New Releases by Gillian Shields

Illustrations and simple rhyming text tell the story of a family of bunnies anticipating the birth of a new baby.

When the world is full of friends, the fun and laughter never ends. Albert, Tom, Flossie, and Pipkin love to play. And while they have fun inventing games together, their biggest wish is to have friends to share them with. One day, something magical happens. A family of squirrels moves in across the stream! They could be the perfect friends--but how will they cross the stream? With a little help from Father Rabbit, Albert, Tom, Flossie, and Pipkin will discover just how wonderful it is when the world is full of friends. This touching story from the revered team behind When the World Is Ready for Bed and When the World Was Waiting for You will warm the hearts of readers young and old.

You know the fairytale, now read the real story . . . in Cinderella''s Not So Ugly Sisters. Winifred and Prudence are kind and sweet - unlike their step-sister, Cinder-Ella. She is horrible! She''ll do anything to get her own way, and even orders a spell to make her sisters really ugly. But spells don''t last forever, so maybe Win and Pru will get a happy ending after all . . . This funny re-telling of the fairytale classic written by Gillian Shields and illustrated by Berengere Delaporte is a must for all Cinderella fans!

That dog doesn't want to be ignored by his owners - he wants to be a firefighter or a weather presenter or a top chef - because that dog knows that if you believe in yourself you can do anything!

A beautiful gift book to store the most precious of memories.

Ymunwch gyda'r pedwar ffrind hoffus yma wrth iddyn nhw rannu'r teimladau sy'n lliwio bywyd pob plentyn - naill ai'n teimlo'n hapus neu'n digalon, yn ddewr neu'n fach neu'n syml iawn yn teimlo eu bod nhw'n cael eu caru. -- Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru

Ellie is tired of playing with her toys. She wants an elephant. But when, many tantrums later, she finally gets one the elephant decides to teach Ellie a thing or two about manners!

Lucy and her mermaid friends are almost home, the six Magic Crystals safe and ready to be delivered to Queen Neptuna. But Neptuna''s horrible sister Mantora is staging one final obstacle for the Sisters of the Sea. It''s up to Lucy to overcome her shyness and gather all the creatures of the sea to come together and defeat Mantora for good.

The evil mermaid Mantora has stolen six precious Snow Diamonds from Ice Kingdom, and it''s up to the Arctic Mermaids to find them! In Katie and the Snow Babies, the mermaids discover that a baby polar bear and walrus have gone missing, and Katie and her friends vow to find them. Along the way, the mermaids gets some help from the chief walrus in figuring out Mantora''s clue to where the next Snow Diamond is hidden.

The Mermaid S.O.S. team continues its mission to retrieve six magic crystals that will protect Coral Kingdom for another year. But the evil mermaid Mantora is up to her old tricks again, and will do anything to stop them. In these two new adventures, Sophie rescues a dolphin from a very tangled situation, and Holly convinces her friends to investigate a mysterious shipwreck. This adorable series is perfect for every young mermaid fan ready to transition into early chapter books.

The Mermaid S.O.S. team continues its mission to retrieve six magic crystals that will protect Coral Kingdom for another year. But the evil mermaid Mantora is up to her old tricks again, and will do anything to stop them. In these two new adventures, Sophie rescues a dolphin from a very tangled situation, and Holly convinces her friends to investigate a mysterious shipwreck. This adorable series is perfect for every young mermaid fan ready to transition into early chapter books.

The evil mermaid Mantora has stolen six precious Snow Diamonds from Ice Kingdom, and it''s up to the Arctic Mermaids to find them! In Amber''s First Task Amber leads her friends to the first Snow Diamond and a clue to where the next Diamond is hidden, and along the way manage to help a young Inuit girl save a beluga whale.

In Destiny, the fourth and final book in Gillian Shields’s romantic, gothic Immortal series, Helen, Evie, and Sarah, the Sisters of the Mystic Way, must use their powers to battle for their souls. Malevolent forces haunt Wyldcliffe Abbey School for Young Ladies, the girls’ elite boarding school on the English moors. Dr. Franzen, an evil man from Helen’s past, has taken over as headmaster. And while Helen longs to believe her mother, the priestess of a coven of dark witches, has reformed, she fears her mother cannot be trusted. At least Helen can cling to the prediction that a love "beyond the confines of this world" is waiting for her. Could this be Lynton, the mysterious music student who visits Wyldcliffe for his lessons?

For a limited time, this special edition of Immortal includes a teaser to the final book in the series, Destiny, as well as never-before-seen extras from author Gillian Shields, including a playlist and early notes from the beginning of the series. Welcome to Wyldcliffe, the place that haunts my present, my past, and my future. Wyldcliffe Abbey School for Young Ladies is elite, expensive, and unwelcoming. When Evie Johnson is torn from her home near the sea to become the newest scholarship student, strict teachers, snobbish students, and the oppressive atmosphere of Wyldcliffe leave her drowning in loneliness. Evie''s only lifeline is Sebastian, a mysterious and attractive young man she meets by chance. As Evie''s feelings for Sebastian blaze with each secret meeting, she begins to fear that he is hiding something about his past. And she is haunted by glimpses of a strange, ghostly girl—a girl who is so eerily like Evie she could be a sister. Evie is slowly drawn into a tangled web of past and present that she cannot control. As the extraordinary, elemental forces of Wyldcliffe rise up like the mighty sea, Evie is faced with an astounding truth about Sebastian, and her own incredible fate.

Will Scarlett''s bossiness ruin the mermaids'' mission? Find out in this next Mermaid S.O.S. adventure!

I am not like Evie. I don’t belong in some great romance. I’m just the best friend in the background. Always there, always reliable, down-to-earth. Good old Sarah. That’s how it’s always been. Until now. At Wyldcliffe Abbey School for Young Ladies, Sarah is the faithful friend to Evie and Helen, her sisters in the Mystic Way. But this term Sarah finds that their friendship is tested. Evie is turning her back on the Mystic Way after laying her beloved Sebastian’s soul to rest; Helen is distracted by her tormented relationship with her mother. Sarah struggles to keep the sisterhood together as the threat of attack looms from the dark coven and the Unconquered lords. All that keeps Sarah going is her connection with her earth powers and a promise she cannot break. When she must step out of the shadows and fight the eternal darkness, will her sisters join her, or will help come from unexpected sources, like her Romany ancestors and a love she’d only just dared hope for? In this companion to the dazzling Immortal and heart-stopping Betrayal, the suspense and magic are as strong as stone and as deep as the earth.

There are the small betrayals: the unkind word, the petty lies. And there are the betrayals that break hearts, destroy worlds, and turn the strong sweet light of day into bitter dust. When Evie Johnson started at Wyldcliffe Abbey School for Young Ladies, her life changed in ways she couldn''t possibly have envisioned: the discovery of her link with Lady Agnes, her special bond with Helen and Sarah, and their sisterhood in the astonishing secrets of the Mystic Way. Above all, Evie''s love for Sebastian has turned her world upside down. Now Evie returns to Wyldcliffe for another term and more danger. Surrounded by enemies, she lives every day in fear that Sebastian will fall into the darkness of servitude to the Unconquered Lords. The Wyldcliffe coven is plotting to destroy Evie and use Sebastian to secure their own immortality. Evie and her sisters must master the power of the Talisman before it is too late. But could it be Sebastian himself who will ultimately betray Evie? In this companion to Gillian Shields''s dazzling Immortal, magic and sweeping romance cross the bounds of time to deliver heart-stopping emotion and suspense.

First published in Great Britain in 2011 by Gullane Children's Books: London.

Lily; bahar, yaz, güz, kış; sabah, öğlen, akşam demeden okuyor. Onu sadece kitapların içindeki maceralar ilgilendiriyor. Ta ki bir gün okumayı hiç ama hiç sevmeyen; ancak gerçek maceralara bayılan Milly ile tanışana kadar! Bir kitapkurdu ve bir maceraperest ayrı dünyaların insanları olabilirler. Peki, birbirlerinin en yakın arkadaşı da olabilirler mi?

A magical underwater adventure featuring six young mermaids as they make their journey back to Coral Kingdom battling the wicked-natured Mantora, but helping all the sea life on their way.

Everyone has a dog, except me. So I say to my mum, "I need a dog." But my mum says, "Why do you need a dog when you have such a nice goldfish?" The little boy in this book is desperate to have a dog as a pet. After all, what's the use in having a goldfish when they don't catch sticks, they don't wag their tail and they don't go for walks? Can a goldfish EVER be the perfect pet?

This little girl just can't imagine what her life would be like if her mum wasn't there to do all those wonderful things that mums do. Like surprise her with special cakes, wake her up with a big smile, and take her on great days out. . . It would certainly be different. . . Find out how in this glorious celebration of mums!

This is the diary of Jennifer James. It contains: One Heroine: Jennifer James, burdened by brains, struggling to release her Inner Babe One High School: London Road Comprehensive, a no-hope English school in a no-hope English town One Prize: A scholarship to the elite St. Willibald''s College [Jennifer''s idea of Paradise] offered to the winner of a tacky reality TV show, Down The Bog and . . . A Thousand Complications: Like Jocasta, the crazy feminist mother; Tallulah, the blond rival from hell; Marcus, the guy with green eyes; and above all, the actual real reality that Jennifer''s chances of winning are less than Mega-Zero. . . .

A rabbit family prepares for bed by cleaning up toys, folding clothes, talking about the events of the day, and reading a book.

Wyldcliffe Abbey School for Young Ladies, housed in a Gothic mansion on the bleak northern moors, is elite, expensive, and unwelcoming. When Evie Johnson is torn away from her home by the sea to become the newest scholarship student, she is more isolated than she could have dreamed. Strict teachers, snobbish students, and the oppressive atmosphere of Wyldcliffe leave Evie drowning in loneliness. Evie''s only lifeline is Sebastian, a rebellious, mocking, dangerously attractive young man she meets by chance. As Evie''s feelings for Sebastian grow with each secret meeting, she starts to fear that he is hiding something about his past. And she is haunted by glimpses of a strange, ghostly girl—a girl who is so eerily like Evie, she could be a sister. Evie is slowly drawn into a tangled web of past and present that she cannot control. And as the extraordinary, elemental forces of Wyldcliffe rise up like the mighty sea, Evie is faced with an astounding truth about Sebastian, and her own incredible fate. Gillian Shields''s electrifying tale will dazzle readers with suspense, mysticism, and romance.

Rhyming text and soft, colorful illustrations will take you on a city love adventure! When Esme finds herself lost in the park, she is in completely new territory. Not used to the frightful and dark night, Esme has never been outside the posh home of her owner’s penthouse. Sam, a city dog whose home is the streets, comes to her rescue. They walk around the city all night long until a love starts to grow. When Sam brings Esme back to her owner, they think they will be separated forever. But will their love survive?

Poor little Henry! All the other baby penguins are having fun sliding on the ice and tumbling in the snow, but Henry doesn''t like the cold and dreams of sandy shores and warm seas. Children will love this warm and witty story with its adorably entertaining central character.