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
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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 - ...

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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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... It's 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 it's also the story of a young woman making her way in the world
- told in Belle's inimitable voice."
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