Courage is sometimes found in the unlikeliest places.. . Dominic is a sixteen year-old man-child: while he has the body of a prize-fighter as a result of a terrible seizure when he was a small child he has been left with the mind of a child. In the centre where he spends his days Dominic is a challenge & an inspiration: someone who struggles against the odds & whose every victory over his limitations is a cause for celebration. But when a new member of staff at the centre breaks a sacred trust the fall-out is horrific & Dominic becomes a pawn in a dangerous game. Little Boy Lost" is the story of Dominics brave battle to face up to betrayal & show
- one more time
- that he is a survivor."

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When I picked up this 1949 reprint I offered it the tenderly indulgent regard I would any period piece. As it turned out the book survives perfectly well on its own merit-although it nearly finished me. If you like a novel that expertly puts you through the wringer this is the one."-Nicholas Lezard " Guardian" Hilary Wainwright an English soldier returns to a blasted & impoverished France during World War Two in order to trace a child lost five years before. But is this small quiet boy in a grim orphanage really his son? & what if he is not? In this exquisitely crafted novel we follow Hilary's struggle to love in the midst of a devastating war. " Facing him was a thin little boy in a black sateen overall. Its sleeves were too short & from them dangled red swollen hands too big for the frail wrists. Hilary looked from these painful hands to the little boy's long thin grubby legs to the crude coarse socks falling over shabby black boots that were surely several sizes too large. It's a foreign child he thought numbly... " Marghanita Laski was born in 1915 to a family of Jewish intellectuals in Manchester; Harold Laski the socialist thinker was her uncle. She was the author of six novels & a celebrated critic. She died in 1988." ...

The ultimate tale of teen rebellion
- one seventeen-year-old against the surveillance state. Big Brother is watching you. Whos
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Aaah peace & quiet at last " sighs Mrs Rabbit tucking her children into bed. But it doesn't last for long! Her baby is still a bubbly hoppity run-around-the-house bunny. Will Mrs Rabbit ever coax him to sleep? Flocked edition of best-selling Ready For Bed!: "A perfect bedtime read brimming with love & soothing illustrations." Junior magazine" ...

Take a journey with Paul Cezanne! Discover his region of Provence its blue sky its green pine-trees its red & ochre earth. Draw the Mont Sainte-Victoire & take time for a game of cards. Cezanne wished to conquer Paris with an apple! Was he able to do so? Who was the eccentric from Aix"? Picasso & other painters would follow in the footsteps of the "father of cubism". Discover Cezanne's secret!" ...

Spend a wonderful day with Little Chick in these three enchanting stories from master storyteller Amy Hest & much-admired illustrator Anita Jeram. How Little Chick longs for her carrot to grow tall for her kite to fly high to be able to reach up & take her star from the sky. But her carrot is small her kite bobs along on the ground & she can't stretch up far enough to touch her star. Sometimes things just don't turn out quite the way you want them to. But as Old-Aunite shows Little Chick there is just as much wonder in things that are small & far away
- if you only look! This title comes from the acclaimed creators of New York Times" best-seller " Kiss Goodnight Sam" comes a lovely story about a little chick & her big dreams & aspirations. It comes with beautiful illustrations from the renowned illustrator of " Guess How Much I Love You"."
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This is a fantastic activity book brimming with exciting ideas from the First Activities" series. It is filled with drawing & painting printing & cutting & sticking activities that use everyday art materials such as paints felt-tip pens & wax crayons. Bursting with fun activities ranging from dinosaur paintings printed chicks finger-painted mice & 3D elephants & penguins including lots of inspiring seasonal ideas each activity is specially designed for young children to share with an adult & will help to develop important learning skills such as hand control & concentration." ...

This delightful soundchip storybook finds animals in their homes practising their musical instruments as they prepare for a woodland concert. You can press the soundchips to hear Squirrel playing her flute Mole on the glockenspiel Weasel plucking his guitar Badger playing the piano & Fox on his fiddle before they all meet up to perform altogether. It is an absolutely perfect interactive introduction for little children to different musical sounds. ...

Previously published in the highly successful 20 to Make series as 20 to Make Mini Christmas Knits by Sue Stratford & 20 to Make Mini Christmas Crochet by Val Pierce this book provides 40 delightful projects (20 knitted & 20 crocheted) with some designs knitted in different colourways to provide ideas & inspiration for how they could be adapted to match your chosen colour scheme or style. There are mini Christmas stockings holly leaves reindeer snowmen snowflakes a Christmas fridge magnet a star a candy cane Christmas bells an angel & much more. Full instructions & materials lists are provided & each project is simply photographed so that the reader can see the design clearly & also shown in a sumptuous styled photograph showing the beautiful possibilities of the finished pieces. There are plenty of ideas for ways of displaying the projects & these mini decorations will appeal to those looking for items they can create quickly using up ends of yarn. ...

In Mara Van Fleets sparkling glittery concept book little ones can discover a rainbow of amazing colours as they join the Little Colour Fairies with all the preparations for the magical Rainbow Ball! With sparkling touch & feel elements & novelty pull tabs this great interactive story is sure to be a favourite! ...