The King finds the perfect soft, red cloth to make the Princess a cloak for Christmas. Once the cloak is made, the leftover cloth is put outside where, in turn, it is found by someone & made into a different present. Each gift gets smaller & smaller as the leftover cloth diminishes
- but it's still just right
- until the last teeny bit of cloth is used to make a scarf for the smallest mouse to keep him warm from the winter chill. Rhythmical writing & vibrant & energetic pictures bring to life this lovely story with a perfect Christmas message that giving to your loved ones is just as much fun as receiving.

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Dog has everything he needs in his big blue suitcase
- it`s the perfect fit for all the little treasures he has collected along
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From Orlando Figes, international bestselling author of ”A People`s Tragedy”, ” Just Send Me Word” is the moving true story of two young Russians whose love survived Stalin`s Gulag. Lev & Svetlana, kept apart for fourteen years by the Second World War & the Gulag, stayed true to each other & exchanged thousands of secret letters as Lev battled to survive in Stalin`s camps. Using this remarkable cache of smuggled correspondence, Orlando Figes tells the tale of two incredible people who, swept along in the very worst of times, kept their devotion alive. Orlando Figes was granted exclusive access to the thousands of letters between Lev & Sveta that form the foundation of Just Send Me Word, & he was able to interview the couple in person, then in their nineties. These real-time & largely uncensored letters form the largest cache of Gulag letters ever found. Reviews: ” One is overcome with admiration for the kindness, bravery & generosity of people in terrible peril... It is impossible to read without shedding tears”. (Simon Sebag Montefiore, ” Financial Times”). ” This powerful narrative by a distinguished historian will take its place not just in history but in literature”. (Robert Massie). ” Electrifying, passionate, devoted, despairing, exhilarating...a tale of hope, resilience, grit & love”. (” The Times”). ” Moving...a remarkable discovery”. (Max Hastings, ” Sunday Times”). ” The gulag story lacks individuals for us to sympathise with: a Primo Levi, an Anne Frank or even an Oskar Schindler. ” Just Send Me Word” may well be the book to change that”. (Oliver Bullough, ” Independent”). ” Immensely touching...a heartening gem of a book”. (Anna Reid, ” Literary Review”). ” The remarkable true story of a love affair between two Soviet citizens...as much a literary challenge as a historical one: the book can be read as a non-fiction novel”. (” Telegraph”). ” Remarkable... Figes, selecting & then interpreting this mass of letters, makes them tell two kinds of story. The first is a uniquely detailed narrative of the gulag, of the callous, slatternly universe which consumed millions of lives... The second is about two people determined not to lose each other”. (Neal Ascherson, ” Guardian”). ”A quiet, moving & memorable account of life in a totalitarian state.. . The book often reads like a novel...captivating”. (” Evening Standard”).” Orlando Figes has wrought something beautiful from dark times”. (Ian Thomson, ” Observer”). ”A heart-rending record of extraordinary human endurance”. (” Kirkus Reviews”). ”A remarkable tale of love & devotion during the worst years of the USSR... Figes` fine narrative pacing enhances this moving, memorable story”. (” Publishers Weekly”). About the author: Orlando Figes is Professor of History at Birkbeck College, University of London. He is the author of ” Peasant Russia”, ” Civil War”, ”A People`s Tragedy”, ” Natasha`s Dance”, ” The Whisperers” & ” Crimea”. He lives in Cambridge & London. His books have been translated into over twenty languages. ...

From Orlando Figes, international bestselling author of A People's Tragedy, Just Send Me Word is the moving true story of two young Russians whose love survived Stalin's Gulag. Lev & Svetlana, kept apart for fourteen years by the Second World War & the Gulag, stayed true to each other & exchanged thousands of secret letters as Lev battled to survive in Stalin's camps. Using this remarkable cache of smuggled correspondence, Orlando Figes tells the tale of two incredible people who, swept along in the very worst of times, kept their devotion alive. Orlando Figes was granted exclusive access to the thousands of letters between Lev & Sveta that form the foundation of Just Send Me Word, & he was able to interview the couple in person, then in their nineties. These real-time & largely uncensored letters form the largest cache of Gulag letters ever found. Reviews: One is overcome with admiration for the kindness, bravery & generosity of people in terrible peril... It is impossible to read without shedding tears. (Simon Sebag Montefiore, Financial Times). This powerful narrative by a distinguished historian will take its place not just in history but in literature. (Robert Massie). Electrifying, passionate, devoted, despairing, exhilarating.. .a tale of hope, resilience, grit & love. (The Times). Moving.. .a remarkable discovery. (Max Hastings, Sunday Times). The gulag story lacks individuals for us to sympathise with: a Primo Levi, an Anne Frank or even an Oskar Schindler. Just Send Me Word may well be the book to change that. (Oliver Bullough, Independent). Immensely touching.. .[a] heartening gem of a book. (Anna Reid, Literary Review). The remarkable true story of a love affair between two Soviet citizens.. .as much a literary challenge as a historical one: the book can be read as a non-fiction novel. (Telegraph). Remarkable... Figes, selecting & then interpreting this mass of letters, makes them tell two kinds of story. The first is a uniquely detailed narrative of the gulag, of the callous, slatternly universe which consumed millions of lives... The second is about two people determined not to lose each other. (Neal Ascherson, Guardian). A quiet, moving & memorable account of life in a totalitarian state... The book often reads like a novel.. .captivating. (Evening Standard). Orlando Figes has wrought something beautiful from dark times. (Ian Thomson, Observer). A heart-rending record of extraordinary human endurance. (Kirkus Reviews). [A] remarkable tale of love & devotion during the worst years of the USSR.. .[ Figes'] fine narrative pacing enhances this moving, memorable story. (Publishers Weekly). About the author: Orlando Figes is Professor of History at Birkbeck College, University of London. He is the author of Peasant Russia, Civil War, A People's Tragedy, Natasha's Dance, The Whisperers & Crimea. He lives in Cambridge & London. His books have been translated into over twenty languages. ...

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Includes:: an introduction by Philip Pullman. Have you ever wondered how the leopard got his spots?

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This book presents the delightful tales of whales & cats & kangaroos & crabs
- everything from how the camel got in a humph (and
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Just So Stories is a collection of Rudyard Kipling`s animal tales in which we learn about ` How the Whale got his Throat`, ` How the Camel got his Hump`, ` How the Rhinoceros got his Skin`, ` How the Leopard got his Spots`, ` The Elephant`s Child`, ` The Sing-Song of Old Man Kangaroo`, ` The Beginning of the Armadilloes`, ` How the First Letter was Written`, ` How the Alphabet was Made`, ` The Crab that Played with the Sea`, ` The Cat that Walked by Himself` & ` The Butterfly that Stamped`. These witty, inventive stories have delighted generations of children. With a beautiful foiled cover, this edition of Rudyard Kipling`s much-loved classic is a book to treasure. ...

This sumptuous new edition brings together the series of incredible tales from master storyteller Rudyard Kipling. How did the whale get his throat? Why was the lazy camel lumbered with a hump? & how did the elephant`s insatiable curiosity earn him a trunk? Robert Ingpen has interpreted & enriched these imaginative tales with stunning new illustrations that will bewitch young & old alike. ...

This fascinating & original book provides a better insight into the life of ”just your average Muslim” than you will find anywhere else. A powerful antidote to common but exhausted stereotypes, it challenges non-Muslims to reexamine their perceived ideas of what they think they know & Muslims to examine how they portray themselves to the world. It encourages us all to reflect on our similarities, not our differences. ...

` Justine` was the Marquis de Sade`s first novella, written in 1787, whilst imprisoned for two weeks in the Bastille. Although published anonymously, de Sade was eventually indicted for blasphemy & obscenity (without trial) for the authorship of ` Justine` at the behest of Napoleon Bonaparte. Who suffers in the pursuit of desire? The Countess de Lorsange reveals her history, in a tavern, to a young woman named Therese; where a young girl & her sister fight a battle of morality. Set in a period before the French Revolution, Justine shows the battle of virtue versus vice, where earning your keep takes on fresh connotations, & a titled lady holds a lifetime of illicit secrets. ...