Father Christmas's Fake Beard


Book Description

A collection of wonderful Christmas stories from the fantastically funny Terry Pratchett. With incredible illustrations from Mark Beech, it's the perfect stocking filler! Have you ever wanted Christmas to be different? Turkey and carols, presents and crackers - they all start to feel a bit . . . samey. How about a huge exploding mince pie, a pet abominable snowman, or a very helpful partridge in a pear tree? What if Father Christmas went to work at a zoo, or caused chaos in a toy store or, was even, arrested for burglary!? Dive into the fantastically funny world of Terry Pratchett, for a festive treat like no other. These ten stories will have you laughing, gasping and crying (with laughter) - you'll never see Christmas in the same way again. 'Funny, action-packed . . . a rip-roaring read' The Sun




The Abominable Snow Baby


Book Description

This is the Black and White Edition."The Abominable Snow Baby" is an adorable children's story that takes place in a Fairy Tale Village and teaches the importance of acceptance, friendship, and love for everyone; especially those that may be different. The story begins as the baby's father, the Abominable Snow Monster, approaches the village and everyone runs in fear. Next, we meet the Abominable Snow Baby, a cute but lonely little guy that just wants to have a friend. Find out who stands up for him, and brings the joy and happiness of friendship into his life, as well as the life of others. This heartwarming story is sure to please both young and old




The Abominable Snowman


Book Description

Captain the Honourable Sir Herbert Stephen Ernest Boring-Tristram-Boring (known to his friends as Bill) is very rich but very bored. When famous explorer Alfred Tence* shows up at his front door, life gets considerably more exciting. Before long, he’s speeding off in a taxi to the mountains of Chilistan in search of the hairiest, most mysterious monster ever known – an ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN! A fantastically funny short story from the collection Dragons at Crumbling Castle. [*Yes, that Alfred Tence – the same man who punted from Brighton to Bombay in the bath. It’s true.]




The Abominable Snowman of Pasadena (Classic Goosebumps #27)


Book Description

Goosebumps now on Disney+! Jordan Blake and his sister, Nicole, are sick of the hot weather in Pasadena, California. Just once they'd like to have a real winter with real snow. And then it happens. The Blakes are taking a trip to Alaska! Mr. Blake has been asked to photograph a mysterious snow creature there. Poor Jordan and Nicole. They just wanted to see snow. But now they're being chased by a monstrous creature. A big furry-faced creature known as the Abominable Snowman!




The Abominable Snow Teacher


Book Description

Miss Irma Birmbaum felt funny. She looked at her hands. They had fur. So did her face. She had grown incredibly hairy. Miss Irma Birmbaum was now an Abominable Snow Teacher! The toughest teacher in town is back for another hilarious adventure School is canceled for a snow day! The children are having so much fun that no one thinks about schoolwork. No one but Miss Irma Birmbaum, that is. Who else would ski through a blizzard to bring the children their textbooks? But on the way a mysterious electric shock transforms Miss Birmbaum into . . . an Abominable Snow Teacher! Can the students show this huge, hairy teacher how to have fun before it's too late? The fierce but lovable Miss Birmbaum returns in this laugh-out-loud companion to Attack of the 50-Foot Teacher and The Incredible Shrinking Teacher.




The Snow Globe Family


Book Description

Oh, when will it snow again? wonders the little family who lives in the snow globe. They long for a swirling snowstorm—if only someone in the big family would pick up the snow globe and give it a great big shake. Baby would love to. She alone notices the little family. She gazes longingly at their snowy little world, but the snow globe is up way too high for her to reach. Then, when a real snowstorm sends the big children outside sledding in the moonlight, Baby finds herself alone in the parlor. . . . Will the snow globe family at last get a chance to go sledding too? As readers follow the parallel adventures of both families, big and little, they will take special pleasure in the miniature world of the snow globe, where the skating pond is the size of a shiny quarter and a snowman is no bigger than a sugar cube.




The Abominable Snow Baby


Book Description

"The Big Book" is a full color version of the ASB Book with large 8.5 X 11 sized pages."The Abominable Snow Baby" is an adorable children's story that takes place in a wintery Fairy Tale Village and teaches the importance of friendship, acceptance, and love for everyone; especially those that may be different. It's fun and entertaining!The story begins as the baby's father, the Abominable Snow Monster, approaches the village and everyone runs in fear. Next, we meet the Abominable Snow Baby, a cute but lonely little guy that everyone is afraid of, too. The poor little guy just wants to have a friend to play with, ... even just one friend. Find out who stands up for him, and brings the joy and happiness of friendship into his life, as well as the life of others. This heartwarming story is sure to please both young and old.




The Boy who Bit Picasso


Book Description

First published: London: Thames & Hudson, 2010.




The Abominable Snow Baby


Book Description

This is the color version."The Abominable Snow Baby" is an adorable children's story that takes place in a wintery Fairy Tale Village and teaches the importance of friendship, acceptance, and love for everyone; especially those that may be different. It's fun and entertaining!The story begins as the baby's father, the Abominable Snow Monster, approaches the village and everyone runs in fear. Next, we meet the Abominable Snow Baby, a cute but lonely little guy hat everyone is afraid of, too. The poor little guy just wants to have a friend to play with, ... even just one friend. Find out who stands up for him, and brings the joy and happiness of friendship into his life, as well as the life of others. This heartwarming story is sure to please both young and old.




The Abominables


Book Description

Renowned literary great Eva Ibbotson delivers a final novel in her classic, much-loved style. A previously unpublished work from this favorite author, The Abominables follows a family of yetis who are forced, by tourism, to leave their home in the Himalayas and make their way across Europe to a possible new home. Siblings Con and Ellen shepherd the yetis along their eventful journey, with the help of Perry, a good-natured truck driver. Through a mountain rescue in the Alps and a bullfight in Spain, the yetis at last find their way to an ancestral estate in England—only to come upon a club of voracious hunters who have set their sights on the most exotic prey of all: the Abominable Snowmen.