Stanley’s people go out a lot. Stanley is a good dog, but one night, while they’re away, the temptation becomes too great and he sneaks up onto the couch. What a wonderful experience! Soon he’s also blasting the music, dancing around the living room and raiding the fridge. Stanley’s never had so much fun! But after a couple of weeks something is missing, and Stanley realizes that partying alone has lost its thrill.

*Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Biography* *Winner of the 2020 National Book Critics Circle Award* *Winner of the PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography* A “captivating” (The Washington Post) work of history that explores the life of an unconventional woman during the first half of the 19th century in Edo—the city that would become Tokyo—and a portrait of a city on the brink of a momentous encounter with the West. The daughter of a Buddhist priest, Tsuneno was born in a rural Japanese village and was expected to live a traditional life much like her mother’s. But after three divorces—and a temperament much too strong-willed for her family’s approval—she ran away to make a life for herself in one of the largest cities in the world: Edo, a bustling metropolis at its peak. With Tsuneno as our guide, we experience the drama and excitement of Edo just prior to the arrival of American Commodore Perry’s fleet, which transformed Japan. During this pivotal moment in Japanese history, Tsuneno bounces from tenement to tenement, marries a masterless samurai, and eventually enters the service of a famous city magistrate. Tsuneno’s life provides a window into 19th-century Japanese culture—and a rare view of an extraordinary woman who sacrificed her family and her reputation to make a new life for herself, in defiance of social conventions. “A compelling story, traced with meticulous detail and told with exquisite sympathy” (The Wall Street Journal), Stranger in the Shogun’s City is “a vivid, polyphonic portrait of life in 19th-century Japan [that] evokes the Shogun era with panache and insight” (National Review of Books).

Bella the bunny, meets a little girl who invites her to her birthday party picnic. But when it begins to rain and the party will be ruined Bella shows her new friend a special place for all the guests to stay dry and enjoy the festivities. Bella is a little rabbit with big dreams! Glitter accents sparkle on the cover of this engaging book.

Stanley Lambchop is just a normal healthy boy, but since a large notice-board fell on him, he's been only half an inch thick. For Stanley this presents no problems. In fact, it makes life more exciting.

In "The Birthday Party", a musician becomes the victim of a ritual murder. Everyone implacably plays out the role assigned to them by fate. "The Room" becomes the scene of a visitation of fate when a blind Negro suddenly arrives to deliver a mysterious message.

It's Harry the dog's birthday, and Stanley and his friends are planning a surprise for him. Now, if only they had a way to communicate with one another secretly. What they need is a special code! They turn to The Great Big Book of Everything to get a special tip from teh dolphin world.

Dreams come true with Lettice Rabbit! Lettice comes to the rescue at a birthday party in this enchanting picture book - perfect for little girls who love pink! Over a million Lettice books sold. Lettice Rabbit is having a lovely time at a birthday picnic. But then it starts to rain. The party is going to be ruined... unless Lettice knows a truly magical place, where birthday wishes can come true?