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76192 BABY PIG STUFFED TOY


by Smithsonian Institution A super-soft baby pink squidgy stuffed toy with curly tail, in a seated position with soft flexible ears, black bead eyes and nostrils. Stands approximately 4" and is washable. CE safety approved.


Oink, oink! This little piggy is cute as cute can be! ONLY £3


76188 LITTLE BLACK ANT STUFFED TOY by Smithsonian Institution


This is no ‘little’ ant but actually what looks like a 7" long huge black spider! With its pipe cleaner legs, it can be flexibly bent over a shoulder to scare someone witless, left on the stairs or the banister, hung on the curtain or for endless decorative purposes at parties etc. With black beaded eyes, a soft black body, large abdomen and varying lengths of legs and great long double-jointed antennae. A plush soft toy for all ages, washable. CE safety approved. ONLY £3


76189 BABY DOLPHIN STUFFED TOY by Smithsonian Institution


His super-soft white belly contrasts with his pale grey curved upper body, dorsal and side fins. He has big black cheeky eyes and a black mouth, is squidgy and friendly and squeeking to you to buy him now. Washable quality stuffed toy. CE safety approved. ONLY £3


76195 POLAR BEAR STUFFED TOY


by Smithsonian Institution There are more than 25,000 polar bears in the world who live on the ice in the Arctic Ocean around the North Pole. The hairs of their fur


are hollow to trap heat and a thick layer of fat keeps out the cold. Anatomically ‘accurate’, our plush toy stands on all fours, has a tiny puffy tail, big black beaded eyes and sculpted snout, small ears and is craning his neck to look up at you. CE safety approved. With soft padded feet, a quality stuffed toy which is machine washable. ONLY £3


76193 MANTA RAY STUFFED TOY by Smithsonian Institution


With pipe cleaners in his ‘wings’, our flexible friend has the cutest big eyes, two long feelers, his upper is in a marine grey green, and his underside bright white, very carefully stitched and folded to resemble the flaps of his ‘rib cage’ and blow holes. Washable, 4" approximately, he even has a tiny fin tail and is astoundingly well made. CE safety approved. ONLY £2.50


73984 PLAYSKOOL 24 MR POTATO HEAD


CRAYONS by Leap Year Publishing Super value box set of colourful non-toxic children’s crayons. Mr Potato Head design on the front. Great value.


ONLY £1.95


74673 PUSS IN BOOTS by Charles Perrault Puss in Boots is a cunning cat belonging to an old miller’s son who tells people his poor master is really the Marquis of Caracas. He has elegant boots and a swagger and is a ruthless hunter who does not scruple to challenge the enormous Ogre to turn himself into a tiny mouse. When the Ogre falls for this trick, Puss gobbles him up and appropriates the Ogre’s castle for the use of his upwardly-mobile master. After that there is no problem about engineering his master’s marriage to the King’s daughter. Farrar Strauss 1990 edition, 28 x 22cm, dedication page. 32pp, colour illustrations by Fred Marcellino which won the Caldecott award. Ages 4+ or for collectors.


$17.99 NOW £3.75 75231 ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON’S


TREASURE ISLAND retold by Dereen Taylor


All aboard the Hispaniola for the sea-going adventure of a lifetime! Boasting a front cover inset by two rubies, this classic adventure, retold, and with a host of swashbuckling shocks, should appeal to any child. Within its pages, young Jim Hawkins unlocks a world of mysteries and danger when he discovers a curious pirate treasure map. He sails far into the unknown on the trail of Captain Flint’s legendary gold. But are Jim’s crewmates all they seem? And what other dark secrets might Treasure Island hold? Find the pirate treasure map and unfold the message in a bottle for Ben Gunn’s grim tale. Play the treasure hunt game, and pull the tab to raise the dreaded Jolly Roger. 28 sturdy cardboard pages 30.5cm x 26.5cm, lavishly illustrated in colour and models for folding and/or cutting out. £14.99 NOW £5


75845 WRECK OF THE ZEPHYR by Chris van Allsburg


In a work of unusual artistry that will enchant readers of all ages, a Caldecott award-winning artist tells the tale of a boy and his boat the Zephyr. At the edge of a cliff lies the wreck of a small sailboat. How did it get there? ‘Waves carried it up in a storm’, insists an old sailor who is sitting in the boat. But is it possible that waves could ever get that high? That is another story - the story of a boy and his obsessive desire to be the greatest sailor in the world, the story of a storm that carried the boy and his boat to a place where boats glide like gulls high above the water, but not upon it. 1983 first edition, 32 pages 30cm x 23.5cm, delicate colour pastel paintings. Ages 4+.


$18.95 NOW £6


75849 FROG IS A HERO by Max Velthuijs


Dark clouds are gathering in the sky. The sun disappears behind the clouds. ‘It’s starting to rain,’ thought Frog happily. The first drops were already falling on his bare skin. Frog loved the rain. He danced for joy as the rain drops fell thick and fast and sang loudly. A kindly, humorous picture book for adults and very young children aged 2-6 to enjoy together or to


begin to read aloud alone. Big and appealing double page or full page colour illus. 32 page outsize softback. £6.99 NOW £3


75850 HURRAH FOR LITTLE NODDY by Enid Blyton


Plenty of adventures are in store for Noddy as he sets up home for himself in Toyland and tries to find a job. Will he be a milkman, clean chimneys where the little Doll-children live, work at the garage or wash cars? Or will his new present help him earn money? We go off to Goblin village in this delightful storybook for ages 5 and up. Gorgeous original style full page and other colour illus, 60pp in paperback. £3.99 NOW £2.50


75852 NODDY AND THE MAGIC RUBBER by Enid Blyton


When a magic rubber goes missing in Toyland, Noddy and Bert Monkey have got a real challenge ahead of them. In the wrong hands, the rubber could rub out half of the town. Will Noddy save the day? Master Tubby has a good time and we will have fond memories of Toy-Cat Village and Miss Kitten as nostalgic readers and youngsters aged 5+ enjoy these original Noddy tales with gorgeous colour illustrations once again. 62 page colour softback. £3.99 NOW £2


75657 GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS AUDIO CD by Broadsword


A spoken word CD with four stories in total, Goldilocks, Sleeping Beauty, The Ugly Duckling and Snow White. Enduring and enchanting, these tales will amuse children as much today as they have always done in the past. Are the three bears big and nasty and what will they do to Goldilocks? Will Sleeping Beauty ever awake and when will the Ugly Duckling find a friend? How will Snow White escape from the wicked queen? This one is sure to become a family favourite and can be played over and over again at bedtime. Playing time 33.39 minutes. ONLY £3


75467 MUSGROVE AND THE


GIANT TURNIP by Ilona Rodgers It was Sunday afternoon. Musgrove was looking through his old newspapers. Hermione was sorting out the contents of the wooden glovebox…presently she came across a crimpled envelope containing seeds from Aunt Aurelia’s prize-winning turnip. But since they


don’t have a garden, there is no suitable place in Notting Hill to grow a turnip so they set off to Kensington Gardens and fetched water from the Serpentine. Day by day it grew bigger and bigger. We meet the Park Attendant, a Rat in distress, Officer Cluff and other characters in this delightful tale. Ages 4+. 32pp with colour artworks and a dedication page. £6.95 NOW £2.75


75465 CHRISTMAS WITH MUSGROVE, THE


NANNY OF NOTTING HILL by Ilona Rodgers


This year, for the first time, Hermione was going to spend Christmas with Musgrove in a village called Groombridge. Hermione decided that Aunt Aurelia definitely needed a new pair of specs. They eat delicious food by the fireside, look through the family photograph album, cut holly with red berries and decorate the Christmas tree before meeting a young reindeer and Father Christmas himself, climbing out of the chimney. 32 pages in colour with dedication page. Ages 4+.


£6.95 NOW £2.75 75466 MUSGROVE AND THE


EASTER EGGS by Ilona Rodgers


Hermione and Musgrove were making a cake for Easter and need to paint some hard boiled eggs as well. Putting on his bowler hat, the pair set off to the Fresh and Wild shop on Westbourne Grove to buy half a dozen eggs, very organic, freshly laid in an Easter basket.


The decorative eggs on the following pages are simply gorgeous, but best of all are the six chattering-pattering chicks with their stripes and dots and orange snowflakes! With dedication page, colour. Ages 4+. 32pp. £6.95 NOW £2.75


75468 MUSGROVE THE NANNY OF NOTTING


HILL by Ilona Rodgers Hermione is a little girl. She lives in London in a place called Notting Hill. She has a dolls’ pram, a teddy bear, a father and a mother. Also a nanny called Musgrove. He is a big brown rat. He wears green galoshes and reads out-of-date newspapers. With the author’s own handwritten text and very appealing colour illustrations, the rat and the little girl are the best of friends. Ages 4+. 32pp.


£6.95 NOW £2.75


75469 MUSGROVE, THERE’S SOMETHING IN MY SHOE!


by Ilona Rodgers


We have the entire set of five collectable books with Ilona Rodgers’ handwritten text and funny and appealing colour artwork. It was a summer’s morning in Notting Hill. Musgrove has just finished writing a letter to his Aunt Aurelia. Does his friend Hermione have a penny for the stamp? Musgrove puts on his bowler hat and picks up his cane. Hermione sat on the step, took off her little red shoe and out of it leapt… a giant frog, pink from top to toe. The frog smiled at the shoe, gave it a slurpy kiss, turned right around and joyfully hopped away to Portobello Market. Beautiful, funny artwork. Ages 4+. 32pp. £6.95 NOW £2.75


75464 MUSGROVE: Set of Five by Ilona Rodgers


Buy the set and save even more. £34.75 NOW £8


COLLECTABLES


Plainness has its peculiar temptations quite as much as beauty.


- George Eliot


75692 HISTORIC ROYAL PALACES: Curators’ Choice


by Lucy Worsley, Sebastian Edwards et al 11 curators have chosen objects that excite and speak particularly to them, offering up over nine centuries of history, craftsmanship and art. The five remarkable institutions are the Tower of London, Hampton Court Palace, Kensington Palace, Kew Palace and the Banqueting House. Many items indigenous to the palaces are owned by The Royal Collection from Henry VIII’s magnificent tapestries to the bright red exquisite baby shoes of Edward VII, lovingly kept by Queen Victoria. The 37 gems include Queen Charlotte’s state bed, a stained glass window from the White Tower, Tower of London, Princess Margaret’s menu book 1996, Princess Elizabeth’s painted picnic room from Kew Gardens, a small diamond crown from 1870 made by Garrards and the legendary intriguing 17th century maze at Hampton Court Palace. 80pp, colour photos. $14.95 NOW £5


74696 JEWELS OF TIME: The World of


Women’s Watches by Roberta Naas This incredibly beautiful book features around 100 watches with large photographs accompanied by inspirational texts, sometimes poetic, sometimes historical or descriptive. The first wristwatch in serial production was made by Cartier in 1904. Celebrity watches featured here include Jackie Kennedy’s Piaget watch with a jade dial and jewelled surround dating to 1965, and the opulent Bulgari snake watch from the same decade which Elizabeth Taylor wore in her role as Cleopatra. Pictured here are examples inspired by the dreamlike paintings of Chagall, the Art Nouveau designs of Mucha, and the Chinese imperial dragon. Watches of the 21st century have been focusing on wildlife, including Cartier’s tiger, lemur and tortoise designs, Chopard’s monkey and penguin, Boucheron’s jewelled elephant and Van Cleef and Arpels’ giraffes, inspired by the writings of Jules Verne. Bulgari sums it all up with the radiating colours of an abstract Garden of Eden. 304pp, spectacular colour photos. 28 x 26cm. £45 NOW £17.50


70837 COMICS SHOP by Maggie Thompson et al


From a mint condition Batman No.1 for $315,000 to 1995’s slightly less celebrated Maniac Chainsaw Wielding Duckbilled Platypus this staggering volume from the staff at Comics Buyers’ Guide provides coverage of over 150,000 comics, from the “Golden Age” of the 1930s up to 2010, including those all-important valuations. Organised alphabetically with over 3,000 identifying colour photos, there are also hundreds of brief introductory essays, an invaluable photographic guide to the grading of comics’ conditions. 880pp softback on heavyweight paper. £16.99 NOW £6


74112 TV CREAM TOYS by Steve Berry Almost 200 super-desirable toys are alphabetically catalogued here. The book is based on a website for aficionados of retro toys, and each featured toy comes with at least one colour photo, a description and a history. A ratings box covers date of origin, battery requirements, number of players, breakage likelihood and Action Man (1966) is a ‘military mannequin’, Barbie (1959) the ‘whore next door’ and Lego (1949) the ‘building brick enemy of the vacuum cleaner’. 207pp, colour photos.


£12.99 NOW £1.75


74260 VENETIAN GLASS MOSAICS 1860-1917 by Sheldon Barr


The mosaics of Venetian manufacturers are now, quite rightly, treasured for the splendid masterpieces they are. The 1850s found Venice in a deplorable state. Fragments from both San Marco and Santa Maria Assunta on Torcello were being detached and sold to wealthy tourists. A lawyer called Antonio Salviati found two similarly inspired allies, the Muranese abbot and glass historian Vincenzo Zanetti and the Mayor of Murano, Antonio Colleoni, who wanted to resurrect the moribund industries in order to provide much-needed employment for the people of his island. This compelling account relates how these three men set about revitalizing a number of industries which, in the past, had been sources of both great wealth and pride. This superb volume records many splendours, such as the amazing mural depicting Aurora and Cephalus on the vault of the avant-foyer of the Opéra Garnier, Paris, and the glorious maritime façade of the Palazzo Barbarigo Stabilimento Venice. 143 pages 30.5cm x 24.5cm. Colour. £39.50 NOW £14


75812 MODERN FURNITURE CLASSICS: From 1900 to Now


by Fiona and Keith Baker


Looking back at well over 100 years, this lovely book features over 240 iconic furniture classics from an international cast of designers and manufacturers. Styles include Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau, Modernism, Art Deco, Mid-Century Modern, Postmodernism and Pop, plus sections on developments into the millennium and the art of furniture design in general. Along with work by the world’s most influential and talented designers, such as Marcel Breuer, Le Corbusier, Alvar Aalto, Charles and Ray Eames and a host of others. The text is informative and authoritative and the photographs dazzling. We loved the ‘Spotty’ Child’s Chair by Peter Murdoch and the Boomerang Desk by Maurice Calka not to mention applauding the unknown designer of the Banana Sofa. 272 pages in glowing colour with list of places of interest to visit. £20 NOW £7


Children’s 33 MYTHOLOGY


I remember her telling me once that rabbits were the gnomes in attendance to the Fairy Queen and that the stars were God’s daisy chain. Perfect rot, of course.


- P.G. Wodehouse, Code of the Woosters


76182 FALL OF CAMELOT by the Editors of Time-Life Books


The Arthurian legend is brought to life in this dramatic large-format retelling. When Arthur marries Guinevere as his queen, Merlin warns that she will bring him sorrow and when she betrays him with his trusted knight Sir Lancelot that prophecy is fulfilled. The truth is revealed to Arthur by Mordred,


the son he failed to kill, who with the help of Arthur’s shapeshifting sister Morgan le Fay conjures up the scenes of Lancelot’s and Guinevere’s treachery, magically painted on the walls of a cottage deep in the forest. Guinevere is condemned to be burnt at the stake but Lancelot rescues her and provokes the war in which Arthur’s nephew Gawain swears to wreak vengeance. 142pp, illus incl. colour. £9.99 NOW £3


23958 ANDERSEN’S FAIRY TALES: SELECTED STORIES


Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) was born in Odense, the son of a shoemaker. His early life was wretched, but he was adopted by a patron and became a short-story writer, novelist and playwright, though he remains best known for his magical fairy tales, which were published between 1835 and 1872. For 150 years his stories have been delighting both adults and children. Here over 40 of Andersen’s 168 tales, and among the favourites are The Red Shoes, The Mermaid, The Real Princess, The Emperor’s New Clothes, The Tinder-Box and The Ugly Duckling. Illus, 400pp. Paperback. ONLY £2


75781 EXPLORING J.R.R.


TOLKIEN’S THE HOBBIT by Corey Olsen


Taking readers deep within the text to uncover its secrets and delights, an expert on the works of Tolkien moves step by step, explaining references, pointing out themes, and clearly and carefully showing how The Hobbit is not just for kids. Here are the stories within the story: the dark desires of dwarves, the sublime laughter of elves, the


nature of evil and its hopelessness, the mystery of divine providence and human choice and, most of all, the transformation of the life of Bilbo Baggins. En route, the author points out how Tolkien uses poems as characterisation, wooing readers to think about the motives and aspirations of the many vivid personalities who throng the pages. 318 pages with index of names and places.


$25 NOW £5.50


74465 ULTIMATE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF


FANTASY by David Pringle First, there is a run-down of the major story types, then comes fantasy cinema, including feature film info, cast lists, plot points, commentary and notes of interest. Television fantasy is first of all chronologically arranged then alphabetically by title and even


includes coverage of relevant radio shows from the 1930s up to today. There is an alphabetical Who’s Who, an A-Z of fantasy characters and entities, a look at some of the most popular fantasy worlds, and fantasy games. 304 large paperback, colour and b/w photos and list of fantasy magazines. $27.95 NOW £3.50


74666 ANIMAL STORY


BOOK by Andrew Lang Here are 66 charming stories adapted and translated from tales by Dumas, Gautier, Pliny and many are by Mrs Lang. They range from delightful narratives about the tiniest creatures (Stories of Ants) to large four legged mammals (The Ship of the Desert). Here too are Snake Stories, What Elephants Can Do, How A Beaver Builds his House, The Battle of the Mullets and the


Dolphins, Dolphins at Play and Eccentric Bird Builders among them. Charming woodcut facsimile illus, reprint of the 1896 edition, unabridged. 400 page paperback. £11.49 NOW £2.50


75753 STORY CLOTHS OF BALI by Joseph Fischer


The first major study of an unusual group of Balinese embroideries and their intricate connection between ancient folklore and expressive art form. Balinese textile artists have long adorned simple cloths with elaborate embroidered depictions of classic folk ethics and stories such as the Mahabharata and the Ramayana. They remind us that ancient, universal themes of morality, humour and triumph over adversity can be just as significant today. Here an Indonesian art expert shares his collection of more than 200 of these textile pieces together with a full explanation of the mythology and tales behind them. These embroideries are magnificent, funny and whimsical. 2004 first edition. 144 large pages, 26 x 26cm, colour. $40 NOW £5


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