Books with author Seth Grahame Smith

“It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains.” So begins Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, an expanded edition of the beloved Jane Austen novel featuring all-new scenes of bone-crunching zombie mayhem. As our story opens, a mysterious plague has fallen upon the quiet English village of Meryton—and the dead are returning to life! Feisty heroine Elizabeth Bennet is determined to wipe out the zombie menace, but she’s soon distracted by the arrival of the haughty and arrogant Mr. Darcy. What ensues is a delightful comedy of manners with plenty of civilized sparring between the two young lovers—and even more violent sparring on the blood-soaked battlefield. Can Elizabeth vanquish the spawn of Satan? And overcome the social prejudices of the class-conscious landed gentry? Complete with romance, heartbreak, swordfights, cannibalism, and thousands of rotting corpses, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies transforms a masterpiece of world literature into something you’d actually want to read.

If you have ever read traditional children's rhymes to your child and thought 'they don't write them like this any more' then we think 'Flutter-by Butterfly, Bumble-by Bee' will appeal to you and your young audience. A lavishly illustrated children's short rhyming story that you can enjoy with youngsters who love to be read to, or who are just learning to read. Conjuring wonderful images of some of the many inhabitants of your garden, both real and imagined, the rhyming story leads you through a summer's day and onto the next morning. Enjoyable to read and lovely to look at, it is certain that both you and your child/children will enjoy 'Flutter-by Butterfly, Bumble-by Bee'. Destined to become a new 'traditional-style' favorite rhyme for a generation who may only have heard the 'same old thing' so many times this is a memorable picture-book tale imbued with the innocence of childhood observations.

If you have ever read traditional children's rhymes to your child and thought 'they don't write them like this any more' then once again we are sure the second book in the 'New Traditional Children's Rhymes' series: "Looking out to see", will appeal to you and your young audience. Another lavishly illustrated children's rhyming short story that you can enjoy with youngsters who love to be read to, or who are just learning to read. Look out of the window with the young storyteller and enjoy being introduced to all the furry, feathered and other 'neighbors' that live close-by. This second book in the series is a delight to read and equally enjoyable to look at. You and your child/children will find yourselves reading the evocative rhymes in 'Looking out to see' over and over again. This 'traditional-style' rhyming story is specially written for a modern generation to inspire them to observe the world around them more thoughtfully and poetically.

If 'Love' is the answer, then what is the question?!The 'Why We Love...' series begins here with an educational and fun look at the Honey Bee.As adults we may already appreciate that one of the world's most important insects is sadly under threat, largely due to our own actions and/or omissions!Unless our children (or grand-children!) learn to love and appreciate the wonders of the natural world, and the little creatures in it who do so much for us... what hope is there for the future?A respected man once suggested that "If the bee disappeared off the face of the earth, man would only have four years left to live."... Let us all hope he was wrong! But most of all, let us make sure the next generation develops proper respect and appreciation for the small but wonderful bee so that they make sure it is NEVER likely to disappear!If YOU are trying to educate your child (or grand-child) truly to begin to understand why tiny creatures like the bee are so essential to our own continued existence, or perhaps just to inspire them with the wonders of Nature -- then the author hopes this book might help you to achieve that aim... even if just a little bit. 'Why We Love...BEES' is an ideal book for parents and grand-parents to read to, or with, younger children, and can also be enjoyed by older children who are enthusiastic readers.Packed full of fun facts about the bee, honey and the many other excellent things that the bee makes for us (as well as themselves), and richly enhanced throughout with wonderful images of the bee and more, we are sure you and your children will enjoy learning lots about amazing honey bees and just how much we should all value them!

A young boy, bewitched by his fathers unrelenting passion to fly; a desperate craving that absorbs his every waking minute, finds himself entranced by the dream. When his father goes to war and does not return it seems the spell is broken . . Much later, the boy, now a young man finds himself drawn once more to his fathers drawings and failed experiments. Finally able to make his fathers dream a reality he flies. Will his own son be visited by this unrelenting passion?