Category Archives: Accessories
A Poem for Every Night of the Year
A Poem For Every Night of the Year is a magnificent collection of 366 poems compiled by Allie Esiri, one to share for every night of the year. The poems – together with introductory paragraphs – have a link to the date on which they appear. Shakespeare celebrates midsummer night, Maya Angelou International Women`s Day
Shetland
Ann Cleeves` bestselling series of crime novels, featuring Detective Jimmy Perez, and now also adapted for a major BBC television series, draw their inspiration from the place in which they take place: Shetland. An archipelago of more than a hundred islands, it is the one of the most remote places in the United Kingdom. Its
Poems to Live Your Life By
In Poems to Live Your Life By, Chris Riddell, political cartoonist for the Observer, has selected his very favourite classic and modern poems about life, death and everything in between. This gorgeously illustrated collection includes forty-six poems and is divided into sections covering: musings, youth, family, love, imaginings, nature, war and endings. Chris Riddell brings
My First Gruffalo: The Gruffalo Puppet Book
Who`s afraid of the Gruffalo? With this fantastic addition to the My First Gruffalo range, you can scare away Fox, scratch the Gruffalo`s warty nose and tickle his prickles. Fox, Owl and Snake might be scared of him, but children will want to give the Gruffalo puppet a big cuddle by the end of this
Chris Riddell`s Doodle-A-Day
Doodle every day with Chris Riddell! There`s a doodle to be done every day of the year in this brilliant book from Children`s Laureate Chris Riddell – packed full of inspiration for everyone from colouring-mad kids to paint-curious parents. Chris Riddell`s Doodle-A-Day features 366 illustration prompts, tips and artwork from award-winning illustrator Riddell, which will
The Boy Behind the Curtain: Notes From an Australian Life
`Eclectic and impassioned, a collection that affirms the power of the written word.` – ObserverThe Boy Behind the Curtain is a portrait of a life, a place and a man. In this deeply personal collection of true stories and essays Tim Winton shows how moments from his childhood and life growing up have shaped his
The Little Mermaid
First Stories: The Little Mermaid is the perfect introduction, for young children, to this classic fairy tale. Push, pull and turn mechanisms bring the story to life and introduce your favourite characters: the little mermaid, the prince and the fearsome sea witch. This well-loved fairy tale is beautifully re-imagined for a new generation by children`s
Pirate Pete and His Smelly Feet
This spick and span crew of pirates have had enough of Pete`s pongy feet! So he`s been ordered to walk the plank. But it turns out that hungry sharks didn`t like the smell of cheese either. What will the pirates do without Pete`s feet to keep those snappy sharks away? Have fun sticking the cheesy
Cooking for Family and Friends: 100 Lean Recipes to Enjoy Together
Do you find it tricky to balance being healthy with cooking for a crowd? Bestselling author Joe Wicks, aka The Body Coach, presents this gorgeous book featuring more than 100 delicious and nutritious recipes that are perfect for sharing with the special people in your life. Joe has helped hundreds of thousands of people to
The Sheep Who Hatched an Egg
Lola the sheep has the most extraordinary wool. It`s soft and silky and is her pride and joy! But down on the farm, when the sun comes out, the wool comes off! Poor Lola is so upset by her haircut that she runs away to the far side of the farm where she sits all
Zero K
Jeffrey Lockhart has been summoned to The Convergence: a remote and secret compound where death is exquisitely, cryogenically controlled. He is there to say goodbye to his stepmother, Artis, who has chosen to surrender her dying body; preserving it until a future time when biomedical advances and new technologies can return her to a life
Beauty and the Beast
First Stories: Beauty and the Beast is the perfect introduction, for young children, to this classic fairy tale. Push, pull and turn mechanisms bring the story to life and reveal favourite scenes, as Beauty joins the scary Beast in his mysterious castle. This well-loved fairy tale is beautifully re-imagined for a new generation by children`s
The History Man: Picador Classic
With an introduction by James Naughtie Take a Valium. Have a party. Go on a demo. Shoot a soldier. Make a bang. Bed a friend. That`s your problem-solving system …But haven`t we tried all that? Howard Kirk, product of the Swinging Sixties, radical university lecturer, and one half of a very modern marriage, is throwing
Murder at the Old Vicarage: A Christmas Mystery
A white Christmas Deepening snow has isolated the village of Byford from the outside world, but as the locals settle down for the festive period, the peace is suddenly destroyed with news of a violent crime at the vicarage. A domestic murder The victim is the vicar`s son-in-law, but few are saddened by his death.
The Disappearing Dictionary: A Treasury of Lost English Dialect Words
Wherever you go in the English-speaking world, there are linguistic riches from times past awaiting rediscovery. All you have to do is choose a location, find some old documents, and dig a little. In The Disappearing Dictionary, linguistics expert Professor David Crystal collects together delightful dialect words that either provide an insight into an older
A House for Mr Biswas: Picador Classic
`A work of great comic power qualified with firm and unsentimental compassion.` – Anthony Burgess A House for Mr Biswas is V. S. Naipaul`s unforgettable fourth book and the early masterpiece of his brilliant career. Born the `wrong way` and thrust into a world that greeted him with little more than a bad omen, Mohun
Jack and the Beanstalk
First Stories: Jack and the Beanstalk is the perfect introduction to this classic fairy tale for young children. Push, pull and slide mechanisms bring the story to life and introduce all the main characters, including brave young Jack and of course the giant he discovers at the top of the towering beanstalk. This well-loved fairy
Little Red Riding Hood
First Stories: Little Red Riding Hood is the perfect introduction to this classic fairy tale for young children. Push, pull and slide mechanisms bring the story to life and introduce all the main characters: Little Red Riding Hood, Grandma and of course the big, bad wolf. This well-loved fairy tale is beautifully imagined for a
Selection Day
Selection Day is a captivating, witty novel by the Man Booker Prize winning author of The White Tiger, Aravind Adiga.`The most exciting novelist writing in English today` A. N. WilsonManjunath Kumar is fourteen. He knows he is good at cricket – if not as good as his elder brother Radha. He knows that he fears
