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A brilliant collection of stories based on the heroes and villains of Norse Mythology, hand-picked and collected together in this gorgeous gift treasury. Delve into the world of gods, giants and monsters, as you sit atop Air Throne and survey the kingdom of Asgard. With a foreword from award-winning author Michael Morpurgo, this special book is a timeless gift to treasure for fans of Norse Mythology, new and old.

La barbe de Compère Gredin est un véritable garde-manger, garnie de miettes de ses monstrueux festins : restes de spaghetti aux vers de terre, bribes de tarte aux oiseaux... un régal que Commère Gredin lui prépare chaque semaine. Mais voilà qu'une bande de singes acrobates va troubler les préparatifs du plat hebdomadaire... Eva Darlan et Claude Villers nous entraînent avec fougue et énergie dans une drôle d'histoire, incroyablement désopilante ! Un petit chef-d'œuvre d'humour noir tout simplement irrésistible !

Polly the witch and Buster the monster shouldn’t be friends. And they definitely shouldn’t be on the run from almost everyone in town. But when Polly is called to the Hollow Valley Mines - the forbidden, haunted mines - by her magic stones, these two best friends have a big decision to make. Do they stay hidden and safe or risk it all to save the day?

En una casa fantasmal en lo más profundo de las montañas de Transilvania vive Nicu, un vampiro que no tiene colmillos. ¡Sí, eso es, no tiene colmillos! Sus amigos le toman el pelo, su hermano mayor se burla de él y sus padres casi lo repudian. Nicu hará todo lo posible para conseguir sus colmillos y vencer a los que lo acosan.

Une petite fille, va chercher du fil et une aiguille, sur le conseil de sa marâtre chez sa tante, qui n'est autre que Baba Yaga, l'ogresse, et afin de ne pas être mangée, la petite fille doit user de mille ruses.

The branches closed behind Kara and Taff when they rode Shadowdancer into the dark forest. But there is no returning to the village, and Sordyr chases close behind. The forest demon has a terrible plan - one that requires Kara's magic to succeed. The dangers of the Thickety are many. Its plants are often deadly, strange animals whisper among the trees, and unknown magic lurks behind every twist and shadow of the path. But more dangerous still are the other inhabitants of the Thickety.

Mary-Kate and her mother are visiting Galinios, an idyllic Greek Island filled with history and surrounded by the shimmering Aegean Sea. An ancient mosaic has been unearthed at the local sardine processing plant and Professor Martin must investigate, leaving Mary-Kate to enjoy a few days of sunshine and antiquity. But a message asking for help changes everything. A wrecked boat and smashed jetty have recently disrupted life on this tranquil island and point to a monster-sized mystery. Could the local legend of the Two-Headed Hydra be more than a story?

Sparky's father is worried about the new neighbors—they look different, they behave strangely, and he's heard bad things about them. He warns Sparky not to go near them, but Sparky can't resist. After all, he's never seen a human up close before.

Die Olchis - obergrätige Ermittler! Wenn Mister Paddock, der weltberühmte Olchi-Detektiv aus London, und sein schusseliger Gehilfe Dumpy ermitteln, zittern die Bösewichte und Halunken. Ob Gully-Gangster, Falschspieler oder Trickbetrüger – Mister Paddock und Dumpy nehmen die Fährte auf. Und mithilfe der Olchis aus Schmuddelfing lösen sie jeden Fall.

When notorious troublemaker Rayleigh Mann sneaks out to go trick-or-treating on Halloween, he gets more than he bargained for - in the form of a monster straight out of his nana's stories. The weirdest thing though? The monster tells Rayleigh that the father he never knew is actually the Bogey Mann, the most terrifying of all monsters, the Supreme Scarer himself. And there's more - Bogey is missing and Rayleigh is the only one who can find him.

Ozzy is perfectly ordinary - that is, until he finds himself hired as a nurse at Dr von Sichertall’s failing monster surgery. He has his work cut out helping to treat the extraordinary patients, and he has to find a way to save the practice.

When the Grunt finds a party invitation on his doormat, he is furious – he hates Tuesdays, he hates visitors and he hates parties. But then he meets the Grouch … and things are never quite the same again.

Myrta má všechno, na co si vzpomene. Jenže mít všechno jí pořád ještě není dost. Její rodiče, manželé Marcel a Miriam Mírní jsou velmi milí, zdvořilí, až stydliví. Oba pracují v knihovně a milují knihy. Jejich dcera Myrta je ovšem jejich pravým OPAKEM. Myrtini trpěliví rodiče však udělají cokoli, jen aby jejich dceruška byla šťastná. Když Myrta prohlásí, že chce NĚFO, je tu jen jediný problém... Co je NĚFO? Rodiče Mírní se pustí do pátrání v zaprášených svazcích encyklopedie netvorů v tajných strašidelných sálech knihovny, jen aby to zjistili.

Winston's pirate adventures continue with a mysterious quest ordered by the Null. It seems like it should be easy, but if Winston has learned one thing during his life: nothing is ever as easy as it seems.

Entity 303 has given his ultimatum that the time for war draws near. Can Jimmy and his squad do anything to stop it? Will Jimmy learn more about his powers? Will we discovery who the other long-lost engineered Minecraft villager child is? Will the Rainbow Creeper intervene? Find out the answers to these questions and more when you read the latest unofficial Minecraft book from Dr. Block.

Roald Dahls Geschichte über den Ideenreichtum der Tiere, sich gegen ihre tyrannischen Besitzer zu wehren, gelesen von Bjarne Mädel. Die Trottels sind nicht nur trottelig, sondern auch megafies! Wenn sie sich nicht gerade gegenseitig mit Gemeinheiten piesacken, dann jagen sie Vögel oder dressieren ihre vier Affen. Denn Mr Trottel will unbedingt mit seinem Affenzirkus weltberühmt werden. Doch dann erscheint eines Tages der kunterbunte Purzel-Baumvogel aus dem fernen Afrika. Mit seiner Hilfe starten die Affen eine kreative Racheaktion und stellen die Welt der Trottels buchstäblich auf den Kopf.

Wen Wyler (aka Waffles) is eleven years old and is forced to spend the summer in Maine with his grandpa, a former Hollywood makeup and special effects artist for classic horror films. Ever seen The Beast with a Thousand Toes, Glaarg!?Or its sequel, Glaarg! Again!? If so, then you might be familiar with his work.

Traveling from Shriekport, Maine, the gang heads to the glitz and glamour of Hollywood, California, picking up some hair-raising new friends along the way. Get in, Medusa!! The friends set off to confront the evil villain, Doctor Gargo, who has unleashed reanimated monsters from Grandpa's basement throughout the country. Along their journey, they encounter a terrifying series of monsters, including the Hoboken Werewolf, a tornado with a face, and even a giant Space Blob!

Jasmine and Blossom Hamilton aren’t just sisters, they’re best friends . . . most of the time. That didn’t change when Blossom turned into a zombie. When the Hamilton girls move to Glastonbury, Connecticut, the girls have more to deal with than just starting at a new school and making new friends: people suddenly start turning up dead, brains removed, and Blossom is the prime suspect.

Bea Grimspuddle may not be a dreamstalker yet, but she’s already a hero in the magical city of Silvervein. And now she’s about to begin her dreamstalking apprenticeship and prove she can be part of the secret dream-crafting guild for real. The dreamstalkers have taken to the skies, basing themselves a giant air ship in a bank of clouds. Aboard the Sky Ship, Bea finds a marvellous world of technology, magic and secrets – but there’s also a lot to learn, and some students are resentful of her star status. And Bea soon has even bigger worries.