One morning Tortoise is suddenly wearing a crown and he is very excited, thinking he is the king. His friends really have a laugh at that, but Billy Goat, Flamingo, Snake, Pig, Crocodile, Elephant, and Monkey all would like to be the king too. Who is the one and only king? Soon the answer is revealed.

A comic, picaresque novel set against the backdrop of twentieth-century Czech history, about the rise and fall of an ambitious busboy in Prague.

A comic, picaresque novel set against the backdrop of twentieth-century Czech history, about the rise and fall of an ambitious busboy in Prague.

This is the first major biography for a generation of a truly formidable king – a man born to rule England, who believed that it was his right to rule all of Britain. His reign was one of the most dramatic and important of the entire Middle Ages, leading to war and conquest on an unprecedented scale, and leaving a legacy of division between the peoples of Britain that has laste...(展开全部)

This is the first major biography for a generation of a truly formidable king – a man born to rule England, who believed that it was his right to rule all of Britain. His reign was one of the most dramatic and important of the entire Middle Ages, leading to war and conquest on an unprecedented scale, and leaving a legacy of division between the peoples of Britain that has laste...(展开全部)

Once upon a time, a young boy called “Wart” was tutored by a magician named Merlyn in preparation for a future he couldn’t possibly imagine. A future in which he would ally himself with the greatest knights, love a legendary queen and unite a country dedicated to chivalrous values. A future that would see him crowned and known for all time as Arthur, King of the Britons. Durin...(展开全部)

The world's greatest fantasy classic is the magical epic of King Arthur and his shining Camelot, of Merlyn and Guinevere, of beasts who talk and men who fly, of wizardry and war. It is the book of all things lost and wonderful and sad. It is the fantasy masterpiece by which all others are judged.

Night is falling, bedtime is looming and playtime is nearly over ...but brave King Jack is more than a match for dragons and terrible beasties. This magical make-believe adventure, illustrated by picture book star Helen Oxenbury, is the perfect bedtime tale for little boys and brave children everywhere.

彼得·本特利 （Peter Bently） 著有十几本儿童绘本，其中《阿猫喂喂！》获得2011年的罗尔德·达尔风趣奖。 曾在全世界十所各不相同的学校里读书，后在牛津大学修习多种语言。当了爸爸后不久，他就开始为孩子们写作。如今彼得和妻子露西和他们的孩子西奥和塔拉住在德文郡，靠近荒野和大海。 海伦·奥克森伯里 （Helen Oxenbury） 一代又一代孩子为她创作的插图着迷。海伦曾创作插画的绘本《我们要去捉狗熊》《三只小狼和大坏猪》两次获得凯特格林纳威奖，并获四次凯特格林纳威奖提名。由她绘制插画的1999年版的《爱丽丝漫游仙境》在凯特格林纳威奖五十周年之际被选进得奖作品Top10。得过雀巢聪明豆儿童图书奖。海伦和丈夫约翰·伯宁罕一同住在伦敦。