Funny Valentine is the definitive biography of the legendary jazz trumpet player & singer Chet Baker. In the words of the singer Chris Isaak who appeared in a documentary about him when a cowboy grows up in Oklahoma & ends up in Rome hes got to have a story". Chets life story

Includes:: an early taste of fame; he was a protege of Charlie Parker & won the New Star award for the trumpet in the prestigious Down Beat Critics Poll in 1953. He struggled to cope with the pressures of success however & after an ill-fated tour of Europe he descended into drug addiction. His fall from grace included spells of incarceration & a severe beating which eventually resulted in his being fitted with dentures. Against all the odds he embarked on a comeback in the 1970s & whilst his playing was somewhat erratic in his later years he still managed to produce some of his finest recordings. Funny Valentine is an intimate & unflinching portrait of Chet Baker drawing on almost two hundred exclusive interviews with close friends & musicians. It

Includes:: a detailed illustrated discography helping readers to navigate the extensive catalogue he left behind."



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The first ever Funnybones" book by the amazing Allan Ahlberg. In this the first ever " Funnybones" book of all we are introduced to the wonderful humour & fun of the much-loved series. " The Funnybones" books are a must for children just starting to learn to read
- these funny skeletons are definitely not the scary sort! Allan Ahlberg has published over 100 children's books & with his late wife Janet created many award-winning children's picture books. The Ahlbergs' books are nursery bookshelf standards & have been the recipient of worldwide acclaim & awards including the Kate Greenaway Medal. Look out for these other classics by Allan Ahlberg: " Burglar Bill"; " Cops & Robbers"; " Each Peach Pear Plum"; " The One & Only Two Heads"; " Son of a Gun"; " The Little Worm Book"; " Two Wheels Two Heads"; " The Baby's Catalogue"; "A Pair of Sinners"; " Happy Families"; " Peepo!" ; " The Ha Ha Bonk Book"; " Help Your Child to Read"; " Ten in a Bed"; " Please mrs Butler"; " Daisy Chains"; " Yum Yum"; " Playmates"; " Foldaways"; " Woof"; " The Cinderella Show"; " The Jolly Postman"; " The Jolly Christmas Postman"; " The Jolly Pocket Postman"; " The Clothes Horse & Other Stories"; " The Mighty Slide"; " Starting School"; " Heard it in the Playground"; " The Bear Nobody Wanted"; " It was a Dark & Stormy Night"; " The Giant Baby"; " Baby Sleeps"; " Blue Buggy"; " Doll & Teddy"; " See the Rabbit"; " Please Mrs Butler"; " The Better Brown Stories"; " The Boyhood of Burglar Bill"."
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The Ghost Train" is one of the titles in Allan Ahlbergs iconic childrens picture book series about skeletons " Funnybones". Despite being set in a dark dark house this brightly coloured book is perfect for early readers! " Whoo-ooo-ooo!" Its midnight at the station & the three skeletons climb aboard the ghost train for a spooky ride. But they discover something even more scary! " By far our best writer for the young". (" Daily Telegraph"). Allan Ahlberg has published over 100 childrens books & with his late wife Janet created many award-winning childrens picture books including " Peepo!" " Each Peach Pear Plum" & the Kate Greenaway Medal winning " The Jolly Postman". Other titles in the " Funnybones" series include " Funnybones" " Mystery Tour" " The Black Cat" " The Pet Shop" " Bumps in the Night" " Dinosaur Dreams" " Skeleton Crew" " Give the Dog a Bone" & "A Brilliant Bone Rattling Collection" all of which are available from Puffin." ...

Bumps in the Night" is one of the titles in Allan Ahlberg's iconic children's picture book series about skeletons " Funnybones". Despite being set in a dark dark house this brightly coloured book is perfect for early readers! No matter where they are the two skeletons keep going bump in the night
- clonk! There's only one thing to do: " Send for Doctor Bones!" " There can be few families in the British Isles who do not possess at least one well-thumbed Ahlberg". (" Independent on Sunday"). Allan Ahlberg has published over 100 children's books & with his late wife Janet created such award-winning children's picture books including " Peepo!" " Each Peach Pear Plum" & the Kate Greenaway Medal winning " The Jolly Postman". Other titles in the " Funnybones" series include " Funnybones" " Mystery Tour" " The Ghost Train" " The Pet Shop" " The Black Cat" " Dinosaur Dreams" " Skeleton Crew" " Give the Dog a Bone" & "A Brilliant Bone Rattling Collection" all of which are available from Puffin."
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Dinosaur Dreams" is one of the titles in Allan Ahlbergs iconic childrens picture book series about skeletons " Funnybones". Despite being set in a dark dark house this brightly coloured book is perfect for early readers! The big skeleton & the little skeleton are being chased by dinosaurs.. .in their dreams! Luckily dogs can dream too
- & save the day. " There can be few families in the British Isles who do not possess at least one well-thumbed Ahlberg". (" Independent on Sunday"). Allan Ahlberg has published over 100 childrens books & with his late wife Janet created such award-winning childrens picture books including " Peepo!" " Each Peach Pear Plum" & the Kate Greenaway Medal winning " The Jolly Postman". Other titles in the " Funnybones" series include " Funnybones" " Mystery Tour" " The Ghost Train" " The Pet Shop" " Bumps in the Night" " The Black Cat" " Skeleton Crew" " Give the Dog a Bone" & "A Brilliant Bone Rattling Collection" all of which are available from Puffin."
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This is a collection of the perennially popular Funny Bones" books by Allan Ahlberg. Celebrate thirty years of " Funnybones" with the spooky "A Brilliant Bone-rattling Collection" which contains three stories from Allan Ahlberg's iconic children's picture book series about skeletons: " The Ghost Train" " Bumps in the Night" & " Skeleton Crew". This collection is perfect for early readers! In this big book with its bright colours there is a dark house & in that dark house in a dark cellar live some.. .skeletons! Allan Ahlberg has published over 100 children's books & with his late wife Janet created many award-winning children's picture books. The Ahlbergs' books are nursery bookshelf standards & have been the recipient of worldwide acclaim & awards including the Kate Greenaway Medal. Look out for these other classics by Allan Ahlberg: " Burglar Bill"; " Cops & Robbers"; " Each Peach Pear Plum"; " The One & Only Two Heads"; " Son of a Gun"; " The Little Worm Book"; " Two Wheels Two Heads"; " Funny Bones"; "A Pair of Sinners"; " Happy Families"; " Peepo!" ; " The Ha Ha Bonk Book"; " Help Your Child to Read"; " Ten in a Bed"; " Please mrs Butler"; " Daisy Chains"; " Yum Yum"; " Playmates"; " Foldaways"; " Woof"; " The Cinderella Show"; " The Jolly Postman"; " The Jolly Christmas Postman"; " The Jolly Pocket Postman"; " The Clothes Horse & Other Stories"; " The Mighty Slide"; " Starting School"; " Heard it in the Playground"; " The Bear Nobody Wanted"; " It was a Dark & Stormy Night"; " The Giant Baby"; " Baby Sleeps"; " Blue Buggy"; " Doll & Teddy"; " See the Rabbit"; " Please Mrs Butler"; " The Better Brown Stories"; and" The Boyhood of Burglar Bill"." ...

Theres Grandaddy Jake Santee 99 years old an unreformed gambler cranky reprobate & fierce opponent of the work ethic. Thanks to his home-distilled hooch Ol Death Whisper he reckons hes in with good shot at immortality. & then theres Tiny adopted at the age of four by Grandaddy Jake a giant young man as gentle as Jake is belligerent. & then theres Fup an uncompromising twenty-pound mallard partial to a drink herself whose unique presence transforms the Santee household. Hilarious heartwarming & magical Fup is a contemporary fable that inspires an almost evangelical fervour in all who read it. It is a work of enormous originality with a giant heart. ...

Set between the years 1938-48 this is the story of three generations of women living in the same house during the war years. Aggie the grandmother is a strong matriarchal figure who keeps the family together
- until her age begins to get to her & Grace the main central character starts to look after her. Hetty the mother is happily married to Sam but they are tragically killed when a bomb hits the cinema they are in. Grace Vi & Polly are the daughters whose lives are particularly affected by the outbreak of war & we see how they cope with air raid sirens rationing war work
- & love.

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It's a scary world out there especially if you're a pet hamster who likes nothing better than snuggling into a cashmere sock with a pouch full of honey seeds. So when Furball escapes her cozy cage & goes gallivanting with a gang of cockney mice who call themselves the Mokes it can only end in trouble. Suddenly this brave little hamster is dodging fearsome winged Fevvas in the garden & smelly long-tailed Narks in the cellar. & she'll have to be very careful not to be caught out by poisonous Floor Food lethal Sticky Traps or the dreaded Ole Snapper. Meanwhile the Humans (or ' Ooms' if you're a Moke) are on the hunt for their beloved pet. & while they're searching high & low for their beloved pet they're also dealing with a serious mouse problem - ...

For a thousand years the people of Alera have united against the aggressive races that inhabit the world using their unique bond with the furies
- elementals of earth air fire water & metal. But now Gaius Sextus First Lord of Alera grows old & lacks an heir. Ambitious Lords manoeuvre to place their Houses in positions of power & a war of succession looms on the horizon. Far from city politics in the Calderon Valley young Tavi struggles with his lack of furycrafting. At fifteen he has no wind fury to help him fly no fire fury to light his lamps. Yet as the Alerans' most savage enemy
- the Marat
- return to the Valley his world will change. Caught in a storm of deadly wind furies Tavi saves the life of a runaway slave. But Amara is actually a spy seeking intelligence on possible Marat traitors to the Crown. & when the Valley erupts into chaos
- when rebels war with loyalists & furies clash with furies
- Amara will find Tavi invaluable. His talents will outweigh any fury-born power
- & could even turn the tides of war.





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