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Title : A Witch in Winter
Author: Ruth WarburtonAnna Winterson doesn't know she's a witch and would probably mock you for believing in magic, but after moving to the small town of Winter with her father, she learns more than she ever wanted to about power. When Anna meets Seth, she is smitten, but when she enchants him to love her, she unwittingly amplifies a deadly conflict between two witch clans and splits her own heart in two. She wants to love Seth, to let him love her - but if it is her magic that's controlling his passion, then she is as monstrous as the witch clan who are trying to use her amazing powers for their own gain.
When love is tangled up in magic, how can you be sure what's real?
Title : Jack Draws Anything
Author: Jack HendersonAfter a family friend bought one of his drawings for 20p, six-year-old Jack came up with the idea to "draw anything" in return for donations to the hospital that treats his two-year-old brother. His parents set up a website and thought they might make £100. After two weeks, Jack had over 500 picture requests and had raised over £22,000 for the Sick Kids Friends Foundation.
Parents Ed and Rose with Jack, Toby and Noah appeared on the Fern Britton Show and Jack's project was featured on Russell Howard's Good News four times. Coverage by STV news, BBC news, and CBBC Newsround have all helped spread the word about this creative and generous little boy.
Jack is slowly but steadily drawing the requested pictures which range from a "dinosaur diving into a pool of jelly" (#1) to "my (extremely bald) friend Brian dancing like a crazy man" (#80). He doesn't draw every day, only when he wants to, and his parents estimate that he'll finish at the end of August. For the latest drawings, or to make a donation yourself, visit jackdrawsanything.com.
Title : How to Steal a Dragon's Sword
Author: Cressida CowellThe story continues in the ninth volume of Hiccup's How to Train Your Dragon memoirs.
Bad times have come to the Archipelago. Ever since the woods of Berserk burned down, it is almost as if the world is cursed. Dragons are starting to revolt against their Masters. The waters have risen, flooding fields and washing whole villages away. But worse still, the wicked witch Excellinor has returned. Can Hiccup find the King's Things and win the sword-fighting contest to stop Alvin the Treacherous from becoming King of the Wilderwest?
How to Train Your Dragon is a DreamWorks film starring Gerrard Butler, America Ferrera and Jonah Hill, out on DVD adapted from the best selling How to Train Your Dragon series by Cressida Cowell. Read the rest of Hiccup's exploits in How to Train Your Dragon, How to Be a Pirate, How to Speak Dragonese, How to Cheat a Dragon's Curse, How to Twist a Dragon's Tale, A Hero's Guide to Deadly Dragons, How to Ride a Dragon's Storm and How to Break a Dragon's Heart. Check out the website for games, downloads, activities and sneak peeks! Read all about Hiccup and all of your favourite characters, learn to speak Dragonese and train your own Dragon to do tricks!
Title : Hugless Douglas Box Set (Book and Plush Toy)
Author: David MellingDouglas is a huggable, lovable brown bear who wakes up one morning in need of a hug. He goes to try and find one - but none of them seem quite right. Join Douglas on his search for the perfect bear hug!
Douglas is an irresistible and hugely popular character created by David Melling - one of today's leading children's author/illustrators.
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Title : Dust 'n' Bones
Author: Chris MouldThis book of ghost stories will send shivers down your spine! It contains ten tales - five retold classic ghost stories and five original ghost stories by Chris Mould - and is illustrated throughout in black and white and colour. Contents: 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow' by Washington Irving, 'The Tell-Tale Heart' by Edgar Allen Poe, 'Man-Size in Marble' by Edith Nesbit, 'The Bagman's Story' by Charles Dickens, 'The Phantom Coach' by Amelia B Edwards, and 'A Bedtime Tale', 'The Stranger', 'By the Fireside', 'Aboard the Armadillo' and 'The Very Last Train' all by Chris Mould.
Title : Just Like My Dad Box Set (Book and Plush)
Author: David MellingA book which speaks for what so many father/child relationships are about. A humourous, touching tale for anyone who has ever idolised their father - even if they are burpy, lazy and good at pretending to be busy!
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Title : Miki and the Moon Blossom
Author: Stephen MackeyOne moonlit night, a seed grows and lifts Miki's house high into the air to a strange new world full of exotic creatures and plants. Polar Bear and Penguin set off on a journey to rescue their friend, only to find themselves trapped when a great storm comes. Will the friends make it back home again?
Title : The Bump
Author: Mij Kelly
Illustrator: Nicholas AllanTender and witty, this is a wonderful celebration of a baby's arrival into the world. A funny and poignant book exploring a mother's joy at being pregnant that will help children understand how much they are loved.
