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Book SynopsisAn exciting sampler collection you won’t want to miss! From the Sew Kind of Wonderful team comes this assortment of 30 quilt blocks – each with both curved and straight piecing. Featuring a total of 18 quilting projects consisting of three sampler quilts and 15 unique combinations, the beauty of the blocks is that there are endless possibilities for you to create your own original quilt designs! With an insightful section on how to use the Wonder Curve Ruler, also included are step-by-step instructions and quilting and finishing tips and suggestions. Authors Jenny Pedigo, Helen Robinson, and Sherilyn Mortensen are the dynamic trio of Sew Kind of Wonderful. Their bestselling books include Mini Wonderful Curves, One Wonderful Curve, and Contemporary Curved Quilts.

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Book SynopsisFrom the Sew Kind of Wonderful sisters who brought you Contemporary Curved Quilts, Jenny Pedigo and Helen Robinson are joined by another sister, Sherilyn Mortensen, to bring quilters another gorgeous curved collection. In One Wonderful Curve, they’re using their handy Quick Curve Ruler© to make a one-sized, one-curved block from simple pieced shapes. This easy yet unique block is the basis for each of the 12 amazing quilts, complete with step-by-step instructions and full-color photography, diagrams, and pattern illustrations. Also included is an introductory chapter on how cut, piece, and square the curves, as well as black and white alternative quilting suggestions for each design to keep going, making this book easy enough for an experienced beginner and challenging enough for an advanced quilter. The Quick Curve Ruler© is sold separately.

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Book Synopsis''A magnificent treasury . . . a fascinating tour de force.'' Observer''Year of Wonder is an absolute treat - the most enlightening way to be guided through the year.'' Eddie RedmayneClassical music for everyone - an inspirational piece of music for every day of the year, celebrating composers from the medieval era to the present day, written by award-winning violinist and BBC Radio 3 presenter Clemency Burton-Hill.Have you ever heard a piece of music so beautiful it stops you in your tracks? Or wanted to discover more about classical music but had no idea where to begin? Year of Wonder is a unique celebration of classical music by an author who wants to share its diverse wonders with others and to encourage a love for this genre in all readers, whether complete novices or lifetime enthusiasts. Clemency chooses one piece of music for each day of the year, with a short explanation aboTrade ReviewYear of Wonder is an absolute treat - the most enlightening way to be guided through the year. -- Eddie RedmayneEnthusiasm bounds from every page... It's the creation of a super playlist of classical music... Another day, another delight. * Irish Independent *Soothing, beautiful songs guaranteed to help you fall asleep. * Stylist *Her enthusiasm leaps off the page. * BOOKS OF THE YEAR, Mail on Sunday *A magnificent treasury . . . a fascinating tour de force. * Observer *

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Book SynopsisA stunning illustrated edition featuring original colour artwork by Tad Carpenter, the artist behind Wonder''s iconic cover, which celebrates ten years of this bestselling global phenomenon.''My name is August. I won''t describe what I look like. Whatever you''re thinking, it''s probably worse.''Auggie wants to be an ordinary ten-year-old. He does ordinary things - eating ice cream, playing on his Xbox. He feels ordinary - inside. But ordinary kids don''t make other ordinary kids run away screaming in playgrounds. Ordinary kids aren''t stared at wherever they go.Born with a facial difference, Auggie has been home-schooled by his parents his whole life. Now, for the first time, he''s being sent to school. All he wants is to be accepted - but can he convince his new classmates that he''s just like them, underneath it all?A funny, frank and astonishingly moving novel to read in one sitting, pass on to others, and remember long after the final page, this special anniversary edition also features an afterword from the author on ten years of Wonder.Trade ReviewRemarkable . . . It has the power to move hearts and change minds * Guardian *Incredibly charming, brutal and brilliant * Observer *It wreaks emotional havoc . . . To finish it with a firm resolve to be a better person - well, you can't ask much more of any book than that * Independent *When the kids have finished with this, the adults will want to read it. Everybody should * Financial Times *Awesome . . . So authentic you'll swear a kid wrote the book. And yes, that's a good thing * Glamour *An amazing book . . . I absolutely loved it. I cried my eyes out -- Tom FletcherWhat a gem of a story. Moving and heart-warming. This book made me laugh, made me angry, made me cry -- Malorie BlackmanI am terrifically jealous of everybody that gets to read Wonder for the first time. Every page is honest, brave and delightful. The most sparkly book I've come across for whiles -- Laura DockrillIt’s one of those rare books with almost universal appeal: it will make you laugh, cry and break your heart * The Bookseller *Thoughtful but never preachy. A great book -- Sophie KinsellaThe breakout publishing sensation of 2012 will come courtesy of Palacio, a New York graphic designer whose debut novel, Wonder, is destined to go the way of Mark Haddon's The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and then some . . . It is dark, funny, touching and no Tube carriage will be without a copy this year * The Times *A children's book that's making grown men cry * Observer *Incredibly charming, brutal and brilliant * Observer *What a gem of a story. Moving and heart-warming. This book made me laugh, made me angry, made me cry -- Malorie BlackmanThe breakout publishing sensation of 2012 will come courtesy of Palacio, a New York graphic designer whose debut novel, Wonder, is destined to go the way of Mark Haddon's The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and then some . . . It is dark, funny, touching and no Tube carriage will be without a copy this year * The Times *It wreaks emotional havoc . . . To finish it with a firm resolve to be a better person - well, you can't ask much more of any book than that * Independent *When the kids have finished with this, the adults will want to read it. Everybody should * Financial Times *A children's book that's making grown men cry * The Observer *Awesome . . . So authentic you'll swear a kid wrote the book. And yes, that's a good thing * Glamour *Wonder by R. J. Palacio is the tremendously moving story of young Auggie, who was born with a rare syndrome resulting in a severe facial disfigurement. Throughout his life he is ignored, avoided, laughed at, called names and physically bullied. All this sounds very bleak, but Auggie and his family are so delightful, and there are individual acts of kindness that ultimately make Wonder an uplifting, hopeful and important book * The Bookseller *I am terrifically jealous of everybody that gets to read Wonder for the first time. Every page is honest, brave and delightful. The most sparkly book I've come across for whiles -- Laura DockrillIt is curious how the gravity of serious subjects can be best expressed through humour. Comedy humanises: the light touch gives weight. It's a tactic R. J. Palacio has used to great effect in her remarkable story of a year in the life of 10-year-old August Pullman . . . It makes ordinary things extraordinary . . . Palacio has a great ear for dialogue, a sharp eye for detail and an instinctive sense of comedy. All this makes her an expert chronicler of ordinariness – and this, paradoxically, is what makes her story of an extraordinary boy so wonderful. Wonder certainly delivers what it promises – an emotional rollercoaster ride in which tears, laughter and triumphant fist-pumping are mandatory. But it is better than that. In its assured simplicity and boldness (reminiscent – it seemed to me – of To Kill a Mockingbird), it also has the power to move hearts and change minds. * Guardian *

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Book SynopsisRead the internationally bestselling book before you watch the major movie from Lionsgate, starring Julia Roberts and Owen Wilson. This special edition is complete with exclusive behind-the-scenes content. The unforgettable and life-affirming story of August Pullman - a boy who''s desperate to blend in, but is destined to stand out.''My name is August. I won''t describe what I look like. Whatever you''re thinking, it''s probably worse.''Auggie wants to be an ordinary ten-year-old. He does ordinary things - eating ice cream, playing on his Xbox. He feels ordinary - inside. But ordinary kids don''t make other ordinary kids run away screaming in playgrounds. Ordinary kids aren''t stared at wherever they go.Born with a terrible facial abnormality, Auggie has been home-schooled by his parents his whole life. Now, for the first time, he''s being sent to a real school. All he wants is to be accepted. But can he convince his new classmates that he''s just like them, underneath it all?Astonishingly powerful, WONDER is a read you''ll never forget.Trade ReviewRemarkable . . . It has the power to move hearts and change minds * Guardian *Incredibly charming, brutal and brilliant * Observer *It wreaks emotional havoc * Independent *Everybody should [read it] * Financial Times *Jodi Picoult for beginners * Irish Times *It will delight children and adults * Telegraph *So authentic you'll swear a kid wrote the book * Glamour *Funny, touching, honest, and uplifting - though there's plenty of opportunity for tears, too * Daily Mail *Rich and memorable * New York Times *Tremendously uplifting and a novel of all-too-rare power . . . an unforgettable, deeply moving character * Sunday Express *[A] beautiful, funny and sometimes sob-making story of quiet transformation * The Wall Street Journal *[A] glorious exploration of the nature of friendship, tenacity, fear, and most importantly, kindness * The Huffington Post *D[estined to go the way of Mark Haddon's The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and then some . . . It is dark, funny, touching * The Times *An amazing book . . . I cried my eyes out * Tom Fletcher *What a gem of a story . . . This book made me laugh, made me angry, made me cry * Malorie Blackman *Thoughtful but never preach * Sophie Kinsella *Wonder is essentially . . . a wonder. [It] touches the heart in the most life-affirming, unexpected ways * Nicholas Sparks *Every page is honest, brave and delightful * Laura Dockrill *A powerful read * Stylist *A funny, emotional, brilliantly observed story * Bella Magazine *It's one of those rare books with almost universal appeal: it will make you laugh, cry and break your heart * The Bookseller *Remarkable . . . It has the power to move hearts and change minds * Guardian *Incredibly charming, brutal and brilliant * Observer *It wreaks emotional havoc . . . To finish it with a firm resolve to be a better person - well, you can't ask much more of any book than that * Independent *When the kids have finished with this, the adults will want to read it. Everybody should * Financial Times *

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Book SynopsisThe eighth and seventh centuries BCE were a time of flourishing exchange between the Mediterranean and the Near East. One of the period's key imports to the Hellenic and Italic worlds was the image of the griffin, a mythical monster that usually possesses the body of a lion and the head of an eagle. In particular, bronze cauldrons bore griffin protomesfigurative attachments showing the neck and head of the beast. Crafted in fine detail, the protomes were made to appear full of vigor, transfixing viewers. Bronze Monsters and the Cultures of Wonder takes griffin cauldrons as case studies in the shifting material and visual universes of preclassical antiquity, arguing that they were perceived as lifelike monsters that introduced the illusion of verisimilitude to Mediterranean arts. The objects were placed in the tombs of the wealthy (Italy, Cyprus) and in sanctuaries (Greece), creating fantastical environments akin to later cabinets of curiosities. Yet griffin cauldrons were accessible Table of Contents List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Part I. Griffin Cauldrons in Contexts of Life and Death Chapter 1. Eastern Mediterranean, Ionia, and the Aegean Chapter 2. Mainland Greece Chapter 3. Italy and France Part II. Sources for the Lives of Griffin Cauldrons Chapter 4. Kolaios’s Monster Cauldron at the Heraion of Samos (Herodotus 4.152) Chapter 5. Monsters in Images: Pictorial Representations of Griffin Cauldrons Part III. Responses to the Uncanny Chapter 6. Vision of Wonders Conclusion. Disenchantment Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisLearn to combine a sampler quilt with popular foundation paper pieced quilt blocks inspired by nature and gorgeous quilting prints.. This guide includes 30 flower and creatures-of-flight blocks that have a sophisticated sensibility and capture a fresh modern vibe infused with the vintage charm of patchwork quilting

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Book SynopsisPublished in association with the Annals of Family Medicine, The Wonder and the Mystery is an anthology of intimate personal stories and innovative ideas from the Annals' Reflections section. It includes a wide range of articles, from influential pieces on urgent topical issues to exceptional stories of unique individuals. These articles shed light on small moments and major life transitions. In the process, they help us find meaning in our own physical, emotional, and spiritual journeys. The one-of-a-kind stories and ideas in the book speak to all of us who are interested in health care and health, caring and connection: clinicians, patients, family members, researchers, policy makers, and more. The book reminds us that "the things we cannot measure may be the very things that will sustain us."Trade Review"Primary care is not only a work of science, primary care is a front row seat on life, a rare glimpse of the wonder and mystery present below the surface of the ordinary."—From the Foreword by Rachel Naomi Remen, MDTable of ContentsForeword. About the editor. List of contributors. Acknowledgments. Introduction. Section 1: Primary care at work. Nasruddin and the coin. One last question: opening Pandora's box? A headache at the end of the day. The joy of family practice. Success, regret, and the struggle for balance. The company we keep: why physicians should refuse to see pharmaceutical representatives. Doctors' work: eulogy for my vocation. Section 2: Patient care and caring. Pounds. The old duffers' club. Home care: a key to the future of family medicine? Boy scouts for Henry. Lessons from my left foot. Section 3: Wounds and healing. Suffering, meaning, and healing: challenges of contemporary medicine. Letting the news. Losing touch in the era of superbugs? The decade dance. The face of cancer. Section 4: Connections. A change will do you good. Linking Ruth to her past. On this day of mothers and sons. Jazz and the 'art' of medicine: improvisation in the medical encounter. Gazing at the future. Section 5: Knowledge. General medical practitioners need to be aware of the theories on which our work depend. The irreverent nature of evidence. Bag of worms. The impotence of being important - reflections on leadership. 'Be gentle and be sincere about it': a story about community-based primary care research. The dark bridal canopy. Making time to write? Section 6: Who we are and where we're going. A public celebration of a personal doctor. Health care becomes an industry. The dream of home ownership. The myth of the lone physician: towards a collaborative alternative. Dinosaurs, hospital ecosystems, and the future of family. Section 7: Medicine, society, the world. The island. Si, Doctora. Stuck in the mud. Indication. The break-even point: when medical advances are less important than improving the fidelity with which they are delivered. Ecological change and the future of the human species: can physicians make a difference? A journey to someplace better. Index.

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Book SynopsisA deeply inspiring clarion call for Christian women's empowerment in the face of pressure to choose between seemingly mutually exclusive options.You can be lovely and fierce, broken but also whole, satisfied but also ambitious. Leadership-lifestyle blogger and inspirational TV personality, Caitlyn Scaggs draws from her eclectic background and Christian principles to offer practical insight and encouragement to women striving to lead a fulfilling and complete life. She champions a new approach—how to find balance between seemingly opposing forces and live out what you were created to do.With inspirational stories from her life and career alongside those of others' she’s met along the way, Scaggs provides fellow women insight on how to thrive no matter where your individual path takes you. With her unique and powerful guiding voice, she shows women can boldly embrace all their dichotomies, even when facing obstacles or inner conflict. She encourages readers to contemplate the choices they feel torn between and live in the space between. She then urges a different approach to navigating personal and professional lives, with the goal of finding balance, purpose, and satisfaction. Each chapter includes motivational call outs, practical takeaways and actionable steps that invite readers to apply the insight shared to their own lives. Scaggs writes with the modern Christian woman in mind, but her engaging style and thoughtful insight will also appeal to women of all faiths and backgrounds.Trade Review“In this confident debut, Scaggs empowers women to love themselves through God. Believers will find inspiration in this appealing entry.”—Publishers Weekly“Caitlyn Scaggs reminds us that our struggle, pain, and mess live in the same place as our joy, victory, and abundance. She helps us sit in the tension and accept our wholeness, because we are worth it and wonderful. Her unique ability to feel deep and big and use that to inspire others is her superpower.”—Joy Reyes, Founder and Executive Manager of New Hope Girls“Caitlyn shares her amazing story, not to hear the bang of her own drum but to help you hear the beat of your own! Through these reflections she will take you on a journey to help you remember how you got here, what a miracle the story is, and the hope of where it can lead us as worthy children of God.”—Becca Stevens, President and Founder of Thistle Farms, author of Practically Divine“This book will bless you! We live in a culture where women are being lied to about who they are and who they belong to. Worth It and Wonderful is Caitlyn Scaggs’s way of saying ‘Enough is enough! It’s time to live boldly for Jesus and take back what the enemy has stolen!’”—Melissa Gaona, Anchor and Multimedia Journalist

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Book SynopsisA beautiful, color illustrated edition of the #1 New York Times bestseller, Wonder, with a new afterword from the author. Experience the extraordinary story that inspired the Choose Kind movement, like never before.August Pullman was born with a facial difference that, up until now, has prevented him from going to a mainstream school. Starting 5th grade at Beecher Prep, he wants nothing more than to be treated as an ordinary kid--but his new classmates can''t get past Auggie''s extraordinary face. WONDER, now a #1 New York Times bestseller and a blockbuster hit, begins from Auggie''s point of view, but soon switches to include his classmates, his sister, her boyfriend, and others. These perspectives converge in a portrait of one community''s struggle with empathy, compassion, and acceptance. This beautiful, color illustrated edition includes over twenty-five pieces of original art from Tad Carpenter, the artist behind the original cover.

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Book SynopsisTake an astonishing, amusing, and charmingly unconventional tour through the curious everyday lives of humans past. No need to spend the day at an archaeological dig when you can simply make a cup of tea, clamber into your comfiest chair, and settle in with The Encyclopedia of the Weird and Wonderful, a compilation of 92 funny, strange, and strangely funny tales throughout human history. Milo Rossi, the inquisitive mind behind the popular @miniminuteman on TikTok and YouTube, invites you to consider our own place in the long timeline of human development with this collection of anecdotes that shares the foibles, joys, and heartbreaks of being human (and an odd Neanderthal or two). With chapters organized by the different stages and aspects of life—childhood, food and drink, friendship, play and leisure, rites and rituals, love and sexuality, fashion and beauty, education and work, sickness and health, and, of course, death—dive into a treasure trove of intriguing facts and stories, including: The Paleolithic cave art of a five-year-old girl What you would have eaten in ancient Pompeii The surprising and stinky origins of royal Tyrian purple dye Ol’ Rip, the immortal (?) horned lizard from Texas How to win a round of the Royal Game of Ur, a nearly 5,000-year-old board game And much more! Covering various facets of everyday life, The Encyclopedia of the Weird and Wonderful is sure to make you laugh, provide some spark to your next conversation, and, maybe, even give you a new perspective on how best to live this thing called life.

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Book SynopsisBen Hoare is a science writer and editor, and the author of the hugely successful An Anthology of Intriguing Animals, as well as The Wonders of Nature, Nature's Treasures, and The Secret World of Plants for DK. He is passionate about nature and sharing his knowledge of the natural world.

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Book SynopsisTravis Zadeh revives the work of the thirteenth-century Persian scholar Qazwīnī, whose Wonders and Rarities was for centuries one of the most influential natural histories in the world. Inviting us to embrace anew Qazwīnī’s rationalized study of nature and magic, Zadeh dramatically revises the place of wonder in the history of Islamic thought.Trade ReviewAs Zadeh concludes, reformers and modernists have closed the rich and varied archive revealed in Wonders and Rarities…In this beautifully written and engaging text, Zadeh takes his readers back to the world of surprise and enchantment that preceded this closure. -- Malise Ruthven * Financial Times *The wonders and curiosities of the Islamic imagination await discovery by a new generation of readers in this superb and very enjoyable book by Travis Zadeh. -- Orhan Pamuk, winner of the Nobel Prize in LiteratureLike al-Qazwīnī himself, Travis Zadeh has written a deliciously baggy tome, full of delights and diversions in its tour of the cosmic horizons. This is a book to get lost in, whether one wants to or not. Zadeh describes the ʿAjaʾib al-Makhlūqāt as containing a ‘world within a book.’ In his own Wonders and Rarities, he has managed something similar himself. -- Nile Green * Los Angeles Review of Books *This book about a book, like the book it describes, is a rare and marvelous thing…In his passionate and erudite mission to restore Qazwini to centre stage, [Zadeh] has given readers a book filled with its own wonder and marvels. Like his hero, he well understands the most important thing: ‘What matters is a good story.’ -- Justin Marozzi * The Spectator *Wonders and Rarities has been studied by art historians in particular, but Travis Zadeh sets it in the context of wider Islamic thought…Indeed, he faces the mammoth task of mastering the same range of disciplines as Qazwini himself, from alchemy to botany, philosophy, theology and zoology. These feats are themselves worthy of wonder. -- Helen Pfeifer * London Review of Books *A study of the wondrous, marvelous, and strange in the Islamicate context…This book contributes to our understanding of an intellectually vibrant world full of wondrous anecdotes, magic, science, and poetry. * Reading Religion *A remarkable account of how a single text captivated readers for centuries, across the boundaries of language, religion, culture, and politics. Travis Zadeh’s engrossing study uncovers, with great erudition, the genesis and many afterlives of an extraordinary book, illuminating its continued power to inspire and amaze readers in our present day. -- Richard Ovenden, author of Burning the Books: A History of the Deliberate Destruction of KnowledgeA wide-ranging and enchanting study…Zadeh has traced the history of al-Qazwini’s books in the centuries after their author’s death, their abbreviations, expansions, imitations and glorious illustrations. -- Robert Irwin * Literary Review *A magnificent and essential book. Zadeh deftly illuminates centuries of occult and natural history, restoring Qazwīnī's place in this vast world of thought. The result is an astonishing work of Islamic intellectual and cultural history, one that delves deeply into the intricacies and the pleasures of wonder without the prism of orientalism. -- Rana Safvi, author of Shahjahanabad: The Living City of Old DelhiBeautifully written and deeply researched, this book explores the religious and intellectual importance of wonder in Islamic civilization through the study of a classic text. A must-read! -- Jamal J. Elias, author of Aisha’s Cushion: Religious Art, Perception, and Practice in Islam

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Book SynopsisJust in time for the centennial of the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb, this volume of studies dedicated to the leading expert on the "boy king" brings together scholars from all over the world to celebrate the career of C. Nicholas Reeves. It includes a biography and bibliography of Reeves along with cutting-edge discussions of a wide variety of topics concentrating on New Kingdom Egypt and Tutankhamun.

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Book Synopsis"Welcome to the library... A room packed with stories from ceiling to floor,Shelves of adventures for you to explore. But each book has two stories -- the tale the words tell,And the tale of the journey it's been on as well."This is the story of one incredible library book and all the children who've borrowed it. It's been hugged, lost, torn, chewed by a dog and soaked in the rain. It's been read in apartments and in tents, in the park and in the classroom; by children in costumes and pyjamas, reading alone or with their friends, their siblings and their parents. Each time it returns to the library it's a little more worn, but a lot more loved. For every rip, scribble or stain there's a child who has found adventure or escape, comfort or excitement in its pages. That's the magic of a library book! This fun, rhyming text from Caroline Crowe celebrates a love of books and libraries, the joy of discovering a new favourite read, and of sharing it with others. New York Times-bestseller John Joseph's bright and joyful illustrations bring a diverse cast of children to life with humour and enthusiasm.Trade Review'The rhyming and colorful illustrations make this a perfect book for introducing younger audiences to the magic of library books, and the self-referential narrative provides a great tool to help children understand the responsibility that comes with harnessing that magic through the power of our community libraries!'-- Rakiesha Chase-Jackson, NPR (National Public Radio US) Books We Love 2023 selection'The bright, textured illustrations depict a vibrant community of children from all backgrounds, with different family set-ups. Going to the library is a regular part of their routine, and they are shown sharing books with great joy. The rhyming text has a wonderful rhythm that makes it easy to read aloud, and the overall feel is of delight in the magic of books. This would be perfect to have in a school library, and to share at home.'-- Book Trust'Crowe's rhyming couplets conveys an exuberant experience of borrowing, reading, and loving books, brought to life by Joseph's whimsical, cheery artwork. A sweetly clever reminder about the intrinsic good that libraries deliver.'-- Kirkus Reviews'The overall effect whimsically celebrates the adventure that is reading—for reader and book alike.'-- Publishers Weekly'Written in an upbeat, natural-sounding manner, the rhymed verses create a rhythmic cadence that will draw children into the saga of the book's experiences. Hand-drawn with digital brushes, the well-composed, vibrant illustrations radiate warmth and good humor. A pleasing addition to library collections.'-- Booklist'A lively celebration of the library book's power to explore new worlds. It benefits from attractive illustrations by John Joseph as it surveys a worn library book […]. The magic of books and reading is captured in a warm celebration of the library book that invites young picture book readers to embrace the appearance and contents of a much-loved book. Libraries and picture book readers alike will relish Caroline Crowe's special message in this journey into reading and other worlds.'-- Midwest Book Review'This book made me want to run out to the library! […] such a pleasant feeling reading this book.'-- Youth Services Book Review, Starred Review'The text bounces along with an easy rhythm and satisfying rhyme. Cheerful, colourful illustrations introduce us to a diverse range of characters, all united in their enjoyment of a good book. The design of the book cleverly reflects all the adventures within, complete with scribbles and stains, folded corners, peeling stickers and sellotape repairs. A library is a treasure-house, it’s wealth available free to one and all. The humble library deserves to be celebrated with trumpet-calls and golden fanfare, and this wonderful book does just that.'-- Armadillo'The magic of books and reading is captured in a warm celebration of the library book that invites young picture book readers to embrace the appearance and contents of a much-loved book.'-- Donovan's Literary Service 'A truly magical read about the magic of sharing a book.'-- FatherTeacherReader, Instagram'It is upbeat and full of fun but also emphasises the thrill that can come from reading. It really is a wonderful book to read out loud and the joy is only added to by the animated illustrations throughout.'-- BookishWayToPlay, Instagram'A delightful celebration of the wonder that library books bring to children’s lives. The colourful illustrations depict a diverse group of book-loving children, and are full of engaging and fun details.'-- LittleLibraryOwl, Instagram'What a fun testament to the power and might of books, reading and libraries. The spreads depicting the library show children engaged and excited by books and a welcoming, comfortable and inclusive space for all. We highly recommend it.'-- TheLittleLiterarySociety, Instagram'One of the most charming features of this book is that the pages begin to reflect the experiences of the book - one page sports water marks from bath time story times and another has gooey bits of marshmallow from a campsite bedtime tale. If you love books and libraries, add this one to your holds list so you can become a part of the story too!'-- Reading with Red and the Magpie, Instagram'A lovely ode to public libraries and books.'-- Picturebook Pile, Instagram'Gorgeous[…]. We love [the] inclusive illustrations.'-- WeReadAndSpark, Instagram-- Nura's Little Library, Instagram'The narrative celebrates community and the benefits of libraries but also the joy of reading. Sure, the book is tattered and torn and scribbled on with stains to boot but it was READ and enjoyed by so many! I love that the illustrations incorporate little scribbles and tape marks and stains across the pages.'-- Goodreads Review'My love for this book is truly beyond words. Crowe successfully manages to create a fresh and new story, one that celebrates not only the joy of books, but also each reader’s special part in that in the process. Joseph’s lively, cheerful artwork depicts a diverse community sharing a love of and commitment to literacy. A book that belongs in every library.'-- OliviaTheLibrarian (Instagram)

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Book SynopsisFollow the adventures of an intrepid explorer and meet some of the world's most bizarre animals! Did you know there's a wasp that looks like a panda, a basilisk snake that runs over water, a butterfly with a large skull on its body, and a fish that seems to be wearing lipstick? Kids will discover all this and more, as they join an explorer doing research in the wild and see a world of curious animals. Along with detailed illustrations of these cool and surprising creatures, young naturalists get lots of fascinating information from a team of experts. Ages: 7 plus

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Book SynopsisA gift that celebrates being yourself, in your own unique way. Do you ever feel different? A little weird, a little wacky? It’s time to own it, because, as Meryl Streep proclaimed, “what makes you different or weird, that’s your strength.” In this inspiring collection, singers, poets, actors, activists, comedians, designers, athletes, and philosophers share wise and pithy reflections on what it’s like to march to the beat of a different drummer. Every statement is a powerful, positive reminder that to live successfully is to be completely unapologetically you. “We are not what other people say we are. We are who we know ourselves to be, and we are what we love. That’s OK.” —Laverne Cox “All the colors I am inside have not been invented yet.” —Shel Silverstein “I am different, not less” —Temple Grandin “The more I feel imperfect, the more I feel alive.” —Jhumpa Lahiri “Self-censorship is insulting to the self. Timidity is a hopeless way forward.” —Ai Weiwei

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Book SynopsisWinner of the Saltire Society Fiction Book of the Year 'a beguiling mixture of poetry, moving prose and magical realism' - Stephen McGinty, The Sunday Times Jeda is a girl on the cusp of adulthood, living in Edinburgh; with a white father and a black mother, she feels self-conscious and out of place. Her feelings of alienation allow the stories of the shapeshifting Shadowman, who embodies all that is negative, to feed on her doubts and insecurities. The death of her mother, Rahami, gives the Shadowman an opportunity to control Jeda through her grief and his lies, but her mother’s last gift to her daughter was a box of stories. When the box is flung open, the stories escape, setting in motion an incredible journey. Jeda learns more about her African ancestry through tales of slavery, cruelty and colonisation, but she also discovers pride and love and sacrifice, ultimately embracing her dual heritage and her unique place in the world. Filled with tragedy, wonder and magic, Blood and Gold explores the themes of loss and oppression, while asking us to examine our own identities, attitudes, and humanity.Trade Review'A beautifully weighted set of nested stories for contemporary times' -- Thom Dibdin * The Stage *'An exquisite piece of storytelling' * The Guardian *'[This] melding of myth, magic and history will spark new conversation about race ... An incredible, epic journey through the pain and persecution of her [Jeda’s] ancestors, before finding sacrifice, pride, love, empowerment and ultimately belonging' * Sunday Post *'a beguiling mixture of poetry, moving prose and magical realism' -- Stephen McGinty * The Sunday Times *'spellbinding… Menzies takes us on a fantastical journey through the eyes of a teenage girl growing up black in a white world' -- Janet Christie * The Scotsman *'Menzies’ great achievement here is to tap into the subtle power of allegory to make us consider familiar subjects with fresh eyes. [She] simply invites us to consider the universal concepts of justice and injustice, greed and selflessness' -- Roger Cox * Scotland on Sunday *'Blood and Gold explores hard-hitting issues such as the legacy of colonialism, slavery and the challenges of growing up in two cultures, through an unconventional mix of fantasy, legends and stories inspired by personal experiences' -- Nadia Vidinova * Dundee Courier *'My goodness... the power of illustration from Eri Griffin, the cover… just as a product... just the quality of it... your publishers have really, really outdone themselves' -- Tendai Huchu'A box of stories, a world of escape that takes Jeda on a fantastical journey where she learns about her African ancestry, the complex cruelty of colonisation and ultimately acceptance of her own unique identity … it reminds people of the importance of the oral tradition, of passing stories on…there’s a wonderful connection there' -- Cathy Macdonald * BBC Radio Scotland *'Menzies' lyrical prose is rich in allegory, as she draws upon her own dual heritage… Blood and Gold is a testament to the power of words' -- Nicole Gemine * Press and Journal *'The clever, magical realist blend of narrative devices allows legend and myth to hold inescapable truths in their kernel. It is a story that needs to be told in its entirety, retrieving the past to bolster the present and build an enduring future...this is a tour de force that is captivating and magical' -- Bashabi Fraser * Writers Mosaic *

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Book SynopsisFrom the amazing World of Eric Carle comes an inspiring, brand-new book, Wonderful You! Perfect for fans of Dr. Seuss''s You Are Kind and Jamie Lee Curtis’s Today I Feel Silly. Celebrate exactly what makes you YOU in this new book that champions self-expression and self-love. Whether silly, curious, sad, or glad, Wonderful You! reminds kids to be proud to be themselves, and to embrace the many faces of YOU. With beautiful artwork featuring an array of kids and lovely text, this book will encourage the youngest of readers to celebrate what makes them unique every single day.

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Book SynopsisNestled in the outskirts of Atlanta, in a suburb called Druid Hills, lies Briarcliff Mansion. The mansion once belonged to a Asa Candler, Jr, the second son and namesake of Coca-Cola founder Asa Griggs Candler. Fortune and Folly offers a deep-dive into his life to excavate a piece - and place - of Atlanta history.Trade ReviewFortune and Folly is well-written, engaging, well-paced, and full of new information about a colorful and important figure in Atlanta's history." - Gary S. Hauk, author of Emory as Place"Fortune and Folly is mandatory reading for anyone who thinks they know Atlanta. What Sara A. H. Butler does with this book is to nuance the growth of this city through the story of the person she calls its 'most eccentric millionaire,' Asa Griggs Candler Jr. She enables readers to see some part of themselves through his experiences of the fragility of being human, while expressing his individuality at a time when conformity was constant. She presents Candler as a daring man who both loved and battled Atlanta, and whose devotion to and stewardship of his city remains ever present for residents and visitors alike to learn." - David Yoakley Mitchell, executive director, Atlanta Preservation Center

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