The Welcome Cookies – Out Now!!

Mabel loves visiting Miss Plum’s Sugar Plum Café and drawing pictures for the smarty-arty wall. But one day, Mabel finds the café under renovation by someone new. She misses her favourite café, and she misses Miss Plum’s smiles. One day, the café reopens, and Mabel reluctantly visits there with her mother. Will this new place provide Mabel with the same joy she felt in the old café? And how will Mabel accept its differences?

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Reviews

‘Perhaps this is one for the toolkit of every teacher taking on casual relief so they can help the students understand why things can change and how they can deal with it positively.’

- Barbara Braxton, Teacher Librarian - The Bottom Shelf

‘Picture books such as this one are not only delightful stories in their own right, but can be important tools to open conversations and help readers share their experiences and feelings. Highly recommended for ages 4-8 years.’

- Bronwyn Joseph, CBCA Reading Time

‘Together, the text and artwork offer sensitivity, emotion, warmth and hope for young and older readers, inspiring us all to try new things…’

- Brenton Cullen, Magpies Magazine

‘This is an uplifting and empowering story for 4-8 year olds. The heartfelt story and sensitive illustrations provide a lesson in having an open mind to life’s changes.’

- Margarite Igras, StoryLinks

‘A great book to approach the topic of changes, big and small, with young children.’

- What Book Next

Book Details

Illustrator Kirrili Lonergan
Publisher EK Books
ISBN 9781922539502
Pages 32
Reading Age 4-8

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