For all fans of Homework for Grown-ups, a fiendishly entertaining quiz book for all the family.
Whether your idea of fun is an evening spent with friends and family basking in the glow of twinkly Christmas tree lights while you take the opportunity to probe the most cob-webbed corners of your intellect, or if the joy of good, old fashioned competitive spirit is what sets your pulse racing, then welcome to your perfect fix. The Homework for Grow-Ups Quiz Book will test your knowledge and prove once and for all who knows best. ... read more
Keep track of all the wines you are tasting this summer! A quality spiral-bound A5 notebook featuring information about the Nelson wineries accompanied by stunning photography. Plenty of space for you to makes lots of wine tasting notes. The perfect Nelson gift for all the wine-lovers in your family!
The perfect gift for Mum! 52 Must-dos with Mum is full of fun and thoughtful activities to help you share quality time with your Mum and build a better relationship with her in the process. Every page is illustrated in full colour and invites you to record your experience, creating a keepsake to cherish. This is a fantastic way to say ?I love you? and make the feeling last all year.
Kids wrote the rule book on texting. Now parents are trying to learn the rules. And the results, as old fingers meet tiny keypads, are priceless. Hilariously hapless messages. Bad jokes. Crazy emoticons. Autofill disasters. And what's up with the ALL CAPS and forty exclamation points? But underneath the humour is a surprisingly sweet and affecting glimpse of that time when parents aren't ready to let go. When Parents Text will make you LOL with LOL (lots of love).
Whether human or hatching we all need our mums. We might not say "thanks" or "I love you" often enough, but take the lead from one very cute duckling. Beautifully photographed, Under Your Wing: Why I'm Glad You're My Mum!, celebrates motherhood with humour and poignancy. Reflecting on what's important, a grateful little duck helps us remember life's milestones - whether toddling or waddling.
Everyone knows 'tis the season to be jolly; when you can roast chestnuts on an open fire, treetops glisten and sleigh bells ring alongside the sound of small children's laughter. However, if you don't think Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year then reach for "Keep Calm at Christmas" and let its soothing advice reassure you that Christmas comes but once a year. "Keep Calm at Christmas" follows "Keep Calm for Ladies" and "Keep Calm for Chaps" and offers many merry pearls of wisdom to help you get through the festive seaso... read more
The perfect gift for Mother's Day - 60 brilliant ALL NEW cartoons from Andy Riley celebrating the special one. Affectionate, witty and endearing - just like Mum, and it's the gift that keeps on giving - just like Mum. Every day should be Mother's Day.
This is the story of Little Nutbrown Hare and Big Nutbrown Hare, who discover that love is not an easy thing to measure.
Following the success of Unforgettable Places to See Before You Die, this is the second title in an exciting new series of books that will help you search out essential sights and experiences around the world.This book isn
This is a beautifully illustrated "Baby's First Year" book by the ever popular Henriette Willebeek Le Mair. Her charming watercolours will make this classic keepsake a family treasure for years to come.
My dearest darling- That partridge, in that lovely little pear tree! What an enchanting, romantic, poetic present! Bless you and thank you. Your deeply loving Emily Everyone knows the 'Twelve days of Christmas', but not as rewritten by John Julius Norwich in this delightful correspondence, which records the daily thank-you letters from one increasingly bemused young lady to her unseen admirer. And who but Quentin Blake could exploit the full comic possibilities of this hilarious debacle as first birds, then maids and finally the ... read more
Rudyard Kipling's 'If ' is one of the most popular poems ever written in the English language. Written as a guide to life from a father to his son, it was published in 1910 and immediately struck a chord with the public. Inspiring and thought-provoking, the poem acts as a beacon of hope on a dark night, and is as relevant one hundred years on as the day it was written.
Published for the first time in flipback - the new, portable, stylish format that's taken Europe by storm. 'The more I know of the world, the more I am convinced that I shall never see a man who I can really love.' Sisters Elinor and Marianne Dashwood are on the brink of falling in love. Sensible Elinor falls for the respectable Edward Ferrars while impulsive Marianne becomes obsessed with the unreliable John Willoughby. But in this, one of Jane Austen's most engaging novels, the path to happiness is far from straightforward and th... read more
Published for the first time in flipback - the new, portable, stylish format that's taken Europe by storm. 'It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.' So begins Jane Austen's perennially popular novel in which the prejudice of Elizabeth Bennett - surely one of literature's most engaging heroines - meets the pride of Mr Darcy as they pit their wits against each other in this classic tale of romantic misunderstanding. Published for the first time in flipback c... read more
Published for the first time in flipback - the new, portable, stylish format that's taken Europe by storm. 'We have all been more or less to blame...every one of us, excepting Fanny' When Henry and Maria Crawford come to Mansfield Park, they bring a taste of glamorous London society to the peaceful world of the Bertram family. Everyone is enamoured of them; everyone except Fanny Price. A poor relation, Fanny has grown up an outsider among her rich family, finding an ally only in her cousin Edmund. But as Edmund starts to fall for M... read more
Published for the first time in flipback - the new, portable, stylish format that's taken Europe by storm. 'I am not only not going to be married, at present, but have very little intention of ever marrying at all.' Beautiful, clever and rich, Emma Woodhouse thinks she knows best, particularly when it comes to love. A determined meddler in other people's affairs, she blithely ignores the wise counsel of her good friend Mr Knightley. But when it all goes wrong, can Emma learn from her mistakes and find true love herself before it's ... read more
Published for the first time in flipback - the new, portable, stylish format that's taken Europe by storm. 'What have you been judging from...Dearest Miss Morland, what ideas have you been admitting?' Young and impressionable, Catherine Morland has an over-active imagination. After falling for the sophisticated Henry Tilney during a stay at Bath, she is invited to stay at his family home, the sinister-sounding Northanger Abbey. There, influenced by lurid Gothic novels, she imagines darkness and intrigue at every corner. Catherine m... read more
Published for the first time in flipback - the new, portable, stylish format that's taken Europe by storm. 'She had been forced into prudence in her youth, she learned romance as she grew older' Anne Elliot has all but given up on love. Eight years ago, she was persuaded by her ambitious family to break off her engagement to a penniless naval officer. But when Captain Wentworth returns from the war, Anne's old feelings are rekindled. He is now a wealthy man: can he forgive her? Told with wit and tenderness, Jane Austen's last novel... read more