A member of Wimbledon's infamous "Crazy Gang" whose wild pranks hit the headlines, battles with managers and falsely accused of attacking a taxi driver, Dennis Wise has had an eventful career and personal life. In his autobiography, he documents his "Crazy Gang" days and his ten years at Chelsea. In[...]
A big red barn on a quiet and cozy farm provides a home for a myriad of animals, from a cow and her calf to a young pony and a litter of kittens, in a gentle and melodically simple story.[...]
Your world. My world. I can swing right over the world.Now you can revisit the world of the beloved little bunny and his family in this perfect companion to everyone's favorite bedtime story. Together, gentle illustrations of everyday objects along with poetic words capture the excitement of a young[...]
There was a little fur family warm as toast smaller than most in little fur coats and they lived in a warm wooden tree. The Little Fur Family tells the story of a little fur child's day in the woods. The day ends when his big fur parents tuck him in bed "all soft and warm," and sing him to sleep wi[...]
A dog that has always wanted to go to sea realizes his dream.
This educational bestseller has dominated its field for the last decade, sparking a homeschooling movement that has only continued to grow. It will instruct you, step by step, on how to give your child an academically rigorous, comprehensive education from preschool through high school. Two veteran [...]
When this longtime Modern Library favorite--filled with fifty-two stories of heart-stopping suspense--was first published in 1944, one of its biggest fans was critic Edmund Wilson, who in The New Yorker applauded what he termed a sudden revival of the appetite for tales of horror. Represented in the[...]
For generations, Margaret Wise Brown's classic children's books Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny, with timeless illustrations by Clement Hurd, have touched the lives of readers young and old. Now they are packaged together in a must-have board-book gift box, perfect for the newest generation of [...]
Like a blank canvas but much tastier, the ubiquitous corn or flour tortilla is the perfect vehicle for every sort of food. And taco-making-the art of filling tortillas with dozens of zesty and unexpected concoctions-turns the ordinary into the irrepressible.
Victoria Wise and Susanna Hof[...]
The relationship between a teacher and student can be a most rewarding and life-enhancing experience, yet it can also be fraught with problems and misunderstandings. For Westerners working with Eastern teachers, the difficulties can be compounded by cultural differences, language barriers, and diver[...]
A veteran cookbook author returns to her delicious culinary heritage in this savoury and passionate recipe collection. Victoria Jenanyan Wise grew up with the flavors, scents and seasonings of Armenian cooking - a cuisine that combines Mediterranean tastes with Persian, Arabic and Russian accents. [...]
Gloria, Eimer and Kate have been friends since they were a trio of six-year-olds cast as the Three Wise Men in the nativity play. Twenty-five years on, they've left Omagh for Dublin and grown up to be Three Unwise Women, all too prone to misuse the gifts they've been given.[...]
Alys joins the nunnery to escape hardship and poverty but finds herself thrown back into the outside world when Henry VIII's wreckers destroy her sanctuary. She uses witchcraft to win a lover but since heresy against the new church means the stake, and witchcraft the rope, Alys's danger is mortal.[...]
A new title in the amazing Essential Picture Book Classics list from HarperCollins. This book is packed with beautiful images and reassuring words as a mother bunny tells her baby bunny how much she loves him. The runaway bunny, first published in 1942, has indeed become a classic picture book. Gene[...]
The important thing about The Important Book -- is that you let your child tell you what is important about the sun and the moon and the wind and the rain and a bug and a bee and a chair and a table and a pencil and a bear and a rainbow and a cat (if he wants to). For the important thing about The I[...]
Buenas noches, Lunapor Margaret Wise BrownIlustrado por Clement HurdEn una gran habitacion verde, arropado en su cama, esta un conejito. -- Buenas noches, habitacion. -- Buenas noches, Luna -- dice el conejito.Y asi sucesivamente, le da las buenas noches a todas las cosas que reconoce en su cuarto: [...]
By the big red barnIn the great green field, There was a pink pigWho was learning to squeal.There were horses and sheep and goats and geese--and a jaunty old scarecrow leaning on his hoe. And they all lived together by the big red barn. In joyous and exuberantPictures, Felicia Bond lovingly evokes M[...]
In the great green room, tucked away in bed, is a little bunny. "Goodnight room goodnight moon" "Goodnight Moon" is one of the most enduring and beloved children's books of all time. This classic of modern children's literature is read and reread to countless children every night worldwide. "Goodn[...]
"An essential volume" ("Publishers Weekly") from the cutting-edge new generation of Dead Sea Scroll scholars--the most reader-friendly and comprehensive translation of the Scrolls ever published.[...]
A little bunny keeps runningaway from his mother in an imaginative and imaginary game of verbal hide-and-seek; children will be profoundly comforted by this lovingly steadfast mother who finds her child every time.The Runaway Bunny, first published in 1942 and never out of print, has indeed become a[...]