Random house sep 2015 (120 Ergebnisse)

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - It is Halloween and Peppa's family are having a Pumpkin Party! Everyone comes to play in their spookiest costumes, even Madame Gazelle!With a bright green neon cover, this storybook is perfect for reading at Halloween with little Peppa Pig fans.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The latest installment in the beloved Cam Jansen mystery chapter book series from David A. Adler!Aunt Molly has entered a joke-telling contest at a local comedy club and Cam, her best friend Eric, and Mr. Jansen are in the audience to watch her perform. The prizes are exciting, but the competition is stiff there's a prop comic, a knock-knock joker, and more! As the show starts, Cam notices that one of the prizes, an engraved silver plate, has disappeared. Suddenly, everyone in the club becomes a suspect. Can Cam solve the mystery of the missing prize or will she be laughed out of the Joke House. Allen, Joy (illustrator).…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Originally published in slightly different form by Simon and Schuster, Inc., in 1950.'--Title page verso. RH Disney (illustrator).

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In this hilarious Sesame Street Little Golden Book version of 'The 12 Days of Christmas,' Elmo and friends celebrate as only Sesame Street can! Children ages 2 to 5 (and adults of all ages!) will get a kick out of counting to 12, both forward and back, as they sing about three French friends, two yummy cookies, and a red monster up in a tree. Swanson, Maggie (illustrator).…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Back in print by popular demand-a classic Little Golden Book about jingly jangly Christmas fun! A bear family takes some of the village animals out for a spin in the sleigh-and ends up helping Santa deliver his toys! This merry Little Golden Book from 1964 is reissued for a new generation of children to enjoy. Miller, J. P. (illustrator).…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Three Little Pigs is part of the enduringly popular Well-Loved Tales fairy tales series from Ladybird. Even today, Well-Loved Tales are still beloved by adults and children alike.First published in 1965, this beautiful book has been specially re-released to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Ladybird Books in 2015. Complete with stunning dust jacket, this facsimile copy of the original book written by Vera Southgate and illustrated by Robert Lumley has all the beautiful, memorable pictures that people remember, now available for a new generation to fall in love with. Lumley, Robert (illustrator).…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - While traveling through Canada in 1678, a French priest came across the most gigantic waterfalls he'd ever seen. Stricken with both awe and fear, he began to shake, fell to his knees, and prayed. Ever since, people from all over the world have come to explore Niagara: among them the daredevils determined to tumble down or walk across the falls on tightrope. Kids will get a kick reading about the hare-brained stunts and will also learn how the falls were formed and how--one day--they will disappear. Foley, Tim (illustrator).…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - It's Christmas, and Lucy and Tom are getting ready!There are cards to make, a tree to decorate and presents to hide.And how can you get to sleep when Father Christmas may be coming This classic picture book from the creator of Dogger is the perfect book for Christmas excitement.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Meet Max - the mighty kitten and New York Times bestseller.This is Max. Max is very sleepy. It's way past Max's bedtime. Max has drunk his milk. Max has brushed his teeth. Max has cleaned behind his ears. Now Max just needs to say goodnight. . .Max is tired and all ready for bed, but when he can't find the moon to say goodnight to, he sets out to find it. But that's not as easy as Max had hoped. . . Witty and heart-warming, this stylish and beautifully illustrated book is the perfect bedtime read.; Bilderbuch.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware. Molinari, Carlo (illustrator).

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This beautiful hardback Ladybird Classic edition of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is a perfect first illustrated introduction to the classic Christmas story for younger readers. It has been sensitively abridged and retold to make it suitable for sharing with young children from 5+, whilst retaining all the key parts of the story including the three spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Future, little Tiny Tim and his father, Bob Cratchit and, of course, the old miser Ebenezer Scrooge. Detailed full-colour illustrations throughout also help to bring this classic tale to life. Other exciting titles in the Ladybird Classics series include Alice in Wonderland, Black Beauty, Gulliver's Travels, The Secret Garden, Oliver Twist, Peter Pan and Treasure Island.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - When Moomintroll finds a beautiful shiny pebble, Snorkmaiden thinks it might be a star - and if it is a star, then Moomin can make a wish! But wishes are difficult things to get right, and while Moomin worries about what his wish will be, the star's shine begins to fade.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Callum Hunt's summer break isn't like other kids'. His closest companion is a Chaos-ridden wolf, Havoc. His father suspects him of being secretly evil. And, of course, most kids aren't heading back to school in the magical world of the Magisterium . . .It's not easy for Call . . . and it gets even harder after he checks out his basement and discovers that his dad might be trying to destroy both him and Havoc.Call escapes to the Magisterium but things only intensify there. The Alkahest - a copper gauntlet capable of separating certain magicians from their magic - has been stolen. And in their search to discover the culprit, Call and his friends awaken the attention of some very dangerous foes - and get closer to an even more dangerous truth.As the mysteries of the Magisterium deepen and widen, bestselling authors Holly Black and Cassandra Clare take readers on an extraordinary journey through one boy's conflict -and a whole world's fate.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Follow the clues. Crack the code. Stay alive.Potions, puzzles and the occasional explosion are all in a day's work for young apothecary Christopher Rowe. Murder is another matter.It's a dangerous time to be the apprentice of Benedict Blackthorn. A wave of mysterious murders has sent shockwaves through London, and soon Christopher finds himself on the run. His only allies are his best friend, Tom, courageous Molly, and a loyal feathered friend, Bridget. His only clues are a coded message about his master's most dangerous project, and a cryptic warning - 'Tell no one!'The race is on for Christopher: crack the code and uncover its secret, or become the next victim . . .A brilliant, fast-paced adventure perfect for fans of Percy Jackson.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The sequel to the funny and scary bestselling novel Nightmares! by multi-talented actor, Jason Segel, and bestselling author, Kirsten Miller. You thought the nightmares were over You'd better keep the lights on!Since Charlie escaped from Netherworld, the land of nightmares, he's been sleeping soundly once more. But he can't shake the feeling that something strange is going on - his creepy stepmother's plant store is losing customers as everyone heads to the town of Orville Falls. Stranger still, Orvill Falls is suddenly full . . . of zombies At least, they sure look like the walking dead . . . Could it be that the inhabitants of the town are also starting to lose sleep Charlie knows one thing for sure: things are about to get weird again.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Dreamer. Rebel. Hero.Wadjda has one simple wish - to race her friend Abdullah on her very own bicycle. But in Saudi Arabia, it is considered improper for girls to ride bikes and her parents forbid her from having one. Sick of playing by the rules, Wadjda schemes different ways to make money and buy the bike herself. But freedom comes at a high price . . .Set against the shifting social attitudes of the Middle East, The Green Bicycle explores gender roles, conformity, and the importance of family, all with wit and irresistible heart.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This beautiful hardback Ladybird Classic edition of Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift is a perfect first illustrated introduction to the classic story for younger readers.It has been sensitively abridged and retold to make it suitable for sharing with young children from 5+, whilst retaining all the key parts of Gulliver's travels and adventures in the strange lands of Lilliput and Brobdingnag. Detailed full-colour illustrations throughout also help to bring this classic tale to life. Other exciting titles in the Ladybird Classics series include Alice in Wonderland, Black Beauty, The Secret Garden, Oliver Twist and Treasure Island. Duffy, Ciaran (illustrator).…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Bestselling sportswriter John Feinstein kicks off a new series for middle grade featuring Alex Myers, a student athlete who tries to take on the sports establishment in his new town. Alex Myers is a quarterback, but from the first day of football practice, it's clear that that position is very much filled by the coach's son, Matt. Alex has the better arm, but Matt has more experienceand the coach's loyalty. Alex finally gets a chance to show what he can do when Matt is injured, and he helps win a key game to keep the Lions' bid for the state championship alive. But just when his star is rising, Alex gets blindsidedthe state has started drug testing, and Alex's test comes back positive for steroids. Alex knows that's not right. But he doesn't know if it's a mistakeor if someone wants to make sure he can't play. . . . John Feinstein has been praised as "the best writer of sports books in America today" (The Boston Globe), and this first installment in the Triple Threat series is his most thrilling and suspenseful novel yet. Fans of Mike Lupica, Tim Green, and Paul Volponi will want to check out The Walk On, and its companion, The Sixth Man. "A cliffhanger of a football novel bristling with social, personal, familial and ethical issues to complement the gridiron action. . . . All the goods for the sports enthusiastand more." Kirkus Reviews.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Everything, Everything is now a major motion picture starring Amanda Stenberg from The Hunger Games and Love Simon's Nick Robinson. A #1 New York Times Bestseller! 'Loved this book!'- ZoellaMaddy is allergic to the world; stepping outside the sterile sanctuary of her home could kill her. But then Olly moves in next door. And just like that, Maddy realizes there's more to life than just being alive. You only get one chance at first love. And Maddy is ready to risk everything, everything to see where it leads.'Powerful, lovely, heart-wrenching, and so absorbing I devoured it in one sitting' - Jennifer Niven, author of All the Bright PlacesAnd don't miss Nicola Yoon's #1 New York Times bestseller The Sun Is Also a Star, in which two teens are brought together just when the universe is sending them in opposite directions.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Now a major Netflix series!Lockwood & Co. might be the smallest (some might say shambolic) Psychic Detection Agency in London. But its three agents - Lockwood, Lucy and George - are exceptional Talents. And they get results. When an outbreak of ghostly phenomena grows to terrifying levels in Chelsea, Scotland Yard is left baffled.Even more baffling is that Lockwood & Co appear to have been excluded from the huge team of Agents investigating the Chelsea Outbreak. Surely this is the perfect chance for them to show once and for all that they're actually the best in town Well, that's if they can put aside their personal differences for long enough to march into action with their rapiers, salt and iron . . .Ghouls and spectres, thrills and tension in this third instalment in Jonathan Stroud's bestselling series.'Stroud is a genius' - Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson series.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This is a fully-illustrated, 32-page picture book for children by the authors of A STREET CAT NAMED BOB. When Bob finds a lost little puppy in the park, he remembers what it's like to be homeless and hungry so he does all he can to help his new friend.Perfect for younger fans of Bob the cat and James Bowen.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'When the world's most powerful mob boss loses his wife and daughters in a terrorist attack funded by one of his rivals, he resolves to turn the tables. Rallying the heads of the globe's top criminal organizations, Vincent Marelli launches a war that maybe his last. With the weight of the criminal world on his shoulders, he has only one desire in his heart: to know who ordered the hit that took out his girls'.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS CHOICE A luminous (Vogue) collection of twenty-eight stories from Nobel Prize winning author Alice Munro, one of the finest contemporary story writers in the English language (Newsday) previously published as Selected Stories Her stories are like few others. One must go back to Tolstoy and Chekhov . . . for comparable largeness. John Updike, The New York Times Book ReviewSpanning almost thirty years and settings that range from big cities to small towns and farmsteads of rural Canada, this magnificent collection brings together twenty-eight stories about love, marriage, discontent, divorce, betrayal, impulsive passion, second thoughts, deaths, even murder stories with plenty of drama and surprise as well as reflection and meditation (The Wall Street Journal) by a writer of unparalleled wit, generosity, and emotional power. In A Wilderness Station:Selected Stories, 1968 1994, Alice Munro makes lives that seem small unfold until they are revealed to be as spacious as prairies and locates the moments that change those lives forever.A traveling salesman during the Depression takes his children with him on an impromptu visit to a former girlfriend. A poor girl steels herself to marry a rich fiancé she can t quite manage to love. An abandoned woman tries to choose between the opposing pleasures of seduction and solitude.To read these stories is to succumb to the spell of a true narrative sorcerer, a writer who enchants her readers utterly even as she restores them to their truest selves.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Some cases aren't as cold as you'd thinkKurt Wallander's life looks like it has taken a turn for the better when his offer on a new house is accepted, only for him to uncover something unexpected in the garden - the skeleton of a middle-aged woman. As police officers comb the property, Wallander attempts to get his new life back on course by finding the woman's killer with the aid of his daughter, Linda. But when another discovery is made in the garden, Wallander is forced to delve further back into the area's past.A treat for fans and new readers alike, this is a never before published Kurt Wallander novella.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An extraordinary collection (San Francisco Chronicle) of twenty-four short stories from Nobel Prize winning author Alice Munro. Superb . . . Munro is a writer to be cherished. NPRA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: San Francisco Chronicle, NPR, Minneapolis Star TribuneA selection of Alice Munro s most accomplished and powerfully affecting short fiction from 1995 to 2014, these stories encompass the fullness of humanexperience, from thewild exhilaration of first love (in Passion ) to the punishing consequences ofleaving home ( Runaway ) or ending a marriage ( The Children Stay ). And in stories that Munro has described as closer to the truth than usual Dear Life, Working for a Living, and Home we glimpse the author s own life.Subtly honed with her hallmark precision, grace, and compassion, these stories illuminate the quotidian yet astonishing particularities in the lives of men and women, parents and children, friends and lovers as they discover sex, fall in love, part, quarrel, suffer defeat, set off into the unknown, or find a way to be in the world.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Enjoy the pagentry, music, and spirit of this Little Golden Book adaption of the classic Christmas carol, 'The Twelve Days of Christmas.' Kids will spend happy holiday moments gazing at elaborate costumes, musical instruments, and, of course, a partridge in a pear tree. Legendary Golden Books illustrator Sheilah Beckett's dazzling, detailed artwork makes this Little Golden Book a festive gift to treasure all year long. Sheilah Beckett (illustrator). …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Celebrate Christmas with the Quinns and this festive chapter book. Adopted twin girls, a precocious pup, and a busy holiday season make Christmas at the Quinns' house a bit crazy! Bobby is excited to have two adopted baby sisters, but he's also excited for Christmas. While his parents take care of the babies, Bobby and his beagle, Lucy, play in the snow and even build a snow beagle! But as Christmas gets closer, Bobby starts to worry. His parents haven't had time to decorate the house, or get a tree, or bake cookies. Will the Quinn family be able to get ready for Christmas before it's too late With a little help from friends, family, and one special beagle, they just might! Fans of Puppy Place and Magic Puppy will love this sweet holiday story in the Absolutely Lucy series. Fitzgerald, Royce (illustrator).…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A must-have collection of Christmas stories that makes for a perfect gift this holiday season! Nine unabridged Little Golden Book Christmas stories come together in a deluxe volume, brimming with stories about the joys and wonders of the holiday! The following favorites are included: Jingle Bells The Nutcracker The Twelve Days of Christmas The Little Christmas Elf The Christmas Story The Poky Little Puppy's First Christmas Baby's Christmas The Night Before Christmas The Christmas ABC Breathtaking illustrations on glossy paper, and a gleaming gold spine, make this lush volume a gift to cherish.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - \*\*SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE\*\*'It was a beautiful, breezy, yellow-and-green afternoon.'This is the way Abby Whitshank always begins the story of how she and Red fell in love that summer's day in 1959. The whole family on the porch, half-listening as their mother tells the same tale they have heard so many times before.From that porch we spool back through the generations, witnessing the events, secrets and unguarded moments that have come to define the family. From Red's father and mother, newly arrived in Baltimore in the 1920s, to Abby and Red's grandchildren carrying the family legacy boisterously into the twenty-first century - four generations of Whitshanks, their lives unfolding in and around the sprawling, lovingly worn Baltimore house that has always been their home.\*\*ANNE TYLER HAS SOLD OVER 8 MILLION BOOKS WORLDWIDE\*\*'Anne Tyler takes the ordinary, the small, and makes them sing' Rachel Joyce'She knows all the secrets of the human heart' Monica Ali 'A masterly author' Sebastian Faulks'I love Anne Tyler. I've read every single book she's written' Jacqueline Wilson.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A special anniversary collector s edition featuring the novels of all three classic films Star Wars: A New Hope,Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, andStar Wars: Return of the JediForty years after the phenomenon was born,Star Warsremains one of the greatest science fantasy sagas ever told. Read these stories and rediscover the wonder of the epic that begins:A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away. . . .Star Wars Trilogyis a must-read for anyone who wants to relive the excitement, the magic, and the sheer entertainment of this legendary saga now and forever.…