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Mischief Mouse's collection of craft activities for preschool and early years.
Printable resources to help support play - colouring, mark making, labelling, promoting, engaging and extending..
Magical Mammoth's recipes to play with and recipes to eat ..
Stitch Squirrel provides a little tree space for some needle and thread projects  - handmade resources to support learning and development.
Activities for math - Calculator caterpillar's activity ideas to support children's numeracy, reasoning and problem solving play.
Hope Hedgehog invites visitors to take a look through some articles of interest ...
Navigator Narwhal's outdoor - in activity ideas for preschool and early years play.


Book titles for children's play, learning and development .. Storybooks for children's home, preschool and nursery.
promoting language rich and positive image filled learning environments
             
D
ay and night, nocturnal animals, mirrors, reflection, light, dark and shadow themed preschool books.

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Night monkey, Day monkey by Julia Donaldson
 See what happens when two monkeys, each familiar or  accustomed to their own part of the day, meet and cross each other's boundaries ..
 
The magic sky by Lucy Richards. Explore the aurora borealis, northern lights
Day monkey, night monkey explore what each ends of the day mean to each of them and waht happens when the line between them is crossed ..
The Magic Sky - the northern lights or aurora borealis
 Night time
Can't you sleep little bear by Martin Waddell & Barbara Firth
Examine light, dark, day, night  and bedtime routines.

Night time picture book for children
Can't you sleep little bear ..




 The Story of the Jack O'Lantern by Katherine Brown Tegen and Brandon Dorman

See how light plays a part in autumn, October

By Lantern Light by Cat Weatherill and Alison Edgson
  Side by Side by Rachel Bright and Debi Gliori
Jack 'o' Lantern
By lantern light
Side by side freindship story book for preschool and nursery



 Night light sleep tight

 The King of small things 
 My shadow  Robert Louis Stevenson
Night light sleep tight
The King of small things
My Shadow


 Hello Baby - mirror book
When I'm big by Debbie Gliori shadows give an impression of size, they have a colour and are the negative space of light.
 My Little Night-light by Claire Freedman and Alison Edgson
Mirror baby book
When I'm big ..
My little night light



Festivals of light:
 Hanukkah Lights by David Martin and Melissa Sweet: Jewish festival of lights on wikipedia
 Diwali - lighting a lamp by Jonny Zucker and Jan Barger Cohen: Hindu festival of lights
 
Lanterns And Firecrackers by Jonny Zucker and Jan Barger Cohen: Chinese new year
   





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