Antonia Barber

The Ghosts

There once was a cat named Catkin who was so small he could sit on the palm of a child's hand. He was given to a farmer and his wife to keep watch over their baby girl, by a wise woman who had seen danger in the child's future. And when the merry, heedless Little People who live deep under the green hills steal the child away, only Catkin can rescue her--if he solves three cunning riddles.

Catkin

Bientôt les examens de danse ! Lucie et Emma n'arrêtent pas d'y penser. Mais un événement vient tout bouleverser : le papa d'Emma perd son travail. Les deux amies sont inquiètes : M. Browne devra-t-il vendre la maison ? Vont-elles alors être séparées ?

Une nouvelle épreuve

Lucy Lambert, who prefers to be known as Lou, would love real ballet classes, which her mother cannot afford, but Mrs. Dillon, the upstairs tenant, a former dancer with the Bolshoi, gives her lessons, and Lou tells Emma, whose parents have just bought the house where Lou lives, that she is a student at the local school, but she fears that once Emma starts classes and finds out the truth, it will spoil their new friendship.

Lessons for Lucy

Time to Dance

When the Great Storm-Cat threatens the small English village of Mousehole, only an old fisherman's cat can soothe its fierceness during a dangerous sea venture.

The Mousehole Cat

Catkin is a tiny cat given by the Wise Woman to protect the human child Carrie. One day Carrie is taken under the hill by the Little People. Sent to bring her back, Catkin finds his courage and cleverness tested to the full.

Mr Blunden's words echoed through Lucy's ears as she explored the house. It was such an old house that it seemed to Lucy as if all the past was gathered up inside it as if in a great box; as though it had a life of its own that continued to exist just beyond the reach of her eyes and ears. Did Mr Blunden, who went out of his way to offer their mother the job as caretaker, mean to help or hurt them? Could she and her brother Jamie really help those troubled ghosts from another age? 'Charming, magical and life-affirming, Antonia Barber's clever and moving tale has become a much-loved favourite.

The Amazing Mr Blunden

Enfin la rentrée ! Au cours Maple, Lucie et Emma font maintenant partie des " grandes ". Elles ne sont pas très rassurées : cette classe est aussi celle d'Angela. La peste mène la vie dure aux deux amies. Et l'arrivée d'un garçon, Jeremy, dans le groupe n'arrange rien. Au contraire !

Une ennemie pour Lucie

Big Book of Dancing Shoes

A brother and sister meet two strange children in the garden of their new home with whom they return to another century.

A CHRISTMAS SKY ORIGINAL FILM, STARRING MARK GATISS, SIMON CALLOW AND TAMSIN GREIG AN ENTHRALLING GHOST STORY WITH A TIME-TRAVELLING TWIST 'When you come to the house, you will hear strange tales. They will tell you in the village that it is haunted, but you must not be afraid. When the time comes ... you will know what to do.' Mr Blunden's words echoed through Lucy's ears as she explored the house. It was such an old house that it seemed to Lucy as if all the past was gathered up inside it as if in a great box; as though it had a life of its own that continued to exist just beyond the reach of her eyes and ears. Did Mr Blunden, who went out of his way to offer their mother the job as caretaker, mean to help or hurt them? Could she and her brother Jamie really help those troubled ghosts from another age? 'Charming, magical and life-affirming, Antonia Barber's clever and moving tale has become a much-loved favourite. The Wheel of Time spins - and off we go into an unforgettable adventure!' MARK GATISS

Soon to be a Christmas Sky Original Film, starring Mark Gatiss, Simon Callow and Tamsin Greig

A collection of 15 classic fairy tales from the brothers Grimm, retold in this text with a contemporary approach.

Tales from Grimm

Nicola Bayley

A beautiful, new, midi-sized gift edition of a picture book favourite."Beautifully, carefully written ... a book to wallow in, read and re-read, for any age from five or so to the very grown-up" The Sunday Times In the seaside village of Mousehole, Cornwall, Mowzer the cat lives happily with old fisherman Tom. Their life is a happy one - until one terrible winter the Great Storm-Cat comes clawing and leaping at the harbour walls so that no boat can go out to sea to fish. Soon, with Christmas coming, there is no food left in Mousehole. It is then that Mowzer and Tom set out to brave the fury of the waves, and discover that it might just need a cat's perspective to understand - and tame - the ferocious ways of the Great Storm-Cat sea... In a beautiful new midi gift size, and with golden foil on the cover and spine, this is an irresistible edition of a moving, stunningly illustrated tale inspired by Cornish legend.

Lou and Emma are disappointed to be taking ballet lessons with younger girls, until the beginners class is chosen to take part in the traditional Christmas pantomime, where they make friends with one of the actors, whose granddaughter, Angela, is in Emma's class at school, but a more advanced ballet class.

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