Child Law

You'll love this collection of folktales from China. In "The Magic Paintbrush", Liang is given a magical paintbrush that has the power to turn anything he paints into real life. Liang must be clever, using both his brain and painting power to escape the greedy emperor. Also included are five other Chinese folktales: "The Water Bucket", "Song Dingbo and the Hungry Ghost", "Money Problems", "The Terrible Kites of Len Yo", and "The Divine Tortoise."

What kind of dog works with the police? Sniffs for explosives? Keeps us safe when we travel? Law enforcement dogs! K-9 law enforcement dogs play an important role in communities everywhere. These furry friends can learn how to sniff out evidence and catch criminals. Find out what these four-legged officers do to help keep us safe!

One version of Murphy’s Law says: If anything can go wrong, it will go wrong. If you’ve stepped on bubble gum, or if you’ve ever dropped an ice cream cone, you learned Murphy’s Law. Crying over dropped ice cream does not help you. Laughing at your mistakes helps you feel better. Try to learn from your mistakes and be more careful. But being careful does not always work. Understanding Murphy’s Law can be helpful to you and others.

Forgiveness is one of these misconceptions that children get wrong when going through kindergarten and school. When not understood correctly, being confused about this can lay a very heavy burden on a young person’s shoulders! The Legacy of The Dragon: Understanding the Law of Forgiveness gives your kids a head start in the race of life. You see, if they don’t get this right NOW, they won’t even be in the race. Harsh but true.

Nobody could get Frederick Law Olmsted to sit still. He was filled with energy, adventure, and dreams of changing the world. As a boy, he found refuge in the peace and calm of nature, and later as an adult, he dreamed of designing and creating access to parks for a growing and changing America. When New York City held a contest for the best park design for what would become Central Park, Olmsted won and became the father of landscape architecture. He went on to design parks across America, including Yosemite National Park and even the grounds for the United States Capitol.

This magical new book from the one and only Judith Kerr is brimming with her trademark warm humour. Come on a wondrous journey with Katinka, a perfectly ordinary pussycat with a not-quite-so-ordinary tail.... A classic-in-the-making from Judith Kerr OBE, recipient of the Booktrust Lifetime Achievement Award and creator of the iconic The Tiger Who Came to Tea and Mog the Forgetful Cat, this delightful story is perfect for boys and girls of all ages.

What starts out as a hunch for Detective Josephina turns into an obsession as she searches for the truth about what really happened to the Littleton boy. To everyone else he was a victim of his own fascination with death - finally committing suicide in one of his morbid sessions of suffocation. For Detective Josephina that explanation simply wasn't good enough.

"The Strange One": The mind of a killer can be a complicated one. Watch as a murderer in the making struggles between his instincts to survive and his more rational side. Step into the thoughts of a man who thought he was just like you - that is, before...the incident.

"Dancing with Death": As an up-and-coming businessman, Ben lacks in only one area of his life – love. When his boss sets him up with an escort, Ben is unaware of the drastic turn his life was about to take. This story will take you on a wild ride where no one is who they seem and secret weapons are anything but normal.