Books published by publisher Bayeux Arts, 2003

After his prodigious success with the Giant of the Beanstalk, and then subsequent victories over the assorted ogres Cormoran of St. Michael’s Mount, Old Blunderbore (and his brother), Ods Splutter Hur Nails (late of Wales), and so on, Jack the Giant-Killer has almost rid the world of the collossal kind. But disturbing news comes from the far North: a final Giant has unfrozen from the Ice Age, and is wreaking havoc amongst the Inuit. But now Jack is old, made decrepit by the excesses of his fame. Nevertheless, he leaps astride his Golden Hen and goes North in search of the last Giant.

Little Alexandra and little brother Nicholas go out to pick berries in the forest. They get lost and can't return to their village. When confronted by an ugly witch with warts on her nose, they scream in fear. The witch would eat them, but their cries for help wake up the good forest giant Borbas who has been taking a nap. Borbas destroys the witch by stepping on her, turning her into a waffle. He looks forward to eating the witch-waffle with delicious maple syrup. The children, having been shown the right path, now head back home.Before they're out of the forest they're confronted by a hunchbacked ogre, also hungry. The children's cries for help once again summon Borbas to the rescue. This time he flattens the ogre under his feet, kicks it, and sends it flying into the air.The children are safe with their parents, so Borbas is surprised when his cell-phone rings again. This time it's his cousin Chauncey, in England, thanking him for the sizzling pancake which had just landed outside his cave. Chauncey knew it was from Borbas, from far-away America, because giants know everything.

Around the world, children’s teeth fall out. They tuck them expectantly under their pillows, and go to sleep. And in the dream-haunted night, a creeping creature from another world makes an exchange filled with dread significance: innocence traded for grubby lucre. And Mum and Dad grin in the morning, as if something deeply strange had not occurred in the glooming dark.It is time for the truth to be told. Witness this tale of Abigail, the Girl With Perfect Teeth. Cheer her crusade to save the world from the Tooth Fairy, and thereby preserve for eternity the innocent happiness of childhood. No more shall our golden days be bought from us!

Series Editor: Professor Julius Lipner, The Divinity School, University of Cambridge “Sita” is an ideal, an inspiration, an icon. Aimed primarily at high school students, this book may surprise many adults with its balanced, contemporary interpretation from one of the greatest cultural epics of all time, the Ramayana. This is the first volume in ‘INDIC VALUES SERIES’ published in collaboration with the Divinity School, Cambridge University.

This is the first title in Bayeux's NEW series, "An Odd Little Book". The series is in a small format, 4" x 5", and the subjects are intended to appeal to all ages, starting from 7-year olds. The stories or poems are darkly humorous and rach carry a revelatory or cautionary message. Exquisite illustrations by award-winning artists are a hallmark of the series."The Umbrella" is the uplifting story of love between an umbrella and the human being who is its beneficiary.

The tale of young Hannah, who loves above all else to sing. What worse curse could have been visited upon her than this: she has been sent to live with her aunt and uncle in a sorrowful town where music itself is banned from its grim and cobbled streets. What woe has befallen this town? Why are there no children? Why are there no rats?Hannah will discover the answers to these dread questions in the wilderness wastes, under a mountain. There she discovers a secret orchestra, held captive by an ancient conductor, who remembers his glorious youth – when no-one could resist the beauty he could make with his flute. Could our Hannah be the bridge between two ancient enemies? Might the ghosts of the rats come to her aid? And, most importantly, will she sing once again?

This is the third title in Bayeux's NEW series, "An Odd Little Book". The series is in a small format, 4" x 5", and the subjects are intended to appeal to all ages, starting from 7-year olds. The stories or poems are darkly humorous and rach carry a revelatory or cautionary message. Exquisite illustrations by award-winning artists are a hallmark of the series."Polly Perfect and the Tragic Fart" is a hilarious cautionary tale about that most human of all characteristics: embarrassment.

Thirteen Minutes begins in 1928 and proceeds to tell a half-century long tale of the Burnside Family. Holly, the middle child, grows disenchanted with the clerk position that famed Equal-Persons politician, Nellie McLung, had arranged for with the Alberta Eugenics Board, an organization dedicated to the sterilization of society’s unfit. Her younger brother, Billy, must re-evaluate his career as a player for the Saskatoon Sheiks when the Prairie Hockey League faces financial collapse. Following a provocative piece of Dadaist performance, eldest son Nicky Burnside flees to Europe to further develop his artistic understanding. As distant as siblings can be, their lives connect sporadically over decades to weave a story of conflicting family, Theatre of Cruelty, shocking bureaucracy and the love that miraculously occurs throughout. Volume one of The Burnside Trilogy. From the creators of the Duchess Ranch of Old John Ware.

The Driftwood Saga continues in an exciting adventure full of ghosts, goddesses, giants, magical creatures, time travel and camp games.Summoned by the ghost of a slain boy, Driftwood the young magician and her best friend, Rose, journey to Africa to free children from a slave cocoa farm. Another tortured spirit then leads them to China in an attempt to free young factory workers. Meanwhile, Hans Blekansit, Driftwood’s evil father, is turning his employees into giants that roam the country eating forests and mountains to spew out Blekan-Marts, stores which are selling cheap products created by enslaved children. Will Driftwood be able to grapple with the complex problems and monstrous forces that confront her at every turn?The second tale in the five volume epic, Driftwood’s Crusade is a powerful and fun fantasy written by James Davidge (The Wandering Stars comic book series) and featuring illustrations by Judd Palmer, creator of the Governor General’s Literary Award nominated Preposterous Fables for Unusual Children.

Driftwood's War Book Five of the Driftwood Saga. To increase profits, Hans Blekansit is threatening to bring the world into ahorrible war. Meanwhile, Driftwood struggles with the rigourous magic instructionat the Regimental Conservatory of the Order of the Good and True but gets equallyfrustrated with the peaceful yet aimless nature of the Free Spirit Gathering. Ontop of all that, she never seems to have anytime to spend with Tide, even after heasked her out. Finding it difficult to fit in anywhere, how will our youngsorceress tackle the overwhelming might of the military industrial complex? The Driftwood Saga chronicles the magical quests of a young girl and her attempts tounderstand and solve various world problems including child labour, endangeredspecies and aggressive logging practices. Driftwood’s War, the fifth and finalvolume, is written by James Davidge (Mathemagick & Mystiphysics, The Duchess Ranchof Old John Ware) with illustrations by Eric Jordan(Driftwood Saves the Whales,Driftwood & the Necessary Forest).