This Month - The Children's Laureate - contributed by Lorna

The children's author and illustrator Anthony Browne had the honour of being selected as the new Children's Laureate in June of this year, 2009. This role is awarded to an author or illustrator of Children's literature and acknowledges their contribution in their chosen field. The idea for a Children's Laureate materialised during a conversation between the late Ted Hughes (a previous Poet Laureate) and the children's writer Michael Morpurgo. Nominations are received from various organisations representing critics, librarians, ... Read More

Featured Book - Black Beauty - contributed by Joanne

Black Beauty - the Autobiography of a Horse by Anna Sewell was originally published in 1877 by Jarrolds and was the author's first and only book. It was written between 1871 and 1877 and, due to Anna's ill health, partly written with the help of her mother who transcribed her dictated words or pieces written on small slips of paper.

Greatly influenced by her love of horses due to her heavy use of horse-drawn carriages as a result of a lameness incurred during her teenage years, Anna wanted to bring the cruel treatment of the creatures into the public eye and encourage a more humane treatment of them. She accomplished this by ... Read the full article.

More books about Buses

Other titles about Ireland

Other Boys Adventure stories

Price: £30.00

More Fairy Tale titles

A comprehensive history of the fountain pen and of its primary manufacturers throughout the world. 1995. Published by Parker. The great majority of the 2000 or so vintage and modern pens are reproduced to actual size.
Price: £112

Published by John Murray in 1875. Large format. 15" x 11". Brown cloth, gilt titles. 20 b/w engravings. All edges gilt.

Price: £310

Published by Hodder & Stoughton & Henry Frowde. Brown cloth spine, blue pictorial boards - front shows black silhouettes of Jack and Jill (dog and cat) in front of full white moon. Cream pictorial endpapers. 24 short chapters each with a colour plate.
Price: £380

1st ed. 1895. Annals of An Ancient Turnpike. Illustrated by the author, and from old prints and portraits. Red-brown pictorial cloth.

Price: £100

News in Brief

Among our most recently purchased and catalogued titles are: Transport books about Buses, Railways, Trams and Trolleybuses. A large Percy Westerman collection is also in the process of being catalogued. Others include Chalet School books, Malcolm Saville titles and many more....

Abergavenny Food Festival 19th + 20th of September
Visit this annual event to see many local food producers and suppliers. To see a listing of events and to look at ticket prices - please see their official website.

Comedian Walliams makes it to Roald Dahl shortlist
David Walliams has been shortlisted alongside Allan Ahlberg, Anne Fine and Nick Sharratt. His book 'The Boy in the Dress' is up beside these other great authors all striving for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize.

To see other news in brief, please click here.