New Releases by Berlie Doherty

Coconut comes to school every day. HEE-HAW! Coconut canters across the school meadow. Her hooves go TRIT TROT! Her ears go FLIP FLOP, FLIP FLOP! Her tail goes SWISH as she flicks at the flies. "Coconut''s here!" the children laugh. The children love Coconut, but Mr. Clapper the teacher doesn''t love her—he doesn''t love her one bit. But when Mr. Clapper finds himself in trouble, he just might have to change his mind about Coconut.

Tricky Nelly Nickleby and Billy the Bamboozler are always playing tricks on each other. So when Nelly asks for a pretty feather hat for her birthday, Billy comes up with a crafty plan to give her what she wants - and more. But Nelly has plans of her own to make him look like a silly Billy

This text is an illustrated retelling of the classic fairy tale.

Bella''s den is a special place. It''s only a hollow under some tree roots, but no one can see you. Once we sat watching a fox family playing nearby. I told mother, and the farmer overheard. Things were never the same again.

" Un roman délicat et émouvant sur le difficile apprentissage de la maturité. " Lire. La vie est facile et légère pour Chris et Helen. Ils s''aiment. Quand Helen découvre qu''elle est enceinte, elle n''a que seize ans. L''univers bascule. A qui parler, que faut-il faire? Elle entreprend de se confier à cet être qui prend peu à peu possession de sa vie, de son corps. Cet inconnu qu''elle rejette tout d''abord puis qu''elle apprend à accepter. Ses relations avec Chris, avec ses parents, avec ses amis se transforment, ses certitudes sont ébranlées. Rarement roman traitant d''un sujet aussi essentiel n''a été plus juste, plus fin, et personnages plus attachants. Cher Inconnu a reçu la prestigieuse Carnegie Medal en Grande-Bretagne, et le prix Lecture-Jeunesse en France.

This book contains tales from all round the world - from Australia to the Shetland Isles - full of strange and wonderful happenings. Some are happy stories, others haunting and sad, but all have the power to enchant and enthral.

Doherty weaves together ancient stories from Iceland, Scotland and Ireland for this tale of a selkie. PW''s starred review praised the strong characterizations and especially the "hauntingly melodic tone evoking the rhythm of (Nordic) harbors". Ages 10-up.

Authentic retellings of twelve familiar and well-loved fairy tales, gorgeously illustrated. With a poet''s ear and deep respect for the magic at the heart of our most resonant fairy tales, acclaimed author Berlie Doherty casts a sumptuous spell. Her masterful and authentic retellings of twelve treasured tales are well-matched by Jane Ray''s evocative illustrations. Teeming with rich colors, golden trim patterns, silhouettes, and symbols, these pictures—like the timeless stories they interpret—are to be pored over and cherished. Come back to CINDERELLA, SNOW WHITE, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, THE FROG PRINCE, and eight other beloved tales. Enter a haunting world of magic and enchantment.

When Sally brings home a new cat, her old cat, Paddiwak, hisses and storms off into the night.

One night Harry and his dog follow the mysterious midnight man on his silent-hooved horse through the streets and to the edge of the moors before being returned home by the moon.

A boy finds that he cannot ride his new bicycle during the day, only in his dreams at night, until one day he finally discovers the magic he needs to ride it in real life.

Helen and Curtis are both seniors in high school and deeply in love when Helen discovers she is pregnant. Unhappy and confused, she ends the relationship. She records her thoughts and feelings in letters she writes to the developing fetus. "This powerful story will move you to tears".--Booklist, starred review. A School Library Journal Best Book, 1992; Carnegie Medal, 1992. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

When Sally brings home a new cat, her old cat, Paddiwak, hisses and storms off into the night.