Cautionary Verses

Humor & Entertainment

BELLOC, HILAIRE

Humor

RANDOM HOUSE CHILDRE

The Princess and the Castle

Genevieve lives with her mother and brother in a little harbor-side house, but ever since the day that her father’s fishing boat was lost at sea, she has stayed well away from the shore. Instead, she gazes across the harbor at the castle on the other side and dreams of being a princess. One day, a tall man arrives sailing a little boat with red sails. Genevieve’s mother introduces him as Cedric, her new friend. At first, Genevieve is apprehensive, but she sees the happiness Cedric brings to her mother, and slowly he becomes part of the family. So when Cedric suggests a family outing in his boat, will Genevieve be able to overcome her fear and visit the castle she has long dreamed of? Gorgeous, emotive watercolor paintings bring to life this touching story about loss, change, and confronting one’s fears. Caroline Binch is best known for her "Grace" books, including Amazing Grace, Boundless Grace, and Starring Grace.

Caroline Binch

Children's Books

<p>Nestle Smarties Gold Award for under 5s.When Horace bakes a biscuit in the shape of a bear, little does he know that his edible treat is going to turn into Biscuit Bear For in the middle of the night, when all is quiet, that is exactly what happens, and Biscuit Bear decides that it is time he made some friends of his own. So, with flour, sugar and butter he does just that. In fact, he makes a whole circus of friends and the fun begins . . .</p>

Biscuit Bear

Mini Grey

Literature & Fiction

<p>Tom refers to his grandfather as "Collar" because he drags him around on a lead. One day Tom decides that he will take Collar on a walk to see the puddles he named after the members of the family, but the puddles are not there. Collar insists that this is because it hasn’t rained, but Tom believes that it’s just because they haven’t been put in yet. He wanders off, leaving Collar talking to Mrs. Whitebobblehat, and comes across just the person he needs. Finally, with puddles restored to their full, family-resembling glory, Tom and Collar go home for tea.</p>

The Puddleman

BRIGGS, Raymond

Bunch of Daisies, A, Daisy Book 5

Gray, Kes

In 1699 William Milmullen took his six pupils to the lakeside but only he returned after a creature rose up from the water and devoured the six boys right before his eyes. The whole town was shocked and terrified by the tragedy. Many were now too frightened to go out on the lake to fish, and the town's economy was under threat. William Milmullen recovered from the shock of what he'd seen. He named the creature 'The Mourn', and declared himself 'Mourner'. He took upon himself the responsibility to appease the creature by feeding livestock into the lake and vowed his family would forever be responsible for the safety of the town, and that every Milmullen son would take the mantle of Mourner at the age of 16. This novel is set in the present day, and nobody believes in monsters anymore. These days the town is somewhat embarrassed about its monster stories and to many the Milmullen family is a bit of a joke. The family, however, have held onto their duty, believing that if they forsake the creature it will rise from the lake again. Tim Milmullen turns 16 in a week's time. On his birthday he will become the 13th Mourner. But Tim doesn't know if he wants the role. For one thing all the kids at school tease him, calling his father crazy, saying Old William back in 1699 killed the schoolboys himself and made up the story. And Tim's biggest problem is that he doesn't know if he believes in the legend or not. How can he dedicate his whole life to something he has never seen? The Fearful is a story about Faith, about why some people believe in things they've never seen, and about society's intolerance towards others' beliefs. But at its heart it's a tale of a father and son trying to understand each other's ways.

The Fearful

Gray, Keith

LIVING CENTURIES APART, BUT JOINED IN AN EPIC BATTLE.Sam Robbins is a farm boy, kidnapped to serve on HMS Victory, the ship on which Lord Nelson will die a hero's death at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. Molly Jennings is a twenty-first-century English girl transplanted to the United States by her stepfather's job, who's fighting her own battle against loss and loneliness.Two lives that couldn't be more different, two hundred years apart, are linked by a tiny scrap of fraying cloth, tucked into an old book. It draws Molly into Sam's world, to a moment in time that changed history -- a frightening shared moment that holds the key to secrets from the past and hope for the future.

Victory

Susan-Cooper

The last snows of winter are melting away and Little Albatross sits snug in the warmth of Mother Albatross' feathers. He grows bigger and stronger, until one day Mother and Father Albatross go fishing together, leaving Little Albatross alone for the first time. Will they return in time to save him from the killer bird who is watching and waiting?

Little Albatross

MORPURGO, MICHAEL

An original and contemporary take on a child’s first day of school. The first day of school is full of new experiences. And while it’s school time, Mum is also busy doing all sorts of things at work. When it’s time to go home, guess who can’t wait to have a hug and ask, “What have you been doing today?”

The First Day of School

FORWARD, TOBY

Illustrated by Carol Thompson

Baby Who Wouldn't Go To Bed

The Baby Who Wouldn't Go to Bed Mini Treasure

helen-cooper

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