Books with author Nancy Cartwright

What is a monologue? Well, it is a story told from just one person's point of view. It helps us understand them and get right into their very soul and thoughts. Even Shakespeare wrote in monologues!So , it's the perfect way to get to know all those horrific creatures who only come out in the dead of night or once a year at Halloween, to hear from the creatures that live in crypts and cupboards and under beds. We can get to know the ghouls and ghosties, monsters and meanies, biters and fliers ...Because they can't be all bad ...Can they?It's finally time to hear the first-hand, real story of five famous stars of Halloween: a werewolf; Dracula; Frankenstein's monster; the Mummy; and a witch! And we find out what their lives are really like.Think it's all blood, guts and gore? Well, sometimes, when they're not taking care of the kids, doing the school run or picking up the weekly shop! These five monologues are told from the point of view of these classic horror creatures, taking a genre that you think you know well and twisting it into interesting, new shapes!All the stories have the same opening line ("So, you think it's easy being me?") but go in strange and unusual directions, keeping you smiling and interested along the way.But don't just take my word for it - let's hear it from the creatures themselves!

What is a monologue? Well, it is a story told from just one person's point of view. It helps us understand them and get right into their very soul and thoughts. Even Shakespeare wrote in monologues!So , it's the perfect way to get to know all those Christmas creatures who only get to come out once a year, to hear from the beings that live in ice and in Candy Cane Land and in snow. We can get to know the elves and reindeer, toys and Jack Frosts, children and Santas ...Because they can't be all jolly all the time...Can they?It's finally time to hear the first-hand, real story of five famous stars of Christmas: Jack Frost; Rudolph; Elfie the Elf; a snow man; and Santa himself! And we can find out what their lives are really like.Think it's all presents, tinsel and trees? Well, sometimes, when they're not taking care of the kids, doing the school run or picking up the weekly shop! These five monologues are told from the point of view of these classic Christmas creatures, taking a genre that you think you know well and twisting it into interesting, new shapes!All the stories have the same opening line ("So, you think it's easy being me?") but go in strange and unusual directions, keeping you smiling and interested along the way.But don't just take my word for it - let's hear it from the Christmas creatures themselves!

National award winner, with foreword by Nancy Cartwright, the voice of Bart Simpson. The day Sam Hatcher turns sixteen he meets Rigby Skeet, a wise-cracking guard, and their adventure in the ancient kingdom of Parmall begins. They embark on an exciting search for King Olive, who was betrayed by his evil--and very strange--brother, and imprisoned in the BonemanÕs dungeon.

Snap is every child's much-loved first card game and these large, colourful and high quality cards will delight very young children. The cards feature illustrations of children's favourite subjects - characters from fairytales including the "Three Little Pigs" and "Cinderella in Fairytale Snap" and magnificent dinosaurs including a Tricerotops and a Blarblarsaurus in "Dinosaur Snap". Snap is an easy and fun game which is a great way for young children to develop important matching and reading skills. The card packs make great gifts and follow on from the success of Usborne's other fabulous card games.

Are you or someone you know a horse lover?This horse journal has plenty of room for you to express yourself freely. Use it as a gratitude journal, sermon journal, creative writing journal notebook, or personal diary. Use this perfect-sized journal to record important reflections, memories or to have on hand when creativity strikes.Makes a great gift for men, women, teens, or kids. People of all ages will have fun writing in this simple lined book. 6" x 9" sized/160 pages