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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Bestiaries are the most gloriously entertaining books to have come from the Middle Ages. Written and illuminated by monks, they describe every creature thought to exist in the medieval world and include all manner of fish, fowl, and mythological beast, however far-fetched. Pauline Baynes, whose original line illustrations for J. R. R. Tolkien''s The Lord of the Rings and C. S. Lewis''s The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe are known to millions, has revived twenty medieval and mischievous beasts, basing her tongue-in-cheek descriptions on various English bestiaries. Her delightful recreations of these fabulous beasts -- from phoenix to manticore, from bonnacon to yale -- hop, swoop, and gallop through the pages in antique splendor and will charm today''s readers as readily as they astounded audiences centuries ago.

"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.