Goodnight everyone " says Harry. " Zzz " goes Lulu. " Snore " goes Ted. But Harry the elephant cant get to sleep. He reads & tidies he wriggles & worries. Will sleep ever come to Harry? Perhaps his friends Ted & Lulu can help." ...

A tour-de-force thriller of corruption & violence from the No. 1 bestselling author Martina Cole. In the sixties Briony Cavanagh ran a string of the most notorious brothels in London. Only Briony knew what went on behind those doors & she never opened her mouth
- unless she stood to benefit. Only Briony knew the painful road shed travelled to get there. From an impoverished childhood that ended with shocking betrayal she was determined to be mistress of her own fate. But along with success came risk & danger. & the Goodnight Lady had her own secret place that was always shadowed by loss.
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Goodnight Mister Tom by Michelle Magorian won the Guardian Children's Fiction Award. Mum said war was a punishment from God for people's sins so he'd better watch out. She didn't tell him what to watch out for though. When the Second World War breaks out young Willie Beech is evacuated to the countryside. A sad deprived child he slowly begins to flourish under the care of kind old Tom Oakley. But then his cruel mother summons him back to war-torn London... Will he ever see Mister Tom again? Everyone's idea of a smash-hit first novel: full-blown characters to love & hate moments of grief & joy & a marvellous story that knows just how to grab the emotions". (Guardian). Michelle Magorian was born in Portsmouth & on leaving school studied at the Rose Bruford College of speech & Drama & Marcel Marceau's International School of Mime in Paris. Over the years she became interested in children's books & decided to write one herself. The result was Goodnight Mister Tom which won the Guardian Children's Fiction Award an International Reading Association Award & was also made into a much-loved film starring the late John Thaw." ...

Young Willie Beech is evacuated to the country as Britain stands on the brink of WW II. A sad deprived child he slowly begins to flourish under the care of old Tom Oakley
- but his new-found happiness is shattered by a summons from his mother back in London. This title is winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Award.
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Goodnight Mister Tom" is a " Puffin Modern Classic" by Michelle Magorian. Young Willie Beech is evacuated to the country as Britain stands on the brink of the Second World War. A sad deprived child he slowly begins to flourish under the care of old Tom Oakley
- but his new-found happiness is shattered by a summons from his mother back in London... Winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Award. " The best books grow old gracefully. They retain their importance & affect each new generation as powerfully as the one before. These are the titles selected for " Puffin Modern Classics"". (Julia Eccleshare). Michelle Magorian was born in Portsmouth & on leaving school studied at the Rose Bruford College of speech & Drama & Marcel Marceau's International School of Mime in Paris. Over the years she became interested in children's books & decided to write one herself. The result was " Goodnight Mister Tom" which won the Guardian Children's Fiction Award an International Reading Association Award & was also made into a superb film starring the late John Thor. Also by Michelle Magorian: " Goodnight Mister Tom"; " Back Home"; " Waiting for my Shorts to Dry"; " Who's Going to take Care of Me?"; " Orange Paw Marks"; "A Little Love Song"; " In Deep Water"; " Jump"; "A Cuckoo in the Nest"; "A Spoonful of Jam"; " Be Yourself"; & " Just Henry"."
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Goodnight Mister Tom by Michelle Magorian won the Guardian Children's Fiction Award. Mum said war was a punishment from God for people's sins so he'd better watch out. She didn't tell him what to watch out for though. When the Second World War breaks out young Willie Beech is evacuated to the countryside. A sad deprived child he slowly begins to flourish under the care of kind old Tom Oakley. But then his cruel mother summons him back to war-torn London... Will he ever see Mister Tom again? Everyone's idea of a smash-hit first novel: full-blown characters to love & hate moments of grief & joy & a marvellous story that knows just how to grab the emotions". (Guardian). Michelle Magorian was born in Portsmouth & on leaving school studied at the Rose Bruford College of speech & Drama & Marcel Marceau's International School of Mime in Paris. Over the years she became interested in children's books & decided to write one herself. The result was Goodnight Mister Tom which won the Guardian Children's Fiction Award an International Reading Association Award & was also made into a much-loved film starring the late John Thaw." ...

This gentle bedtime story which has lulled generations of children to sleep is the perfect first book to share at bedtime. In a great green room a little bunny is tucked up snugly & safely in bed & is getting ready to say goodnight to all the familiar things in his room one by one. Margaret Wise Brown's comforting rhythmical text accompanied by the warmth of Clement Hurd's classic mid-century illustrations make GOODNIGHT MOON a timeless picture book which is known & loved around the world. ...

Mystery surrounds the death of Queen Victorias grandson England 1892. Victoria Queen & Empress is in the 54th year of her reign when her grandson Prince Eddy eldest son of the Prince of Wales is found slaughtered in his bed at Sandringham. Terrified of more royal scandal the Prince of Wales & his spindoctors decide to cover up the facts & the murder is disguised as death by influenza. Lord Francis Powerscourt an Irish investigator is privately asked to find the killer. His quest takes him on a journey through the princes debauched & dissolute past across Europe to the misty waterways of Venice where amidst scandal & suicide Powerscourt finally unravels the mystery of the sweet princes last goodnight. Praise for the book
- In this excellent novel Dickinson weaves a tale of blackmail & murder among the royals late in Victorias reign& [his] knowledge of the arts history & literature is nothing if not exhaustive & adds enormously to the overall background& One hopes to see more of Lord Powerscourt & his friends in the near future
- Publishers Weekly". This is detective fiction in the grand style; the characters & the plot soar upwards & carry us in their wake. Powerscourts debut in this intoxicating book is the start of a gilded life in the archives of crime
- James Naughtie."


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This title comes from inspired picture-book creator Polly Dunbar the first in the colourful charming soon-to-be televised series following the escapades of Tilly & her friends. Im not sleepy " says Tiptoe while Tilly gives him his goodnight kiss. Boom! Boom! Boom! Goes Tiptoes drum while Tilly sings him a goodnight lullaby. Will a bedtime story do the trick & send tiptoe off to sleep? Ah yes... Now Tilly must get ready for bed herself. If only there was someone to tuck her in... But wait! Tiptoe is still awake.. .and hes come to tuck Tilly in & give her a goodnight kiss! Exciting news! " Tilly & Friends" has been scheduled for TV transmission on CBeebies beginning autumn 2012.. .52 delicious episodes. Utterly charming artwork delicious palette gentle humour & winsome characters have deservedly made this a series of winners. This title comes from the bestselling author & illustrator of " Penguin" (9781844280650) which was the winner of the 0-5 Nestle Silver Award 2007 & the 2007 Booktrust Early Years Award in the pre-school category." ...

It is March 1938. Hitler has marched into Vienna to a triumphant reception but the 180 000 Jews living in the city fear the future. Katharine Simmons an undercover SIS agent working at the British Passport Office is distraught when her husband also an undercover agent is taken from their home & disappears without trace. Left alone in Vienna Katharines secret work prevents her from returning home but the noose is tightening around the SIS operatives as a suspected double agent is betraying them. Can the love of a mystery man save Katharine from the Gestapo? Who is her secret betrayer? & what is the past that haunts her? In this extraordinary debut novel love honor & power compete against a backdrop of the growing tensions of 1930s Vienna. ...