A gentle tale of a girl, her dog, and what happens when the time comes to say goodbye Dill the dog knows his time is up, so he packs his case and tells Lily, his owner, that he's off "up there." "Can I come too?" asks Lily. "Er . . . not yet," replies Dill. While he is waiting for the angels to collect him, Dill explains to Lily what he thinks heaven is like--hundreds of lampposts to pee against, lots of whiffy things to smell, and bones everywhere--with meat on them But Lily completely disagrees; she thinks heaven is quite different. Luckily, they agree to disagree just in time for a fond,...

From the creator of The Queen's Knickers comes a hilarious and charming look at what makes each dad different, and why dads are the very best! This dad can't sing like a pop star or cook like a chef...but, he can help with tricky homework, tell amazing bedtime stories and give the best piggybacks! Find out what else makes dads the best in this special celebration of fathers everywhere! Both children and adults will love this hilarious insight into the special relationship between father and child.

When Dreams Collide is Nicholas Allan's intimate pilgrimage across the former states of Yugoslavia. Shedding the received knowledge of headlines, he explores the splintered co-evolution of these lands over the last ten centuries, guided by the inimitable Rebecca West's masterpiece, Black Lamb and Grey Falcon. Written 80 years in the past, West's account serves as a fascinating reference for the optimistic interwar years of the 20th century between the Ottoman decline and the Nazi onset. The evolving balancing act of Tito's Yugoslav experiment and the atrocities following its break-up were...