|
This month I've found out The Velveteen Rabbit is back in print.
One of my favourite books for children (of any age!) I have to highlight
it as the book of the month. At the same time I've included
a few other inspiring and beautiful kid's books that no childhood
should be without.
|
|
The
Velveteen Rabbit: Classic Edition €13.50
Or, How Toys Become
Real
Margery Williams, Don
Daily (Ill)
`Real isn`t how you are made,` said the Skin Horse. `It`s
a thing that happens to you. When a child loves you for a
long, long time, not just to play with but really loves you,
then you become Real.`
Generations of adults and children have
embraced the enchanting story of how love changes a child`s
favourite toy into a living, breathing, real-life rabbit.
With warm and charming illustrations by
Don Daily, this edition introduces a new generation of readers
to Margery Williams`s magical tale and reminds us all what
it truly means to be Real.
This is one of the most beautiful books
I`ve ever read.
About the Authors
Margery Williams was born in London on
July 22, 1881. She first visited America in 1890 and completed
her schooling in Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania, in 1896. In 1904
she married Francesco Bianco, a rare book dealer.
Her other books for children include Poor
Cecco; The Little Wooden Doll, illustrated by her daughter
Pamela; The Apple Tree; The Skin Horse; The House That Grew
Smaller; and The Hurdy-Gurdy Man.
Don Daily (1940-2002) was one of the most
esteemed illustrators of books for young readers. He illustrated
young reader`s editions of The Wind in the Willows, The Jungle
Book, The Classic Tales of Brer Rabbit and The Nutcracker.
An alumnus of the Art Center college of
Design in Los Angeles, Daily was an honoured member of the
Society of Illustrators.
56pp 1997 Hbk 343x254 |
|
Animals`
Lawsuit Against Humanity, The €19.50
An Illustrated Tenth Century Iraqi
Ecological Fable
Ikhwan al-Safa
Addresses environmental and animal rights issues with a surprising
effectiveness.
170pp 2005 178x255
Barefoot
Book of Fairy Tales €22.50
Malachy Doyle, Nicoletta Ceccoli
(Ill)
Journey to magical and memorable lands with this long-awaited
anthology of classic fairy tales from nine different countries
and cultures.
160pp 2005 Hbk 280x230
Child`s
Treasury Of Irish Rhymes €7.50
Alice Taylor, Nicola Emoe (Ill)
In her charming collection of Irish rhymes, best-selling author
Alice Taylor has brought together many favourites from her
own childhood.
48pp 1996,2001 Ed 2 264x216
Dinosaurs
and All That Rubbish €9.00
Michael Foreman
Dinosaurs have taken over the Earth! They`re stomping and
stamping all over the place. Children will love finding out
why in this classic environmental tale from best-selling author
Michael Foreman.
3 - 10 years
32pp 1993 216x280
|
|
   
|
    |
|
Garden,
The €9.00
Dyan Sheldon, Gary Blythe (Ill)
Jenny discovers that the flint can bridge the gap in time
between past and present America.
32pp 1993,95 Ed 2 230x290
Lorax,
The €7.50
Dr Seuss
In this fable about the dangers of destroying our forests
and woodlands, the long-suffering Lorax struggles to save
all the Truffula Trees from the wicked Once-ler`s axe. This
text is a `Yellow Back Book`, which means it is suitable for
fluent readers aged five and over.
64pp 2004
Stories
That Crafted The Earth €19.50
Adrian Beckingham: The Man from
Story Mountain
Adrian Beckingham, Survival International
Explores stories of earth creation.
350pp 2005 150x210
Tales
From Old Ireland €13.50
Malachy Doyle, Niamh Sharkey (Ill)
This enchanting collection of favourite Irish folk tales deserves
to be read aloud at every hearth.
96pp 264x216
|
|
Tin
Forest, The €7.50
Helen Ward, Wayne Anderson (Ill)
There was once a windswept place, near to nowhere and close
to forgotten . . .So begins this story that shows how, with
a little love, even the most barren landscape can be a home
to all sorts of life.
32pp 2002 287x247
Very
Hungry Caterpillar, The €9.00
Eric Carle
A newly hatched caterpillar eats his way through all kinds
of food in this story aimed at the very young.
28pp 1969,70,74,2002 Ed 4 295x210
Whales`
Song, The €9.00
Dyan Sheldon, Gary Blythe (Ill)
Tells how a small girl believes the whales will come - if
only she can find the secret of how to call them.
32pp 1990,93 Ed 2 229x289
Spirit
of the Forest €19.50
Tree Tales from around the World
Helen East, Eric Maddern, Alan Marks
(Ill)
12 traditional tales from all over the world. Inc tales of
high magic, bravery & guile, death & rebirth, each
story woven around a different tree. Lively, thought-provoking
collection. 7+yrs
48pp 2002 Hbk 270x214
|
|
   
|
 |
|
Granddad`s
Prayers of the Earth €9.00
Douglas Wood, P J Lynch (Ill)
`When I was little, my Granddad was my
best friend. Being with him always made the world seem just
right.`
There are many ways to pray, Granddad
tells his grandson as they walk through the woods. The trees
reach for heaven, streams and rivers flow and chuckle, birds
sing - everything in the world has its own prayer. Then one
day, Granddad is gone. Now, more than ever, the boy needs
to hear the prayers of the earth, and to find the words to
make his own prayers. Will the world ever seem just right
again?
A wonderfully uplifting & inspiring
story of a young boy`s discovery of how to become in touch
with himself & the wonder of the world around him. Through
his Granddad`s spiritual awareness, the boy learns about the
nature of prayer - of becoming quiet in order to celebrate
life.
Reviews
`The illustrations are quietly spectacular
… Read it and weep.` The Irish Times
32pp 2000,1 Ed 2 288x250
|
|
