Horace S Corner: 12 books

This is a short story for children about a zoo.  The main character is Horace the hippo, who introduces the story.  We later hear from the other animals in the zoo through dialogue between them.  At the end some facts have been included about the animals that feature in the story.

If you are currently looking for a job or are likely to be in the future, this is the book for you.  It covers all the essentials you should be aware of and hopefully comes up with some ideas that you may not have considered yourself and will improve your chances of securing the job that you are really looking for.

A family move into an old cottage in Wales to discover that they are actually living with a resident spirit; the ghost of a man that was killed in a battle between the Welsh and the English.  Robert, a property agent, buys the cottage for his retirement, not telling his family about the ghost;...

In this short story we view Christmas through the eyes of a dog called Holly as she celebrates her first Christmas and Birthday with the family.  Enjoy this heart-warming story for ages 7 to 70 and understand the true meaning of Christmas.

16 years old and a day, Holly, after having a sleepless night over a boy that she fancies at school, comes up with a plan to win him over.  Holly’s plan applies the ‘Cinderella Principle’ and involves leaving her one shoe with a cryptic message inside the boy’s locker and risking getting...

Do you have unanswered questions about Christmas?  What does it stand for?  Why do we celebrate it?  Discover the origins of the various aspects of Christmas, including: how the giving of Christmas cards came about, who made the Christmas tree popular?, how far back Christmas decorations...

This book is all about the Christmas recordings that made it in the British Singles Chart, since it began in 1952.  I start with the number 1 hits and move on to the recordings that made it into the charts but did not quite reach that coveted number 1 spot.  If they were in the top 10 they...

This is a light-hearted look at what goes on in Britain.  Do you get annoyed by red tape, Health and Safety and regulations in general?  Do you think that you could run the country better?  Do you often shout out at what you hear on the radio or see on the TV?  Do you joke about...

This is a collection of 28 medical terms with ‘alternative’, comical definitions, provided to bring a bit of humour to your day and are ideal for sharing with colleagues, family and friends – the true definitions, of course, are also included as, I think, it is nice to learn something, too.  Some of them, I am sure, you will already know!

This is exactly what it says on the tin: a collection of the best cracker jokes i.e. what we can say to amuse others, rather than cream crackers!  Whether you are doing after-dinner speaking or just want something to amuse your family, friends or colleagues – this is for you.  The jokes...

In this first case for Inspector Morgan, he finds himself investigating a murder.  After interviewing all the manor staff; from two sandwiches short of a picnic, Fiona, to Violet, the cook, surely meant to be christened Violent, really, and then Alfred, the wayward butler, who just wonders off like a clock-work toy, Inspector Morgan finds a slip of paper that leads him to the murderer.

This is the story of a teenage girl called Poppy Rose who comes to the aid of her best friend, Lauren, and then both girls end up on an adventure that they never thought they would have.  Enjoy this first ever instalment.