The boy the bear & the dog are the best of friends. In This Is the Bear & the Picnic Lunch the boy prepares a picnic & leaves the bear in charge of it while he goes to find his shoes & socks. But guess who runs off with it while he's away? In This is the Bear & the Bad Little Girl the boy & the bear are sharing an ice cream together in a cafe but when a little girl takes a fancy to the bear & snatches him the dog & the boy have to act fast! These delightful picture books are two of four in an early reader series that has been a huge success in the trade schools & libraries. ...

The boy the bear & the dog are the best of friends. In This Is the Bear & the Picnic Lunch the boy prepares a picnic & leaves the bear in charge of it while he goes to find his shoes & socks. But guess who runs off with it while he's away? In This is the Bear & the Bad Little Girl the boy & the bear are sharing an ice cream together in a cafe but when a little girl takes a fancy to the bear & snatches him the dog & the boy have to act fast! These delightful picture books are two of four in an early reader series that has been a huge success in the trade schools & libraries. ...

A winning combination of humour heartbreak & romance make this a must read for fans of John Green
- & lovers of Zac Efron films.
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For fans of John Green. A winning combination of humour heartbreak & romance make this a must read. If fate sent you an email would you answer? It's June
- seventeen-year-old Ellie O' Neill's least favourite time of year. Her tiny hometown is annually invaded by tourists & this year there's the added inconvenience of a film crew. Even the arrival of Hollywood heartthrob Graham Larkin can't lift her mood. But there is something making Ellie very happy. Ever since an email was accidentally sent to her a few months ago she's been corresponding with a mysterious stranger the two of them sharing their hopes & fears. Their developing relationship is not without its secrets though
- there's the truth about Ellie's past...and her pen pal's real identity. When they finally meet in person things are destined to get much more complicated. Can two people worlds apart but brought together by chance make it against all the odds? Spanning one fateful summer Jennifer E. Smith's new novel proves that life
- & love
- are full of unexpected connections & happy mistakes.



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This is the first book to offer a comprehensive explanation of how humans experience music & to unravel the mystery of our perennial love affair with it. Using musical examples from Bach to the Beatles Levitin reveals the role of music in human evolution shows how our musical preferences begin to form even before we are born & explains why music can offer such an emotional experience. Music is an obsession at the heart of human nature even more fundamental to our species than language. In This Is Your Brain On Music" Levitin offers nothing less than a new way to understand it & its role in human life." ...

Lola Rose Lamberts life changes on the day of her fathers funeral. She isnt sorry that Eddie Lambert is dead
- he was a bully who
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A man builds a tree house by a river in anticipation of the coming flood. A sugar-beet crashes through a young womans windscreen. A boy sets fire to a barn. A pair of itinerant labourers sit by a lake talking about shovels & sex while fighter-planes fly low overhead & prepare for war. These arent the sort of things you imagine happening to someone like you. But sometimes they do. Set in the flat & threatened fenland landscape where the sky is dominant & the sea lurks just beyond the horizon these delicate dangerous & sometimes deeply funny stories tell of things buried & unearthed of familiar places made strange & of lives where much is hidden much is at risk & tender moments are hard-won. ...

A man builds a tree house by a river in anticipation of the coming flood. A sugar-beet crashes through a young womans windscreen. A boy sets fire to a barn. These arent the sort of things you imagine happening to someone like you. But sometimes they do. Set in the flat & threatened fenland landscape where the sky is dominant & the sea lurks just beyond the horizon these delicate dangerous & sometimes deeply funny stories tell of things buried & unearthed of familiar places made strange & of lives where much is hidden much is at risk & tender moments are hard-won. ...

This is the fourth quirky original & deliciously dark comic adventure from the phenomenon that is Pseudonymous Bosch author of the hilarious bestseller The Name of This Book is Secret". Cass' mind has been transported back to Medieval England after she dared to taste the Midnight Sun's deadly chocolate leaving her body in a coma. Invisible to everyone save for a clairvoyant whose "second sight" helps Cass on her quest Cass finds her ancient ancestor & founder of the Terces Society
- the jester
- with the help of a double monocle with mysterious powers. Cass must help the jester escape the wicked clutches of the founder of the Midnight Sun Lord Pharaoh if she is to steal his treasure which may or may not contain the Secret. To Cass' horror when she wakes from her coma she has forgotten everything. But a school trip to a medieval fair stirs her memories & she is confronted with a menacing blast from her time-travelling past... Bursting with inventive characters & laugh-out-loud moments readers will be instantly hooked by the stylish tongue-in-cheek story-telling of Pseudonymous Bosch. It features a dedicated website which is highly interactive with email news alerts & more."

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This Little Footballer" is a delightful rhyming touch-&-feel book from Ladybird with a different little footballer to talk about & a big touchy-feely item to explore on every double page. From a leathery ball & rough goalkeeper gloves to a silky shirt & shiny trophy each football-themed tactile area helps to stimulate sensory awareness in older babies & toddlers & teach them the difference between smooth rough bumpy shiny & so on. Learn each little footballers name & what they are doing by reading the rhymes then choose a name for the last little footballer at the end! With a ladybird to also look for & spot on each page " This Little Footballer" is perfect for sharing with all young fans of the beautiful game as their attention span & curiosity about books grows." ...