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暑假來到 Cornwall，Philip、Dinah、Lucy-Ann、Jack 和鸚鵡 Kiki 原以為等待他們的是一段輕鬆愉快的假期，沒想到附近神祕的 Isle of Gloom 卻透著不尋常的氣息。隨著幾個孩子逐漸察覺島上似乎有人暗中進行危險計畫，他們也一步步走進廢棄的銅礦坑，以及隱藏在海面之下的祕密隧道。The Island of Adventure 是 Enid Blyton 經典 Adventure 系列第一集，以海島、礦坑與地下通道構成充滿懸疑感的冒險舞台。本版換上 Rachael Dean 繪製的復古風格新封面，讓這部經典兒童冒險小說以全新面貌再次與讀者見面。● Enid Blyton 經典 Adventure 系列第一集，從 Cornwall 暑假展開五花八門的歷險● 神祕島嶼、廢棄銅礦與海底祕密隧道交織出緊湊的探險故事● 本版採用 Rachael Dean 繪製的全新復古風格封面，重新呈現經典作品Rediscover Enid Blyton's classic adventure with a refreshed retro cover illustrated by Rachael Dean.The Island of Adventure is the first thrilling installment in the Adventure series by Enid Blyton, one of the best-loved children's writers of all time.For Philip, Dinah, Lucy-Ann, Jack and Kiki the parrot, the summer holidays in Cornwall are everything they'd hoped for. Until they begin to realize that something very sinister is taking place on the mysterious Isle of Gloom – where a dangerous adventure awaits them in the abandoned copper mines and secret tunnels beneath the sea.Di

Sasha Lee 經營著小鎮上的 Matcha Moments，是遠近馳名的愛情媒人。她甚至能從抹茶表面的氣泡看出兩個人的戀愛潛力，替客人牽起一段段緣分。奇妙的是，最會替別人找對象的她，自己卻對承諾敬而遠之。直到公認「無法配對」的 Ben 走進店裡。Ben 覺得自己太普通，不可能有人喜歡；Sasha 偏偏不信，決心替他找到適合的對象。然而每天相處、聊天鬥嘴之後，她漸漸被 Ben 安靜低調的魅力吸引。這一次，她還能相信自己的配對能力嗎？本書以溫馨的抹茶咖啡館為舞台，結合小鎮生活、慢熱愛情與一點輕盈魔法，適合喜歡 cozy romance 的讀者。● 抹茶咖啡館 × 小鎮戀曲 × slow-burn romance，營造輕鬆舒適的閱讀氣氛● 能從茶飲氣泡看見愛情可能的媒人，偏偏看不清自己的感情● 推薦給喜歡 Laurie Gilmore、B.K. Borison 與 Before the Coffee Gets Cold 氛圍的讀者A quirky matchmaker who can read romantic potential in tea bubbles is completely blind to her own brewing love story. Will the matchmaker finally matchmake herself? For fans of the world's new favourite drink, Laurie Gilmore small-town romances and the cosy cafe setting of Before the Coffee Gets Cold.The only person harder to match than her clients . . . is the matchmaker herself.The Matcha Maker Cafe is a sweet, small-town slow-burn romance set in a charming matcha cafe, perfect for readers who love Laurie Gilmore, B.K. Borison and the gentle magic of Before the Coffee Ge

A strikingly original first novel, from the author of A Little Life. ‘The world Yanagihara conjures up, full of dark pockets of mystery, is magical.’ – The TimesIn 1950 Norton Perina, a young doctor, embarks on an expedition to a remote Micronesian island in search of a rumoured lost tribe. There he encounters a strange group of forest dwellers who appear to have attained a form of immortality that preserves the body but not the mind.Perina uncovers their secret and returns with it to America, where he soon finds great success. But his discovery has come at a terrible cost, not only for the islanders, but for Perina himself. Hanya Yanagihara's The People in the Trees marked the debut of a remarkable voice in American fiction.‘Impossible to resist’ – Daily MailPart of the Picador Collection, a new series showcasing the best of modern literature.

準備好在五分鐘內破解案件了嗎？英國名偵探 Hartigan Browne 這次將任務帶向世界各地，讀者也要一起出發，在不同城市面對 50 道燒腦謎題。從可疑的野生動物之旅、香蕉船失竊案，到埃及大金字塔裡出現的神祕物品，每到一站都有新的線索等待分析。本書延續暢銷 Cluedle 系列的推理玩法，每道謎題設計為五分鐘內完成，內容包括破解密碼、判讀證據、整理線索與閱讀地圖等不同挑戰。短篇幅設計方便隨時拿起來玩，也適合家人一起動腦，在環遊世界的故事設定中練習觀察與邏輯推理。● 收錄 50 道五分鐘推理謎題，每題都能獨立挑戰，適合零碎時間動腦● 結合密碼、證據、線索與地圖判讀等不同題型，增加解謎變化● 跟著 Hartigan Browne 前往世界各地辦案，將環球冒險融入推理遊戲Solve 50 five-minute puzzles and join Hartigan Browne on a global mission to learn from super sleuths around the world!Calling all budding spies and puzzle solvers!Hartigan Browne might be Britain’s greatest detective but he’s embarking on a global mission to solve cases all over the world. You'll need your detective skills to discover:What is suspicious about the wildlife tour Safari So Good?Has Filip van Dolphin been falsely accused of banana boat theft?What has been returned to Egypt's Great Pyramid?As you travel from city to city, you’ll both be put to the test with 50 mind-boggling puzzles designed to be completed in five minutes or less . . . so k

這是一個瘋狂又爆笑的圖文小說系列，適合喜歡《洛基日記》或《葛瑞冏日記》的孩子！來認識 Dante，跟你們保證！他絕對、百分之百、「不是魯蛇」！自從他的褲子在全校面前掉下來之後，Dante 就一直甩不掉「超級魯蛇」的稱號。但沒關係，他已經準備好一個超完美計畫，要在新學校翻身成為超人氣王！ 1. 徹底改頭換面，重新做人！ 2. 結交超多朋友，然後當個領頭羊！ 3. 精通所有運動，拿下所有冠軍！ 4. 把人氣直接灌爆給那些從小嘲笑他的人看！ 聽起來很簡單，對吧？....錯！因為這所「超難熬高中」根本不是普通學校，這裡的學生竟是些神話猛獸與傳說中的怪物，沒那麼容易就讓你翻身！ Dante必須拿出真本事對抗霸凌、扭轉命運，證明他真的、真的、真的不是魯蛇！這本由插畫家 Brian Gordon 創作的爆笑故事，專為 7 歲以上的小讀者打造，圖多、節奏快、笑點滿滿，絕對讓各位孩子一翻開就停不下來。A wacky, funny, highly illustrated series perfect for fans of Loki and Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Meet Dante, (who is definitely NOT a loser) in this hilarious, highly illustrated book for children aged 7+, by author/illustrator Brian Gordon. Perfect for fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Ever since his trousers fell down in front of the whole school, Dante has struggled to shake off his seriously uncool reputation. Luckily, he has a foolproof plan to become the most popular kid at his new school: 1. Completely reinvent himself. 2. Make a ton of friends and accept his nomination as their leader. 3. Become

Nostalgic and heartwarming, The Menu of Happiness features more uplifting tales from Kyoto’s Kamogawa Food Detectives as they recreate favourite dishes from their customers’ pasts. Now a global bestselling series.The Menu of Happiness, translated from Japanese by Jesse Kirkwood, is the third book in the delightful, bestselling Japanese sleuthing series for fans of Before the Coffee Gets Cold. This is an interconnected series, which can be read separately, or binged all at once!Welcome to the Kamogawa Diner, where every meal is a mystery ready to be solved. This unique establishment is run by a father–daughter duo who offer more than just mouth-watering meals. They act as ‘food detectives’, delving into the past to produce nostalgia-infused dishes for their hungry clientele.Among the patrons is a once-renowned pianist whose promising career was marred by a self-inflicted injury. She longs to taste the yakisoba she shared with the only man she ever truly loved. The diner also welcomes a

A pocket-sized collector's edition of the unique Queen Mary's Dolls' House edition of The Gruffalo – perfect for fans of all ages.This special collector’s edition of the much-loved modern classic, The Gruffalo, is adapted from the miniature Queen Mary's Dolls' House edition at Windsor Castle. Beautifully packaged in a pocket-sized gift edition, with gold foil cover decoration.Take a stroll through the deep dark wood as you’ve never seen it before . . .Commissioned by the Royal Collection as part of a Modern-Day Miniature Library project to celebrate one hundred years of the Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House. This unique edition of beloved children's classic has been reproduced from scans of the original dolls' house book to create a pocket-sized special edition.Handwritten by author Julia Donaldson and illustrated with sixty never-before-seen illustrations from Axel Scheffler, The Gruffalo: Queen Mary's Dolls' House Edition has been reworked to create a special miniature gift book – perfect fo

Brutally violent, Blood Meridian is the story of one teenage runaway in the nineteenth-century American South, as a sadistic gang unleashes its massacre across the desert land. It is the work that sealed Cormac McCarthy's reputation as one of the twentieth century's greatest writers – his magnum opus. ‘[A] brilliant, uncompromising work of fiction – imagine if the authors of the King James Bible, their hands guided by Satan, wrote a western’ – The TimesThrough the hostile landscape of the Texas–Mexico border wanders the Kid, a fourteen year-old Tennessean who is quickly swept up in the relentless tide of blood.A group known as the Glanton gang hunt Indigenous Americans, collecting scalps as their bloody trophies. At the centre of this violence stands Judge Holden: a massive, hairless man, mysterious if not supernatural, erudite and cold-blooded. He is singularly extreme in his sadistic violence.But the apparent chaos is not without order – the Glanton gang, too, are stalked as prey. Re

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder meets Fargo - In Case I Go Missing is a twisty thriller set in a small town with dark secrets that will keep you guessing until the final page.In Case I Go Missing, the debut YA thriller from R. N. Swann, is a twist-filled small-town mystery. Perfect for fans of The Reappearance of Rachel Price.Fenny has been the Watson to Sarah's Sherlock for as long as she can remember. Over the years, Sarah has ruffled a few feathers in their small town as an amateur detective and vigilante.Now, she's disappeared. The police have written her off as a runaway - but when Fenny discovers the binder Sarah left behind with a disturbing title, In Case I Go Missing, she knows there's foul play. Sarah was investigating her biggest mystery yet, one so explosive it had the power to shake the town to its very foundations.So Fenny picks up the case, following a trail of clues leading back to the dark, secret past of her home. How far did her suspects go to keep the truth buried?Rea

The Second Chance Convenience Storeis a Korean million-copy bestselling novel set in Seoul, telling the charming story of a store owner who gives those who work for her a second chance at life. For fans ofWelcome to the Hyunam-dong BookshopandDays at the Morisaki Bookshop.'Holding on to the belief that life had meaning and must go on, I, too, would carry on.'In this million-copy bestseller from Korea, the owner of a corner store takes in a homeless man who does a good deed – a kind soul whose presence will transform the whole neighbourhood.Seoul Station is home to Dokgo, a man with no memories of his past. Until one day his subdued existence is disrupted when he stumbles upon a lost wallet, triggering a chain of events that will change the course of his life.Enter Mrs. Yeom, a retired teacher turned convenience-store owner, who, upon discovering Dokgo's act of kindness in returning her purse, offers him a meal as a token of her gratitude. Their chance encounter blossoms into an unexpec

想成為世界級偵探，該從哪裡開始？英國名偵探 Hartigan Browne 開設終極偵探訓練課程，帶著新手探員一步步學習辦案技巧。讀者要找出 Chef Stéphanie Soupçon 偷走了什麼、學會破解 Caesar cipher，還得弄清楚小黃瓜竟然和成為頂尖偵探有什麼關係。本書延續暢銷 Cluedle 系列的五分鐘解謎特色，將偵探訓練變成一個個短篇挑戰。從分析證據、整理線索到破解密碼，每道謎題都設計為五分鐘內完成，篇幅短而題型多變，適合旅途中、課餘時間或親子一起動腦。● 化身 Hartigan Browne Detective Agency 偵探實習生，從任務中學習各種辦案技巧● 挑戰證據分析、線索推理與密碼破解，並認識 Caesar cipher 等解碼方式● 每道謎題設計為五分鐘內完成，適合外出攜帶或利用零碎時間挑戰Do you have what it takes to become a world-famous super sleuth? Join Hartigan Browne’s ultimate detective training course to find out!Calling all budding super spies! Enroll on The Hartigan Browne Detective Agency’s ultimate training course to see if YOU have what it takes to become a world-class private investigator.Learn everything there is to know about super-sleuthing from Britain’s greatest detective, Hartigan Browne, and use your detective skills to discover:What has Chef Stéphanie Soupçon stolen?How do you crack the Caesar cipher?How are pickles the key to becoming a world-class detective?Packed full of evidence to

Enjoy summer with all of your favourite animals in The Gruffalo and Friends: Summer Sticker Book, sure to delight fans of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. The ultimate summer holiday activity book for kids – packed with fun games, colouring, and puzzles – perfect for screen-free plane travel, road trips, or long journeys. - With over 250 easy-to-use stickers- Packed full of fun activities including sticker scenes, colouring-in, matching activities and more- Activities carefully designed for preschoolers aged 3 and over- Perfect to take on the go- Featuring your favourite characters from the bestselling picture books The Gruffalo, The Snail and the Whale, Monkey Puzzle and moreDiscover more sticker books: The Gruffalo: A First Sticker Book, The Gruffalo and Friends Super Sticker Book and The Gruffalo and Friends: Amazing Animals Sticker Book.

The Trouble with Poetry is the new collection from probably the most popular poet in the entire planet, and finds everyone''s favourite contemporary Pre-Socratic in as funny and wise (and sometimes joyfully silly) form as ever. Billy Collins''s tone is inimitable. Drawled and knowing, yet without a hint of world-weariness or cynicism, he fearlessly addresses the reader as friend and intimate -- and comrade, inviting them to square up to the various collective crises of the bald ape in the 21st century. Collins remains the only poet who can write about the next-to-nothing of our lives, the little boredoms, habits and frustrations of our daily and domestic existence, revealing their true importance and meaning -- and demonstrating that the same historical and cosmic forces bear upon them as upon the great events of the age.''Billy Collins is one of my favourite poets in the world'' Carol Ann Duffy''I''d follow this man''s mind anywhere'' Michael Donaghy''Billy Collins''s poems describe a

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Keep little hands busy - and mess-free - with Farm Magic Painting! Young children can color in favorite animals by adding just water, bringing the safari to life.Keep little ones busy Farm Magic Painting – color in favorite farm animals by just adding water, for mess-free fun!Join the noisy cockerel as he wakes up the all the animals, explore the busy farmyard, and help the farmer feed the hungry chicks.Brush the pictures with water to watch the colors magically appear,Wipe off excess water, then turn the page,Leave the book to dry standing upright and the colors will fade, ready to paint all over again!With a paintbrush to develop fine motor skills, an easy to grasp carry handle, and artwork from Axel Scheffler, bestselling illustrator of Room on the Broom, this activity book is the perfect gift for little ones out and about or at home.Also available: On the Farm Sticker Activity Book, Who's Hiding at Halloween?: A Felt Flaps Book and In the Jungle: A Push, Pull, Slide Book.

Getting the kids to school on time can be filled with hurdles – Rebecca Cobb perfectly captures the epic adventure it can be in A Wild Walk to School, a witty story full of imagination!From the Waterstones prize-winner and best-selling illustrator of The Paper Dolls by Julia Donaldson. It's time to walk to school and mum wants the children to get there on time. But what Mum doesn't realise is that the hill is in fact the tummy of a sleeping giant and it's important to tread carefully when the floor turns to lava! It's just as well Mum has these two Brave Explorers with her .. . A charming, relatable and beautifully illustrated story that's full of fun: recognisable to children and their grown-ups everywhere!

英國在今年六月迎來首次君主登基七十周年，而一個半世紀前，讓英國文學經典愛麗絲夢遊仙境面世的麥米倫出版社，也於歡慶時刻推出白金禧典藏版：原版文字及插圖，與天馬行空、充滿奇思妙想的故事情節，跨越時空隔閡，邀你一同躍入兔子洞。Celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's 70-year reign in true Wonderland style with this gorgeous Platinum Jubilee gift edition of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. This is the perfect keepdake gift for friends and family, and a delightful Jubilee party table decoration for street parties, garden parties and all celebratory events. With a special foiled Union Jack cover in honour of the Jubilee, and sprayed silver edges, this limited edition gift book is the perfect celebration of two female icons - a must-have for every Alice fan, and for everyone who admires Her Majesty.Presented in a delightful miniature size, this unique edition contains Lewis Carroll's complete classic text, with original illustrations from John Tenniel. Bringing to life the iconic world of Wonderland and unforgettable characters such as the Cheshire Cat, the Hatter and the Queen of Hearts, and concluding with a su

From W. Bruce Cameron, author of the beloved bestseller and major Hollywood movie A Dog's Purpose, comes this beautifully told, charming tale that explores the unbreakable bond between us and our pets

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLING DEBUT PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER YOU CAN'T MISS!The perfect marriage? Or the perfect lie?“A hair-raising debut, both unsettling and addictive...A chill

獾先生Pete正準備享用水果大餐，卻被一隻小小的蒼蠅打擾。接著整片森林的動物都忍無可忍，一起把所有蟲子都趕走！看似安靜清爽，卻換來更大的麻煩……Emily Gravett 再次用詼諧韻文與細膩插圖，帶出自然界中每個生物的角色缺一不可。《Bothered by Bugs》在歡笑中傳遞生態平衡的重要，是一本富含觀察力與環保意識的共讀繪本。Another brilliant Pete the Badger story from the inimitable Emily Gravett: plenty of laughs and an important environmental message.A very funny picture book story in which Pete the Badger, star of Emily Gravett's award-winning books Tidy and Too Much Stuff!, learns valuable lessons about the importance of all creatures, big and small, in maintaining the harmony of nature.In Bothered By Bugs, Pete the Badger is choosing a delicious recipe from his new fruit cookbook when his peace is interrupted by a teeny tiny fly. The fly becomes a swarm and soon all the animals are being bothered by bugs and insects of all kinds – so they help Pete rid the forest of/capture every single one. But . . . disaster! Now nobody's around to clean up the poo, and come autumn, there's not a berry or a cherry to be found. Will Pete and the other

Can you work out Cluedunnit? Crack the case by solving 60 more curiously clever mystery puzzles!Can you work out Cluedunnit? Team up with world-famous private investigator Hartigan Browne and solve 60 fun brain-busting puzzles to help the headmaster of Grindstone Academy (the most prestigious school in the English countryside!) recover their prized possession: the Grindstone Goblet.Use your detective skills to work out:* Why have all the books in the library been moved?* What is the treasure of immense worth?* Can the key to finding the Gleaming Goblet be found in a poem from William Shakespeare’s Macbeth?Packed full of codes to crack, evidence to evaluate, clues to unravel and maps to navigate, Cluedle - The Case of the Grindstone Goblet is a funny, mystery puzzle book for code-cracking families and skilful young super sleuths. The perfect activity book for holidays, car journeys and rainy days!Join Hartigan Browne to solve more mysteries in the bestselling Cluedle series with The Cas

Razor-sharp, provocatively page-turning and surprisingly tender,&i> Luster&/i> is a painfully funny coming-of-age story told by a fresh new voice.

Mexican Gothic but with flies! Wolf Worm is a creepy Southern gothic horror novel about a reclusive parasitologist and the illustrator hired to draw his insects. But the bugs aren't the only monster on the estate . . .

A strikingly original first novel, from the author of A Little Life. ‘The world Yanagihara conjures up, full of dark pockets of mystery, is magical.’ – The TimesIn 1950 Norton Perina, a young doctor, embarks on an expedition to a remote Micronesian island in search of a rumoured lost tribe. There he encounters a strange group of forest dwellers who appear to have attained a form of immortality that preserves the body but not the mind.Perina uncovers their secret and returns with it to America, where he soon finds great success. But his discovery has come at a terrible cost, not only for the islanders, but for Perina himself. Hanya Yanagihara's The People in the Trees marked the debut of a remarkable voice in American fiction.‘Impossible to resist’ – Daily MailPart of the Picador Collection, a new series showcasing the best of modern literature.

Crack the case with the InvestiGators! Join Mango and Brash in InvestiGators: All Tide Up for the seventh adventure in the laugh-out-loud full colour, comic book series perfect for fans of Bunny vs Monkey. When the captain of a cruise ship is found drifting at sea, the search begins for his missing ship and passengers! Did it sink? Was it boat-napped? Are supernatural forces at play?!Can the Mango and Brash unravel this maritime mystery before a second ship befalls a similarly unfathomable fate? Seas the day and find out in this new nautical adventure!The Investigators series is a hit with boys and girls aged 7+ and covers themes like:- Teamwork- Resilience- Problem-solving'Fast, fabulous, and fantastically funny, the InvestiGators books are instant classics!' - Jamie SmartJoin Mango and Brash on more adventures in the InvestiGators series by John Patrick Green - Take the Plunge, Off the Hook, Ants in Our P.A.N.T.S, Braver and Boulder, and Heist and Seek!

Lots of laughs on every level in the world's most awesome treehouse! The thirteenth instalment in the worldwide bestselling Treehouse series by Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton.*10 Million Children Laughing Worldwide*There are lots of laughs at every level in The 169-Storey Treehouse, the last book in the worldwide bestselling Treehouse series by Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton. Packed full of comic book style illustrations and perfect for fans of Dog Man and Bunny vs. Monkey.'The kind of book I would have loved as a kid' – Tom Fletcher, author of The Danger GangAndy and Terry have added thirteen new levels and built their biggest and most astonishing treehouse yet! It has everything they – and you – could wish for including: an electric pony stable, a NOISY level, a weather dome (where you can have whatever weather you want whenever you want it), and an 100% edible gingerbread house and a potato-powered translation transmitter that allows you to talk to everything everywhere all at the

Simultaneously stripping women bare and revealing them in all their guises and disguises, these poems tell tall stories as though they were true confessions, and spin modern myths from real women seen

Help little Monkey find his mum in the brilliantly funny Monkey Puzzle, from the unparalleled picture book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo.Where is Monkey''s mummy? It''s not too much fun being lost in the jungle, and little monkey wants his mum. Kindly butterfly is keen to help, but they don''t seem to be having much luck and keep finding the wrong animals! But eventually, they find . . . Dad! It''s just as well that he knows exactly where Mum is, and she''s waiting with a well-deserved cuddle.This hardback edition features the classic story plus extra content from Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, making this the perfect gift.Enjoy more family favourite picture books from Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler: The Gruffalo, The Gruffalo''s Child and Room on the Broom.

A glossy and gripping crime thriller about survival and vengeance, it puts the pedal to the metal as it hurtles through contemporary London, from the glass towers of the super-rich to the down and dir

It''s time for bed on the farm! Can you help Charlie Chick tuck all his friends in and say goodnight?With gentle text and clever shaped "blanket" pages, little ones can say goodnight to all their favorite farmyard animals.This is an ideal book to share with young children to settle down for bedtime and is perfect for fans of the bestselling Charlie Chick series, created by Nick Denchfield and Ant Parker.Discover more baby books in the Charlie Chick series: Charlie Chick Goes to School and Charlie Chick Comes to the Rescue!

The Other Bennet Sister presents Mary Bennet in a whole new light as she becomes Austen's newest leading lady. Now a major BBC One TV series, starring Richard E. Grant, Ruth Jones and Ella Bruccoleri.'Will delight Pride and Prejudice fans' – The Independent One by one, the Bennet sisters have found their place. But what happens to the one left behind? This is the brilliant, witty, and heartbreakingly relatable story of Mary Bennet. In Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, we know the fates of the five Bennet girls.But while her sisters are celebrated for their beauty or their wit, Mary is the "plain" middle sister, the introvert in a family of extroverts, and a constant disappointment to her mother. Lonely and lacking connection, Mary turns to the only place she feels safe: her books. Determined to be "right" since she can never be "beautiful," she prepares for a life of solitude at Longbourn.One by one, the other sisters move on: Jane and Lizzy for love, and Lydia for respectability. Mar

With a cast of everyone''s favourite farm animals, What the Ladybird Heard is a brilliant rhyming adventure from the stellar picture-book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks.Hefty Hugh and Lanky Len are two crafty robbers with a cunning plan to steal the farmer’s fine prize cow. But little do they know that the tiniest, quietest creature of all has overhead their plot, and she has a plan of her own . . . Now available as a board book, this much-loved classic is perfect for young readers, with brilliant rhyming verse from Julia Donaldson, author of The Gruffalo, and bright, distinctive illustrations from award-winning illustrator, Lydia Monks.Enjoy more adventures with the clever little ladybird in What the Ladybird Heard Next, What the Ladybird Heard on Holiday and What the Ladybird Heard at the Seaside.

International publisher Nina Jansous is the epitome of grace and style, and Blaze, her New York-based magazine has become one of the most successful in the world. Now Nina wants to return to Australia

You know that feeling. Your life's on track and all is going well. And then something monumental occurs that turns everything on its head. It happens to everyone but, for Kristin Ryder, it was much, m