Author: Nina Stibbe
Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 0316415790
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
From the author of Love, Nina -- a hilarious ode to the joys and insanities of the most wonderful time of the year. Every family has its Christmas traditions and memories, and Nina Stibbe's is no exception. From her kitchen-phobic mother's annual obsession with roasting the perfect turkey (an elusive dream to this day) to the quest for a perfect teacher gift (memorable for all the wrong reasons); from the tragic Christmas tree ("is it meant to look like that?") to the acceptable formula for thank-you letters (must include Health Inquiry and Interesting Comment), Nina Stibbe captures all that is magical and maddening about the holidays.
An Almost Perfect Christmas
Author: Nina Stibbe
Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 0316415790
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
From the author of Love, Nina -- a hilarious ode to the joys and insanities of the most wonderful time of the year. Every family has its Christmas traditions and memories, and Nina Stibbe's is no exception. From her kitchen-phobic mother's annual obsession with roasting the perfect turkey (an elusive dream to this day) to the quest for a perfect teacher gift (memorable for all the wrong reasons); from the tragic Christmas tree ("is it meant to look like that?") to the acceptable formula for thank-you letters (must include Health Inquiry and Interesting Comment), Nina Stibbe captures all that is magical and maddening about the holidays.
Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 0316415790
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
From the author of Love, Nina -- a hilarious ode to the joys and insanities of the most wonderful time of the year. Every family has its Christmas traditions and memories, and Nina Stibbe's is no exception. From her kitchen-phobic mother's annual obsession with roasting the perfect turkey (an elusive dream to this day) to the quest for a perfect teacher gift (memorable for all the wrong reasons); from the tragic Christmas tree ("is it meant to look like that?") to the acceptable formula for thank-you letters (must include Health Inquiry and Interesting Comment), Nina Stibbe captures all that is magical and maddening about the holidays.
Her Christmas Guardian
Author: Shirlee McCoy
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1460344170
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 219
Book Description
TO SAVE HER DAUGHTER Former army ranger Boone Anderson immediately senses danger when he spots Scout Cramer and her precious little girl while holiday shopping. Then two cars suddenly give chase in the parking lot—kidnapping the child. His worst suspicions are confirmed, and professional instincts propel him into action. Having lost his own infant daughter years before, Boone is determined to reunite the beautiful single mother and her missing child. But when a secret from Scout's past finally catches up to her, she must work with her self-appointed guardian to save her daughter. Before the kidnappers cancel Christmas for all of them…permanently. Mission: Rescue—No job is too dangerous for these fearless heroes
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1460344170
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 219
Book Description
TO SAVE HER DAUGHTER Former army ranger Boone Anderson immediately senses danger when he spots Scout Cramer and her precious little girl while holiday shopping. Then two cars suddenly give chase in the parking lot—kidnapping the child. His worst suspicions are confirmed, and professional instincts propel him into action. Having lost his own infant daughter years before, Boone is determined to reunite the beautiful single mother and her missing child. But when a secret from Scout's past finally catches up to her, she must work with her self-appointed guardian to save her daughter. Before the kidnappers cancel Christmas for all of them…permanently. Mission: Rescue—No job is too dangerous for these fearless heroes
I Like this Poem
Author: Kaye Webb
Publisher: Puffin
ISBN: 9780140312959
Category : Anthologies
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A unique collection of poems chosen by children for children.
Publisher: Puffin
ISBN: 9780140312959
Category : Anthologies
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A unique collection of poems chosen by children for children.
The Best Christmas Present in the World
Author: Michael Morpurgo
Publisher: Egmont UK Limited
ISBN: 9781405215183
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Billedbog. A forgotten letter in a secret drawer brings one night in the Great War vividly to life. Writing home from the front, a soldier has an incredible story to tell
Publisher: Egmont UK Limited
ISBN: 9781405215183
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Billedbog. A forgotten letter in a secret drawer brings one night in the Great War vividly to life. Writing home from the front, a soldier has an incredible story to tell
Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor
Author: Lisa Kleypas
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 9780312605872
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Three lonely people, three lives at crossroads, three people who are about to discover that Christmas is a time when anything is possible and when wishes can come true.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 9780312605872
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Three lonely people, three lives at crossroads, three people who are about to discover that Christmas is a time when anything is possible and when wishes can come true.
Cat That Could Open the Fridge
Author: Simon Hoggart
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781843543572
Category : Circular letters
Languages : en
Pages : 145
Book Description
The advent of the home computer has made Christmas round robin letters ubiquitous. Where once the hot news about Tamsin's A levels would be sent in a short note, now it's not unusual to get a letter that includes several pages of misery--emergency operations, dead relatives, sackings, rainy holidays, and so forth--decorated with jolly snowmen and smiling Santas. Some people go further and send out whole booklets. Computers have also made it possible to include photographs of the family eating paté in their Provencal garden, or sitting in a hot tub in California. Simon Hoggart gets hundreds of round robin letters sent to him every year and has collected the funniest, most irritating, most surreal extracts into this hilarious short book. Along the way he considers why people hate these letters so much and what they tell us about the British middle classes. What, exactly, lies behind the impulse to write about Roger's decision to cycle to work for health reasons, or Jeremy's trip to Tasmania, or the replacement pet rabbit?
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781843543572
Category : Circular letters
Languages : en
Pages : 145
Book Description
The advent of the home computer has made Christmas round robin letters ubiquitous. Where once the hot news about Tamsin's A levels would be sent in a short note, now it's not unusual to get a letter that includes several pages of misery--emergency operations, dead relatives, sackings, rainy holidays, and so forth--decorated with jolly snowmen and smiling Santas. Some people go further and send out whole booklets. Computers have also made it possible to include photographs of the family eating paté in their Provencal garden, or sitting in a hot tub in California. Simon Hoggart gets hundreds of round robin letters sent to him every year and has collected the funniest, most irritating, most surreal extracts into this hilarious short book. Along the way he considers why people hate these letters so much and what they tell us about the British middle classes. What, exactly, lies behind the impulse to write about Roger's decision to cycle to work for health reasons, or Jeremy's trip to Tasmania, or the replacement pet rabbit?
Christmas at Cold Comfort Farm
Author: Stella Gibbons
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101565578
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 219
Book Description
Available for the first time since its original publication more than fifty years ago, Christmas at Cold Comfort Farm is a charming collection whose hilarious title story features Christmas dinner with the Starkadders before Flora's arrival. With Adam playing Santa while draped in Mrs. Starkadders's shawls, the family shares their traditional "Christmas pudding"-a mélange containing random objects of doom foretelling the coming year: a coffin nail for death, a bad sixpence for financial ruin, and a menthol cone to indicate that the lucky recipient will go "blind wi' headache." These lively tales will delight anyone who loves Stella Gibbons and her signature wit.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101565578
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 219
Book Description
Available for the first time since its original publication more than fifty years ago, Christmas at Cold Comfort Farm is a charming collection whose hilarious title story features Christmas dinner with the Starkadders before Flora's arrival. With Adam playing Santa while draped in Mrs. Starkadders's shawls, the family shares their traditional "Christmas pudding"-a mélange containing random objects of doom foretelling the coming year: a coffin nail for death, a bad sixpence for financial ruin, and a menthol cone to indicate that the lucky recipient will go "blind wi' headache." These lively tales will delight anyone who loves Stella Gibbons and her signature wit.
The Girl Who Saved Christmas
Author: Matt Haig
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 1443450863
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
A BOY CALLED CHRISTMAS—SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE Journey to the edge of magic Amelia Wishart was the first child ever to receive a Christmas present. It was her Christmas spirit that gave Santa the extra boost of magic he needed to make his first trip around the world. But now Amelia is in trouble. When her mother falls ill, she is sent to the workhouse to toil under cruel Mr. Creeper. Without a whiff of kindness to keep Amelia going, her spirit begins to drain away. Meanwhile, up at the North Pole, magic levels dip dangerously low as Christmas approaches, and Santa knows that something is gravely wrong. If he’s going to save Christmas, he might just need some help . .
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 1443450863
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
A BOY CALLED CHRISTMAS—SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE Journey to the edge of magic Amelia Wishart was the first child ever to receive a Christmas present. It was her Christmas spirit that gave Santa the extra boost of magic he needed to make his first trip around the world. But now Amelia is in trouble. When her mother falls ill, she is sent to the workhouse to toil under cruel Mr. Creeper. Without a whiff of kindness to keep Amelia going, her spirit begins to drain away. Meanwhile, up at the North Pole, magic levels dip dangerously low as Christmas approaches, and Santa knows that something is gravely wrong. If he’s going to save Christmas, he might just need some help . .
Books Do Furnish a Room
Author: Anthony Powell
Publisher: Fontana Press
ISBN: 9780006540540
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Publisher: Fontana Press
ISBN: 9780006540540
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Seahorses
Author: Bidisha
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0006550304
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
A novel following three young Londoners in search of life, love and the pursuit of happiness.
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0006550304
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
A novel following three young Londoners in search of life, love and the pursuit of happiness.