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Just as we all are, children are fascinated by stories. From the earliest age, we love to hear about monsters and heroes, romance and death, disaster and rescue, from every place and time. We created Pushkin Children’s Books to share these tales from different languages and cultures with younger readers, and to open the door to the wide, colourful worlds these stories offer. The books in 2015 come from all corners of the world: from the Netherlands and Japan to Brazil and Russia, they have thrilled and delighted millions of children (and their parents) across four continents and more than seven decades.

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OKSA POLLOCK: THE LAST HOPEANNE PLICHOTA & CENDRINE WOLF

A new heroine, an old evil, an unforgettable adventure

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Just as we all are, children are fascinated by stories. From the earliest age, we love to hear about monsters and heroes, romance and death, disaster and rescue, from every place and time. We created Pushkin Children’s Books to share these tales from different languages and cultures with younger readers, and to open the door to the wide, colourful worlds these stories offer. The books in !"#$ come from all corners of the world: from the Netherlands and Japan to Brazil and Russia, they have thrilled and delighted millions of children

(and their parents) across four continents and more than seven decades. We’re particularly excited to be publishing The Secrets of the Wild Wood, the long-awaited sequel to the bestselling The Letter for the King, as well as From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, an American classic back at last in the UK. Along with Dot and Anton, another book by the for - mid able Erich Kästner, and stories about penguins, cats, rabbits and whales, this list re%ects the very best stories from around the world, for our most discerning readers of all: children.

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CONTENTSThe Shoes That Were Danced to Pieces (Germany)

The Red Shoes (Denmark)

Puss in Boots (France)

Cinderella (China)

The Pair of Shoes (France)

Brer Rabbit: Mr. Dog’s New Shoes (America)

Cinderella (Russia)

Perseus and the Winged Sandals (Greece / France)

Hop o’ My Thumb (France)

“You never really know a man until you stand in his shoes and walk around in them” (To Kill a Mockingbird)

Step into the shoes of the world’s favourite princes and princesses, orphans and ogres. The footprints of these stories are visible all around the world—from Germany to Russia, from America to China. The golden slipper enables Cinderella to marry the prince, but the red shoes force a girl to dance for ever; the worn out dancing shoes give away the princesses’ secret, but the Seven League Boots help the children escape from the ogre. Shoe, boot, slipper or sandal—footwear is the foundation of many of the world’s best-loved folktales.

IN THEIR SHOES: FAIRY TALES AND FOLKTALESILLUSTRATED BY LUCIE ARNOUX

The best shoe stories from around the world

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“Now that I have discovered those secrets, will I ever get out of here alive so that I may tell others what I know?” thought Ristridin.

Strange rumours circulate about the Wild Wood: tales of robbers and lost cities, of dangerous knights and mysterious Men in Green .. . and now Sir Ristridin, last seen in that impenetrable forest, has disappeared. Tiuri, now a young Knight with a White Shield, sets out with Piak and Marius to uncover the Wild Wood’s secrets, only to <nd himself caught up in a terrible plan to seize King Unauwen’s throne – a plan destined to end in a <erce battle between Good and Evil, in which no-one can remain impartial. Ever willing to risk all perils to <ght for what is right and true, Tiuri gathers his old friends and sets off to warn King Unauwen – before it is too late.

,(5=0 8)+;, was born in #2>" in Indonesia. When she was twelve, she was imprisoned in a Japanese camp during the war, where she wrote her <rst book using begged and borrowed paper. After the war, she and her family moved to the Nether-lands, where she became an art teacher. In #21! she published her most famous story, The Letter for the King, which won the Children’s Book of the Year Award and has been translated into sixteen languages. Dragt was awarded the State Prize for Youth Literature in #261 and was knighted in !""#.

Translated by: Laura Watkinson

THE SECRETS OF THE WILD WOODTONKE DRAGT, ILLUSTRATED BY THE AUTHOR

The thrilling and long-awaited sequel to The Letter for the King!

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Praise for The Letter for the King

‘A passionate struggle to find justice, truth and chivalry in a world permeated by evil ... captivating’ The Times

‘A pulse-pounding epic ... will keep all high-fantasy addicts riveted from the first page’ Metro

‘A Dutch cracker ... A wonderfully simple, wonderfully gripping story’ Spectator

‘A medieval fantasy of the highest order, action-packed and atmospheric’ Irish Times

‘Gripping from its opening moment onwards, this award-winning book doesn’t miss a beat from its thrilling beginning to its satisfying ending’ Julia Eccleshare

‘Now, finally published in English, we too can read this brilliantly epic tale’ Sunday Express

‘A thrilling, page-turning tale of 16-year-old Tiuri’s adventure ... My 10- and 11-year-old were both gripped’ Telegraph

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DOT AND ANTONERICH KÄSTNER , ILLUSTRATED BY WALTER TRIER

The author of Emil and the Detectives strikes again ...

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‘Gadzooks!’ said Dot .. . ‘The things that boy can do!’

Dot loves play-acting, dressing up her pet dachshund Piefke and making up words like ‘splentastic’. Her best friend is Anton, who lives in a little apartment and looks after his mother. They share a secret – every night, when their parents think they are asleep, they sell matches and shoelaces on the streets of Berlin with Dot’s grumpy governess. But why? The answers involve a villain called ‘Robert the Devil’, a club-wielding maid, a wobbly tooth, a pair of silver shoes and a policeman dancing the tango, as Dot and Anton get into all sorts of scrapes and even solve a crime in this delightful, touching and hilarious adventure story.

‘Walter Trier’s deceptively innocent draw ings are as classic as Kästner’s words; I never tire of them’ Quentin Blake

Also published by Pushkin Children’s:The Parent TrapThe Flying Classroom

Translated by: Anthea Bell

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0)./? =@3,50) began his career as a jour nalist and, later, a freelance theatre critic. In #2!2 he published his <rst book for children, Emil and the Detectives, which has since been translated into 1" languages and sold millions of copies around the world. He then went on to publish Dot and Anton in #2># and The Flying Classroom in #2>>. After the Nazis took power in Germany, Kästner’s books – thinly veiled critiques of society’s fall to fascism – were denounced and burnt. He faced repeated arrest and interrogation by the Gestapo, resulting in his blacklisting and exclusion from the writers’ guild. He won many awards, includ -ing the Hans Christian Andersen Award in #21". One of the best loved and most read children’s authors around the world, Kästner died in Munich in #26&.

A+B,0) ,).0) was introduced to Kästner in Berlin in #2!6. He had begun his career drawing cartoons for the Berliner Illustrated and contributing to the satirical weekly Simplicissimus. During the #2!"s he ridi -culed Hitler and the Nazi Party in a series of cartoons, and continued to do so until #2>>, despite great personal risk and threats made against him. In #2>1 he was forced to %ee to London, where he produced anti-Nazi lea%ets and political propaganda drawings. He died in #2$# in Ontario, Canada.

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FUZZ MCFLOPSEVA FURNARI, ILLUSTRATED BY THE AUTHOR

A brilliant bunny author finds a cure for the blues

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0C+ 'D)5+). was born in Rome in #2&7, but her family moved to Brazil when she was ! years old. She started out as a writer in #27" and has since published more than 1" books for children. She has won num er-ous awards throughout her long career. Fuzz McFlops sold !"",""" copies in Brazil, and is the <rst of Eva’s books to be trans-lated into English.

Translated by: Alison Entrekin

Fuzz McFlops is one of the most famous rabbit-writers in the land, but ever since his classmates teased him about his lop -sided ears at school he’s led a lonely life, writing sad stories such as The Withered Carrot. Now he’s started receiving some scandalous, outrageous and rather eye-catching letters from one of his fans. Who is she? And why does Fuzz’s funny, too-short ear start twitching every time he replies to her shocking notes? As their correspondence continues, Fuzz McFlops begins to wonder where this tale is heading, and whether he might not dis - cover a happy ending for once, after all . . .

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MEET AT THE ARK AT EIGHT!ULRICH HUB, ILLUSTRATED BY JÖRG MÜHLE

A hilarious and sweetly philosophical twist on a classic tale

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Snow and ice and ice and snow all around, and nothing for three penguins to do but <ght with each other and smell slightly of <sh. But are they good penguins or bad penguins? And if they’re a bit bad then what’s the worst that .. . What? Building an ark? The whole world is going to be !ooded? Well! They should probably get on that ark. Meet at the Ark at Eight! is a delight: a funny, odd and strangely moral story of three penguins, a plump, over-worked dove, a beautiful butter%y that may or may not get done in, and a quite apologetic God.

DB)./? ?D4 is a German writer, actor, director and screenwriter. He has written several plays for children as well as for adults. Meet at the Ark at Eight! is his <rst book, and has won prizes in Germany, France, The Netherlands and Italy. Ulrich lives in Berlin.

Translated by: Helena Ragg-Kirkby

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“The flood!” shrieked the dove. “It’s starting! Why are you standing around chattering? Hurry up and get that suitcase on board, for goodness’ sake—I’ve got to shut the doors!”

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FROM THE MIXED-UP FILES OF MRS. BASIL E. FRANKWEILERE.L. KONIGSBURG, ILLUSTRATED BY THE AUTHOR

The million-selling classic novel—finally available again in the UK!

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New York City girl Claudia, a mere month shy of being a twelve-year-old, has resolved to run away from home with her younger brother, Jamie. She knows that she could never pull off the classic spur-of-the-moment departure without a destination (inevitably involving having to eat outside with the insects, and cup-cakes melting in the sun); so she plans everything to perfection, including their destination: the grand, elegant, beautiful, all-encompassing Metropolitan Museum of Art. However, no sooner have Claudia and Jamie settled into their new home, than they are caught up in the mystery of an angel statue bought by the museum for the bargain price of $!!$. Is it in fact an as yet undiscovered work by Michelangelo, worth millions? Claudia is determined to <nd out, and her quest leads her to the

remarkable, secretive Mrs. Frankweiler, who sold the statue to the museum – and to some equally remarkable discoveries about herself.

0. B. =(5.;34D); (#2>"–!"#>) is one of the most celebrated writers of books for children and young adults. She is the only author to have won the Newbery Medal and Newbery Honor in the same year – a feat she achieved in #217, for From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler and Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth, respectively. Not only that, but she won the Newbery Medal again almost thirty years later.

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,(*.=( .5D. was born in Tokyo in #2!&, and joined a publishing house in #2$". She began working as an editor, as well as writing books for children. She was runner-up in #21& for the Hans Christian Andersen prize. The Secret of the Blue Glass is the <rst of her books to be translated into English. She died in !""!.

Translated by: Ginny Tapley Takemori

In a dusty library, in the quietest corner of a house in a Tokyo suburb, live the Little People: Fern and Balbo, Robin and Iris. Just a few inches high, sleeping in cigarette boxes and crafting shoes from old book jackets, they need only one thing from their Humans – a nightly glass of milk, served in a sparkling Blue Glass goblet, by a trusted young member of the Human family. But when the Second World War comes to Japan, bringing a dangerous new kind of patriotism, both Humans and their beloved Little People face a world they could never before have imagined. It will take great love, bravery, and a rather loyal pigeon, to bring their unique families back together once more .. .

THE SECRET OF THE BLUE GLASSTOMIKO INUI

A magical miniature family’s adventures in wartime Japan

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As everyone knows, cats are descended from the prehistoric, beautiful, mighty Catlanteans. They had magical powers, and they lived their wonderful nine lives on the legendary island of Catlantis. Until, one day, cataclysm and catastrophe caused it to sink into the ocean and disappear without a trace. And now, the heroic ginger cat Baguette is sent on a mission: to <nd the magical Catlantean %ower and save the lives of all the cats in the world. But will the beastly black cat Noir succeed in foiling Baguette’s carefully laid plans? Will Baguette return safely from his travels back in time to Catlantis? Will he ever get to marry Purriana, the love of his life?

+55+ 3,+)(4.50,3 is an acclaimed, award-winning Russian novelist, children’s author, scriptwriter and journalist. She is perhaps best known as a writer of dys-topian and metaphysical novels and short stories, and has been called ‘the Russian Queen of Horror’. Catlantis is her second children’s book.

Translated by: Jane Bugaeva

CATLANTISANNA STAROBINETS, ILLUSTRATED BY ANDRZEJ KLIMOWSKI

A thrilling, funny story about a heroic cat on a mission

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“You don’t have to shoot me,” says the young lion. “I will be your rug and I will lie in front of your <replace and I won’t move a muscle and you can sit on me and toast all the marshmallows you want. I love marshmallows.”

But the hunter will not listen to reason, so what is there for a young lion to do? After eating up the hunter, Lafcadio takes the gun home and practises and practises until he becomes the world’s greatest sharpshooter. Now dressed in starched collars and fancy suits, and enjoying all the marshmal-lows he wants, Lafcadio is pampered and admired wherever he goes. But is a famous, successful, and admired lion a happy lion? Or is he a lion at all? Told and drawn with wit and gusto, Shel Silverstein’s modern fable speaks not only to children but to us all!

3?0B 3.BC0)3,0.5 (#2>"–#222) was one of America’s most successful cartoonists and children’s authors, whose books have sold over twenty million copies in thirty lan guages. He was also playwright, poet, performer, recording artist, and Grammy-winning, Oscar-nominated songwriter. Published in #21>, Lafcadio was his <rst book.

LAFCADIO: THE LION WHO SHOT BACKSHEL SILVERSTEIN, ILLUSTRATED BY THE AUTHOR

The hilarious modern fable of a lion who refuses to take it lying down

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OKSA POLLOCKANNE PLICHOTA & CENDRINE WOLF

The paperback series out now: follow Oksa as she battles to save two worlds

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Oksa Pollock is just a normal thirteen-year-old girl, moving with her family from her home in Paris to a new life in London. But bizarre things start happening around Oksa. Suddenly, she <nds she can produce <re from her hands, move objects with her mind, and even %y. As Oksa experiments with her wonderful new powers, an ama z ing truth is revealed .. . Along with her best friend, Gus, her loving, powerful grandmother, her wicked Physics teacher, her mysterious uncles and a whole host of fantastical creatures, Oksa will be thrown into a wilder adventure than she could ever have imagined. And Oksa knows she must triumph over her enemies. A whole world is counting on her .. . Follow Oksa’s amazing and heartbreaking journey through three books – from ordin- ary schoolgirl in London, to the one person who can save two worlds .. .

+550 -B./?(,+ was born in Dijon, France, and after studying Chinese language and culture spent several years living and working in Korea and China.

/058).50 A(B' was born in the Alsace region of France. She studied sports, and went on to work with teenagers in deprived neighbourhoods. Cendrine and Anne have been friends for almost two decades and have always wanted to <nd a project to work on together (including plans to open an English delicatessen in eastern France!) They are glad they <nally found one.

Translated by: Sue Rose

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‘Oksa’s adventures are gripping and delightful’ Julia Eccleshare

‘If you haven’t heard of Oksa Pollock, now is the time to find out about her’Guardian

‘Magical’ Daily Telegraph

‘A publishing fairytale ... A winning mixture of jeopardy, heartbreak and fantasy’ Observer

‘A thrilling magical adventure, with a wonderfully charismatic and inspiring heroine ... enchanting’ Booktrust

‘An adventure that rivals the Harry Potter books’ Bookseller

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40)5+)8( +,9+;+ is an award-winning Basque author of both adult and children’s books. His books have been translated into >! languages.

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-.0))0 ;).-+). was one the most successful children’s writers in !"th-century France. The stories in this collection are among his most famous.

SHOLA AND THE LIONSBERNARDO ATXAGA , ILLUSTRATED BY MIKEL VALVERDE

Winner of the !"#$ Marsh Award for Children’s Literature in Translation

It is clear to Shola that she is not a dog. People may have been telling her otherwise for dog years, but she is con-vinced: she is descended from the Kings of the Savannah .. .

Translated by: Margaret Jull Costa

THE WITCH IN THE BROOM CUPBOARDPIERRE GRIPARI, ILLUSTRATED BY FERNANDO PUIG ROSADO

‘Profoundly truthful and deliciously absurd’ TLS

In these tales, clever young people <nd nifty ways to overcome wicked witches, outwit their parents and save their friends. And there’s a big dash of magic to help them on the way!

Translated by: Sophie Lewis

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+B. 3*.,? is an award-winning novelist and short-story writer. Her most recent novel, How to be both, won the !"#& Costa Novel Award.

THE STORY OF ANTIGONEALI SMITH, ILLUSTRATED BY LAURA PAOLETTI

New paperback edition of our bestselling Save the Story title

Ali Smith’s masterful retelling of Sophocles’ tragedy about a young Theban princess, who decides to bury her dishonoured brother Polynices against King Creon’s express orders – with heart-breaking consequences.

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+58). 35+0) *+;5+3(5 is one of Iceland’s most celebrated writers. The Story of the Blue Planet was awarded the Icelandic Literary Prize.

THE STORY OF THE BLUE PLANETANDRI SNÆR MAGNASON, ILLUSTRATED BY ÁSLAUG JÓNSDÓTTIR

An eco-fable with heart – and humour

Brimir and Hulda live on a beautiful blue planet where life is wild and free. Until a rocket ship crashes on the beach .. . Now in paperback, this beautiful tale of sel<shness and sacri<ce will delight and challenge readers of every age.

Translated by: Julian Meldon D’Arcy

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A lonely whale searching the oceans for a mate sacri<ces himself for love; a mother desperately tries to save her son with her tears; an old she-wolf rescues a little girl abandoned in the grass; a huge, magni<cent tree grows amid the ruins of a burnt-out town, its branches made from the sweetest cake imaginable. These moving, unforgettable stories of unlikely friendships, secret hiding places, extraordinary bravery and miraculous transformations show war through the eyes of a child. Profound, heartbreaking and aglow with a piercing beauty, they express the chaos and terror of con%ict, yet also how love can illuminate even the darkest moment.

+=.:D=. 5(3+=+ lost his mother at birth and was put into care by his father. His adoptive parents died in the American bombing of Kobe. Aged only fourteen, Nosaka was left orphaned and alone in war-ravaged Japan. Nosaka has written nearly #"" books. Grave of the Fire!ies – largely autobio-graphical – was awarded the Naoki Literary prize in #216 and turned into an internation-ally acclaimed animated <lm. Nosaka is a celebrity in Japan today, as a writer, a TV personality, a comedian, a singer and even a politician.

Translated by: Ginny Tapley Takemori

THE WHALE THAT FELL IN LOVE WITH A SUBMARINEAKIYUKI NOSAKA , ILLUSTRATED BY MIKA PROVATA-CARLONE

Striking and eloquent stories that tell of the absurd violence of war

‘When the whale was little his mother had taught him that, if he ever saw a ship, he had to quickly dive into the depths .. . Even if the ship was smaller than him, aboard there was an extremely cruel type of animal called a human.’

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ISBN-13 Title Author Price Binding Format Extent Illustrator267#67!12"">" Vitello Gets a Yucky Girlfriend Kim Fupz Aakeson & Niels Bo Bojesen £1.22 Paperback !>$ x #6# >! Niels Bo Bojesen 267#67!12""!> Vitello Scratches a Car Kim Fupz Aakeson & Niels Bo Bojesen £1.22 Paperback !>$ x #6# >! Niels Bo Bojesen 267#67!12""1# The Story of the Blue Planet Andri Snær Magnason £#!.22 Hardback !"" x #>7 #&" 267#67!12""&6 Vitello Wants a Dad Kim Fupz Aakeson & Niels Bo Bojesen £1.22 Paperback !>$ x #6# >! Niels Bo Bojesen 267#67!12"""2 Oksa Pollock: The Last Hope Anne Plichota & Cendrine Wolf £#!.22 Hardback !>& x #$> $!7 267#67!12""67 A House Without Mirrors Mårten Sandén £#!.22 Hardback !"" x #&7 #2! Moa Schulman 267#67!12""#1 Vitello Becomes a Businessman Kim Fupz Aakeson & Niels Bo Bojesen £1.22 Paperback !>$ x #6# >! Niels Bo Bojesen 267#67!12""7$ The Good Little Devil and Other Tales Pierre Gripari £#&.22 Hardback !"" x #&7 >"" 267#67!12""$& Vitello Carries a Knife Kim Fupz Aakeson & Niels Bo Bojesen £1.22 Paperback !>$ x #6# >! Niels Bo Bojesen 267#67!12""2! The Adventures of Shola Bernardo Atxaga £#&.22 Hardback !"" x #&7 !!" Mikel Valverde 267#67!12"#$> The Story of Don Juan Alessandro Baricco £#&.22 Hardback !$" x #2& 21 Alessandro Maria Nacar267#67!12"#7& The Story of Captain Nemo Dave Eggers £#&.22 Hardback !$" x #2& #"& Fabian Negrin267#67!12"#2# The Story of Gulliver Jonathan Coe £#&.22 Hardback !$" x #2& 21 Sara Oddi267#67!12"#1" The Story of Antigone Ali Smith £#&.22 Hardback !$" x #2& #"& Laura Paoletti267#67!12"#"7 The Letter for the King Tonke Dragt £#1.22 Hardback !"" x #&7 &1" Tonke Dragt 267#67!12"&"$ The Pointless Leopard: What Good Are Kids Anyway? Colas Gutman £6.22 Paperback #7$ x #&" &" Delphine Perret267#67!12">#> Oksa Pollock: The Forest of Lost Souls Anne Plichota & Cendrine Wolf £#!.22 Hardback !>& x #$> &"" 267#67!12">$# Oksa Pollock: The Last Hope Anne Plichota & Cendrine Wolf £6.22 Paperback #27 x #!2 $!7 267#67!12"!>7 The Story of Gilgamesh Yiyun Li £#&.22 Hardback !$" x #2& #"& Marco Lorenzetti267#67!12"!!# The Story of the Betrothed Umberto Eco £#&.22 Hardback !$" x #2& #"& Marco Lorenzetti267#67!12"!$! Pockety: The Tortoise Who Lived As She Pleased Florence Seyvos £6.22 Paperback #7$ x #&" 1& Claude Ponti267#67!12"#66 The Story of The Nose Andrea Camilleri £#&.22 Hardback !$" x #2& #"& Maja Celija267#67!12"!#& The Story of Cyrano de Bergerac Stefano Benni £#&.22 Hardback !$" x #2& #"& Miguel Tanco267#67!12"!12 The Letter for the King Tonke Dragt £6.22 Paperback #27 x #!2 $#! Tonke Dragt 267#67!12">17 The Cat Who Came in Off the Roof Annie M G Schmidt £6.22 Paperback !"" x #&7 #1" 267#67!12"$26 The Pilot and the Little Prince Peter Sís £#!.22 Hardback >"$ x !!2 $" Peter Sís267#67!12"#&1 The Story of Crime and Punishment A. B. Yehoshua £#&.22 Hardback !$" x #2& #"& Sonja Bougaeva267#67!12"!"6 The Story of King Lear Melania G. Mazzucco £#&.22 Hardback !$" x #2& #"& Emanuela Orciari267#67!12">>6 Oksa Pollock: The Forest of Lost Souls Anne Plichota & Cendrine Wolf £6.22 Paperback #27 x #!2 &"" 267#67!12">!" Oksa Pollock: The Heart of Two Worlds Anne Plichota & Cendrine Wolf £#!.22 Hardback !>& x #$> >$!

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267#67!12">"1 The Adventures of Hermes, God of Thieves: #"" Journeys through Greek Mythology Murielle Szac £#1.22 Hardback !"" x #&7 >7" 267#67!12"$$2 The Parent Trap Erich Kästner £6.22 Paperback !"" x #&7 #&& Walter Trier267#67!12"7#7 The Letter for the King: Winter Edition Tonke Dragt £6.22 Paperback #27 x #!2 $#! Tonke Dragt267#67!12"$11 The Flying Classroom Erich Kästner £6.22 Paperback !"" x #&7 #1" Walter Trier267#67!12"11$ The Witch in the Broom Cupboard and Other Tales Pierre Gripari £6.22 Paperback !"" x #&7 #&& Puig Rosado 267#67!12"!61 The Whale That Fell in Love with a Submarine Akiyuki Nosaka £2.22 Paperback #&" x #7$ ##! Mika Provata-Carlone267#67!12"16! Oksa Pollock: The Heart of Two Worlds Anne Plichota & Cendrine Wolf £6.22 Paperback #27 x #!2 >$! 267#67!12"1&# Shola and the Lions Bernardo Atxaga £6.22 Paperback #27 x #!2 $1 Mikel Valverde267#67!12"$6> Dot and Anton Erich Kästner £6.22 Paperback !"" x #&7 #&& Walter Trier267#67!12"6$6 Fuzz McFlops Eva Furnari £1.22 Paperback !"" x #&7 $1 Eva Furnari 267#67!12"1$7 The Story of the Blue Planet Andri Snær Magnason £6.22 Paperback !"" x #>7 #&& Áslaug Jónsdóttir 267#67!12"6#2 From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler E.L. Konigsburg £6.22 Paperback !"" x #&7 #61 E.L. Konigsburg267#67!12">&& The Secret of the Blue Glass Tomiko Inui £6.22 Paperback !"" x #&7 #2! 267#67!12"172 Oksa Pollock: Tainted Bonds Anne Plichota & Cendrine Wolf £#!.22 Hardback !>& x #$> &"" 267#67!12"76" Meet at the Ark at Eight! Ulrich Hub £1.22 Paperback !"" x #&7 1& Jörg Mühle267#67!12"1#" The Secrets of the Wild Wood Tonke Dragt £#1.22 Hardback !"" x #&7 &1" Tonke Dragt267#67!12"776 Catlantis Anna Starobinets £#"."" Hardback !"" x #&7 #!" Andrzej Klimowski267#67!12"72& The Story of Antigone Ali Smith £6.22 Paperback !"" x #&7 #"" Laura Paoletti267#67!12"7!$ Lafcadio: The Lion Who Shot Back Shel Silverstein £#!.22 Hardback !"" x #&7 ##! Shel Silverstein

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