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The author of the best-selling Crazy Sexy Cancer Tips and Crazy Sexy Cancer Survivor takes on the crazy sexy subject of what and how we eat, drink, and think. Crazysexydiet.com On the heels of Kris Carr’s best-selling cancer survival guidebooks and her acclaimed TLC documentary comes her new journey into a realm vital to anyone’s health. Infused with her signature sass, wit and advice-from-the-trenches style, Crazy Sexy Diet is a beautifully illustrated resource that puts you on the fast track to vibrant health, happiness and a great ass! Along with help from her posse of experts, Carr lays out the fundamentals of her Crazy Sexy Diet: a low-glycemic, vegetarian program that emphasizes balancing the pH of the body with lush whole and raw foods, nourishing organic green drinks, and scrumptious smoothies. Plus, she shares the steps of her own twenty-one-day cleanse, and simple but delectable sample recipes. In ten chapters with titles such as, “pHabulous,” “Coffee, Cupcakes and Cocktails,” “Make Juice Not War,” and “God-Pod Glow,” Carr empowers readers to move from a state of constant bodily damage control to one of renewal and repair. In addition to debunking common diet myths and sharing vital tips on detoxifying our bodies and psyches—advice that draws both on her personal experience as a cancer survivor and that of experts—she provides helpful hints on natural personal care, how to stretch a dollar, navigate the grocery store, eating well on the run, and working through the inevitable pangs and cravings for your old not-so-healthy life. Crazy Sexy Diet is a must for anyone who seeks to be a confident and sexy wellness warrior. Including contributions by: Dean Ornish, M.D. – author and founder and president of the Preventive Medicine Research InstituteNeal Barnard, M.D. – author, founder of Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), author of Food for LifeKathy Freston – author of Quantum Wellness and health advocateAlejandro Junger, M.D. – author of Clean: The Revolutionary Program to Restore the Body's Natural Ability to Heal Itself, and director of integrative medicine at Lenox Hill Hospital, NYCRory Freedman – coauthor of Skinny Bitch and health advocateMark Hyman, M.D. – author of The UltraMind Solution and pioneer in functional medicineEmily Deschanel – star of the Fox series Bones and health advocateSharon Gannon – author of Yoga and Vegetarianism, and cofounder of Jivamukti YogaWayne Pacelle – president & CEO, The Humane Society of the United StatesStacy Malkan – author and cofounder of the Campaign for Safe CosmeticsDr. Lilli Link – specialist in raw foods and integrative nutrition Frank Lipman – author of Revive: Stop feeling Spent and Start Living Again and founder of the Eleven Eleven Wellness Center Crazy Sexy tips for optimal healthFlood your body with alkaline nutrients * Flush stored waste products and chemicals * Reduce or eliminate animal products * *Dump sugar, you’re sweet enough * Go gluten-free *Shake your booty * Wrangle the monkeys in your mind and turn down the stress * Install healthy boundaries so you don’t burn out * Kill your television and Detox your In Box (Facebook too!) * Take fun seriously * Build a wellness posse support system *Be a "prevention is hot" cheerleader! Kris Carr’s television appearances have included: - CBS Evening News with Katie Couric- The Early Show- The Today Show- Montel- Access Hollywood- The Mike & Juliet Show- Good Morning America- The Oprah Winfrey Show Do you have any idea what it’s like to feel blissfully whole and comfortable in your skin? You will. The Crazy Sexy Diet and lifestyle will give you the tools to navigate through life with clarity, balance, and flow. Health is more than just the absence of disease; it is the presence of vitality. Health is freedom from obstruction; it’s living in a harmonious way that creates both inner and outer peace. . . . The Crazy Sexy Diet is loaded with wisdom, tips and advice from personal experien ce. If I feel great living and eating this way then you can feel fantastic! What I present to you is what works for me and countless other wellness warriors. This information just might save your life, or at the very least reduce the pesky cellulite. It’s an awakening without the disease, knowledge without the price. Changing your mind is the biggest obstacle you face. But once you do, you’ll realize that you are the one you’ve been waiting for. . . . From the Introduction

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Uncovers the class and race dimensions of the "cupcake wars" In the wake of school-lunch reform debates, heated classroom cupcake wars, and concerns over childhood obesity, the diet of American children has become a “crisis” and the cause of much anxiety among parents. Many food-conscious parents are well educated, progressive and white, and while they may explicitly value race and class diversity, they also worry about less educated or less well-off parents offering their children food that is unhealthy. Jennifer Patico embedded herself in an urban Atlanta charter school community, spending time at school events, after-school meetings, school lunchrooms, and private homes. Drawing on interviews and ethnographic observation, she details the dilemma for parents stuck between a commitment to social inclusion and a desire for control of their children’s eating. Ultimately, Patico argues that the attitudes of middle-class parents toward food reflect an underlying neoliberal capitalist ethic, in which their need to cultivate proper food consumption for their children can actually work to reinforce class privilege and exclusion. Listening closely to adults' and children's food concerns, The Trouble with Snack Time explores those unintended effects and suggests how the "crisis" of children’s food might be reimagined toward different ends.

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125 comfort food recipes and family favorites that are simple to prepare and will bring loved ones together, plus fun family stories and photos, from country music star, Food Network star, and #1 best-selling author Trisha Yearwood Trisha Yearwood’s fans know that she can cook up a comforting, delicious meal that will feed a family! Like her earlier bestsellers, Trisha’s Kitchen will include new family favorites and easy-to-make comfort foods, with stories about her family and what’s really important in life. The 125 recipes include dishes her beloved mother used to make, plus new recipes like Pasta Pizza Snack Mix and Garth's Teriyaki Bowl. Every recipe tells a story, whether it's her grandma's Million Dollar Cupcakes, or her Camo Cake that she made for her nephew's birthday. As Trisha says: "I love to cook now more than I ever have, because for me, cooking is about love. It's sharing a meal with family and friends and talking about our lives. It's working out thoughts in my head about what I need to conquer or accomplish while I'm working on a homemade pastry crust. Sometimes the feel of cold butter in my hands working through the flour just makes me see things more clearly."

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Twelve-year-old Sophie has always dreamed of being an actress and being in front of the camera. When that dream comes true and she's offered a T.V. commercial spot, she's over-the-moon happy. But then she finds out what exactly she'll be advertising: the delectable, ever-popular brownies from BEATRICE'S BROWNIES, which just so happns to be the number one competitor to IT'S RAINING CUPCAKES--owned by her best friend, Isabel's, family. Sophie has a tough choice to make: Follow her dreams or crush her best friend. What's a girl to do?

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Cute Coloring Pages for Kawaii Art Lovers (Ages 6 and up)The newest addition to the bestselling Woo! Jr. Kids Activities series, this collection of kawaii cute coloring pages is essential for all! Inspired by the culture of cute Japanese things, The Cute Book of Kawaii Coloring introduces you to tons of cute kawaii characters and beginner’s Japanese words.A collection of cute coloring pages for girls and boys. Kawaii means cute in Japanese. In this kawaii coloring book, kids and adults of all ages enjoy cute coloring things to stay creative, calm, and comfortable. Inside, find adorable animals, cupcakes, and unicorn coloring pages for all-year round.Learn Japanese words and find cute things to color. Find tons of Kawaii stuff to relax and delight in inside this cute coloring book. The Cute Book of Kawaii Coloring allows kawaii anime lovers to color hundreds of cute doodles that bring positivity to any day. In this unique learning Japanese coloring book, words and translations appear alongside images for added language learning. Readers will find in this cute coloring book: Animal friends from sea to land Candy, ice cream, and cupcake coloring pages Easy Japanese words and translations If you’re looking for a cute doodle coloring book, a cute coloring book for girls, or a sweet coloring book for kids—or enjoyed books like Super Sweet Coloring Book, Cute and Easy Kawaii Colouring Book, or Let’s Learn Japanese—then you’ll love The Cute Book of Kawaii Coloring.

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Bernadette might seem like an ordinary monster, but sometimes she likes to do some very unmonsterlike things, like pick flowers. And pet kittens. And bake. When the time comes for Bernadette to go to Monster Academy, she's just a teensy bit nervous. Her classmates just don't understand her. They'd rather uproot trees than sing friendship songs. And they prefer fried snail goo to Bernadette's homemade cupcakes with sprinkles. Can Bernadette find a way to make friends at school and still be herself?

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Every morning at school, Mrs. Millie says, “Please hang up your book bugs.” The kindergarteners know she means book bags, and they laugh whenever their teacher talks silly. On Mrs Millie’s birthday, the children decide to throw a surprise party. They decorate the classroom with baboons (balloons) and set out chocolate cubcakes (cupcakes) and apple moose (juice). Mrs. Millie has never enjoyed such a wonderful bird-day! The illustrations rendered in Prismacolor pencil, dyes, pen, and ink highlight the fun in this classroom romp.

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From rockin' red to cool cat blue, with a box of crayons there's nothing Pete can't do!Pete uses his groovy crayons to draw lots of things, and for the first time ever, he’s drawing his pals. But when Pete shows his artwork to his friends, they don’t react the way he expected them to.Will Pete put his favorite crayons down or find a way to turn it all around? Not to worry! Pete learns there are no mistakes when it comes to art—art comes from the heart! Get artsy with everyone’s favorite blue cat in this groovy picture book that adds a creative touch to the importance of great friends and never giving up. Fans of Pete the Cat will love watching him take his positive outlook and transform something ordinary into an awesome masterpiece! From the authors of the bestselling Pete the Cat series, James and Kimberly Dean, this is a colorful story about crayons that ROCK! Young artists will appreciate the humor and Pete's positive spirit.Don't miss Pete's other adventures, including Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes, Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes, Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons, Pete the Cat Saves Christmas, Pete the Cat and His Magic Sunglasses, Pete the Cat and the Bedtime Blues, Pete the Cat and the New Guy, Pete the Cat and the Cool Cat Boogie, Pete the Cat and the Missing Cupcakes, and Pete the Cat and the Perfect Pizza Party.

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Chic & Unique Wedding Cakes Learn how to make a wedding cake with these gorgeous projects and easy-to-follow instructions from award-winning wedding cake designer Zoe Clark. Cake decorating is the perfect way to celebrate a special day, and this book is packed with unique cake designs for you to make at home for weddings and romantic occasions. It features 10 chapters, each with a stunning wedding cake design and two coordinating smaller treats, including cupcakes, mini cakes, cookies, fondant fancies and macaroons. Step-by-step illustrated instructions cover all the essential techniques, such as piping and stencilling, and you will learn how to take inspiration from your own wedding theme: the stationery, the flowers, the venue and, of course, the dress! Inside Chic & Unique Wedding Cakes: Wedding Cake Designs - whether you are looking for a classic floral tiered cake, a colourful macaroon cake, or a contemporary monochrome design, cake decorating expert Zoe Clark has created something just for you. Recipes and Techniques - includes all the cake decorating techniques you need to know to make your own wedding cake, from rolling out sugarpaste to stacking and covering tiered cakes. You will also find baking recipes for sponge cakes, chocolate cakes, fruit cakes and carrot cake, as well as for cupcakes, fondant fancies and other smaller treats, and recipes for fillings and toppings, including buttercream frosting and chocolate ganache.

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Meet Paws McDraw - the fastest doodler in the west! With his super sketching skills, Paws can draw his way out of any danger and always saves the day. But when the Rascally Raccoon Gang cause chaos at the bunnies’ cupcake carnival, has Cowboy Paws finally met his match? Paws McDraw is a hilarious picture book, bursting with fabulous animal characters and wonderfully fun drawings. Children will fall in love with Paws McDraw: the newest and most artistic superhero in town!

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Mary Berry is the queen of cakes. There is no one better qualified to show you how to make the best Victoria sponge, vanilla cupcake, fruit tea bread or chocolate fudge cake. Together with these eternally popular recipes, Mary also shows you how to make the best children's birthday cake, Wimbledon cake, banana muffin, French patisserie and Christmas cake.With tried-and-tested, easy recipes for every occasion, this baking cookbook should be on every baker's kitchen bookshelf.

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Turn your LEGO world kawaii with more than 50 adorable ideas, plus an exclusive Owlicorn model!Get inspired by this colourful collection of original LEGO build ideas, all based around cute "kawaii" style. Use your LEGO bricks to create quirky builds, such as unicorns, hotdogs, cacti, cupcakes, and many more. Plus, express your cute style with bag charms and zany pencil pots. Perfect for little LEGO fans who are obsessed with all things cute!©2020 The LEGO Group.

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Uncovers the class and race dimensions of the "cupcake wars" In the wake of school-lunch reform debates, heated classroom cupcake wars, and concerns over childhood obesity, the diet of American children has become a “crisis” and the cause of much anxiety among parents. Many food-conscious parents are well educated, progressive and white, and while they may explicitly value race and class diversity, they also worry about less educated or less well-off parents offering their children food that is unhealthy. Jennifer Patico embedded herself in an urban Atlanta charter school community, spending time at school events, after-school meetings, school lunchrooms, and private homes. Drawing on interviews and ethnographic observation, she details the dilemma for parents stuck between a commitment to social inclusion and a desire for control of their children’s eating. Ultimately, Patico argues that the attitudes of middle-class parents toward food reflect an underlying neoliberal capitalist ethic, in which their need to cultivate proper food consumption for their children can actually work to reinforce class privilege and exclusion. Listening closely to adults' and children's food concerns, The Trouble with Snack Time explores those unintended effects and suggests how the "crisis" of children’s food might be reimagined toward different ends.

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If you love the Kawaii style but don't know where to start, this is the book for you! 10 Step Drawing: Kawaii will help you turn simple shapes into cute drawings in this popular style in just ten easy steps. Create over 50 different characters from a cuddly penguin and a magical unicorn to a cheeky bubble tea and a cute cupcake, by following the step-by-step instructions. Learning to draw has never been so simple!

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Make the cutest little creatures from wool! Needle felting is all the rage, and this book shows you how to create tiny bears, rabbits, dogs, cats, fairies, dolls, cupcakes, and more.• Basic instructions and step-by-step photos show you what you will need and how to begin, plus advanced options for once you've mastered the basics• Learn to make joints so that the arms and legs can really move• Instructions on how to make unique details such as pointed ears, long tails, and different noses and muzzles

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‘Cakes, castles and oodles of charm: this book is huge fun and pure escapism’ Cathy Bramley Can Ellie bake her way to a happy ever after? A deliciously heartwarming novel for fans of Lucy Diamond and Milly Johnson. Can Ellie bake her way to a happy ever after? A deliciously heartwarming novel for fans of Lucy Diamond and Milly Johnson. When Ellie Hall lands her dream job running the little teashop in the beautiful but crumbling Claverham Castle, it’s the perfect escape from her humdrum job in the city. Life is definitely on the rise as Ellie replaces spreadsheets for scones, and continues her Nanna’s brilliant baking legacy. When Lord Henry, the stick-in-the-mud owner, threatens to burst her baking bubble with his old-fashioned ways, Ellie wonders if she might have bitten off more than she can chew. But cupcake by cupcake she wins the locals over, including teashop stalwart, Doris, and Ellie’s showstopping bakes look set to go down in castle history! Now all that’s missing in Ellie’s life is a slice of romance – can Joe, the brooding estate manager, be the one to put the cherry on the top of Ellie’s dream?

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A deliciously warm novel from the best-selling author of Meet Me At The Cupcake Cafe and The Loveliest Chocolate Shop in Paris. Amanda’s old schoolfriends can’t believe it when the social-climbing queen of preen, Satan’s very own PR girl, pulls off the ultimate publicity stunt in getting herself engaged to a Scottish laird. Who cares that Fraser McConnald has worn the same pair of Converse trainers for the last three years and that his castle is a pile of rubble with one calor gas heater – she’ll be titled! Something Must Be Done. Gentle, decent Fraser is clearly ignorant of her wiles, and Mel and Fran, still smarting from the memory of all the mean things Amanda put them through in their days at Portmount Comprehensive, set out to sabotage this mismatch of the century. So between fighting off the attentions of a love-crazed accountant, keeping Fran’s deadly manoeuvres with the opposite sex under control and trying to win her own war of love with the elusive but gorgeous Alex, Mel finds herself attending a wild Scottish stag night, a hen night from hell, and preparing for a wedding that’s everything you’d wish on your worst enemy.

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15 animal themed party cakes that will appeal to adults and children alike, from favourite pets such as the cat and dog to an elephant, fish and prickly hedgehog. Lindy Smith's popular style uses sugarpaste, buttercream (fondant) and clever techniques to create the colours, textures, patterns and shapes that make animal cakes so much fun. Variation design ideas, quick-and-clever cupcakes and delicious cookies continue the theme for a choice of party food. Over 200 easy-to-follow, step-by-step photographs and instructions, plus clear carving templates, ensure animal cakes to make any party a roaring success!

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This is the only doggie cookbook you need to have the most fun with your best friend! Based on the popular YouTube series Paddington's Pantry, the author has created brand new recipes to share, with the help of her own two pups, Paddington and Treacle. This bookincludes an illustrated “safe for dogs” guide that has been veterinarian-approved so you can be sure you’re giving your fur baby only the safest goodies. Helpful hints are sprinkled throughout the pages to add relevant recipe tips, special substitution suggestions, and more! Starting with the fundamentals like easy KONG fillings and training treats, recipes are then organized seasonally, and include: Fresh Fruit Parfaits Mini Blueberry Muffins Paw Print Cookies Healthy Green Bean Crisps Paddington’s Sweet Potato and Chicken Twists Too Hot for Walkies Fruity Frozen Treats Pup-kin Spice Cupcakes Apple and Oat Truffles Peanut Butter and Beet Stars Catch of the Day Salmon Fishcakes Advent Calendar for Dogs Many more! You'll not only get to know Paddington and Treacle through this adorable homage pet lovers anywhere will adore, but also learn some super-simple recipes to keep in your back pocket!

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Unicorn is a unicorn. And Horse is, well . . . not.Horse is brown. Horse is plain. And Horse can't stand the unicorn he shares a pen with. Unicorn dances. Tra la la! Horse does not. Blah blah blah. But when robbers kidnap Unicorn for a local circus, what will Horse decide to do? Packed with forty-eight pages of hilarious illustrations and deadpan wit, Unicorn (and Horse) is a funny yet endearing lesson on envy with one important truth: We are sometimes unicorns. We are sometimes horses. And happiness doesn't always come from pink cupcakes for breakfast.

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TikTok Made Me Bake It!Packed with the internet's most-loved recipes including Anti-gravity Cake, Rainbow Cupcakes, Bronuts and Cookie Pies, Bakes That Break The Internet is your guide to recreating the decadent and indulgent snacks from your For You Page at home.From nostalgic treats like Jammie Dodger Ice Cream and School Dinner Cake to jaw-dropping desserts like Nutella Freakshakes and Faultline Cake, @TheBakingExplorer shows us the simple recipes and techniques to impress your friends and satisfy your sweet tooth.

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Meet the deliciously sweet duo, Sprinkles and Swirls, in this first book in a new Level 1 Ready-to-Read Graphics series!Sprinkles and Swirls are two little cupcakes who go on big adventures! Today they are visiting Fun Park. Join them as they zip, zoom, bump, fly, and have tons of sweet fun! Ready-to-Read Graphics books give readers the perfect introduction to the graphic novel format with easy-to-follow panels, speech bubbles with accessible vocabulary, and sequential storytelling that is spot-on for beginning readers. There’s even a how-to guide for reading graphic novels at the beginning of each book.

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Bursting with fresh ideas for no-frills, honestly good cakes ranging from sponge and chiffon cakes to cupcakes, muffins loaf cakes, fruitcakes, chocolate cakes, brownies and cheesecakes, this exciting collection of recipes will provide you with the perfect treat whatever the occasion. A popular culinary coach who has been conducting workshops for many years, Allan provides the necessary detail and steps to guide you through each recipe, ensuring that you will have as much fun cutting into your cake as you will have baking it.

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Make Mother's Day extra special with this lively book, filled with crafts, activities and all you need to know about Mother's Day.Find out how the first Mother's Day came about and how it is celebrated around the world. Then get creative and have a go at one of the many craft activities and recipes. Follow the simple step-by-step guides and you'll be able to create a card and gifts for your mum to make her day really special. Activities include a scrummy no-cook breakfast, your own mother's day poem, a creative herb garden and decorated cupcakes.

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J.C. is craving cupcakes and so is Pop-Pop! But when baby Maya won't go down for her nap, J.C. and Pop-Pop have to get creative. Can they handle baking and babysitting at the same time?Life in the big city is full of fun for seven-year-old Jalen Corey Pierce. Between adventures with his two best friends, Amir and Vicky, and new experiences with his family, J.C. is always learning new things and exploring city life. These easy-to-read stories, featuring a glossary, discussion questions, and writing prompts, are perfect for curious young readers everywhere.

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Most vegan dessert books run the gamut of tried-n-true cookies, cupcakes, and pies. At her East Coast confectionery shops, Lagusta Yearwood takes vegan sweets to the next level. Sweet + Salty features over 100 luscious and imaginative recipes for caramels, chocolates, bonbons, truffles, and more for anyone looking to make their own vegan confections. With everything from the most basic caramel to bold, arresting flavors incorporating unexpected spices and flavors such as miso caramel sauce, thyme-preserved lemon sea-salt caramels, matzo toffee, and more, Sweet + Salty is a smart, sassy, completely innovative introduction to vegan confections.

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Learn how to perfect the prettiest trend in cake decorating - using edible flowers and herbs to decorate your cakes and bakes - with this impossibly beautiful guide from celebrity baker Juliet Sear. Learn what flowers are edible and great for flavour, how to use, preserve, store and apply them including pressing, drying and crystallising flowers and petals. Then follow Juliet step-by-step as she creates over 30 beautiful botanical cakes that showcase edible flowers and herbs, including more top trends such as a confetti cake, a cupcake wreath, floral chocolate bark, a semi-naked cake, caketails and more.

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'Intoxicating' Jeff VanderMeer, author of Annihilation'Barrett's brilliant second novel plummets headlong into a darkly funny tale' Mail on SundayBridget Jones meets Twin Peaks in this black comedy about a woman's retreat to a remote Australian town and the horrors awaiting her.It wasn't just the bad breakup that turned Eleanor Mellett's life upside down. It was the cancer. And all the demons that came with it.One day she felt a bit of a bump when she was scratching her armpit at work. The next thing she knew, her breast was being removed by an inappropriately attractive doctor, and she was subsequently inundated with cupcakes, besieged by judgy support groups, and the ungrateful recipient of hand-knitted sweaters from her mum.Luckily, Eleanor finds that Talbingo, a remote little town, needs a primary-school teacher. Their Miss Barker upped and vanished in the night, despite being the most caring teacher ever, according to everyone. Unfortunately, Talbingo is a bit creepy. It's not only the communion-wine-swigging priest prone to rants about how cancer is caused by demons. Or the unstable, overly sensitive kids, always going on about Miss Barker and her amazing sticker system. It's living alone in a remote cabin, with no phone service or wifi, wondering why there are so many locks on the front door, and who is knocking on it late at night.Riotously funny, deeply unsettling, and surprisingly poignant, Shirley Barrett's The Bus on Thursday is a wicked, weird, wild ride for fans of Maria Semple, Stephen King and Henry James's The Turn of the Screw. And when have those three writers ever appeared in the same sentence?

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With the past safely restored to the past, Trilby Moffat is looking forward to sitting down to a big slice of cake and a good crossword puzzle. But she's about to find out that the job of Time Keeper is never done and the future has other plans for her . . . extremely perilous plans.'This looks dangerous,' said Trilby, who was tied to an antique parlour chair teetering on the edge of a rocky cliff. The man in the top hat arched one prickly eyebrow. 'Children can be so ungrateful. This will be the trip of a lifetime!' he said, pointing to the endless dark water below.Trilby Moffat is in grave danger, again. When she arrives on a secret island outside of time, in search of her missing mother, she knows she's in trouble. A strange festival is about to take place and Trilby is the guest of honour.Travellers from all over time are flocking to this mysterious carnival with its treasure markets, floating cupcakes and a terrifying surprise. Now Trilby and her friends must race against time (literally) to reveal the dark truth lurking beneath their beautiful island. Friendship will be tested. Loyalty is stretched to the limits and a skittish prehistoric bird named Anton will destroy Trilby's favourite jumper.Just when she thinks time is on her side, Trilby is about to get a perilous promotion.Praise for Trilby Moffat:'A must-read for lovers of madcap adventures' The Guardian, Best Australian Children's Books of 2023'[A] wonderful tale with humour and the right amount of excitement. This is great fun' Good Reading Magazine'What a delicious book this is! Bursting with rich language, big ideas and sardonic humour . . . A gloriously enjoyable, rollicking reading experience for young and old' Living Arts Canberra'Packed with her trademark clever humour, Temple's fast-paced, time-twisting adventure marks the beginning of an ambitious new series for middle-grade readers' Books+Publishing'Insanely good, beautifully unique, cleverly written, brilliantly funny and wonderfully scary' Karen Foxlee, author of Lenny's Book of Everything'A cheeky tale, with treasures on every page. Utterly delightful' Jeremy Lachlan, author of Jane Doe and the Cradle of All Worlds'Funny and clever and crazy and brilliant . . . This is magical realism at its absolute best for middle grade readers' ReadPlus

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Meet the deliciously sweet duo, Sprinkles and Swirls, in this first book in a new Level 1 Ready-to-Read Graphics series!Sprinkles and Swirls are two little cupcakes who go on big adventures! Today they are visiting Fun Park. Join them as they zip, zoom, bump, fly, and have tons of sweet fun! Ready-to-Read Graphics books give readers the perfect introduction to the graphic novel format with easy-to-follow panels, speech bubbles with accessible vocabulary, and sequential storytelling that is spot-on for beginning readers. There’s even a how-to guide for reading graphic novels at the beginning of each book.

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Katie finally meets her father in the latest addition to the Cupcake Diaries series.Katie hasn’t seen her father since she was a baby. After so many years apart, her father is trying to make the reunion a happy one, but Katie has a lot of unresolved feelings—and questions. At the same time Katie is trying to come to grips with her biological dad, her mom’s boyfriend tells Katie a secret—he’s going to propose to her mom! Will Katie be able to handle all of the big changes in her life?

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A fantastic children's cookbook featuring Annabel Karmel's delicious recipes, this is the perfect guide to helping young cooks and their parents make food that's incredibly tasty and good for you too.With step-by-step instructions, Children's First Cookbook is the perfect starting point for any budding young chef. From scrummy scrambled eggs and funny face pizzas to a cupcake farm, and a selection of baking classics - Annabel Karmel's simple recipes make this the perfect cookbook for kids who want to have fun in the kitchen."She's a miracle woman" - Jools Oliver.

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The detective dogs are back for a swashbuckling pirate adventure!Shifty and Sam have swapped their life of crime for a career in cupcakes. But when they're asked to bake for a pirate party, they find themselves caught up in the middle of a robbery. Uh-oh! Captain Sharpwhiskers and his criminal crew have stolen Captain Chucklebeard's treasure! Can Shifty and Sam catch those BAD pirates and bring back the loot? Find out in this hilarious, rhyming picture book adventure!Tracey Corderoy is a multi-award-winning author and has written over 70 books for children including collaborations with Rosalind Beardshaw and Sarah Massini. Steven Lenton has created many books with Tracey Corderoy and also illustrates books by David Baddiel, Frank Cottrell-Boyce and Peter Bently. His books have won awards such as the Sainsbury's Children's Book Award and have been selected for the WHSmith Children's Book of the Year and Tom Fletcher Book Club. Read all the Shifty and Sam picture book adventures: Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam: The Cat Burglar Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam: The Diamond ChaseShifty McGifty and Slippery Sam: The Missing MasterpieceShifty McGifty and Slippery Sam: Santa's Stolen SleighHave you read Shifty and Sam's two-colour early readers? Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam: Jingle Bells! Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam: Up, Up and Away! Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam: The Spooky School Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam: The Aliens Are Coming!

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The detective dogs are back for a swashbuckling pirate adventure!Shifty and Sam have swapped their life of crime for a career in cupcakes. But when they're asked to bake for a pirate party, they find themselves caught up in the middle of a robbery. Uh-oh! Captain Sharpwhiskers and his criminal crew have stolen Captain Chucklebeard's treasure! Can Shifty and Sam catch those BAD pirates and bring back the loot? Find out in this hilarious, rhyming picture book adventure!Tracey Corderoy is a multi-award-winning author and has written over 70 books for children including collaborations with Rosalind Beardshaw and Sarah Massini. Steven Lenton has created many books with Tracey Corderoy and also illustrates books by David Baddiel, Frank Cottrell-Boyce and Peter Bently. His books have won awards such as the Sainsbury's Children's Book Award and have been selected for the WHSmith Children's Book of the Year and Tom Fletcher Book Club. Read all the Shifty and Sam picture book adventures: Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam: The Cat Burglar Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam: The Diamond ChaseShifty McGifty and Slippery Sam: The Missing MasterpieceShifty McGifty and Slippery Sam: Santa's Stolen SleighHave you read Shifty and Sam's two-colour early readers? Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam: Jingle Bells! Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam: Up, Up and Away! Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam: The Spooky School Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam: The Aliens Are Coming!

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A fun interactive cookbook which empowers children to choose and experiment with cooking - each simple recipe only has six ingredients!Join in the fun as you experiment with recipes from around the world!From cupcakes to churros and paratha to pide, chews each ingredient in an interactive game and then see which recipes you can create. Perfect for beginner cooks to start their cooking adventure, with a maximum of six key ingredients for each recipe and clear and simple instructions, but also challenges young cooks to experiment with new techniques and ingredients. Includes fun facts for each recipe and lots of top tips!Stylish illustrations from Lucia Vinti make this a perfect gift for children who love to experiment.

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Turkey’s big day is filled with surprises in this fun addition to the much-loved Turkey Trouble series.It’s Turkey’s birthday, but no one is celebrating. In fact, no one even seems to know about it. Even stranger, Farmer Jake and his family are up to something in the backyard. And Turkey isn’t allowed to see what it is. Good thing he knows how to be sneaky—and that his friends help him put together the best disguises. Turkey dresses up as everything from a candle to a cupcake, but try as he might, he can’t get past the family. It just may be that Turkey is in for a birthday surprise or two…

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Baking without eggs or dairy is a joy and equally as delectable with The Joy of Vegan Baking, Revised and Updated Edition. Whether you want to bake dairy- and egg-free for health, ethical, or environmental reasons, this updated edition of The Joy of Vegan Baking lets you have your cake and eat it too! With familiar favorites including cakes, cookies, crepes, pies, puddings, and pastries this book will show you just how easy, convenient, and delectable baking without eggs and dairy can be. Winner of the VegNews magazine award for Cookbook of the Year in 2008, The Joy of Vegan Baking has been updated with all new photography and freshly revised recipes that use the latest natural ingredients and techniques. Learn just how easy it is to enjoy your favorite homespun goodies without compromising your health or values. These treats are free of saturated fat, cholesterol, and lactose, but full of flavor. Recipes include Chocolate Chip Scones, Lemon Cheesecake, Dessert Crepes, Cinnamon Coffee Cake, Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes, Raspberry Sorbet, Soft Pretzels, Blueberry Cobbler, and Chocolate Almond Brittle. A seasoned cooking instructor and self-described "joyful vegan," author Colleen Patrick-Goudreau lays to rest the myth that vegan baking is an inferior alternative to non-vegan baking, putting it in its rightful place as a legitimate contender in the baking arena. More than just a collection of recipes, this informative cookbook is a valuable resource for any baker.

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Move over cupcakes – scones are back.Meet the 21st-century scone. Cherry & Almond Hearts; Zingy Lemon with Mascarpone & Lemon Curd; Sun-dried Tomato & Jalapeno Swirls…or…Twisted Pistachio & Nutella Fancies; Monkey Butter Puddings; Good Morning Drop Scones with Bacon, Banana & Maple Syrup; and Steak & Ale Pie with a Cheesy Scone Lid.Sconoisseurs Liam and Grace of All’Scone have pushed the humble scone to heady new heights with 30 unique sweet and savoury recipes that will get mouths watering and stomachs rumbling across the land!Perfect for fans of the Great British Bake Off

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A hilarious new spin on the Hollywood romcom featuring two proposals, two weddings, an elopement and a cast of unforgettable characters. Kate likes her men tall, dark and smouldering. She has a fatal attraction to bad men. Then she meets Steve… Steve is a feminist. Can Kate overcome her love of lipstick, cupcakes and Heathcliff? Can Steve forgo the ethical confetti and learn to be a little bit more ravishing in bed? Can the two of them reinvent romance for the twenty-first century? Samantha Ellis's play How to Date a Feminist premiered at the Arcola Theatre, London, in 2016, ahead of a UK tour.

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With over 50 tasty recipes, Christmas Treats is a must for all festive gatherings.There's no better way to get into the Christmas spirit than by filling your house with the delicious aromas of a mouthwatering bake. Featuring recipes for cookies, truffles, festive bark, cupcakes, chocolate logs, stollen, frozen desserts, brioches, drinks and more, the book is packed with treats for beginners and baking experts alike. Written by experienced pastry chef and YouTuber Guillaume Marinette, these failsafe recipes will delight your holiday meals.So whether you fancy an easy Christmas snack to kick-start the holiday vibes, or the main dessert on the big day, this is the book for you.

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Alexis gets a taste of sibling rivalry in the latest addition to the Cupcake Diaries series.After Alexis receives a stack of “practical” birthday gifts, she decides it’s time to change her image. She wants to be more like her carefree, popular older sister, Dylan. So, she tries out for cheerleading, without really thinking about what that entails. Not only that, Dylan was a star on her cheerleading squad, so all Alexis hears is “Dylan, Dylan, Dylan!” It’s time for Alexis to stop comparing herself to her sister and find her own special talent.

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Debut cookbook from Michael Platt, a teen baker, social entrepreneur, and food-justice advocate. Featuring 45+ dessert recipes for cupcakes, cookies, snacks and more, served up with valuable life lessons—Michaels Desserts goes beyond baking and triumphs amidst autobiographies and other inspirational books for black teen boys. Combining a fun cookbook with Michael’s mission to bring awareness to food and poverty, Sweets for a Cause will quickly become a favorite teen baking book that builds skills in the kitchen, celebrates history, and inspires activism. The desserts recipes collection includes Michael’s signature Freedom Fighter Cupcakes themed around figures from the history of civil rights and activism—Martin Luther King Jr., Grandpa Kitchen, José Andrés, Maya Angelou, Malala Yousafzai, Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, Harriet Tubman, and more—as well as chapters on pies, tarts, cakes, snacks, and breads. Each dessert features stunning photography, a list of ingredients, easy-to-do step-by-step instructions, and insightful tips from Michael that will make baking tons of fun.Truly a cookbook for all ages, whether baking with kids or wanting to support Michael’s incredible mission, adding Michael’s Desserts: Sweets for a Cause to your collection will bring hope to heart and tasty treats to your table. For teaching your teenager to bake—or for those whose kids cook already—Michael serves up sweet recipes for desserts and a drive towards social activism! Paperback; 128 pages; 7.5 in W by 9.5 in H.

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Thanks to her wild head of hair, Malie gets all tangled up with an unexpected cast of characters in this funny, stylish twist of a tall tale. Malie is a little girl with huge, uncontrollable hair. And this morning, it seems wilder than ever. She tries to comb it. She tries to hide it, but nothing works! And things go from bad to worse when her mother sends her out to run some errands. At the bakery, Malie’s hair sweeps a tray of cupcakes off the counter. A flock of birds makes her irresistible nest a home. A child on a tricycle slips and flips — but enjoys the softest landing in Malie’s hair. Her wild mane becomes more and more of a burden, both physically and emotionally. But after a quick nap, Malie can appreciate the world anew. She smells delicious cupcakes, hears a chorus of birds singing, and meets a new friend who happens to have curly hair, too. In her eagerly anticipated authorial debut, Nathalie Dion draws on personal experience, hilarious hyperbole and delightful idioms to spin a tall tale that will tickle all readers — curly-haired or not. Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.3 With prompting and support, identify characters, settings, and major events in a story. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.7 With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the story in which they appear (e.g., what moment in a story an illustration depicts). CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.7 Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events.

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Testing your willpower to the absolute limit comes the "Big Book of Sweet Treats". This scrumptious collection of 130 sweet baking recipes, includes recipes for biscuits, cakes, pancakes, ice creams and a whole lot more. From little sweet bites such as Chocolate Truffle Cookies or Pistachio Cupcakes to bigger cakes and puddings to share (if you can bear!) there's something to suit all tastes, whatever the occasion. A photograph accompanies each recipe and there is a useful introduction on how to get you started, covering basic equipment and ingredients. With such a range of recipes, this book is perfect for keen cooks or bakers looking for new ideas or simply for those who are looking for the perfect morning coffee-time or afternoon tea-time treat to enjoy with family and friends.

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Cakes by Melissa is a mouthwatering collection of easy and imaginative cakes from the creative force behind the delicious bite-size cupcake brand Baked by Melissa. Melissa Ben-Ishay, the baker, mom, and founder of Baked by Melissa-the tie-dye and fun-loving bite-size treats company-shares her secrets in this vibrantly illustrated cookbook that offers more than 120 recipes for fabulous cakes, icings, fillings, and toppings for endlessly delectable combinations. Melissa believes baking should be fun and easy-and that incredible flavor can be in bite-size amounts. This ethos and her lively, personal style are infused throughout Cakes by Melissa. A simple-to-follow crash course in making baking more like crafting, it offers Melissa's fresh takes on traditional cakes and inventive ideas to make dessert in any form extra sweet. The cookbook will encourage home bakers to be creative and spontaneous in their baking, even including fill-in-the-blank ingredient sheets to individualize their special treats. From the very recipe that started it all-the tie-dye cupcake-to peanut butter banana cake batter and icings and crumbles that inspire the baker in us all to create scrumptious desserts, Cakes by Melissa is filled with unique and totally irresistible recipes to devour. Replete with 125-150 photographs and stunningly designed pages that mirror the down-to-earth and colorful Baked by Melissa aesthetic, Cakes by Melissa is a celebration of the joys of baking for experts and novices alike, and is a must for Melissa's fans.

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Get ready to laugh out loud with this hilarious romantic comedy featuring:A grumpy firefighter who thinks his way is the only wayA bubbly cupcake vendor who thinks her pup can do no wrongAdorable Dalmatians who swap places—and the chaos that ensuesAn opposites-attract romance that'll warm your heartViolet March and Sam Nash are as different as night and day and have been enemies ever since Violet accused Sam of dognapping her beloved Dalmatian. Sam knows that would never happen—his well-trained fire safety demonstration dog never steps out of line, whereas Violet's problematic pooch has never met a command she didn't ignore completely, much like her bubbly owner. So when Sprinkles and Cinder accidentally switch places during the annual police vs. fire department softball tournament, Violet is thrilled by her dog's sudden perfect behavior, while stubborn-yet-charming Sam is horrified to find that his dog no longer listens.But when they eventually realize and switch the dogs back, Sam and Violet are shocked to find that not everything is as simple as it seems. And a little puppy love might be just the thing they've been missing...Praise for Teri Wilson:"Teri Wilson is the Queen of Romantic Comedy."—Sarah Morgan, USA Today bestselling author"A preposterous premise [turned] into delightfully escapist fun."—Kirkus Reviews for The Accidental Beauty Queen"A delightful romp."—Library Journal Starred Review for Royally Roma

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No one does fancy quite like Nancy! Featuring six different stories about everyone’s favorite fancy girl, Fancy Nancy Storybook Favorites is the perfect addition to any collection.From class trips to book reports, Nancy always knows just the right way to make the ordinary extraordinary. Now includes a sticker sheet!This reading collection includes: Fancy Nancy and the Late, Late, LATE Night Fancy Nancy: Pajama Day Fancy Nancy Sees Stars Fancy Nancy and the Delectable Cupcakes Fancy Nancy: The Show Must Go On Fancy Nancy: The Dazzling Book Report This compilation was originally published as Fancy Nancy Storybook Treasury.

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This book is a heartfelt look at the wonder and excitement of waiting…and waiting…and waiting for a new sibling to arrive. The charming protagonist of this story is so eager to step into her role as a big sister that she’s starting early! She sticks close to her mum so she can sing songs to her sibling to be (loudly, of course) and explain all the great things waiting in the outside world (Cupcakes! Strawberries! Swimming!). Quaint line drawings and lovely patterns lend a breezy, light hearted atmosphere to the story and a variety of playful flaps add gentle humor, showing the new baby blissfully tucked away in its mum’s belly.

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