The Blue Umbrella - Illustrated - HbThe umbrella was like a flower, a great Blue flower that had sprung up on the dry Brown hillside.' in exchange for her lucky leopard's claw pendant, Binya acquires a beautiful Blue umbrella that makes her the envy of everyone in her village, especially Ram Bharata, the shop keeper. Ruskin Bond's short and humorous novella, set in the picturesque hills of Garhwal, perfectly captures life in a village, where both heroism and redemption can be found.

Reinterpreting popular dishes from African and Caribbean countries as well as his favourite childhood dishes

he built a thriving pharmaceutical business

their lands were also returned to them”including the nest of the white dragon that has terrorized the area for centuries

sponges who create potent chemical compounds to fight off disease

Flat Stanley and his brother Arthur find sunken treasure in an old shipwreck

The Masterpieces of World Fiction series brings together the best-loved short stories by the great masters of the genre from Chekov and Maupassant

Frannie and Rick thought they had had quite enough of adventures

But Red has more important things to worry about

So we decided to write this newsletter cos people need to the know the REAL s*** that goes down in our village it ain't just fetes and duck races you know - it's proper f***** up

Full of fire and light

From simple sweets to complex confections

Daughter of the Sull