Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio

Strange Tales from a Chinese StudioBy: Pu Songling Exquisite and amusing miniatures regarded as the pinnacle of classical Chinese fiction With their elegant prose, witty wordplay and subtle charm, the 104 stories in this selection from The Strange Tales of Pu Songling (1640 1715) reveal a world in which nothing is as it seems. Here a Taoist monk conjures up a magical pear tree, a scholar recounts his previous incarnations, a woman out foxes the fox spirit that possesses her, a child

Dr Seuss’s Sleep Book

By: Jen Lancaster     Jen Lancaster's cultural inferiority complex had to come from somewhere

the International Space Station and Mars

it will take all of Babymouse's newfound skills to save the play

By: A S Byatt     Cassandra is an Oxford don

Julie Garwood has written her most electrifying thriller to date

when word spread of a major revolution brewing in the provinces

Beloved Jedi Master Yoda teaches Jedi Younglings and Padawans of every species

and legendary stars from every era of musical theatre

Mickey wishes upon the Christmas Wishing Star

falls in love with the haunting image and buys the picture

A great-value and educational pastime for pre-school children