and Religious Education Consultant, specialising in the primary and early years phases of education. She provides training for local authorities (LAs), church dioceses, schools and nursery schools in both maintained and non-maintained settings. Gill’s training sessions focus on practical, appropriate, enjoyable activities for the age group and require participants to come equipped with a sense of humour and be prepared to have fun!
Course Outline
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teachers in nursery and reception classes to become • for familiar with a variety of ways in which appropriate and meaningful Cultural Diversity and Religious Education can be provided for this age group.
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The relationship between the EYFS (England)/Foundation Phase (Wales) curriculum and the Agreed Syllabus for Religious Education will be explored. Appropriate content and methodology will be considered and available resources for this area of learning and age group will be identified.
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Course participants will have the opportunity to:
in a range of cross-curricular, practical and • participate enjoyable activities that can be used with under-fives to support the provision of Cultural Diversity and Religious Education; familiar with the way in which aspects of Religious • become Education support specific elements of the Early Years Foundation Stage/Foundation Phase curriculum; and appropriate resources and activities that enable • identify RE to be delivered as part of an integrated curriculum for early years children.
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Puddles series Puddles and the Christening Splash!: Big book NEW Puddles and the Christening Splash!: Standard size special edition NEW Puddles and the Christmas Play: Big book A Wet and Windy Harvest for Puddles: Big book Puddles Lends A Paw: Big book Puddles Lends A Paw: Standard size book A Wedding Day Wish for Puddles: Big book Puddles and the Happy Easter Day: Big book Puddles Soft Toy: (30cm) Soft Toy Cat Arthur Soft Toy: (30cm) Soft Toy Cat Kittens Set: 4 x Soft toy kittens The Reverend Freddie Fisher: (43cm standing vicar, 1alb, 4 sets of different coloured stoles and chasubles, FREE teachers’ notes) FULL SET OF PUDDLES RESOURCES: 6 big books, 2 standard books, Puddles cat, Arthur cat, 4 Kittens and Freddie Fisher (save £10.88!)
£14.99 £6.99 £13.99 £13.99 £13.99 £6.99 £14.99 £14.99 £9.99 £9.99 £29.99 £39.99 £180.00
NB Welsh titles as available can be substituted on request.
Traditional Muslim Stories The Tiny Ants: Big book and cross-curricular resource pack The Tiny Ants: Standard book NEW EDITION Seven New Kittens: Big Book and cross-curricular resource pack Seven New Kittens: Standard book NEW EDITION THE BABY BIRDS cross-curricular resource pack: Standard size book, audio/visual CD-ROM and puppet set (save £5.99!) FULL SET OF MUSLIM STORIES AND RESOURCES: 2 big book resource packs, 2 standard books, 1 standard book with CD-ROM and birds puppet set (save £4.95!) The Baby Birds: Standard size book and CD-ROM with two versions of Yr Adar Bach The Baby Birds Puppets: Mother hand puppet and 5 baby finger puppets with nest storage bag w booksatpress.co.uk
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Welsh titles and resources Cynhaeaf Gwlyb a Gwyntog Pwllyn: Big book (50% sale) Pwllyn Yn Rhoi Help Llaw: Big book (50% sale) Pwllyn Yn Rhoi Help Llaw: Standard size book (50% sale) Pwllyn Soft Toy: (30cm) Soft Toy Cat Y Parchedig Pedr Puw and vestments: (43cm standing vicar, 1alb, 4 sets of different coloured stoles and chasubles, FREE teachers’ notes) FULL SET OF PWLLYN RESOURCES: 2 big books, 1 standard book, Pwllyn cat, and Pedr Puw (save £5.48!) The Baby Birds: Standard size book and CD-ROM with two versions of Yr Adar Bach Yr Adar Bach Puppets: Mother hand puppet and 5 baby finger puppets with nest storage bag YR ADAR BACH/THE BABY BIRDS cross-curricular resource pack: Standard book, audio/visual CD-ROM and puppet set (save £5.99!)
£7.00 £7.00 £3.50 £9.99
£39.99 £62.00
£12.99 £25.99 £32.99
Also available.
DVDs by Child’s Eye Media and Early Vision to complement our own resources Festivals Diwali, Eid, Chinese New Year, Hanukkah £24.99 Festivals 2 Christmas, Easter, Wesak, Vaisakhi £24.99 People Who Help Us Police, Fire Fighters, Recyclers, Post Office £24.99 People Who Help Us 2 Vets, Nurses+Doctors, Dentists, Car rescuers £24.99 Complete set of 4 DVDs as above (save £4.96!) £95.00 COMPLETE SET OF ALL RESOURCES: save £25.79!
£380.00
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