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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Mystery Tour" 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! One dark dark night the three skeletons go driving & solve six mysteries. Lots of things look & sound mysterious in the dark but the last mystery is the most important of all
- if they dont solve it they cant go home! " 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" " The Ghost Train" " 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."
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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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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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A tough Welshman he was softened by the affections of a breathtakingly beautiful woman: she was a modern-day Cleopatra madly in love with her own Mark Antony. For quarter of a century Elizabeth Taylor & Richard Burton were the king & queen of Hollywood. Yet their two marriages to each other represented much more than outlandish romance. Together Elizabeth & Richard were a fascinating embodiment of the mores & transgressions of their time & even luminaries like Jacqueline Kennedy looked to them as a barometer of the culture. The enduring glamour grandeur drama & bravado embodied in the couple gave rise to the type of rabid gossip & wide-eyed adoration that are the staples of today's media. Using br&-new research & interviews
- including unique access to Taylor herself the Burton family & Taylor's extensive personal correspondence
- this ultimate celebrity biography is the gripping real-life story of a fairy-tale couple whose lives were even grander & more outrageous than the epic films they made.

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From primitive pieces to elegant modernity this is the definitive guide to 3 000 years of furniture design. It is a glorious encyclopedia from expert Judith Miller a regular guest on the BBCs Antiques Roadshow" showcasing more than 3 000 years of design. From primitive pieces to elegant modernity this definitive guide illustrates every style & form. Packed with tips on how to recognise the key elements of each period & featuring lavish full-colour photographs throughout. With a special foreword by furniture designer & manufacturer David Linley." ...

What do Postman Pat Tommy Cooper Norman Wisdom & George Best have in common with being abandoned in a Costa Rican jungle after a severe bout of flatulence? Indeed how are they also connected to trying to buy an Australian brewery just to get a beer owning twenty-two cars an American soccer team & a Swiss mail-order pornography company? The common feature is of course a certain Richard Wakeman. The Further Adventures of a Grumpy Old Rock Star" takes you the privileged reader on a trip of absurd excess a cultural car crash of side-splitting hilarity & an unforgettable glimpse (again) into the life of one of Britains most legendary showmen rock stars & all-time great raconteurs." ...

She lists like Hornby. She talks dirty like Amis. She has the misanthropy of Larkin & examines the finer points of sexual technique as she is adjusting the torque on a beloved but temperamental old E-type... Its hard to believe that this clever & candid new voice has no more to say. Whoever the author is she should give up the day job. Only then will we find out what the real Belle de Jour is made from. Independent This follow-up to the hugely successful Intimate Adventures will be just as bold funny & brilliant. Peppered with agony-aunt letters & advice & stories from her working life its also the story of a young woman making her way in the world
- told in Belles inimitable voice."
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