Angry Owl Finds A Hobby

Hearing the other birds singing beautifully, Angry Owl decides that he would like to join in, by playing his guitar. But as we know, things don’t always go his way. So he tries out a few more hobbies ... with some comical results. Will Angry Owl find his perfect hobby? Kerryn Ponter’s charming and witty illustrations bring the story to life.

A bittersweet novel about re-inventing yourself from the author of THE STARTER MARRIAGE. Shy, sweet-natured Lucy Collins is used to being pushed around. For the first eighteen years of her life, her widowed mother Judith ruled the roost. Now Lucy's husband, her seven-year-old daughter and even Buster the cat boss her about. But her mother's premature death leaves Lucy an orphan at the age of thirty-five. She's devastated...but she's also free. After a lifetime of being a disappointment to everyone, is it finally time Lucy grew up? As she clears out her mother's rambling house, Lucy discovers a trunk full of memories...her mother, grandmother and great-grandmother were all Brown Owls: capable, no-nonsense matriarchs who were the leading lights of the Girl Guide movement. They spent their spare time preparing the next generation for their roles as wives and mothers with a mixture of campfire songs, sew-on badges and reef knots. But could the old values and frontier spirit now hold the key to help Lucy make the changes she needs in her life?

FINALIST OF THE PEOPLE'S BOOK PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2015. 'Full of realistic tips and brilliant ideas' PATRICK BARKHAM 'Dive in this rich resource and have fun going green!' THE GREEN PARENT MAGAZINE 'Inspiring and practical' SIR CHRISTOPHER WOODHEAD 'A brilliant idea' RSPB NATURE'S HOME MAGAZINE 'I wish I had written this book!' MIRANDA KRESTOVNIKOFF 'The ultimate handbook for a fun, green and healthy family' DAVID BOND - Maintain your green values while raising your children to engage with nature and go outdoors with this practical guide. Nature needs children and children need nature. This guide is packed with fun ideas to help your family to open the doors to the outside and become truly free-range. You'll live a greener lifestyle and your children will learn to enjoy, appreciate and care for the world around them. Written by environmentalist Kate Blincoe and with a foreword by Nikki Duffy, this beautiful book will inspire you to explore nature whether that's foraging for dinner, learning party tricks with plants or making eco-decisions around the home. The No-Nonsense Guide to Green Parenting is all about having fun together, however exhausted, time-pressured or stressed you are! For parents of zero to ten-year-olds, this is a humorous and light-hearted look at all things green and nature-inspired. It's not about being perfect; it's about giving it a try and feeling the benefits for your family.

'One of the biggest mistakes we make,' Trevor Silvester says, 'is to treat other people as if they are just like us. I'm a Harley Street therapist, and over nearly twenty years I've been helping couples improve their lives together, and one thing is clear to me: most couples don't flounder through lack of love, but through a lack of understanding.'LOVEBIRDS includes a multiple choice test so that readers can discover which type they - and their partners - belong to.Then there is a description of each type - what makes them tick, their likes and dislikes, how they tend to behave, their body language, what they tend to look like, the line of work and hobbies they are likely to choose, their hopes and fears. So in this section you can read about yourself - and your partner.The final section looks at all the different possible combinations between the types, showing how misunderstandings can arise and giving advice on how to keep love between the different types of birds going and growing.