A beautiful retelling of the new movie based on the classic children`s picture book. When Max runs away from his troubles at home, he finds himself in a mysterious forest filled with strange creatures - the land where the wild things are! When the wild things crown him their kind, he understands just how unpredictable life can be. Let the wild rumpus begin with this beautifully designed storybook, illustrated with stills from the movie. Created by McSweeney`s, Dave Eggers` publishing company.
ISBN: 978-0-00-732939-7
Издательство:
HarperCollins UK
Дата выхода: август 2011
The international bestselling Queen of Suspense proves she knows how to tell a gripping story with this mystery of a family tragedy and one woman`s dangerous quest for the truth about the man she`s loved since childhood.
How far would you go to keep a secret? It has been ten years since 21-year-old Mack went missing. A Columbia University senior, he walked out of his room and has not been seen since. Every year he calls his mother on her birthday, on his birthday, and on Mother`s Day. He assures her he is fine, refuses to answer her frenzied questions, then hangs up. Even the death of his father on 9/11 does not bring him home. Mack`s sister, Caroline, has now endured two family tragedies. Determined to solve the mystery surrounding her brother`s disappearance, she sets out to discover the truth. But with it comes a secret that someone will do anything to protect, leading her to a deadly confrontation with an unexpected
ISBN: 978-1-84739-222-0
Издательство:
Simon & Schuster UK
Дата выхода: июль 2011
True love, friendship and luck – a warm-hearted novel about where fate can lead you from the No.1 bestselling author.Now being filmed as LOVE, ROSIE.Best friends since forever, Rosie and Alex have shared their hopes, dreams, awkward moments – and firsts. But their bond is threatened when Alex’s family move to America. They stay in touch, but misunderstandings, circumstances and sheer bad luck seem to be conspiring to keep them apart.Can they gamble everything – even their friendship – on true love?
ISBN: 9780007260829
Издательство:
HarperCollins Publishers
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2022
Where`s the busy bee? Where`s the little duck? Where`s the rowing boat? This adorable book is full of simple rhyming questions for little children to answer by looking at and talking about the charming illustrations. A lovely way to encourage children to talk and form sentences, and a delightful book to enjoy together.
Hero Jarvis, reform-minded daughter of the Prince Regent`s cousin, enlists Sebastian St. Cyr`s help in investigating the brutal murders of eight prostitutes by a killer whose ominous plot threatens to shake the nation to its very core.
ISBN: 978-0-451-22665-5
Издательство:
Penguin USA
Дата выхода: август 2011
Billy, Old Dan and Little Ann - a Boy and His Two A loving threesome, they ranged the dark hills and river bottoms of Cherokee country. Old Dan had the brawn, Little Ann had the brains - and Billy had the will to train them to be the finest hunting team in the valley. Glory and victory were coming to them, but sadness waited too. And close by was the strange and wonderful power that`s only An exciting tale of love and adventure you`ll never forget. From the Paperback edition.
Since childhood, Rosie and Alex have stuck by each other through thick and thin. But they're suddenly separated when Alex and his family move from Dublin to America. Rosie is lost without him. Then, just as she is about to join Alex in Boston, she gets life-changing news - news that will keep her at home in Ireland. Their magical connection remains but can their friendship survive the years and miles - as well as new relationships? And always at the back of Rosie's mind is whether they were meant to be more than just good friends all along. Misunderstandings, circumstances and sheer bad luck have kept them apart - until now. But will they gamble everything - including their friendship - on true love? And what twists and...
ISBN: 0-00-716501-3
Издательство:
HarperCollins Publishers
Дата выхода: март 2011
In the valley of Fruitless mountain, a young girl named Minli lives in a ramshackle hut with her parents. While her father regales her with old folktales of the Jade Dragon and the Old Man in the Moon, Minli`s mother chides him for filling her head with stories. But inspired by these stories, Minli spends one of her precious copper pennies on a beautiful goldfish, which is said to be able to change the fortune of the owner. Her mother reprimands her for the silly purchase, but, it pays off when the goldfish talks and offers to show her the path to fortune and wealth! Minli is eventually joined by a dragon who can`t fly, and together they set out to find the Old Man of the Moon to ask him to fulfill their dreams. Fantasy crossed with...
The story of Max`s adventures when he sails away to the land where the wild things are has become an acknowledged classic of children`s books. This book is the winner of the Caldecott Medal for the Most Distinguished Picture Book of the Year, 1964.
ISBN: 978-0-09-940839-0
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
Where`s the butterfly? Where`s the jumping frog? Where`s the hungry dog? This adorable book is full of simple rhyming questions for little children to answer by looking at and talking about the charming illustrations. A lovely way to encourage children to talk and form sentences, and a delightful book to enjoy together.
At six o`clock every day, without fail, with no excuses, Sam Vimes must go home to read Where`s My Cow?, with all the right farmyard noises, to his little boy. There are some things you have to do.It is the most loved and chewed book in the world.But his father wonders why it is full of moo-cows and baa-lambs when Young Sam will only ever see them cooked on a plate. He can think of a more useful book for a boy who lives in a city.So Sam Vimes starts adapting the story. A story with streets, not fields. A book with rogues and villains. A book about the place where he`ll grow up.
The mysterious Stig, "Top Gear`s" resident tame racing driver, is back. And this time he`s in miniature, so you`ll have to work extra hard to find him. He`s been cleverly concealed in a series of brilliantly drawn scenes. You might spot him getting down with the kids at a rock festival; or overseeing his workforce in his secret underground lair. He could be one of the spectators lining the route of Bonneville Salt Flats Speed Week; or soaking up the sun on the Costa del Stig. Filled with visual jokes and references to the TV series, and with extra credits for spotting his colleagues at "Top Gear" and a few other hidden gems, "Where`s Stig?: The Glovebox Edition" will give "Top Gear" fans hours of fun.
ISBN: 978-1-84607-809-5
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
Neeve Kearny may be the only person in New York worried about the death of Ethel Lambston. When Ethel, a bestselling author famous for her juicy exposes, is found with her throat cut, Neeve`s memories of her mother`s long-unsolved murder come to life. As an innocent witness in the Lambstone investigation, Neeve is drawn into a sinister labyrinth of greed and ambition.
Some of Agatha Christie`s earliest stories - including her very first - which show the Queen of Crime in the making...A macabre recurring dream ... revenge against a blackmailer ... jealousy, infidelity and a tortured conscience ... a stolen gemstone ... the haunting attraction of an ancient relic ... a race against time ... a tragic love triangle ... a body in a box ... an unexpected visitor from beyond the grave...Nine quintessential examples of Agatha Christie`s brilliance are contained in this new collection of early short stories - including the very first one she ever wrote - and provide a unique glimpse of the Queen of Crime in the making.
ISBN: 9780008196462
Издательство:
HarperCollins
Дата выхода: январь 2020
