CAN OF WORMS KIDS PRESS

Written by Larry Hench. Illustrated by Ruth Denise Lear. 

 

"This one of a kind eccentric and intriguing picture book tells the story of Daniel who cannot hve a pet because he is allergic to cats. Enter Professor George who is inspired by the challenge of creating a bionic cat. The right reader/listener will be mesmerised by this glimpse into the world of robot engineering." - Parent Choice Magazine 

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Written by Larry Hench. Illustrated by Ruth Denise Lear. 

 

The story of how Daniel, who loves cats, but is very allergic to their fur has a bionic cat built for him by his neighbor and engineer, Professor George. Boing-Boing is just like a real cat, but with fiber-optic fur, computer-controlled joints, electronic eyes, and ceramic-sensor whiskers. When the friends visit London's famous zoo, they have a hair-raising encounter with a lion who mistakes the bionic Boing-Boing for lunch.

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Written by Larry Hench. Illustrated by Tom Morgan-Jones. 

 

Boing-Boing the Bionic Cat is back in another gravity defying adventure! With new bionic powers, Boing-Boing and Daniel defy gravity to take on an adventure into space and save the Space Station from falling to earth.

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Written by Christine Battye. Illustrated by Christopher Hobbs. Translated by Françoise Garlick.

 

Custard is a curious dog—with a curious name! He lives in the picturesque medieval village of Montreal in Burgundy with English couple Graham and Christine. Custard tries hard to be kind and gentle to everyone he meets, and to always keep his promises! Join him and the rest of the "Custard Crew" on an exciting adventure in both French and English and find out whether "cowardy, cowardy Custard" is really a brave dog after all! 

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Written by Rob Sprackling. Illustrated by Rupert Smissen.

 

Bully boy Ben is cruel to animals and humans alike - until one day, he gets run over by a 94 bus and is reincarnated as a bug. Now the boot is on the other foot, and that foot wants to squash Ben flat!  Ben learns that if he wants to work his way back up the food chain he better start by being nice!   Born Again Ben is a dark, comedic morality tale for our times.

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Written by Sheila Molloy. 

 

England's young star striker, James, has put the team through to the finals. All eyes are on his famous feet to carry England's World Cup hopes to victory until he is suddenly kidnapped. Time is running out to save James before it's all over. James's feisty little sister Annie and her dog Prince embark on an exciting mission to save him. To try and rescue him, they team up with Goliath the Californian carthorse, Sam the sensitive sheepdog, and Boris the linguist sheep and many others. On their great adventure they are helped by James' childhood pet, Jack King of the Dogs, who sent Prince to look after Annie. The intrepid rescuers encounter great danger and excitement as the story races along to its dramatic conclusion.

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Written by Larry Hench. Illustrated by Ruth Denise Lear. 

 

The story of how Daniel--who loves cats but it very allergic to their fur--has a bionic cat built for him by his neighbor and engineer, Professor George. Boing-Boing is just like a real cat, but with fiber-optic fur, computer-controlled joints, electronic eyes, and ceramic-sensor whiskers. Daniel and Boing-Boing's first adventure together takes place in the Natural History Museum in London, where the friends get more than they bargained for in this delightful gem of a tale.

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Written by Larry Hench. Illustrated by Ruth Denise Lear.

 

The story of how Daniel, who loves cats, but is very allergic to their fur has a bionic cat built for him by his neighbor and engineer, Professor George. Boing-Boing is just like a real cat, but with fiber-optic fur, computer-controlled joints, electronic eyes, and ceramic-sensor whiskers. On another of their exciting adventures together, Boing-Boing, Daniel and his friend Amy go to the circus. With no safety nets, can Boing-Boing save the day?

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Written by Larry Hench. Illustrated by Nathan Szerdy.

 

HELP. WHITE. CAT. DEATH. HURRY. When Professor George receives this puzzling message from lost exporers deep in the Amazon rainforest, he takes Boing-Boing the Bionic Cat and Daniel along for their wildest adventure so far. Running wild rapids, side-stepping slithering snakes and much more, they must face danger like never before if they wish to save the exploreers before it is too late! But with a few new tricks for the Bionic Cat and a new friend, Bit-Bit the Bionic Butterfly, Boing-Boing may yet be able to save the day! Ad the team journeys down the Amazon River, join Daniel in his exploration of this amazing land of exotic animals and lost tribes and learn why the Amazon is endangered and truly deserves saving. 

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Written by Christine Battye. Illustrated by Christopher Hobbs. Translated by Janine and Christian Descombes. 

 

Custard is a curious dog—with a curious name! He lives in the picturesque medieval village of Montreal in Burgundy with English couple Graham and Christine, whom have gotten a new, rambunctious puppy, Crumble. Custard is known for being "cowardy, cowardy Custard" but his braveness is once again put to the test when Crumble needs his help. Join Crumble and Custard and the rest of the "Custard Crew" to see what type of shenanigans Crumble has gotten them into. 

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Written by Sheila Molloy. 

 

When James gets a new black Labrador called Jack he hopes his terrible nightmares about a dog rescuing him from a red mist will cease. Courageous, loyal and smart, Jack is everything a boy could wish for and more--a dog with the power of speech. When Jack reveals his secret to James he not only startles his master but also breaks Dog Lore.

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Produced and published by Can of Worms for SALIDAA (the South Asian Arts and Literature Diaspora) the organisation's chair wrote the following: "It gives me great pleasure to congratulate all the creative contributors, facilitators and fellow sponsors of Raj and Rajni on behalf of the trustees of SALIDAA. As an archive for South Asian arts and literature in the Diaspora it is highly unusual for us to assume the role of a publisher and this may well be a sole endeavour.

Any publication, however small, takes a tremendous amount of time, energy and patience, especially if it emerges out of a community project involving three different organisations. Although from conception to completion the time span for this story has been relatively brief, it has needed concerted effort and collaboration.

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