Bounce & hop around your garden with Little Frog as he explores exciting new textures in this interactive adventure. This delightful book with touch & explore elements is guaranteed to engage little ones. Touch & Explore: Little Frog was shortlisted for the 2012 Sheffield Childrens Book Award in the Baby Book Award section. ...

There was once a tiny doll who belonged to a girl who did not care for dolls. One day when the little girl was shopping in the supermarket with her mother she threw the tiny doll into a deep freeze. So the tiny doll had to stay there cold & lonely & frightened by people shuffling all the food round her. But someone came along who felt sorry for her & thought of ways to make her happier so the tiny doll began to smile again. ...

Karen Carpenter was the instantly recognisable lead singer of the Carpenters. The top-selling American musical act of the 1970s they delivered the love songs that defined a generation. Karen's velvety voice on a string of 16 consecutive Top 20 hits from 1970 to 1976
- including Close to You" " We've Only Just Begun" " Rainy Days & Mondays" " Superstar" & " Hurting Each Other"
- propelled the duo to worldwide stardom & record sales of over 100 million. Karen's musical career was short
- only 13 years. During that time the Carpenters released 10 studio albums toured more than 200 days a year taped five television specials & won three Grammys & an American Music Award. But that's only part of Karen's story. As the world received news of her death at 32 years of age in 1983 she became the proverbial poster child for anorexia nervosa. Little Girl Blue is an intimate profile of Karen Carpenter a girl from a modest Connecticut upbringing who became a Superstar. Based on exclusive interviews with nearly 100 friends & associates including record producers studio musicians songwriters television directors photographers radio personalities classmates childhood friends neighbours personal assistants romantic interests hairdressers & housekeepers."


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From the age of three Sheena Harrison was brought up by her grandmother whilst her own mother Kathleen sought work in America. Kathleen later returned for her daughter but her mother refused to hand her over saying Sheena had settled into her new home. She left once more for the States believing that Sheena would be loved cared for & kept safe. What she did not know was that Granny Morag would go on to allow indeed facilitate the horrific abuse of little Sheena. From the age of four she was appallingly abused by members of her own family being little more than a plaything for their perverted desires. Her uncle & others saw abuse as normal & they raped & assaulted her with impunity. As she entered her teenage years Sheena became highly promiscuous & also needed medical attention for some of the damage inflicted upon her. In this book Sheena tells her full story with heart-breaking honesty. It is a story of cruelty & horror but also one which shows the remarkable resilience of the human spirit. Sheena's experiences are almost unimaginable & yet she has survived them as a reflective caring woman who can both forgive & look ahead. It is a story which will make you angry but will also touch your heart. ...

It is a cold night & Sylvie Dugdale is weeping as she walks by the Mersey. A figure approaches & dodging aside to avoid him she falls into the river. Constable Brendan O' Hara just coming off duty sees the girl's plight & dives in to rescue her. He is dazzled by her beauty but Sylvie's husband is in prison & the closeness that Brendan soon longs for is impossible. Sylvie has to escape from Liverpool so Brendan arranges for her to stay with his cousin Caitlin in Dublin until it is safe to return. There she meets Maeve a crippled girl from the slums who will change all their lives when a little girl is lost... ...

An adventure a black comedy a fairy tale of sorts & a romance Little Gods tells the story of larger-than-life Jean Clocker whose birth challenges the very balance of nature & whose body resists all attempts to contain it. A girl -- & later woman -- of unusual size & strength fitting in is never an option for Jean but it takes the chaos of war -- & later America -- to persuade her to fully appreciate her extraordinary stature. A gorgeous sprawling novel & a rich colourful tale Metro Four hundred & thirty-one pages of glory HELEN OYEYEMI A wonderfully inventive ode to being different FT Rich gaudy clever & irrepressible ALI SMITH A startlingly original first novel by a remarkable new talent Independent ...

The last four gnomes in Britain live on the banks of the bubbling Folly brook. They are perfectly happy with their quiet life except that is for one.. . Cloudberry. Restless & longing for adventure Cloudberry sets off to follow his dream. But when he doesn't return the remaining gnomes must set off on their own adventure to find him. This is the story of the brothers' epic journey in search of Cloudberry & is set against the background of the English countryside beginning in spring continuing through summer & concluding in autumn when the first frosts start to arrive. This enchanting tale was the winner of the prestigious Carnegie Medal & features the author's own beautiful illustrations throughout. ...

Since publication of the first Little Grey Rabbit book in 1929 the series has become a classic of children's literature. The popularity of Alison Uttley's magical stories & Margaret Tempest's lively illustrations meant that generations of children grew up with Grey Rabbit Squirrel Hare Moldy Warp & little Fuzzypeg. Now Templar brings the story of Little Grey Rabbit's Christmas to today's young readers
- join the festivities as the animals prepare for a truly special Christmas as Little Grey Rabbit goes to market to buy her friends a secret gift
- a fine scarlet sledge!

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Since publication of the first Little Grey Rabbit book in 1929 the series has become a classic of childrens literature. The popularity of Alison Uttleys magical stories & Margaret Tempests lively illustrations meant that generations of children grew up with Grey Rabbit Squirrel Hare Moldy Warp & little Fuzzypeg. These lovely versions of favourite original titles will bring the world of Little Grey Rabbit to a new generation. Titles: The Squirrel the Hare & the Little Grey Rabbit; How Little Grey Rabbit Got Back Her Tail; The Great Adventure of Hare; The Story of Fuzzypeg the Hedgehog. ...

Since publication of the first Little Grey Rabbit book in 1929 the series has become a classic of childrens literature. The popularity of Alison Uttleys magical stories & Margaret Tempests lively illustrations meant that generations of children grew up with Grey Rabbit Squirrel Hare Moldy Warp & little Fuzzypeg. These lovely versions of favourite original titles will bring the world of Little Grey Rabbit to a new generation. Titles: The Squirrel the Hare & the Little Grey Rabbit; How Little Grey Rabbit Got Back Her Tail; The Great Adventure of Hare; The Story of Fuzzypeg the Hedgehog. ...