Another charming tale in The Little Red Train" series which will appeal to all little boys & girls obsessed with engines trains & things that go! The nasty Swish Train drivers have challenged Duffy & Jack to a race & the winner gets to keep the Little Red Train's very last route! When the flag goes down the Swish Train speeds straight out of sight but there's worse to come.. . There's oil on the tracks sheep on the line & someone has switched the points! Can Jack's quick-thinking save the day?" ...

' Huffitty-chuffitty.. .huffitty-chuffitty.. .huffitty-chuffitty puff went the smoke from the Little Red Train's funnel.' When a lorry driver scoffs at the Little Red Train for looking old & useless Duffy is quite upset. But the Little Red Train soon proves its worth when terrible traffic breakdowns & faulty lights stop the lorries being able to deliver. & the Little Red Train doesn't look quite so useless or little after all! Ben Blathwayt's Little Red Train" books full of intricate detail have proved a big hit with children. With a minimal text & big busy pages Ben's books have enormous appeal for young children. Now enjoy this classic picture book with the accompanying audio CD read by Richard Briers with music & sound effects." ...

The Little Shadows" tells the story of three sisters making their way in the world of vaudeville before & during the First World War. Setting off to make their fortune as a singing act after the untimely death of their father the girls Aurora Clover & Bella are overseen by their fond but barely coping Mama. The girls begin with little besides youth & hope but evolve into artists as they navigate their way to adulthood among a cast of extraordinary characters
- charming charlatans unpredictable eccentrics & some who seem ordinary but have magical gifts. Marina Endicott lures us onto the brightly lit stage & into the little shadows that lurk behind the curtain & reveals how the art of vaudeville
- In all its variety madness melodrama hilarity & sorrow
- echoes the art of life itself."


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Marina Endicott presents the three graceful Avery girls the sister act to take vaudeville by storm starring: Aurora Clover & Bella. As they set off on the road to fame & fortune the Avery sisters join a cast of extraordinary & unforgettable characters
- charming charlatans unpredictable eccentrics & some who seem ordinary but have magical gifts. Taking us behind the curtain & into their lives The Little Shadows" reveals how the art of vaudeville
- in all its variety madness melodrama hilarity & sorrow
- echoes the art of life itself."


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In May 1940 many countries in Europe were at war with Nazi Germany. Half a million British & French soldiers were trapped on three sides in northern France by German troops & tanks. The only escape for the Allied army was the sea. An incredible armada of over 800 craft including Royal Navy ships & a flotilla of small river & coastal boats thereafter known as the little ships" was assembled on the south-eastern coast of Engl&. They sailed across the English Channel to Dunkirk in France to rescue the beseiged troops. The wide Dunkirk beach was covered with men who were hungry & thirsty with horses running loose from their French riders with dozens of barking dogs with trucks & equipment
- the disarray of an army on the run. In her vivid & deeply moving text Louise Borden tells the story of one small fishing craft from Deal that was part of the armada. It is told from the point of view of a young girl who donned her brothers old clothes & sailed with her father on the family boat the Lucy. The story of that incredible venture is part truth part fiction. It could have happened. Michael Foreman who as a boy during World War II lived in a small fishing town on the English coast has created remarkable pictures that together with Louise Bordens spare & dramatic text & an interesting introductory note by Christopher Dreyer who commanded the Royal Navy ship MTB 102 in the armada bring vividly alive this historic rescue in which over 300 000 men were saved."
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The Little Sister" is a classic detective novel by the master of hard-boiled crime. Her name is Orfamay Quest & she's come all the way from Manhattan Kansas to find her missing brother Orrin. Or leastways that's what she tells PI Philip Marlowe offering him a measly twenty bucks for the privilege. But Marlowe's feeling charitable
- though it's not long before he wishes he wasn't so sweet. You see Orrin's trail leads Marlowe to luscious movie starlets uppity gangsters suspicious cops & corpses with ice picks jammed in their necks. When trouble comes calling sometimes it's best to pretend to be out..." Anything Chandler writes about grips the mind from the first sentence". (" Daily Telegraph"). " One of the greatest crime writers who set standards others still try to attain". (" Sunday Times"). " Chandler is an original stylist creator of a character as immortal as Sherlock Holmes". (Anthony Burgess). Best-known as the creator of the original private eye Philip Marlowe Raymond Chandler was born in Chicago in 1888 & died in 1959. Many of his books have been adapted for the screen & he is widely regarded as one of the very greatest writers of detective fiction. His books include " The Big Sleep" " The Little Sister" " Farewell" " My Lovely" " The Long Goodbye" " The Lady in the Lake" " Playback" " Killer in the Rain" " The High Window" & " Trouble is My Business"."
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In the dead of night Kate receives a phone call. Police have recovered her sister Anyas clothes & personal belongings at the poolside of a remote hideaway in Mexico
- a place she had no idea Anya would be. Anya was last seen getting into a vehicle with a local diving instructor but now hes missing too. Their relationship has been complicated ever since a devastating tragedy blew their family apart but Kate cannot believe Anya would willingly travel somewhere so isolated with a man she barely knows.. .would she? In a race against time Kate must fight to find her little sister before its too late. Haunting emotional & laced with psychological suspense Little Sister will stay with you long after you have turned the last page.
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Book & CD. Birth to 3 years. Features the song Little Sleepy Eyes " a soothing lullaby that will ease bedtime for Baby & parents. The pillow-soft cloth book is silk-screened with the lyrics to the lullaby accompanied by colorful illustrations. The song is part of a Grammy-nominated CD produced by J Aaron Brown. Both instrumental-only & vocal tracks allow parents to sing along." ...

When Kaninda survives a brutal attack on his village in East Africa he joins the rebel army where he's trained to carry weapons & use them. But aid workers take him to London to a new family & a comprehensive school. Clan & tribal conflicts are everywhere & on the streets it's estate versus estate urban tribe against urban tribe. All Kaninda wants it to get back to his own war & take revenge on his enemies. But together with Laura Rose the daughter of his new family he is drawn into a dangerous local conflict that is spiraling out of control. ...

As the title suggests this is a book full of delicious little squares & slices that can be eaten for morning or afternoon tea as a lunchbox treat or as a heavenly after-dinner indulgence. Some of them are rich luscious & decadent little mouthfuls (especially the ones made from chocolate & coffee caramel & butterscotch & custard & cheesecake) some are more restrained (those made from oats & grains & fruit & nut). All are irresistible & with 80 recipes included there is sure to be something to suit everybodys taste! ...