The perfect portable companion for all Scrabble games, this handy guide is an essential item for players of the world’s bestselling word game. Ideal reference for family and friends, this pocket book features short definitions for every word listed so players can check meanings of words without having to consult a second dictionary… guaranteed to come in handy when it comes to resolving disputes or proving a point!
Soup for All Occasions features a wide variety of new and exciting recipes for you to make, from the light and refreshing to the exotically tangy and the comfortingly wholesome. Along with the soups, there are also delicious recipes for other food products the New Covent Garden range now encompasses, including tasty risottos, quick and easy pasta sauces and exciting takes on porridge.
At home Oliver Moon, a talented young wizard, has to cope with his seriously embarrassing and unmagical parents. Luckily there’s Magic School, where Oliver Moon can really shine… Enter the world of junior wizard, Oliver Moon, in these fun illustrated adventures full of gruesome details, extraordinary characters and a massive dose of magic. Ideal for newly confident readers who are just beginning to tackle ‘real’ books for themselves.
This ultimate guide to the world’s unspoilt sights and experiences presents 1,000 fascinating alternatives to hundreds of well-known tourist destinations. Less crowded, less expensive and often more spectacular, these lesser known wonders of the world remind travellers what real travel is about.
In her latest mystery, Isabel Dalhousie - philosopher and amateur solver of other people’s problems - meets an old foe at a birthday party attended by their young children. Ambitious Minty, now the head of a small investment bank, is in trouble with her shareholders. Isabel becomes involved and is drawn into a murky world of financial concealment. Meanwhile, Isabel’s niece Cat has just become engaged to a tightrope-walking stuntman and her own boyfriend Jamie has marriage in mind too…
There’s no holiday from crime for PC Hamish Macbeth. He has a full agenda of things he has to make right before the church bells toll… there’s a frightened old woman who needs help, stolen holiday goods to be retrieved and the town needs a great big dose of good old-fashioned festive cheer.
Which animal would you find in a Dazzle, a Crash, a Flamboyance, a Boogle or a Bloat? Why on earth is a group of crows called a Murder? And were you aware that jellyfish don’t have brains, a goat’s pupils are rectangular, or that herrings communicate via bubbles from their bottoms? From ants to zebras, this miscellany of animal madness is packed full of the most utterly astonishing facts ever.
He’s back with a brand new year packed full of bizarre facts, fiends and freaks - all guaranteed to fascinate, surprise and amaze! Marvel at the ice man who survived Everest’s Death Zone in just a pair of shorts; steel your stomach against the sight of cockroach and caterpillar sushi and praise the heroic parrot who saved a family from their burning home… it’s all here and it’s weirder than ever!
In her new collection, the lovely Rachel Allen shows you how easy it is to feed your family great food, every day. From school run to bedtime, the book is full of suggestions to treat the whole family - including the fussiest of eaters - to nourishing and delicious food. Inspirational, accessible and always realistic about a busy parent’s workload, this is a wonderful book that shouldn’t be missed.
The wonderful Alexander McCall Smith returns with another witty, entertaining novel. He takes us to the bustling streets of London’s Pimlico, inhabited by another glorious cast of memorable characters.