Pippi Longstocking is nine years old & lives all by herself with a horse a monkey a suitcase full of gold & no grown-ups to tell her what to do. She's wild & funny & her crazy ideas are always getting her into trouble! In these three favourite stories Pippi performs at the circus is reunited with her long-lost father & takes her friends Tommy & Annika on a trip to the Canny Canny Islands. She also finds a squeazle gives a shark a good telling-off & turns 43 somersaults in the air before breakfast! Everything's fun with Pippi around! This edition is illustrated throughout with black & white line drawings by best-selling artist Tony Ross. ...

With two cartoons a page & over 300 cartoons in all The Best of Pugh offers hours of entertainment & a satirical look back on the past year. Pughs work has been compared to the Telegraphs Matt & Metros Brook & is currently the Mails daily cartoonist. His exposure within the paper has increased so much that his cartoons feature 3 or 4 times throughout the Daily Mail each day offering an often immediate satirical reaction to the stories which they appear next to. Pughs work has gained him a loyal following of news-fiends & cartoon aficionados alike -- making this collection a true must-have for old fans of Pugh -- & a great introduction for new ones too. ...

With a foreword by Quentin Blake. A feast of pictorial delights from the pages of Punch
- in glorious colour. Brings together for
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Fans of Please Kill Me" rejoice: Here is the raucous star-studded anarchic best of the era-defining " Punk" magazine lovingly collected & reproduced in facsimile form
- including one completely unseen "lost issue"
- with behind-the-scenes stories from founding editor John Holmstrom."

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Robert Service famous for his ballads of life in the Gold Rush years of the Yukon among them The Shooting of Dangerous Dan Mc Grew & " The Cremation of Sam Mc Gee" painted pictures of artists grisettes & models from the merry tragic life of bohemian Paris of the early 1900s inspired by the shadows of World War I as it fell across the city. Throughout these poems are expressions of the poet's own homespun philosophy. His verses offered gaiety humour mostalgia & pathos while his comments on women life & death ambition success & failure were all aimed to evoke quick response in the readers heart."" ...

This title features over 150 recipes from Britain's best-loved vegetarian chef. With over four million vegetarians in the UK & more & more of us choosing to reduce our meat consumption The Best of Rose Elliot is a timely compilation of the very best that vegetarian cuisine has to offer. Notable for her dependable uncomplicated & trustworthy dishes Rose Elliot's food is nevertheless imaginative stylish & mouthwatering. In this collection you'll find Rose's favourite recipes from two of her best-loved books
- Vegetarian Supercook & Sumptuous Suppers. With flavours from around the world & recipes for entertaining & busy weeknights in vegetarian food will take on a whole new identity.
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This title celebrates another momentous decade in the career of soccers greatest player Roy Race as he competes to win the GBP 30 000 Goal Rush Challenge teaches how to play American Football tackles the problem of hooliganism head on & struggles to control Melchesters latest signing
- the fiery arrogant but highly talented Paco Diaz. This volume also features a selection of features & articles taken from the original Roy of the Rover" comic including a 2 page feature written by Eric Morecambe. Also included is a selection of period ads for legendary toys including Chopper Dinky Corgi & a variety of Kelloggs long defunct breakfast cereals."
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This is the book that every family needs! Imagine your children or grandchildrens pleasure & pride when they learn how to sew their own gifts & other projects. Now the award winning Ill Teach Myself" Sewing Machine Fun series is available for the first time in one convenient volume! Sewing Machine Fun for Kids offers a delightful introduction to the world of sewing for children aged 7 & up. Clear colourful directions help kids have fun as they develop skills that will last a lifetime. 13 kid-friendly projects teach children how to sew. Projects build on skills learned as they work their way through the book Games puzzles & stitching practice increase kids sewing knowledge & abilities Easy-to-follow instructions & safety precautions start with the basics allowing children to learn at their own pace" ...

The Best of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twenty of the very best tales from Sir Arthur Conan Doyles fifty-six short stories featuring the arch-sleuth. Basing his selection around the authors own twelve personal favourites David Stuart Davies has added a further eight sparkling stories to Conan Doyles Baker Street Dozen creating a unique volume which distils the pure essence of the worlds most famous detective. ...

The Thames carried him away from her but would it bring him home...? Twelve-year-old Eliza Bragg has known little in life but the cold comfortless banks of the Thames. Living above her uncles chandlery she has grown accustomed to a life of penury & servitude her only comfort the love & protection of her older brother Bart. But one day Bart accidentally kills a man & is forced to flee to New Zeal&. Alone barefoot beaten down & at the mercy of her cruel uncle Eliza realises that her very survival is at stake... ...