Clementine Beauvais

Blending lyrical poetry with non-fiction, this beautifully illustrated book celebrates the city of Paris. Readers will be introduced to iconic landmarks, such as the Eiffel Tower and Montmartre, as well as hidden corners of the city, including a charming Parisian café and a magical night along the River Seine. This collection includes 18 poems, and each text is paired with a beautifully immersive watercolour scene. Written by French poet Clementine Beauvais and illustrated by South Korean artist Seula Yi, this book will inspire a love for Paris in readers of all ages.

A wickedly funny and life-affirming coming-of-age story, beloved by writers such as Katherine Rundell and Pandora Sykes Winner of the 2016 Prix Sorcières - the biggest French prize for children's books! Mireille, Astrid and Hakima have just been voted the three ugliest girls in school by their classmates on Facebook. But does that mean they're going to sit around crying about it?... ... Well, yes. But not for long! Climbing onto their bikes, the friends set off on a summer road trip to Paris. With luck, they'll find fame, adventure and happiness on their journey, and still have time to scoff plenty of delicious food (and drink the odd glass of wine) along the way. Piglettes is a hilarious, beautiful and uplifting story of friendship, fun and setting yourself free. PRAISE FOR PIGLETTES 'Piglettes is an utter joy, from start to finish - I hope it becomes a modern classic' Pandora Sykes 'A triumph of a book; so funny, so original, so sharp, so warm' Katherine Rundell, author of Impossible Creatures 'One of the loveliest reading experiences I've had in years' Jennifer Niven, author of All the Bright Places 'A superbly original reimagining of the road-trip novel, skewering societal obsessions with appearance'Guardian 'A strikingly satirical, outrageous tour de force' TLS

Sizhu sebe igraju, nikogo ne trogaju, i tut mama zovjot menja so skamejki." Idi poigraj s tem malchikom. Von s tem, kotoryj s lopatkoj. Nu zhe, podojdi k nemu, a to on tam sovsem odin". I tak kazhdyj raz. Ja nenavizhu, NENAVIZHU podkhodit k malchikam s lopatkami i znakomitsja. Roditeli chasto s ljogkostju rasporjazhajutsja, s kem druzhit malenkim detjam, ne zadumyvajas, a khochet li malysh znakomitsja, igrat vmeste, delitsja igrushkami. Knizhka-kartinka po-dobromu ukazyvaet na pravo rebjonka samostojatelno rasporjazhatsja svoim vremenem na progulke. Smeshnye detalnye illjustratsii i zakruchennyj sjuzhet dajut zarjad vdokhnovenija dlja fantazjorov i sochinitelej let s 4. Risovat, pridumyvat svoi istorii, druzhit i igrat s temi, s kem khochetsja!

V svoi pochti tridtsat Klementina Bove, znakomaja rossijskomu chitatelju romanom v stikhakh "Uzhel ta samaja Tatjana?", napisala djuzhinuknig i stala laureatom desjatka premij. Kniga "Korolevishny #3kolbaski" poluchila vo Frantsii tselykh pjat prestizhnykh literaturnykh premij i razoshlas tirazhom bolee 80 000 ekzempljarov! Ona uzhe perevedenana 11 jazykov i vyshla v 9 stranakh! Iz-za neprivlekatelnoj vneshnosti Mirej, Astrid i Khakima stali "Kolbasami goda" v litsee, v gorodke Burk-an-Bres. Tri devushki sluchajno vyjasnili, chto kazhdoj iz nikh neobkhodimo okazatsja v odno vremja v odnom meste: 14 ijulja, Parizh, Elisejskij dvorets. Otlichnyj planna leto! A raz ekhat, pochemu by ne na velikakh? A po doroge mozhno torgovat... zloschastnoj kolbasoj! Tolko nikto ne predpolagal, chto eta epopeja privlechjot vnimanie SMI i prevratit trjokh podrug v znamenitostej. V potu, ssorakh, somnenijakh i stjobe kolbaski sovershajut svoju odisseju po Frantsii, degustiruja syry, nochuja v zamkakh i popadaja na baly." Korolevishny #3kolbaski" - shedevr jumora s kislinkoj, umoritelnaja komedija, ostraja, vdokhnovennaja, polnaja sderzhannykh chuvstv. Iz tekhknig, ot kotorykh vyrastajut krylja". (Telerama)

Because their story didn't end at the right time, in the right place,because they let their feelings go to waste,it was written, I think, that Eugene and Tatianawould find each otherten years later,one morning in winter,under terra firmaon the Meteor, Line 14 (magenta) of theParismetro. Eugene and Tatiana could have fallen in love. If things had gone differently. If they had tried to really know each other. If it had just been them, and not the others. But that was years ago and time has found them far apart, leading separate lives. Until they meet once more in Paris. What really happened back then? And now? Could they ever be together after everything? Powerful, intelligent, and set in a Parisian's-eye view of Paris, a story about the love that got away.

" Narrator Ellie Heydon's] pronunciation of French words is impeccable... This is ideal for fans of angsty, bittersweet love stories." -- AudioFile Magazine From Cl mentine Beauvais comes In Paris With You, a sweeping romance about the love that got away. Eugene and Tatiana could have fallen in love, if things had gone differently. If they had tried to really know each other, if it had just been them, and not the others. But that was years ago and time has found them far apart, leading separate lives. Until they meet again in Paris. What really happened back then? And now? Could they ever be together again after everything? Praise for In Paris with You: "This book is exuberant and intricate and playful and so very smart about the ways of love. Reading it is a pure delight." -- Nicola Yoon, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Everything Everything and The Sun is Also a Star

You probably know the feeling. You’re playing happily by yourself in the park, when you’re suddenly told, ‘Go and say hello to that little boy over there!’ But what if you don’t want to say hello? What if the little boy isn’t really a little boy at all? What… what if he’s a MONSTER in disguise? Welcome to a weird and wonderful ‘what if?’ story where saying hello can lead to all sorts of surprising adventures...

Time has passed since 'having a PhD in children's literature' was a funny joke in You've Got Mail. Children's literature research is now one of the most dynamic fields of literary criticism and of education, and has a bright future ahead - as children's writers and publishers invent yet more forms of literature for young people, and researchers find yet more sophisticated ways of exploring them. This collection takes informed and scholarly readers to the utmost frontier of children's literature criticism, from the intricate worlds of children's poetry, picturebooks and video games to the new theoretical constellations of critical plant studies, non-fiction studies and big data analyses of literature.

A wickedly funny and life-affirming coming-of-age roadtrip story - winner of France's biggest prize for teen and YA fictionMireille, Astrid and Hakima have just been voted the three ugliest girls in school by their classmates on Facebook. But does that mean they're going to sit around crying about it?... Well, maybe a little, but not for long! Climbing onto their bikes, the friends set off on a summer roadtrip to Paris. The girls will find fame, friendship and happiness on their journey, and still have time to eat a mountain of food (and drink the odd glass of wine) along the way. But will they really be able to leave all their troubles behind? Piglettes is a hilarious, beautiful and uplifting story of three girls who are determined not to let online bullying get them down.

Holly, Anna and Pepino are delighted when King Steve invites them to be his kitchen assistants in an international Royal Bake Off, organised by his older brother, King Sam of Americanada. The prize money could finally make their dream come true: the intergalactic holiday of a lifetime. But the tournament is round after terrifying round of death-defying baking, and King Steve is determined to beat his brother at all costs. With one of the contestants also plotting to take over Americanada, can Anna, Holly and Pepino stay out of danger and win the competition? This fabulously funny sequel to The Royal Babysitters and The Royal Wedding Crashers, with its wonderfully wacky illustrations throughout, will delight fans of Judy Moody and Darcy Burdock.

Anna and Holly Burnbright, together with their friend Prince Pepino, are trying to earn enough money to go on the intergalactic holiday of a lifetime. What they need is a holiday job. So when a tall, elegantly dressed lady called Mademoiselle Malypense tells them she needs help to organise the Francian Royal Wedding, they jump at the chance. She's promised to pay handsomely! The children are whisked away to begin the preparations, but it's not long before Holly smells a rat. Why does Mademoiselle Malypense insist they complete their tasks in secret? And isn't there something odd about a garlic-flavoured wedding cake? Could there be more to this royal couple's wedding day than meets the eye? The first in this series, The Royal Babysitters, was shortlisted for the Sainsbury's Children's Book Award. This second adventure is packed with jokes, adventures and illustrations with more exuberance than Judy Moody and Darcy Burdock put together.

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