Akissi: More Tales of Mischief: Akissi Book 2 (Abouet Marguerite)(Paperback)

Akissi: More Tales of Mischief: Akissi Book 2 (Abouet Marguerite)(Paperback)

The plucky, troublemaking Akissi is back with her mischief on The Ivory Coast! This time, she has to keep herself from drowning, stand up to a bully, make peace with her arch nemesis--the prettiest girl in school, and evade a witch doctor's potion. Inspired by her childhood on The Ivory Coast,

Akissi: Tales of Mischief: Akissi Book 1 (Abouet Marguerite)(Paperback)

'utterly unputdownable'--The New York Times A Kirkus Best Book of 2018, Akissi: Tales of Mischief brings together the first volume of the hilarious and heartfelt Akissi comics by Marguerite Abouet, the award winning author of Aya of Yop City. Poor Akissi! The neighborhood cats are trying to steal

Akissi: Even More Tales of Mischief: Akissi Book 3 (Abouet Marguerite)(Paperback)

Our favorite troublemaker is back in this graphic novel collection of wild childhood adventures set on the Ivory Coast by award-winning author Marguerite Abouet (Aya of Yop City) and artist Mathieu Sapin. With the first volume selected as a Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2018, Akissi is back for round

Virago Book Of Witches (Husain Shahrukh)(Pevná vazba)

A collection of more than fifty stories about witches from around the world. There are tales of banshees, crones and beauties in disguise from China, Siberia, the Caribbean, Armenia, Portugal and Australia. The characters featured include Italy's Witch Bea-Witch, Lilith, Kali, and Twitti Glyn Hec

Beano Book of Mischief, Mayhem and Fun (Beano Studios Limited)(Paperback / softback)

The Red Book (Lehman Barbara)(Pevná vazba)

This Caldecott Honor-winning book about a book is a delightful, wordless tale about the power of stories, perfect for fans of Brendan Wenzel and David Weisner. A red book is lying in the snow in the city. When you open it, you find a new kind of adventure. You will be taken across oceans and

Adventures of Septamus - Book 1: Seaside Tales (Harper Stephanie A.)(Paperback / softback)

This book is about Septamus, a seven legged Octopus who has a series of adventures. Septamus is a dynamic, charismatic, 'super hero' who can swim to the bottom of the deepest sea, glide over the earth or scurry along using all his arms and legs, and he can also fly way up beyond the

A Christmas Carol (Mitton Tony)(Paperback)

A captivating, rhyming picture book retelling of Charles Dickens' classic tale about the true meaning of Christmas. Mean old Ebenezer Scrooge hates everything. Even Christmas Until, one frosty Christmas Eve, Scrooge receives a visit from three ghostly spirits, who whisk him away on a magical

Oriental Tales: Stories (Yourcenar Marguerite)(Paperback)

This collection includes: How Wand-fo was Saved, Marko's Smile, The Milk of Death, The Last Love of Princess Genji, The Man Who Loved the Nereids, Our Lady of the Swallows, Aphrodissia; the Widow, Kali Beheaded, The End of Marko Kraljevic, The Sadness of Cornelius Berg, and a Postscript by the

Tales Of The Otherworld - Book 2 of the Tales of the Otherworld Series (Armstrong Kelley)(Paperback / softback)

A new collection of short stories by bestselling author Kelley

Snow White with the Red Hair, Vol. 2, 2 (Akiduki Sorata)(Paperback)

A romantic retelling of a classic fairy tale about a beautiful herbalist and a lovestruck prince.Shirayuki is an herbalist famous for her naturally bright-red hair, and the prince of Tanbarun wants her all to himself! Unwilling to become the prince's possession, she seeks shelter in the woods of

Cinderella's Stick: A Fairy Tale for Digital Preservation (Tzitzikas Yannis)(Pevná vazba)

1 A Few Words About Digital Preservation And Book Overview.- 2 The Fairy Tale Of Cinderella.- 3 Daphne (A Modern Cinderella).- 4 Reading the Contents of the USB Stick.- 5 First Contact with the Contents of the USB Stick.- 6 The File Poem.html: On Reading Characters.- 7 The File MyPlace.png: On

J R (Gaddis William)(Paperback)

A National Book Award-winning satire about the unchecked power of American capitalism, written more than three decades before the 2008 financial crisis. At the center of J R is J R Vansant, a very average sixth grader from Long Island with torn sneakers, a runny nose, and a juvenile fascination

The Gammage Cup (Kendall Carol)(Paperback)

A 1960 Newbery Honor Book Carol Kendall's witty, epic tales about the race of people called the Minnipins are now available as Odyssey/Harcourt Young Classics. Now a new generation of readers can thrill to the adventures of the tiny folk who become mighty heroes. The original interior

War on Peace - The Decline of American Influence (Farrow Ronan)(Paperback / softback)

A book for anyone interested to know more about how the world really works by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ronan Farrow. ‘This is one of the most important books of our time.’ Walter Isaacson ‘A masterpiece’ Dan Simpson, Post-Gazette THE NEW YORK TIMES #3 BESTSELLER US foreign policy

Emigrants (Sebald W.G.)(Paperback / softback)

I know of no book which conveys more about that complex fate, being a European at the end of European civilization' Susan Sontag At first The Emigrants appears simply to document the lives of four Jewish emigres in the twentieth

The Truth about Style: Quote Gift Book (Abrams Noterie)(Paperback)

Focusing on more than just fashion, The Truth About Style highlights the nature of style and the importance of cultivating our individuality, whether it is expressed through the way we dress, our attitude, or the unique traits that we all possess. Wit and wisdom from insider favorite like Coco

The Stan (Knodell Kevin)(Paperback)

The Stan is a collection of short comics about America's longest war. The tales in this book--based on reporting by David Axe and Kevin Knodell and drawn by artist Blue Delliquanti--are all true and took place in roughly the first decade of the U.S. military intervention in Afghanistan. While the

Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing (Blume Judy)(Paperback / softback)

The first book in Judy Blume's hugely successful and hilarious younger fiction series about a naughty little brother called Fudge. With charming cover art from picture-book star Emily

Stories of Magic and Mischief - Contains 30 classic tales (Blyton Enid)(Paperback / softback)

A brand-new magical collection of short stories from the world's favourite storyteller, Enid

5,000 Awesome Facts (about Everything!) 2 (Kids National)(Pevná vazba)

More exciting than a video game, this boredom-busting book is an explosion of information about sensational topics kids love: dessert, underwear, amusement parks, pirates, famous criminals, marsupials, Ancient Egypt, famous landmarks, you name it! The new 5,000 Awesome Facts (About Everything!) 2

A Bite-Sized History of France: Gastronomic Tales of Revolution, War, and Enlightenment (Hnaut Stphane)(Paperback)

A 'delicious' (Dorie Greenspan), 'genial' (Kirkus Reviews), 'very cool book about the intersections of food and history' (Michael Pollan)--as featured in the New York Times 'The complex political, historical, religious and social factors that shaped some of France's] . . . most iconic dishes and

Idiot Gods (Zindell David)(Paperback / softback)

Quite simply the best book about a whale since Moby Dick. The Idiot Gods is an epic tale of a quest for a new way of life on earth, told by an orca. David Zindell returns to the grand themes of Neverness in this uniquely moving

Fish - A tale about ridding the ocean of plastic pollution (DK)(Paperback / softback)