The Gruffalo said that no gruffalo should Ever set foot in the deep dark wood. But one wild & windy night the Gruffalo`s child disobeys her father`s warnings & ventures out into the snow. After all, the Big Bad Mouse doesn`t really exist...does he? The Gruffalo`s Child is the number one bestselling, much-loved sequel to the worldwide picture-book phenomenon that is The Gruffalo. Julia Donaldson`s trademark rhyming text & Axel Scheffler`s brilliant, characterful illustrations combine once more to ensure that the Gruffalo`s Child has followed firmly in her father`s footsteps & that her story is one that children will ask for again, & again...and again! This handy board book format is perfect for younger readers. It features the classic story with a stunning redesigned cover & beautiful finish, making it a must-have for even the smallest Donaldson & Scheffler fans! Also available in board book format & with striking redesigned covers are: The Gruffalo, Room on the Broom, The Snail & the Whale, The Smartest Giant in Town, Monkey Puzzle, Charlie Cook`s Favourite Book, & A Squash & a Squeeze. ...

The Gruffalo`s Child BIG Activity Book is based on the bestselling story by Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler. With forty-eight pages stuffed full of things to make, do, & colour in, games to play & puzzles to solve, plus over two hundred resuable stickers, there`s plenty to keep children busy for hours in this bumper activity book. It`s perfect for rainy days, holidays -- or any day at all! Do you dare enter Gruffalo cave & add your own cave paintings to the wall? Are you clever enough to solve the maze & help the Gruffalo`s Child find her way out of the deep dark wood? Can you get creative & make your very own snowflake blizzard? & are you brave enough to draw the biggest, baddest Big Bad Mouse you can possibly imagine.. .? A compilation of favourite & specially created activities, including: colouring, games, spot the difference, make-your-own decorations, a giant sticker scene -- & much more! ...

In a world filled with inspirational know-it-alls "able blowhards, only one figure is indifferent enough to tell the cranky truth: Grumpy Cat. Following the success of her New York Times bestselling debut, everyone`s favourite disgruntled feline is back with this demotivational guide to everyday life, love, friendship & more. Featuring many new photos of Grumpy Cat`s famous frown & packed with uninspiring observations, The Grumpy Guide to Life will help anyone get in touch with their inner grouch. ...

Mr Grunt`s a man with a mission. He has to get a Person of Great Importance (or POGI) to someone called Mrs Bayliss by the twenty-fifth. Alive & well. & he can`t tell anyone more than that, not even his lovely wife, Mrs Grunt, because there will be people trying to snatch the POGI & so the POGI must be transported in secret. It`s an exciting adventure, but what interests Mr Grunt most are the silver coins he`s been promised at the end of it. The Grunts` stolen son, Sunny, has a few questions. Who is the big-earringed cyclist? Why does the POGI have to wear a barrel all the time? Is Rodders Lasenby a lovely person or simply the rudest man on the planet? & how long will it be before they find themselves All At Sea? ...

Over the years, the Grunts have made more than a few enemies. But fortunately they`re all safely behind bars. Or are they? There`s been a prison break-out, & three of them are after REVENGE. It`s time for the Grunts to go On the Run... This last book brings back some familiar faces from the series & solves a couple of mysteries too... ...

The First World War threw the imperial order into crisis. New states emerged from the great European land empires, while Germany`s African & Pacific colonies, & the Ottoman provinces in the Middle East fell into allied hands. Britain, France, Belgium, Japan, & the British dominions wanted to keep the new states, but Woodrow Wilson & the millions converted to the ideal of self-determination thought otherwise. At the Paris Peace conference of 1919, the allies agreed reluctantly to govern their new conquests according to international & humanitarian norms & under `mandate` from the League of Nations. As The Guardians shows, this decision had enormous consequences. The allies sought to use the League to safeguard imperial authority, but that authority was undermined by the mechanisms for international oversight they had themselves created. Colonial nationalists & humanitarians exploited new rights of petition or opportunities for publicity to expose abuses or scandals; Germans resentful of the loss of their colonies & Italians eager to found a new empire arrived in Geneva to demand a repartition of the spoils. As imperial politicians wearied of continual scandals & crises
- revolts in South West Africa, Syria, Samoa, & Palestine; famine in Rwanda; labour abuses in New Guinea; extortionate oil contracts in Iraq
- they began to question whether independent states might be easier to deal with than territories subject to international scrutiny. Drawing on research in four continents & dozens of archives, & bringing to life a global network of nationalists, humanitarians, international bureaucrats, & imperial statesmen, The Guardians offers an entirely new interpretation of the importance of international organizations in the emergence of the modern world order.

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The beloved, life-affirming international bestseller which has sold over 5 million copies worldwide
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It`s 1946 & author Juliet Ashton can`t think what to write next. Out of the blue, she receives a letter from Dawsey Adams of Guernsey
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A couple in their thirties live in a small rented cottage in a quiet part of Tokyo. They work at home as freelance writers. They no longer have very much to say to one another. One day a cat invites itself into their small kitchen. She is a beautiful creature. She leaves, but the next day comes again, & then again & again. New, small joys accompany the cat; the days have more light & colour. Life suddenly seems to have more promise for the husband & wife; they go walking together, talk & share stories of the cat & its little ways, play in the nearby Garden. But then something happens that will change everything again. The Guest Cat is an exceptionally moving & beautiful novel about the nature of life & the way it feels to live it. The book won Japan`s Kiyama Shohei Literary Award, & was a bestseller in France & America. ...

The Guest Log contains plenty of room for recording your visitors aboard, as well as information about your cruises. Reference pages are also included, covering such topics as: Equipment checklist, rules of the road, & more. Pages are also provided for recording important information about your vessel. ...