When Tilly's mum goes out to work, Mrs Hardcastle from up the street pops in to look after her. There are two special things about Mrs Hardcastle. The first thing is that she's always dropping off to sleep (she snores too, sometimes). The second special thing is that whenever she goes to sleep, something magic always seems to happen to Tilly Mint! Carnegie Medal winner Berlie Doherty's enchanting Tilly Mint tales are at last available in one complete collection with brand-new illustrations from Tony Ross.
This omnibus edition features the Green Goblin stories, in which three pixies team up to run a little shop that offers to get anything for anyone; and the Yellow Fairy book, in which a brother and sister go up the Faraway Tree to rescue a kidnapped princess.
Princesses live in fairytale castles and spend their days doing important things. There are ships to launch, knights to reward, and marriage proposals from persistent princes to decline. If this sounds like the job for you, slip into Imagine You're a Princess! and explore the full panoply of princess practices. Potential princesses can claim the coolest bedroom in the palace (no peas under the mattress, please), learn to care for princess pets (unicorns are a perennial favorite), and practice essential life skills (helping others, being fascinating and intelligent). You'll also create some princess paintings (bright colors only, of course), meet some famous faces (Rapunzel really lets her hair down, but Sleeping Beauty's always napping), and even sneak a peak at a royal diary. Complete with step-by-step tips to becoming a princess, regal recipes for royal occasions, and other activities worthy of your highness, Imagine You're a Princess! is jewel of a book that further sparkles with Lucy Clibbon's stately illustrations. Think you can handle palace life? Well, if the glass shoe fits ...
A classic, heartwarming tale set to the backdrop of the Chinese cultural revolution, with the timeless feels of Eva Ibbotson's Journey to the River Sea.
A beautifully written, timeless tale by bestselling Chinese author Cao Wenxuan, winner of the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award. When Sunflower, a young city girl, moves to the countryside, she grows to love the reed marsh lands – the endlessly flowing river, the friendly buffalo with their strong backs and shiny round heads, the sky that stretches on and on in its vastness. However, the days are long, and the little girl is lonely. Then she meets Bronze, who, unable to speak, is ostracized by the other village boys. Soon the pair are inseparable, and when Bronze’s family agree to take Sunflower in, it seems that fate has brought him the sister he has always longed for. But life in Damaidi is hard, and Bronze’s family can barely afford to feed themselves. Will the city girl be able to stay in this place where she has finally found happiness?
Zinnia loves playing in the garden, but one day she decides to follow some children into the wilder marshes nearby! She has a wonderful time exploring and meeting new Flower Fairy friends, but she suddenly notices it is getting late and she is lost. How will she ever find her way home again?
Before they were grown-ups battling the nasty Sheriff of Nottingham, this famous band of heroes were normal boys with normal names just like you and me. So how did they come to be called Robin Hood, Friar Tuck, Will Scarlett and Little John?
Established author with successful beginner reader track record Exciting new illustrator with fresh, vivid style Funny stories with both boy- and girl-appeal
