Once there were two good friends, Tom and Tansy, who wondered if wishing comes true. So they wished very hard… and guess what happened? Warm and wise, this delightful story, with its positive moral and enchanting illustrations, teaches children about the best way to make their wishes come true.
The inimitable Mrs Beeton has provided practical help and inspiration to generations of cooks. This collection brings together a selection of reliable, delicious, seasonal recipes, all fully updated for the modern kitchen, that will encourage beginners and provide inspiration for the more experienced cook. Beautifully presented in their very own kitchen cupboard, Mrs Beeton’s Larder will make a wonderful gift for all those that have nostalgic interest in good old-fashioned home cooking.
We all know that we are meant to eat plenty of Omega 3 fatty acids… that they’re good for general health, can help reduce the risk of heart disease and diabetes and can benefit behavioural conditions in children. But do we have to resort to cod liver oil? Here, Michael Van Straten provides over 100 of the best recipes rich in these important fatty acids and shows us how to get smarter with our food.
The Gardener’s Pocket Companion is an attractive, handy pocket book containing a treasure trove of gardening facts, curiosities, notes and quotes. Packed with useful and fascinating information, this will let you into many secrets, including how Joseph Paxton, designer of Crystal Palace and landscape gardener extraordinaire, rose from poverty to become a multi-millionaire, where London’s hidden gardens are located, which tree provided sixteenth-century Europeans with a cure for venereal disease, how to perform the soil fist test to determine soil type, and what Nelson Mandela grew in his prison garden.
This brand new volume from the experts at the Royal Horticultural Society is the definitive guide to all the essential techniques you are ever likely to need in the garden. Reflecting modern best-practice at the RHS, the techniques are shown clearly, with the help of 200 colour illustrations and step-by-step instructions suitable for all gardeners, both professional and amateur alike.
After the tragic sinking of a cargo ship, a solitary lifeboat remains. The only survivors are a 16-year-old boy named Pi, a hyena, a zebra with a broken leg, a female orang-utan and a 450lb tiger. Yann Martel’s Man Booker Prize-winning novel, Life of Pi, became an international bestseller. This new illustrated edition will captivate a whole new audience and is the perfect gift for the millions of readers who already love this modern classic.
This unique collection from Virago features some of the most extraordinary literary classics of modern times. Each one a masterpiece in its own right, these gems of fiction should absolutely be rediscovered, shared and devoured by today’s audience. In The Old Man and Me, you’ll encounter a plot so devious, so twisted, you’ll laugh out loud at each splendid horror. In Blaming, you’ll come across an author alikened to Jane Austen, certainly with a comparible eye for detail and subtle depth. In The Weather in the Streets you’ll relive a love that shocked readers with its searing honesty and passion when it was first published in 1936. Ten truly timeless classics - still completely relevant and extremely satisfying - for today’s contemporary readership.
Published in a wonderfully organic textured cover, and brimmed with delicious recipes for vegetable snacks and dishes. This is a definitive guide to delicious cooking and eating, for all people who want to eat healthily. With more access to quality vegetables than ever before, more and more of us are moving vegetables centre-stage in our cooking. From Jerusalem artichokes and fennel to tomatoes and pakchoi, Vegetables is packed with recipes that encompass the familiar as well as the more innovative. An essential cookbook not only for vegetarians but meat and fish eaters alike.
Britain’s favourite badly behaved man, Neil Morrissey, and his best mate, Richard Fox, share their hilarious insights into the truly important things in life. With sections on Anorak Beer and Pub Trivia; Drinking Games; Chat-up Lines; and Home Brewing and Beer Recipes, this is a one stop guide for all those who love their beer, love their pubs and for all those who will go to any lengths in search of the perfect pint.
Each book features four hilarious stories and Korky Paul’s inimitable illustrations complement the humour and moments of real drama. Hugely entertaining, this is the sort of fiction that will turn your child into a reader for life.