Bargain books for sale!

Hello! A Tuesday post! Out of my routine of the Monday, Wednesday, Friday posts I know, but there's a little reason for this, which I shall now explain. I don't know if you remember my post about the exhibition I've been in over the last month? You can see it here. (That's my picture of mole on the poster, from the book I illustrated called "Bringing Down the Moon", how fantastic is that!)

The exhibition finished on Sunday, and today I went to pick up the paintings, and any of my books left over. I bought the copies of some of the books I've illustrated from the wholesaler specially for the exhibition, 'sale or return', so any I haven't sold, I can send back.

Then I had a thought, before I send them back, I could offer them to you, if you're interested. The prices are mostly competitive with amazon, and if you bought one, (or more!), I could personalise a message to the person receiving the book (books!), and sign it.

My profit on each book is £1, so I'm not doing this for the money, and regarding postage and packing costs, I'd have to find out how much that would be.

Payment could be through paypal or cheque (made out in £'s please, thank you).

I'm going to keep this offer open for two weeks from today, the 29th June, and then any remaining books will be returned to Mr. Wholesaler. (It would be THRILLING if I didn't have to send any back to him!).

If you would like to buy a bargain book, signed by me, please email me here: [email protected]

Or you can leave a comment on my blog asking me to get back to you if you like.

So what do we have in my little bookshop?

There are 19 copies left of "No Place Like Home" (paperback). For reader age 3 + 

£5 each + postage and packing          sold out

Back cover says: "Mole thinks his burrow is small and dark and dull. So he sets off to find somewhere BIG and BRIGHT and BEAUTIFUL instead. But finding the perfect home is not that simple!"

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25 copies remain of "Best Gift of All" (paperback). For reader age 3 +

£5 each + postage and packing   15 copies now sold, 10 remaining

Back cover says:"If there's one thing mole's good at it's digging. So when it's too wet outside to visit friends, mole sets out to visit them UNDERGROUND."

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20 copies of "Diamond in the Snow" remain (paperback). For reader age 3 +

£5 each + postage and packing      10 copies now sold, 10 remaining

Back cover says: "Sometimes magic is found in the most unexpected places."

13 copies of "Dear Tooth Fairy" (paperback) remain. For reader age 5 +

£5 each + postage and packing    11 copies now sold, 2 remaining

Back cover reads: "A book with real fairy gifts and letters............" Holly's letter to the tooth fairy reads: "Dear Tooth Fairy, could you answer some questions please? What do you want my tooth for? How did you know it had come out? Are there lots of tooth fairies? Please answer. Love Holly"

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27 copies of "Diary of a Tooth Fairy" (hardback) remain. For reader age 6 +

£4 each + postage and packing     25 copies now sold, 1 remaining

Back cover says: "Pip has always wanted to be a tooth fairy and now she's going to training school to learn the tricks of the tooth fairy trade. There's lots to get to grips with - spells, map-reading and Dentricals are just some of the skills she'll need. But it's fun too, and only when the exams are looming does Pip begin to get nervous. Will she manage to pass her tests and make her dreams come true?"

20 copies of Dear Mermaid (hardbackback) remai. For reader age 4 +

£8.50 each + postage and packing     7 copies now sold, 13 remaining

Back cover says: "A book with real mermaid gifts and letters."

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Nine copies of "Down in the Woods at Sleepytime" (paperback) remain. For reader age 2 +

£5 each + postage and packing      sold out

Back cover reads: "Deep down in the woods, Mama Bear says, "It's sleepytime." But her cubs still want to play....."

Nine copies of "Love is a Handful of Honey" (paperback) remain. For reader age 3 +

£5 each + postage and packing      sold out

Back cover says: "Love is a handful of honey, And loves making friends with the bees, Even the flowers are bursting with love When they're dancing around in the breeze. Discover with little bear that love does indeed make the world go round in this delightful book from award-winning author Giles Andreae, and illustrator Vanessa Cabban."

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Eight copies of "Best Daddy in all the World" (paperback) remain. For reader age 3 +

£5 each + postage and packing        sold out

Back cover says: "Little Rabbit Short-Ears has wandered too far from home. Where is his cosy burrow? And where is Daddy? "Tell us what your daddy is like," ask all the kind rabbits who come from near and far to help him. It should be easy to find Little Short-Ears' daddy, as he is quite simply the best daddy in all the world....... Snuggle your little ones down with this warm and joyful story all about family love."

Nine copies remain of "Dear father Christmas, Get Well Soon" (hardback) remain. For reader age 5 +

£9.50 each + postage  and packing     7 copies sold, 2 remaining

Back cover says: "A specacular pop-up book with real gifts and letters from Santa's elf, Harvey."

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Nine copies of "Dear father Christmas" (paperback) remain. For reader age 4 +

£6 each + postage and packing       sold out

Back cover says: A book with real letters and gifts from Father Christmas. Holly's letter reads: "Dear Father Christmas, Is it snowing in Lapland? Can you tell me please, how do you go round the world in just one night? How do your reindeer fly when they don't have wings? Lots of love, Holly."

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I did order a HUGE amount of books, as I wasn't sure how many to get in, having not had an exhibition like this before, and these are the remains. Some books sold out, which was fantastic, and most of them seemed to sell well.

Could this be a gift with a difference for someone you know? A signed copy of a book, for someone's Birthday or Christmas present, and if you tell me who to address your copy to, I can do that, and add a little message.

I'll see you tomorrow then, my Fair Isle dress is progressing, photos tomorrow. Love Vanessa xxx

Comments

[Kate Bruning]

Fantastic - I will send you an email with a list later today. The boys will be soooo excited! Love Kate xxooxxooxx.

[Rattling On]

Vanessa I love this idea. Would it be possible for you to indicate what age group the books are aimed at? Thanks, Dawn

[DB]

Fantastic idea! How do I go about placing an order? Thanks, Deirdre.

[Gill]

Lovely idea Vanessa!!
I've emailed you!
Much love
Gill

[busybusybeejay.blogspot.com/]

Hope you got my order.I just love your illustrations.Do you remember I searched out your Dear Father Christmas last year and just love the book.Thanks barbara

[paintdropskeepfalling.wordpress.com]

How proud you must feel seeing all your lovely work in all those gleaming books! As you know I've already got the Tooth Fairy books and they went down a storm!

[jill]

How fantastic. You already know how much my daughter Violet loves her 'hole book' (or it's proper title, Bringing down the moon).
I would love to get a copy of 'Diamond in the snow' dedicated to her please, and signed of course.
We'll treasuer it forever.
Thank you so very much for this kind offer.
Would you mind emailing me with the full price, where I send the cheque to etc. [email protected]

This has made me so happy :0)
Jill x

[sue]

My daughter has the Diary of a Tooth Fairy and absolutely loves it! You are such a talented artist and the other books sound wonderful too, 1 or 2 that my daughter has also read.

[melanie]

I just wanted to say... I LOVE the colours of your life!

[Jessie]

The books look really lovely, clever you! Good luck with the sales :) xx

[Jenni at Baa-me Kniits]

Oh Vanessa I would love one of your mole books, preferably the Diamond in the snow, because I haven't read that one but any of the mole ones will do, they are so cute and we love moles as we don't get them in this country. Check on the postage and I can pay you via paypal when you have worked out an invoice. How lovely to have a signed copy :-)

[Siobhan]

Goodness they look rather wonderful - lots of your work all together, you should be so proud! My fave I have to say is the Mermaid one, as I have long loved the sad tale of "The Little Mermaid", as well as any of the mole stories or "Down in the Woods at sleepy time". How fantastic for a child to have their own signed copy too!

[Siobhan]

Goodness they look rather wonderful - lots of your work all together, you should be so proud! My fave I have to say is the Mermaid one, as I have long loved the sad tale of "The Little Mermaid", as well as any of the mole stories or "Down in the Woods at sleepy time". How fantastic for a child to have their own signed copy too!

[Siobhan]

Goodness they look rather wonderful - lots of your work all together, you should be so proud! My fave I have to say is the Mermaid one, as I have long loved the sad tale of "The Little Mermaid", as well as any of the mole stories or "Down in the Woods at sleepy time". How fantastic for a child to have their own signed copy too!

[Charlene Dalton]

Hi Vanessa... I would love to purchase 3 of your books for my little girl Xanthe for her 3rd birthday...

I would like

Down in the Woods at Sleepytime" (paperback)

Best Gift of All" (paperback)

Best Daddy in all the World" (paperback)

These titles are flexible so if they are taken then I will happily pick 3 others.

This also means that I need postal costs to Australia (Biloela QLD 4715) and your paypal account details.

Thanks so much Char x

[melissa]

You are so talented! And I can't draw stick people. HA!