"Quiet, subtle, deeply felt. Gorgeously designed. Quintessentially British. A rare joy. Simply put--Jon McNaught is sublime."--Seth, author of "George Sprott, 1894-1975" Jon McNaught undertakes a thirty-eight-page graphic novel where he revisits his youth in the bleak windswept Falkland Islands situated in the South Atlantic. In his trademark silent storytelling style he covers...(展开全部)

FROM THE ILLUSTRATOR OF THE AWARD-WINNING "NICHOLAS" SERIESA NEW PICTURE BOOK ABOUT MARTIN WHO BLUSHES, RODDY WHO SNEEZES ANDLIFE-LONG FRIENDSHIP. MARTIN PEBBLE is the delightful story of a little boy who blushes all thetime for no particular reason. Written and illustrated by the New Yorkercover artist Jean-Jacques Semp+-, MARTIN PEBBLE is now available in Englishfor the first...(展开全部)

One moment Joseph Schwartz is a happily retired tailor in 1949 Chicago. The next he’s a helpless stranger on Earth during the heyday of the first Galactic Empire. Earth, he soon learns, is a backwater, just a pebble in the sky, despised by all the other 200 million planets of the Empire because its people dare to claim it’s the original home of man. And Earth is poor, with grea...(展开全部)

A hugely enjoyable, page-turning classic Japanese mystery with an ingenious conclusion from the author of The Decagon House Murders, translated into English for the first time Don’t miss this beautifully constructed, highly entertaining and atmospheric murder mystery--its propulsive plot makes for a compelling, page-turning read. As they do every year, a small group of acquaint...(展开全部)

On a rainy day, Sylvester finds a magic pebble that can make wishes come true. But when a lion frightens him on his way home, Sylvester makes a wish that brings unexpected results. How Sylvester is eventually reunited with his loving family and restored to his true self makes a story that is beautifully tender and filled with magic. Illustrated with William Steig's glowing pic...(展开全部)

Sylvester the donkey finds a magic pebble and unthinkingly wishes himself a rock when frightened by a lion. Although safe from the lion, Sylvester cannot hold the pebble to wish himself into a donkey again. Caldecott Medal winner. Full-color illustrations.

This is the story of a single pebble. It is just a normal pebble, as you might pick up on holiday - on a beach in Wales, say. Its history, though, carries us into abyssal depths of time, and across the farthest reaches of space. This is a narrative of the Earth's long and dramatic history, as gleaned from a single pebble. It begins as the pebble-particles form amid unimaginab...(展开全部)

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