Линда Бейли — новинки

Якби діти правили світом... Можна було б завести собі будь-яку домашню тваринку. Можна було б одягати все, що тобі до вподоби. I святкувати свій день народження кожного дня! А найкраще те, що ніхто б ніколи не забув, як треба бавитися! «Якби діти правили світом» — книжка, яка, безумовно, стане однією з твоїх найулюбленіших! Це справжнє свято дитинства, це світ веселих розваг, який сподобається всім читачам віком від 3 до 103.

It began with a girl named Mary. She liked to daydream and imagine. And she grew up to write Frankenstein. The inspirational true story of the great writer Mary Shelley, brought to life for children in this stunning picture book by multi-award winning author Linda Bailey and with beautiful illustrations from Júlia Sardà. Mary loves stories, but the stories in her daydreams are far more thrilling than those in any book. After a troubled childhood, eighteen-year-old Mary runs away to Switzerland with the famous poet Percy Bysse Shelley, her step-sister in tow. One dark and stormy night at his house by the lake, they huddle around the fire, telling ghost stories. But Mary can imagine better than those! After learning about electricity that can make dead frogs twitch, she has a nightmare that triggers the birth of one of the greatest scary stories of all time: Frankenstein... A perfect read for the very youngest aspiring writers, and for fans of Neil Gaiman and Chris Riddell’s The Sleeper and the Spindle. Praise for the illustrator: “Júlia Sardà's illustrations are dark, dream-like, detailed” THE TIMES

Каждый вечер Лео слышит какой-то странный пугающий шум, как будто под его кроватью кто-то живёт. Он никогда не высовывает ноги из-под одеяла, чтобы чудище не схватило его. Но однажды ночью Лео находит в себе смелость посмотреть страху в глаза и заговаривает с монстром... Линда Бейли написала более двадцати книг для детей. Она – обладатель многочисленных премий, таких как The California Young Reader Medal и The Georgia Children's Picturebook Award. Иллюстратор Колин Джек уже долгое время работает аниматором и успел выступить как продюсер мультфильма "Монстры на каникулах". "Кто там под кроватью?" – история о дружбе и о том, как важно…

Santa's parents think their little one is absolutely wonderful, even though he has a booming voice instead of a baby's gurgle, loves to stand in front of the refrigerator, gives his birthday presents away, trains his hamsters to pull a matchbox sleigh ... and has an unusual interest in chimneys. The adorably funny portrait of an oddball kid who fulfills his destiny - and two very proud parents.

Book DescriptionJoin the Binkertons, twins Josh and Emma and their little sister, Libby, as they return to the Good Times Travel Agency ? and end up knee-deep in an ancient Chinese rice paddy! Adventures in Ancient China is an engaging mix

Even an experienced detective like Stevie Diamond can miss clues. All her life, a gigantic mystery was right there in her own family and she'd missed it, until now! How Can a Brilliant Detective Shine in the Dark? is a page-turning mix of mystery and comedy sure to capture the imaginations and tickle the funny bones of young readers everywhere. A Stevie Diamond Mystery.

The fifth book in the best-selling Stevie Diamond Mystery series, What's a Daring Detective Like Me Doing in the Doghouse? stars a pair of true-to-life kids who solve mysteries on their own. Stevie and Jessie find a lost dog in Vancouver and accidentally dye it green. To their horror, they discover that the dog belongs to the visiting American president -- and that it has been stolen! Can they undo the dye job and catch the thief all in one short week? As the plot thickens with a host of suspicious characters, mystery fans are guaranteed a fast-paced, funny and compelling adventure that will keep them guessing to the end.

In this Stevie Diamond Mystery, Stevie and Jesse, her partner in solving crime, are hot on the trail again. This time they're in Winnipeg, Manitoba --- in the dead of winter --- to clear Jesse's teenage uncle, who has been accused of stealing valuable carnivorous plants. Can they crack this case before Winnipeg puts them in the deep freeze?