Category Archives: Travel Guides
The Border Trilogy: Picador Classic
With an introduction by novelist Rachel KushnerIn the vanishing world of the Old West, two cowboys begin an epic adventure, and their own coming-of-age stories. In All the Pretty Horses, John Grady Cole`s search for a future takes him across the Mexican border to a job as a ranch hand and an ill-fated romance. The
Wild Animals
Explore grasslands, the dry desert and a busy watering hole in First Explorers: Wild Animals. Meet giraffes, hippos and lions, as well as lots of other amazing animals who live in the wild.Each scene has chunky push, pull and slide mechanisms perfect for little hands, animals to spot and fun facts about wild animals. Beautifully
The Stranger`s Child: Picador Classic
In the late summer of 1913, George Sawle brings his Cambridge friend Cecil Valance, a charismatic young poet, to visit his family home. The weekend will be one of excitements and confusions for everyone, but it is on George`s sixteen-year-old sister Daphne that it will have the most lasting impact. As the decades pass, Daphne
American War
A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: THE GUARDIAN, THE OBSERVER, NEW YORK TIMES, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE , THE WASHINGTON POST`American War creates as haunting a post-apocalyptic universe as Cormac McCarthy did in The Road, and as devastating a look at the fallout that national events have on an American family as Philip Roth did in
The Strongest Mum
My mum is the strongest mum in the world.Little Bear is sure that no-one is as strong as his mum. She can carry anything: his bike, Zebra’s shopping, Elephant’s carpet and even . . . Flamingo’s piano! And of course, there’s ALWAYS room in her handbag for Little Bear’s treasures. But even mums can get
Vera Jewel is Late for School
When Vera Jewel`s bike breaks one morning, she takes matters into her own hands and comes up with some ingenious – and very funny! – ways to get to school. From jumping on her space hopper to making her own catapult, Vera`s ideas get more and more adventurous, but nothing seems to get her there
Sea: Touch and Feel
Explore life under the Sea! Lift the giant flaps to reveal what`s underneath and touch lots of interesting textures! Feel the whale`s shiny skin, the seal`s soft fur and the shiny undersea treasure.Bright and friendly illustrations from Allison Black bring the underwater scenes to life and with something to spot or count on every page
Daily Rituals: Women at Work
The much-anticipated follow-up to the acclaimed and resoundingly fascinating Daily Rituals.Filled with the innovative, inspiring and wonderfully prolific accounts of some of the world`s best female creators, Daily Rituals: Women at Work is the powerful and championing sequel to Mason Currey`s first book, Daily Rituals. Barbara Hepworth sculpted outdoors and Janet Frame wore earmuffs as
Me: Elton John Official Autobiography
“Self-deprecating, funny… You cannot help but enjoy his company throughout, temper tantrums and all” The TimesIn his first and only official autobiography, music icon Elton John reveals the truth about his extraordinary life, which is also the subject of the smash-hit film Rocketman. The result is `Me` – the joyously funny, honest and moving story
Dear Mrs Bird
The Richard & Judy Book Club Pick and Sunday Times Bestseller.`The sweetest, most uplifting, lovely book about courage, friendship, love` – Marian Keyes, author of The Break.London, 1941. Amid the falling bombs Emmeline Lake dreams of becoming a fearless Lady War Correspondent. Unfortunately, Emmy instead finds herself employed as a typist for the formidable Henrietta
Scenes of London Life: From `Sketches by Boz`
Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector`s Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector`s Library are books to love and treasure. Chosen and introduced by the playwright J. B. Priestley, these twelve marvellous sketches are accompanied by George Cruikshank`s evocative illustrations.Charles Dickens was one of
This Is Gus
Gus is a very grumpy dog. He doesn`t like much of anything, especially making new friends. So what will Gus do when a little puppy with a spring-in-his-step appears on the scene?Giggle away those grumps with `This is Gus`, a hilarious picture book written and illustrated by the fantastic Chris Chatterton, about bad moods and
Blade of Light: An Inspector Montalbano Mystery
`Blade of Light` is the nineteenth gripping addition to the phenomenally successful Inspector Montalbano mysteries by Andrea Camilleri. “For a brief moment, as Montalbano was looking, a bright blade of light flashed from the loft and shone straight in his eyes. Despite the sunglasses, he instinctively shut his eyes and when he reopened them the
The Same Inside: Poems about Empathy and Friendship
The Same Inside is a sweet and thoughtful collection of poems about friendship, empathy and respect by three of the nation`s best-loved poets, Liz Brownlee, Matt Goodfellow and Roger Stevens. These fifty poems deal sensitively with feelings, empathy, respect, courtesy, bullying, disability and responsibility. They are the perfect springboard to start conversations.
Poems for Love
There has always been love, and we have been writing poetry about it for over 4,000 years. A complex and truly timeless emotion, love – whether passion or heartbreak, infatuation or flirtation – has provoked some of the greatest names in literature to write verse of outstanding beauty.From John Donne and William Shakespeare to Emily
Brilliant Bugs
Explore the forest, a busy pond and the steamy jungle in First Explorers: Brilliant Bugs! Spot the spiders, butterflies and stick insects, as well as lots of other amazing creepy crawlies who live all around us.Each scene has chunky push, pull and slide mechanisms perfect for little hands, animals to spot and fun facts about
Busy London
Push, pull and slide the London scenes to explore the sights of the busy city: turn the London Eye, open and close Tower Bridge, even raise the flag at Buckingham Palace!Busy London is a bright board book with easy-to-use mechanisms that are designed for toddlers. The colourful illustrations are packed with detail and things to
Busy London at Christmas
It`s Christmas in London! Push, pull and slide the London scenes to explore the sights of the busy city. Turn the London Eye or open Tower Bridge while Santa makes his way through the snowy city. Look out for him amongst the Christmas shoppers, carol singers and even a snowman. There`s even a very special
Hansel and Gretel
From the award-winning Bethan Woollvin, creator of the iconic `Little Red` and `Rapunzel` comes `Hansel and Gretel`, a very funny twist on the classic fairy tale printed in vibrant pantone inks.Naughty little Hansel and Gretel ransack Willow the good witch`s gingerbread cottage and play havoc with her spells, driving the poor witch to her wit`s
Gomorrah: Italy`s Other Mafia
Now with a new preface to mark the ten year anniversary of publication, Roberto Saviano`s groundbreaking and utterly compelling book is a major international bestseller which has to date sold 750,000 copies in Italy alone. Since publishing his searing expose of their criminal activities, the author has received so many death threats from the Camorra
