Books with author Katherine Brown

In a mythical village hidden behind a high hedgerow, there live ten hedgehog families. Like the epic escapades of 'Tom Sawyer', the exciting exploits of Poggy, never end within this enchanted hedge.Delivering honey and bees' wax candles by Poggy and Wen is usually rewarded with yummy treats from the villagers. But this time the opposite stands in the way of Poggy's enjoyment. One of 12 books in the "Misadventures of Poggy in Hedgecombe Village" series.

From Pulitzer Prize-winner Katherine Boo, a landmark work of narrative nonfiction that tells the dramatic and sometimes heartbreaking story of families striving toward a better life in one of the twenty-first century's great, unequal cities. In this brilliantly written, fast-paced book, based on three years of uncompromising reporting, a bewildering age of global change and inequality is made human. Annawadi is a makeshift settlement in the shadow of luxury hotels near the Mumbai airport, and as India starts to prosper, Annawadians are electric with hope. Abdul, a reflective and enterprising Muslim teenager, sees "a fortune beyond counting" in the recyclable garbage that richer people throw away. Asha, a woman of formidable wit and deep scars from a childhood in rural poverty, has identified an alternate route to the middle class: political corruption. With a little luck, her sensitive, beautiful daughter--Annawadi's "most-everything girl"--will soon become its first female college graduate. And even the poorest Annawadians, like Kalu, a fifteen-year-old scrap-metal thief, believe themselves inching closer to the good lives and good times they call "the full enjoy." But then Abdul the garbage sorter is falsely accused in a shocking tragedy; terror and a global recession rock the city; and suppressed tensions over religion, caste, sex, power and economic envy turn brutal. As the tenderest individual hopes intersect with the greatest global truths, the true contours of a competitive age are revealed. And so, too, are the imaginations and courage of the people of Annawadi. With intelligence, humor, and deep insight into what connects human beings to one another in an era of tumultuous change, "Behind the Beautiful Forevers "carries the reader headlong into one of the twenty-first century's hidden worlds, and into the lives of people impossible to forget.

Alex was born with bilateral talipes. Or clubfeet. Each night he must wear special bedtime boots to keep his feet looking neat. But these boots are uncomfortable and he struggles to sleep. Until one night his Mummy introduces him to a magical place called Dreamland. A place of endless possibility and adventure. Join Alex as he is whisked off into Space where he meets two friendly aliens who need a little encouragement to wear their bedtime boots.

It’s almost Christmas in Westie Green and the snowflakes are falling. Nestled deep within the Highlands of Scotland lives an enchanting community of West Highland Terriers, the Westie Hutters. Roobie & Radley and their pet piglet Disco live at the Bones Bakery where the ovens are busy cooking up Yummytastic Bone Biscuits for Christmas. Grandpa Angus delivers these in his VW Campervan, but he also needs to call on their help.Finding reindeer in Westie Woods, a search to find Santa, and the Tree of Awesomeness all add to the ingredients, making this Magical Christmas Adventure almost as tasty as Grandma Soozie’s Christmas pudding and its hidden treasure. But can the little trio help rescue Christmas?

Alex was born with bilateral talipes, club feet to you and me. He struggled to sleep in his boots and bar until one night his Mummy told him about Dreamland. In his boots and bar, With straps so tight. Alex struggled to sleep through the night His legs uncomfortable, His toes too hot! He tossed and turned and banged his cot! His Mummy came running, He sat on her knee. She dried the tears from his eyes and explained why it had to be... She rocked her baby And held his hand. Whispering a lullaby “go play in Dream Land”