Hush A Bye

* "Mott’s deft prose and well-written characters will keep readers engaged from start to frightening finish. This is the perfect read for people who love the chill of terror running down their backs." —School Library Journal (starred review) A delightfully creepy story perfect for the middle school set! Hush-a-Bye is an old, broken doll found by Lucy and her sister in the woods. It seems to possess extraordinary powers, but will it use them for good or evil? Like most kids with younger siblings, Lucy loves her sister Antonia, but is all too frequently annoyed with her as well. The two spend most of their time together since their mother works so hard, but without friends Lucy can't help but feel lonely anyway. She's always tried to ignore the bullying and teasing at school about her family being poor--it's always best to keep her head down and do nothing. When the girls find an old, muddy doll head in the river, Antonia claims it as her newest treasure. At night Lucy hears her talking to Hush-a-Bye--and does she hear the doll talking back? Soon, Hush-a-Bye seems to be protecting Antonia by making bad things happen to others, and it isn't long before Lucy asks for its help against her tormentors, too. Slowly Hush-a-Bye's influence forms a wedge between the sisters, and Antonia's dependence on it becomes frightening. The doll has a mind of its own, and soon it will have Antonia's as well. Can Lucy solve the mystery of Hush-a-Bye to stop its evil plans?

A perfect bedtime book for comforting sleepy little bunnies who don't like been left alone when it's time to turn the lights out.

A picture book which won the 1991 W.H. Smith Illustration Award. It features 26 lullabies, including Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star, Bye Baby Bunting and Brahms' Lullaby. An accompanying audio-cassette is also available.

Father and baby share moments together at bedtime.

Dr Nandita Rai is the gynaecologist for the stars. She is on TV and radio every other week talking about women 's issues. She is a South Mumbai feminist. Every woman wants her to be their doctor. Until the Mumbai Police raid her clinic when they get a complaint that she does sex selective abortions. Is the celebrity doctor aborting female fetuses? If she is, then the police need to build a watertight case. Dr Rai has friends in high places, her patients clam up and her paperwork is clean. The case seems to be going nowhere until Sub-inspector Reshma Gabuji begins to dig up Dr Rai 's secret online presence and uncovers a ruthless vigilante group.

In this lyrical story, children visit fantastical lands full of mermaids and dragons, stardust and moonbeams. Featuring simple moving parts, like turning wheels and lift-flaps.

In this charming lullaby taken from the movie Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, magical boats sail worries away at the end of the day.

This charming two-sided cloth book combines a variety of touch-and-feel fabrics to share with a little one. With a gentle, rhyming text and child-friendly contemporary art, it's the perfect book for night and day, sleep and play.