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An Elm Creek quilts album: three novels in the popular series (The Elm Creek Quilts)
By Jennifer Chiaverini. 2006
Tales of Pennsylvania needlecrafters. In The Runaway Quilt, Sylvia discovers her ancestors' involvement with the Underground Railroad. In The Quilter's…
Legacy, Sylvia seeks family heirlooms. In The Master Quilter, the women of Elm Creek secretly make bride-to-be Sylvia a gift. Sequel to An Elm Creek Quilts Sampler (RC 65774). 2004Nelly: Eine Schildkröte auf Reisen
By Abril Barrao, Sarina Gebel. 2016
Dieses Kinderbuch wurde von der zehnjährigen Abril Barrao, Tochter des Schriftstellers Isaac Barrao, verfasst. "Nelly: Eine Schildkröte auf Reisen" ist…
ein Buch für Kinder zwischen 2 und 6 Jahren. Gemeinsam mit einem Erwachsenen können die kleinen Leser in eine magische Welt voller Spaß eintauchen. Das Kinderbuch stellt eine unterhaltsame Pflichtlektüre für die ganz Kleinen dar, die mit diesem Buch etwas über soziale, materielle und ethische Werte lernen. Diese sind wichtig, um Liebe, Freundschaft und Respekt gegenüber anderen zu entwickeln. Abril Barrao Miró, Tochter des Schriftstellers Isaac Barrao, lädt uns alle auf spielerische Weise in eine Erzählung ein, die von ebenjenen alltäglichen und notwendigen Werten geprägt ist. Wer, wenn nicht ein zehnjähriges Mädchen, könnte diese fantastische Welt besser verstehen, die wir, die Erwachsenen, längst vergessen haben?Fearless Warriors
By Drew Hayden Taylor. 2008
Internationally acclaimed as a playwright, screen-writer, comic and sardonic commentator on the endless gaffs, absurdities and the profound and painful…
misunderstandings that continue to characterize social interactions between aboriginal and non-aboriginal peoples, Taylor's stories in Fearless Warriors are a full frontal assault on stereotypes of all kinds and an edifying affirmation of humanity unlike anything else in fiction.Garbage Pail Kids (Topps)
By The Topps Company. 2012
A collection of all 206 colorfully over-the-top images from the first five series of the popular collectible stickers from the…
1980s.Garbage Pail Kids—a series of collectible stickers produced by Topps in the 1980s—combined spectacular artwork and over-the-top satire. The result was an inspired collaboration between avant-garde cartoonists and humorists including Art Spiegelman, Mark Newgarden, John Pound, Tom Bunk, and Jay Lynch. A new generation of fans continues to embrace this pop-culture phenomenon as Garbage Pail Kids stickers are still being published. Now, for the first time, all 206 rare and hard-to-find images from Series 1 through 5 are collected, along with a special set of four limited-edition, previously unreleased bonus stickers. This exciting follow up to Wacky Packages is guaranteed to appeal to die-hard collectors as well as a new generation of fans.Praise for Garbage Pail Kids“If you ask me, reliving my time with Bad Breath Seth and Potty Scotty is worth the cover price alone.” —USAToday.com“A wonderfully designed tribute to these shit-disturbing cards in all their graphic, full-color glory.” —ComicsBeat.com “There’s a lot of interesting stuff in Spiegel man’s intro, and in the afterward by John Pound, the artist who originated and drew the bulk of the Kids. But the real reason to buy this book is for the graphic brilliance of the art itself.” —Boston PhoenixProphecy
By Sandro Veronesi. 2023
FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE HUMMINGBIRD'The dawn will still be far away, and you will lift your eyes to…
the sky, and the sky will be as black as sackcloth and ashes'Addressed to a 'you' that encompasses the author, the reader and all of us at once, narrated in the future tense of apocalyptic texts and inspired by Sandro Veronesi's own experience of caring for his elderly parents, Prophecy is a powerful and unforgettable story of immense grief and infinite love.A visionary take on life by one of today's most remarkable writers.PRAISE FOR SANDRO VERONESI'S THE HUMMINGBIRDWinner of the Premio Strega | A Guardian and Spectator Book of the Year'Magnificent'GUARDIAN'A towering achievement'FINANCIAL TIMES'Inventive, bold, unexpected'SUNDAY TIMES'Masterly'IAN MCEWAN'Extraordinary'HOWARD JACOBSON'A real masterpiece'LEILA SLIMANI