3 · Life Stealer
4 · Bloodling
‘Classic fantasy adventure… Young readers will be delighted to hear that there are more adventures to come for Clara’
Lovereading
MEET AT THE ARK AT EIGHT!
ULRICH HUB
Illustrated by Jörg Mühle
‘Of all the books about a penguin in a suitcase pretending to be God asking for a cheesecake, this one is absolutely, definitely my favourite’
Independent
THE SNOW QUEEN
HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
Illustrated by Lucie Arnoux
‘A lovely edition [of a] timeless story’
The Lady
THE WILD SWANS
HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
‘A fresh new translation of these two classic fairy tales recreates the lyrical beauty and pathos of the Danish genius’ evergreen stories’
The Bay
THE CAT WHO CAME IN OFF THE ROOF
ANNIE M.G. SCHMIDT
‘Guaranteed to make anyone 7-plus to 107 who likes to curl up with a book and a cat purr with pleasure’
The Times
LAFCADIO: THE LION WHO SHOT BACK
SHEL SILVERSTEIN
‘A story which is really funny, yet also teaches us a great deal about what we want, what we think we want and what we are no longer certain about once we have it’
Irish Times
THE SECRET OF THE BLUE GLASS
TOMIKO INUI
‘I love this book… How important it is, in these times, that our children read the stories from other peoples, other cultures, other times’
Michael Morpurgo, Guardian
THE STORY OF THE BLUE PLANET
ANDRI SNÆR MAGNASON
Illustrated by Áslaug Jónsdóttir
‘A Seussian mix of wonder, wit and gravitas’
The New York Times
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Kemono No Soja I Todahen II Ojuhen © 2009 Nahoko Uehashi.
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English translation © Cathy Hirano 2018
First published by Pushkin Press in 2018
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