A fourth audio book in the hugely successful Horrid Henryseries. 'The devilish child, most wonderfully brought to life byMiranda Richardson, sees off any and all opposition to get what hewants!' Daily Express Unabridged.
Following the success of his stage adaptation of "The BFG",David Wood has now written a series of scenes, or "playlets" forperformance by children in schools and other amateur groups. Withnotes on simple staging, props and costumes, these plays can beperformed with the minimum of experience or resources. Evidently not even Roald Dahl could resist the acronym craze ofthe early eighties. BFG? Bellowing ferret-faced golfer?Backstabbing fairy godmother? Oh, oh... Big Friendly Giant! ThisBFG doesn't seem all that F at first as he creeps down a Londonstreet, snatches little Sophie out of her bed, and bounds away withher to giant land. And he's not really all that B when comparedwith his evil, carnivorous brethren, who bully him for being suchan oddball runt. After all, he eats only disgusting snozzcumbers,and while the other Gs are snacking on little boys and girls, he'sblowing happy dreams in through their windows. What kind of way isthat for a G to behave? The BFG is one of Dahl's most lovable
After the storming success of Horrid Henry's three Joke Books,it's time for his arch rival Moody Margaret to strike back. The twofoes each put forward their most dastardly dares and side-splittingjokes in their own books, resulting in a hilariously horridshowdown! Filled with witty comments and acerbic asides from Henryand Margaret's friends, enemies, families and teachers, along withbrand new Tony Ross illustrations, this two book collection shouldkeep Henry's (and Margaret's!) fans mischievously quiet.
Horrid Henry helps himself to all the money he needs to winhis favourite board game, comes up with another spectacularmoney-making scheme for launching a newspaper with all the schoolgossip, vows vengeance on Perfect Peter when Peter nicks hisbirthday party theme and has his own Pirate Party - and gets it bytaking over as Head Teacher when Peter plays school with hisgoody-goody friends.
"Esio Trot" is Dahl's wonderful, warm-hearted story about MrHoppy, Mrs Silver and the tortoise who brings them together. In"The Minpins", Little Billy doesn't really believe there aremonsters in the wood, but the tiny minpins are real enough, andtheir miniature world is in danger.
This bestselling book features a collection of favorite I Spyriddles that send readers searching 12 photographs for hiddenobjects.
Lewis Carroll was the pen-name of the Reverend Charles LutwidgeDodgson. Born in 1832, he was educated at Rugby School and ChristChurch, Oxford, where he was appointed lecturer in mathematics in1855, and where he spent the rest of his life. In 1861 he tookdeacon's orders, but shyness and a constitutional stammer preventedhim from seeking the priesthood. He never married, but was veryfond of children and spent much time with them. His most famousworks, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and Through theLooking-Glass (1872), were originally written for Alice Liddell,the daughter of the dean of his college. Charles Dodgson died ofbronchitis in 1898.
Collecting Alice's complete adventures, a source of delight tochildren and adults alike for generations, the Penguin Classicsedition of Lewis Carroll's Alice'sAdventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass is edited with anintroduction and notes by Hugh Haughton. Conjured up one 'golden afternoon' in 1862 to entertain AliceLiddell, the daughter of the dean of Carroll's college, the dreamworlds of nonsensical Wonderland and back-to-front Looking-Glasskingdom depict order turned upside-down. Following the white rabbitinto his warren, Alice falls into a world where croquet is playedwith hedgehogs and flamingos, a baby turns into a pig, time runsamok at a the Mad Hatter's tea-party, a chaotic game of chess makesAlice a Queen and the Mock Turtle and Gryphon dance the LobsterQuadrille. But amongst the anarchic humour and sparkling wordplay,unforgettable characters, puzzles and riddles, are poignant momentsof nostalgia for a lost childhood. Original and experimental,adapted into countless film a
Cicely Mary Barker's original Flower Fairies books, firstpublished in the 1920s, have been known and loved by generations.Like the pre-Raphaelite painters whom she so admired, Barkerbelieved in re-creating the beauty of nature in art and drawingfrom life. Her Flower Fairies watercolors have a unique combinationof naturalism and fantasy that no imitators have matched. Each of Barker's four seasonal books features poems andfull-color illustrations of at least 19 flowers that bloom during aparticular season.
Dare you take on the role of the Grand High Witch? David Woodhas created seven short plays to read and perform. With notes onsimple staging, props and costumes, the plays can be produced withthe minimum of experience and resources. Children will have aphizzwizardly good time - and their friends won't believe theirgogglers!
This is a collection of (mainly) grisly beasts out for humanblood, ranging from Gocky-Wock the crocodile to Sting-A-Ling thescorpion. It is described in verse with all Dahl's usual gusto andillustrated in suitably lurid style by Quentin Blake.
《鬼妈妈》是英国著名作家尼尔-盖曼的畅销小说。 如果有一天,你在家里的某个角落找到一扇紧锁的神秘之门。请千万别打开它,也许这就是一扇通往另一个世界的鬼魅之门。女孩考罗琳和爸妈一起搬进了一间旧屋,在一道门后,她发现了一个与现实完全相同的另一个世界,那里有她的另一个“妈妈”,这个“妈妈”有一双黑色纽扣眼睛,她要考罗琳永远留在这个世界里……
Jules Verne’s classic science fiction fantasy carries its hero—Professor Aronnax of the Museum of Paris—on a thrilling anddangerous journey far below the waves to see what creatures live inthe ocean’s depths. In the process, Verne imagined a vessel thathad not yet been invented: the submarine.
In the second book in the New York Times bestselling series,Nicholas, Sophie, Josh, and Scatty emerge in Paris, the City ofLight, home to Nicholas Flamel. Only this homecoming is anythingbut sweet. Niccolò Machiavelli, immortal author and celebrated artcollector, lives in Paris and is working for Dr. John Dee. He’s inhot pursuit, and time is running out for Nicholas and Perenell.Josh and Sophie Newman are the world’s only hope. . . . If theydon’t turn on each other first.
Ten years after its original publication, the first book inthe I Spy series still has all of the magic and wonder thatcaptured readers in 1991. Each brilliantly composed spread is atreasure trove of intriguing items. Rhymes present hide-and-seekchallenges for young readers in a lively and accessible way. Likeeach best-selling title that followed, I Spy: A Book of PictureRiddles is a true feast for the eyes. This special edition is amust-have for I Spy fans both old and new.
Cicely Mary Barker's original Flower Fairies books, firstpublished in the 1920s, have been known and loved by generations.Like the pre-Raphaelite painters whom she so admired, Barkerbelieved in re-creating the beauty of nature in art and drawingfrom life. Her Flower Fairies watercolors have a unique combinationof naturalism and fantasy that no imitators have matched. Each of Barker's four seasonal books features poems andfull-color illustrations of at least 19 flowers that bloom during aparticular season.
Includes 'Horrid Henry and the Abominable Snowman' and'Horrid Henry's Christmas Cracker'.
Most grandmas are kind and helpful ladies. Not George'sgrandma. She's a grumpy and grizzly old grouch and George wants toteach her a lesson. So when it's time for her medicine, Georgeconcocts a bubbling, frothing, marvellous mixture, which isguaranteed to send her through the roof...