Gift Books & Unusual Gift Ideas

Small children love to act out simple rhymes! This collection features classic favourites like Incy Wincy Spider, Pat-a-Cake and One Potato, Two Potato in a sturdy board book format that is ideal for sharing with babies and toddlers. Ages 1 to 4 years Illustrated By: Clare Beaton Learn More

Lull little ones to sleep with this collection of soothing rhymes--perfect for bedtime! Includes “I See the Moon,” “Brahms' Lullaby” and “Wee Willie Winkie.” For babies to 4 years Illustrated By: Clare Beaton Learn More

Name and count the animals in these farming rhymes which include 'Baa, Baa, Black Sheep', 'To Market, To Market' and 'Six Little Ducks', all tailored to develop language, movement and relationship skills. For babies to 4 years Illustrated By: Clare Beaton Learn More

Inspirational Tales From Moses and Buddha to Mother Teresa and the current Dalai Lama, this book takes children on an extraordinary tour across the world and down the ages looking through the eyes of thinkers, philosophers, spiritual adventurers and courageous leaders, from ancient Egypt to the contemporary West. Learn More

Acclaim to horses - A fabulous gift for all boys and girls. Children everywhere will adore this anthology of twelve stories from novelist Christophe Donner, based on and illustrated by Yann Arthus-Bertrand’s dramatic photographs of horses from all over the world. Donner’s charming tales are the perfect accompaniment to Arthus-Bertrand’s breathtaking images, and both illuminate the intimately intertwined relationship that exists between man and horse. Together, they combine to make this book a real treat for all horse-mad children everywhere. Learn More

The Temple of Solomon has been a source of fascination and spiritual reverence for over three thousand years. The building itself was destroyed more than once, on the last occasion by the Romans, yet the great church of Hagia Sophia, the Dome of the Rock, the headquarters of the Templars and numerous medieval cathedrals were all conceived as symbolic re-creations of the original. Mystics of all faiths had visions of a celestial Temple where divine secrets would be revealed to mankind.This lively account is guaranteed to intrigue everyone with a sense of history, both real and imagined. Learn More

Mirror, mirror on the wall... A compilation of Brothers Grimm fairy tales complete with vintage illustrations In honor of their 200th anniversary, The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm brings to life twenty-seven of the most beloved Grimm stories, including classics such as Cinderella, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, and Hansel and Gretel, in a vibrant and meticulous new translation commissioned for this publication. Containing a selection of charming vintage illustrations from the 1820s to the 1950s by true masters of pictorial invention-—the legendary Kay Nielsen, bestselling children’s books author Gustaf Tenggren, British artists Walter Crane and Arthur Rackham, and giants of nineteenth century German illustration Gustav Süs, Heinrich Leutemann, and Viktor Paul Mohn, as well as many new discoveries—this compilation also features historic and contemporary silhouettes that dance across the pages like delicate black paper lace. In addition to the tales and illustrations, the book contains a foreword on the Grimms' legacy, brief introductions to each fairy tale, and extended artists' biographies in the appendix. For adults and children alike, this opulent edition rekindles the eternal magic of the Grimms' tales—the second most widely read collection of stories in the world after the Bible. Learn More

Come on in! Tour of contemporary home decors around the world The Interiors Now! series features the world's most amazing, exquisite, and interesting contemporary apartments and houses. With an inspirational richness and diversity of styles, here are homes, residences, hideaways, and studios to astound and astonish, no matter what your taste. Whatever your preference – flea market romance or space age bachelor pad, minimalism or neo-baroque – you'll find hundreds of fresh and provocative ideas. Learn More

Cinema enters another dimension Movies at the dawn of the third millennium A decade characterizing the rise of a new era in global politics and technology, the 2000s were most notably marked by September 11, 2001 and the ensuing wars in the Middle East, as well as the explosion of social networking and mobile computing. This comprehensive volume covers an inspiringly broad range of titles made during a unique period in history, from the fantastical special effects masterpieces Lord of the Rings, Inception, and the 3D film Avatar; to entertaining fare such as the Bourne action films, the Harry Potter series, Moulin Rouge, Borat, and Inglorious Bastards; socially and politically conscious cinema including Hurt Locker, Babel, Bowling for Columbine, and City of God; and art-house standouts such as Brokeback Mountain, Mulholland Drive, Dogville, Talk to Her, No Country for Old Men, and Black Swan. If indeed we are approaching the end of cinema—it can be argued that the 2000s were the last decade of cinema as we knew it, before technology altered it beyond recognition and the movie theatre was superseded by the computer screen—then this study is both a celebration of moviemaking and an elegy for a soon-to-be-lost art. Learn More