Pinkie Mouse & Pangolin are playing hide-&-squeak but Pinkie Mouse is hiding a little bit too well Pangolin is forced to look for her in all sorts of scary places
- behind an elephants poo inside a pythons coils & even in te jaws of a hungry crocodile. In the process he discovers that pangolins are much braver than hed thought.
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Children's favourite the much-loved naughty puppet Pinocchio comes to life again in this fun-packed retelling. Crafted by the toy maker Geppetto Pinocchio learns that to be a real little boy you must be honest generous & brave. With magical sounds to accompany the story readers join Pinocchio (and the Blue Fairy who watches over him) as he goes to a puppet show a circus & even finds himself swallowed by a whale! ...

This work talks about a young womans determination to keep the one person she loves best in the world. Twins Tanwen & Donna Evans are as different as chalk & cheese. Tanwen is pretty pert a bubbly extrovert but very selfish & as slim & sharp as a needle. Donna is plain placid & shy although very warm-hearted & as sturdy & useful as a pin. In 1924 when the girls are fourteen their mother Gwyneth insists both become apprentices at The Cardiff Drapers where she once worked. Her dressmaking pays little & the girls wages will help bring more money in. Tanwen is in great demand when she becomes the store model but much to both girls dismay Gwyneth insists Donna goes along with her sister when she has a date. Donna ends up playing gooseberry or in the company of a boy she doesnt like
- until she meets tall handsome Dylan Wallis & falls in love. But Tanwen sets her heart on Dylan with disastrous consequences for them all...
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You know what its like when at the end of a major session its all back to yours but all thats left in your drinks cupboard is some out-of-date Courvoisier & the dreaded Tequila... So how to add a bit of spice? (metaphorically speaking of course). Why were ever so glad you asked. Solution: Pint Shot Glasses. These Pint Shot glasses are the ultimate party piece. A fresh take on the regular shot glass each one is an expertly crafted scaled down version of the classic British pint glass. In fact youd need 22 of these little gems to fill a regular pint glass. Now theres a thought. So you get all the fun & thrills of drinking shots with an added authentic pub themed twist. Cheers. ...

Pat Avery has sourced a previously unpublished collection to present a wonderful tribute to that period now nearly half a century ago & at the time shunned by the contemporary enthusiast who still preferred to chase steam. Grouped into regions & their respective lines emanating from the London termini most of the pioneer diesel classes are shown. Not in later BR blue but instead in green maroon ochre the first short lived blue livery as well as the colours worn by some of the rarer one-off machines. Detailed captions compliment the book; certain to find a home amongst the current day enthusiast who yearns for the nostalgia of their childhood. ...

Breaking free from a dead-end relationship Ree Drummond left Los Angeles & made a pit stop at home in Oklahoma on the way to a new life in Chicago. It was there she met Marlboro Man a fourth-generation cattle rancher with steely blue eyes & a muscular work-honed body. Drummond fell hard & fast & suddenly she was married living on his ranch in the middle of nowhere & managing a brood of four young children (also known as ranch hands). In her folksy wonderfully engaging voice Drummond shares how she learned to cope with the isolation & peculiarities of ranch life from chasing beavers out of the pond & saddling horses to cooking for a man who believes the sun rises & sets in a steak & baked potato. Using only simple & widely available ingredients Drummond shares many of her satisfying & delicious recipes
- both for cowboys & cowgirls
- including Cowboy Calzones Pioneer Womans Ribeye Steaks Cheese Grits fresh Blackberry Cobbler Pico de Gallo & Inys Prune Cake. Bursting with the colours & flavours of country life & peppered with her wonderful homespun stories The Pioneer Woman Cooks" encourages even the most harried urban cook to slow down relish the joys of family nature & great food & keep it real."

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Originally published in 1823 The Pioneers" is the first of Coopers five Leatherstocking Tales & the one that incorporates most fully his own experience of growing up in a town of the American frontier. The heart of the novel is a conflict over who owns America & by what concept of right. The competing claims of Native Americans Tory loyalists roving hunters & visionary cultivators are pitted against one another in the area of history & the magical village of Coopers youth becomes the scene in which a nations destiny is forged. The novel also marks the invention of his enduring contribution to world literature: " Natty Bumpo the Leatherstocking"." ...

Its a beautiful snowy day & Pip & Posy cant wait to go out & play. They have all sorts of fun until they decide to build a snowman when things start to go a little bit pear-shaped. Pip wants a snow RABBIT but Posy wants a snow MOUSE! An argument erupts & very soon both friends are cold & wet
- & very sad. Oh dear! Happily the friends resolve their differences over a cosy craft session indoors.
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Pip & Posy are typical toddlers: they are best friends & they have fun...but sometimes just like any other toddler they get cross & sad so sometimes it takes friendship sharing & understanding
- & a cuddle
- to make things better. In Pip & Posy & the Super Scooter Posy snatches Pip's scooter & tries to ride it but she falls off & hurts her knee. Though Pip was very cross he comes running to help her. Posy says sorry & Pip forgives her before they all build a sandcastle in the sandpit where it's nice & soft.

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The great walled city of Hangmans Hollow is at war with the forest outside. Into this war one dreadful winters night fate delivers a skinny helpless boy. But maybe Pip isnt as helpless as he seems. Maybe he is the one who will defeat the wood witches & rescue the children of Hangmans Hollow.. . ...