Wunderschöne Geschichten und Reime für die Zeit vor dem Schlafengehen verzaubern in dieser Jubiläumsausgabe alle kleinen Schlafmützen.
Following an otherwise-enjoyable literary luncheon, the celebrated crime novelist Ariadne Oliver is accosted by a particularly formidable woman who engages her in conversation about one of her many god-daughters, whom Ariadne hasn\''t seen since she was a child. She lands a bombshell with the question ...
Things have changed for 17-year-old Zoe ever since the dramatic events that brought her together with the mysterious X took place. To save Zoe and her family, X did the unthinkable - he won their freedom by giving himself up to captivity in the Lowlands forever. But being back in the Lowlands has its ...
''A Skinful of Shadows confirms Hardinge''s status as one of our finest storytellers. It''s rare to find a book which is every bit as intelligent and stylish as it is riveting - I was enthralled'' - Sarah Perry, author of The Essex Serpent Frances Hardinge weaves a dark, otherworldly tale in A Skinful ...
''An intoxicating mix of weird magic and high adventure... gripping from the get-go, Spellslinger is a must-read.'' Jonathan Stroud, bestselling author of Lockwood & Co. MAGIC IS A CON GAME... Kellen is moments away from facing his first mage''s duel and the start of four trials that will make him a ...
After writing sixteen Inspector Lynley novels, New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth George has millions of fans waiting for the next one. As USA Today put it, It\''s tough to resist George\''s storytelling, once hooked. With Believing the Lie, she\''s poised to hook countless more. Inspector Thomas ...
An emotionally charged story about the power of dreams, and how passion can turn to obsession. Beck hates his life. He hates his violent mother. He hates his home. Most of all, he hates the piano that his mother forces him to play hour after hour, day after day. He will never play as she did before illness ...
This activity book with seven coloured ink pads is full of pictures to complete with festive fingerprinting, including decorating a Christmas tree and Christmas stockings, gingerbread men and wintry snow scenes. Simple instructions show how to use different fingers to make different shapes to print reindeer, ...
From #1 New York Times bestseller Cassandra Clare and award-winner Wesley Chu comes the first book in a new series that follows High Warlock Magnus Bane and Alec Lightwood as they tour the world after the Mortal War. The Red Scrolls of Magic is a Shadowhunters novel. All Magnus Bane wanted was a vacation-a ...
Answering life''s big questions for little children, this board book explains Simone de Beauvoir''s beliefs about equality and respect in a simple, accessible way. Even little children can become philosophers by asking big questions about the world around them. Simone de Beauvoir believed that everybody ...
Little Penguin has problems: his beak is cold; there''s snow everywhere; the water smells salty; he waddles; he looks the same as everybody else. No - it''s not easy being a penguin! The New York Times called Penguin Problems both "funny and acerbic," the London Evening Standard declared it to be "hilarious," ...
A visually exciting, highly informative, fun and accessible lift-the-flap book which is a fantastic source of information on energy and how it is used. An exciting addition to Usborne''s bestselling Se.
