Presented in a board book format, this Christmas classic is suitable for young children.

Sweeping in scope, both historically and geographically, Vassanji weaves a rich tapestry of vivid characters, real and imagined, in a Kenya poised between colonialism and independence. Vikram Lall, like his adopted country, inhabits an 'in-between world': between the pull of his ancestral home in India and the Kenya he loves passionately; between his tragic past in Africa and an unclear future in

There are many foods which Lola doesn't like, so one day Charlie decides to play a trick on her...

Although Lola agrees with her brother that it would be useful to learn how to write, read and count, she can't go to school because her invisible friend's too nervous to go.

It's a hot day and Maisy is having a nice cold drink. Eddie is hot too but it takes a lot of lemonade to satisfy this thirsty friend. They pick some lemons, stir in water and sugar to make a jug of lemonade and are just going for cups when they hear a slurping noise. Good thing they made enough for an elephant.