One snowy Christmas Eve a small bunny goes in search of Santa to ask him to make her Christmas wish come true. She packs everything she might need for the journey & leaves her cosy burrow & sets out through the snow on her quest. On the way she meets many other animals all in need of a little help
- which she gladly offers
- & in the offering makes her own wish come true!

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Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize 2013. A bewitching tale of heartbreak & hope set in 1920s Alaska The Snow Child was a bestseller on hardback publication & went on to establish itself as one of the key literary debuts of 2012 & was a Richard & Judy Bookclub pick. Alaska the 1920s. Jack & Mabel have staked everything on a fresh start in a remote homestead but the wilderness is a stark place & Mabel is haunted by the baby she lost many years before. When a little girl appears mysteriously on their land each is filled with wonder but also foreboding: is she what she seems & can they find room in their hearts for her? Written with the clarity & vividness of the Russian fairy tale from which it takes its inspiration The Snow Child is an instant classic. ...

Its going to be woof-onderful! There is nothing Nicky wants more in the world than a dog to play with. But Mum & Dad dont want a dog. Then Grandad has an idea
- he & Nicky can make a dog: a snow-dome dog. Even better he has some special clay found at the end of a rainbow so that the dog will be extra-special. Maybe even magic...
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When the power-crazy Most Royal of Fire Dragons decides he wants to rule not only his own hot southern kingdom but also the icy wastes of the Snow Dragons' northern territory catastrophe occurs. The Fire Dragon ignores the warning from the powerful Book that Twolegs will eventually destroy his kind & sets out crisping & frazzling the world. Little Tuft a Twoleg can't ignore the warning & enlists the help of the last remaining Snow Dragon in a thrilling & magical quest to save the world from burning up... An entrancing story lyrically told & gorgeously illustrated which will be appreciated on a variety of levels by children from pre-school to 8-year-olds & older. ...

In 1954 a fisherman is found dead in the nets of his boat & a local Japanese-American man is charged with his murder. In the course of his trial it becomes clear that what is at stake is more than one mans guilt. For on San Piedro memories grow as thickly as cedar trees & the fields of ripe strawberries
- memories of a charmed love affair between a white boy & a Japanese girl; memories of land desired paid for & lost. Above all San Piedro is haunted by the memory of what happened to its Japanese residents during World War II when an entire community was sent into exile while its neighbours watched.
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WINNER OF THE HAWTHORNDEN PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE SUNDAY TIMES YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR One winter after an enforced period of quiet William Fiennes finds himself restless & yearning for adventure. Inspired by his reading about the migratory patterns of birds he flies to Texas to find the million-strong flocks of snow geese & to follow them on their spring flight thousands of miles north to breeding grounds on the Arctic tundra. This mesmerizing book already a classic captures their journey with wisdom humility & endless curiosity. It is a meditation on freedom of movement on seeing the world anew & on the joy of returning -- indefinably changed. Why are we drawn to birds to landscape to nature? It is for the sense of wonder -- & in capturing that sense of wonder Fiennes reminds us how desperately we all need it Sunday Telegraph The Snow Geese moved me as have few other recent books. No one who reads it is likely to continue to look at the world in the same way Times Literary Supplement A beautifully solitary & beautifully reflective book Evening Standard The descriptions of the geese & their environment are jaw-droppingly beautiful. But Fiennes most remarkable talent is for describing the"idian with such freshness that it is like seeing the world for the first time Mail on Sunday An inspired work of natural history & travel. A classic Irish Independent ...

Philip Rhayader lives alone in an abandoned lighthouse on the desolate Great Marsh of Essex. One afternoon a hauntingly beautiful child Fritha visits Rhayader bringing with her an injured snow goose. At first Fritha is scared of Rhayader with his sinister hump & crooked hand but he is gentle & kind & Fritha begins to visit regularly. When the snow goose departs for home Rhayader is left alone again. The following winter the snow goose & Fritha return to the lighthouse. Time passes & one year Fritha is frightened to discover her feelings for Rhayader. But this is 1940 & Rhayader is setting sail for Dunkirk to help the soldiers trapped on the beaches. Fritha never sees Rhayader again. But the story of the saviour with the snow goose passes from soldier to soldier & into legend... ...

This is a classic storytelling from a bestselling author. Gallico's most famous story The Snow Goose" is set in the wild desolate Essex marshes & is an intense & moving tale about the relationship between a hunchback & a young girl. " The Small Miracle" is a contemporary fable about a young boy's love for his dangerously ill donkey." ...

Like no other large cat the snow leopard evokes a sense of myth & mysticism strength & spirit shrouded in a snowy veil seldom seen but always present. Giving a voice to the snow leopard this collection of powerful first person accounts from an impressive cadre of scientist-adventurers grants readers a rare glimpse of this elusive cat & the remarkable lives of those personally connected to its future. These Stories from the Roof of the World resonate with adventure danger discovery & most importantly hope for this magnificent big cat. Very little has been written about this mystical creature. Its remote & rugged habitat among the mightiest collection of mountains on Earth proclaimed The Roof of the World" by awe-struck explorers make it one of the most difficult & expensive animals to study. After a millennia thriving in peaceful isolation human encroachment poaching & climate change threaten the snow leopards survival. Speaking on behalf of the snow leopard these heart-felt stories will inform & inspire readers creating the vital connection needed to move people toward action in saving this magnificent cat." ...

One September the writer & explorer Peter Matthiessen set out with field biologist George Schaller to journey 250 miles through the Himalayas to the Crystal Mountain on the Tibetan plateau. They wanted to study the wild blue sheep the bharal but also hoped to see the snow leopard a creature so rarely spotted as to be nearly mythical. The Snow Leopard" is not only an exquisite book of natural history but an extraordinary account of an inner journey; a 'true pilgrimage a journey of the heart'." ...