Quentin Blake
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Arriving at their new rural home, five siblings - Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane and the Lamb - set to exploring the surrounding countryside. Whilst digging in the gravel-pit, they unearth the most curious creature: a Psammead, an ancient (and rather testy) Sand-fairy, with the power to grant wishes. Between them, the children have a sizeable list of requests - remarkable beauty, vast riches, the ability to fly. But, as everyone knows, wishes always...
24) Revolting rhymes
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Humorous retellings in verse of six well-known fairy tales featuring surprise endings in place of the traditional happily-ever-after.
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"Dennis' life is boring and lonely. His mother left two years ago, his truck driver father is depressed, his brother is a bully and, worst of all, "no hugging" is one of their household rules. But one thing Dennis does have is soccer---he's the leading scorer on his team. Oh, and did we mention his secret passion for fashion?"--Jacket.
27) Rhyme stew
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An illustrated collection of fifteen parodies ranging from skewered nursery rhymes to epic slapstick sagas.
29) El Superzorro
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Un valle, tres granjas, tres malvados granjeros y un bosque... en el que vive don Zorro. Benito, Buñuelo, Bufón, los granjeros, odian a don Zorro y quieren capturarle por todos medios. Le esperan a la salida de su madriguera, escondidos detrás de los árboles, con la escopeta cargada. Pero no se imaginan que don Zorro tiene su propio plan... ¡un fantástico plan!
Three farmers, each one meaner than the next, try all-out warfare to get rid of...
35) Never grow up
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"What would happen if you never had to grow up? You never had to become a grown-up with all of the not-fun things that come with it. No vegetables, no jobs, and definitely no boredom. This is a picture book about learning to never grow up - even when you're getting older. Some people get bigger without ever growing up at all. There are spunky scientists making amazing discoveries, hair artistes, chocolate cake makers, and even those who talk to bears....
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"Charlie y la fábrica de chocolate es una historia de Roald Dahl, el gran autor de literatura infantil. El señor Wonka, dueño de la magnífica fábrica de chocolate, ha escondido cinco billetes de oro en sus chocolatinas. Quienes los encuentren serán los elegidos para visitar la fábrica. Charlie tiene la fortuna de encontrar uno de esos billetes y, a partir de ese momento, su vida cambiará para siempre."--Amazon.com.
Each of five children lucky...
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It's Christmastime in London, and overworked Bob Cratchit and his family, including poorly Tiny Tim, find joy and cheer even in poverty. Meanwhile Bob's boss, the selfish, miserly old Ebenezer Scrooge, is deeply bitter about the festive season. However, when Scrooge is visited by the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come, the error of his ways is revealed with haunting clarity. Dickens's timeless classic, which has popularised phrases...
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"The King of the Golden River," which Ruskin wrote in 1841 (it was not published until 1851) for nineteen-year-old Euphenia Chalmers Gray, whom he married in 1848. The story is set in the ancient country of Stiria, in a beautiful and fertile valley called Treasure Valley, owned by brothers Schwartz, Hans and Gluck. When the cruel Hans and Schwartz turn an important stranger away from their home, the valley turns to desert, leaving them penniless and...
40) Mr. Stink
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"Mr Stink stank. He also stunk. And if it was correct English to say he stinked, then he stinked as well!" Chloe sees Mr Stink every day, but she's never spoken to him. Which isn't surprising, because he's a tramp, and he stinks. But there's more to Mr Stink than meets the eye (or nose) and before she knows it, Chloe has an unusual new friend hiding in her garden shed. As Chloe struggles to keep Mr Stink a secret, and her dad tries to hide a secret...