Mrs Armitage And The Big Wave
Ars Armitage arrives on the beach with her surfboard and her faithful dog Breakspear, and paddles out to sea to wait for the Big Wave. But, of course, Mrs Armitage can't be satisfied with just an ordinary surfboard and she is soon adding a hilarious variety of gadgets and contraptions. And when the Big Wave finally arrives, Mrs Armitage certainly...
What Goes Up White and Comes Down Yellow?
*A brand-new book of amazing, mind-boggling riddles, from the much-loved Gyles Brandreth, author of What's Black and White and Red All Over* When first I appear I seem mysterious, But when I am explained I am nothing serious. What am I? A RIDDLE! Was that too easy? How about what goes ninety-nine BONK (a centipede with a wooden leg)? Or...
The Snow Goose
Philip Rhayader lives alone in an abandoned lighthouse on the desolate Great Marsh of Essex. One afternoon, a hauntingly beautiful child, Fritha, visits Rhayader, bringing with her an injured snow goose. At first Fritha is scared of Rhayader, with his sinister hump and crooked hand, but he is gentle and kind and Fritha begins to visit regularly. When the snow...
Ace and the Animal Heroes: The Big Farm Rescue
Brought to you by Penguin. Dr Dolittle meets Dick King-Smith in this funny charming animal adventure from pop-star, presenter and award-winning farmer JB Gill. 'Ace, you will only inherit the farm if we move in in one week!' When Ace receives a surprise gift from a long-lost relative, he and his amazing grandparents pack up their life in the city...
Husherbye
A lilting lullaby in which we see everyone at the end of the day, tired and ready for bed - the cat and her kittens, a family of bears, a fish, a goose, a frog, even the man in the moon. Each one weary, each one whispering 'Husherbye'. In the second half of the book we see each character curled...