Alex Milway

U Anny Djupon nachinaetsja novaja zhizn: ona stala khozjajkoj samoj nastojaschej gostinitsy! V proslavlennom otele "Flamingo" vsegda privechali ljubykh gostej - khot pakhuchikh kabanov-borodavochnikov, khot spjaschikh po neskolko mesjatsev cherepakh. No sejchas on perezhivaet ne luchshie vremena: otelju ne khvataet generalnoj uborki, remonta... i postojaltsev. No stoit li otchaivatsja? Veshat nos i padat dukhom - ne pro Annu Djupon! Vmeste so shvejtsarom Medvedem Pljushem i administratorom Lemmi ona vernjot "Flamingo" zvanie luchshej gostinitsy na Zverobulvare. Kak? Nuzhny lish vera v sebja, nakhodchivost i, samo soboj, pomosch lokhmatykh, khvostatykh i krylatykh druzej! S nimi dazhe ryk lva-konkurenta ne strashen. Aleks Milvej (rodilsja v 1978 godu) - britanskij detskij pisatel i khudozhnik, kotoryj obozhaet zhivotnykh. I khotja ego ljubimchiki - lemury, vse prochie postojaltsy i sotrudniki otelja "Flamingo" u Aleksa tozhe poluchajutsja ochen obajatelnymi. Dazhe tarakany s ulitkami na stranitsakh etoj knigi - i te vyzovut umilenie u vsjakogo, kto ljubit dobrye, vdokhnovljajuschie skazki. Izdatelstvo "KompasGid" otkryvaet etoj povestju novuju kollektsiju knig o zhizni zverinoj gostinitsy - ona podojdjot i dlja sovmestnogo, i dlja samostojatelnogo chtenija. Dlja mladshego shkolnogo vozrasta.

The third book in the heartwarming HOTEL FLAMINGO series, featuring the adventures of Anna and her array of animal friends! It's the last of the autumn days before winter sets in, which means it's time for CARNIVAL! And Hotel Flamingo, the sunniest hotel in town, is all set to join the party. Animal Boulevard is a riot of colour, and every establishment is preparing a float for the annual procession. Anna is determined to win the prize for the best display, despite rival hotel the Glitz having won it every year since the Carnival began. Things start to get complicated, though, when Anna gets some very unexpected guests - the mega-famous band The Nocturnal Animals! How will she keep their stay a secret while also making sure her guests don't get kept awake by the band's night-time practising and antics? Then on top of this, disaster strikes! The rainy season comes early, and high winds and torrential rain lash down across the Boulevard. Can Anna save the Carnival, the band and the day? If you love Hotel Flamingo, try BIG SKY MOUNTAIN, the newest series of animal adventures from Alex Milway! PRAISE FOR HOTEL FLAMINGO'Crammed full of characterful animal illustrations with accents of zinging pink, this flamboyant early chapter book is a splendid, unpreachy testament to the power of hard work' - The Guardian'Truly heartwarming and uplifting' - Philip Ardagh'Bursting with charm, friendship and fabulous characters!' - Laura Ellen Anderson

The second instalment in the enchanting HOTEL FLAMINGO series, featuring the adventures of Anna and her array of animal friends! The temperature is rising, which can only mean one thing: it's summer! Bookings are up at Hotel Flamingo and the hotel is getting busy. Anna is excited to receive word from King Penguin royalty asking to holiday in their Royal Suite. But there's a lot to get done, and it's not easy to manage the needs of the penguins when there's a heatwave on and a huge ice shortage. Help! Can Anna get Hotel Flamingo back to its usual shining self and have happy guests all round? If you love Hotel Flamingo, try BIG SKY MOUNTAIN, the newest series of animal adventures from Alex Milway! PRAISE FOR HOTEL FLAMINGO'Crammed full of characterful animal illustrations with accents of zinging pink, this flamboyant early chapter book is a splendid, unpreachy testament to the power of hard work' - The Guardian'Truly heartwarming and uplifting' - Philip Ardagh'Bursting with charm, friendship and fabulous characters!' - Laura Ellen Anderson

* SHORTLISTED FOR THE ALLIGATOR'S MOUTH AWARD'Crammed full of characterful animal illustrations with accents of zinging pink, this flamboyant early chapter book is a splendid, unpreachy testament to the power of hard work' - The Guardian When young Anna inherits a dilapidated once-grand hotel from her Great Aunt Mathilde, she's determined to restore it to its former glory. But this is no ordinary hotel - all of her staff and guests are animals! Anna soon rises to the challenge. Whether it's a flamingo, a penguin or a hippo knocking at the door, Anna is ready to welcome them all - with the help of her trusty sidekicks T Bear the doorman, Squeak the friendly elevator mouse, and Lemmy the lemur receptionist ... As she soon finds out, though, running an animal hotel is no easy task. Can Anna make Hotel Flamingo a success once more? If you love Hotel Flamingo, try BIG SKY MOUNTAIN, the newest series of animal adventures from Alex Milway! PRAISE FOR HOTEL FLAMINGO'Truly heartwarming and uplifting. I'd love to book a room there myself' - Philip Ardagh'Hotel Flamingo is bursting with charm, friendship and fabulous characters!' - Laura Ellen Anderson'Five stars for Hotel Flamingo!' - Harriet Whitehorn

Tuptown is in trouble ... can Pirate Pigsticks and First Mate Harold save the day? Pigsticks and Harold embark on a pirate adventure in the third book of the hilarious illustrated Pigsticks and Harold series. Disaster strikes when Pigsticks' old enemy Sir Percival Snout turns up in Tuptown and claims the whole town belongs to him. Pigsticks and Harold need to raise a fortune to buy it back – and fast. Luckily, Pigsticks' great-great-grandpig was a pirate, and his buried treasure has never been found. Can Pigsticks and Harold become pirates and track down the treasure before Sir Percival knocks down the whole town?

It's stormy seas ahead for Tuptown unless Pigsticks and his loyal first mate, Harold, can track down an elusive pirate treasure on Little Piggy Island. Tuptown is in trouble. To save it, Pigsticks and Harold must come up with a huge ransom to buy the town from greedy Sir Percival. With his piggy bank empty, Pigsticks turns to a family heirloom: the treasure map of Pigsticks's great-great-grandpig, Pirate Pigbeard. Dressed like scalawags, with a trove of swashbucklers' supplies, the daring duo sets sail. But the atmospheric (some might say "rickety") old pirate ship Pigsticks chooses can't stand up to the bluster and squall of the briny deep. Marooned on Little Piggy Island, how will Pigsticks and Harold find the treasure and get back to Tuptown in time? Adventure abounds in this third chapter-book adventure starring the valiant Pigsticks and his trusty pal.

It's stormy seas ahead for Tuptown unless Pigsticks and his loyal first mate, Harold, can track down an elusive pirate treasure on Little Piggy Island. Tuptown is in trouble. To save it, Pigsticks and Harold must come up with a huge ransom to buy the town from greedy Sir Percival. With his piggy bank empty, Pigsticks turns to a family heirloom: the treasure map of Pigsticks's great-great-grandpig, Pirate Pigbeard. Dressed like scalawags, with a trove of swashbucklers' supplies, the daring duo sets sail. But the atmospheric (some might say "rickety") old pirate ship Pigsticks chooses can't stand up to the bluster and squall of the briny deep. Marooned on Little Piggy Island, how will Pigsticks and Harold find the treasure and get back to Tuptown in time? Adventure abounds in this third chapter-book adventure starring the valiant Pigsticks and his trusty pal.