Faber and Faber Secrets of a Sun King Кэрролл Эмма

A classic wartime tale of a (real!) cat who saves London’s kittens and finds refuge behind the doors of a famous publishing house • ‘This time we need to get you – get all of the kittens, safe out of London,’ said Morgan decisively . . . ‘To have a chance for a better life, well, let’s just say, I’ve got an idea.’ • Morgan is a young orphan who lives off scavenging – until he finds a cosy home at a famous London publishing house. Over time he learns a trade – and soon becomes the very best book cat in the business. And then the Blitz begins. Morgan finds himself training up twenty odd kittens to be book cats, and then there is the small matter of secretly evacuating them out of London. Happily, Morgan has a plan • Set in war-torn London, charmingly illustrated, and full of heart and verve

We weren’t supposed to be going to the pictures that night. We weren’t even meant to be outside, not in a blackout, and definitely not when German bombs had been falling on London all month like pennies from a jar • February, 1941. After months of bombing raids in London, twelve-year-old Olive Bradshaw and her little brother Cliff are evacuated to the Devon coast. The only person with two spare beds is Mr Ephraim, the local lighthouse keeper. But he’s not used to company and he certainly doesn’t want any evacuees • Desperate to be helpful, Olive becomes his post-girl, carrying secret messages (as she likes to think of the letters) to the villagers. But Olive has a secret of her own. Her older sister Sukie went missing in an air raid, and she’s desperate to discover what happened to her

Britain, 1962 • ‘Who are you?’ I asked • ‘You don’t know who I am? You mean, it’s not been on the news?’ • The girl glanced from Ray to me and back again • ‘It’s better I don’t tell you,’ she said firmly • Nothing ever happens in World’s End Close. So when Stevie discovers a runaway girl in her coal shed, the first thing she does is fetch her best friend, Ray. Both are dying for a bit of adventure, and when the girl begs for help, they readily agree • Yet they soon realise they’ve taken on more than they bargained for. The girl, Anna, reveals she’s on the run from people who are trying to poison her. Meanwhile, on the news, the Americans and Russians are arguing over missiles in Cuba • As the threat of war grows, Anna’s behaviour becomes more mysterious

From the winner of the Blue Peter Best Story Book Award, the third instalment of Podkin’s epic battle against the Gorm • The bard looks up at the three figures. They have black hooded cloaks and long robes. From the holes in their masks, three pairs of eyes watch him: cold, calm, emotionless.‘Yes,’ says the bard. ‘They’re bonedancers. You don’t need to sound quite so excited, though. They have come to kill me.’ • And so it is that the bard and and his young apprentice Rue are taken to Spinestone, the temple warren of the bonedancers. It is here that the bard is ordered to retell the tale that has got him in so much trouble . . . and so to the next instalment in the astonishing tale of Podkin One-Ear • Podkin, Paz and Pook once again find their home under threat, but this time they are ready to fight! Podkin and the others leave for Sparrowfast to ask their uncle for the use of his magic bow

Winner of the Best Story Blue Peter Book Award. The first Five Realms adventure • A thick white blanket covers the wide slopes of the band of hills known as the Razorback Downs • Podkin is the son of a warrior chieftain. He knows that one day it will be up to him to lead his warren and guard it in times of danger. But for now, he’s quite happy to laze around annoying his older sister Paz, and playing with his baby brother Pook. Then Podkin’s home is brutally attacked, and the young rabbits are forced to flee. The terrifying Gorm are on the rampage, and no one and nowhere is safe. With danger all around them, Podkin must protect his family, uncover his destiny, and attempt to defeat the most horrifying enemy rabbitkind has ever known

Stunning illustrations by Chris Mould make this one of the most exciting editions of The Iron Man to be published • The Iron Man came to the top of the cliff • Where had he come from? Nobody knows • How was he made? Nobody knows • Mankind must put a stop to the dreadful destruction by the Iron Man and set a trap for him, but he cannot be kept down. Then, when a terrible monster from outer space threatens to lay waste to the planet, it is the Iron Man who finds a way to save the world

In their fifth thrilling adventure, the explorers journey deep into the Bubble Ocean on their quest to stop the evil Collector, but time is running out • The Poison Tentacle Sea was home to the powerful Bone Current. As they had feared, it gave a sudden surge and pulled them in • Half-mermaid Ursula Jellyfin has always longed for adventure, and this time the stakes are higher than ever. The Collector is holding a group of children prisoner on Pirate Island, and it's up to Ursula and her friends Jai, Max and Genie to set them free. Armed with a magical mermaid trident, and with new recruit Zara the pirate fairy on board, their mission is filled with danger. The explorers must face zombie skeletons, make a daring rescue from a whirlpool and travel through a dinosaur graveyard

На высокой колонне над городом стоит статуя Счастливого принца, покрытая листками чистого золота. Вместо глаз у него сапфиры, а в рукояти меча сияет рубин. Принц уговаривает ласточку забрать его золото и драгоценности и отдать их беднякам… • В сборник вошли следующие сказки: «Счастливый принц», «Соловей и Роза», «Великан-эгоист», «Преданный друг» и «Замечательная ракета» • Издательство Faber & Faber и магазин Liberty London представляют вашему вниманию коллекционное издание любимой классики наивысшего качества. Дизайн обложки был выполнен известными дизайнерами. Данное издание станет идеальным подарком для творческих людей и любителей художественной литературы • Книга на английском языке • High above the city, on a tall column, stood the statue of the Happy Prince

When Sara Crewe’s beloved father dies, her fortunes at strict Miss Minchin’s boarding school are reversed. Once, she had the finest toys and treasures – now, she is orphaned and penniless, and is forced to become a servant. But as Sara knows, being a princess has nothing to do with being rich. And as she will learn, there is nothing that bravery, imagination, kindness and friendship, cannot overcome • A beautiful classic that has captured the hearts of generations

Here today, up and off to somewhere else tomorrow! • Toad has always been a silly sort of fellow. But when his latest obsession with motor cars – the faster the better – threatens to lead him to disaster, it is up to Toad’s good friends Mole, Ratty and Badger to get him under control. Can they save Toad from prison, and his home Toad Hall from the wicked Weasels and Stoats?

When Roberta, Peter and Phyllis’s father is taken away and they move to a tiny cottage in the countryside, the only advantage is the nearby railway. Join them on their adventures as they befriend all those who work with the trains, prevent a railway disaster and try to discover the truth behind their father’s disappearance • The Railway Children, a much-loved children’s classic, was first published in 1906 and has never been out of print

Open with your best gag. Finish with your second best • Make sure your face matches the material • Sell your routine • Matt Millz LOVES stand up comedy. He’s studied the best. He’s memorized all the advice. He spends hours writing new gags and thinking up crazy sketches . . . So when the school run a talent contest, of course he’s going to enter • What he doesn’t count on is • Last minute total meltdown • His best mate pulling out zero seconds before going on • Teeny tiny Kitty Hope and her own bonkers ambitions • His stepdad’s own ‘funny’ ideas • And headmaster, Meredith Pavey, who very definitely has it in for him • Comedy gold from a comedy genius