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Master storyteller Roald Dahl adds his own darkly comic twists to six favorite tales in this irreverent and hilarious collection!Did you think Cinderella married the prince and lived happily ever after, or that the three little pigs outsmarted the wolf? Think again! Complete with rambunctious rhymes and a must-read surprise ending.Featured stories: Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk, Snow-White and the Seven Dwarfs, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Little Red Riding Hood and the WOlf, and The Three Little Pigs

BAMB Beautiful Book Award 2017 Hay Festival Book of the Year THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER 'My top book of the year' Susan Hill, Spectator 'Gorgeous to look at and to read. Give it to a child to bring back the magic of language and its scope' Jeanette Winterson, Guardian 'The most beautiful and thought provoking book I've read this year' Frank Cottrell Boyce, Observer From bestselling Landmarks author Robert Macfarlane and acclaimed artist & author Jackie Morris All over the country, there are words disappearing from children's lives. These are the words of the natural world Dandelion, Otter, Bramble and Acorn, all gone. The rich landscape of wild imagination and wild play is rapidly fading from our children's minds.

"The Grinch hated Christmas! The whole Christmas season!Now, please don't ask why. No one quite knows the reason."Dr. Seuss's small-hearted Grinch ranks right up there with Scrooge when it comes to the crankiest, scowling holiday grumps of all time. For 53 years, the Grinch has lived in a cave on the side of a mountain, looming above the Whos in Whoville. The noisy holiday preparations and infernal singing of the happy little citizens below annoy him to no end. The Grinch decides this frivolous merriment must stop. His "wonderful, awful" idea is to don a Santa outfit, strap heavy antlers on his poor, quivering dog Max, construct a makeshift sleigh, head down to Whoville, and strip the chafingly cheerful Whos of their Yuletide glee once and for all.Looking quite out of place and very disturbing in his makeshift Santa get-up, the Grinch slithers down chimneys with empty bags and stealing the Whos' presents, their food, even the logs from their humble Who-fires. He takes the ramshackle sleigh to Mt. Crumpit to dump it and waits to hear the sobs of the Whos when they wake up and discover the trappings of Christmas have disappeared. Imagine the Whos' dismay when they discover the evil-doings of Grinch in his anti-Santa guise. But what is that sound? It's not sobbing, but singing! Children simultaneously adore and fear this triumphant, twisted Seussian testimonial to the undaunted cheerfulness of the Whos, the transcendent nature of joy, and of course, the growth potential of a heart that's two sizes too small.This holiday classic is perfect for reading aloud to your favorite little Whos.

New York Times bestselling artist and Caldecott Honor winner Susan Jeffers has created a Nutcracker as only she can—with lavish illustrations, magnificent detail, a glitter-brushed cover, and enchanting holiday scenes on every page. This is The Nutcracker as you’ve never seen it before! Makes a lovely keepsake and gift.Join Marie, Fritz, and the intriguing Nutcracker himself on a magical Christmas Eve adventure. Behold the frightful Mouse King, the elegant Sugar Plum fairies, and the entire Land of Sweets in this dazzling, gorgeously illustrated holiday classic. With spare text based on the story in the ballet, this book offers a front-row seat to the enthralling tale that is a perennial favorite of adults and children alike.And for Susan Jeffers fans looking for extra content, an author’s note is included at the end of the book, in which she explains what inspired her to turn this holiday tradition into a show-stopping picture book.

New York Times Bestseller! 5 Starred Reviews!"Will have listeners in stitches." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)"Purely absurd, sidesplitting humor." —Booklist (starred review)"Demands bombastic, full-volume performances." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)"Perfect for a guffawing share with younger sibs or buddy read." —BCCB (starred review)"The sort of story that makes children love to read." —School Library Journal (starred review)From acclaimed, bestselling creators Drew Daywalt, author of The Day the Crayons Quit and The Day the Crayons Came Home, and Adam Rex, author-illustrator of Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich, comes a laugh-out-loud hilarious picture book about the epic tale of the classic game Rock, Paper, Scissors."I couldn’t stop laughing while reading this aloud to a group of kids," commented the founder of Bookopolis.com, Kari Ness Riedel.

In Boys and Girls, Vivian Paley has re-created a year of kindergarten teaching in which she explored the differences in the ways children play and fantasize.

This charming bind-up brings together three stories from Judith Kerr's hugely popular series about Mog the cat. Featuring Mog and the Granny, Mog and Bunny and Mog on Fox Night, this endearing collection sees Mog as usual getting involved in all sorts of adventures, when all she wants is a quiet life. Fortunately, the Thomas family are always there to take care of her. This delightful book makes ideal bedtime reading and is perfect for children at Christmas.

This funny and exciting Elmer adventure is sure to please children over and over again. Elmer is playing hide and seek with Bird, but it's not as easy as it looks. Children will have great fun playing along with everyone's favourite patchwork elephant in this inventive hole-in-the-page adventure.

Stories Of Rusty S Teenage Escapades, Available Together For The First TimeFor Several Decades, Ruskin Bond S Stories About Rusty, A Quiet, Imaginative And Sensitive Boy Growing Up In The Hills, Have Enthralled And Entertained Young Readers. After The Immense Popularity Of Rusty, The Boy From The Hills, A Chronicle Of Rusty S Early Years In Dehra Dun, Rusty Runs Away Takes Rusty S Story Forward To His Adolescent Years.In The Five Years Of His Life That This Book Traces, Rusty S World Is Turned Topsy-Turvy As Change After Change Besiege Him. After His Father And Grandmother Pass Away In Quick Succession, The Twelve-Year-Old Is Left In The Care Of A Guardian, Mr Harrison, In Dehra. But After A Mysterious Incident Involving His Stepfather And The Gardener, He Is Sent Away To Boarding School. A Restlessness Compels Him To Run Away From School, With An Ambition To Cross The Seas And Travel The World. But The Plan Fails, And Soon He Is Back In Dehra, In The Care Of His Strict Guardian. Rusty Is Now Seventeen. He Rebels And Leaves Home Again, This Time For Good&For The First Time Ever, Ruskin Bond S Rusty Stories Have Been Put In Sequence For The Puffin Series, So That They Provide A Complete Chronicle Of Rusty S Life. Adventurous And Thought-Provoking At The Same Time, Rusty Runs Away Is A Book That Children And Young Adults Everywhere Will Enjoy.Rusty Runs Away Is Ruskin Bond S 25Th Book From Penguin.

This gift edition brings together two of Jill Barklem's tales about the mice of Brambly Hedge, Autumn Story and Sea Story, in one volume. The mice have many adventures but they always have time for fun too.