In 1914 they had been eleven years old
- Dicey, Mumbo & Sheikie. Nearly fifty years have gone by since they met at St Agatha's,
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' Would you believe me if I told you that I was only nine years of age when I killed him?' In a paint-splattered room, a young & successful Irish painter confronts his shocking & murderous past- a dark day on the beach at Bundoran, Co. Donegal, when he quietly dispatched a palaeontologist with his own geological hammer. His life is further disrupted by the beautiful Billy Maguire, an Ingrid Bergman lookalike who leads him all the way to Prague & involves him-and his beloved & devoutly paranoid grandmother-in yet another grievous crime. Struggling to keep reality & unreality apart, he wishes only to be taken seriously-as sinner & lover, artist & murderer. Featuring cameos from Elvis Presley, Shirley Temple & the Pope, the Little Hammer is a triumph of linguistic brio, dark imagination & wild wit from one of Ireland's most exciting new talents. ...

Once, long ago there was a beautiful little mermaid with skin as pale as the palest rose petals & eyes the colour of the ocean itself. One day she swims up to the surface of the sea, where she catches a glimpse of Prince Caspar on board a sailing ship & falls deeply in love.

Ian Beck

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The Little Nugget (1913) is one of the novels in which Wodehouse found his feet, a light comic thriller set in an English ...

' Huffitty-chuffitty... huffitty-chuffitty... huffitty-chuffitty puff went the smoke from the Little Red Train's funnel.' When a lorry driver scoffs at the Little Red Train for looking old & useless, Duffy is quite upset. But the Little Red Train soon proves its worth when terrible traffic, breakdowns & faulty lights stop the lorries being able to deliver. & the Little Red Train doesn't look quite so useless, or little, after all! Ben Blathwayt's bright, busy picture books, full of intricate detail have proved a big hit with children through his highly successful Little Red Train books. With a minimal text & big, busy pages his books have enormous appeal for young children. ...

When a lorry driver scoffs at the Little Red Train for looking old & useless, Duffy is quite upset. But the Little Red Train soon proves its worth when terrible traffic, breakdowns & faulty lights stop the lorries being able to deliver. & the Little Red Train doesn't look quite so useless, or little, after all!

Ben Blathwayt's Little Red Train books, with minimal text & big, busy pages full of intricate detail, have enormous appeal for young children.

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' Huffitty-chuffitty... huffitty-chuffitty... huffitty-chuffitty puff went the smoke from the Little Red Train's funnel.' When a lorry driver scoffs at the Little Red Train for looking old & useless, Duffy is quite upset. But the Little Red Train soon proves its worth when terrible traffic, breakdowns & faulty lights stop the lorries being able to deliver. & the Little Red Train doesn't look quite so useless, or little, after all! Ben Blathwayt's Little Red Train books, full of intricate detail, have proved a big hit with children. With a minimal text & big, busy pages Ben's books have enormous appeal for young children.

Now enjoy this classic picture book with the accompanying audio CD, read by Richard Briers with music & sound effects.

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When Duffy the driver is told to keep on going until the lights change, that's exactly what he does
- so he doesn't even notice
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Another charming tale in The Little Red Train series which will appeal to all little boys & girls obsessed ...