This is a fun and inventive tale that children will enjoy reading as well get introduced to some important life lessons. The tale is about two kids, Zach and Zoe who lived in a tiny village with their parents. The village was surrounded by huge mountains that was inhabited by giants. The villagers never ventured up the mountain for fear that they would be captured by the giants. One day Zach and Zoe went strawberry picking so that their mom could make a pie for dinner. Before heading out the kids were warned not to go beyond the weeping willow trees that led to the mountain path. While gathering berries Zach & Zoe disobeyed the warning and went way beyond the weeping willows. The kids had a scary encounter with a mountain giant but with some quick wit and teamwork, they were saved by a giant burping pumpkin.

Fans of Rosamunde Pilcher, Maeve Binchy and Fiona Valpy will love this beautifully captivating romantic saga from multi-million copy seller and Sunday Times bestselling author Susan Sallis. WHAT READERS ARE SAYING! 'I could not get over how beautifully written this book is' -- ***** Reader review 'Highly recommend this book' -- ***** Reader review 'A page-turner' -- ***** Reader review 'Could not put it down! -- ***** Reader review 'Don't miss this one' -- ***** Reader review ******************************************************************************************************* YOUR DESTINY CAN BE SHAPED BY THE MOST UNLIKELY OF THINGS... For Alice Pettiford, living near Gloucester in the late 1940s, leaving school for a job as a railway secretary makes perfect sense: most of her family have worked for the railway over the years. What Alice does not expect is that she would fall in love with Joe Adair, a colleague, almost as soon as she meets him. But Joe has to go overseas on National Service, and in the meanwhile her friend Hester's brother, the enigmatic Valentine, finds that his fondness for Alice is deepening into something much stronger. When he and Alice discover an old railway coach, long abandoned, hidden in a clearing in the Forest of Dean, Alice realises that it has been a very special, magical place. What she doesn't know is that the coach has played a secret part in the history of Joe's family, and that Joe's mother named it 'the pumpkin coach'. Now her own destiny will also be shaped by this enchanted refuge.

When a video of ten-year-old Louie Burger is aired on famous comedian Lou Lafferman's TV show, Louie is sure that his days of being a class B.U.R.P. (Boy Used to Ridicule and Put-downs) are gone and that his popularity will skyrocket. But his fifteen minutes of fame are over before he even realizes it, and he's suddenly back to being regular Louie. He tries to come up with ways to bump up his popularity, such as having the best Halloween costume. But Louie soon learns that in the end, friendship is more important than popularity anyway. This sequel to The Barftastic Life of Louie Burger, with its fun boy humor and copious line art (fifty illustrations!), is sure to satisfy.

This is a fun and inventive tale that children will enjoy reading as well get introduced to some important life lessons. The tale is about two kids, Zach and Zoe who lived in a tiny village with their parents. The village was surrounded by huge mountains that was inhabited by giants. The villagers never ventured up the mountain for fear that they would be captured by the giants. One day Zach and Zoe went strawberry picking so that their mom could make a pie for dinner. Before heading out the kids were warned not to go beyond the weeping willow trees that led to the mountain path. While gathering berries Zach & Zoe disobeyed the warning and went way beyond the weeping willows. The kids had a scary encounter with a mountain giant but with some quick wit and teamwork, they were saved by a giant burping pumpkin.

When his beloved jack-o'-lantern starts to decompose, Tim puts it outside and watches it transform from pumpkin—to seed—to pumpkin again. The first pumpkin Tim ever carved was fierce and funny, and he named it Jack. When Halloween was over and the pumpkin was beginning to rot, Tim set it out in the garden and throughout the weeks he watched it change. By spring, a plant began to grow! Will Hubbell's gentle story and beautifully detailed illustrations give an intimate look at the cycle of life.

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Bill and Sally Smith are heading back to Sally's childhood town of Centerville, Indiana for a very special Christmas celebration with Sally's family as this isn't any ordinary Christmas, but the first Christmas since Sally gave birth to triplets: William, Candace and Carol Anne so that her parents can meet them for the first time, but when a snowstorm hits as they are heading cross country, either plans are put in jeopardy until a last second Christmas miracle saves them from the depths of despai