Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The Boxtrolls is a comedic fable that unfolds in Cheesebridge a posh Victorian-era town obsessed with wealth class & the stinkiest of fine cheeses Beneath its charming cobblestone streets dwell the Boxtrolls foul monsters who crawl out of the sewers at night & steal what the townspeople hold most dear their children & their cheeses At least that’s the legend residents have always believed In truth the Boxtrolls are an underground cavern-dwelling community of quirky & lovable oddballs who wear recycled cardboard boxes the way turtles wear their shells The Boxtrolls have raised an orphaned human boy Eggs (voiced by Isaac Hempstead-Wright) since infancy as one of their dumpster-diving & mechanical junk-collecting own When the Boxtrolls are targeted by a villainous pest exterminator Archibald Snatcher (Academy Award winner Ben Kingsley) who is bent on eradicating them as his ticket to Cheesebridge society the kind-hearted band of tinkerers must turn to their adopted charge & an adventurous rich girl Winnie (Elle Fanning) to bridge two worlds amidst the winds of change – & cheese ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Academy Award-nominated stop-motion adventure Below the streets of Cheesebridge live the Boxtrolls a community of cave-dwelling & cardboard box-wearing creatures who are believed to pose a threat to the citizens of the town & their children However in truth they really pose no such threat & have even raised an orphaned boy Eggs (voice of Isaac Hempstead Wright) as one of their own Archibald Snatcher (Ben Kingsley) a local pest exterminator hatches a plan to get rid of the Boxtrolls for good as a means of securing his place within the town&s cheese-loving elite When the Boxtrolls hear of Archibald&s plan it then falls to Eggs to save the day since he is the only member of the group who can remain undetected on the city streets He ventures above ground & soon befriends local rich girl Winnie (Elle Fanning) who agrees to help Eggs save his adopted family from extinction ...

Fleeing tragedy & mistreatment a young boy named Ren hides among the crowds in Tokyo&s busy Shibuya ward His efforts to run away are more successful than he realizes when he ends up in the world of the beasts! A rough-living bear named Kumatetsu gives Ren a new life & a new name— Kyuta—but is Kumatetsu really up to the job of being a mentor? Meet the Author Renji Asai is the artist behind the manga adaptation of the critically acclaimed film The Boy & the Beast Mamoru Hosoda is an internationally acclaimed animator & director who has previously helmed such award-winning movies as The Girl Who Leapt Through Time Summer Wars Wolf Children & The Boy & the Beast ...

How many times have you walked along a beach & wanted to find something special? Treasure perhaps or maybe something magical? This is the story about a young boy called Tom who does find something magical on a beach He is amazed by a beautiful pebble lying in the sand so he picks it up & holds it tight Something truly wonderful then happens & an incredible adventure begins ...

When a lonely little boy receives an invitation to play written on a paper boat it seems that he has found the best friend he's been longing for
- at last! As autumn passes & the first winter snowflakes start to fall the boy is left alone & only then does he truly realise what he has lost 32 pages Corderoy Tracey
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Tokyo&s a big city-big enough that it&s easy for a grieving boy like Ren to slip through the cracks But Ren slips a little farther than he meant to tumbling into the beast world of Jutengai! He ends up with a new name— Kyuta—and a new life learning the way of the sword as the apprentice of the bear Kumatetsu Kumatetsu&s got problems of his own though & the boy & the beast may have more to learn from each other than they realize But the boy&s arrival in the realm of the beasts has put both their worlds in danger & they&re going to need more than life lessons to face it! About the Author Mamoru Hosoda is an internationally acclaimed animator & director who has previously helmed such award-winning movies as The Girl Who Leapt Through Time Summer Wars Wolf Children & The Boy & the Beast ...

Having accidentally wandered into the beast world of Jutengai Kyuta has gotten himself a master— Kumatetsu But it turns out Kumatetsu&s not quite as good at teaching as he is at brawling The Grandmaster sends teacher & student alike on a pilgrimage asking all the wisest beasts in the world a simple question What is true strength? But are the boy & the beast ready for the answer? About the Author Renji Asai is the artist behind the manga adaptation of the critically acclaimed film The Boy & the Beast Mamoru Hosoda is an internationally acclaimed animator & director who has previously helmed such award-winning movies as The Girl Who Leapt Through Time Summer Wars Wolf Children & The Boy & the Beast ...

Ichirohiko has suffered caught in the space between human & beast & has succumbed to the darkness Kyuta leaves Kumatetsu on the brink of death in the care of the others & heads to the human world in pursuit of Ichirohiko It&s the start of a life & death battle in the streets of Shibuya to settle things not only with Ichirohiko but with the darkness in his own heart!! What can he do to save everyone? The times has come for Kumatetsu Kyuta & Kaede to each make their own decisions ...

Young Toby lives on his wits An orphan & a street-child he navigates Jacobean London like an old hand Meanwhile the city has lost its charm for Will Shakespeare the playwright from Stratford Beset by troubles personal & professional & suffering from writer's block he has grown to hate the drama business But when Toby stumbles into the Globe the boy's energy & enthusiasm remind Will of the magic that first inspired his love of the theatre & the two set to work on a new entertainment for The Tempest ...

Told with heart & humour The Boy at the Back of the Class is a child's perspective on the refugee crisis highlighting the importance of friendship & kindness in a world that doesn't always make sense 256 pages Rauf Onjali Q ...