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When closed shut, the book’s pages come together to form a giant rainbow, meaning that the book can be displayed frontally as a glorious decoration piece on the shelf.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56295640236405,"sku":"9780993517495","price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780993517495_be949a86-092b-459d-8cde-7e6fe1d8611b.jpg?v=1786015742"},{"product_id":"9781838252021","title":"Richard Rogers Talking Buildings","description":"Richard Rogers Talking Buildings introduces young readers to the work of one of the 20th Century’s most influential architects for the first time.  Written by his son, Ab Rogers, the book pays homage to Richard’s passion for legibility in architecture, each building tells its own story in a playful, informative language designed to intrigue, engage and inspire young minds. In addition to exploring the architect’s groundbreaking work, it celebrates his commitment to innovative building design that drives social and environmental change and shines light on his vision for a city that is fair and fun for all, his ethos as relevant today as ever before.   The book marks the opening of the exhibition of the same name at the Sir John Soane Museum, which runs from the 18th of June to the 21st of September 2025.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56368220176757,"sku":"9781838252021","price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781838252021.jpg?v=1791212932"},{"product_id":"emotions-1","title":"Emotions","description":"Every face tells the story you give it.   This word-free picture book supports early emotional literacy through shared observation, interpretation, and conversation. Designed for pre-school children, each spread features a bold, colourful, and abstract face-like composition that sparks curiosity rather than prescribing meaning.     With no text and no fixed emotions, the book encourages children to project their own feelings and experiences onto the images. Parents, caregivers, and educators are invited to ask open-ended questions; What do you see? How does this face make you feel? Why might it feel that way?; creating flexible, age-appropriate conversations that grow with the child.     Made for shared reading moments. Because the illustrations remain intentionally ambiguous, the book can be revisited again and again, with new interpretations emerging over time.     Ideal for homes, early years settings, and therapeutic or educational environments, this book offers a gentle, playful way to develop emotional awareness, language, and empathy; through dialogue, imagination, and connection rather than instruction.     Sturdy board covers make it easy to display its friendly colourful face on the shelf.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57490231820661,"sku":"9781838252038","price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781838252038.jpg?v=1791212932"},{"product_id":"collectors-street","title":"Collectors Street","description":"Following a young narrator on their walk to school, readers are invited to peek inside the extraordinary homes of the neighbors. The book's multi-flap architecture allows children to physically \"open\" each house, revealing intricate, floor-to-floor illustrations of the treasures hidden within:\n\nArt Collector Fred, who lives in a gallery of masterpieces. Postman Pablo, whose home is overflowing with stamps and messenger birds. Zoologist Elena, who shares her living room with a beehive and a sock-wearing centipede. Botanist Nina, who has traded her vacuum for a lawnmower to tend to her grass carpets.\n\nFrom Mechanic Sota's car-park house to Nuno's towering bookshop, every spread is a \"search-and-find\" playground filled with witty details, like tea served from watering cans or dandelions in frying pans.\n\nCollectors Street is more than just a book; it's a celebration of individuality. It teaches young readers that while we all collect different things, it is our shared passion and curiosity that bring a neighborhood to life. Playful, rhythmic, and visually dazzling, it is the perfect addition to any little collector's shelf.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57695310578037,"sku":"9781838252045","price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781838252045.jpg?v=1793033317"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/publisher-owl-and-dog-playbooks.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}