New Release Books by Alan Snow

From bestselling children''s author and illustrator Alan Snow comes the perfect Father Christmas origin story A beautiful, fresh take on a classic tale, once read it will become a family Christmas tradition forever.

Alan Snow is an award-winning children s book illustrator and designer who has worked on more than 160 books. His novel, Here Be Monsters (OUP, 2005), was made into an animated film, The Boxtrolls, which spent several weeks at the top of the UK box office in 2015. Fascinated with how things work , Alan turned his attentions towards the kitchen, acquiring sophisticated equipment such as vacuum machine, centrifuge, freeze dryer and shock chiller, and has developed his own culinary lab . He has since consulted for The Ethicurian restaurant. Alan now runs workshops and courses for professional chefs and cooks. His gastronomic experiments are due to be filmed for a documentary.

A rollicking exploration of all things piratical from the brilliant mind of acclaimed author/illustrator Alan Snow. A jam-packed feast for the eyes. Don''t miss it!

A miracle medicine shortage prompts young Arthur and his Ratbridge friends to set sail aboard the famed rat-pirate vessel Nautical Laundry in search of rare ingredients only to encounter unexpected challenges and an attack at sea.

Have you ever wondered what colour dinosaurs really were, what they had for breakfast or even whether you could beat one in a running race? You have! Then this is the book for you. Crammed full of interesting dino-facts and bursting with detailed illustrations, How Dinosaurs Really Work covers everything you need to know about these roaring beasts. The perfect book for all dino-crazy youngsters.

A wonderfully original and stunningly-illustrated picture book from the creator of the Ioxtrolls. The story of one young crow''s wish to be the fastest bird on earth - with incredibly detailed artwork, and real engineering facts - this is a fantastic introduction to how cars work, perfect for any budding young engineer.

Entertaining antics and skullduggery abound in the book that inspired Laika Studio’s animated film The Boxtrolls, in theaters September 26, 2014! Welcome to Ratbridge. But beware—for there is skulduggery afoot. Young Arthur has fallen foul of the appalling outlaw, Snatcher, and is trapped alone in the town with every way home sealed. Meanwhile Snatcher and his men are working tirelessly in secret on a fiendish and dastardly plan to destroy the entire town. With the help of some friendly boxtrolls and cabbageheads, some quirkly townspeople, and the rats and pirates from the Ratbridge Nautical Laundry, can Arthur thwart Snatcher’s evil plans and find his way home?

Top-secret information gathered at Santa''s base under the North Pole reveals the machinations and hard work behind how Santa makes Christmas happen. Reprint.

This book proves there is nothing new under the sun regarding many of our modern religious beliefs. This includes Christianity, and how many of its beliefs could be far older than what we have suspected. It gives a complete run-down of the stellar, lunar, and solar evolution of our religious systems and contains new, long-awaited, exhaustive research on the gods and our beliefs.

SWASHBUCKLING FANTASY features excerpts from 10 series by bestselling and critically acclaimed authors such as Margaret Petersen Haddix, author of the Shadow Children series, D.J. MacHale, author of the Pendragon series, Scott Westerfeld, author of Uglies and Holly Black, author of Valiant. This online sampler also highlights six debut series from rising stars in fantasy, including Kai Meyer, Jane Johnson and Obert Skye. This fantasy sampler is the perfect way to introduce middle grade through teen readers to alternate worlds, distant pasts and fantastic creatures! Don''t miss out on any of our amazing fantasy titles! Please visit www.SimonSaysKids.com or www.SimonSaysTEEN.com for more information.

The subject is one of major interest in basic microbiology and infectious diseases and the book is a known classic.

Introduces, in labeled illustrations and simple sentences, colors, numbers, shapes, common objects, and word usage.

Labeled illustrations introduce machinery relating to transportation, agriculture, and construction, briefly explaining the work of such machines.

A humorous look at why dogs do what they do.

Arthur and Fish have thwarted Snatcher and taken back control of the Nautical Laundry, but for how long? The ship must reach Black Cabbage Island to find the antidote to the disastrous effects of ''Black Jollop''. Without it, Ratbridge residents will forever be consumed by the cheese lust . . . but first the crew must get past the monster on-shore!

The evil ex-cheese merchant, Archibald Snatcher, is back, and he''s taken over the Nautical Laundry! Now Marjorie the inventor, Willbury Nibble, and the ship''s crew are at the mercy of Snatcher and his men. But what do they want? And can Arthur and Fish organize a mutiny?

Bouncer the dog misbehaves at Bobby''s birthday party.

There is trouble in Ratbridge - both above ground in the town and underground, where the boxtrolls and cabbageheads live. And the awful Snatcher has plans to make the trouble oh so very much worse... Can Arthur and his friends summon up all their cunning and save the day? With nearly two hundred incredible black and white drawings, this is the third part of Alan Snow''s astonishing illustrated journey into the unbelievably weird world of Ratbridge.