12/06/2025 – Globolibri.it

Alice in Wonderland : A Push, Pull, Slide Book

Arnaldo Ageno — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 11:51:41 +0000

Push, pull and slide the scenes to bring Lewis Carroll’s classic story of Alice in Wonderland to life. Alice in Wonderland is the perfect introduction for toddlers who like to play as they read, with gentle rhyming text and easy-to-handle mechanisms on every spread. This much-loved classic, and its cast of fantastical characters, has been beautifully reimagined for a new generation, with illustrations by Nadia Gunawan.

Listen along to an audio recording of this story by scanning the QR code on the back cover. Discover more magical tales in the First Stories series with Beauty and the Beast, The Jungle Book and Snow White.

Alice Pull-Out Prints : Illustrations from Wonderland

Arnaldo Ageno — Tue, 08 Jul 2025 09:56:55 +0000

Follow Alice down the rabbit hole into Wonderland with this collection of iconic artwork. Lewis Carroll’s Alice has been endlessly reimagined by artists since she first appeared in 1865. This beautifully packaged collection showcases some of the most beloved illustrations from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, alongside excerpts from the original book and quotes from characters including the White Rabbit, the Queen of Hearts, and the Cheshire Cat.

Presented by Macmillan, the original publishers of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland in 1865 and custodian of the Alice archives, this book is packed full of stunning artwork from Sir John Tenniel plus a host of other classic illustrators who have interpreted Alice in their own unique ways, including Tove Jansson, Chris Riddell, Arthur Rackham, Mabel Lucie Attwell, John Vernon Lord, Leonard Weisgard, Júlia Sardà and more. Printed on sturdy, high-quality A4 card, each picture can be pulled out and framed, or the book can be read from start to finish to give an abridged version of the classic story. Created to celebrate the 160th anniversary of the publication of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, this gorgeous gift book is peppered with classic quotes and additional info alongside the artwork, and is a must-have for Alice aficionados and new fans alike.

Look out for more Macmillan Alice titles, including The Complete Alice, a facsimile edition of The Nursery Alice, gift hardback editions of the original stories, and more.

The King’s Mother

Arnaldo Ageno — Thu, 03 Jul 2025 12:32:17 +0000

1461. Through blood and battle Edward has gained England’s throne – king by right and conquest – eighteen years old and unstoppable.

Cecily has piloted his rise to power and stands at his shoulder now, first to claim the title King’s Mother. But to win a throne is not to keep it and war is come again. As brother betrays brother, and trusted cousins turn treacherous, other mothers rise up to fight for other sons.

Cecily must focus her will to defeat every challenge. Wherever they come from. Whatever the cost.

For there can be only one King, and only one King’s Mother. From the Wars of the Roses to the dawn of the Tudor age, this is a story of mothers and sons; of maternal ferocity and female ambition – of all they can build and all they can destroy.

The Safekeep

Arnaldo Ageno — Fri, 13 Jun 2025 09:09:30 +0000

It is fifteen years after the Second World War, and Isabel has built herself a solitary life of discipline and strict routine in her late mother’s country home, with not a fork or a word out of place. But all is upended when her brother Louis delivers his graceless new girlfriend, Eva, at Isabel’s doorstep – as a guest, there to stay for the season…In the sweltering heat of summer, Isabel’s desperate need for control reaches boiling point.

What happens between the two women leads to a revelation which threatens to unravel all she has ever known.

No tengas miedo

Arnaldo Ageno — Tue, 27 May 2025 14:32:11 +0000

Una extraordinaria novedad literaria del maestro Stephen King: una historia con varios hilos narrativos, protagonizada por la querida detective Holly Gibney y con un dinámico elenco de personajes nuevos. Emocionante, salvaje, adictiva y absorbente, Never Flinch es una de las novelas más ambiciosas y propulsivas de King. Cuando el Departamento de Policía de Buckeye City recibe una carta de alguien que pretende «matar a trece inocentes y a un culpable» para expiar una muerte innecesaria, la detective Izzy Jaynes no sabe qué pensar. ¿Están a punto de asesinar a catorce personas por venganza Preocupada, decide acudir a Holly Gibney para que la ayude. Mientras tanto, la activista por los derechos de la mujer Kate McKay se embarca en una gira de conferencias, atrayendo a tantos seguidores como detractores. Alguien que se opone vehementemente a su mensaje ataca sus eventos y, aunque al principio nadie resulta herido, el acosador se vuelve cada vez más atrevido, y contactan a Holly Gibney para proteger a Kate. Con un fascinante elenco de personajes conocidos y nuevos, estos dos hilos narrativos se unen en un tapiz escalofriante y espectacular.