One windy summer day an artist makes a horse sculpture out of the sand on the beach at St Ives. It takes him the whole day & all the beach people admire it. But when everyone goes in at the end of the day the Sand Horse can hear the white horses in the surf calling to him: ' Come with us to Sennen Land's End & Longships Light! ' & he longs to join them. This haunting story was Ann Turnbull's first for Andersen Press beautifully interpreted by Greenaway Medal Winner Michael Foreman. ...

It is 1947 & Evie & Martin Mitchell have just arrived in the Indian village of Masoorla with their five-year-old son. But cracks soon appear in their marriage as Evie struggles to adapt to her new life & Martin fails to bury unbearable wartime memories. When Evie finds a collection of letters concealed deep in the brickwork of their rented bungalow so begins an investigation that consumes her allowing her to escape to another world a hundred years earlier & to the extraordinary friendship of two very different young women. & as Evies fascination with her Victorian discoveries deepens she unearths powerful secrets. But at what cost to her present already fragile existence? ...

In the Domesday Book Sandbach appears as Sanbec & by 1260 is recorded as Sondbache. It has been a Market Town since 1579 when Queen Elizabeth I granted the charter. Over 100 years ago the Elworth/ Sandbach name of Foden became synonymous with steam powered road transport worldwide. Later ERF & Foden manufactured diesel powered vehicles at their Sandbach plants. Fodens band is still based in Sandbach & still as popular as ever. Wheelock is one of the Sandbach suburbs visited in this book mentioned in the Domesday Book as Hoilech or Hoilock. By 1396 it was Quelock but was soon to be called Wheelock after the river that runs through it. We also take a peep at Warmingham & finish this tour at Ettiley Heath. So take a trip into the past & compare the old Sandbach area with how it looked many years ago & how it looks today. ...

Hals life is in upheaval: trouble at school; problems at home; a quarrel with friends. Then Hal is sent to his grandfathers seaside home. Soon his anger is absorbed by the pull of the crashing waves buffeted by the tides smoothed by the endless sands. Yet thoughts of the father he has never known wont go away. In fact soon his dad seems to be everywhere: in the sand figures Hal makes on the beach; in his dreams; in the shape of Wesley Prince his mothers old boyfriend. Since no one will tell him the truth Hal is determined to find out for himself. Will his elusive father ever come into his life? Or is he no more substantial than the sandfather blurred & dissolved by the incoming tide? ...

In the final Sandman tale Morpheus made the ultimate decision between change & death. As one journey for the Endless ends another begins for the Lord of Dreams" & his family. All the final pieces come together for the final moments of the Sandman." ...

Of course you know the Guardians of Childhood. You've known them since before you can remember & you'll know them 'til your memories are like twilight: Santa The Tooth Fairy The Sandman The Easter Bunny & the others. But...where did they come from? How did they became beloved & worthy of holidays? Wonder no more because William Joyce is here to answer your questions. This the second book in the Guardians picture book series will provide the background the history the life of Sanderson Man Snoozy. You may be more familiar with his nickname-the Sandman-but you are certainly privy to his legend to his ability to control & manipulate sweet dreams...for those who deserve them. ...

Written by Neil Gaiman; Art by P. Craig Russell Milo Manara Bill Sienkiewicz Miguelanxo Prado Barron Storey Glenn Fabry & Frank Quitely; painted cover & book design by Dave Mc Kean; Cover by Dave Mc Kean Joined by a dream-team of artists from around the world Neil Gaiman
- the Hugo Award-winning New York Times best-selling author of American Gods & the childrens book Coraline
- returned to the beloved characters he made famous for THE SANDMAN: ENDLESS NIGHTS the comics event of 2003. Now this landmark work is available in a beautiful softcover edition. Alternately haunting bittersweet erotic & nightmarish the seven stories in this book
- one for each of the Endless siblings each illustrated by a different artist
- reveal strange secrets & surprising truths. In addition to the seven tales of the Endless THE SANDMAN: ENDLESS NIGHTS

Includes:: a biography section in the spirit of the Sandman collections (designed by Dave Mc Kean) & a summary of each volume in the Sandman Library.





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Written by NEIL GAIMAN Art by KELLEY JONES MALCOLM JONES III COLLEEN DORAN & CHARLES VESS Cover by DAVE MCKEAN A new recolored edition of the classic SANDMAN series with new cover art & trade dress. Volume 3 collects issues 17-20 including A Midsummer Night's Dream " which won a World Fantasy Award. On sale OCTOBER 13
- 160 pg FC $19.99 US
- MATURE READERS"

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Written by NEIL GAIMAN Art by SAM KIETH MIKE DRINGENBERG & MALCOLM JONES III Cover by DAVE MCKEAN The first volume collecting Neil Gaimans seminal horror series is available in a new edition featuring the enhanced production values & coloring from the Absolute Edition. In PRELUDES & NOCTURNES collecting issues 1-8 an occultist attempting to capture Death to bargain for eternal life traps Deaths younger brother Dream instead. After his 70-year imprisonment & eventual escape Morpheus goes on a quest for his lost objects of power. On his arduous journey Morpheus encounters Lucifer John Constantine & an all-powerful madman. This book also

Includes:: the story The Sound of Her Wings" which introduces the pragmatic perky Death."

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Written by NEIL GAIMAN
- Art by MIKE DRINGENBERG MALCOLM JONES III CHRIS BACHALO & others
- Cover by DAVE MCKEAN In this new

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