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Your favourite children's author is back with his delightful local
heroine, Thoko! Niki Daly makes reading about life as a child
entertaining and realistic with his much-loved character. Thoko's
laughter and positivity makes her stories fun and accessible. The
stories will cultivate the joy of reading in the hearts of
children. This is the third book in the Thoko series with four
easy-to-read stories: 'Thoko's Special Soup', 'Thoko's Scary
Night', 'Thoko's Snail Garden' and 'Thoko's Holiday'. Like all the
books in the series, What's up! Thoko is available in English,
Afrikaans, isiXhosa and isiZulu.
Monty the dog who wears glasses is up to his old tricks again.
There are five Monty stories in this book.
What did T-Rexes like to eat? How big were they? Little ones can
learn fun facts about dinosaurs in this charming board book, filled
with adorable illustrations and exciting touch and feel textures
for babies to explore.
Dive into these spooky stories from New York Times bestselling
author Max Brallier, perfect for beginning readers! Pick a book.
Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early reader
line, Acorn, aimed at children who are learning to read. With
easy-to-read text, a short-story format, and full-color artwork on
every spread, these books will boost reading confidence and
fluency. Acorn books plant a love of reading and help readers
grow!What is making that strange sound in the woods? Who wrote that
dark message on the wall? These five spine-chilling stories will
have beginning readers everywhere begging to stay up late to read
(with the light on!). With authentically scary, easy-to-read text
and creepy, full-color artwork throughout, this book is perfect for
young children who crave lite scares. This scary story collection
from New York Times bestselling author Max Brallier is THE book to
share at sleepovers or around a campfire. It will send SHIVERS down
your spine!
It's a time for romance and adventure. For prom night and ghost
hunts. It's a time for breaking up, for falling in love - for
finding yourself. Stay up all night with these thirteen short
stories from bestselling and award-winning YA authors like Karen
McManus, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nina LaCour, and Brandy Colbert, as
they take readers deep into these rarely seen, magical hours. Full
contributor list: Brandy Colbert, Kathleen Glasgow, Maurene Goo,
Tiffany D. Jackson, Amanda Joy, Nina LaCour, Karen M. McManus, Anna
Meriano, Marieke Nijkamp, Laura Silverman, Kayla Whaley, Julian
Winters, Francesca Zappia
In That Way Madness Lies, fifteen acclaimed writers put their
modern spin on William Shakespeare's celebrated classics! "From
comedy to tragedy to sonnet, from texts to storms to prom, this
collection is a knockout." --BuzzFeed.com West Side Story. 10
Things I Hate About You. Kiss Me, Kate. Contemporary audiences have
always craved reimaginings of Shakespeare's most beloved works.
Now, some of today's best writers for teens take on the Bard in
these 15 whip-smart and original retellings! Contributors include
Dahlia Adler (reimagining The Merchant of Venice), Kayla Ancrum
(The Taming of the Shrew), Lily Anderson (As You Like It), Melissa
Bashardoust (A Winter's Tale), Patrice Caldwell (Hamlet), A. R.
Capetta and Cori McCarthy (Much Ado About Nothing), Brittany
Cavallaro (Sonnet 147), Joy McCullough (King Lear), Anna-Marie
McLemore (Midsummer Night's Dream), Samantha Mabry (Macbeth), Tochi
Onyebuchi (Coriolanus), Mark Oshiro (Twelfth Night), Lindsay Smith
(Julius Caesar), Kiersten White (Romeo and Juliet), and Emily
Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka (The Tempest).
Now a major Netflix film starring Kiernan Shipka, Shameik Moore, Odeya
Rush and Isabela Moner.
It's Christmas Eve and the worst blizzard for fifty years has blanketed
Gracetown. But as well as snowflakes, love is in the air - and
appearing in the most unexpected ways . . .
Who'd have thought a freezing hike from a stranded train would end with
a delicious kiss from a charming stranger? Or that a trip to the Waffle
House through four feet of snow could lead to romance with an old
friend? Or that the path to true love begins with a painfully early
morning shift at Starbucks?
Touching, hilarious and filled with festive cheer, the magic of the
holiday season shines on these three interconnected tales of love,
romance and breathtaking kisses. The perfect book for a cold winter's
night for any fan of The Fault in Their Stars, The Sun is Also a Star
and Eleanor and Park.
Myths are the oldest stories of all, and the ones thatcome from the
deepest and most powerful part of thehuman spirit. They help us to
explain the world aroundus and to make sense of our place within
it. The mythsand legends presented in this book come from
manydifferent cultures all over the world. They are filled
withadventure, magic, mystery, and the wonders of thehuman heart
and spirit. Retold for young children,these stories are perfect for
reading together or for newreaders to try themselves.
Avi charts the turning points in seven young lives in this
extraordinary collection of short stories.
In the overlapping years when childhood and adolescence blend and
shift like waves and sand, nothing is certain and everything is
changing. In this extraordinary collection of stories, Avi, one of
the most innovative authors writing for young people today, charts
the turning points in the lives of seven protagonists in their
restless middle years. Here you will meet, among others, the
subject of the title story, who wonders why he shouldn't ask
questions that have no answers -- is it because he might discover
the truth? You'll also encounter a "bad" minister's son who is
dared to be good, and a chilling tale of a girl who is haunted by
the ghosts of her cats. Always with a surprise built in, an angle
unseen, these are stories that step just beyond the edge of the
everyday.
Join Moomintroll, his family and their friends in beautiful Moominvalley - where everyone is welcome. Surprising things happen every day in Moominvalley - luckily the Moomin family and their friends embrace the unexpected with their characteristic humour, kindness and charm. This lavish gift book contains nine exciting adventure stories - all closely based on the warm and whimsical Moomin world and characters created by the celebrated writer, artist and illustrator Tove Jansson.
Presented in chronological order, each story is taken from an animation episode and set in the idyllic and peaceful valley where the round blue Moominhouse stands, and where everyone is welcome. The stories describe the adventures of nine-year-old Moomintroll, his parents, Moominmamma and Moominpappa and their eclectic and happy band of friends – Little My, Snufkin, Snorkmaiden, the hattifatteners and other famous characters from the classic stories.
The stories in this collection will delight Moomin fans of all ages. In one story Moomintroll sails to the mysterious Hattifattener island and in another, he finds a tiny dragon. The Moomins temporarily move house, Snufkin composes a new spring tune and Moomintroll encounters the mysterious Groke.
Vuil Ferdie is terug met nog planne! In hierdie boek probeer Ferdie om sy sussie se siekte aan te steek; saam met Ouma by ’n kompetisie te dans en om kragte te meet met die nuwe kinderoppasser wat selfs grilleriger as hy is.
Learning to read is fun with Tippie the elephant!
Each story in this set of 10 is unique, interesting and the text is
always supported by colorful, engaging illustrations that will aid
comprehension. Tippie experiences modern day adventures in each book
whilst staying true to typical child development. These sequential
reading books were designed with a focus on sound development, linking
sounds and letters as well as building success and self-confidence in
reading. The first ten books in the series focus on short vowels,
simple consonants, blends and sight words.
Books in the Learn to Read Tippie Level 1Boxset:
- Tippie and the cat
- Tippie and the hen
- Tippie and Fin jig
- Tippie the cop
- Tippie and Mum
- Tippie likes to rap
- Tippie the vet
- Tippie and Fin swim
- Tippie and the frog
- Tippie and the bug
Bewitched retellings of classic fairy-tales with brave and
resilient heroines. WINNER: Book of the Year 2018 (CBI Awards)
WINNER: YA Book of the Year 2017 (Irish Book Awards) WINNER:
Reader's Choice Award for YA Fiction 2017 (Irish Times Ticket
Awards) A multi-award winning collection of twelve dark, feminist
retellings of traditional fairytales from one of Ireland's leading
writers for young people. In the tradition of Angela Carter,
stories such as Cinderella and Rumpelstiltskin are given a witchy
makeover. Intricately illustrated with black and white line
drawings. 'Exquisitely written and powerful - I'm enchanted by it.'
- Marian Keyes 'Deirdre Sullivan's writing is beguiling, bewitching
and poetic. Her prose is almost dreamlike, reminiscent of Angela
Carter.' - Juno Dawson, author of The Gender Games 'Sullivan's
prose is delicate and masterful.' - Dave Rudden, author of Knights
of the Borrowed Dark 'Witchy, eerie and beautiful. These thirteen
fairytale retellings already feel like feminist classics.' - Claire
Hennessy, author of Like Other Girls Dark, feminist retellings of
traditional fairytales for a teen audience - not for the
faint-hearted
This book contains six illustrated stories by Charles Dickens.
These are six great novels simply retold to form a child's first
introduction to Dickens' unique view of humanity. It includes A
Christmas Carol, Great Expectations, David Copperfield, The Old
Curiosity Shop, Nicholas Nickleby, and - of course - Oliver Twist.
Though teeming with extraordinary characters, events and locations,
Dickens' writing offers us real insights into the social conditions
of his day and the way in which ordinary people were affected.
Sidebars explore the historical background and explain the language
the author used, which still resonates today. Specially adapted by
Sue Butler and with sumptuous illustrations by Jenny Thorne, this
beautiful collection is an ideal entry point into the works of
Dickens Charles Dickens was born on February 7th 1812 in
Portsmouth, England, the son of a navy clerk. After moving to
London, his father was imprisoned for debt and the young Dickens
went to work in a blacking factory, an experience that contributed
greatly to his later views on social reform.He became a journalist,
but would be better known for his wonderful novels, short stories
and articles - which are still widely read and adapted to this day.
Some of his most memorable tales are retold here in shortened and
simplified form.
Meet Oleander, who likes to keep busy, and her pet salamander,
Sally Mander, who prefers to take it easy. As they go about their
days in these five stories, they're visited by the Sprinkle Fairy
(she's the owner of a word factory in Sicily) and her helpers,
who've slipped a Big Word into each story. Which means, when Sally
Mander is slacking off on her gardening duties, Oleander accuses
her of procrastinating. And when Sally Mander loses a fight to a
bird over a worm, she demands that the bird regurgitate the worm
immediately. It's all fun with words --- BIG time! This collection
of quirky, bite-sized stories is part of a clever series of highly
original early readers by Judith Henderson. The text is dialogue
driven, broken up into small bits, and accompanied by T. L.
McBeth's small, simple and humor-filled spot illustrations, making
it just right for emerging readers. These books are also terrific
tools for expanding budding vocabularies, with the pronunciation
and definition included for each of the five multisyllabic Big
Words. Children will be trying them out in no time!
Chosen and introduced by Neil Gaiman, this thoroughly beguiling
collection of short stories is inhabited by an amazing menagerie of
creatures from myth, legend and dark imagination The griffin, the
sunbird, manticores, unicorns - all manner of glorious creatures
never captured in zoos, museums or photographs are packed vividly
into this collection of stories. Neil Gaiman has included some of
his own childhood favourites alongside stories classic and modern
to spark the imagination of readers young and old. All contributors
have given their work free to benefit Dave Eggers' literacy
charity, 826DC. Includes stories by: Peter S. Beagle, Anthony
Boucher, Avram Davidson, Samuel R. Delany, Neil Gaiman, Maria
Dahvana Headley, Nalo Hopkinson, Diana Wynne Jones, Megan
Kurashige, E. Nesbit, Larry Niven, Nnedi Okorafor, Saki, Frank R.
Stockton, Gahan Wilson, E. Lily Yu.
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