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Oh Stella
(Hardcover)
Maryann Katterjohn; Illustrated by Annie Roth
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R550
Discovery Miles 5 500
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Ships in 12 - 19 working days
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Reynard - a subversive, dashing, anarchic, aristocratic, witty fox
from the watery lowlands of medieval East Flanders - is in trouble.
He has been summoned to the court of King Noble the Lion, charged
with all manner of crimes and misdemeanours. How will he pit his
wits against his accusers - greedy Bruin the Bear, pretentious
Courtoys the Hound or dark and dangerous Isengrim the Wolf - to
escape the gallows? Reynard was once the most popular and beloved
character in European folklore, as familiar as Robin Hood, King
Arthur or Cinderella. His character spoke eloquently for the
unvoiced and disenfranchised, but also amused and delighted the
elite, capturing hearts and minds across borders and societal
classes for centuries. Based on William Caxton's bestselling 1481
English translation of the Middle Dutch, but expanded with new
interpretations, innovative language and characterisation, this
edition is an imaginative retelling of the Reynard story. With its
themes of protest, resistance and duplicity fronted by a
personable, anti-heroic Fox making his way in a dangerous and cruel
world, this gripping tale is as relevant and controversial today as
it was in the fifteenth century.
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Busy Puppies
(Board book)
Yi-Hsuan Wu; Campbell Books
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R195
R177
Discovery Miles 1 770
Save R18 (9%)
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Ships in 5 - 10 working days
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Push, pull and slide the scenes to race around the dog park in Busy
Puppies! Teach all sorts of puppies how to play fetch, learn new
tricks and even make new waggy-tailed friends in this adorable
book. Young children will love playing with this bright and
colourful board book with gentle rhyming text and wonderful
illustrations by Yi-Hsuan Wu. Part of the popular Busy Book series,
this book is perfect for sharing with little dog-lovers. Introduce
your toddler to the Busy world around them with Busy Zoo, Busy Pets
and Busy Baby Animals.
A hilarious exploration of grumpiness: this is a book for any child
who has ever woken up to find everything unreasonably annoying.
Today is a terrible day for Wolfie: it's cloudy (there is a single
cloud), the water in the bubble bath is ice cold, there aren't
enough chocolate chips in the cookies and everyone else is having a
nice day (lucky them). No one understands Wolfie at school. But
then Penguin comes along... and she does understand. Suddenly
things start to get a whole lot better. This is a story
about how when you're feeling misunderstood, sometimes all it takes
to change your perspective completely, is a like-minded friend. A
wonderful, and relatable story about the loneliness that comes with
feeling grumpy and how a friend can give a rain cloud day, a sunny
new spin. Funny for both children and adults alike - while
children will delight at the funny dissonance between text and
image, the parents will recognise the all too relatable tale of
out-of-proportion toddler grumpiness.Â
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