‘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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