Life in Bogeydom is full of snot smells slime scum & other unspeakable things & Bogeymen live under the ground revelling in all the nastiness imaginable. Briggs has created a whole new world in this sophisticated cartoon-strip picture book for older children which will entice the most reluctant of readers into books. ...

The carnival is a world apart endlessly travelling from town to town providing thrills & magic for new kids every week. & the biggest most popular attraction is the Funhouse
- the ghoulish creepshow of ghosts & skeletons rattling chains & make-believe terror... Young Amy Harper is the most beautiful girl at her school but to her life seems wretched. Terrorised by her mother Amys little brother Joey is her only real friend. Their mothers days are regulated by religious obsession & nights by the bottle & drunken confessions. When the carnival comes to town Joey plans to escape his troubled home & join the revellers. But Amy & Joey fall under the carnival spell unaware that their mothers secrets are buried here & that vengeance for past deeds lies in wait for them in the make-believe world of...the Funhouse.
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Juice Master to the stars & number 1 best-selling author Jason Vale has squeezed over 100 funky 'n' fresh juice & smoothie recipes into this latest book. There's something for Gym Bunnies & a Kids Corner as well as a Dr. Juice section covering various health conditions & giving specific juices & smoothies for: high blood pressure asthma hay fever psoriasis arthritis diabetes digestion & many more. Warm up your juicer dust off your blender & brace your taste buds for the most mouth-wateringly tantalizing fruit & veggie fusions ever created. This book

Includes:: a special ' Celebrity Juice' section with juice & smoothie concoctions from Katie Price Beverley Knight & other 'celebrity juicers'.

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Funky Lunch" started out from a very simple place: a desire to turn an ordinary lunchtime sandwich into something a bit different to encourage children to eat a varied & healthy lunch. Its creator thought it would be fun to post a few pics on the web then started his blog then got spotted by the PR for the " Metro" group of newspapers & then the " Daily Mail" & then the rest of the worlds press & then an appearance on " This Morning" & then commissions for Children in Need & next year begins with an appearance on Blue Peter. Every parent knows how stressful meal times can be. Young minds need inspiring & this is exactly what " Funky Lunch" sets out to do. The book features fifty of the very best " Funky Lunch" sandwich ideas
- from simple farmyard creatures & cucumber crocodiles to favourite characters from the world of childrens TV
- as well as some fun & creative interactive spreads to help get the little ones involved in choosing & making their lunch. This is shaping up to be the biggest event in childrens food publishing of 2010."

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If you're red-blooded & somewhere between 35 & 50 the chances are that your first bike was a sports moped. This book takes you on a nostalgic full throttle trip back to the heady days of the 1970s & early 80s when these fabulous little superbikes were available to 16 year-olds. Packed with photos from past & present this book will revive wonderful memories of the machines the people the fashions & even the music of the time.

Includes:: coverage of AJW Batavus Casal Cimatti Derbi Fantic Flandria Garelli Gilera Gitane Honda Kreidler KTM Malaguti Motobecane Negrini NVT Puch Suzuki Testi Yamaha & Zundapp.

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Why did Father Christmas start sneezing as he went down the chimney? Because he had the floo! How does Rudolph know when Christmas is coming? He looks at his calen-deer. Who is never hungry at Christmas? The turkey
- hes always stuffed. This title features these & many more hilarious jokes for a very merry Christmas.
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Since Unreal" was published in 1985 Paul Jennings has written over 100 stories & sold over 7 million copies of his books. To celebrate 20 years of stories by Paul Jennings Penguin has put together a collection of his funniest work. H&-picked by Paul each book contains around 25 stories from the " Un Collected Series" & " Tongue-Tied"." ...

Its back! The bestselling blockbusting bumper book of humorous"ations rides back into town with over 6 000 new"es. From times past to the modern day classic funnies to contemporary wit The Funniest Thing You Never Said 2" delivers an unbeatable selection of fantastic & hilarious"es on every subject under the sun. Featuring topics as diverse as celebrity to religion & including a cast of"ees ranging from Oscar Wilde to Homer Simpson theres something here for everyone with a sense of humour. I am willing to love all mankind except an American
- Samuel Johnson. Glastonbury was very wet & muddy. There was trench foot dysentery peaches.. .all the Geldof daughters
- Sean Lock. Politics would be a helluva good business if it werent for the goddamned people
- Richard Nixon. Ive had more women than most people have noses
- Steve Martin. I have the simplest tastes. Im always satisfied with the best
- Oscar Wilde. Well its 1 a.m. Better go home & spend some quality time with the kids
- Homer Simpson. All I know is Im not a Marxist
- Karl Marx. Im the pink sheep of the family
- Alexander Mc Queen."







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Roar like a lion squawk like a parrot & let your imagination run wild with this fantastic new play mask book! Each book has die-cut eye holes easy-to-grip handles & best of all a fantastic pop on each spread that really brings the characters to life. Simple sturdy & very very funny -- these books are guaranteed to bring a smile to everyones face. ...

Ive got a chicken that wants to be a duck!" Frank is a funny chick. Unlike all his brothers & sisters he doesnt want to peck around at anything & everything in the dust. No Frank wants to dabble about in the lovely duckpond splashing himself with water. Most of all he wants to learn to swim. Can Jemima the farmers daughter find a way to help Frank? & if Frank can swim like a duck what will happen when he grows up to be a cockerel?" ...