The world's best-loved children's stories set in large type for easy reading.-- Over 100 illustrations in each book

    But the little pup won't come over to look at Biscuit's ball or to chew on a bone. In fact, he won't come out of his cozy hideaway at all! Is the little pup lost?How will Biscuit get the little pup to come out? Can he help his new friend's owner find the little pup too?Biscuit continues to charm the hearts of friends old and new in this, his twelfth adventure for the youngest of readers.

    In what should have been an age of enlightenment and glorious triumph, instead warriors on both sides reel from the twin agonies of betrayal and bloodshed. The hatred of a sworn foe, the ire of a primarch, or the unholy wrath of a daemon-lord - none but the mighty Space Marines can hope to weather such torments unscathed...This anthology contains five exclusive stories from across the battlefields of the Horus Heresy. Each tale ties into one of the major arcs of the series so far, from the worlds of Imperium Secundus, to the palace of Terra, and even the Warmaster’s Flagship, The Vengeful Spirit.Virtues of the Sons by Andy SmillieAmit duels Khârn and Azkaellon faces Lucius as Sanguinius's chosen sons explore the twin aspects of their nature.Imperfect by Nick KymeA simple game of Regicide between Fulgrim and Ferrus Manus is far more than it seems...Howl of the Hearthworld by Aaron Dembski-BowdenA Space Wolves pack rails at being sent back to Terra to watch over Rogal Dorn.A Safe and Shadowed Place by Guy HaleySeeking refuge, the remnants of the Night Lords fleet stumble across Imperium Secundus.Gunsight by James SwallowAn Assassin lurks on board the Vengeful Spirit. His target? Warmaster Horus himself.

    On the battlefields of the far future, only an insane man wouldn’t be. Seventeen years old and still new to the Imperial Guard, he is thrust straight into his first war and must face horrors that his sheltered upbringing could never prepare him for.READ IT BECAUSEIt's a sharp, incisive look at the first hours of war for a new Guardsman, and at all the terrors attendant with that…THE STORYArvin Larn is terrified. On the battlefields of the far future, only an insane man wouldn't be. Seventeen years old and still new to the Imperial Guard, he is thrust straight into his first war and must face horrors that his sheltered upbringing could never prepare him for. The trenches of the 41st millennium are filled with worse things than rats and trenchrot. For one, the world they fight for is being contested by the monstrous barbarian orks. The orks live for battle and know no fear, so it's no wonder that the average life-span of an Imperial Guardsman on this forsaken world is only fifteen hours.

    He was just about to step out onto the floor when he caught a sudden thin ray of red from under the drooping lid of Smaug's left eye. He was only pretending to be sleep! He was watching the tunnel entrance!Whisked from his comfortable hobbit-hole by Gandalf the wizard and a band of dwarves, Bilbo Baggins finds himself caught up in a plot to raid the treasure hoard of Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon.

    The arrival of a baby brother and then having to move to the suburbs pushes her to the very limits. Should she leave home now, should she get a job, or should she just finish her chocolate pudding and jump out the window?THE FIRST THREE ANASTASIA NOVELS ARE BROUGHT TOGETHER IN THIS SPECIAL COLLECTION:ANASTASIA KRUPNIKANASTASIA AGAIN!ANASTASIA AT YOUR SERVICE

    It comes over the police radio like any other sad story: a woman found on the sidewalk, killed after plunging from her apartment. But something about the gruesome scene grabs David Corman's attention. A freelance photographer with a defunct marriage and a career on the skids, he fixates on this mysterious death. Though near starvation, the woman had been buying formula to feed to a baby doll. Before she leapt, she tossed the plastic child out the window. David photographs the dead woman and her pretend child; although he's jaded, the strange scene stirs his compassion, and he begins researching her past. He's convinced that his job has shown him the worst the city has to offer. But learning the truth behind this futile suicide will teach David that New York is even uglier than he imagined.

    Eleven! She must be on the roof when the next bell tolls. Twelve! With a deep breath, and only half believing she will be safe, Cara jumps off the church roof and into Luster, land of the unicorns.There she meets many wonderful creatures -- including hairy Dimblethum and the monkey-like Squijum -- but the most magnificent of all is a young, rebellious unicorn named Lightfoot. Together they set out to find the missing Unicorn Queen before a mysterious stranger banishes all unicorns forever. Can Cara deliver her message to Luster's might Queen in time? Or will this be the end of the unicorns?Trickery awaits. Destruction looms. The journey of a lifetime begins...

    A humorous look at euphemisms including pertinent quotes and limericks

    Three of the author's most popular works — widely admired for their satiric wit, subtlety, and perfection of style — brilliantly re-create the provincial world of the early-19th-century English countryside, focusing, respectively, on husband-hunting mothers and daughters, the humbling of proud lovers, and the return of a once-rejected lover.

    The second story is an autobiographical novel while in the third novel, Jill realizes that it isn't nice to bully other children.

    There are some things you have to do. It isthe most loved and chewed book in the world.But his father wonders why it is full of moo-cows and baa-lambs when Young Sam will only ever see them cooked on a plate. He can think of a more useful book for a boy who lives in a city.So Sam Vimes starts adapting the story. A story with streets, not fields. A book with rogues and villains. A book about the place where he’ll grow up.

    Includes Death in Ecstasy (originally published: London: Geoffrey Bles, 1936), Vintage Murder (originally published: London: Geoffrey Bles, 1937), Artists in Crime (originally published: London: Geoffrey Bles), "Portrait of Troy" and "Death on the Air" (first published in Death on the air and other stories: HarperCollins, 1995.)

    But when they win races, they can make a lot of money too - money for the owners, for the trainers, and for the people who put bets on them to win. Silver Blaze is a young horse, but already the winner of many races. One night he disappears from his stables, and someone kills his trainer. The police want the killer, and the owner wants his horse, but they can't find them. So what do they do? They write to 221B Baker Street, London, of course - to ask for the help of the great detective, Sherlock Holmes.

    This classic of modern children's literature is read and reread to countless children every night worldwide. Goodnight Moon, The Runaway Bunny, and My World together form a wonderful trio of books for any child about to embark on a lifelong love of reading. Take any child Over the Moon.