These jolly wild animals will be every little one’s new best friends! Illustrations in vivid colours accompanied by the four extra-soft animal heads on the tabs and a crinkly page will capture and hol
These jolly farm animals will be every little one’s new best friends! Illustrations in vivid colours accompanied by the four extra-soft animal heads on the tabs and a crinkly page will capture and hol
Empower children to stand up for what is right with this picture book inspired by the real-life events around the statue of a slave trader, its toppling and heroic replacement. They call him 'HERO', but he's no HERO - not to me. A Hero Like Me is inspired by the events of 7 June 2020, when a statue of seventeenth-century slave trader Edward Colston was pulled down and thrown into Bristol Harbour during an anti-racism protest.Co-author Jen Reid was one of the protesters that day, and despite being afraid of heights, she spontaneously climbed onto the empty plinth and raised her fist high above her head - a moment that was captured on camera and shared around the world. On the morning of 15 July, a statue of Jen by Marc Quinn was added to the empty plinth. It was called A Surge of Power and it gained national attention for the 24 hours it was in place, and beyond.This inspiring picture book tells the story of these events through the eyes of a little girl who, every day, on her way to sc
A humorous new book from the acclaimed author-illustrator Shinsuke Yoshitake. Everyone has something that makes them feel self-conscious. It might be the smell of your breath, the size of your nose, or the way your shirt sleeves bunch up under your jumper.At the centre of this story is a little boy who has a small but embarrassing problem: every time he pees, a few drops dribble on to his underpants. Curious, he asks other children if they have the same issue. He soon discovers a simple life lesson: everyone is battling some kind of irritation.
From the Emmy-nominated TV writer and New Yorker contributor, a totally new, virtuosic form of memoir: a reconstruction of a beloved grandmother's words and wisdom to tell her family's story with equal parts poignancy and hilarity Bess Kalb saved every voicemail her grandmother Bobby Bell ever left her. Bobby was a force--irrepressible, glamorous, unapologetically opinionated. Bobby doted on Bess; Bess adored Bobby. Then, at ninety, Bobby died. But in this debut memoir, Bobby is speaking to Bess once more, in a voice as passionate as it ever was in life. Recounting both family lore and family secrets, Bobby brings us four generations of indomitable women and the men who loved them. There's Bobby's mother, who traveled solo from Belarus to America in the 1880s to escape the pogroms, and Bess's mother, a 1970s rebel who always fought against convention. But it was Bobby and Bess who always had the fiercest bond: Bobby her granddaughter's fiercest supporter, giving Bess unequivocal love,
Longlisted for the National Book Award, this gorgeous and heartrending contemporary novel by the bestselling author of the Shatter Me series was inspired by her own experiences with first love, breakdancing, and the devastating impact of prejudice. It’s 2002, a year after 9/11, and Shirin has just started at yet another school. It’s an extremely turbulent time for the world, but especially for someone like Shirin, a sixteen-year-old Muslim girl who’s tired of being stereotyped.Shirin is never surprised by how horrible people can be. But she’s tired of the rude stares, the degrading comments―even the physical violence―she endures as a result of her race, her religion, and the hijab she wears every day. She decided long ago not to trust anyone anymore, and she doesn’t expect, or even try, to fit in anywhere or let anyone close enough to hurt her. She drowns out her frustrations with music and spends her afternoons breakdancing with her brother.But then she meets Ocean James. He’s the fir
'Sweet and heartwarming' - Bestselling author MARIAN KEYES The day Heather, Niamh and Lauren met, they promised to be best friends for life, and that instant connection only grew stronger with their weekly sunrise swims in their stunning local lake. When they left school, they agreed that, no matter where life took them, every year on midsummer's dawn, they would meet at their old spot and swim together.Now, fifteen years later, the tradition has faded away/disappeared in the face of life's realities. In fact, they don't speak any more - not since that night . . .But this summer, they find themselves back in their Irish hometown and realise this could be their last chance to recapture what they have lost. Will their return to sunrise swimming heal each of them, and help them rekindle the friendships they once treasured? Readers are loving Rosie Hannigan: 'This book is about second chances, forgiveness and friends that become family. It's beautifully written, it made me smile and cry,
出庭律師兼敘述性詭計大師Imran Mahmood懸疑新作。「去找麥可，找到他」她說，「就會找到真相。」但這個被稱作麥可的人究竟是誰？或者說，真的存在嗎？你來得及拆解故事裡精巧的陳述，在結局前還原真相嗎？'The very definition of a compulsive page-turner' CHRIS WHITAKER I didn t kill her. Trust me When Amy Blahn died on a London rooftop, Layla Mahoney was there. Layla was holding her.But all she can say when she s arrested is that It was Michael. Find Michael and you ll find out everything you need to know. The problem is, the police can t find him they aren t even sure he exists.Layla knows she only has forty-eight hours to convince the police that bringing in the man she knows only as Michael will clear her name and reveal a dangerous game affecting not just Amy and Layla, but her husband Russell and countless others. But as the detectives begin to uncover the whole truth about what happened to Amy, Layla will soon have to decide: how much of that truth can she really risk being exposed? 'A relentless, absorbing thriller' JANICE HALLETT 'I loved every single page!' GILLIAN MCALLISTER
There are lots of laughs at every level in Treehouse Tales: too SILLY to be told . . .UNTIL NOW! From the bestselling Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton. Climb the storeys with 13 fully illustrated standalone adventures starring Andy, Terry, and their friends. Featuring stories such as:The Magic WandThe Day We Put Chairs Up Our NosesThe Day Terry Flushed Me Down the ToiletThe Day the Sharks Bit My Head Off ...and many, many more!Well, what are you waiting for? Come on up!
A hilarious action comedy for chapter-book readers about Dash Candoo, who must defeat extraordinary foes each and every school day.It REALLY annoys me when one gets into a Total Mayhem Situation befor
I just can't imagine me without you... It's the mid-1990s, and fifteen year-old Guernsey schoolgirls, Renee and Flo, are not really meant to be friends. Thoughtful, introspective and studious Flo couldn't be more different to ambitious, extroverted and sexually curious Renee.But Renee and Flo are united by loneliness and their dysfunctional families, and an intense bond is formed. Although there are obstacles to their friendship (namely Flo's jealous ex-best friend and Renee's growing infatuation with Flo's brother), fifteen is an age where anything can happen, where life stretches out before you, and when every betrayal feels like the end of the world. For Renee and Flo it is the time of their lives.With graphic content and some scenes of a sexual nature, PAPER AEROPLANES is a gritty, poignant, often laugh-out-loud funny and powerful novel. It is an unforgettable snapshot of small-town adolescence and the heart-stopping power of female friendship.
'Will you marry me?'I think of you, then. I think of you every day. But usually in the quietest part of the morning, or the darkest part of the night. Not when my boyfriend of two years has just propo
Here is the fifteenth magical installment of the New York Times and USA Today bestselling series of fractured fairy tales for fearless kids, now in paperback!Put on your dancing shoes!Believe it or not, there's a fairy named Maryrose LIVING in my house. And she's sending me and my brother, Jonah, through the magic mirror and into the story of The Twelve Dancing Princesses. There, we meet the twelve sisters who sneak out every night to go dancing. But Jonah and I have our own mission. It's up to us to find the enchanted object that will give Maryrose her fairy powers back.So now we need to:-Get our hands on an invisibility cloak-Follow the twelve princesses to their secret hideout.-Learn some VERY complicated dance steps.-And avoid being thrown in the dungeon.We better wiggle our way out of this magical mess or we'll never help our fairy friend in time!
Celebrate forty years with this special edition of Rod Campbell's classic lift-the-flap book, Dear Zoo, with a host of favourite zoo animals and flaps to lift on every page. 'I wrote to the zoo to send me a pet . ..'Young children will love lifting the flaps to discover the animals the zoo has sent - a monkey, a lion and even an elephant! But will they ever manage to send the perfect pet?Rod Campbell, the creator of preschool favourites including Oh Dear! and Noisy Farm, has been a trusted name in early learning for over forty years, and the perennial classic, Dear Zoo has been a firm favourite with toddlers and parents alike since its first publication in 1982. With bright, bold artwork, a catchy refrain and a whole host of favourite animals, Dear Zoo: 40th Anniversary Edition is a must for every child's bookshelf, and the thick card pages, chunky cased cover and sturdy flaps make it perfect for small hands. Look out for Rod Campbell's Look After Us, a lift-the-flap animal book for to
