The Tales of Beedle the Bard, Standard Edition

By : J.K.Rowling

The Tales of Beedle the Bard, Standard Edition

In December 2007, J.K. Rowling unveiled The Tales of Beedle the Bard, a very special book of five fairy tales illustrated by the bard herself, embellished with silver ornaments and mounted moonstones. Amazon was fortunate to come into possession of one of the original copies, and it was our privilege to share images and reviews of this incredible artifact. Now J.K. Rowling is giving millions of Harry Potter fans worldwide cause for celebration with a new edition of The Tales of Beedle the Bard, available December 4, 2008.

Offering the trademark wit and imagination familiar to Rowling's legions of readers--as well as Aesop's wisdom and the occasional darkness of the Brothers Grimm--each of these five tales reveals a lesson befitting children and parents alike: the strength gained with a trusted friendship, the redemptive power of love, and the true magic that exists in the hearts of all of us. Rowling's new introduction also comments on the personal lessons she has taken from the Tales, noting that the characters in Beedle's collection "take their fates into their own hands, rather than taking a prolonged nap or waiting for someone to return a lost shoe," and "that magic causes as much trouble as it cures."

The Tales of Beedle the Bard, Standard Edition

But the true jewel of this new edition is the enlightening and comprehensive commentary (including extensive footnotes!) by Professor Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore, who brings his unique wizard's-eye perspective to the collection. Discovered "among the many papers which Dumbledore left in his will to the Hogwarts Archives," the venerable wizard's ruminations on the Tales allow today's readers to place them in the context of 16th century Muggle society, even allowing that "Beedle was somewhat out of step with his times in preaching a message of brotherly love for Muggles" during the era of witch hunts that would eventually drive the wizarding community into self-imposed exile. In fact, versions of the same stories told in wizarding households would shock many for their uncharitable treatment of their Muggle characters...The Tales of Beedle the Bard, Standard Edition

Books – The London Eye Mystery

By : Siobhan Dowd
Publisher : Corgi Yearling Books .
Page : 336 pages
ISBN : 978-0440868026


When Salim visits his cousin
s,Ted and Kat ,in London Eye. Ted and Kat watch Salim get in a pod and keep their eyes on his cabin the whole time it’s up in the air .
However, when it comes down ,Salim does not get off. Could he really have disappeared in mid-air ?The siblings, who don’t usually get along terrible well ,make the effort to work together to solve the mystery of Salim’s disappearance .

The London Eye Mystery
Ted has Asperger’s syndrome,which means he tends to have unique perspectives on things. He has several unusual ideas about what happened to Salim ,but it’s not easy getting any of the adults to take him seriously .Although Ted’s mannerisms and habits often irrite and embarrass Kat,she is the only one who is milling to listen to him and help put his theories to the test .
Salim’s disappearance is truly mind-boggling and readers will be eagerly turning pages to find out what actually happened ,and if Ted and Kat will be successful in solving the the mystery of their vanishing cousin .

The London Eye Mystery

Books – The Great Paper Caper

Written : Oliver Jeffers
Publisher : HarperCollins Children’s BOOKS
Page : 40 pages
ISBN : 978-0007182299

The Great Paper Caper

The trees in a forest are losing branches. Who could be cutting them off ? Next,trunks disappear . This, of course ,mean that animals are losing their homes ! Who could be responsible for this heartless activity ?

Meanwhile , a red-capped bear is pictured sneaking about with an axe and a saw , a pile of paper , and some badly folded paper aeroplanes . The bear is eventually apprehended and made to pay for his crime by planting new trees to replace the ones he cut down . The forest-dwellers then help him reuse the paper from his failed planes to make a real whopper of an aircraft .
Oliver Jeffers’ latest picture book features his usual fresh paleete ,this time dominated by green and browns.Fans of Lost and Found will recognize his slope-shouldered animals with their uniquely Jeffers expressions ( who knew that poker faces could be so expressive ! ) .

The Great Paper Caper

Books - Hattie Hippo

Hattie Hippo is the subject of the four super-short stories in this book.Hatties has blonde curls,always tied with a floppy pink below .

Hattie Hippo

She loves pretty clothes and adores dancing ,and playing hide-and seek .
The problem with Hattie is she’s quite the dreamy thing and is often lost in her own world ,so things never end up quite the way she planned .

Author : Christine Loomis
Illustrator : Robert Neubecker
Page : 32 pages
Publisher : Scholastic Press

Books - Jibberwillies at Night

Katie doesn’t usually have problems falling asleep .At bedtime she curls up with a book and her dog,Vanilla ,and she soon drops off .
Jibberwillies At Night
But sometimes ,the Jibberwillies brother her .The’re loud and fly through the air – they are scary and they stop Katie from falling peacefull asleep .
Katie calls for her mother ,but even with Mum there,Katie has to hide under the bed,to get away from the Jibberwillies .
But Mum knows just just how to solve the problem of the Jibberwillies and soon Katie is waving those pesky ,scary things things away and falling peacefully asleep .


Author : Rachel Vail
Illustrator : Yumi Heo
Publisher : Scholastic

Press Page : 32 pages

The Spatulatta cookbook

Authors : RIsabella and Oliver Gerasole
Publisher : Scholastic Pres,128 pages

This book is by the same kids who run the award winning Spatulatta website (http://www.spatulatta.com/) and just as fun .
First f all ,it itroduces the reader to all the basic skills of cooking ,from chopping to gratting to separating eggs to cleaning food .Then it explains about kitchen tools like cutting ,boards ,spatulas,potholders and whisks.

Spatulatta Cookbook
The recipes (over 50 of them ) are divided by seasons,but all the dishes sound like they can be enjoyed in warm-all-year-round Malaysia.The instructions are easy to follow and the photos are mouth-watering.
It's a pity that the measurements are totally American (spoons,cups,ounces),but kids can get their parents to help them with the conversion to metric .