Once upon a time, in a tower near you, Lived a sad princess; the Princess Sue. ” Some day, ” she sighed, ”my prince will come, But I wish he`d move his royal bum.” But when Princess Sue`s prince finally does arrive, he`s not quite what she had in mind. Find out how the feisty princess escapes the clutches of her twit of a prince in this funny twist on the traditional princess tale. ...

The Worst Street in London tells the story of Dorset Street, in all its depths of depravity, violence & murder. Halfway up Commercial Street, one block away from Spitalfields Market lies a now characterless, anonymous stretch of tarmac which, unlikely as it may seem, once used to be Dorset Street, the most notorious thoroughfare in the Capital; resort of thieves, con-men, murderers, prostitutes &, most notably, Jack the Ripper. The book chronicles the rise & fall of Dorset Street, from its promising beginnings at the centre of the seventeenth century silk weaving industry, through its descent into iniquity & vice, to its demolition in the twentieth century. ...

Halfway up Commercial Street, one block away from Spitalfields Market, lies an anonymous service road. The average pedestrian wouldn`t even notice it existed. But unlikely though it may seem, this characterless, 400ft strip of tarmac was once Dorset Street
- the most notorious thoroughfare in the capital; the worst street in London & the haunt of protestant firebrands, thieves, con-men, pimps, prostitutes & murderers, most notably Jack the Ripper. Although Dorset Street may have disappeared from the map, its legacy is too powerful to ever be entirely erased. This book chronicles the rise & fall of this remarkable street, from its promising beginnings at the centre of the 17th century silk weaving industry through its gradual descent into iniquity, vice & violence to its final demise at the hands of the demolition men. Its remarkable history gives a fascinating insight into an area of London that has, from its initial development, been a cultural melting pot
- the place where many thousands of immigrants became Londoners.

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The Worst Witch written & illustrated by Jill Murphy is reissued with exciting new branding & format. The Worst Witch is the first in the bestselling children`s series by Jill Murphy. Hold on to your broomstick for magical mayhem! Jill Murphy`s much-loved classic The Worst Witch is the original story of life at a magical boarding school, perfect for readers aged 5
- 9 years. Mildred Hubble is a trainee at Miss Cackle`s Academy for Witches, but she`s making an awful mess of it. She keeps getting her spells wrong & crashing her broomstick. & when she turns Ethel, the teacher`s pet into her worst enemy, chaos ensues...” Millions of young readers have fallen under the spell of Jill Murphy`s Worst Witch”. (Sunday Express). Jill Murphy was born in London in 1949. From a very early age she was drawing & writing stories, & was already putting books together (literally, with a stapler) by the time she was six. She went on to study at Chelsea, Croydon & Camberwell Schools of Art. Jill worked in a children`s home for four years & as a nanny for a year, before becoming a freelance writer & illustrator. The Worst Witch stories, of which this is the first, are some of Puffin`s most successful titles. If you`d like to read more of Mildred`s disastrous adventures at Miss Cackle`s Academy The Worst Witch Strikes Again, A Bad Spell for the Worst Witch, The Worst Witch All at Sea, The Worst Witch Saves the Day & The Worst Witch to the Rescue are also available from Puffin & are perfect for children aged 5-9.
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The Worst Witch by Jill Murphy is back in an exciting, very funny 7th adventure. In The Worst Witch & the Wishing Star, Mildred, notoriously the worst witch at Miss Cackle`s Academy for Witches, makes a wish on a shooting star
- & to her great surprise it comes true! But it also spells trouble. Mildred`s wish-come-true is a small dog but she has to keep him a secret from her friends, & especially the formidable Miss Hardbroom. It`s a disaster waiting to happen.. .and it does...! The Worst Witch & the Wishing Star launches a stunning new cover look & an appealing squarer format across the whole of the Worst Witch series which

Includes:: The Worst Witch; The Worst Witch Strikes Again; A Bad Spell for the Worst Witch; The Worst Witch all at Sea; The Worst Witch Saves the Day & The Worst Witch to the Rescue. Jill Murphy was born in London in 1949. From a very early age she was drawing & writing stories, & was already putting books together (literally, with a stapler) by the time she was six. She went on to study at Chelsea, Croydon & Camberwell Schools of Art. Jill worked in a children`s home for four years & as a nanny for a year, before becoming a freelance writer & illustrator. The Worst Witch stories, of which this is the seventh, are some of Puffin`s most successful titles.


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In February 1805, the Earl of Abergavenny set sail in convoy from Portsmouth for a voyage to India & China, captained by John Wordsworth, the younger brother of the poet William Wordsworth. On board were more than 400 passengers & crew. Only three days later, separated from the convoy by stormy weather, the ship struck the notorious Shamble shoal in Weymouth bay & sank, drowning 260 souls including her Captain. From the harrowing accounts of the survivors & the detailed official & press reports if the disaster, The Wreck of the Abergavenny brilliant recreates this tragic event & its impact on John's brother William & his friends Coleridge, Charles & Mary Lamb, & many others. Dramatic, haunting & engaging, The Wreck of the Abergavenny is an intimate & beautifully observed view of a family & the effects of tragedy. It is a masterpiece of narrative non-fiction. ' Hayter gives us intellectual as well as emotional excitement...beautifully crafted & a pleasure to read.'
- Sunday Times. ' Hayter's marvellous book is.a jewel of popular history writing.'
- Kathryn Hughes, Literary Review.

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The battered hulk of a huge ship looms out of the stinging spray of a furious gale. Only one man, half-mad, remains aboard, working without sleep or sustenance to save her from sinking. But this man is no hero, & this ship was not meant to be saved. As Hammond Innes` classic tale moves from desperate struggles on the sea to a nail-biting courtroom controversy, the murky truth about the last voyage of the Mary Deare finally comes to light. ...

A gripping children`s story from War Horse author & former Children`s Laureate Michael Morpurgo.” We all knew what was going to happen. We`d seen it before. A ship about to founder staggers before she falls. A huge wave broke over her stern & she did not come upright again.” Life on the Scilly Isles in 1907 is bleak & full of hardship. Laura`s twin brother, Billy, disappears, & then a storm devastates everything. It seems there`s little hope. But then the Zanzibar is wrecked on the island`s rocks, & everything changes... The Wreck of the Zanzibar is a gripping historical adventure from the author of An Eagle in the Snow, Listen to the Moon, Shadow, & An Elephant in the Garden. Michael Morpurgo is the master storyteller of such modern classic children`s books as War Horse, Friend or Foe, Private Peaceful, & Kensuke`s Kingdom. He has written more than one hundred books for children & won the Whitbread Award, the Smarties Award, the Circle of Gold Award, the Children`s Book Award & has been short-listed for the Carnegie Medal four times. ...

` Beautiful, eerie, dark & dreamy` MELINDA SALISBURY` Thrilling & otherworldly` SUNDAY TIMES Every winter, Wren Silke is chased through the forest in a warped version of a childhood game. The boys who haunt her are judges, powerful & frightening pursuers, who know nothing of her true identity. If they knew she was an augur, their sworn enemy, the game would turn deadly. But Wren is on the hunt, too. Sent undercover as an intern to the Harkness Foundation
- enemy headquarters
- her family`s survival rests on finding a secret meant to stay hidden. As the enmity between two ancient magics reaches breaking point, Wren is torn between old loyalties & new lies. & trapped in the most dangerous game of her life. Part thriller, part love story, this captivating debut novel will leave readers spellbound.

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From the bestselling author of The Robin: A Biography The wren is a paradox of a bird. On the one hand wrens are ubiquitous. They are Britain’s most common bird, with 8.5 million breeding pairs & have by far the loudest song in proportion to their size. They also thrive up & down Britain & Ireland: from the smallest city garden to remote offshore islands, blustery moors to chilly mountains. Yet many people, particularly a younger generation, are not sure if they have ever seen a wren. Perhaps because the wren is so tiny, weighing just as much as two A4 sheets of paper, & so busy, always on the move, more mouse than bird. However if we cast our eyes back to recent history wrens were a mainstay of literary, cultural & popular history. The wren was on postage stamps & the farthing, it featured in nursery rhymes & greetings cards, poems & rural ‘wren hunts’, still a recent memory in Ireland particularly. With beautiful illustrations throughout, this captivating year-in-the-life biography reveals the hidden secrets of this fascinating bird that lives right on our doorstep. ...