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Finding a new bum in hilarious new picture book

Easter Bunny Needs a New Bum! Dawn McMillan Illustrated by Ross Kinnaird Easter egg-citement awaits in seasonal addition to the hit New Bum! series As children are gearing up for Easter egg hunts and trying to spot the Easter Bunny, here comes the book to spark their egg-citement! And when Dawn McMillan and Ross Kinnaird are in cahoots, you know there’ll be plenty of laughter (and probably some bums too)!  Easter Bunny needs a New Bum! is the newest addition to the hilarious hit series that cracks up readers around the world.  Early one morning, Red Pants Boy spots Easter Bunny in his garden – but something’s amiss: Easter Bunny is missing his tail! 

2025-03-13T08:19:38+13:00March 9th, 2025|Children's books|
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Activities galore in book that extends the fun of the hit New Bum! series

I Need a New Bum! Activity Book Betsy Ochester and Dawn McMillan Illustrated by Ross Kinnaird The newest addition to the global phenomenon that is the New Bum! series aims to get young readers engaged and having fun. Responding to demand from families around the world, the I Need a New Bum! Activity Book offers amazing mazes, word games, bum puzzles, drawing challenges, code crackers, jokes and more. The cheeky young hero from the Bum books takes readers through an awesome bunch of activities to keep kids cracking up for hours. Open the pages to help him slide through a sand dune maze, blast into outer space in the best seat in the house, and figure out the punchlines to a load of bum jokes. There’s even a song to compose – ‘The Broken Bum Blues’!

2024-11-15T09:50:07+13:00November 15th, 2024|Children's books|
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There’s a Crab in my Castle takes young readers to the rocky shore

There’s a Crab in my Castle / He Pāpaka kei taku Pā Dawn McMillan Illustrated by Nikki Slade Robinson Translated by Stephanie Huriana Fong Fourth book in bilingual nature story series takes young readers to meet seaside creatures  Summer is coming and there’s plenty of action for young readers down at the seashore in the latest addition to the nature story series by bestselling author Dawn McMillan. When an inquisitive girl goes to the rocky shore she builds a sandcastle and soon gets many visitors: crab and sandhoppers, snapper, kina, manta ray and more. The fun ensemble of seaside creatures is brought to life across colourful pages with evocative pictures.

2024-10-15T08:58:58+13:00October 15th, 2024|Children's books|
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New Bum! book continues ‘runaway success’ of the international series

My Dad’s Runaway Bum! Dawn McMillan Illustrated by Ross Kinnaird From the humble beginnings of a boy wondering why his bum has a crack, the 2012 book I Need a New Bum! has built a fan base of millions around the world, with six subsequent adventures published along with a number of bind-ups, sticker books and even a board game. My Dad’s Runaway Bum extends this hit series in another crazy escapade. Our hero. red-pants boy, is off on another bum-venture, but this time it’s not him that causes the trouble!

2024-03-02T08:34:50+13:00March 2nd, 2024|Children's books|
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