Author: Heather Flood
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited
ISBN: 1908354178
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
***REVISED EDITION WITH A NEW STORY*** Four delightful stories, including an extra new adventure, appear in this revised edition of Mouset Mousey and the Witches' Spells, a book about a little mouse called Mousey Mousey having her world turned upside down by naughty witch Agatha. Mousey Mousey has the lovely things in her cottage changed from her favourite colour pink to black when Agatha pays a visit, and the witch later causes havoc at the village fete; Our delightful lady mouse also suffers another trauma when she is kidnapped by a giant parrot! Despite these hardships, she believes that kindness will win through. Heather Flood's beautiful stories are much loved by children, with an innocence and charm reminiscent of Enid Blyton or Beatrix Potter. This new edition of Mousey Mousey and the Witches' Spells contains a whole new chapter, telling of Mousey Mousey and her friends' day trip to the seaside which almost ends in disaster, resulting in a thrilling cliff-top drama!
Mousey Mousey and the Witches' Spells
Author: Heather Flood
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited
ISBN: 1908354178
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
***REVISED EDITION WITH A NEW STORY*** Four delightful stories, including an extra new adventure, appear in this revised edition of Mouset Mousey and the Witches' Spells, a book about a little mouse called Mousey Mousey having her world turned upside down by naughty witch Agatha. Mousey Mousey has the lovely things in her cottage changed from her favourite colour pink to black when Agatha pays a visit, and the witch later causes havoc at the village fete; Our delightful lady mouse also suffers another trauma when she is kidnapped by a giant parrot! Despite these hardships, she believes that kindness will win through. Heather Flood's beautiful stories are much loved by children, with an innocence and charm reminiscent of Enid Blyton or Beatrix Potter. This new edition of Mousey Mousey and the Witches' Spells contains a whole new chapter, telling of Mousey Mousey and her friends' day trip to the seaside which almost ends in disaster, resulting in a thrilling cliff-top drama!
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited
ISBN: 1908354178
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
***REVISED EDITION WITH A NEW STORY*** Four delightful stories, including an extra new adventure, appear in this revised edition of Mouset Mousey and the Witches' Spells, a book about a little mouse called Mousey Mousey having her world turned upside down by naughty witch Agatha. Mousey Mousey has the lovely things in her cottage changed from her favourite colour pink to black when Agatha pays a visit, and the witch later causes havoc at the village fete; Our delightful lady mouse also suffers another trauma when she is kidnapped by a giant parrot! Despite these hardships, she believes that kindness will win through. Heather Flood's beautiful stories are much loved by children, with an innocence and charm reminiscent of Enid Blyton or Beatrix Potter. This new edition of Mousey Mousey and the Witches' Spells contains a whole new chapter, telling of Mousey Mousey and her friends' day trip to the seaside which almost ends in disaster, resulting in a thrilling cliff-top drama!
My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me
Author: Kate Bernheimer
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101464380
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 499
Book Description
The fairy tale lives again in this book of forty new stories by some of the biggest names in contemporary fiction, science fiction, fantasy, and magical realism. Neil Gaiman, “Orange” Aimee Bender, “The Color Master” Joyce Carol Oates, “Blue-bearded Lover” Michael Cunningham, “The Wild Swans” These and more than thirty other stories by Francine Prose, Kelly Link, Jim Shepard, Lydia Millet, and many other extraordinary writers make up this thrilling celebration of fairy tales—the ultimate literary costume party. Spinning houses and talking birds. Whispered secrets and borrowed hope. Here are new stories sewn from old skins, gathered by visionary editor Kate Bernheimer and inspired by everything from Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Snow Queen” and “The Little Match Girl” to Charles Perrault’s “Bluebeard” and “Cinderella” to the Brothers Grimm’s “Hansel and Gretel” and “Rumpelstiltskin” to fairy tales by Goethe and Calvino and from China, Japan, Vietnam, Russia, Norway, and Mexico. Fairy tales are our oldest literary tradition, and yet they chart the imaginative frontiers of the twenty-first century as powerfully as they evoke our earliest encounters with literature. This exhilarating collection restores their place in the literary canon.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101464380
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 499
Book Description
The fairy tale lives again in this book of forty new stories by some of the biggest names in contemporary fiction, science fiction, fantasy, and magical realism. Neil Gaiman, “Orange” Aimee Bender, “The Color Master” Joyce Carol Oates, “Blue-bearded Lover” Michael Cunningham, “The Wild Swans” These and more than thirty other stories by Francine Prose, Kelly Link, Jim Shepard, Lydia Millet, and many other extraordinary writers make up this thrilling celebration of fairy tales—the ultimate literary costume party. Spinning houses and talking birds. Whispered secrets and borrowed hope. Here are new stories sewn from old skins, gathered by visionary editor Kate Bernheimer and inspired by everything from Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Snow Queen” and “The Little Match Girl” to Charles Perrault’s “Bluebeard” and “Cinderella” to the Brothers Grimm’s “Hansel and Gretel” and “Rumpelstiltskin” to fairy tales by Goethe and Calvino and from China, Japan, Vietnam, Russia, Norway, and Mexico. Fairy tales are our oldest literary tradition, and yet they chart the imaginative frontiers of the twenty-first century as powerfully as they evoke our earliest encounters with literature. This exhilarating collection restores their place in the literary canon.
McSweeney's Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales
Author: Michael Chabon
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307426823
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 494
Book Description
A Vintage Contemporaries Original Includes: Jim Shepard's "Tedford and the Megalodon" Glen David Gold's "The Tears of Squonk, and What Happened Thereafter" Dan Chaon's "The Bees" Kelly Link's "Catskin" Elmore Leonard's "How Carlos Webster Changed His Name to Carl and Became a Famous Oklahoma Lawman" Carol Emshwiller's "The General" Neil Gaiman's "Closing Time" Nick Hornby's "Otherwise Pandemonium" Stephen King's "The Tale of Gray Dick" Michael Crichton's "Blood Doesn’t Come Out" Laurie King's "Weaving the Dark" Chris Offutt's "Chuck’s Bucket" Dave Eggers's "Up the Mountain Coming Down Slowly" Michael Moorcock's "The Case of the Nazi Canary" Aimee Bender's "The Case of the Salt and Pepper Shakers" Harlan Ellison's "Goodbye to All That" Karen Joy Fowler's "Private Grave 9" Rick Moody's "The Albertine Notes" Michael Chabon's "The Martian Agent, a Planetary Romance" Sherman Alexie's "Ghost Dance"
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307426823
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 494
Book Description
A Vintage Contemporaries Original Includes: Jim Shepard's "Tedford and the Megalodon" Glen David Gold's "The Tears of Squonk, and What Happened Thereafter" Dan Chaon's "The Bees" Kelly Link's "Catskin" Elmore Leonard's "How Carlos Webster Changed His Name to Carl and Became a Famous Oklahoma Lawman" Carol Emshwiller's "The General" Neil Gaiman's "Closing Time" Nick Hornby's "Otherwise Pandemonium" Stephen King's "The Tale of Gray Dick" Michael Crichton's "Blood Doesn’t Come Out" Laurie King's "Weaving the Dark" Chris Offutt's "Chuck’s Bucket" Dave Eggers's "Up the Mountain Coming Down Slowly" Michael Moorcock's "The Case of the Nazi Canary" Aimee Bender's "The Case of the Salt and Pepper Shakers" Harlan Ellison's "Goodbye to All That" Karen Joy Fowler's "Private Grave 9" Rick Moody's "The Albertine Notes" Michael Chabon's "The Martian Agent, a Planetary Romance" Sherman Alexie's "Ghost Dance"
Witchcraft in the Southwest
Author: Marc Simmons
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803291164
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
A professional historian, author, editor, and translator, Marc Simmons has published numerous books and monographs on the Southwest as well as articles in more than twenty scholarly and popular journals.
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803291164
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
A professional historian, author, editor, and translator, Marc Simmons has published numerous books and monographs on the Southwest as well as articles in more than twenty scholarly and popular journals.
The Christmas Encyclopedia, 4th ed.
Author: William D. Crump
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476687900
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 632
Book Description
From the manger of Jesus Christ to the 21st century, this encyclopedia explores more than 2,000 years of Christmas past and present through 966 entries packed with a wide variety of historical and pop-culture subjects. Entries detail customs and traditions from around the world as well as classic Christmas movies, TV series/specials and animated cartoons. Arranged alphabetically by entry name, the book includes the historical background of popular sacred and secular songs as well as accounts of beloved literary works with Christmas themes from such noted authors as Charles Dickens, Louisa May Alcott, Hans Christian Andersen, Pearl Buck, Henry Van Dyke and others. All things Christmas are available here in one comprehensive volume.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476687900
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 632
Book Description
From the manger of Jesus Christ to the 21st century, this encyclopedia explores more than 2,000 years of Christmas past and present through 966 entries packed with a wide variety of historical and pop-culture subjects. Entries detail customs and traditions from around the world as well as classic Christmas movies, TV series/specials and animated cartoons. Arranged alphabetically by entry name, the book includes the historical background of popular sacred and secular songs as well as accounts of beloved literary works with Christmas themes from such noted authors as Charles Dickens, Louisa May Alcott, Hans Christian Andersen, Pearl Buck, Henry Van Dyke and others. All things Christmas are available here in one comprehensive volume.
Mousey Mousey and the Witches' Revenge
Author: Heather Flood
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781909359031
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Mousey Mousey, a middle-aged lady rodent who adores the color pink, is joinedin a captivating collection of bedtime stories featuring the so-naughty witchAgatha and her comical friends, Stinkblob and Mouldy Knickers.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781909359031
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Mousey Mousey, a middle-aged lady rodent who adores the color pink, is joinedin a captivating collection of bedtime stories featuring the so-naughty witchAgatha and her comical friends, Stinkblob and Mouldy Knickers.
Tails of Wonder and Imagination
Author: Ellen Datlow
Publisher: Start Publishing LLC
ISBN: 1597802557
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 903
Book Description
From legendary editor Ellen Datlow, Tails of Wonder collects the best of the last thirty years of science fiction and fantasy stories about cats.
Publisher: Start Publishing LLC
ISBN: 1597802557
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 903
Book Description
From legendary editor Ellen Datlow, Tails of Wonder collects the best of the last thirty years of science fiction and fantasy stories about cats.
Magic for Beginners
Author: Kelly Link
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1931520925
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
From MacArthur “Genius Grant” fellow Kelly Link, bestselling author of White Cat, Black Dog and The Book of Love, an “eerie and engrossing” (The Washington Post), “dazzling” (The New York Times Book Review) collection of short stories “[These] exquisite stories mix the aggravations and epiphanies of everyday life with the stuff that legends, dreams and nightmares are made of.”—Laura Miller, Salon, “Best Books of the Decade” LOCUS AWARD WINNER • A TIME AND SEATTLE TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR One of the most critically acclaimed collections of our time, Magic for Beginners is an exquisite, dreamlike dispatch from a virtuoso storyteller who can do seemingly anything. Kelly Link reconstructs modern life through an intoxicating prism, conjuring up unforgettable worlds with humor and humanity. These stories are at once ingenious and deeply moving. They leave the reader astonished and exhilarated. Includes an exclusive conversation between Kelly Link and Joe Hill
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1931520925
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
From MacArthur “Genius Grant” fellow Kelly Link, bestselling author of White Cat, Black Dog and The Book of Love, an “eerie and engrossing” (The Washington Post), “dazzling” (The New York Times Book Review) collection of short stories “[These] exquisite stories mix the aggravations and epiphanies of everyday life with the stuff that legends, dreams and nightmares are made of.”—Laura Miller, Salon, “Best Books of the Decade” LOCUS AWARD WINNER • A TIME AND SEATTLE TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR One of the most critically acclaimed collections of our time, Magic for Beginners is an exquisite, dreamlike dispatch from a virtuoso storyteller who can do seemingly anything. Kelly Link reconstructs modern life through an intoxicating prism, conjuring up unforgettable worlds with humor and humanity. These stories are at once ingenious and deeply moving. They leave the reader astonished and exhilarated. Includes an exclusive conversation between Kelly Link and Joe Hill
The Witch's Guide to Magical Combat
Author: Lari Don
Publisher: Floris Books
ISBN: 1782503420
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
Molly's shape-shifting curse is getting stronger and more unpredictable. Becoming a hare she could cope with. At least she could run... fast. But now she's turning into the prey of any predator she hears. Life's pretty dangerous if you become a worm whenever you hear a bird tweet. As Molly and her friends search for a stone that can curb the Promise Keeper's powers, and each one of them must face their own monster, Molly is forced to choose: is she prepared to use dark magic to break her curse? Will she become a witch and enter into magical combat? And if she does, will she lose the friendships she most cares about? In this third and final thrilling instalment of the breathtaking Spellchasers trilogy the team faces a blizzard of powerful threats. Can they bring balance to the magical world, defeat the creatures that pursue them and finally break Molly's curse? Or will darkness triumph over friendship?
Publisher: Floris Books
ISBN: 1782503420
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
Molly's shape-shifting curse is getting stronger and more unpredictable. Becoming a hare she could cope with. At least she could run... fast. But now she's turning into the prey of any predator she hears. Life's pretty dangerous if you become a worm whenever you hear a bird tweet. As Molly and her friends search for a stone that can curb the Promise Keeper's powers, and each one of them must face their own monster, Molly is forced to choose: is she prepared to use dark magic to break her curse? Will she become a witch and enter into magical combat? And if she does, will she lose the friendships she most cares about? In this third and final thrilling instalment of the breathtaking Spellchasers trilogy the team faces a blizzard of powerful threats. Can they bring balance to the magical world, defeat the creatures that pursue them and finally break Molly's curse? Or will darkness triumph over friendship?
Ashfall Legacy
Author: Pittacus Lore
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062845381
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
Pittacus Lore finished telling the story of the Lorien Nine in the New York Times bestselling I Am Number Four and Lorien Legacies Reborn series. Now he’s back to recount an all-new adventure rooted in the real mysteries surrounding Roswell, New Mexico, that will enthrall fans of Brandon Sanderson, Jay Kristoff, and Amie Kaufman. We have waited generations for you… Syd Chambers knows that there’s life on other planets because he’s descended from it. His father was from a distant world called Denza and has been missing—presumed dead—for years. When Syd discovers a device his father left behind which shows not only that he’s alive, but where he is, Syd must set out on a mission of his own. But along the way, he discovers a deadly, unbearable secret that could destroy Denza, Earth, and the universe.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062845381
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
Pittacus Lore finished telling the story of the Lorien Nine in the New York Times bestselling I Am Number Four and Lorien Legacies Reborn series. Now he’s back to recount an all-new adventure rooted in the real mysteries surrounding Roswell, New Mexico, that will enthrall fans of Brandon Sanderson, Jay Kristoff, and Amie Kaufman. We have waited generations for you… Syd Chambers knows that there’s life on other planets because he’s descended from it. His father was from a distant world called Denza and has been missing—presumed dead—for years. When Syd discovers a device his father left behind which shows not only that he’s alive, but where he is, Syd must set out on a mission of his own. But along the way, he discovers a deadly, unbearable secret that could destroy Denza, Earth, and the universe.