This volume (from NYRB Kids) collects together nine years of Lucretia P. Hale’s comedic vignettes. Considered a classic of American children’s literature and a masterpiece of deadpan drollery. Lucretia Hale (1820-1900) wrote widely for the American magazine market. The Peterkins are a Bostonian family of quite Bostonian devoted to self-improvement and aspirations. The sketches humorously […]
Illustrated with lush, detailed drawings and accompanied by droll, lightly absurd imitations of marketing copy, each of Beisner’s toys will have children and adults inspired to imagine eccentric creations of their own. In September 2014, the American poet and writer Matthea Harvey, born in Germany in 1973 but raised in England, named Beisner’s Fantastic Toys as […]
This NYRB (New York Review Books) edition collects all three titles of the author’s well-regarded fantasy trilogy: Sailing To Cythera [1974], The Island of the Grass King [1979] and Uncle Terrible [1989]. Willard won the 1982 Newbery Medal for A Visit to William Blake’s Inn. Waterstones Related posts: Journey To Jo’burg The Bagthorpe Saga: Ordinary […]
Ted Hughes wrote a series of stories for children from the early 1960s through until 1995 about how the world, and the creatures in it, came into being. They are collected here in one volume for the first time. These are richly told tales of sparkling intensity about animals finding their form, and God’s struggle […]
Originally published (France 1998) for young adults, Piero traces the lives of two boys through awkward schoolyard encounters, burgeoning sexuality and a lot of drawing. It’s a bittersweet tale ranking amongst the very best in Baudoin’s powerful oeuvre. Translated into English for the first time. Waterstones Related posts: Reckless 1: The Petrified Flesh by Cornelia […]
The Island of Horses, first published in 1956, showcases Dillon’s characteristically economic style and imaginative renderings of coastal Irish life. “Dillon paints a vivid portrait of the harsh life on these remote islands; the reader can smell the peat fires and feel the lash of winds off the Atlantic…” Horn Book Magazine Waterstones Related posts: […]
Dubbed an American Wind In The Willows this eccentric tale of a wise old lobster’s exploration of new lands was first published in the 1930s. This reissue by the New York Books imprint comprises two titles in one: The Curious Lobster [1935] and its sequel The Curious Lobster’s Island [1939] The books’ illustrations are by […]
Originally published in 2005, now produced in a handsome new gift edition with textured board covers. A picture book modern classic. Waterstones Related posts: Greatest Magical Stories chosen by Michael Morpurgu The Wizard Of Oz illustrated by Olivier Latyk Lizard Music by Daniel Pinkwater Atlas Of Dinosaur Adventures by Emily Hawkins ill. Lucy Letherland
The third of Maria Kalman’s Max Stravinsky books to be published in the New York Review’s Children’s Collection. The book was first published in 1991. Since the Max books were originally published Kalman has become widely known for her New Yorker covers, for a collection of newspaper columns from the New York Times and for […]
Another excellent addition to The New York Review Children’s Collection. The book was first published in 1976. Aliki’s illustrations are timeless. Waterstones Related posts: Journey To Jo’burg The Bagthorpe Saga: Ordinary Jack by Helen Cresswell The Cat In The Hat by Dr Seuss (60th Birthday Edition) When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr
The 1950s book that was the basis for the classic 1994 family film The Secret of Ronan Irish is now back in print as part of the New York Review Children’s Collection. Hums with the mystery of Scottish folklore and the author’s own seaside upbringing in Vancouver and Wales invigorates the story with evocative details. […]
The latest release from The New York Review Children’s Collection, a highly recommended series of red-cloth-spined hardbacks. Originally published in 1989 as Der satanarchaolugenialkohllische Wunschpunsch this is both a fast-paced fantasy and a whimsical satire of bureaucracy and its discontents. It’s estimated that Ende’s books have sold more than 35 million copies worldwide. Waterstones Related […]
A simplified version of the classic for younger readers (and a collectible edition for older children’s books fans) with amazingly intricate die-cast layers. Waterstones Related posts: Greatest Magical Stories chosen by Michael Morpurgu Journey To Jo’burg The Bagthorpe Saga: Ordinary Jack by Helen Cresswell The Cat In The Hat by Dr Seuss (60th Birthday Edition)
A brand-new abridgement with gorgeous illustrations by Robert Ingpen. This series of children’s gift book classics is very much worth asking for next time you are in a bookshop. Waterstones Related posts: Journey To Jo’burg The Bagthorpe Saga: Ordinary Jack by Helen Cresswell The Cat In The Hat by Dr Seuss (60th Birthday Edition) […]
A brand-new abridgement with wonderful illustrations by Robert Ingpen handsomely produced by Palazzo. Waterstones Related posts: Journey To Jo’burg The Bagthorpe Saga: Ordinary Jack by Helen Cresswell The Cat In The Hat by Dr Seuss (60th Birthday Edition) When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr
Michael Morpurgo’s imaginative retelling of the story of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table is accompanied by stunning illustrations created by Michael Foreman. The book was first published in 1994. This is a handsomely produced new hardback edition by Palazzo. A gift book classic. Waterstones Related posts: Journey To Jo’burg The Bagthorpe […]
This edition was first published in 1985 with new illustrations by Michael Foreman to celebrate the centenary of this wonderful collection of children’s poems. This reissue contains a new Foreword by Alexander McCall Smith. Waterstones SaveSave Related posts: Greatest Magical Stories chosen by Michael Morpurgu The Wizard Of Oz illustrated by Olivier Latyk Journey To […]
A unique collaboration between the Moomins, Oxfam, Waterstones and Sort Of Books, The Invisible Child will raise money for projects that fight inequality and help women and girls everywhere escape from poverty, abuse and neglect. Available exclusively through Waterstones, Oxfam and The Moomin Shop, all the proceeds of every £4.99 copy sold of The Invisible […]
A classic brought to life by Jemima Catlin’s charming and lively colour illustrations in a way that will entice and entertain a new generation of readers. Waterstones Related posts: Journey To Jo’burg The Bagthorpe Saga: Ordinary Jack by Helen Cresswell The Cat In The Hat by Dr Seuss (60th Birthday Edition) When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit […]
Partly autobiographical, this is the second title in Judith Kerr’s internationally acclaimed trilogy of books following the life of Anna through war-torn Germany, to London during the Blitz and her return to Berlin to discover the past… Waterstones Related posts: Journey To Jo’burg The Bagthorpe Saga: Ordinary Jack by Helen Cresswell The Cat In The […]
Partly autobiographical, this is the third title in Judith Kerr’s internationally acclaimed trilogy of books following the life of Anna through war-torn Germany, to London during the Blitz and her return to Berlin to discover the past.. Waterstones Related posts: Journey To Jo’burg The Bagthorpe Saga: Ordinary Jack by Helen Cresswell The Cat In The […]
The New York Review Children’s Collection is re-releasing Maira Kalman‘s classic ‘Max Stravinsky’ books, and here is the first one. Kalman is now widely known for curating the Metropolitan Museum of Art and for designing a number of covers for the New Yorker. SaveSave SaveSave Related posts: Journey To Jo’burg The Bagthorpe Saga: Ordinary Jack […]