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This authorised celebration of Eva Ibbotson's life and work is a unique and moving literary biography, filled with fascinating ephemera. ‘In Sweden,’ she said, rising to stand beside him and speaking very seriously, ‘they have a word for a place like this. It’s called a "smultronställe"...

Narrated by an electrifying cast of award-winning actors, with music composed by the multi-talented Toshi Reagon, this special full cast edition of Brown Girl Dreaming celebrates its enduring legacy though moving performances and also features a collection of remembrances from readers who have...

Артур Конан Дойл—знаменитый британский писатель, автор книг о Шерлоке Холмсе, ставших классикой детективного жанра. Истории, где логика и наблюдательность сочетаются с приключениями и юмором, экранизировались множество раз, вдохновляли на создание мультфильмов и игр. За свою долгую жизнь Дойл успел не только реализоваться как писатель, но и поработать врачом и журналистом, а также проявить себя как политический активист. Эта краткая биография расскажет о жизни известного писателя. Когда он открыл в себе дар рассказчика? Как его учёба в медицинском колледже повлияла на образ Шерлока Холмса?

Александр Сергеевич Пушкин–самый известный русский поэт. Многие поколения детей росли и растут на его сказках, романы и лирику Пушкина изучают в школах, по произведениям ставятся спектакли и снимаются фильмы, и, наверное, практически каждый человек в нашей стране может процитировать его стихотворения.

Мы знаем Туве Янссон как знаменитую финскую детскую писательницу и художницу. Ей удалось подарить читателям из самых разных стран уютный мир, куда можно вернуться в любом возрасте–мир Муми-троллей. Эти милые и мудрые персонажи стали частью общечеловеческой культуры. Но Туве Янссон была не только сказочницей. Она всю жизнь писала картины, рисовала комиксы, работала в театре, а ещё стала знаменитой взрослой писательницей. Эта биография расскажет не только о том, как были придуманы знаменитые муми-тролли.

Through persistence and hard work, Louisa May Alcott goes from a little girl writing in her “Imagination Book” to the world-renowned author of Little Women. This nonfiction book will inspire creativity and spark interest in writing for kids ages 7–10. Louisa May Alcott wrote the beloved...

Bloomsbury presents Marie Curie and Her Daughters by Imogen and Isabel Greenberg, read by Gaia Wise and Olivia Forrest. 'The story of a family of remarkable women, Marie Curie and her Daughters is a truly fascinating and inspiring read' BookTrust Imagine someone told you that your dream could...

*FOUR STARRED REVIEWS* Celebrate the 100th anniversary of Winnie-the-Pooh with this lovely audiobook about the creation of the World's Most Famous Bear! How a Bear Became a Book features music and special effects. Listen along and enjoy the fun! In 1926, the very first Winnie-the-Pooh book was...

A celebration of the life and work of Ursula Norstrom—the groundbreaking editor of classic children’s books like Charlotte’s Web and Where the Wild Things Are—and a powerful defense of a child’s right to read Legendary Harper & Row children’s book editor Ursula Nordstrom was a...

John Bunyan was an imaginative author, father, and Puritan preacher who was deeply committed to sharing the gospel that had transformed his life. His enduring literary legacy, including his well-known and beloved book The Pilgrim's Progress, continues to inspire and transform lives today. This engaging biography takes middle-grade listeners on a journey through Bunyan's life, exploring his early struggles with sin and shame, his years of imprisonment for preaching the word of God, and the turbulent events shaping his nation.

He brought to life stories and characters that millions have loved: A one-legged tin soldier who yearned for love. A poor little match girl. A mermaid who gave up her voice for a prince. But who was Hans Christian Andersen? He was a “strange child.” An ugly duckling. Even his mother said so. He didn’t seem to think like, or look like, anyone around him. But while his heart was bruised by ridicule, it responded by driving an unstoppable urge to create, to entertain. If he couldn’t act he would dance, if he couldn’t dance he would sing, and if he couldn’t sing…well, maybe he had stories to tell.

Beloved and trailblazing author Judy Blume comes to life in this poetic picture book about her childhood. Judy Blume is known for fearlessly discussing topics that were once considered taboo. As a young girl, Judy was not encouraged to share her feelings, so instead she invented stories as a way...

Young Mary Oliver was enthralled by nature. In the forest, she wondered about the birds and the lilies and the water in the stream—about all the things that cannot speak yet somehow spoke to Mary. She wondered, too, about poetry, about how words pieced together filled her with light and how some poems felt like they were written just for her. How could this be?

When Woody Rawls read The Call of the Wild, a classic novel about a stolen mistreated dog and a kindly man, his life was forever changed. Maybe it was because he loved his own dog, or maybe it was because the story reached deep into his heart and stayed there. From then on, Woody was determined to learn to write and become a teller of tales. Woody didn't care that he couldn’t afford pen and paper. He would use a stick in the sand if he had to. Woody trusted his heart and used his imagination to create his stories, which he shared with Rowdy, his trusty hound. 

Introduce your child to the work of Shakespeare in this gorgeous treasury for all the family to enjoy.?? By expertly reimagining eight of the bard’s most famous plays, Farah Karim-Cooper breathes new life into these well-loved works. With insightful and engaging storytelling combined with...

Janie Yolen loves to read, write, dance, and sing. So when her teacher announces Janie's elementary class will perform a play, Janie is thrilled. There's just one problem … the play is boring. With the support of her teacher and classmates, Janie rewrites the play, resulting in a hit class musical.

When Jules Verne was born in 1828, his family had his future planned out for him. They expected him to become a lawyer, but he dreamed of writing. He started out writing more traditional poetry and plays, but then he began to create a new, unconventional kind of fiction. It combined adventure, the modern world of science and invention, and his personal view of the future. With fantastical characters, spaceships to the moon, and deep-sea submarines, his books told of things that would not actually occur for decades.

More than a century after Louisa May Alcott wrote them, classics such as Little Women, Little Men, and Jo’s Boys continue to be read and treasured by readers around the world. Alcott began writing as a young girl and dreamed of becoming a rich and famous author. Despite supporting her entire family with the proceeds from her writings, she was able to achieve her dreams and became one of the best-known and admired writers of her time.

Growing up in China as the child of American missionaries, Pearl read and listened to stories from both the East and the West. A story, she thought, was a wonderful way to learn about people and places. Pearl had read and heard about America and her family there, but she had never met her American relatives. When, at the age of 10, she spent a year in America, Pearl came to understand that she was a part of two worlds. Between Two Worlds tells the story of how Pearl Buck worked to increase the understanding between the two worlds she knew.

As a small boy, Charles Dickens worked in a dark, musty London warehouse, pasting labels onto pots of boot polish. He tried not to listen to his grumbling stomach or the rats squeaking on the stairs. His dream was to escape that misery one day and become a fine, educated gentleman. Through his gift for writing, that day did come for Dickens. But he never forgot what it was like to be poor. He wrote stories about London's lower classes—tales that made people laugh, cry, and work to improve their social conditions.