Category Archives: Accessories
Hom
Hom is the last of his kind. I don`t know what kind of creature he is, and nobody knows he exists… apart from me.When a boy washes up on a desert island, he is sure he`s on his own in the world. But there`s someone else living there: Hom, a peace-loving creature who has lost
Living Food: A Feast for Soil and Soul
Living Food: A Feast for Soil and Soul is not just a cookbook. Rather, it is an eye-opening assessment of the central role food plays in our lives: vibrant food creates nourishment and vitality, and the way we grow it affects the stability and integrity of our planet Earth. This book starts on the ground
The Plagiarist in the Kitchen
The Plagiarist in the Kitchen is an anti-cookbook. Best known as a provocative novelist, journalist and film-maker, Jonathan Meades has also been called `the best amateur chef in the world` by Marco Pierre White. His contention here is that anyone who claims to have invented a dish is delusional, dishonestly contributing to the myth of
Soupy Twists: The Full Official Story of the Sophisticated Silliness of Fry and Laurie
Comedy history shows that it is our funniest double acts who receive the most love from the public, from Eric and Ernie and Pete and Dud to The Two Ronnies and Vic and Bob. But while all of these partnerships have been celebrated in print, one of the most beloved duos of all time Stephen
Where My Feet Go
Meet Little Panda. He`s ready for an adventure. Do his feet walk a normal walk down a normal street, or is there more out there than meets the eye? Maybe a tree branch can be a shaky bridge, a sandbox a desert or a bath an underwater adventure. Maybe little feet can go anywhere –
Carpe Diem Regained: The Vanishing Art of Seizing the Day
Existentialism is backCarpe diem – `seize the day` – is one of the oldest pieces of life advice in Western history. But its true spirit has been hijacked by ad men and self-help gurus, reduced to the instant hit of one-click online shopping, or slogans like `live in the now`. We need to reclaim it
The Adventures of Beekle: the Unimaginary Friend
On one very special day an imaginary friend is born on an island far away. Here, he and his other imaginary friends play all day and each night they sit beneath the stars, hoping and waiting for their turn to be picked, to be imagined, by a real child. But this particular imaginary friend waits
The Glorious Dead
What happened when the Great War ended and the guns stopped firing? Who cleared the battlefields and buried the dead? It`s 1918 and the war may be over but Lance-Corporal Jack Patterson and the men of his platoon are still knee-deep in Flanders mud, searching the battlefields for the remains of comrades killed in action.
Wolfie the Bunny
The Bunny family has adopted a wolf son, and daughter Dot is the only one who realises Wolfie is going to eat them all up! Dot tries to get through to her parents, but they are too smitten to listen. A new brother takes getting used to and when (in a twist of fate) it`s
Alone
The trip of a lifetime – that`s what it was supposed to be, paid for with money Gran left thirteen-year old Sam in her will, but when the small plane taking Sam and his Dad back to the airport crashes in the jungle, Sam is left alone and terrified. As time passes with no sign
Elmer and the Rainbow
Elmer and the other elephants are waiting for the storm to end so they can see the beautiful, colourful rainbow. But something dreadful has happened: the rainbow has come out too soon and has lost its colours! Elmer decides to give his own colours to the rainbow, but to do that, he must find where
Elmer and the Race
The young elephants want to prove who is the fastest, so Elmer and Wilbur organise a race. Each decorated a different colour, the racers set off around the course and discover things about themselves – Blue may be first and Orange second, but White is kind, Pink and Violet are funny and Yellow is a
Elmer`s Christmas
It`s two days before Christmas Eve, the night Papa Red visits, and the young elephants are very excited. They choose a tree to decorate and prepare the presents for Papa Red to collect during the night to take to those who need them. But this year Elmer has a special treat in store for the
Mr Wuffles!
Mr Wuffles ignores all the toys people buy for him. He`s not lazy, he`s just very picky. Now Mr Wuffles has the perfect toy and he`s ready to play. But it`s not really a toy at all. It`s something much more interesting…โ€Expertly imagined, composed, drawn and coloured, this is Wiesner at his bestโ€. (Kirkus (Starred
Boa`s Bad Birthday
It was Boa`s birthday. It was going to be the best one ever. Or so he hoped. He invited his friends round. They would all bring him wonderful presents. Or would they? This is a hilarious tale to encourage young children to accept presents gracefully, from the award-winning team of Jeanne Willis and Tony Ross.
Swimmy
Deep in the sea there lives a school of little fish. Their watery world is full of wonders, but there is also danger, and the little fish are afraid to come out of hiding…until Swimmy comes along. Swimmy shows his friends that, with ingenuity and team work, they can beat any bully.
My First Elmer Collection
Four ELMER board books in one handy package! It includes: Elmer`s Colours; Elmer`s Day; Elmer`s Friends; and Elmer`s Weather. Shrinkwrapped in an attractive card wrapper to make a gorgeous gift for a young baby and an essential addition to every playgroup and nursery school`s book shelves.
Elmer and the Flood
Rain or no rain, Elmer is going for a walk. After being cooped up in a cave with his herd, he longs for a bit of fresh air and some peace and quiet. But peace and quiet is going to have to wait – when Elmer goes outside, he discovers the rain has caused a
Why We Took the Car
Mike doesn`t get why people think he`s boring. Sure, he doesn`t have many friends. (OK, zero friends.) And everyone laughs at him when he reads his essays out loud in class. And he`s never invited to parties. But one day Tschick, the odd new boy at school, shows up at Mike`s house out of the
The Bolds
Mr and Mrs Bold are just like you and me: they live in a nice house (in Teddington), they have jobs (like writing Christmas cracker jokes) and they love to have a bit of a giggle. One slight difference: they`re hyenas. Yes, that`s right – they`re covered in fur, have tails tucked into their trousers,
