Most Popular Books by Pauline Baynes

The Chronicles of Narnia have enchanted millions of readers over the last fifty years and the magical events described in C.S. Lewis''s immortal prose have left many a lasting memory. For here is a world where a witch decrees eternal winter; where there are more talking animals than people; and where battles are fought by Centaurs, Giants and Fauns. books in this exciting bind up. With a film tie-in cover, this book will be a hit with children and adults alike.

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"Bilbo''s Last Song is considered by many to be Tolkien''s epilogue to his classic work "The Lord of the Rings. As Bilbo Baggins takes his final voyage to the Undying Lands, he must say goodbye to Middle-earth. Poignant and lyrical, the song is both a longing to set forth on his ultimate journey and a tender farewell to friends left behind. Pauline Baynes''s jewel-like illustrations lushly depict both this final voyage and scenes from "The Hobbit, as Bilbo remembers his first journey while he prepares for his last.

Prehistoric cave dwellers take in a wild canine and turn him into the world''s first tame dog.

"Dis vier baie swaarmoedige Prevensie-kinders wat op die stasie wag vir die trein wat hulle terug skool toe moet neem. Dan voel Lucy skielik iemand wat aan haar trek en pluk, en so ook Edmund, en ''n oomblik later Peter en Susan. In ''n kits verdywn die stasie en hulle bevind hul in ''n oorgroeide woud by die see naby hul ou kasteel, Kair Paravel. Hulle is terug in die towerland van Narnia waar hulle sulke wonderlike tye tye gehad het toe hulle as konings en koninginne in ''Die leeu, die heks en die hangkas'' geheers het. Maar iets is verkeerd. Hul manjifieke kasteel is ''n bouval en alles is vreemd stil en leeg. ''n Dwerg daag op sensasionele wyse daar op, en hulle hoor dat ''n treurige lot vir Narnia getref het. Burgeroorlog is besig om die land in puin te le. Die dapper Prins Kaspian het besef sy oom, koning Miraz, is ''n verderflike man en probeer om die koninkryk wat regtens syne is, terug te wen. Maar Kaspian het bystand nodig, en met Aslan se hulp aanvaar die vierstuks die uitdaging om Narnia te red en die langverlore dae van vryheid en geluk terug te bring. Dit is die vierde avontuur in die opwindende ''Verhale van Narnia''"--Prelim.

A human has dealings with the Faery after swallowing a fairy star baked in a cake made for the village of Wootton Major''s traditional Twenty-four Feast.