Category Archives: Accessories
Little Zebra: Finger Puppet Book
A new title in the bestselling finger puppet series! Tiny tots can enjoy the sun (and rain!) on the savannah with Little Zebra in this simple, comforting story. The book features a permanently attached plush finger puppet and peek-a-boo holes in every page, giving parents and children a fun, interactive way to play and read
The Witch Doesn`t Burn In This One
2016 Goodreads Choice Award-winning poet Amanda Lovelace returns in the witch doesn`t burn in this one – the bold second book in her โ€women are some kind of magicโ€ series. The witch: supernaturally powerful, inscrutably independent, and now-indestructible. These moving, relatable poems encourage resilience and embolden women to take control of their own stories. Enemies
Bigfoot is Missing
Children`s Poets Laureate J. Patrick Lewis and Kenn Nesbitt team up to offer a smart, stealthy tour of the creatures of shadowy myth and fearsome legendโ€”the enticing, the humorous and the strange. Bigfoot, the Mongolian Death Worm and the Loch Ness Monster number among the many creatures lurking within these pages. Readers may have to
Living Language Italian 2019 Day-to-day Box
This all-new Living Language: Italian 2019 Day-to-Day Calendar guides you through the Living Language experience with a new word or phrase each day, alongside its English translation and pronunciation aids. For over 65 years, Living Language(R) has been a proven and effective language-learning experience. The Living Language approach builds on a foundation of essential words
Paper Chess Set
Everything you need to enjoy this centuries-old game of strategy is in here. A slim, portable package contains an easy-to-assemble board and 32 punch-out paper pieces, all of which capture a timeless yet modern design that will make this set appealing to chess aficionados of all ages.
The Mysterious Mansion
From bestselling illustrator Daria Song comes this gorgeously imagined interactive activity book that follows the story of a young girl who finds herself lost inside a mysterious mansion. Coloring book artist and illustrator Daria Song brings her creative storytelling approach to a new, 4-color activity book. A young girl, playing in the countryside, enters a
I Wish You More
Some books are about a single wish. Some books are about three wishes. The infallible team of Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Tom Lichtenheld have combined their extraordinary talents to create this exuberant book of endless good wishes. Wishes for curiosity and wonder, for friendship and strength, laughter and peace. Whether celebrating life`s joyous milestones, sharing
This Book Is a Planetarium: And Other Extraordinary Pop-Up Contraptions
Never has humble paper had such radical ambitions. Defying every expectation of what a book can be, this pop-up extravaganza transforms into sixfully functional tools: a real working planetarium projecting the constellations, a musical instrument complete with strings for strumming, a geometric drawing generator, an infinite calendar, a message decoder, and even a speaker that
Journey to Dragon Island
Since accidentally joining the crew of pirate ship the Onion, the lives of twelve-year-old Brine Seaborne, her magician friend Peter and former-librarian Tom have been turned upside down. Having battled the world`s most evil magician, Marfak West, fought off sea monsters and found Magical North, they thought they were prepared for whatever the eight oceans
How to be Bored
Lethargic inactivity can be debilitating and depressing; but for those living in the modern world, the pendulum has swung far in the other direction. We live in a hectic, hyperactive, over-stimulated age. Excessive busyness and overfilled schedules are the norm, as are their effects on our mental and emotional lives. How might we address and
How to Choose a Partner
Choosing a romantic partner is one of contemporary life`s biggest adventures. But other aspects of modern living – being globally more mobile, a fall in religious belief, social liberalization and more job opportunities (but longer working hours) – mean meeting a mate has rarely been so challenging, and rarely so important. In How to Choose
How to Live in the City
Building a relationship with a city is a lot like building a relationship with another person – just as cities can be intoxicating, generous and inspiring, so they can also be dangerous, fickle and impenetrable. How to Live in the City is a book for navigating and nurturing this important relationship. Hugo Macdonald believes you
How to Make A Home
At a time when work and home life are becoming increasingly blurred, and modern technology brings the realm of the public into what used to be a personal and private space, Ed Hollis looks at what it means to make a home in today`s world. Exploring the meaning of private and public space, the importance
The Secrets of Happiness
The Secrets of Happiness is an extraordinary tale of sisterhood, from Lucy Diamond author of The Beach Cafe. The best things in life …can be just around the corner Rachel and Becca aren`t real sisters, or so they say. They are stepsisters, living far apart, with little in common. Rachel is the successful one: happily
What is Not Yours is Not Yours
`Pure, sensuous enjoyment` The Times The stories collected in What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours are linked by more than the exquisitely winding prose of their creator: Helen Oyeyemi`s ensemble cast of characters slip from the pages of their own stories only to surface in another. The reader is invited into a world of
Alice: 100 Postcards from Wonderland
To celebrate 150 years since the first publication of Lewis Carroll`s Alice`s Adventures in Wonderland, this gorgeous collection of one hundred postcards features a mix of Sir John Tenniel`s original and iconic illustrations coloured by various artists including Harry G. Theaker, Diz Wallis and John Macfarlane, alongside stunning modern designs. Curious Alice, the bossy White
People and Places: A 21st Century Atlas of the UK
How has UK society changed since 2001? What does the UK population look like in 2016? This unique atlas, the third in a bestselling series, uses a wealth of up-to-the minute data sources alongside the last 2011 Census data to identify national and local trends and provide analysis and discussion of the implications of these
Busy Santa
Santa`s got a busy day ahead! Help him wrap up the presents, load up the sleigh, fly through the sky and deliver all the gifts on Christmas Eve. Children will love playing with the easy-to-handle mechanisms in this bright and colourful board book with gently rhyming text and magical illustrations by Ag Jatkowska, which is
Injustice: Why Social Inequality Still Persists
REVISED EDITION NOW AVAILABLE In the five years since the first edition of Injustice there have been devastating increases in poverty and inequality in the UK. This fully revised edition updates Dorling`s examination of the five tenets of injustice: elitism is efficient; exclusion is necessary; prejudice is natural; greed is good and despair is inevitable.
