Breaking free from a dead-end relationship Ree Drummond left Los Angeles & made a pit stop at home in Oklahoma on the way to a new life in Chicago. It was there she met Marlboro Man a fourth-generation cattle rancher with steely blue eyes & a muscular work-honed body. Drummond fell hard & fast & suddenly she was married living on his ranch in the middle of nowhere & managing a brood of four young children (also known as ranch hands). In her folksy wonderfully engaging voice Drummond shares how she learned to cope with the isolation & peculiarities of ranch life from chasing beavers out of the pond & saddling horses to cooking for a man who believes the sun rises & sets in a steak & baked potato. Using only simple & widely available ingredients Drummond shares many of her satisfying & delicious recipes
- both for cowboys & cowgirls
- including Cowboy Calzones Pioneer Womans Ribeye Steaks Cheese Grits fresh Blackberry Cobbler Pico de Gallo & Inys Prune Cake. Bursting with the colours & flavours of country life & peppered with her wonderful homespun stories The Pioneer Woman Cooks" encourages even the most harried urban cook to slow down relish the joys of family nature & great food & keep it real."

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Originally published in 1823 The Pioneers" is the first of Coopers five Leatherstocking Tales & the one that incorporates most fully his own experience of growing up in a town of the American frontier. The heart of the novel is a conflict over who owns America & by what concept of right. The competing claims of Native Americans Tory loyalists roving hunters & visionary cultivators are pitted against one another in the area of history & the magical village of Coopers youth becomes the scene in which a nations destiny is forged. The novel also marks the invention of his enduring contribution to world literature: " Natty Bumpo the Leatherstocking"." ...

Its a beautiful snowy day & Pip & Posy cant wait to go out & play. They have all sorts of fun until they decide to build a snowman when things start to go a little bit pear-shaped. Pip wants a snow RABBIT but Posy wants a snow MOUSE! An argument erupts & very soon both friends are cold & wet
- & very sad. Oh dear! Happily the friends resolve their differences over a cosy craft session indoors.
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Pip & Posy are typical toddlers: they are best friends & they have fun...but sometimes just like any other toddler they get cross & sad so sometimes it takes friendship sharing & understanding
- & a cuddle
- to make things better. In Pip & Posy & the Super Scooter Posy snatches Pip's scooter & tries to ride it but she falls off & hurts her knee. Though Pip was very cross he comes running to help her. Posy says sorry & Pip forgives her before they all build a sandcastle in the sandpit where it's nice & soft.

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The great walled city of Hangmans Hollow is at war with the forest outside. Into this war one dreadful winters night fate delivers a skinny helpless boy. But maybe Pip isnt as helpless as he seems. Maybe he is the one who will defeat the wood witches & rescue the children of Hangmans Hollow.. . ...

Something was bubbling in the old white cabin. What was in the cooking pot? Pumpkin Soup. Made by a Cat a Squirrel & a Duck waiting just for a pipkin of salt to make it the best you ever tasted.. . But the salt jar smashes & there is none left for the Pumpkin Soup! Cat Squirrel & Duck must go to the city to buy some more. Duck has the habit of wandering off but he promises not to get lost. But not everything goes to plan.. . Fans of Pumpkin Soup will be delighted by this sequel with its warm & vibrant illustrations. ...

The Petal Fairies have a very important job
- together with their magic petals they help to make sure that flowers grow & bloom
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Are you carrying a monkey on your shoulder? Pippi is! Have you ever caught an escaped tiger? Pippi has! Do you know of a tree that grows chocolate bars? Pippi does! Pippi Tommy & Annika have the best time together
- going to the circus buying ALL the sweets in the sweet shop & getting shipwrecked for the weekend. But when Pippis long-lost father comes to visit will Pippi sail away to sea with him & leave Tommy & Annika behind?
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Have you ever given a shark a good telling-off? Pippi has! Do you know what a squeazle is? Pippi does! Can you carry your Dad on your shoulders? Pippi can! Pippi Tommy & Annika are off on their greatest adventure yet
- a trip to the Canny Canny Islands where Pippis father is king. They explore secret caves play marbles with real pearls & luckily the pirates & sharks they meet are no match for Pippi!
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Have you performed at the circus? Pippi has! Can you wiggle your toes while you're sleeping? Pippi can! Are you going to be a pirate when you grow up? Pippi is! Pippi lives in a house with a horse a monkey a suitcase full of gold & no grown-ups to tell her what to do. She's wild & funny & her crazy ideas are always getting her into trouble! ...