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Who is making all the mischief in this house? It's not the puppy!   Authors J. Patrick Lewis and Leigh Lewis and artist Maddie Frost (It's Not the Baby) are back with another silly board book featuring lots of minor mishaps that you might think you could blame on the puppy—but it's not the puppy! Clues in the art show the true culprits: a raccoon knocked down the garbage can and the cat stole the baby's toys. Little ones will chime in on the repeated title refrain and will delight in the surprise ending—when of course—it finally IS the puppy.   Expertly crafted by well-known author J. Patrick Lewis and Leigh Lewis, the short rhyming text makes this an easy read-aloud for babies and toddlers. Maddie Frost's friendly characters, simple lines, and fun textures will draw in young readers. A perfect gift for baby showers and new parents.  Don't miss the mischief of It's Not the Baby as well!

Left-of-centre Labour Prime Minister Jack Higson has enjoyed a spectacular rise from backbencher to the highest political office in the land in just a few short years. He is popular, well-liked and supported by a loving wife. But when a prominent Spanish lawyer In Madrid asks to see the British Ambassador, and tells him a story about Higson's grandfather's time in Spain during the Spanish Civil War, Higson's world begins to unravel. And when that story becomes linked to a skeleton in his personal life of which his wife knows nothing, Higson is suddenly faced with an existential threat to both his political career and his marriage. Over a period of just a few weeks he must make the most momentous decisions of his life. Can he be saved? Or is he the only one who can save himself?

Shortlisted for Debut Political Book of the Year at The Paddy Power Political Book Awards 2015 All ministerial careers end in failure, but they start in hope. True, not everyone expects to end up in No. 10, but everyone wants to do something important. Politics has all sorts of downsides as a career choice but the fortunate few get the opportunity to do something meaningful - prevent or win wars, reduce poverty, create the NHS or, just sometimes, put an end to real injustice. How to Be a Minister launches you into your fledgling ministerial career and shows you how to proceed. This is a fail-safe guide to how to survive as a Secretary of State in Her Majesty's Government, from dealing with civil servants, Cabinet colleagues, the opposition and the media, to coping with the bad times whilst managing the good (and how to resign with a modicum of dignity intact when it all inevitably falls apart). Co-written by former Labour minister John Hutton and former Permanent Secretary Sir Leigh Lewis, How to Be a Minister is not only an invaluable survival guide for ambitious MPs but a tantalising view into the working lives of the people we elect to run our country.