{"id":925706,"date":"2024-05-20T11:22:45","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T11:22:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/?p=925706"},"modified":"2024-05-22T09:53:43","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T09:53:43","slug":"i-reallyreally-dont-like-parties-by-angie-morgan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/2024\/05\/20\/i-reallyreally-dont-like-parties-by-angie-morgan\/","title":{"rendered":"I Really, Really Don&#8217;t Like Parties by Angie Morgan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"925707\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/2024\/05\/20\/i-reallyreally-dont-like-parties-by-angie-morgan\/parties\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Parties.png?fit=574%2C658\" data-orig-size=\"574,658\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Parties\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Parties.png?fit=574%2C658\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-925707\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Parties.png?resize=446%2C511\" alt=\"\" width=\"446\" height=\"511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Parties.png?w=574 574w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Parties.png?resize=262%2C300 262w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 446px) 100vw, 446px\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"comp-kgv4cq0d\" class=\"HcOXKn c9GqVL QxJLC3 comp-kgv4cq0d wixui-rich-text\" data-testid=\"richTextElement\">\n<p class=\"font_7 wixui-rich-text__text\"><strong><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Have you ever wished that you didn't have to go to a party? They are not always such fun and maybe you're a little shy?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"font_7 wixui-rich-text__text\"><strong><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">This is a funny, heartwarming story about being brave enough to be different - and to be yourself, <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Dora really, really doesn't like parties! They are too loud and too busy. Maybe she won't have to go if a gorilla steals her party dress or if a giant frog eats her shoe!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"comp-kgv4cq0j\" class=\"HcOXKn c9GqVL QxJLC3 comp-kgv4cq0j wixui-rich-text\" data-testid=\"richTextElement\">\n<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"color_15 wixui-rich-text__text\">But...what if Dora could find a nice quiet place at the party, and someone else who doesn't like noisy parties? Then they could have a lovely time - in their own way. and that would be...absolutely, completely, totally and perfectly OK!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"925708\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/2024\/05\/20\/i-reallyreally-dont-like-parties-by-angie-morgan\/screenshot-2024-05-20-121520\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-20-121520.png?fit=1113%2C637\" data-orig-size=\"1113,637\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screenshot 2024-05-20 121520\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-20-121520.png?fit=625%2C358\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-925708\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-20-121520.png?resize=625%2C358\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-20-121520.png?resize=1024%2C586 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-20-121520.png?resize=300%2C172 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-20-121520.png?resize=768%2C440 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-20-121520.png?resize=960%2C549 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-20-121520.png?w=1113 1113w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Angie Morgan<\/strong> is an author-illustrator whose previous books include Enormouse (Frances Lincoln), Shouty Arthur and the Sedric stories (Egmont). Born in Bristol,now living in Bath, she studied graphics and illustration at Goldsmiths College, London. Her stories show an acute, sympathetic understanding of how children think abou. Angie uses a wide variety of media in her illustrations: watercolours, pastels, charcoal, and scanned ephemera of all kinds.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.otterbarrybooks.com\">Otter-Barry Books<\/a> have a wonderful portfolio of great books and their picture books are especially appealing and with great thoughts and ideas for young children.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Sue Martin<\/em> - Children's Literacy Specialist<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1378\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1378\" style=\"width: 260px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1378\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/2016\/12\/04\/theres-a-tiger-in-the-garden-by-lizzie-stewart\/dolphin-rt\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Dolphin-rt.jpg?fit=260%2C348\" data-orig-size=\"260,348\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Dolphin Book Blog\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Part of Books Go Walkabout, Stories across the world.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Dolphin-rt.jpg?fit=260%2C348\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1378\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Dolphin-rt.jpg?resize=260%2C348\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Dolphin-rt.jpg?w=260 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Dolphin-rt.jpg?resize=224%2C300 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1378\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Part of Books Go Walkabout, Stories across the world.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<br>\r\nDolphinbooksellers.co.uk is part of <a\r\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.smithmartinpartnership.com\" target=\"_blank\">SmithMartin\r\nLLP<\/a><br>\r\n<br>\r\nA retail resource for the best children's books, entry point into our\r\nchildren's and community library procurement and supply service. Offering a miscellany of news and featured authors for all our readers,\r\nwhatever their age.<\/small><br><br><br>\r\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Have you ever wished that you didn't have to go to a party? They are not always such fun and maybe you're a little shy? This is a funny, heartwarming story about being brave enough to be different - and to be yourself, Dora really, really doesn't like parties! They are too loud and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/2024\/05\/20\/i-reallyreally-dont-like-parties-by-angie-morgan\/\" class=\"more-link\">...continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> \"I Really, Really Don&#8217;t Like Parties by Angie Morgan\"<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<br>\r\nDolphinbooksellers.co.uk is part of <a\r\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.smithmartinpartnership.com\" target=\"_blank\">SmithMartin\r\nLLP<\/a><br>\r\n<br>\r\nA retail resource for the best children's books, entry point into our\r\nchildren's and community library procurement and supply service. 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