The big day has almost arrived & one little puppy is very excited about his first EVER Christmas. But with three drooling Dalmatians, six sausage-snaffling Scotties & every dog in town helping out, the festive season is a shambles! Will everything be ready in time for Christmas Day? Children will love picking their favourite dogs & spotting the puppy in busy scenes. This hilarious picture book is a great way to introduce children to Christmas traditions. ...

Before she became the nineteenth-century's heroine, before he had written a word of Madame Bovary, Florence Nightingale & Gustave Flaubert traveled up the Nile at the same time. In reality, they never met. But in The Twelve Rooms of the Nile, they ignite a friendship marked by intelligence, humor, & a ravishing tenderness that will alter both their destinies. On the surface, Nightingale & Flaubert have little in common. She is a woman with radical ideas about society & God, naive in the ways of men. He is a notorious womanizer, involved with innumerable prostitutes. But both are at painful crossroads in their lives & burn with unfulfilled ambition. In Shomer's deft hands, the two unlikely soulmates come together to share their darkest torments & fervent hopes. Brimming with adventure & the sparkling sensibilities of the two travelers, this mesmerizing debut novel offers a luminous combination of gorgeous prose & wild imagination, all of it colored by the opulent tapestry of mid-nineteenth century Egypt. ...

Before she became the nineteenth century`s heroine, before he had written a word of Madame Bovary, Florence Nightingale & Gustave Flaubert traveled up the Nile at the same time. In reality, they never met. But in The Twelve Rooms of the Nile, they ignite a friendship marked by intelligence, humor, & a ravishing tenderness that will alter both their destinies. On the surface, Nightingale & Flaubert have little in common. She is a woman with radical ideas about society & God, naive in the ways of men. He is a notorious womanizer, involved with innumerable prostitutes. But both are at painful crossroads in their lives & burn with unfulfilled ambition. In Shomer`s deft hands, the two unlikely soulmates come together to share their darkest torments & fervent hopes. Brimming with adventure & the sparkling sensibilities of the two travelers, this mesmerizing debut novel offers a luminous combination of gorgeous prose & wild imagination, all of it colored by the opulent tapestry of mid-nineteenth century Egypt. ...

` Eleanor Henderson is in possession of an enormous talent` Ann Patchett `A superb novel whose roots can be traced to Harper ...

In this completely hilarious & gloriously absurd story, the pair behind the tales of Captain Najork explore just what happens when a man builds a new table.. .a table sturdy enough for even an elephant to dance on. ” This table, ” said the man. ” What about the table?” said the woman. ” It`s wearing me out, ” said the man. What to do? The man makes a decision. He finds a tablewood tree, cuts it down, saws it up & makes a new table. There`s nothing like a new table. This one is strong enough for elephants! But...” Where would we get the elephants?” said the woman. ” Advertise in the Classified Section, ” said the man. ” Elephants wanted for table work. Must be agile.” It looks as if the man & the woman might need some more tables! ” We could open a restaurant, ” said the man. A restaurant with dancing elephants.. .where will it all lead?! ...

Mr & Mrs Twit are extremely nasty, so the Muggle-Wump monkeys & the Roly-Poly bird hatch an ingenious plan to give them just the ghastly surprise they deserve! A full colour edition of the hilarious bestselling Roald Dahl story, plus a fantastic audio reading by Richard Ayoade, star of The IT Crowd. ...

A splendiferous new hardback of THE TWITS, part of a collection of truly delumptious classic Roald Dahl titles with stylish jackets over surprise printed colour cases, & exquisite endpaper designs. Mr Twit is a foul & smelly man with bits of cornflake & sardine in his beard. Mrs Twit is a horrible old hag with a glass eye. Together they make the nastiest couple you could ever hope not to meet. Down in their garden, the Twits keep Muggle-Wump the monkey & his family locked in a cage. But not for much longer, because the monkeys are planning to trick the terrible Twits, once & for all.. . And now you can listen to THE TWITS & other Roald Dahl audiobooks read by some very famous voices, including Kate Winslet, David Walliams & Steven Fry
- plus there are added squelchy soundeffects from Pinewood Studios! Also look out for new Roald Dahl apps in the App store & Google Play- including the disgusting TWIT OR MISS! & HOUSE OF TWITS inspired by the revolting Twits.
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This is a brilliant new hardback edition of Roald Dahl`s. The Twits with a hairy beard cover! Touch-&-feel Mr Twit`s straggly old beard & even stick bits of food in it to make it even more disgusting...! The Twits are possibly the nastiest & most disgusting of all Roald Dahl`s characters. They smell because they never wash, they fight because they play tricks on each other, & they hate children. But worst of all, they keep monkeys in their back garden. In cages. It`s time for the monkeys to get their revenge on these two most revolting creatures... The Twits is the most-read book in primary schools & you can also listen to The Twits & other Roald Dahl audiobooks read by some very famous voices, including Kate Winslet, David Walliams & Steven Fry
- plus there are added squelchy sound effects from Pinewood Studios! & look out for new Roald Dahl apps in the App store & Google Play- including the disgusting bestseller, Twit Or Miss! inspired by the revolting Twits.
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”A true genius... Roald Dahl is my hero.” (David Walliams). Phizz-whizzing new branding for the world`s No.1 storyteller, Roald Dahl! Exciting, bold & instantly recognisable with Quentin Blake`s inimitable artwork. Mr Twit is a foul & smelly man with bits of cornflake & sardine in his beard. Mrs Twit is a horrible old hag with a glass eye. Together they make the nastiest couple you could ever hope not to meet. Down in their garden, the Twits keep Muggle-Wump the monkey & his family locked in a cage. But not for much longer, because the monkeys are planning to trick the terrible Twits, once & for all... And now you can listen to The Twits & other Roald Dahl audiobooks read by some very famous voices, including Kate Winslet, David Walliams & Steven Fry
- plus there are added squelchy sound effects from Pinewood Studios! Also look out for new Roald Dahl apps in the App store & Google Play- including the disgusting Twit or Miss! & House of Twits inspired by the revolting Twits.
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Phizzwhizzing new cover look & branding for the World`s NUMBER ONE Storyteller! Mr Twit is a foul & smelly man with bits of cornflake & sardine in his beard. Mrs Twit is a horrible old hag with a glass eye. Together they make the nastiest couple you could ever hope not to meet. Down in their garden, the Twits keep Muggle-Wump the monkey & his family locked in a cage. But not for much longer, because the monkeys are planning to trick the terrible Twits, once & for all... Listen to THE TWITS & other Roald Dahl audiobooks read by some very famous voices, including Kate Winslet, David Walliams & Steven Fry
- plus there are added squelchy soundeffects from Pinewood Studios! Look out for new Roald Dahl apps in the App store & Google Play- including the disgusting TWIT OR MISS! inspired by the revolting Twits.
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