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When Lily takes a walk with her dog, Nicky, she notices many lovely things. But poor Nicky only sees monsters lurking at every turn. Nicky sees a scary face made by the branches of a tree, then he is spooked by a post box that looks like a monster...the walk is an exhausting experience for him! The reader will also spot the scary apparitions but will recognise that they are not what they seem, and they also have the last laugh on Lily, who does not notice them at all.

It's a dark and stormy night and Toby cannot sleep. The whole house seems to be tossing and turning like a ship in the middle of the ocean...and soon Toby enters a fantasy world where he is indeed at sea, caught up in a strange and wild adventure. Luckily, Toby's cat makes up the crew of his ship, and together they chart a course through the storm and fend off a giant sea monster - with the last minute help of a mystery submarine which comes to their aid.But hang on, the submarine is manned by his Grandma and Grandpa! Soon they are back in the safety of the harbour, ready for breakfast - but lift the flap for one last surprise! Dramatic and surreal, there is danger and bravery with a large dose of the surreal, and lots more to notice on every re-read.

A small boy has saved all his pocket money and visits the market with high expectations. When disaster strikes and he loses his money, he feels devastated. But wait, what's that? A Smile Shop? He coul

Hattie the rabbit conjures an amazing succession of animals out of her hat, and for a grand finale produces a wonderful habitat where they can all live. Bigger and bigger animals start appearing and b

The Booker Prize-shortlisted, exhilarating novel that asks whether we ever really know the people we love**LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2026****SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2025**AGUARDIAN,INDEPENDENT and NEW STATESMAN Book of the Year'Slick, sharp, strange and singular . . . You’ll gulp this novel down in one in-breath'SAMANTHA HARVEY, Booker Prize-winning author ofOrbital'A lightning bolt of a novel'FINANCIAL TIMES'I’m not sure there’s anyone better writing in America today'ALEX PRESTON,ObserverOne woman, the performance of a lifetime. Or two. An exhilarating, destabilising novel that asks whether we ever really know the people we loveTwo people meet for lunch in a Manhattan restaurant. She’s an accomplished actress in rehearsals for an upcoming premiere. He’s attractive, troubling, young – young enough to be her son. Who is he to her, and who is she to him? In this compulsively readable, brilliantly constructed novel, two competing narratives unspool, rewriting o

One woman, the performance of a lifetime. Or two. A mesmerizing Mobius strip of a novel that asks who we are to the people we love.Two people meet for lunch in a Manhattan restaurant. She’s an elegant and accomplished actress in rehearsals for an upcoming premiere. He’s attractive, troubling, and young—young enough to be her son. Who is he to her – and who is she to him? In this compulsively readable, brilliantly constructed novel, two competing narratives unspool, rewriting our understanding of the roles we play every day – partner, parent, creator, muse – and the truths every performance masks, especially from those who think they know us best.Taut, hypnotic, Audition is Katie Kitamura at her virtuosic best.

★2025年 Booker Prize 入圍名單。★2025年 Kirkus Prize 決選名單。這是一部充滿懸疑氛圍的家庭劇，被形容為「讀起來像心理驚悚片的肥皂劇」。故事圍繞著一個家庭內部的權力鬥爭與秘密展開...主角是一位名叫 Sara 的年輕女子，她受邀回到位於一個偏遠沙漠小鎮的家中，為了與她關係疏遠的父母見面。她的父親是一位國際知名的藝術家，年邁且健康狀況不佳。隨著他的健康惡化，一場關於他龐大藝術遺產的繼承權鬥爭悄然上演。在這個孤立的環境中，Sara 發現自己不僅要應對家人之間緊張的關係，還必須面對過去未解的創傷。小說深入探討了家庭成員之間複雜的親密關係、權力動態，以及在家庭這個舞台上，每個人如何扮演自己的角色、隱藏真實的自我。Kitamura 的寫作風格簡潔而精準，營造出強烈的心理張力，讓讀者跟隨主角的視角，一步步揭開這個家庭光鮮外表下的黑暗秘密。本書特別適合喜愛心理懸疑與文學性家庭劇的讀者，它以緊湊的節奏和充滿張力的氛圍，深刻描繪了家庭內部的權力鬥爭與秘密。對於欣賞簡潔精準、能營造強烈心理張力的文筆，並喜歡探索角色在壓力下的內心世界與行為動機的讀者而言，這部由角色驅動的作品將帶來極具沉浸感的閱讀體驗。**SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2025**A GUARDIAN, OBSERVER, FINANCIAL TIMES, BBC, TIME, VOGUE, MARIE CLAIRE, ESQUIRE and ROLLING STONE BOOK TO READ IN 2025'Slick, sharp, strange and singular . . . You’ll gulp this novel down in one in-breath' SAMANTHA HARVEY, Booker Prize-winning author of Orbital'A lightning bolt of a novel' FINANCIAL TIMES'I’m not sure there’s anyone better writing in America today' ALEX PRESTON, ObserverOne woman, the performance of a lifetime. Or two. An ex

★2025年 Booker Prize 入圍名單。★2025年 Kirkus Prize 決選名單。這是一部充滿懸疑氛圍的家庭劇，被形容為「讀起來像心理驚悚片的肥皂劇」。故事圍繞著一個家庭內部的權力鬥爭與秘密展開...主角是一位名叫 Sara 的年輕女子，她受邀回到位於一個偏遠沙漠小鎮的家中，為了與她關係疏遠的父母見面。她的父親是一位國際知名的藝術家，年邁且健康狀況不佳。隨著他的健康惡化，一場關於他龐大藝術遺產的繼承權鬥爭悄然上演。在這個孤立的環境中，Sara 發現自己不僅要應對家人之間緊張的關係，還必須面對過去未解的創傷。小說深入探討了家庭成員之間複雜的親密關係、權力動態，以及在家庭這個舞台上，每個人如何扮演自己的角色、隱藏真實的自我。Kitamura 的寫作風格簡潔而精準，營造出強烈的心理張力，讓讀者跟隨主角的視角，一步步揭開這個家庭光鮮外表下的黑暗秘密。本書特別適合喜愛心理懸疑與文學性家庭劇的讀者，它以緊湊的節奏和充滿張力的氛圍，深刻描繪了家庭內部的權力鬥爭與秘密。對於欣賞簡潔精準、能營造強烈心理張力的文筆，並喜歡探索角色在壓力下的內心世界與行為動機的讀者而言，這部由角色驅動的作品將帶來極具沉浸感的閱讀體驗。**SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2025**A GUARDIAN, OBSERVER, FINANCIAL TIMES, BBC, TIME, VOGUE, MARIE CLAIRE, ESQUIRE and ROLLING STONE BOOK TO READ IN 2025'Slick, sharp, strange and singular . . . You’ll gulp this novel down in one in-breath' SAMANTHA HARVEY, Booker Prize-winning author of Orbital'A lightning bolt of a novel' FINANCIAL TIMES'I’m not sure there’s anyone better writing in America today' ALEX PRESTON, ObserverOne woman, the performance of a lifetime. Or two. An ex

One woman, the performance of a lifetime. Or two. An exhilarating, destabilizing M鐽ius strip of a novel that asks whether we ever really know the people we love.Two people meet for lunch in a Manhattan restaurant. She's an accomplished actress in rehearsals for an upcoming premiere. He's attractive, troubling, young--young enough to be her son. Who is he to her, and who is she to him? In this compulsively readable, brilliantly constructed novel, two competing narratives unspool, rewriting our understanding of the roles we play every day - partner, parent, creator, muse - and the truths every performance masks, especially from those who think they know us most intimately. Taut and hypnotic, Audition is Katie Kitamura at her virtuosic best.

Music and imagination combine to create an unforgettable experience!When Hannah spots a leaf on the grass, she thinks it looks like a violin, and decides to see if she can play it. Soon everything is singing and dancing to the music! A joyful book that celebrates play, creativity and the imagination within us all.

An adorable look at the world through the eyes of a beloved puppy from multi-award-winning picture book legend Satoshi Kitamura. Nominated for a 2025 Carnegie Medal for Illustration! Every day, Lucy goes to school and leaves her puppy at home. But today, determined to find out what school is, he sets off on an adventure to go to Puppy School! The young dogs learn important skills such as scratching behind their ears, learning to sleep wherever they go, and most importantly, how to leave a scent trail - which comes in handy when our puppy finds himself separated from his friends... Can he follow the trail that'll lead him back home to Lucy? The perfect story for dog-lovers, and fans of Oi Dog! (Kes Gray and Jim Field) and Dogger (Shirley Hughes).

A 2021 pick for Barack Obama and the New York Times, Intimacies is a dazzling exploration of truth and power'Captivating' Elif Shafak'Charged with tension and power' Avni Doshi'Simply stunning' Brandon Taylor 'Gorgeous' Raven LeilaniAn interpreter has come to The Hague to escape New York and work at the International Court. A woman of many languages and identities, she is looking for a place to finally call home.She's drawn into simmering personal dramas. Her lover, Adriaan, is separated from his wife but still entangled in his marriage.Her friend Jana witnesses a seemingly random act of violence, a crime the interpreter becomes increasingly obsessed with as she befriends the victim's sister.And she's pulled into an explosive political controversy when she's asked to interpret for a former president accused of war crimes.She is soon pushed to the precipice, where betrayal and heartbreak threaten to overwhelm her, forcing her to decide what she wants from her life.'One of my favourite n

A NEW YORK TIMES TOP 10 BOOK OF 2021LONGLISTED FOR THE 2021 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD IN FICTIONONE OF BARACK OBAMA’S FAVORITE 2021 READSAN INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLERA BEST BOOK OF 2021 FROM Washington Post, Vogue, Time, Oprah Daily, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Atlantic, Kirkus and Entertainment Weekly“Intimacies is a haunting, precise, and morally astute novel that reads like a psychological thriller…. Katie Kitamura is a wonder.” ―Dana Spiotta, author of Wayward and Eat the Document“One of the best novels I’ve read in 2021.” – Dwight Garner, The New York TimesA novel from the author of A Separation, an electrifying story about a woman caught between many truths.An interpreter has come to The Hague to escape New York and work at the International Court. A woman of many languages and identities, she is looking for a place to finally call home. She's drawn into simmering personal dramas: her lover, Adriaan, is separated from his wife but still entangled in his

A NEW YORK TIMES TOP 10 BOOK OF 2021 LONGLISTED FOR THE 2021 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD IN FICTION ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE 2021 READS AN INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLERA BEST BOOK OF 2021 FROM Washington Post, Vogue, Time, Oprah Daily, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Atlantic, Kirkus and Entertainment Weekly "Intimacies is a haunting, precise, and morally astute novel that reads like a psychological thriller.... Katie Kitamura is a wonder." --Dana Spiotta, author of Wayward and Eat the Document "One of the best novels I've read in 2021." - Dwight Garner, The New York Times A novel from the author of A Separation, an electrifying story about a woman caught between many truths. An interpreter has come to The Hague to escape New York and work at the International Court. A woman of many languages and identities, she is looking for a place to finally call home. She's drawn into simmering personal dramas: her lover, Adriaan, is separated from his wife but still entang

It's a dark and stormy night and Toby cannot sleep. The whole house seems to be tossing and turning like a ship in the middle of the ocean...and soon Toby enters a fantasy world where he is indeed at sea, caught up in a strange and wild adventure. Luckily, Toby's cat makes up the crew of his ship, and together they chart a course through the storm and fend off a giant sea monster - with the last minute help of a mystery submarine which comes to their aid. But hang on, the submarine is manned by his Grandma and Grandpa! Soon they are back in the safety of the harbour, ready for breakfast - but lift the flap for one last surprise! Dramatic and surreal, there is danger and bravery with a large dose of the surreal, and lots more to notice on every re-read.

When Lily takes a walk with her dog, Nicky, she notices many lovely things. But poor Nicky only sees monsters lurking at every turn. Nicky sees a scary face made by the branches of a tree, then he is spooked by a post box that looks like a monster...the walk is an exhausting experience for him! The reader will also spot the scary apparitions but will recognise that they are not what they seem, and they also have the last laugh on Lily, who does not notice them at all.

*A NEW STATESMAN AND OBSERVER BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021***A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2021**From the author of A Separation, a taut and electrifying story about a woman caught between many truths. An interpreter has come to The Hague to escape New York and work at the International Court. A woman of many languages and identities, she is looking for a place to finally call home.She's drawn into simmering personal dramas: her lover, Adriaan, is separated from his wife but still entangled in his marriage. Her friend Jana witnesses a seemingly random act of violence, a crime the interpreter becomes increasingly obsessed with as she befriends the victim's sister. And she's pulled into an explosive political controversy when she's asked to interpret for a former president accused of war crimes.A woman of quiet passion, she confronts power, love, and violence, both in her personal intimacies and in her work at the Court. She is soon pushed to the precipice, where betrayal and heartbreak thre

“A perfect novel—taut and seductive.” —Brandon Taylor, author of Real Life and Filthy Animals “Intimacies is a haunting, precise, and morally astute novel that reads like a psychological thriller

“A perfect novel―taut and seductive.” ―Brandon Taylor, author of Real Life and Filthy Animals“Intimacies is a haunting, precise, and morally astute novel that reads like a psychological thriller…. Kat

Let's Go to the Zoo invites little animal lovers to discover lots of interesting facts of over 100 animals while exploring its vibrant pages—it's just like taking a trip to the zoo! This beautifully-i

With over 100 animals to learn, traveling through the pages of this book is like taking a virtual trip to the aquarium! Learn interesting facts about favorite marine animals and enjoy the beautiful il