New Releases by Rosie Smith

"Kismet" is Rosie Smith''s story through life and brain cancer. Diagnosed with glioblastoma (an uncurable, cancerous brain tumor) in August of 2019, she shares her kismet moments and reflection. Only 5% of patients survive more than five years, and Rosie''s journey is one of pain, sadness, reality, and humor. She invites you to read and enjoy the ride. "You only get one life. Positive vibes to you, my friend."

Ab wann fängt die Zeit an, so plötzlich schnell zu vergehen? Und wieso genau bringt sie dann auch noch so viele Veränderungen mit sich? Wann ist der richtige Zeitpunkt um das Leben zu beginnen? Und was genau bedeutet das eigentlich? Diese Fragen stellt man sich wohl am allermeisten in den Zwanzigern. Diese Jahre können toll, kompliziert, schrecklich, wunderschön und alles zugleich sein. Und genau darum soll es gehen - wie geht man eigentlich mit dem Gefühlschaos um, das das Älterwerden mit sich bringt? "''Cause no one told me life would be messy It''s all so scary in your 20s" - Bow Anderson

"Whether big or small, feathered or furry, dada always know how to make us laugh." -- Back cover.

On my first day, I will meet new friends and learn new things... What about you? Whether big or small, feathered or furry, the first day of school can be a lot of fun! Beautifully illustrated with delightful animals, My First Day at School captures the fun of learning and making new friends at school.

Danny da Vinci and his best friend Mick Angelo are adventurers -- artistic adventurers -- who share a passion for painting and sculpture. Together the young artists meet the very important Duke of Milan, who in The Giant Horse of Milan commissions Danny''s Uncle Leo to produce a marble statue of himself -- with unexpected results. In The Flying Machine of Lombardy, the Duke issues a challenge to create a flying machine, and in The Secret of the Mona Lisa, Danny and Mick want to enter the art exhibition that the Duke holds every year, and surprisingly it is Danny''s sister Lisa who inspires them. Created by talented duo Rosie Smith and Bruce Whatley, this clever and funny collection celebrates the extraordinary artistic genius of Leonardo da Vinci. Full-colour illustrated picture book This is the paperback edition Includes three books: The Secret of the Mona Lisa, The Flying Machine of Lombardy and The Giant Horse of Milan Rosie Smith and Bruce Whatley are the authors. Bruce Whatley is the illustrator.

Whether big or small, slow or fast, friends can come in all shapes and sizes. My Friends Are All Different is a wonderful celebration of friendship, illustrated with delightful animals.

Whether big or small, feathered or furry, dads always know how to make us laugh. My dads the coolest because he is fun and crazy about me... what about yours?

From talented duo Rosie Smith and Bruce Whatley comes a fresh and funny book that celebrates the extraordinary artistic genius of Leonardo da Vinci. Danny da Vinci and his best friend Mick Angelo are adventurers - artistic adventurers - who share a passion for painting and sculpture.Every year the Duke of Milan holds an art exhibition, and this year the Duke has asked Danny''s Uncle Leo to paint his portrait.Danny and Mick want to enter something in the exhibition too, something special. Danny''s sister Lisa has an idea, but why should they listen to her? She''s such a moaner!Ages: 8+

A collection of photographs from a hot summers day in Brighton, Uk.

On my first day, I will meet new friends and learn new things... What about you? Whether big or small, feathered or furry, the first day of school can be a lot of fun! Beautifully illustrated with delightful animals, My First Day at School captures the fun of learning and making new friends at school.

Animals describe the reasons their mum is special, including giving hugs, taking them to school, teaching them to dance and making bathtime fun.

Heartwarming illustrations capture the fun-loving bond between mother and childfrom big, cosy bear hugs to bathing elephants. Whether big or small, feathered or furry, mums always know how to make us feel special.

Whether big or small, feathered or furry, everyone loves Christmas! When Christmas comes we hang stockings and sing carols-what about you? Beautifully illustrated with delightful animals, My Merry Christmas captures the fun of coming together at Christmas time.

To understand the concept of the Magic Car Wash, think Transformers meets Cars! In the town of Tyre Flats, Kit the mechanic has a magical car wash, where vehicles mix and match fronts and ends to become superheroes. Book 1: In a classic case of ''Chinese Whispers'', Kit the car mechanic''s fishing day turns into a drama as a chance remark about catching a monster fish goes terribly wrong. In this book we meet the cast of The Magic Car Wash - a group of friend vehicles who can mix and match to become superheroes!

To understand the concept of the Magic Car Wash, think Transformers meets Cars! In the town of Tyre Flats, Kit the mechanic has a magical car wash, where vehicles mix and match fronts and ends to become superheroes. Book 2: It''s Red''s birthday and he is now old enough to attend his first fire. But when Mrs Bunn''s bakery is threatened by fire, it''s Maggie the racing car who helps Red. Will Red ever be brave enough to face a fire on his own?

Danny Da Vinci and his best friend Mick Angelo are young apprentices in a Florence art studio run by Danny''s Uncle Leo. When the Duke, a very important and very vain man commissions Leo to produce a marble statue of him riding a big rearing stallion, it turns out to be Danny''s big break! But what will happen when it''s time to unveil the statue to the Duke?

Banks can differ markedly in their sources of income. Some focus on business lending, some on household lending, and some on fee-earning activities. Increasingly, however, most banks are diversifying into fee-earning activities. Such diversification is either justified (by the bank) or welcomed (by commentators), or both, as reducing the bank''s exposure to risk. Diversification across various sources of earnings is welcomed for, it is claimed, diversification reduces risk. Whether it does of course depends on how independent of each other the various earnings sources are. Traditionally fee income has been very stable; but, also traditionally, it has been a small part of the earnings stream of most banks. Has non-interest income remained stable, or at least uncorrelated with interest income, as banks have increased its importance in their earnings? This paper examines the variability of interest and non-interest income, and their correlation, for the banking systems of EU countries for the years 1994-98. It is found that the increased importance of non-interest income did, for most but not all categories of bank, stabilise profits in the European banking industry in those years. It is not, however, invariably more stable than interest income.