New Releases by Christine Morton-Shaw

Something dark has awoken on the remote island of Lume Jess is not pleased when her parents drag her off to live on the weird little island of Lume. But then she encounters an eerie presence in an abandoned cottage, and her anger turns to fear when it begins to lead her through a series of creepy riddles. As she slowly unravels the mysteries of Lume, she finds the writings of Sebastian, a boy who lived one hundred years ago and whose life contains unsettling reflections of her own. To her horror, the dangers he unearthed in 1894 now begin to threaten Jess and her family . . . and if Jess does not unlock the riddles in time, she may lose her mother forever.

A haunted mansion. Six dead children. A garden of statues. With every step he takes around the carefully manicured grounds of Minerva Hall, Jim is haunted by the ghosts of children, long dead, whom no one else can see. Urging him to "find the Seventh," the children leave him cryptic clues pointing to a devastating ancient prophecy that only he can stop from being fulfilled. Jim befriends another boy—Einstein, who lives at the Hall. Einstein is autistic and very, very smart. If anyone can help Jim find the Seventh, perhaps he can—Einstein clearly knows more than he is saying. At the same time, the dead children seem to be leaving Jim some sort of macabre treasure trail. If Jim doesn''t figure out the clues, innocent people will die. But how can Jim find the answers while the dangers of the Hall grow ever more threatening? And even if he can, the real question is—is Jim already too late? Linking ancient rites with modern mystery, Christine Morton-Shaw has crafted an eerie thriller that will keep readers guessing until its startling conclusion.

With every step he takes around the carefully manicured grounds of Minerva Hall, Jim is haunted by the ghosts of children, long dead, whom no one else can see.

After moving with her parents to a remote English island, fourteen-year-old Jess attempts to dispel an ancient curse by solving a series of riddles, aided by Epsilon, a supernatural being.

Baby forest animals awake in the morning and the world welcomes them.

Mr Jack is a small dog in a big hurry, but without his glasses, how will he ever find his way home? Follow Mr Jack as he mistakes a sewer for a subway, catches a banana truck instead of a bus, and . . . oh no! Is that Mr Jack heading for the zoo?! In a book bursting with visual gags, children will love to spot Mr Jack''s next blunder as he wends his comical way through town.

Animals find shelter in an itsy bitsy house during a rain storm.

Der rote Kater als Glückspilz: Magoosy ist ein merkwürdiger englischer Kater, der offensichtlich einen Überfall im Sinne führt. Doch das Ding läuft schief, respektive geht ungewollt in eine letzten Endes ziemlich erfolgreiche Richtung. Zu gut deutsch: Happy End. Die gekonnt gestalteten Bilder zeigen lustige Einzelheiten und der Text kennt notabene nicht weniger als 16 verschiedene Fischarten. Ab 4 Jahren, ausgezeichnet, Ruedi W. Schweizer.