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When a little boy plants a carrot seed, everyone tells him it won’t grow. But when you are very young, there are some things that you just know, and the little boy knows that one day a carrot will come up. So he waters his seed, and pulls the weeds, and he waits.
How do you get rid of unwanted guests? What do you do if there’s a racket in the quiet carriage? Who are you supposed to kiss – and is it one kiss or two? How to behave, like how to punctuate, is an aspect of life that many are no longer taught – and getting it wrong is the stuff of comedy at best and humiliation at worst. Thankfully, Sandi Toksvig has come to the rescue with her entertaining guide to modern manners, with tips on what to do whether you’re talking to a bore, or forgot their name in the first place.
The Borrowers have lived in the secret places of quiet old houses; behind the mantelpiece, inside the harpsichord, under the kitchen clock. They owned nothing, borrowed everything, and thought human beings were invented just for their use. Until one of the Borrowers made friends with a human.
In this novel Charles goes searching for his lost father through a wrinkle in time with his sister Meg and friend Calvin. They find themselves on an evil planet, where all life is ruled by a huge, pulsating brain known as IT.
This is the tale of how a little girl named Fern, with the help of a friendly spider, saved her pig, Wilbur, from the usual fate of nice fat little pigs.
The Trials are over. But something has happened that no one at WICKEDhas foreseen: Thomas has remembered more than they think. Andthe truth is more dangerous than anyone could have imagined …
Thomas was sure that escape from the maze meant he would get hislife back. But no one knew what sort of life they were going backto. The earth is a wasteland with people driven mad by an infectionknown as the Flare. Instead of freedom, Thomas must face anothertrial. He must cross the Scorch to once again save himself andhis friends.
When Thomas arrives in the Glade, a walled encampment at the centreof a bizarre maze, all he remembers is his first name. But he’snot alone. Like Thomas, the Gladers don’t know why they’re there,or what’s happened to the world outside. All they know is thatevery morning when the walls slide back, they will risk everythingto find out.
Pilgrim was the codename for a world class and legendary secret agent. When NYPD Ben Bradley tracks down Pilgrim, neither man can imagine the terrifying journey they are about to begin, as what begins as an unusual and challenging murder investigation leads them into a direct collision course with the dark forces of jihadist terrorism.
When Katie and her cousin Jack visit London with Grandma, they don’t think there’s much to see and do. At Trafalgar Square they meet a talking stone lion, and he takes them on a wonderful tour of the city.
Another brilliant adventure for Fudge and his friends in the third book in Judy Blume's hugely successful and hilarious younger fiction series. With charming cover art from picture-book star Emily Gravett.
Mesopotamian Blue kitten Varjak Paw has never been outside before, but Varjak is forced out into the city when the sinister gentleman and his two menacing cats take over his home. With help from a mystical ancestor, he manages to overcome the challenges of survival, but can he save his family?
A finger puppet book featuring Beatrix Potter’s classic character, Peter Rabbit! The simple counting book with a soft finger puppet of Peter Rabbit will really help adults to bring the pages alive.