New Releases by Kristina Stephenson

A laugh-out-loud rhyming picture book about friendship and music. Maureen, Titchy Fish and Ada were different as different could be. But size and shape and colour didn''t matter to these friends in their own little sea. Maureen, Titchy Fish and Ada are friends who share an extraordinary talent - they love to sing! But disaster looms when the warbling trio have their first big fallout just as an alley cat - Tabby McClaw - creeps into the house and sets his sights on Ada for a tasty snack . . . Will the three fish resolve their differences? And will friendship be enough to save Ada from Tabby''s claws? A fun, fast-paced rhyming picture book with a brilliant twist at the end from two bestselling picture book creators.

Sensible, serious Norbert Norris knows ALL the important things: dinosaurs, planets, shapes and sums. But when the Museum of Marvellous Things is in trouble, Norbert doesn''t know what to do. Only MAGIC can save it - and he knows nothing about magic! Norbert must learn to believe, because when you imagine incredible things, almost ANYTHING can happen . . . A joyful celebration of imagination and creativity, from the author of the bestselling Sir Charlie Stinky Socks, Kristina Stephenson.

"Bah humbug! What do I care for Christmas?" sniped Scrooge. This is the snow-laden story of Scrooge, a mean miser, who is determined to think only of himself - and his money. That is, until he is visited by three Christmas spirits, and the true meaning of Christmas starts to work its magic on him, too . . . This classic and beloved story has been beautifully retold by Kristina Stephenson and atmospherically illustrated by Hoang Giang.

Have you ever wondered why there are so many books about bears? That is the Impossible Question that all the other animals just can''t figure out! Thankfully the most brilliant minds in the animal kingdom have gathered to try and answer it, once and for all. But someone keeps knockety-knocking on the door, offering tea and cakes and interrupting their train of thought! Maybe the answer they''re looking for was right outside all along... From the brilliant author of Sir Charlie Stinky Socks, this hilarious picture book has a very cute surprise in store!

This thesis is an analytical film studies project which aims to examine the human experience of psychological disorder and psychological suffering. Using key cinematic texts, the research investigates a group of Western feature films which each contain a central character experiencing psychological disorder. Functioning as a culturally reflexive medium, these films are representative of some of the more common psychological disorders in contemporary times. Clinical psychology''s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual Five is first used to organize and diagnose each character, but the textual analysis of these films is largely psychoanalytically informed. This project combines modern clinical psychologically and psychoanalysis so that a more comprehensive picture of the experience of psychological disorder and suffering may emerge. By taking into consideration that origin, mechanism, affect and symptomatology are part of an interconnected group, this project explores psychological disorder as a human phenomenon. More specifically, this research refutes the notion that psychological disorder and psychological health exist in a binary, instead recognizing that psychological status is a spectrum with many possible variations. Philosophical theory by Jacques Lacan, Slavoj Žižek and Julia Kristeva is used to explore these film characters and their respective disorders from a psychoanalytic viewpoint. Lacan''s theories on the infantile mirror phase, the Imaginary, and the Symbolic, Žižek''s theories on the Real, the big Other and the Event, and Kristeva''s theories on abjection and melancholia are integral to the interpretation of these six films - tracking the origin, mechanism and manifestation of the psychological disorder through the narrative trajectory of each film analysed. The research confirms links between psychosis and a reliance on the image of the self; between unresolved guilt and psychological deterioration; between trauma and changes to identity; between emotional detachment and moral transgression; between physical space and subjectivity; between meaninglessness and language. As a group of films, the analysis also revealed that psychological suffering is intricately connected to the body, a sense of time and a sense of death.

By the light of a silvery moon, Sir Charlie Stinky Socks and his faithful friends are heading for Thunder Mountain. Their mission? To take a little dinosaur home. But the biggest adventure EVER lies in store. Join our brave young knight and his faithful friends as their adventure leads them towards a volcano that might erupt at any moment and into the middle of a dinosaur stampede Can Sir Charlie save the day again and help the lost dinosaur safely home? A swashbuckling, funny, and charming picture book adventure that is perfect for reading aloud before bedtime and sharing with little adventurers aged 3 years and up

Molly Maybe has a marvellous secret - she and her faithful sidekick, Waggy Burns, are the only ones who can travel to an amazing monster world which mirrors our own. Take a ride in the incredible mundervator with Molly and help her solve a crisis in Undermunder. There’s a terrible smell in Smallsbury but Molly knows that it’s not the drains! She ventures down into Undermunder and discovers three little monsters, who can’t stop pumping out pony smells in fear. They’ve lost their kite and too scared of the ghastly ghost, the Ghoulie Gumpus to get it back. Will Molly be able to show them there’s nothing to be scared of? Or is the Ghoulie Gumpus just too ghastly?

In Sir Charlie''s eighth adventure, he embarks on a quest to return a sack of stolen Egyptian gold to its rightful owner, Elfie Corrie. Sounds simple enough, but Sir Charlie''s adventures never are . . . Join our hero and his faithful friends as they race against some unsavory fellows to find the missing gold of Pharaoh Aboo Rah, lost in the desert for thousands of years.

Once upon a whisper, a wizard made his way from a tall, tall tower to a castle on top of a hill. A mysterious whisper had told him that in the castle was a legendary knight who had helped dragons, monsters and kings. Who could this perfect knight possibly be? Why, Sir Charlie Stinky Socks of course! And he''s looking for adventure. But this is Charlie''s most fearsome quest yet. Along with his cat Envelope and his good grey mare, he must venture along a treacherous track, through a spooky wooky wood and into a deep, dark cave where a mysterious black sack lies.

Sir Charlie must use all his cunning and wit to get the others through. But what has happened to Sir Charlie Stinky Socks? All of a sudden our trusty hero can''t get anything right. Has someone bewitched him? Or stolen his socks? Or maybe this bold brave knight (the one with the shield and wearing the helmet) ... isn''t Sir Charlie at all? Yikes! A fraud! An impostor! A fiendish foe who might be after the treasure! A swashbuckling, funny and charming adventure from best-selling picture book author/illustrator Kristina Stephenson - an ideal read aloud story to share with your little adventurer.

Molly Maybe has a marvellous secret - she and her faithful sidekick, Waggy Burns, are the only ones who can travel to an amazing monster world which mirrors our own. Take a ride in the incredible mundervator with Molly and help her solve a crisis in Undermunder.

Molly Maybe has a marvellous secret - she and her faithdul sidekick, Waggy Burns, are the only ones who can travel to an amazing monster world which mirrors our own. Take a ride in the incredible mundervator with Molly and help her solve a crisis in Undermunder.

Once upon a time, a message in a bottle said someone needed help; help from a certain bold, brave knight! So the brilliant Sir Charlie Stinky Socks, his cat Envelope and his good grey mare must find a ship so they can set sail and rescue the messenger. But, who needs their help, and what fearsome sea dangers and frightful pirates might they encounter on their voyage? Join our hero and his companions on this rip roaring, timber shivering adventure on the high seas! This is Charlie''s seventh exciting, fast-paced adventure with a mystery at its heart and a surprise at the end. Big flaps add to the fun! Kristina Stephenson trained as a set and costume designer. She had a successful career in theatre and children''s TV until she had her children. Wanting to stay at home with them, she turned to illustration. Inspired to write by her own son Charlie (who doesn''t have stinky socks), she created the wonderful adventures of Sir Charlie Stinky Socks.

Once upon a time, a message in a bottle said someone needed help; help from a certain bold, brave knight!So the brilliant Sir Charlie Stinky Socks, his cat Envelope and his good grey mare must find a ship so they can set sail and rescue the messenger. But who needs their help, and what fearsome sea dangers and frightful pirates might they encounter on their voyage?

Once upon a winding path, a wizard made his way from a tall, tall tower with a pointy roof, to a castle on top of a hill.''I''ve heard a rumour'', said the wizard to the king, ''that a legendary knight is here. A hero of old, who I''ve been told, has helped dragons, monsters, princesses, and kings. If the rumour is right, then he''s the perfect knight to do a little something for me.''Who could this gallant and courageous knight be? Why, it''''s Sir Charlie Stinky Socks, of course!In his most fearsome quest yet, a mysterious, whispering wizard seeks out Sir Charlie, and gives him a dangerous mission. With his trusty sidekicks by his side - his fearless cat, Envelope, and his good grey mare - Charlie is off on another exciting adventure! He must travel along the treacherous track, through the spooky forest, and into a deep, dark cave to retrieve a black sack from within. But there''''s a catch - he mustn''''t look inside the sack! Is this wizard up to no good? Could he be playing a trick on Charlie? And what is inside the sack? Find the answers to these curious questions and more, in the sixth adventure starring our favourite hero, Sir Charlie Stinky Socks.

Daddy Bear decides that Little Bear is big enough to try some big bear activities, but he makes sure that he is there when his Little Bear needs his help.

"Little Bear wants to fish, climb trees and play! But will he listen to Mommy Bear''s advice?"--p. [4] of cover.

In the dead of night—when the wind is right—there comes a pitiful sobbing; out of the rumbling, grumbling castle and down the side of the hill . . . Who could it possibly be? And what is this terrible secret all about? It seems something dreadful has happened in castle that teeters and totters on top of the hill, and the only person who can put things right is—you guessed it—our very own honorable, feisty, and courageous young hero, Sir Charlie Stinky Socks! Read on and discover a tale of pluckiness and bravery, where, with a little help from his friends, our gallant knight dares to put things right once more . . . This swashbuckling, funny, and charming adventure from best-selling picture book author/illustrator Kristina Stephenson is an ideal read-aloud story to share with your little adventurer.

Once upon a misty morning, from the top of a twisty-wisty beanstalk, someone was looking down on to a tall, tall tower ... Magic and mischief are afoot as a dreadful spell is cast on the forest. But who can save them before the sands of time run out. Enter Sir Charlie Stinky Socks - honourable, feisty, tenacious and courageous as always.

"Little Bear thinks he knows the best way to catch a fish and dig a hole. But when Grandpa Bear shows him a few tricks, Little Bear realizes that sometimes the simple way is the best"--Provided by vendor.

At the top of a tall, tall tower with a pointy roof something is stirring. Lightning flashes, thunder roars and something goes bump in the night. Enter Sir Charlie Stinky Socks – honourable, feisty, tenacious and courageous as always. Our pungent hero must face ghastly ghouls, headless ghosts and a dark danger lurking in the cellar in order to retrieve the princess’s teddy bear. But will our clever hero be able to thwart his foes in this ghostly adventure or will he succumb to the hideous Cellar Dweller.