Coraline – Film Tie-In Edition

Neil Gaiman is British and lives in the USA. He is the author of many highly acclaimed novels for adults and children and he has a cult following for his work in the graphic novel arena. Neil also writes screenplays and two of his own works are now films, Stardust and Coraline. M is For Magic, published by Bloomsbury in March 2008, is a collection of wonderful stories, which range between fantasy, humour, science fiction and a sprinkling of horror. The Dangerous Alphabet, published by Bloomsbury in May 2008, is a riotous piratical ghost story told in thirteen devilishly disturbing couplets. The Graveyard Book, published by Bloomsbury in October 2008, is an original novel deftly constructed over eight chapters, featuring every second year of Bod’s life, from babyhood to adolescence. Will Bod survive to be a man? Available in a children's edition illustrated by Chris Riddell, an adult edition illustrated by Dave McKean and a limited edition, signed, slipcased edition signed by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean. Mirrormask, published by Bloomsbury in November 2008, is a full colour graphic novella featuring art from the movie interspersed with all new illustrations

Tie-in edition of the animated feature directed by Henry Selick, director of Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, with a cast including Teri Hatcher, Ian McShane, Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders and Dakota Fanning
When a young girl ventures through a hidden door, she finds another life with shocking similarities to her own.
Coraline has moved to a new house with her parents and she is fascinated by the fact that their ‘house’ is in fact only half a house! Divided into flats years before, there is a brick wall behind a door where once there was a corridor. One day it is a corridor again and the intrepid Coraline wanders down it. And so a nightmare-ish mystery begins that takes Coraline into the arms of counterfeit parents and a life that isn’t quite right.
Can Coraline get out? Can she find her real parents? Will life ever be the same again?
ISBN: 9780747597308
Published by: Penguin Book India

The Tales of Beedle the Bard

And as for this book,'' said Hermione, The Tales of Beedle the Bard... I’ve never even heard of them!''
''You’ve never heard of The Tales of Beedle the Bard?'' said Ron incredulously. ''You''re kidding, right?''
(Taken from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows)
Bloomsbury, in association with the Children''s High Level Group, is delighted to announce The Tales of Beedle the Bard, the first new book from J. K. Rowling since the publication of the final book in the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The Tales of Beedle the Bard, played a crucial role in assisting Harry, aided by his friends Ron and Hermione, to finally defeat Lord Voldemort. Fans will be thrilled to have this opportunity to read the tales in full.
The Tales of Beedle the Bard is without doubt an exciting addition to the canon of Harry Potter. They also reveal the wonderful versatility of the author, as she tackles with relish the structure and varying tones of a classic fairy tale. There are five tales included in the book: ''The Tale of the Three Brothers'', which is recounted in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows; plus four more — ''The Fountain of Fair Fortune'', ''The Warlock''s Hairy Heart'', ''The Wizard and the Hopping Pot'', and ''Babbitty Rabbitty and her Cackling Stump''. Each tale has its own magical character and will variously bring delight, laughter and the thrill of mortal peril.
The Tales of Beedle the Bard, translated from the original runes by Hermione Granger, is introduced and illustrated by J. K. Rowling. Also included are notes on the stories by Professor Albus Dumbledore, which appear by generous permission of the Hogwarts Headmasters'' Archive.
Author: J.K Rowling
ISBN: 9780747599876
Published by: Penguin Book India

Storytellers 2

Storytellers is more than just a set of story books. Each set of five books is accompanied by an interactive and animated CD. This unique combination of interesting and colourful stories uses Same Language Subtitling (SLS), a new and award-winning concept that helps a child relate phonetic sounds with visual sub-titles to accelerate the development of reading skills. The following stories will be included in Storytellers 1:

1. Santa’s Christmas
2. The Whispering Palms
3. Rosa Goes to the city
4. The Four Friends
5. The Boo in the Shoe

BookBox produces delightful stories from around the world in over twenty-four languages. It engages authors worldwide to create and adapt stories based on unique cultures and traditions.
ISBN: 9788125035077
Published by: Orient Blackswan Private Limited

The Book of a Thousand Days

Shannon Hale's mother says she was a storyteller from birth, jabbering endlessly in nonsensical baby-talk. Once she could speak, she made up stories and bribed younger siblings to perform them in mini-plays until, thankfully, an elementary school teacher introduced her to the wonder of written fiction.

At the age of 10, she began to write books, mostly fantasy stories where she was the heroine. She continued to write secretly for years while pursuing acting in television, stage, and improvised comedy. After detours studying in Mexico, the UK, and a year and a half as an unpaid missionary in Paraguay, Shannon earned a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Utah. She was finally forced out of the writers' closet when she received her Masters in Creative Writing from the University of Montana.
Currently Shannon and her husband live in Salt Lake City, Utah .

A masterful, suspenseful story, revealed through the diary of a princess’s maid, as she and her princess face the wrath of an evil prince – and we are introduced to the most wonderfully modern heroine

When a beautiful princess refuses to marry the prince her father has chosen, her father is furious and locks her in a tower. She has seven long years of solitude to think about her insolence. But the princess is not entirely alone – she has her maid, Dashti. Petulant and spoilt, the princess eats the food in their meagre store as if she were still at court, and Dashti soon realises they must either escape or slowly starve. But during their captivity, resourceful Dashti discovers that there is something far more sinister behind her princess''s fears of marrying the prince, and when they do break free from the tower, they find a land laid to waste and the kingdom destroyed. They were safe in the tower, now they are at the mercy of the evil prince with a terrible secret.

Thrilling, captivating, and a masterful example of storytelling at its best. The princess’s maid is a feisty and thoroughly modern heroine, in this wonderfully timeless story.
ISBN: 9780747597810
Published by: Penguin Books India

The Egyptian Chronicles

Gill Harvey grew up in Warwickshire until the age of seven, when her family moved to a derelict railway station in mid-Wales. By the age of eighteen her only aim in life was to escape the Welsh hills, so off she went to explore. After an enlightening gap year, she ducked out of a law degree and studied French and Philosophy at University College, Oxford. Then she tried mental health work, environmental work, life in a VW van in the Outer Hebrides, busking, turning pigsties into craft workshops and working on an antiques stall... all fun, but none of them quite right.

Step back in time with Egyptian Chronicles, and get ready to solve countless mysteries, uncover age-old secrets and enjoy one thrilling adventure after another

The Spitting Cobra is the first in a new series of four books set in ancient Egypt. The Horned Viper, the second Egyptian Chronicle, will be published in October 2009 and two further instalments will be released in 2010.

Each book is a fantastically atmospheric evocation of Egyptian life encased in an exciting adventure story. The boy and girl characters, Hopi and Isis, feature in each book and readers will be intrigued to follow their struggles for existence and adventure in Egypt circa 1150 BC.

Set in the legendary Valley of the Kings, The Spitting Cobra opens the series with a gripping adventure of royal proportions, as Isis and Hopi try to solve the mystery of who is stealing sacred treasures from the heavily guarded Pharaoh’s tombs.
ISBN: 978074759563
Published by: Penguin Book India

The Magic Thief

Parismita Singh’s work has appeared in various publications including Time Out, the Sarai Reader and Katha Prize Stories 13. She was shortlisted for The Little Magazine New Writing award, 2006. She also works in the field of education.

Never mix fire with magic!
Conn may only be a wizard''s apprentice, but even he knows it''s dangerous to play with fire . . . especially around magic. His master, Nevery, warns him that it could all blow up in his face. Besides, they have bigger problems to deal with. There is evil afoot in the city of Wellmet, an evil that isn''t human.

But Conn is drawn to the murmurs he hears every time he sets off an explosion - something is trying to talk to him, to warn him. When none of the wizards listen, Conn takes matters into his own hands. His quest to protect everything he loves brings him face-to-face with a powerful sorcerer-king and a treachery beyond even his vivid imagination.

Sarah Prineas works her own spells as she transports us to an extraordinary world where cities are run on living magic and even a thief can become a wizard''s apprentice.

Published by: Penguin Book India

Gandhi Speaks: The Mahatma’s Words for Children

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
was a thinker, politician and leader. He shaped India`s national movement and led India to independence in 1947.

What did Gandhiji think about his own family and school life? What were his thoughts on the role of the youth in a nation’s life? What was his philosophy of Satyagraha, non-violence and truth? Can we emulate his actions and thoughts in the modern world? Children will find Gandhi Speaks inspiring, thought-provoking and pertinent. It is the perfect introduction to the thoughts and dreams that went into creating self-reliant, independent India.

Published by: Penguin Book India

The Sword Of Tipusultan

Bhagwan S. Gidwani was born in 1923 in Karachi (Sindhi), and remained there until Partition merged his province with Pakistan. Gidwani specialised in technical, economic, and legal fields of civil aviation. He was counsel for India at the International Court of Justice (World court) at The Hague; and negotiated India's air transport agreements with foreign governments.

This historical novel tells the story of Tipu Sultan the man, the lover, the soldier, the prince, and the king. It speaks of those who loved and betrayed him; of charming ladies and brilliant men around him; of his greatness and of the crafty stupidity of his contemporaries; of the wit and folly of his times; and of the struggle of men and ideas when faced with the march of history.
ISBN: 9788129114754
Author: Bhagwan S. Gidwani
Published by: Rupa & Co