When Charlie the telegram boy breaks his leg & can`t ride his bicycle, Billy Button sees his chance. He has always wanted to be a telegram boy, delivering messages all over the village on the red Post Office bicycle. Soon Billy is zooming about all over the place with news of new babies, sick sisters & sweethearts coming to visit. He even has a chance to put a few things right with a special `extra` telegram or two... High quality cream paper & a special easy to read font ensure a smooth read for all. ...

Britain`s best-loved comedian hits the most famous highway in the world on an unforgettable journey. Billy Connolly, music-lover, biker, & scourge of the beige & bland the world over, has dreamed about taking a trip on the legendary Route 66 since he heard Chuck Berry belting out one of the greatest rock `n` roll records of all time. & now he`s finally had the chance to do it, travelling every mile on his custom-made trike in search of the real America that can still be found beyond the nation`s freeways. Taking in both the essential icons & the hidden gems of the ` Mother Road`, Billy also meets up with plenty of the memorable characters who call it home. With his instinct for a good story, & the infectious enthusiasm that has made him our most engaging national treasures, Billy Connolly is the ultimate guide to the ultimate road trip. ...

In 2011, we published Billy Connolly`s Route 66
- the story of the legendary Scottish comedian`s journey along the most famous
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The classic comedy of a 50s youth trapped inside a Walter Mitty fantasy-world, published as a Penguin Essential for the first time. Keith Waterhouse`s Billy Liar was published in 1959, & captures brilliantly the claustrophobic atmosphere of a small town. It tells the story of Billy Fisher, a Yorkshire teenager unable to stop lying
- especially to his three girlfriends. Trapped by his boring job & working-class parents, Billy finds that his only happiness lies in grand plans for his future & fantastical day-dreams of the fictional country Ambrosia.
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Ever eaten at Bill`s? If you haven`t, then put it on your To Do list. If you have, then you`ll know it`s all about the atmosphere & the food
- it`s delicious, it`s different, it`s full of fabulous flavours & textures; a unique celebration of eating. From breakfast to bedtime, from the first green shoots of spring to the frostiest of winter days, Bill picks & cooks his way through the seasons. Choosing favourites as he goes & bringing colour & energy to even the simplest dishes, this book is packed with recipes & ideas that will inspire you to cook, eat & smile every day of the year.
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Bill Simpson wakes up to find he’s a girl, & worse, his mother makes him wear a frilly pink dress to school. How on earth is he going to survive a whole day like this? Everything just seems to be different for girls... Perfect for readers aged 7 years & up & fans of The Boy in the Dress by David Walliams. Anne Fine’s fun school stories have been delighting children for more than 20 years, winning her awards such as the Smarties Book Award & Carnegie Medal along the way. ...

Bilston in 1884 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. Two maps have been published for this area
- the 1884 version, taken from the OS First Edition, is in colour. Most of the town of Bilston is covered on the map. Other features on the 1884 map include Bankfield Iron Works, Bradley Iron & Tin Works, Bradley Field Iron Works, Regent Iron Works, Bradley Lodge Colliery, Fiery Holes, Barbor`s Field Furnaces, Capponfield Iron Works, Factory Iron Works, Bilston Quarries, Bilston Foundry, Bovereux Furnaces (disused), The Lune, Mount Pleasant area, tramway, Birmingham Canal, GWR railway with station, GWR (OWW Branch) with station, Broad Lanes Colliery, Finneywell Colliery, Lunt Colliery, Town Hall, Market Place, etc. The 1901 map covers the same area at a later stage, showing some expansion of the town but many of the factories now disused. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK.
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Bilston in 1901 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. Two maps have been published for this area
- the 1884 version, taken from the OS First Edition, is in colour. Most of the town of Bilston is covered on the map. Other features on the 1884 map include Bankfield Iron Works, Bradley Iron & Tin Works, Bradley Field Iron Works, Regent Iron Works, Bradley Lodge Colliery, Fiery Holes, Barbor`s Field Furnaces, Capponfield Iron Works, Factory Iron Works, Bilston Quarries, Bilston Foundry, Bovereux Furnaces (disused), The Lune, Mount Pleasant area, tramway, Birmingham Canal, GWR railway with station, GWR (OWW Branch) with station, Broad Lanes Colliery, Finneywell Colliery, Lunt Colliery, Town Hall, Market Place, etc. The 1901 map covers the same area at a later stage, showing some expansion of the town but many of the factories now disused. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK.
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Topographical survey of Belgium at 1:20, 000 from Nationaal Geografisch Instituut / Institut Géographique National, the country’s national survey organization. Each 20K map covers one quarter of the corresponding 1:50, 000 map (with adjustments in the border & coastal areas). The maps provide all the information expected of topographic mapping at this scale & in addition have an unusually large amount of vegetation and/or land use information (different types of woodlands, gardens, orchards, heath, etc). The maps have a 1-km UTM grid, with margin ticks for latitude & longitude at intervals of 1`. Map legend & a glossary of terms used on the maps include English. Stanfords keeps as regular stock 20K maps for the World War I battlefields around the Ypres, Messines & Passchendaele, & for the area of the Battle of Waterloo. The 1:20, 000 survey covers the whole of Belgium & maps for other regions can be supplied as special orders. To see the list of titles in this series please click on the series link.PLEASE NOTE: the Long-Distance Footpaths Map of Belgium at 1:300, 000 which shows the division of Belgium into the 50K survey sheets can also be used to see in more detail coverage by the 20K maps. ...

Fancy something a bit different for this year's family holiday, but don't know what? Bin the Bucket & Spade: Unusual Family Holidays in the Usual Destinations is packed with ideas for holidays with a difference for you & your kids.A dozen sections, from theme parks to wildlife holidays, city breaks to Christmas breaks, give hundreds of ideas for great, unusual holidays in Europe & the US, with information, & guides to temperatures, prices & where to find individual organisers & operators to book with. ...