Nicola: 1726 books

Follow the troublesome dump truck as it hurries through the day, causing mayhem as it crashes into a car, falls into a hole and has to be dug out by a digger. The fun, lively pictures and silly story in this book help to make reading at home successful and enjoyable. The book can be used in several ways...

Starting to read is such fun with this delightful tale about Fairy Fluffs calamitous visit to see her grandmother. This engaging story comes to life in this vibrant book aimed at first readers. The simple, repeated language and entertaining characters make it ideal to help with your childs first steps...

Starting to read is such fun with this delightful story about a little girl learning about her new baby sister. This engaging story comes to life in this vibrant book aimed at first readers. The simple, repeated language and entertaining characters make it ideal to help with your childs first steps...

March 1934. Revered mystery writer Josephine Tey is traveling from Scotland to London for the final week of her play Richard of Bordeaux, the surprise hit of the season, with pacifist themes that resonate in a world still haunted by war. But joy turns to horror when her arrival coincides with the...

A very special selection of childrens stories, specially devised to be read aloud in about 3 minutes, so you can plan your story time around a bedtime routine. Each story is magically illustrated with beautiful artworks that children and adults alike will find a delight to share. What happens when a...

From the acclaimed author of The Fifth Letter and Those Other Women comes this touching story of secrets, friendship, family, and forgiveness—and the serendipitous twists of fate that shape our lives. Accept a letter… Hannah has been running—literally and figuratively—from her...

This lovely book is perfect for sharing with little ones, aged 2 to 7, who will delight in helping to tell these best-loved fairy tales themselves. In Goldilocks and the Three Bears, a naughty little girl helps herself to porridge when a family of bears go out for a walk, but she gets a surprise when...

Winner of the Viareggio Prize, a vivid portrait of Italy on the brink of social upheaval in the 1970s. Inside an apartment building on the outskirts of Milan, the working-class residents gossip, quarrel, and conspire against each other. Viewed through the eyes of Chino, an impressionable thirteen-year-old...

Clare Hills, archaeologist and sometime sleuth, is struggling to finance her recently established university research institute along with her long-time friend, Dr David Barbrook. When Professor Margaret Bockford finds the Hart Unit commercial work with a housing developer on a site in the Cotswolds,...

Have you ever wondered what happens when a princess loses her crown? How long should you wait for your prince to come calling? Do all princesses live happily ever after? You will find the answers to all these questions and many more in the ten royal tales contained in this book. Welcome to the world...

Beware: serious spells out of control... ten fantastic tales about the adventures and mishaps of witches, wizards and magicians. Do you know why you sometimes remember your dreams, and sometimes dont? Do you know why one day everything goes right, and another it doesnt? Do you know why leaves are green...

An unexpected seduction... Catherine Linwood is amongst the favored of Tudor Queen Mary-until her physician father dies mysteriously. She's distraught, shunned and desperate for answers. Catherine's only ally is Sir Brandon FitzAlan... who is willing to risk his life to protect hers. While...

All over the world, like a train that first comes to a halt then goes back again, the progress of the civil societies strangely and mysteriously stops and returns to a sort of obscure high Middle Age. One day, the archangels Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, together with the Seraph Daniel, appear to...

Jack deals in cardboard, selling expensive and rare gaming cards to rich collectors. He makes plenty of money, travelling the world. He meets millionaire Henri, the man who has everything. Well, almost everything. Henri wants the elusive Okinawa Dragon, a oneoff card given to a Japanese businessman...