Shes nice my mum... My mums a fantastic cook & a brilliant juggler. Shes a great painter & the strongest woman in the world! Shes really nice my mum. This book is a warm funny tribute to Mum (and to mums everywhere) by the brilliant author/illustrator Anthony Browne. ...

She's nice my mum... My mum's a fantastic cook & a brilliant juggler. She's a great painter & the strongest woman in the world! She's really nice my mum. A warm funny tribute to Mum (and to mums everywhere) by the brilliant author/illustrator Anthony Browne. ...

Mum is crazy about spots
- spotty clothes spotty wallpaper spotty games like dominoes; Dad loves stripes
- stripy suits & stripy

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Let me tell you all the ways I love my mum... My mum is beautiful because she points out tiny things in books to me. In her newest picture book Jessica Spanyol succeeds in capturing with great warmth & humour the incredible bond between a mother & a child. Told from the perspective of a small bear these very true words perfectly embody how love is measured in a childs mind: a gesture so simple can mean so very much. This is a companion title to My Dad Is Beautiful". Together these two books are the perfect gift for Fathers & Mothers Day. With beautiful art Jessica has created a lively & charming world for her characters infused with contemporary patterns & humorous details. The books simplicity & vibrancy will enchant young children & parents alike no doubt establishing itself as a firm bedtime favourite." ...

' Oooh! I'm going to be a granny!' she cried. ' You already are a granny Granny.' I pointed out. '... Oh yes. So I am!' Nicholas' mum is having a baby. It's going to mean some big changes. His mum's getting ENORMOUS & Granny wants to live in the garden! But that's not all because there's an even bigger shock to come.. . ...

Q: Do you care what people think? A: Everyone cares what people think but luckily I seem to care less than most" Charles Saatchi is one of the moving forces of the modern age. Founder of global advertising agency Saatchi & Saatchi & the most influential art collector of our time he has vigorously shaped the contemporary art scene. His exhibitions notably 1997s Sensation exhibition of the Young British Artists; Damien Hirst Tracey Emin & Chris Ofili among others at the Royal Academy of Art London & at the Brooklyn Museum of Art New York sparked an explosion of controversy about new British Art Though he famously refuses to be interviewed in this book he provides frank genuine responses to a battery of questions put to him by leading journalists & critics as well as members of the public. My Name is Charles Saatchi & I Am an Artoholic was published in a first edition in November of 2009 but all copies of that printing have been destroyed." ...

There's an empty notebook lying on the table in the moonlight. It's been there for an age. I keep on saying that I'll write a journal. So I'll start right here right now. I open the book & write the very first words: My name is Mina & I love the night. Then what shall I write? I can't just write that this happened then this happened then this happened to boring infinitum. I'll let my journal grow just like the mind does just like a tree or a beast does just like life does. Why should a book tell a tale in a dull straight line? & so Mina writes & writes in her notebook & here is her journal Mina's life in Mina's own words: her stories & dreams experiences & thoughts her scribblings & nonsense poems & songs. Her vivid account of her vivid life. In this stunning book David Almond revisits Mina before she has met Michael before she has met Skellig. Shortlisted for the 2012 Carnegie Medal. ...

My Name is Moose is all about Moose. In fact its written by him. & its all about what its like to be a dog in the recession. Captured through Martins photographs Moose tells the story of a dogs life in East London introduces us to his friends favourite smells & thoughts on the modern world. Its really a story about enjoying the simple things & about chasing balls...even if you have lost your own. Through Mooses first-hand account of the highs & lows of being a photographers dog we discover a wagging tale about not giving up & being a mans best friend. ...

In the late 1590s the Sultan secretly commissions a great book: a celebration of his life & his empire to be illuminated by the best artists of the day
- in the European manner. At a time of violent fundamentalism however this is a dangerous proposition. Even the illustrious circle of artists are not allowed to know for whom they are working. But when one of the miniaturists is murdered their Master has to seek outside help. Did the dead painter fall victim to professional rivalry romantic jealousy or religious terror? With the Sultan demanding an answer within three days perhaps the clue lies somewhere in the half-finished pictures.. . Orhan Pamuk is one of the world's leading contemporary novelists & in My Name is Red" he fashioned an unforgettable tale of suspense & an artful meditation on love & deception."
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We all know the story of Jesus told by Matthew Mark Luke & John but what about the version according to Judas? In this witty original & teasingly controversial account some forty years after the death of Jesus Judas finally tells the story as he remembers it. Looking back on his childhood & youth from an old age the gospel writers denied him Judas recalls his friendship with Jesus; their schooling together; their families; the people who would go on to be disciples & followers; their journeys together & their dealings with the powers of Rome & the Temple. His is a story of friendship & rivalry of a time of uncertainty & enquiry a testing of belief endurance & loyalty. ...