Jacob Grimm (1785-1863) and his brother Wilhelm (1786-1859) were philologists and folklorists. The brothers rediscovered a host of fairy tales, telling of princes and princesses in their castles, witches in their towers and forests, of giants and dwarfs, of fabulous animals and dark deeds. Together with the well-known tales of 'Rapunzel', 'The Goose Girl', Sleeping Beauty', 'Hansel and Gretel' and 'Snow White', there are the darker tales such as 'Death's Messengers' which deserve to be better known, and which will appeal not only to all who are interested in the history of folklore, but also to all those who simply love good story-telling.

Nicholas and the Gang contains 16 stories about Nicholas, theFrench schoolboy, and his friends, many of whom are familiar fromthe other books in the series: there's Alec, who's always eating;Cuthbert, who's always top of the class; Matthew, who's alwaysbottom of the class; and Mary Jane, the little girl with blondepigtails who lives next door. As usual, the children get into allkinds of trouble, even though they have the very best intentions.In this book, they try to make friends with the owner of a newbookshop near their school, take part in a chaotic radio interview,and play an unusually messy game of chess.

商品尺寸: 22.6 x 0.4 x 29.9 cm A funny and thought-provoking account of one boy’s refusal to accept the limitations of his Stone Age world. Ug and his parents are living in the Stone Age. And that means stone blankets, stone cold food, an even colder cave and, worst of all, hard stone trousers! Being an inquisitive and intelligent child, Ug suggests a series of modifications to improve the quality of family life. His ideas about heating, cooking, boats, and balls that actually bounce are met with a hostile reaction by his parents who don’t know what he’s going on about. Even Ug himself is occasionally unsure of the purpose of his inventions -- his round stone that rolls down the hill is great, but what is it actually for? With the help of his father, who is slowly coming round to his son’s way of thinking, Ug comes tantalizingly close to his ultimate garment goal, only to find that there are some obstacles even a boy genius can’t overcome.

Art as Tberapy boldly proposes that art has a clear function:it is a therapeutic tool to help us lead more fulfilled lives.

Roald Dahl's Esio Trot in glorious full colour!A lavish, large format full-colour edition of this funny, tender and poignant Roald Dahl story with coloured backgrounds on every page, illustrated by Quentin Blake, Roald Dahl's favourite illustrator.Roald Dahl was born in Wales in 1916. He was educated in England before going to work for the Shell Oil Company in Africa. With the outbreak of World War II, he became an RAF fighter pilot. He began writing for adults at the close of the war, with the encouragement of C. S. Forester. His first children's book, James and the Giant Peach, was published in 1961 and each of his subsequent books became bestsellers. He is still the best selling children's writer of all time.Quentin Blake is one of Britain's most successful illustrators. His first drawings were published in Punch when he was sixteen. He has illustrated nearly three hundred books and he was Roald Dahl's favourite illustrator. He has won many awards including the Whitbread Award and the Kate Greenaway

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'The humour may be 50 years old, but the notion of themischievous, confident little schoolboy is timeless. ... theBritish editions will deliberately be given a touch of class, asthe volumes are brought out in cloth covers, on high-quality paper.' Junior, July 2005 'with stories this charmingly innocent, funnyand heart-warming, neither modern dark edginess nor literaryspecial effects are required.' What's On In London, July 2005'Nicholas ... is a much-needed reminder of the Entente Cordiale...a chic and sturdily childproof new English edition, translatedin ebullient vernacular by Anthea Bell ... Here is timeless,universal comedy of innocents overeating, smoking a purloinedcigar, organising a football match but forgetting to bring a ball,worrying about a school report ('A rowdy and often inattentivepupil, given to fighting his friends. Could do better'), falling inlove with a girl, better than merely pretty, who can kick a ballhard enough to break a window, playing truant and pretending toenjoy a boring