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Самый известный сборник Киплинга – «Сказки просто так». Входящие в него веселые добрые истории о том, как животные стали такими, какими мы их знаем, были придуманы писателем для его детей и племянницы. Сказочная «Кошка, которая гуляет сама по себе» имела реальный прототип – домашний сиамский кот Киплингов любил ночами уходить из дома и бродить по сырому дикому лесу… The Cat that Walked by Himself The Sing-Song of Old Man Kangaroo How the First Letter was Written How the Alphabet was Made ...
| Автор | Редьярд Киплинг |
Мама Лотти вынуждена уехать в длительную рабочую командировку, поэтому Лотти переезжает к дяде. Из шумного Лондона в тихий провинциальный город. В книгах в таких городках часто прячутся настоящие чудеса, и Лотти заметила странности почти сразу. В зоомагазине её дяди зачем-то в пустых клетках стоят кормушки и поилки. Попугай будто бы подсказывает дяде правильные слова в кроссворде. Помимо самых обычных чёрных и белых мышек в магазине продаются ещё и розовые. А такса Софи словно бы понимает...
| Автор | Холли Вебб |
“You're terrified I'll force myself upon you. And worse, that you'll enjoy it. ” Aisling Ó Brannon should hate the Vikings who raided her village. . . especially after she’s captured as a gift for King Magnus by warrior Tharand Hardrata. But while her head says one thing, her body says quite another. Her attraction to the fierce and forbidding warrior cannot be ignored. . . even though she’s intended for another man’s bed.Tharand has vowed not to conquer Aisling, saving her for...
| Автор | Michelle Willingham |
Новое прочтение знаменитой сказки любимого классика английской литературы. От создателя историй о медвежонке Паддингтоне Майкла Бонда и художника-интернет-сенсации Роба Биддальфа! В Саду Трав и Приправ живёт лев Петрушка. Он никогда не знает, что ждёт его впереди… особенно с таким непоседливым другом, как пёс Укропчик. Лев Петрушка увидел свет впервые в 1968 году в детском мультсериале «Травы». Покорив сердца маленьких зрителей, он в 1970 году появился в собственном мультфильме «Приключения...
| Автор | Майкл Бонд |
В книгу известной детской писательницы Ирины Токмаковой «Аля, Кляксич и буква «А». Все истории» вошли пять историй о приключениях отважной девочки Али в мире букв и цифр, цикл стихотворений о правилах русского языка «Из уроков Мудрослова» и сказочная повесть «Маруся ещё вернётся». Ребята вместе с Алей и Антоном отправятся в увлекательное путешествие по Азбуке, познакомятся с цифрами, узнают о характере математических знаков и знаков препинания, а самое главное – запомнят правила русского языка...
| Автор | Ирина Токмакова |
Познавательные путешествия с Алей и ее друзьями. В аудиокниге И. Токмаковой «Аля и Кляксич. Все истории» собраны все сказочные повести о приключениях Али: "Аля, Кляксич и буква "А", «Может, Нуль не виноват?», «Аля, Кляксич и Вреднюга», «Аля, Антон и Перепут», "Аля, мистер Блот и буква "Z". Слушатель отправиться вместе с Алей и её друзьями в удивительное путешествие по азбуке, «Математике» и другим учебникам, справиться с проделками хитрого Кляксича и незаметно для себя выучит алфавит, правила...
| Автор | Ирина Токмакова |
Загадочная Северная страна, где сам климат заставляет людей пить магическую воду. Главный герой не исключение, его пристрастие к магической воде стало таким, что народ стал называть его Синим Рыцарем, а каждый его поход в таверну сулит новыми приключениями! Любовь Феи, сражение с горбатоносами, тюрьма и многие другие испытания ждут Синего Рыцаря. Сумеет ли он их преодолеть? Спешите узнать!
| Автор | Игорь Гриднев |
Don’t miss this gloriously feel-good and funny read from the No.1 bestselling author of The Christmas Invitation – perfect for fans of Cathy Bramley and Katie FfordeJames is everything Tish has ever wanted in a husband – she’s married a man who even her mother approves of. He’s handsome, dependable, and will make an excellent father – unlike Tish’s first love, the disreputable Fergal. Her teenage sweetheart abandoned her for a music career and now lives a typical celebrity lifestyle. Fergal...
| Автор | Trisha Ashley |
Return to the Cornish Cafe in this gorgeous festive romance – the perfect book to curl up with this Christmas.Christmas will be slightly less turbulent than summer, won’t it? Demi certainly hopes so.She and Cal are keeping their fledgling relationship under wraps for now. But then Kit Bannen, a hunky, blond – and somewhat mysterious – writer arrives at Kilhallon Resort, and not everyone is charmed. Cal is sure that Kit is hiding something. But is he the only one guarding a secret?Demi is busy...
| Автор | Phillipa Ashley |
Annie Cross has few pleasures in her tough life. On the bleak family farm on the Essex marshlands, she slaves all day for her cruel father. The one thing that keeps her going is her secret meetings with Tom Featherstone.But War steals Tom from her when he joins the RAF. Annie would love to do her bit but stuck on the farm, she lives for Tom's letters – until they stop coming.When, against the odds, her beloved Tom returns, he finds a different, stronger Annie to the one he left behind. But...
| Автор | Patricia Burns |
Return to the heart of the Carlton family in this beloved story of finding love in unexpected places by #1 New York Times bestselling author Sherryl Woods.Charismatic playboy Mack Carlton lit up a room–even a hospital room–like no one else. Dr. Beth Browning had to admit Mack's visits were a tonic for her young patient, but her own reaction was much more confusing….Although Beth didn't ask for a second opinion on her future with Mack, his aunt Destiny offered her prognosis: marriage....
| Автор | Sherryl Woods |
Stranded with a cowboy for Christmas…from New York Times bestselling author Maisey Yates!Oil and water have nothing on Sam McCormack and Madison West. The wealthy rancher has never met a haughtier—or more appealing—woman in his life. And when they’re snowed in, he’s forced to admit this ice queen can scorch him with one touch…Madison had plans for the weekend! Instead she’s stranded with a man who drives her wild. A night of no-strings fun leaves both of them wanting more when they return to...
| Автор | Maisey Yates |
With gender dynamics changing the world over, parenting is a key area where this change is most perceptible. Modern dads today have no inhibitions in changing their baby’s diapers, spending sleepless nights catering to their newborn or looking after the baby while the mother is at work.They often tend to be more patient and indulgent with the baby, a marked shift from the way Indian fathers used to be a few decades ago. Daddy, a first of its kind Indian book, provides a rare parenting insight...
| Автор | Tuhin Sinha |
Dear Cici and Father, I have come to Devon and married a duke. And I'm more tired and hungry than I have ever been in my life. Please let me come home.Compromised and wedded on the same day, Lady Miranda was fast finding married life not to her taste. A decaying manor and a secretive husband were hardly the stuff of girlish dreams. Yet every time she looked at dark, brooding Marcus Radwell, Duke of Haughleigh, she felt inexplicably compelled–and determined–to make their marriage real!
| Автор | Christine Merrill |
This is the story of a girl who lived but was not alive…Carrie Anne is desperately unhappy. Tangled in a web of abuse, she seeks solace in the cemetery that backs onto her garden. But something creeps between the gravestones. Carrie Anne is not alone……and a boy who was dead, but could not die. 'The cemetery is home to a boy. He has guarded these forgotten bones since meeting a gruesome end two hundred years ago. Neither dead nor alive, he has been watching for a long time. And now, he...
| Автор | Sebastian Gregory |
Кит и её друзья узнают о том, что прямо под их школой скоро появится новый магический книжный лес! И в нём будет жить новорожденный дракончик, за которым им предстоит ухаживать и много читать ему вслух. Но вскоре происходит что-то очень плохое… Пробудились древние опасные Повелители драконов! И теперь только от Кит и ее друзей зависит будущее и дракончика и всех волшебных библиотек.
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| Автор | Луи Стоуэлл |
Can she unlock the secrets of her past?Deirdre Weston, a London journalist, returns to her family home in Armagh to come to terms with the death of her mother. Faced with painful memories of her own past, Deirdre despairs of the task she has set herself.In her deepest need she encounters Deara, the handmaiden of the Lady Merdaine from the capital of ancient Ulster. During her stay, Deirdre unearths what happened in Deara’s fifth-century life, a time as turbulent and troubled in Ireland as the...
| Автор | Anne Doughty |
The war might be over, but trying to get life back on track is anything but easy for Alice Watts.Follow Alice’s journey back to post-Blitz Bristol where she searches for family, friends, and one particular loved one, in a world where it’s expected to mend and make do… and where it’s sometimes impossible to put your heart before your head…A tale of true courage and the power of sheer determination, this un-put-downable post-WWII set saga is filled with warmth, humour and heart-wrenching...
| Автор | Rosie James |
The declaration: ‘You don’t have a choice. You will return with me to England. ’The deed: In the dark of night, British spy Christian Seaton, Duke of Sutherland, abducts Lisette Duprée and flees French mercenaries in a race against time. Christian must protect her at all costs – Lisette is the answer to everything in the Dangerous Dukes’s work for the crown. The difficulty: Innocent Lisette is an enticing temptation who’s increasingly hard to resist!Dangerous Dukes: Rakes About Town!
| Автор | Кэрол Мортимер |
THE VIKING CLAIMS HIS WIFEKara Olofdottar thanked the gods when she married her childhood hero Ash Hringson. But this fearless raider has been gone so long his proud arrogance is the only memory she retains of him. Now she must remarry to protect her lands for her son.But then, on her wedding day, the conquering warrior returns – to gasps of horror and surprise! After all, Ash was supposed to be dead…though to Kara’s starved gaze he seems very much flesh and blood…and less than impressed to find...
| Автор | Michelle Styles |
1917. Kitty Maitland has found a safe and welcoming home at Dark River Farm, Devon, and is finally beginning on a path to recovery after her terrible ordeal in Flanders … until the arrival of two very different visitors threatens to rip her new little family apart.One, a charming rogue, proves both a temptation and a mystery – Kitty is still trying to push her hopeless love for Scottish army captain Archie Buchanan out of her mind, and this stranger might be just what she needs. But she soon...
| Автор | Terri Nixon |
CHARLOTTE STEVENS HAS ONE SEASON TO FIND A HUSBANDHer father’s fortune squandered, it’s up to Charlotte to secure a match and save her family from ruin. But nobody could be more surprised than her when Captain Viscount Delsey – whose reputation for breaking hearts is only exceeded by his wealth – proposes marriage.Recognising Charlotte as the urchin he rescued late one night, Jack finds his interest piqued by this captivating adventuress. He makes an impulsive offer: he’ll clear her father’s...
| Автор | Anne Herries |
His lady in red…Jacob, Duke of Westmoor, is feeling the weight of his recently inherited title, when a stolen kiss with a beautiful woman in his gentlemen’s club breathes life back into him. Until he discovers she’s a maid!Unable to let the beautiful innocent go, he arranges for Rose Nightingale to become his grandmother’s companion. But living under the same roof, their attraction becomes impossible to resist!The Society of Wicked GentlemenThe hour is late and the stakes are high
| Автор | Ann Lethbridge |
SHE'S TESTING HIS RESOLVE!Warrior Viking Ragnar Olafsson stood by as his best friend claimed the woman he desired the most. There was only one way to quench the deep darkness within him–become merciless in battle.When Elena is taken captive, fearless Ragnar risks everything to save her. Now they are stranded with only each other for company. Suddenly every longing, every look, every touch is forbidden. Elena could tempt a saint–and sinner Ragnar knows he won't be able to hold out for...
| Автор | Michelle Willingham |