Harriet Griffey – författare

A heart-warming and beautifully illustrated companion to The Velveteen Rabbit, sharing timeless lessons about love, resilience, authenticity, and self-acceptance. Rediscover the lasting wisdom of Margery Williams beloved classic through a deluxe illustrated collection of reflections for readers of all ages. Inspired by the enduring story of a toy rabbit made real through love, this book brings its most meaningful lessons into clear and memorable focus. Rather than simply recounting the original tale, it highlights the ideas that have made The Velveteen Rabbit a treasured favourite for generations: the courage to be yourself, the value of love and loyalty, the beauty of resilience, and the quiet power of self-acceptance. Perfect for families, gift-giving, bedtime reading, or personal reflection, this is a heartfelt celebration of one of literature s most cherished stories. Full original story included in the book.

How to Get Pregnant is the essential guide to helping you achieve a happy, healthy pregnancy, telling you all you need to know about fertility and conception in one volume. The average couple takes around six months to conceive, and as many as a quarter of all couples take up to one year - after this time around one in six couples will continue to have problems and may need to seek help. This book provides vital, easily accessible information for couples at all stages, including updates on the latest developments, from ICSI to alternative therapies, nutritional advice, and all the most useful website and contact addresses. - Simple ways to enhance your natural fertility- Causes of infertility and the treatments available- When to seek medical advice- How to make the most of medical solutionsInvaluable advice on emotional well-being for partners, and their friends and families

Encourage a life-long love of reading with this Level 4 DK ReaderHelp your child develop their general knowledge, while building their reading skills with Pirates! Raiders Of The High Seas. Discover the dangerous world of pirates - those swashbucklers who plundered, pillaged, and terrorised open waters.Level 4 readers have fascinating stories that will capture the interest of the increasingly proficient reader range. Packed with extra background information and amazing fun facts, they have a rich vocabulary and challenging sentence structure, plus an alphabetical glossary and index to challenge growing readers and build literacy skills.Pirates! Raiders Of The High Seas is perfect to read aloud together or alone, with lively illustrations and an engaging story that encourages reading and builds a child's confidence.

Writing for yourself is a wonderful way to explore personal creativity – each of these 100 prompts will enhance your skill and confidence and get you closer to being the writer you want to become.Write Now is a brilliantly accessible book that demystifies the process and will help you see new ways to put pen to paper and discover your own unique writing style. Divided into 12 sections that range across voice, narrative, plot, structure, point of view, characterisation, dialogue, fiction, non-fiction, poetry, prose and memoir, Harriet Griffey shows you how to let go of any inhibitions, overcome writer's block and expand your writing potential. Featuring creative writing tasks to develop ideas and skills, quick and simple word play tasks, as well as practical exercises, Write Now is an exciting way to unleash your inner wordsmith, kick-start your imagination and get you writing.

We are all overwhelmed with technological input in our daily lives – whether it is our mobile phone ringing, our Blackberry bleeping or emails that pour in endlessly – we are all becoming hyperstimulated and unable to switch on (concentrate) or switch off (relax) because we’re all on permanent standby. As a result, we have lost the art of concentrating properly.Luckily, this cutting edge personal development book is here to help readers navigate their way through the deluge and provides the tools we need to learn how to concentrate and focus. Rooted in scientific fact and research, it includes a detailed look at how your brain works, what inhibits brain function and concentration and covers things such as lack of down-time, distraction, poor lifestyle habits and stress. Featuring techniques and exercises to help improve concentration, it is guaranteed to help us all improve the way we work and the way we live our lives.