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Mrs Hinch: The Little Book of Lists


Sophie Hinchliffe - 2020
    FROM THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERMrs Hinch's Little Book of Lists is the perfect way to organise your life! ______Welcome to your Little Book of Lists!A whole book filled with just lists! Notebook goals!My idea of absolute heaven!As you all know, nothing helps me feel more organised than putting pen to paper and getting everything that's buzzing around my head down on to the page.Inside you'll find loads of Hinch Lists and Fresh'n Up Fridays to help you plan your hinching, as well as Tadaa Lists which I love to look back on and feel proud of.Nothing feels better than ticking off those boxes and putting down my crystal pen at the end of a productive day.I really hope you'll find this Little Book of Lists, all together in one place, helpful!Happy hinching, Hinchers!Love, Mrs Hinch xx

Geronimo Stilton: #17-21


Geronimo Stilton - 2006
    Includes:- Watch Your Whiskers, Stilton!- Shipwreck on the Pirate Islands- My Name Is Stilton, Geronimo Stilton!- Surf's Up, Geronimo!- The Wild, Wild West

Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know


Kate Douglas Wiggin - 2002
    You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.

The Mites of Flower Town


Nikolay Nosov - 1954
    They were called the Mites because they were very tiny...

The Selkie Girl


Susan Cooper - 1986
    A retelling of the Celtic legend in which a crofter falls in love with a beautiful seal girl and forces her to live on land and be his bride.

The Magic Pot


Patricia Coombs - 1977
    A demon in the guise of a magic pot outwits a greedy rich man and brings wealth and happiness to a poor old fellow and his wife.

Sir Gawain and the Loathly Lady


Selina Shirley Hastings - 1985
    In this absorbing story his courage and chivalry are tested to the full when he swears to save the honour of his King by marrying the Loathly Lady.Winner of the 1985 Kate Greenaway Medal.

The Teenager Who Came to Tea


Emlyn Rees - 2015
    He took a selfie of himself pouring a whole tube of them into his mouth, before sending it to his best mate, along with the letters LOL! The bestselling authors of We're Going on a Bar Hunt and The Very Hungover Caterpillar bring you another hilarious parody of a much-loved children's book, this time turning the spotlight not only on modern teens, but firmly on their parents too.When the doorbell rings, just as Sophie and her Dad are sitting down for their tea, they're half-expecting a visit from a tiger, but what slouches in through their doorway is even more curious than that... a teenager.A perfect read for anyone who remembers the original, or has ever been a teenager or is the parent of a teenager today.

The Red Sky At Night


Jo Thomas - 2015
    A sparkling short story from the bestselling author of The Oyster Catcher, available exclusively in ebook.

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs


Wanda Gág - 1938
    She always gets the answer she wants, until Snow White turns seven, and the mirror must truthfully answer, "Snow White." At the news, the Queen turns yellow and green with envy and commands the huntsman to kill Snow White and bring her "lung and liver as a token." Thus begins another enchanting fairy tale from the Brothers Grimm! Kirkus Reviews called this collaboration between Randall and Nancy Eckholm Burkert "a sort of legend even before its time of publication." Jarrell also wrote The Bat-Poet and The Animal Family, a Newbery Honor Book. Jarrell retained the Grimm (and grim) ending to the tale, as the stepmother is forced to dance to her death. Burkert's illustrations are magical, light-filled creations that more than earn the book its Caldecott Honor Book status. This delightful book's extra-large format showcases the fabulously detailed illustrations, alternating two facing pages of art with two pages of straight text. This is an unforgettable interpretation of a well-loved story. (Ages 6 to 9)

Be a Flamingo & Stand Out From the Crowd


Sarah Ford - 2017
    She is always the first on the dancefloor and the very last to stop boogying. She has never tried to dress like a Parisian, never followed advice on what not to wear, and certainly has never tried to tone down her natural pinkness; she knows he is perfect just the way she is. And even when life throws Flamingo a curveball, she is always ready to embrace the unknown and jump straight in.A gorgeous little gift book of motivational sayings and hilarious axioms, Be a Flamingo is a perfect pink pick-me-up gift for a friend who needs a confidence boost, or great as an impulse self-purchase when you feel you need to start tooting your own horn a little louder. Because we could all do worse than taking a leaf out of Flamingo's book.

The Wild Swans


Amy Ehrlich - 1976
    When eleven princes are changed by an evil spell into wild swans, it is up to their sister, Elise, to knit them shirts of nettles, and remain silent while doing so, in order to break the spell.

The Little Scarlet Flower


Sergei Aksakov - 1858
    Beautifully illustrated story about the beauty and the beast, enchanted not only by an evil spell, but by love.

Moomin and the Golden Tail


Tove Jansson - 2013
    Worried that Snorkmaiden will no longer love him if his tail goes bald, he consults the family doctor and several tail specialists, and even gets an X-ray. Nothing helps! Finally Moominmamma cooks up a magic potion, and it works like a charm, but now Moomin's lustrous new tail is, well, solid gold! Moomin becomes the toast of society, and the target of numerous journalists and money-making schemes. Moomin and the Golden Tail takes a long hard look at the consequences of fame. Tove Jansson's flawless cartooning is brought to life in a whole new way within these pages. A delight for the whole family!

Come To Me In Silence


Rod McKuen - 1973
    As in much of his earlier work, the poems are gentle, beautiful, alternatelylonely and happy, but these are poems unlike any the author has written before. They speak directly to man's uniquelyu human condition -- his wants, his solitude, and, most of all, his desire to be understood. But most importantly, these poems represent a new and different kind of McKuen writing -- more mature, more compassionate and more deeply in touch with both public and private feelings.