YOU ESCAPED. BUT HE WILL NEVER LET YOU GO. THE NO.1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER'Chilling, original and mesmerising.Hausmann is a force to be reckoned with' David Baldacci'A peerless exercise in suspense' Financial Times 'Claustrophobic, terrifying and fiercely compelling' Daily Mail'Disturbingly good' Lesley Kara 'Gripping, suspenseful and beautifully written' Jo SpainA windowless shack in the woods. Lena's life and that of her two children follows the rules set by their captor, the father: meals, bathroom visits, study time are strictly scheduled and meticulously observed. He protects his family from the dangers lurking in the outside world and makes sure that his children will always have a mother to look after them.One day Lena manages to flee - but the nightmare continues. It seems as if her tormentor wants to get back what belongs to him. And then there is the question whether she really is the woman called 'Lena', who disappeared without a trace over thirteen years ago.The police an
With a super-duper lift the lid potty-shaped cover, this brilliant toilet training book for boys will help your child make the transition from nappies to pants in no time.Full of fun rhymes and pictur
With a super-duper potty-shaped cover, this brilliant toilet training book for girls will help your child make the transition from nappies to pants in no time.Full of fun rhymes and pictures that will
When Wilson receives a laptop to help with his schoolwork, he''s obsessed! The Internet is an amazing place. In seconds, he can find answers to any question he asks. But soon, the screen becomes too all-consuming and Wilson doesn''t spend any time off of it! It''s almost like he isn''t there anymore. Can Wilson go back to life before screens?The I Am Healthy series comprises children''s picture books that tackle pressing issues facing children today, as identified by healthcare professionals from the Child Guidance Clinic, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore. Each book draws from the experiences of psychiatrists, psychologists and counsellors who have counselled countless children regarding everything from digital addiction to eating disorders. Using a story-based approach, each book contains a relatable story that will help children understand themselves better, and be able to take practical steps to grow, develop and change. These books can be used by educators in schools, by couns
When Wilson receives a laptop to help with his schoolwork, he''s obsessed! The Internet is an amazing place. In seconds, he can find answers to any question he asks. But soon, the screen becomes too all-consuming and Wilson doesn''t spend any time off of it! It''s almost like he isn''t there anymore. Can Wilson go back to life before screens?The I Am Healthy series comprises children''s picture books that tackle pressing issues facing children today, as identified by healthcare professionals from the Child Guidance Clinic, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore. Each book draws from the experiences of psychiatrists, psychologists and counsellors who have counselled countless children regarding everything from digital addiction to eating disorders. Using a story-based approach, each book contains a relatable story that will help children understand themselves better, and be able to take practical steps to grow, develop and change. These books can be used by educators in schools, by couns
A "vivid and devastating" (The New York Times) portrait of an indomitable girl--from Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Andrea Elliott "From its first indelible pages to its rich and startling conclusion, Invisible Child had me, by turns, stricken, inspired, outraged, illuminated, in tears, and hungering for reimmersion in its Dickensian depths."--Ayad Akhtar, author of Homeland ElegiesONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times - ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The Atlantic, The New York Times Book Review, Time, NPR, Library Journal In Invisible Child, Pulitzer Prize winner Andrea Elliott follows eight dramatic years in the life of Dasani, a girl whose imagination is as soaring as the skyscrapers near her Brooklyn shelter. In this sweeping narrative, Elliott weaves the story of Dasani's childhood with the history of her ancestors, tracing their passage from slavery to the Great Migration north. As Dasani comes of age, New York City's homeless crisis has exploded, deepe
In Hungry Farm, children are presented with a series of bright and engaging farm animals, each with their mouth open (a v-fold pop-up), eagerly awaiting a tasty treat. The child can choose which snack (a ‘dangly’ hanging from the spine of the book) they will feed to each animal. Hungry Farm is a fun, interactive board book in which children can choose what to feed the pop-out farm animals – pick from four ‘dangly’ food items, hanging from the spine of the book.Cow, Sheep, Chicken, and Pig are all hungry, but what will you feed them? In this innovative title, you get to decide!The animals wait with with their mouths open (a cleverly designed v-fold pop-up), eagerly awaiting a tasty treat. Children can choose which snack (a ‘dangly’ hanging from the spine of the book) they will feed to each animal. Bright and bold colors and characterful illustrations help bring this title to life, as children can play with the different permutations again and again!Feeding Time is a delightful series of
In Hungry Jungle, children are presented with a series of bright and engaging jungle animals, each with their mouth open (a v-fold pop-up), eagerly awaiting a tasty treat. The child can choose which snack (a ‘dangly’ hanging from the spine of the book) they will feed to each animal. Hungry Jungle is a fun, interactive board book in which children can choose what to feed the pop-out jungle animals – pick from four ‘dangly’ food items, hanging from the spine of the book.Gorilla, Toucan, Frog, and Sloth are all hungry, but what will you feed them? In this innovative title, you get to decide!The animals wait with with their mouths open (a cleverly designed v-fold pop-up), eagerly awaiting a tasty treat. Children can choose which snack (a ‘dangly’ hanging from the spine of the book) they will feed to each animal. Bright and bold colours and characterful illustrations help bring this title to life, as children can play with the different permutations again and again!Feeding Time is a delight
The interesting, illustrated bilingual stories in Let's Read! language-learning books are written for boys and girls who are independent readers in their own language. Titles in this series are available in both English-French and English-Spanish editions. While enjoying the original, varied, and exciting stories, young readers explore a second language, compare it with their own, and start out on a path toward fluency in their new language. Boys and girls soon discover that they don't need to learn every single new word that they encounter in the second language. As unfamiliar words reappear in the story's context, kids will pick up their meaning effortlessly, just as they pick up and understand new words in their own language. The parallel text, illustrations, and dialogue balloons on each page give kids a child-friendly bridge to reading and speaking in a second language. In this story, Tom and Sophie are traveling by car with their parents, on their way to visit Grandpa. It's a lon
The Winter’s Tale is one of Shakespeare’s “late plays.” It tells the story of a king whose jealousy results in the banishment of his baby daughter and the death of his beautiful wife. His daughter is found and brought up by a shepherd on the Bohemian coast, but through a series of extraordinary events, father and daughter, and eventually mother too, are reunited.In The Gap of Time, Jeanette Winterson’s cover version of The Winter’s Tale, we move from London, a city reeling after the 2008 financial crisis, to a storm-ravaged American city called New Bohemia. Her story is one of childhood friendship, money, status, technology and the elliptical nature of time. Written with energy and wit, this is a story of the consuming power of jealousy on the one hand, and redemption and the enduring love of a lost child on the other.From the Hardcover edition.
Patience, Miyuk (97816168984340)Anyone with a small child knows that patience is not a virtue easily won. In this magically illustrated story the young girl Miyuki, who we first met in the critically
This read-together board book is a snowballing narrative of animal chaos that culminates in story time under a blanket tent.“This proven series of well plotted, energetic board books is loved by children everywhere.”Julia Marshall, PublisherEveryone’s on the sofa to share a book: zebra, cat, child, lion. “Wait!” says Zebra, “Stork isn’t here yet!” Then the cat needs a cushion, the hamster’s missing, someone’s sitting on the lion’s tail, the fish wants to be in the middle… NOW they’ll be able to start—won’t they?In this fun, cumulative story, the familiar chaos of piling onto the sofa with friends builds to a climactic hullabaloo until the happy ending of sharing a book in an ideal reading spot—behind the sofa under the blanket tent.Susanne Strasser’s snowballing animal stories that children love are bestsellers in multiple languages.
An abandoned Southwark warehouse burns next door to a women's shelter for victims of spousal abuse. Within it lies the charred corpse of a female body burned beyond all recognition. At the same time, workers at Guy's Hospital anxiously discuss the disappearance of a hospital administrator -- a beautiful, emotionally fragile young woman who's vanished without a trace. And in an old, dark, rambling London house, nine-year-oldHarriet's awful fears won't be silenced -- as she worries about her feuding parents, her schoolwork . . . and the strange woman who is her only companion in this scary, unfamiliar place. Gemma James and Duncan Kincaid -- lovers and former partners -- have their own pressing concerns. But they must put aside private matters to investigate these disturbing cases. Yet neither Gemma nor Duncan realize how closely the cases are connected -- or how important their resolutions will be for an abducted young child who is frightened, alone . . . and in serious peril.
TIME TO SHINEThe Wonder Trio debut their adventuring careers with a splash, while the Crimson Vow rescue a mother and child from peril on their journey. When this brings the wrath of a corrupt band of
A Pip and Posy picture book celebrating friendship, teamwork, sporting games and play!Pip and Posy and their friends are playing lots of games one sunny day, and everybody wants to win! It isn't long before they soon feel a bit grumpy when they don't. The friends need to learn that it's much more fun to play as a team!This is the perfect picture book to enjoy as communities come together to celebrate the 2024 Olympics, and just in time to offer a few child-friendly game ideas to play this summer.Pip and Posy's world is all about friendship and play, and this enchanting book will help everyone remember what makes a true friend.Other titles in the series to collect: The Bug Hotel and Snow Coaches.
Two resourceful siblings begin a new life as refugees in a poetic picture book about thriving―in your own time―after great loss.From an award-winning author and a talented debut illustrator comes a profound story about child refugees healing and building new lives. When rescuers meet the boat, there are only two people left―a big child and a little one. The big one, remembering the trip across the dark sea, hides indoors. The little one ventures out, making friends, laughing, growing strong. When he brings the outside in, in the form of a butterfly, will his sister find the courage to guide the winged creature back into the world where it belongs? Powerful illustrations dance between dark and light in a moving tale of empathy, resilience, and the universal need for home and safety.
From award-winning author Matthew Burgess and debut illustrator Sirin Thada, a picture book biography of music icon Prince, from childhood to superstardom, that crackles with electricity and soul Prince is remembered as one of the greatest musicians and performers of all time. But before he achieved global superstardom, he was a child growing up in Minneapolis, with a universe of music inside him. From his first forays into writing songs with his school friends to his unprecedented three-album record deal at 19, and his surprise hit film Purple Rain to performing at the Super Bowl, Prince was never afraid to blaze his own trail--creating something entirely new, entirely free, and entirely PRINCE that would shape music and culture and resonate with audiences for generations to come.
Now in paperback for the first time, featuring all new covers, the Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians middle-grade series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson. On his thirteenth birthday, foster child Alcatraz Smedry gets a bag of sand in the mail - his only inheritance from his father and mother. He soon learns that this is no ordinary bag of sand. It is quickly stolen by the cult of evil Librarians who are taking over the world by spreading misinformation and suppressing truth. Alcatraz must stop them, using the only weapon he has: an incredible talent for breaking things. Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians is the first book in this action-packed fantasy series for young readers.
2022 NomineeDesmond Elliott PrizeThe Goldsmiths PrizeLonglisted for the Booker PrizeWinner of the Desmond Elliott PrizeShortlisted for the Goldsmiths PrizeLonglisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize‘Original, memorable, shimmering’ - Sarah MossLia has only one child, Iris; her magical, awkward, endlessly creative daughter who has just entered the battleground of her teenage years. Lia and Iris have always been close, but there is a war playing out inside Lia’s body, too, and everything is about to change. As she confronts what might be the end, memories of her own childhood and a passionate love affair come rushing into her present, unearthing buried secrets and her family’s deepest fears. But Lia hopes: for more time, for more love, for more Iris.Dancing between voices within Lia’s body and without, flitting back and forth in time, this sweeping, dazzling story of a life and what it is to let go marks the arrival of an extraordinary novelist.'Restlessly inventive . . . delicate and persuasi
