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The Marzipan Pig

”There is, ” said the marzipan pig, ”such sweetness in me!”From the inimitable team of Russell Hoban and Quentin Blake, the pair behind Captain Najork and The Twenty Elephant Restaurant, comes an enchanting story of a little pig made of marzipan. Fallen behind the sofa, nobody hears the lost marzipan pig`s cries for help. And, after many months, a mouse discovers him and eats him up, having never known such sweetness. But a longing to be loved passes from the marzipan pig to the mouse.. . and so begins a curious chain of events featuring a dancing owl, a glowing taxi meter, a buzzing bee and a pinky-orange hibiscus flower - all triggered by the little lost marzipan pig. Each encounter more wonderful and more romantic than the last, just how far will the marzipan`s
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” There is, ” said the marzipan pig, ”such sweetness in me!” From the inimitable team of Russell Hoban & Quentin Blake, the pair behind Captain Najork & The Twenty Elephant Restaurant, comes an enchanting story of a little pig made from marzipan. Fallen behind the sofa, nobody hears the lost marzipan pig`s cries for help. &, after many months, a mouse discovers him & eats him up, having never known such sweetness. But a longing to be loved passes from the marzipan pig to the mouse.. . & so begins a curious chain of events featuring a dancing owl, a glowing taxi meter, a buzzing bee & a pinky-orange hibiscus flower
- all triggered by the little lost marzipan pig. Each encounter more wonderful & more romantic than the last, just how far will the marzipan`s sweetness travel?

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Elephant - A large land mammal found in Africa and Asia

Sofa - A comfortable piece of furniture for sitting on. Also known as a couch

Flower - The reproductive part of a plant. Colourful to attract insects to pollenate

team - A group of people or animals linked by a common purpose.

Pig - A type of farmyard animal with a snout and a curly tail.

Flower - A product that comes from planting a seed, tend to be the brightly coloured part at the end of the stem.

Wonderful - Another word for describing something that is extremely good, marvellous.

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Stanfords was established in 1853 and opened their iconic Covent Garden flagship store in 1901. They have become the top retailer of maps, travel books and accessories in the UK and arguably offer the largest selection of maps and travel books worldwide. Famous names such as Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Ranulph Fiennes and Michael Palin have purchased from Stanfords. They now have a shop in Bristol and both stores together with other venues operate a calendar of events including talks, book signings and exhibitions. As a specialist map retailer, the map selection is comprehensive and includes road maps, street maps and walking maps from worldwide destinations, as well as a selection of world atlases and wall maps. Books include travel guides and travel literature. Stanfords also stock globes, from miniatures made of blue marble to magnificent floor-standing globes. The website features a selection of interesting articles on travel topics.

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