This is a collection of four linked stories about family life set in modern west Africa. Anna Hibiscus lives in amazing Africa with her family in a wonderful house in a beautiful garden in a big city. Join Anna as she sings for the president gets in a terrible tangle with her hair & visits the other side of the city. Lauren Tobia worked as an intensive care nurse for many years before taking a foundation course & gaining a degree in illustration from the University of the West of Engl&. Whilst studying she was highly commended in the Macmillan Childrens Book Prize. Anna Hibiscus" (9781406306552) was her first childrens book. She lives in Bristol with her husband two daughters & a greyhound called Mickey." ...

From the creators of The Pencil" & " The Runaway Dinner" comes the story of a loaf of bread told slice by yummy slice! Three cheers for bread HIP-HIP-HOORAY! Early in the morning the baker bakes a lovely loaf of bread. SO lovely in fact that by the time the sun goes down it's been gobbled up! Every. Last. Slice. Who eats it all? Well the baker munches on its crunchy crust. The baker's wife eats delicious marmalade toast & the baker's son gets a tasty cheese & ham sandwich for his lunch. Let's not forget the dog even he gets his share! HOORAY FOR BREAD! Slice by slice & crumb by crumb everyone eats their fill of bread with a teeny tiny mouse nibbling up the very last scrap. " Hooray"
- squeak-squeak
- "for bread!" But wait
- there are some missing slices! Where could have they gone? Is there a tasty double spread just for YOU? This is a deliciously playful read-aloud from Allan Ahlberg & Bruce Ingman two of the most popular picture book makers of their time. Bruce Ingman experiments with a softer younger style of illustration
- his gentle charming pictures complement the text perfectly. It is a book that celebrates bread whether it's a yummy cheese & ham sandwich or some buttery toast. It rejoices for its crunchiness & its crustiness its slices & its crumbs! What do we say? HOORAY FOR BREAD!"



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Whats the hook? Vividly drawn male & female characters appeal to boys & girls whilst humorous tone witty dialogue & comic situations engage even the most reluctant reader. What are the themes? Bullying environmentalism & capitalism vs. the environment themes offer rich potential for cross-curricular work. Teaching points? Provides numerous opportunities for storyboarding media work & creative writing. ...

This charming book introduces young children to words that rhyme such as Hop & Pop Cup & Pup Mouse & House Tall & Small. & once they have learned to recognize one word children soon find to their delight they can read another simply by changing the first letter. With his unique combination of hilarious stories zany pictures & riotous rhymes Dr. Seuss has been delighting young children & helping them learn to read for over fifty years. Creator of the wonderfully anarchic Cat in the Hat & ranked among the UKs top ten favourite childrens authors Seuss is firmly established as a global best-seller with nearly half a billion books sold worldwide. As the first step in a major rebrand programme Harper Collins is relaunching 17 of Dr. Seusss best-selling books including such perennial favourites as The Cat in the Hat Green Eggs & Ham & Fox in Socks. In response to consumer demand the bright new cover designs incorporate much needed guidance on reading levels with the standard paperbacks divided into three reading strands
- Blue Back Books for parents to share with young children Green Back Books for budding readers to tackle on their own & Yellow Back Books for older more fluent readers to enjoy. Hop on Pop belongs to the Blue Back Book range.
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Hope" is the next historical novel from the acclaimed Lesley Pearse. Her existence would be the ruin of her mother... Baby Hope the unfortunate proof of Lady Harveys adultery is smuggled out of a privileged aristocratic household to a nearby village. There her true identity a secret she grows up in the arms of the poor but loving Renton family. But the day comes when Hope must pay her way. What could be more natural than being taken into service by the Harveys? However when she sees something she should not she is threatened & blackmailed into leaving her beloved Rentons forever. Destitute on the streets of an unfriendly city Hopes courage & kindness are recognized by a doctor. A talent for healing sees her taken on as nurse & destined for the horrific battlefields of the Crimea. But will Hope ever come home & uncover the true story of her birth? " Hope" by Lesley Pearse
- author of bestsellers " Gypsy" & " Remember Me"
- is a historical novel of past scandal & its consequences in a compelling nineteenth century setting. Fans of Susan Lewis will love the twists & turns of Lesley Pearses work. Praise for Lesley Pearse: " With characters it is impossible not to care about.. .this is storytelling at its very best". (" Daily Mail"). " Lose yourself in this epic saga". (" Bella"). " An emotional & moving epic you wont forget in a hurry". (" Womans Weekly"). With her gripping & moving storylines best-selling author Lesley Pearse has captured the imaginations of millions in the UK & abroad. Her other titles " The Promise" "A Lesser Evil" " Till We Meet Again" " Secrets" " Charlie" " Father Unknown" " Gypsy" " Trust Me" " Faith" " Never Look Back" " Remember Me" & " Hope" are also available as Penguin paperbacks. Lesley lives near Bristol & has three daughters & two grandchildren."

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Wes Richards is senior pastor of King's Church International in Windsor. When his wife Carol died of cancer in June 2002 at the age of 51 the whole family was devastated. Yet in the time of their greatest sadness good news & great healing were coming their way. After Carol's death the three Richards children Wesley James & Melody met & fell in love with two sisters & a brother from the same South African family resulting in three weddings. The wheel comes full circle; out of despair comes hope; there is a future. This is a simple story well told a testament of new horizons from a man who has suffered deeply. ...

In Hope & Glory" Stuart Maconie goes in search of the days that shaped the Britain we live in today. Taking one event from each decade of the twentieth century he visits the places where history happened & still echoes down the years. Stuart goes to Orgreave & Windsor Wembley & Wootton Bassett assembling a unique cast of Britons from Sir Edmund Hillary to Sid Vicious along the way. Its quite a trip full of sex & violence & the occasional scone & jigsaw. From pop stars to politicians Suffragettes to punks this is a journey around Britain in search of who we are." ...

' These were the days that made us & these are the day trips to find them. Should we do a flask? & are you sure you'll be warm enough in that coat?' In Hope & Glory" Stuart Maconie goes in search of the places people & events that have shaped modern Britain. Starting with the death of Queen Victoria to the Battle of the Somme & the General Strike & on to the docking of the Empire Windrush & Bobby Moore raising the Jules Rimet trophy he chooses a defining moment in our nation's story from each decade of the last century & explores its legacy today. Some were glorious days some were tragic or even shameful but each has played its part in making us who we are as a nation. From pop stars to politicians Suffragettes to punks this is a journey around Britain in search of who we are." ...

Where innocence deceit & love collide Anand is a Bangalore success story: successful well-married rich. At least thats how he appears. But if his little factory is to grow he needs land & money & in the New India neither of these is easy to find. Kamala Anands familys maid lives perilously close to the edge of disaster. She & her clever teenage son have almost nothing & their small hopes for self-betterment depend on the contentment of Anands wife: a woman to whom whims come easily. But Kamalas son keeps bad company. Anands marriage is in trouble. & the murky world where crime & wealth & politics meet is a dangerous place for good men & those who rely on them ...

Hope Street may be just an ordinary terraced street in Leeds but its the world to Maggie Fish. & when her father returns home from the war the whole family looks forward to happier times. But then Maggies mother dies giving birth to a little boy leaving Johnnie Fish a bitter widower. He can never look at his son without remembering that this child caused his wifes death. By contrast Maggie can do no wrong in her fathers eyes & he pushes her forward to sing at Hope Street Working Mens Club. Fifteen-year-old Maggie has her first taste of show-business
- & she wants more. With the help of Charlie Chipperfield a talented piano-player new vaudeville act
- Fish & Chipperfield
- is born. But the clubs in Yorkshire only offer them a limited audience & musical tastes are changing. It may spell the end for their double act but for Maggie the road to fame & fortune is only just the beginning.. .


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