'HEAR & attend & listen; for this befell & behappened & became & was O my Best Beloved when the Tame animals were wild The Dog was wild & the Horse was wild & the Cow was wild & the Sheep was wild & the Pig was wild-as wild as wild could be-and they walked in the Wet Wild Woods by their wild lones But the wildest of all the wild animals was the Cat He walked by himself & all places were alike to him' So begins the story of ' The Cat That Walked by Himself' one of many stories Kipling created to entertain his own children & those of his friends inventing ingenious explanations for such conundrums as ' How the Camel Got His Hump' In 1902 he wrote down these gloriously fanciful tales for publication as the Just So Stories This beautiful special gift edition presents the best-loved story ' The Cat that Walked by Himself' alongside ' How the Camel Got His Hump' ' How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin' & ' The Elephant's Child' & reproduces the author's delightfully evocative original illustrations ...

Kevin has a craving He wants custard & he wants it NOW! Follow the hilarious antics of a cat trying to get its human companion to give him what he wants Kevin the cat goes to extreme lengths to get his own way including using his own body to spell the word CUSTARD! Will he succeed? A brilliantly funny picture book treat ...

The classic story about a cat in danger of using up all of her nine lives from the author of The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark Suzy is a little striped cat who lives in a French seaside village with a fisherman & his four sons Like all cats Suzy is very inquisitive which causes problems when she climbs into the basket of a hot air balloon
- & is carried off over the channel to England! How will she ever get back to France? It won't be easy but Suzy refuses to be put off by a bit of water Filled with gentle humour & comfort Jill Tomlinson's animal stories have been enjoyed by children who want to snuggle down with a good read for decades Perfect for kids aged 5 who love Julia Donaldson & Dick King Smith's The Sheep Pig This edition is beautifully illustrated by Paul Howard Have you enjoyed all of Jill's animal stories? The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark The Cat Who Wanted to Go Home The Gorilla Who Wanted to Grow Up The Hen Who Wouldn't Give Up The Otter Who Wanted to Know The Penguin Who Wanted to Find Out Jill Tomlinson never intended to be a writer She trained as an opera singer & then decided to have a family whilst her voice matured But illness intervened & she had to find another outlet for her energies She started on a journalism course & by the third lesson decided she wanted to write for children So she did! Jill Tomlinson's animal stories are much-loved & have been best-selling children's books for nearly four decades
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In the Bookbag's top 10 children's picture books of the year Cat is trying to read a much-loved classic children' s fairy tale to Dog Parents will sympathise with Cat as he suffers question after question from inquisitive Dog Minimal words & pictures combine to create a powerfully funny book with two new delightful engaging & appealing characters in a perfect debut
- a book with true appeal for all ages Now published in paperback for the first time this book was chosen by Julia Eccleshare as one of the best of 2014 in The Guardian in December 2014
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The Catalan Kitchen is a celebration of 100 authentic & traditional dishes from Spain's culinary heart 256 pages Warren Emma ...

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The Catcher in the Rye is J D Salinger's world-famous novel of disaffected youth Holden Caulfield is a seventeen- year-old dropout who has just been kicked out of his fourth school Navigating his way through the challenges of growing up Holden dissects the 'phony' aspects of society & the 'phonies' themselves the headmaster whose affability depends on the wealth of the parents his roommate who scores with girls using sickly-sweet affection Written with the clarity of a boy leaving childhood behind The Catcher in the Rye explores the world with disarming frankness & a warm affecting charisma which has made this novel a universally loved classic of twentieth-century literature J D Salinger was born in 1919 & died in January 2010 He grew up in New York City & wrote short stories from an early age but his breakthrough came in 1948 with the publication in The New Yorker of 'A Perfect Day for Bananafish' The Catcher in the Rye was his first & only novel published in 1951 It remains one of the most translated taught & reprinted texts & has sold some 65 million copies His other works include the novellas Franny & Zooey For Esme with Love & Squalor & Raise High the Roof Beam Carpenters published with Seymour
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When an essay is due & dreaded exams loom here's the lit-crit help students need to succeed! Spark Notes Literature Guides make studying smarter better & faster They provide chapter-by-chapter analysis explanations of key themes motifs & symbols a review quiz & essay topics Lively & accessible Spark Notes is perfect for late-night studying & paper writing ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play The latest Christmas Special from the award-winning comedian featuring all the favourite characters such as the foul-mouthed grandmother & ever-argumentative teenager Lauren ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The first three series of the hit character sketch comedy show are included in this fabulous box set Tate&s motley cast of creations became recognisable overnight to UK TV fans
- from Lauren the belligerent schoolgirl who infected the country with her &am I bovvered?& catchphrase to the Tourettes-like antics of the helplessly foul-mouthed granny Nan Taylor Other oddball characters include Bunty Carmichael the middle-aged majorette unable to give up Sam & Paul the simple Essex couple with their perpetually unbelievable stories the Northern Irish mum who&s delighted that her son is gay & 1950s landlady Ma Willow Contains the six episodes of the first series the seven episodes of the second series & the six episodes of the third series Please note this title does not contain the 2007 Comic Relief Special as previously advertised
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