Category Archives: Travel Guides
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.
Chris Riddell`s Through The Looking Glass and What Alice Found There
Chris Riddell`s brilliant full-colour illustrated `Through the Looking-glass` in a sumptuous hardback jacketed edition, a perfect gift for families, children and all fans of this much-loved favourite classic. First published by Macmillan more than 150 years ago, Lewis Carroll`s iconic stories have been loved and enjoyed by generations of children the world over.Curious Alice`s second
Paul Takes the Form of A Mortal Girl
“One of the most exciting – and one of the most fun – novels of the decade.” Garth Greenwell, author of `What Belongs to You`It’s 1993 and Paul Polydoris tends bar at the only gay club in a university town thrumming with politics and partying. He studies queer theory, has a lesbian best friend, makes
The Masque of Africa
`Compelling, insightful, often sombrely beautiful` Sunday Telegraph Moving beyond travelogue, V. S. Naipaul`s The Masque of Africa considers the effects of belief (in indigenous animisms, the foreign religions of Christianity and Islam, the cults of leaders and mythical history) upon the progress of African civilization. Beginning in Uganda, at the centre of the continent, Naipaul`s
The London Noisy Book: A Press-the-page Sound Book
It`s time to visit London – what a noisy city! Watch out for the beeping double-decker buses. Mind the gap on the tube and hear Big Ben chime the hour. Find out who`s roaring at the Natural History Museum and listen to the monkeys chitter chatter at ZSL London Zoo. Finish off the day with
There Are 101 Sea Creatures in This Book
`There Are 101 Sea Creatures in This Book` is part of a early learning series for children 3 years+ who are discovering the world around them. Split flip-flap pages encourage spotting and finding skills as little ones match up each set of sea creatures with their correct environment and learn the animal names.With five beautifully
How Winston Delivered Christmas: A Christmas Story in Twenty-Four-and-a-Half Chapters
From Alex T. Smith, bestselling author of the Claude series, comes How Winston Delivered Christmas ‘“ the irresistible story of the brave little mouse who sets out on an adventure on Christmas Eve. Featuring beautiful colour artwork and Christmassy activities to make-and-do throughout, this gorgeous book is sure to become a festive family tradition that
Drawing Europe Together: Forty-five Illustrators, One Europe
Are we still `United in Diversity`? Forty-five artists from across Europe share their powerful illustrations of the European Union`s shared past and our unsure future. From Brexit bees to wall-jumping bulls, Drawing Europe Together is a unique collection portraying the European community . . . with or without Britain.This is a passionate and heartfelt exploration
White
Candid, fearless and provocative – the author of American Psycho on who he is and what he thinks is wrong with the world today. Bret Easton Ellis is most famous for his era-defining novel American Psycho and its terrifying anti-hero, Patrick Bateman. With that book, and many times since, Ellis proved himself to be one
Busy Airport
With lots to see in Busy Airport, children can have fun as they hop aboard a plane, pulling and turning the tabs! Enjoy watching your baggage go round the carousel, waving goodbye to the planes as they take off and then flying through the sky on your own aeroplane!Children will love playing with this bright
Salt Slow
The electrifying debut from the winner of the White Review Short Story Prize 2018″Thrilling… A writer whose next move you wouldn’t want to miss.” Observer”Wickedly clever prose and a sense of humour that seems to loom up like a character in itself” GuardianIn her brilliantly inventive and haunting debut collection of stories, Julia Armfield explores
Busy Railway
With lots to see in Busy Railway, children can have fun as they hop aboard a train, pulling and turning the tabs! Enjoy watching the steam puff out of an engine, going through a crossing and chugging along the tracks. Children will love playing with this bright and colourful board book with gentle rhyming text
A Hat for Mr Mountain
A sweet and funny picture book about kindness, creativity and how to make a hat for a mountain.Nara loves to make hats of all shapes and sizes for the animals who visit her workshop in the forest. Then one day she receives a letter from Mr Mountain: he wants a hat, too. Nara is up
The Nature Girls
We`re Nature Girls! We must explore. We pack our bags, we`re out the door . . .The bold Nature Girls are ready for whatever nature throws at them! Join them as they pack their bags and start their journey, exploring natural habitats around the world. They swim in the sea, explore the desert, discover the
