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The Animals of Strangewood – Vol 05: A Warm-Blooded Snake
Welcome to Strangewood – where everything is the opposite of what you’d expect, and strange is just the beginning! For several nights now, no one in Strangewood has managed to get a wink of sleep: a mysterious shadow has been rustling through the grass, terrifying Ray, Vertigo, and even Bristle, who’s shaking from the tip of his tuft right down…
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The Animals of Strangewood – Vol 04: A Nappy for Stinky
Welcome to Strangewood – where everything is the opposite of what you’d expect, and strange is just the beginning! Bristle the wild boar is busy filing his hooves when he’s suddenly frozen stiff with fright: a deafening noise is echoing through the woods – loud enough to make anyone’s fur stand on end! Bristle and his quirky animal friends bravely…
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The Animals of Strangewood – Vol 03: Dishevelled Bristle
Welcome to Strangewood – where everything is the opposite of what you’d expect, and strange is just the beginning! So many strange things are happening in Strangewood! Nibble the dormouse has chocolate smeared all over his whiskers, Ray the owl is munching on crisps, and Ursus the bear has brewed banana tea – but there aren’t any banana trees in…
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The Animals of Strangewood – Vol 02: The Theft of the Rut
Welcome to Strangewood – where everything is the opposite of what you’d expect, and strange is just the beginning! Alarm in Strangewood, the strangest wood around: someone has stolen the River Rut! The sparkling waters of the stream have vanished into thin air, and the legendary Fizzylake no longer fizzes. Tuffy, the otter who can’t swim, is determined to find…
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The Animals of Strangewood – Vol 01: Dung Strike
Welcome to Strangewood – where everything is the opposite of what you’d expect, and strange is just the beginning! Everything in Strangewood is topsy-turvy – that’s common knowledge – and the creatures living there are as peculiar as it gets. There’s an owl who’s afraid of the dark, a squirrel with vertigo, a short-sighted falcon, and even a bear cub…
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Of Fire and Silk
In the summer of 2024, Lianna arrives in Solferino to visit her mother’s grave, where an encounter with Asé, the mysterious cemetery guardian, opens the door to a second beginning. In the summer of 1858, two siblings, Sante and Altea, and Visio, ‘reborn’ after a near-fatal encounter, experience love and friendship against the backdrop of one of Italy’s bloodiest battles.…
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A Colour In The Crowd
A child reflects on his identity in rhyme, starting from the fact that he is something different depending on the context. A tenant in the building; a pupil at school; on the street, for some, he is an unwelcome dash of colour. A colour can become anything it wants when it’s set free. A delicate rhyming tale that’s full of…
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An Accidental Christmas
During the night of an eclipse, a raccoon lights a beacon to illuminate the wood. The blackbirds, observing the light, mistakenly believe that Christmas has arrived, and they hurry to turn on all the lights hidden among the trees for the occasion, waking up rabbits, badgers and foxes who, rubbing their eyes, look around and shout: “It’s Christmas! We need…
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The Stone
A circle of stones with dark powers, a wind-battered island and a boy looking for answers A haunting and emotionally charged mystery set on a remote Irish island. When a second death shakes the community, thirteen-year-old Liam begins to connect it to his mother’s recent, unexplained accident – and to a strange carved stone buried near both bodies. A bold,…
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The Crimson City Heist
A federal sheriff and a fierce, unpredictable girl who claims to be his half-sister arrive in Crimson City – a dusty, forgotten outpost where nothing ever happens, and nobody ever comes from the south. Their presence disrupts the fragile balance of the town and upends the quiet life of Roy Wilson, the orphan boy adopted by the stationmaster. The strangers…
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Ogre Nostril’s Christmas
What happens at Christmas in the land of ogres, where every year the ugliest house wins a prize? This year, the competition is fiercer than ever. Ogres are pulling roofs off, breeding swarms of bugs, and unleashing explosions, turning their street into a chaotic mess. But one house remains strangely untouched by all this destruction—Ogre Nostril’s home. No matter how…
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The Big Book of Submarines
From bestselling author Christian Hill comes a thrilling, fact-filled dive into the secret world of submarines – past, present, and future. Rich with storytelling, scientific insight, and technical curiosities, a book that is both an exciting adventure and a comprehensive reference. A richly illustrated volume filled with stories and fascinating facts to help readers understand the features, technologies, and uses…
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Maydala Express
An unforgettable journey towards the last, unknown destination Finally, ten years old and red-haired, lives in Grey City’s immense railway station and works for a company that controls all the trains around the world, obeying wicked Mr Mortimer’s orders. Every day she dreams of escaping… One day she finds a piece of crumpled paper in her pocket, with strange lettering…
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Detecticat Series
Detecticat is a famous private detective, called to solve all kinds of foul deeds. He has an office, an assistant, Miss Bug, and a passion for complex pastimes, which inevitably go pear-shaped. His first idea regarding the culprit is always wrong, then a doubt arises, his whiskers tremble, he says his typical phrase ‒ “There’s something fishy going on here,”…
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The Lost Flower of the Shaman of K
Peru, 1986. Laila, the daughter of a Finnish diplomat, has spent her childhood moving across Latin America. But her life takes a devastating turn when she is diagnosed with an illness and sent to a hospital in Lima. There, she meets El Rato, the cheekiest scamp of a boy Laila has ever met, who has lived in the hospital all…
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The Fear of the Lion
No one is free from fear, not even the ferocious mountain lion! In fairy tales, everyone cheers for the three little pigs… But in reality, every ecosystem also needs its “big bad” wolf to survive. Predators are fundamental for the natural world where everything pivots between those that run to feed themselves and those that run away to save their…
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The Admiral Has Nicked the Sky
From award-winning author and illustrator Marianna Balducci comes a sharp, ironic tale that playfully exposes the absurdity of power and reminds us that what belongs to everyone can’t be taken by just one – especially not the sky. Driven by blind ambition, a stern admiral sets out to steal the unstealable: the sky. Bit by bit, he does the impossible…
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Maud West, Lady Detective vol.1 – A Matryoshka of Mysteries
She’s a mistress of disguise with the acumen of Miss Marple, the resourcefulness of Enola Holmes and a helper who always gets into trouble. It’s Maud West, the first real lady detective who ever lived. London, October 1920. Maud West and her young assistant Max Finch have just solved an intricate investigation and are preparing to celebrate with a nice…
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There’s a Smudge On My Drawing!
A playful and wildly imaginative story about embracing mistakes, unleashing creativity, and turning smudges into masterpieces. Max dreams of being a great artist one day. He imagines long lines outside museums, collectors fighting over his work… but suddenly, disaster strikes! A smudge appears on his drawing! Max tries everything to fix it — an eraser, colors, glue — but things keep…
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Maud West, Lady Detective vol.3 – A Labyrinth of Mirrors
She’s a mistress of disguise with the acumen of Miss Marple, the resourcefulness of Enola Holmes and a helper who always gets into trouble. It’s Maud West, the first real lady detective who ever lived. Somewhere in England, 1920. What are Maggie and Max Finch doing in a cottage in the middle of the forest? And why are they keeping…
Book on a Tree
