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Вошедшие в данный сборник рождественские рассказы Энид Блайтон по праву считаются нестареющей классикой детской литературы. Эта книга - отличный подарок для тех, кто насладился этими историями в детстве и хочет познакомить с ними новое поколение читателей • Книга «Enid Blyton`s Christmas Stories» оказалась столь популярной, что издательство Hodder & Stoughton по просьбам читателей выпустило второй праздничный сборник, и именно его вы держите в руках! Энид Блайтон передаёт атмосферу Рождества с несравненным мастерством, какой бы аспект праздника она ни описывала: колядки, ожидание подарков, праздничный стол и, конечно, посиделки с родными и близкими… Да, в историях Блайтон, как обычно, нашлось место для озорства и хаоса, но добро и веселье в них всегда на первом месте! • Рассказы из этой книги ранее не публиковались в «Enid Blyton`s Christmas Stories»

Prince Leo is a shy, quiet prince. But Mrs Paws has just the pet for him . . . La-La-Llama: a magical llama with the power of song! • There is going to be a talent competition in Twinkleton-Under-Beanstalk. All Prince Leo's friends are entering - and they want Leo to join them. Prince Leo doesn't want to say no . . . but he's terrified of performing in front of so many people! • Can Leo overcome his nerves and find his voice . . . with some help from La-la-llama? • From the creators of Pugicorn comes a magical and fun-filled story with a super sparkly glitter cover!

Diana O’Toole’s life is going perfectly to plan. At twenty-nine, she’s up for promotion to her dream job as an art specialist at Sotheby’s and she’s about to fly to the Galapagos where she’s convinced her surgeon boyfriend, Finn, is going to propose • But then the virus hits New York City and Finn breaks the news: the hospital needs him, he has to stay. But you should still go, he insists. And reluctantly, she agrees. Once she’s in the Galapagos, the world shuts down around her, leaving Diana stranded – albeit in paradise. Completely isolated, with only intermittent news from the outside world, Diana finds herself examining everything that has brought her to this point and wondering if there’s a better way to live • But not everything is as it seems

Joel is afraid of the future • Since he was a child he's been haunted by dreams about the people he loves. Visions of what's going to happen - the good and the bad. And the only way to prevent them is to never let anyone close to him again • Callie can't let go of the past • Since her best friend died, Callie's been lost. She knows she needs to be more spontaneous and live a bigger life. She just doesn't know how to find a way back to the person who used to have those dreams • Joel and Callie both need a reason to start living for today • And though they're not looking for each other, from the moment they meet it feels like the start of something life-changing • Until Joel has a vision of how it's going to end

The hilarious sequel to the bestselling Oi Frog! will have children rolling around with laughter. Shortlisted for the Sainsbury's Children's Book Award 2016.Frog's had enough, he's the changing the status quo! Cat insists that there are rules - only mules sit on stools, no one but hares should sit on chairs and however irritating, dogs MUST sit on frogs. 'Well, I'm changing the rules,' said the frog.'From now on, dogs sit on logs, not frogs!'And everyone else is going to have to sit somewhere else too. Will Cat want to sit on gnats instead of cushy mats? Will spiders like sitting on gliders? Will whales be happy to sit on nails? And, most importantly, where is FROG going to sit?

The heartwarming third instalment of the Rivenshaw series from bestselling saga writer Anna Jacobs • After a stray bomb scored a direct hit on his childhood home in Hertfordshire, the only thing that has kept Francis Brady going while he works day and night salvaging what he can from the rubble is the thought that soon he'll be joining war-time friends Mayne, Daniel and Victor as electrician in their new dream building firm in Lancashire • But things are not going to plan: Mayne isn't answering any of his letters; Francis' wife is having a change of heart about moving up north - and her parents seem set on destroying his reputation • A lot of marriages are breaking up in these times of change, and Francis is loathe for his to be one of them

The second book in the Jack Nightingale supernatural thriller series • Jack Nightingale found it hard enough to save lives when he was a cop. Now he needs to save a soul - his sister's. But to save her he has to find her and they've been separated since birth • When everyone Jack talks to about his sister dies horribly, he realises that someone, or something, is determined to keep them apart • If he's going to save his sister, he's going to have to do what he does best - negotiate. But any negotiation with the forces of darkness comes at a terrible price. And first Jack must ask himself the question: is every soul worth saving?

Алекс Т. Смит детский автор-иллюстратор, получивший мировое признание: он трижды вошел в лонг-лист медали Кейт Гринуэй, а журнал The Guardian отзывается о его творчестве как о «забавной книге со множеством замечательных иллюстраций» • Эта книга — фантастический дебют Алекса Т. Смита и его незабываемого героя Клода. Познакомьтесь с Клодом, обычной собакой с необычной жизнью • Клод и сэр Бобблисок рады, что в их местном спортивном центре вот-вот состоится грандиозный спортивный праздник! Они приходят в еще больший восторг, когда их приглашают принять в нем участие • Но Клода недостаточно быстр, и он не так хорош в гимнастике, как ему казалось. Затем какие-то грабители крадут большой золотой трофей, и Клод гонится за ними… Сможет ли он теперь побежать достаточно быстро, чтобы догнать их?! • Книга "Claude Going for Gold!" в подарок ребенку понравится любителем тонкого юмора, оригинальных иллюстраций и, конечно же, увлекательных сюжетов

The ultimate thriller writer's first large-scale, ticking clock standalone thriller. An escaped convict takes hostage a bus of deaf children. He will kill one an hour • A trio of desperate convicts has hijacked a bus carrying a group of deaf and mute schoolgirls who are now being held hostage in a disused slaughterhouse. FBI agent Arthur Potter is flown in to negotiate with the men, as are local police, state troopers, politicians and the media. Not everyone has the same agenda. And the killers will kill one innocent child an hour, on the hour, until their demands are met

The epic conclusion to the fantasy trilogy described as 'Harry Potter meets Lord of the Rings meets Pokemon'. After the thrilling cliffhanger at the end of book two, we rejoin Fletcher and his friends in the ether, where they must undertake a mortally dangerous quest all the while avoiding capture by enemies and facing foes more terrifying than anything they have yet encountered • But this is nothing compared to what truly lies ahead for Fletcher, as his nemesis, albino orc Khan, is on a mission to destroy Hominum and everything and everyone that Fletcher loves • Epic battles, dramatic revelations and breathtaking drama await in the third book in the New York Times bestselling Summoner series

Leeza's parents are ordinary. Unfit, grumpy, a bit embarrassing. Totally normal, right? • Until today. Today they are jogging. Eating salads and enjoying them. Smiling all the time. They're happy. Really, really happy. Who could complain about that? • Leeza, that's who • Because it looks like someone's brainwashing everyone in town. Who's going to save the world? Oh no! It looks like it might have to be Leeza • OK then. Let's do this. You coming? • By the author of The Unbelievable Biscuit Factory, winner of the Children's Novel category in the Northern Writers' Awards, this book is a must for anyone who wants something to make them snort with laughter

Can she find happiness in her new home? • 1935. At thirty-six, Bella Porter is dependent on her abusive cousin, acting as an unpaid servant. When a kind relative leaves her a house in the village of Backshaw Moss, Thomas tries to take it from her, but she defies him and grasps this chance of a new start in Lancashire • It is not going to be easy, though. The house is on the edge of a slum and in a state of disrepair, let out as flats. As kind people help her find her feet, however, her confidence grows and when she meets struggling, widowed father-of-three Ryan, she begins to hope she may find the happy family she's always dreamed of • She's offered partial help with her renovations by the local council who are planning to clear up the slums, but other landlords will do anything to avoid costly improvements and protect their profits