When Quentin Blake became Children's Laureate, one of his aims was to highlight the value and intelligence of children's books - and their...... more

When Quentin Blake became Children's Laureate, one of his aims was to highlight the value and intelligence of children's books - and their illustrations. In Tell Me A Picture he shows the quality of paintings made for children and links them to the wider world of fine art through their infinite capacity to tell stories: a pleasure we all understand. Here he chooses an alphabet of pictures with, as he explains, 'story in common'. Some are by illustrators, others are by artists whose pictures you usually see in art galleries. From them Quentin Blake shows how stories can be told around any picture. Throughout the book his characters complement the paintings, introducing each image, pointing out details and asking questions. By initially presenting only the pictures - without the distractions of any information beyond the artist's name - children are shown that they already have the skills to respond to the work of artists like Goya and Tintoretto. Quentin Blake and the National Gallery also suggest ways to have fun with children on gallery visits, and end the book with delightful, brief accounts of the artists and pictures Blake has chosen for his 'gallery'.

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The impact of Blake Morrisons memoir And When Did You Last See Your Father was considerable: in prose that combined lucidity and beauty with...... more

The impact of Blake Morrisons memoir And When Did You Last See Your Father was considerable: in prose that combined lucidity and beauty with uncompromising honesty, Morrison granted the reader an insight into a family drama quite unlike anything we had encountered before--a virtual classic of literature about the family. In that book, Morrisons mother was presented as a shadowy, usually silent figure; in Things My Mother Never Told Me, we are given her story, and its every bit as fascinating as anything in the earlier book. As before, the central themes of the new book concern secrets, and the slow unfolding of an (often painful) truth. Morrisons mother kept many things from him--not least the fact that she never told him that before becoming Kim Morrison, she had previously been Agnes OShea, daughter of sizeable Irish family. Morrison tells us he was only vaguely aware of his Irish relations--but that was only one of the many revelations awaiting him. As he set out to find the facts behind this deceptively quiet Kerry girl who had worked as a doctor in Forties Dublin (and subsequently in British hospitals during the war), he discovered that she had totally reinvented her personality. But the seemingly conventional housewife and mother she had elected to become was only part of the story. We are told of an all-consuming love affair during the war; we are given a strong and vivid portrait of everyday life in the hospitals and RAF training camps of the period (where Morrisons father told the pilots of the dangers of venereal disease); and (most of all) we are taken into the world of a remarkable woman; Kim Morrison is an unsung heroine of a time increasingly distant from our own world. Whatever our own relationships with our parents, its impossible to avoid identifying with Morrisons candid and carefully structured memoir; the graceful prose involves us ever more in a narrative that has all the grip of a superior piece of fiction.--Barry Forshaw

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Good: A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact (including dust cover, if applicable)....... more

Good: A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact (including dust cover, if applicable). The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels.Some of our books may have slightly worn corners, and minor creases to the covers. Please note the cover may sometimes be different to the one shown.

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1-Austin 2-Ol' Red 3-The Baby 4-Playboys Of The Southwestern World 5-Some Beach 6-Goodbye Time 7-Nobody But Me 8-Don't Make Me 9-The More I...... more

1-Austin 2-Ol' Red 3-The Baby 4-Playboys Of The Southwestern World 5-Some Beach 6-Goodbye Time 7-Nobody But Me 8-Don't Make Me 9-The More I Drink 10-Home 11-She Wouldn't Be Gone 12-Hillbilly Bone (feat Trace Adkins) 13-Kiss My Country Ass 14-All About Tonight 15-Who Are You When I'm Not Looking (2010/REPRISE) 15 tracks

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When Quentin Blake became Children's Laureate, one of his aims was to highlight the value and intelligence of children's books - and their...... more

When Quentin Blake became Children's Laureate, one of his aims was to highlight the value and intelligence of children's books - and their illustrations. In Tell Me A Picture he shows the quality of paintings made for children and links them to the wider world of fine art through their infinite capacity to tell stories: a pleasure we all understand. Here he chooses an alphabet of pictures with, as he explains, 'story in common'. Some are by illustrators, others are by artists whose pictures you usually see in art galleries. From them Quentin Blake shows how stories can be told around any picture. Throughout the book his characters complement the paintings, introducing each image, pointing out details and asking questions. By initially presenting only the pictures - without the distractions of any information beyond the artist's name - children are shown that they already have the skills to respond to the work of artists like Goya and Tintoretto. Quentin Blake and the National Gallery also suggest ways to have fun with children on gallery visits, and end the book with delightful, brief accounts of the artists and pictures Blake has chosen for his 'gallery'.

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Good: A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact (including dust cover, if applicable)....... more

Good: A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact (including dust cover, if applicable). The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels.Some of our books may have slightly worn corners, and minor creases to the covers. Please note the cover may sometimes be different to the one shown.

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The impact of Blake Morrisons memoir And When Did You Last See Your Father was considerable: in prose that combined lucidity and beauty with...... more

The impact of Blake Morrisons memoir And When Did You Last See Your Father was considerable: in prose that combined lucidity and beauty with uncompromising honesty, Morrison granted the reader an insight into a family drama quite unlike anything we had encountered before--a virtual classic of literature about the family. In that book, Morrisons mother was presented as a shadowy, usually silent figure; in Things My Mother Never Told Me, we are given her story, and its every bit as fascinating as anything in the earlier book. As before, the central themes of the new book concern secrets, and the slow unfolding of an (often painful) truth. Morrisons mother kept many things from him--not least the fact that she never told him that before becoming Kim Morrison, she had previously been Agnes OShea, daughter of sizeable Irish family. Morrison tells us he was only vaguely aware of his Irish relations--but that was only one of the many revelations awaiting him. As he set out to find the facts behind this deceptively quiet Kerry girl who had worked as a doctor in Forties Dublin (and subsequently in British hospitals during the war), he discovered that she had totally reinvented her personality. But the seemingly conventional housewife and mother she had elected to become was only part of the story. We are told of an all-consuming love affair during the war; we are given a strong and vivid portrait of everyday life in the hospitals and RAF training camps of the period (where Morrisons father told the pilots of the dangers of venereal disease); and (most of all) we are taken into the world of a remarkable woman; Kim Morrison is an unsung heroine of a time increasingly distant from our own world. Whatever our own relationships with our parents, its impossible to avoid identifying with Morrisons candid and carefully structured memoir; the graceful prose involves us ever more in a narrative that has all the grip of a superior piece of fiction.--Barry Forshaw

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An all new Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, Novel, and more original tales in one special volume MICAH 'Raising the dead is easy. Love is hard.'...... more

An all new Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, Novel, and more original tales in one special volume MICAH 'Raising the dead is easy. Love is hard.' There are lots of reasons to raise the dead - some private, some public. In this case, the feds have a witness who died before he could speak on the record. They want him raised so his testimony can be taken. So here I am, Anita Blake, necromancer, on a plane to Philadelphia, flying off to do my job. But I'm not alone: Micah, head of the St Louis wereleopards, is with me. I'm happy to have him at my side. Until he mentions that this will be our first time alone together. Just me and Micah. And all my fears and doubts...STRANGE CANDY Fantastical fairy tales that will leave you craving more: from the woman who marries into a family of wizards to a couple fleeing a gang of love-hungry cupids, readers will revel in these unique visions.

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Stunning poster/print of Blake Lively. The print is A3 size and comes untrimmed enabling you to either frame it and not lose any of the picture or trim...... more

Stunning poster/print of Blake Lively. The print is A3 size and comes untrimmed enabling you to either frame it and not lose any of the picture or trim it down and stick on the wall as a poster. It is printed onto high quality satin finish photo paper. This semi gloss paper is less reflective then gloss finish so wont get washed out in bright light and has a fantastic texture and feel. We use ultra chrome ink on all our prints which is guaranteed not to fade or discolour for 100 years.

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Take a giraffe with a magic neck, a pelican with a retractable beak and a very agile monkey, and what do you have? The world's finest Ladderless Window-Cleaning...... more

Take a giraffe with a magic neck, a pelican with a retractable beak and a very agile monkey, and what do you have? The world's finest Ladderless Window-Cleaning Company, of course! Add in their friend Billy, the Duke and Duchess of Hampshire and the Cobra, the cleverest and most dangerous cat-burglar in the world, and you have all the ingredients for a deliciously funny tale - all in the pursuit of walnuts, salmon and the pink and purple flowers of the tinkle-tinkle tree, not to mention the Grand Opening of The Grubber...

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1-Austin 2-Ol' Red 3-The Baby 4-Playboys Of The Southwestern World 5-Some Beach 6-Goodbye Time 7-Nobody But Me 8-Don't Make Me 9-The More I...... more

1-Austin 2-Ol' Red 3-The Baby 4-Playboys Of The Southwestern World 5-Some Beach 6-Goodbye Time 7-Nobody But Me 8-Don't Make Me 9-The More I Drink 10-Home 11-She Wouldn't Be Gone 12-Hillbilly Bone (feat Trace Adkins) 13-Kiss My Country Ass 14-All About Tonight 15-Who Are You When I'm Not Looking (2010/REPRISE) 15 tracks

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Stunning poster/print of Blake Lively. The print is A3 size and comes untrimmed enabling you to either frame it and not lose any of the picture or trim...... more

Stunning poster/print of Blake Lively. The print is A3 size and comes untrimmed enabling you to either frame it and not lose any of the picture or trim it down and stick on the wall as a poster. It is printed onto high quality satin finish photo paper. This semi gloss paper is less reflective then gloss finish so wont get washed out in bright light and has a fantastic texture and feel. We use ultra chrome ink on all our prints which is guaranteed not to fade or discolour for 100 years.

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Take a giraffe with a magic neck, a pelican with a retractable beak and a very agile monkey, and what do you have? The world's finest Ladderless Window-Cleaning...... more

Take a giraffe with a magic neck, a pelican with a retractable beak and a very agile monkey, and what do you have? The world's finest Ladderless Window-Cleaning Company, of course! Add in their friend Billy, the Duke and Duchess of Hampshire and the Cobra, the cleverest and most dangerous cat-burglar in the world, and you have all the ingredients for a deliciously funny tale - all in the pursuit of walnuts, salmon and the pink and purple flowers of the tinkle-tinkle tree, not to mention the Grand Opening of The Grubber...

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Shreddies in my hair. I looked at Eddie. Eddie's looking at me. Big grin on his face. I knew he had done it. Last week he put pepper in the raisins. The...... more

Shreddies in my hair. I looked at Eddie. Eddie's looking at me. Big grin on his face. I knew he had done it. Last week he put pepper in the raisins. The yucky things your borther does, the annoying things your parents say, the funny things you feel. Michael Rosen knows all about YOU! Look inside and see if he's spotted your deepest, darkest secrets. A much-loved classic of family life from the brilliant Michael Rosen & Quentin Blake.

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An all new Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, Novel, and more original tales in one special volume MICAH 'Raising the dead is easy. Love is hard.'...... more

An all new Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, Novel, and more original tales in one special volume MICAH 'Raising the dead is easy. Love is hard.' There are lots of reasons to raise the dead - some private, some public. In this case, the feds have a witness who died before he could speak on the record. They want him raised so his testimony can be taken. So here I am, Anita Blake, necromancer, on a plane to Philadelphia, flying off to do my job. But I'm not alone: Micah, head of the St Louis wereleopards, is with me. I'm happy to have him at my side. Until he mentions that this will be our first time alone together. Just me and Micah. And all my fears and doubts...STRANGE CANDY Fantastical fairy tales that will leave you craving more: from the woman who marries into a family of wizards to a couple fleeing a gang of love-hungry cupids, readers will revel in these unique visions.

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As with Bugs Bunny and the Simpsons, children will love the poems in The Ring of Words: An Anthology of Poetry for Children, but adults will truly savour them....... more

As with Bugs Bunny and the Simpsons, children will love the poems in The Ring of Words: An Anthology of Poetry for Children, but adults will truly savour them. McGough covers all the pertinent subjects of childhood: fear (of falling through slats in bridges, of being bullied, of everything), playgrounds, dunces, homework, snowballs, ghosts and going to bed, to name but a few. And, in poems such as Jo Shapcott's "Cat in the Tumble Drier" the not so pertinent as well: I start to beg and fur hot and frizzy and head's gone sizzle dizzy and you're there through the glass and more hankies whizz past and Oh Oh Oh the drier starts to slow my fur starts to spark and the pillow-cases bark and the nightdress winks and the clean wash sinks to a stop Here you will find your favourite classics (Blake's "The Tyger", Keats' "Ozymandias", Frost's "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" and Lewis Carroll's "Jabberwocky"),along with soon-to-be favourites like Pauline Clarke's "My Name is...": My name is Sluggery-wuggery My name is Worms-for-tea My name is Swallow-the-table-leg My name is Drink-the-Sea. My name is I-eat-saucepans My name is I-like-snails My name is Grand-piano-George My name is I-ride-whales. My name is Jump-the-chimney My name is Bite-my-knee My name is Jiggery-pokery And Riddle-me-ree, and ME. This is a collection for every child (and adult) who has ever been afraid, sleepless, full of questions, full of life.

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Shreddies in my hair. I looked at Eddie. Eddie's looking at me. Big grin on his face. I knew he had done it. Last week he put pepper in the raisins. The...... more

Shreddies in my hair. I looked at Eddie. Eddie's looking at me. Big grin on his face. I knew he had done it. Last week he put pepper in the raisins. The yucky things your borther does, the annoying things your parents say, the funny things you feel. Michael Rosen knows all about YOU! Look inside and see if he's spotted your deepest, darkest secrets. A much-loved classic of family life from the brilliant Michael Rosen & Quentin Blake.

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As with Bugs Bunny and the Simpsons, children will love the poems in The Ring of Words: An Anthology of Poetry for Children, but adults will truly savour them....... more

As with Bugs Bunny and the Simpsons, children will love the poems in The Ring of Words: An Anthology of Poetry for Children, but adults will truly savour them. McGough covers all the pertinent subjects of childhood: fear (of falling through slats in bridges, of being bullied, of everything), playgrounds, dunces, homework, snowballs, ghosts and going to bed, to name but a few. And, in poems such as Jo Shapcott's "Cat in the Tumble Drier" the not so pertinent as well: I start to beg and fur hot and frizzy and head's gone sizzle dizzy and you're there through the glass and more hankies whizz past and Oh Oh Oh the drier starts to slow my fur starts to spark and the pillow-cases bark and the nightdress winks and the clean wash sinks to a stop Here you will find your favourite classics (Blake's "The Tyger", Keats' "Ozymandias", Frost's "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" and Lewis Carroll's "Jabberwocky"),along with soon-to-be favourites like Pauline Clarke's "My Name is...": My name is Sluggery-wuggery My name is Worms-for-tea My name is Swallow-the-table-leg My name is Drink-the-Sea. My name is I-eat-saucepans My name is I-like-snails My name is Grand-piano-George My name is I-ride-whales. My name is Jump-the-chimney My name is Bite-my-knee My name is Jiggery-pokery And Riddle-me-ree, and ME. This is a collection for every child (and adult) who has ever been afraid, sleepless, full of questions, full of life.

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Play the best of the blues from the past and present! This pocket-sized collection is packed with 88 songs arranged for guitar in the same key as the original...... more

Play the best of the blues from the past and present! This pocket-sized collection is packed with 88 songs arranged for guitar in the same key as the original recordings, with complete lyrics, chord names & chord boxes. Learn to play some of Blues greatest hits! Track list: (I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man [Muddy Waters] All Your Love [Mayall, John] [Clapton, Eric] Baby Please Don't Go [Williams, Big Joe] Baby, What You Want Me To Do [Reed, Jimmy] Ball And Chain [Big Brother & The Holding Company] Bell Bottom Blues [Derek & The Dominos] Big Boss Man [Grateful Dead] Black Betty [Ram Jam] Blind Willie McTell [Dylan, Bob] Boom Boom [Hooker, John Lee] Born Under A Bad Sign [King, Albert] Bright Lights, Big City [Reed, Jimmy] C.C. Rider [Leadbelly] Cocaine [Cale, J.J.] Come On In My Kitchen [Johnson, Robert] Crosscut Saw [King, Albert] Crossroads [Cream] Damn Right, I've Got The Blues [Guy, Buddy] Death Letter Blues [Son House] Diddie Wah Diddie [Blind Blake] Dog House Boogie [Seasick Steve] Drown In My Own Tears [Charles, Ray] Dust My Blues [James, Elmore] Dying Crapshooter's Blues [McTell, Blind Willie] Evil (Is Going On) [Howlin' Wolf] Farther Up The Road [Bland, Bobby "Blue"] Fever [John, Little Willie] Good Mornin' Little School Girl [Williamson I, Sonny Boy] Hellhound On My Trail [Johnson, Robert] Help Me [Williamson II, Sonny Boy] Hey Joe [Jimi Hendrix Experience, The] Hi-Heel Sneakers [Tucker, Tommy] Hound Dog [Thornton, Big Mama] How Long How Long Blues [Carr, Leroy] I Ain't Superstitious [Jeff Beck Group, The] I Can't Quit You Baby [Rush, Otis] I'd Rather Go Blind [James, Etta] I'm A King Bee [Harpo, Slim] I'm In The Mood [Hooker, John Lee] It Hurts Me Too [James, Elmore] Key To The Highway [Broonzy, Big Bill] and many many more.....

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Gold Stars documents a tough journey that's been well worth the effort. Having come to indie prominence with Boston's acclaimed Blake Babies, Juliana...... more

Gold Stars documents a tough journey that's been well worth the effort. Having come to indie prominence with Boston's acclaimed Blake Babies, Juliana Hatfield was henceforth known mostly for her romance with Evan Dando of the Lemonheads and her professed virginity. Sleazy critics found the combination very hard to believe, as did everyone else. Now, with all the rumours long forgotten, Gold Stars should go some way to restoring Hatfield's reputation as a fine songwriter, covering as it does 10 years of often excellent work. Her solo debut, Hey Babe, an album Hatfield herself dislikes for being overly open, is represented only by the chiming, poppy "Everybody Loves Me but You". But there are two tracks from each of her other six albums, including God's Foot, which Atlantic refused to release, and the recent guitar-heavy Total System Failure, recorded as "Juliana's Pony". Elsewhere, there are covers of Neil Young's sweet "Only Love Can Break Your Heart", and The Police's "Every Breath You Take" (Hatfield used to cover Police songs in a band at school), plus four new tracks that show Hatfield to have matured greatly as a writer. Age and experience appear to have wiped away all of her earlier girlish tweeness, but thankfully not her romantic sensibilities. --Dominic Wills

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