Category Archives: Travel Guides
There Are 101 Things to Find in London
There Are 101 Things to Find in London is part of Marion Billet`s distinctive London range, perfect for tourists big and small. Turn the flip-flap pages to spot all kinds of things from a double-decker bus to corgis at Buckingham Palace and a pesky thief stealing the crown jewels! Marion Billet`s illustrations bring the bustling
There Are 101 Things That Go In This Book
There Are 101 Things That Go in This Book is perfect for curious preschoolers who are discovering the world around them. Split `flip-flap` pages encourage spotting and finding skills as little ones match up each set of things that go with the correct scene and learn the vehicle names.With five beautifully illustrated scenes from Neiko
Charlie Cook`s Favourite Book 15th Anniversary Edition
Celebrate fifteen years of `Charlie Cook`s Favourite Book` with this special anniversary edition, featuring the much-loved original story plus additional bonus content and a new foiled cover.Charlie Cook is reading a book about a pirate captain, who is reading a book about Goldilocks, who is reading about a knight, who is reading about a frog
The Snail and the Whale Sticker Book
Packed with games, activities and over 400 stickers, The Snail and the Whale Sticker Book is a great gift for any child — ideal for journeys, rainy days and holidays.One little snail longs to see the world and hitches a lift on the tail of an enormous whale. Together they go on an amazing journey,
Busy Kittens
In Busy Kittens, children can have lots of fun pulling, pushing and turning the mechanisms. Join in with the fluffy kittens as they play hide and seek, scamper up trees and lick their food bowls clean. Children will love playing with this bright and colourful board book with lots to spot, a gentle rhyme and
Axel Scheffler The Noisy Jungle Book: A press-the-page sound book
A munching giraffe, a roaring lion and a snuffling aardvark are just some of the animals making a racket down in the Noisy Jungle! With ten sounds to press, lots to spot and count and a rhyming story to share, children will love joining in with all the jungle fun! Axel Scheffler The Noisy Jungle
My First London Search and Find Sticker Book
Complete with a carry handle and pages of fun stickers, My First London Search and Find Sticker Book is perfect for any child to enjoy the excitement of the big city. Packed with activities, from discovering a dinosaur`s missing bones at the Natural History Museum to spot the difference on the London Underground, children will
Songs of Innocence and of Experience
William Blake`s `Songs of Innocence and of Experience` includes some of the visionary poet`s finest and best-loved poems such as `The Lamb`, `The Chimney-Sweeper` and `The Tiger`. Part of the Macmillan Collector`s Library, a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold-foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat
Germania: A Personal History of Germans Ancient and Modern
“Entertaining and informative… Delightful” IndependentThere are many reasons to be fascinated by Germany: forests, architecture and fairy tales, not to mention its history and inhabitants’ penchant for very peculiar food. Our distant and often maligned cousin, this is a place in which innumerable strange characters have held power, in which a chaotic jigsaw of borders
The Time of Green Magic
From acclaimed author and Costa winner Hilary McKay comes `The Time of Green Magic`: a beautiful, spell-binding novel about family, magic, an old house and a mysterious visitor. . .Abi and her two step-brothers, Max and Louis, find that strange things happen when they are alone in their eerie, ivy-covered new house.Abi, reading alone, finds
Shuggie Bain
`Douglas Stuart is fierce and loving and lovely. He shows us lots of monstrous behavior, but not a single monster . . . His book leaves us gutted and marveling` New York Times An Observer `Best Debut Novelist of 2020`It is 1981. Glasgow is dying and good families must grift to survive. Agnes Bain has
Shuggie Bain – Winner of the 2020 Booker Prize
Winner of the 2020 Booker PrizeShortlisted for the National Book Award for Fiction 2020″We were bowled over by this first novel, which creates an amazingly intimate, compassionate, gripping portrait of addiction, courage and love.” The judges of the Booker Prize”Douglas Stuart has written a first novel of rare and lasting beauty.” ObserverIt is 1981. Glasgow
Penguin Parcel
From rising star Victoria Cassanell, `Penguin Parcel` is a sparkling Arctic adventure about friendship, empathy, and a very long journey.When Polar Bear spots a Penguin Coupon in the newspaper, he wastes no time in ordering his very own pet. He`s thrilled with his new friend, but Penguin doesn`t seem quite as pleased (though it`s hard
Pinch of Nom: 100 Slimming, Home-Style Recipes
Slimming food has never tasted so good; the must-have first cookbook from the UK`s most visited food blog.Sharing delicious home-style recipes with a hugely engaged online community, pinchofnom.com has helped millions of people to cook well and lose weight. The `Pinch of Nom` cookbook can help novice and experienced home-cooks enjoy exciting, flavourful and satisfying
The Book of Tea
The Book of Tea describes all aspects of the Japanese tea ceremony and explains how its rituals blend seamlessly with traditional Japanese life.Part of the Macmillan Collector`s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition has an afterword by Anna
The Enigma of Arrival
With an introduction by Harvard professor and author Maya Jasanoff.Taking its title from a work by the surrealist painter, Giorgio de Chirico, `The Enigma of Arrival` tells the story of a young Indian from the Caribbean arriving in post-imperial England and consciously, over many years, finding himself as a writer. It is the story of
The Butterfly Room
Full of her trademark mix of unforgettable characters and heart-breaking secrets, `The Butterfly Room` is a spellbinding, multi-generational story from Sunday Times bestseller Lucinda Riley.Posy Montague is approaching her seventieth birthday. Still living in her beautiful family home, Admiral House, set in the glorious Suffolk countryside where she spent her own idyllic childhood catching butterflies
Welcome to Moominvalley: The Handbook
Explore the magical world of Moominvalley in this essential handbook for Moomin fans of all ages ‘“ filled with fun facts and fascinating stories about the Moomins and their friends.Based on the acclaimed animated TV series Moominvalley, this guide is packed full of stunning colour illustrations closely based on Tove Jansson’s classic paintings and drawings.
Moominvalley: The Activity Book
A fun and engaging activity book bursting with the creativity and magic of the Moomins, Moominvalley: The Activity Book is perfect for Moomin fans of all ages.Based on the Moominvalley TV animation series, this beautiful activity book is packed with almost 100 pages of mindful colouring, drawing, crafting inspiration and ideas as well as activities
In a Free State
With an introduction by publisher and acclaimed author Robert McCrum.Winner of the Booker Prize 1971 and nominated for the Golden Man Booker Prize in 2018. A young Indian servant in Washington. An Asian West Indian in London. Both are far from home and both are desperately trying to build a new life in a deeply
