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- ...pper, seem to place the book more squarely in this camp. (The cover of the hardback version shows a smiling, adult Diane, with the sub-title ''My Psychic Life'3 KB (520 words) - 14:26, 7 April 2018
- ...el to this book that in my experience is appealing to children. The chunky hardback with the eye-catching cover combine to produce an inviting package. Althoug3 KB (529 words) - 09:58, 18 April 2018
- The hardback version of this book is something to behold. The colours really pop and Wi3 KB (586 words) - 16:25, 12 April 2018
- This is a beautiful hardback book with wonderfully colourful pages. First published in Japan, there is a3 KB (570 words) - 11:34, 8 March 2018
- ...the story and the writing, through the illustrations and right down to the hardback edition with its lovely dust jacket and thick, luxurious paper. This is a b3 KB (542 words) - 15:00, 23 April 2018
- ...ed years ago now, but one that needs hearing, whatever your age. And this hardback just-beyond-picture-book is a great way of doing it. It leaves out all the3 KB (540 words) - 09:51, 24 March 2018
- ...ting into the realms of fantasy when you find out it’s a new library! The hardback version of the book is great quality and the paper is thick enough to last.3 KB (575 words) - 13:19, 13 August 2020
- ...he quality of their publishing and strict attention to detail. The book is hardback and quite weighty, with a fabric-covered spine that gives it the appearance3 KB (518 words) - 09:49, 26 February 2018
- ''Posy'' will become a classic and it's well worth buying as a hardback as it's the sort of book which will be passed on – or down to the next ge3 KB (528 words) - 14:25, 27 February 2018
- ...o them, but also make fun of them. The book is an impressive size and the hardback version is nice and sturdy. This is certainly required as each double spre3 KB (597 words) - 12:25, 10 April 2018
- ...e book is the design of the item itself. The version I read was a smaller hardback that fitted wonderfully into the hand and had chunky well-made pages. This3 KB (587 words) - 15:48, 29 August 2020
- As an adult I can appreciate the look and feel of this book. The hardback is exquisite and the drawings are magnificent, but the surface is only part4 KB (628 words) - 09:48, 18 April 2018
- ...children with an interest in the visual arts, but the beautifully-produced hardback which I read would do sterling service in a school library. I'd like to tha3 KB (529 words) - 16:42, 28 August 2020
- ...ar book to look at, especially if you are lucky enough to obtain the large hardback version. Each double spread is full of luscious illustrations of a jungle3 KB (600 words) - 11:09, 12 April 2018
- ...bold use of colour dominates the book which arrives in a very well made A4 hardback. Look closely and you will also appreciate Gillespie's words. Although in3 KB (546 words) - 14:39, 6 August 2020
- ...s so excited by the prospect of reading this book: a large format (6"x12") hardback that promised real life, action adventure stories. From the cover, it remin3 KB (535 words) - 13:22, 11 April 2018
- ...Publishing publishes books with high production values: this is an elegant hardback which is going to stand a lot of reading. It'll pass on to siblings or dow3 KB (553 words) - 10:30, 29 March 2024
- ...children with an interest in the visual arts, but the beautifully-produced hardback which I read would do sterling service in a school library. I'd like to th3 KB (514 words) - 13:08, 10 August 2020
- The book itself is the standard 32-page hardback and comes on quality paper that will last a long time. This will be import3 KB (576 words) - 10:26, 29 September 2020
- It was a hardback. Yes, the popular series has managed to cycle through a lot of the pastel3 KB (539 words) - 08:24, 18 April 2018
- ...ssion and didn't come back for years. There are over 200 pages of A4 size hardback packed with eclectic information from Space, to animals, to history. So ma3 KB (570 words) - 15:19, 23 March 2018
- ...ity, given that the paperback is rather cheaper than the recently reissued hardback. You'll miss the fact that oil is substituted for lard, but avoid such idi3 KB (542 words) - 11:17, 2 March 2018
- Altogether, it's a very good selection, and the generously laid-out hardback edition does justice to Mould's rich, confident, dynamic artwork that mixes3 KB (488 words) - 11:38, 5 October 2020
- ...or books for this age range. It might be the current trend when publishing hardback books but paper covers are a nightmare for teachers, librarians and parents3 KB (527 words) - 17:47, 2 March 2018
- ...le coverage from the professional reviewers when it was first published in hardback. Concerning, as it does, a young woman who works as a sub-editor in a publi3 KB (587 words) - 15:36, 1 September 2020
- ...nter cold. Even better is the fact that it all comes in a well-presented, hardback book which will stand a lot of duty in the kitchen.4 KB (598 words) - 13:54, 10 April 2018
- ...fulfilled enough) and more, all in the chunk of perfectly-presented square hardback format.3 KB (589 words) - 13:34, 20 March 2018
- ...y other shelf – that remains burdened with a full centimetre-and-more-deep hardback, with forty pages, some now redundant, within them. It seems silly for me3 KB (541 words) - 15:36, 9 April 2018
- ...f with lavish artwork, careful typesetting and high production values. The hardback I have is bound in fetching dark green canvas, with the CD housed in a roun3 KB (564 words) - 13:30, 6 April 2018
- ...s ''My Favourite Nursery Rhymes'' collection of board books. This 10 page hardback book has classic nursery rhymes that are as fun today as they were when you3 KB (599 words) - 10:36, 24 April 2018
- ...elina Ballerina'' veteran Helen Craig. For your money you get a wonderful hardback that includes classics such as Little Red Riding Hood and Goldilocks, but a4 KB (635 words) - 10:29, 18 April 2018
- ...e special edition. Not only do you get the extra blurb, but also a lovely hardback that fits into a case. This is almost as much a collector's item as it is4 KB (632 words) - 14:39, 12 April 2018
- ''One World Together'' is a beautifully presented, colourful, hardback book that promotes the differences between cultures, and although this is d4 KB (605 words) - 10:30, 3 March 2018
- ...and feel. Trail books are not new, but this is a very well made one. The hardback version is very sturdy and each double spread has at least one trail. Rath4 KB (633 words) - 18:22, 19 March 2018
- ...which capture the spirit of Christmas and are full of vibrant colour. The hardback version of the book is a lovely size and each page has at least one drawing3 KB (606 words) - 16:18, 15 August 2020
- ...eous book. The special 10 year anniversary edition of the book has a nice hardback cover and slip jacket, but any copy will be a keeper for a household with c3 KB (620 words) - 15:11, 28 March 2018
- ...hing about it is just gorgeous for little children from the small, chunky, hardback feel of it which is perfect for small hands to the cheerful illustrations i4 KB (601 words) - 22:18, 1 March 2018
- ...e books feels like it has been designed with a child in mind. The compact hardback version is easy to hold and the short 20 page length means that it captures3 KB (622 words) - 16:23, 28 August 2020
- The book is initially very appealing. It comes in a long thin hardback that stands out and the colour scheme is all shades of terracotta that evok4 KB (644 words) - 09:47, 24 March 2018
- ...(or mum’s handbag) for on the go reading opportunities, and because it’s a hardback, it’s sturdy enough to withstand a bit of the aforementioned flinging. It3 KB (628 words) - 11:57, 30 March 2018
- ...It's a hefty medium-sized volume, with a cover halfway between paper- and hardback, and Knockabout have done Wiele well. (I forgive them some lapses in trans3 KB (525 words) - 13:42, 20 March 2018
- ...ok to the Bookbag. It's from Tate Publishing and it's the sort of classy, hardback book which you'd expect from them.4 KB (617 words) - 10:29, 29 March 2024
- ...lishers for sending a copy of the book to the Bookbag. It's a substantial hardback which will stand a lot of loving and would make a brilliant present either3 KB (590 words) - 13:08, 24 April 2018
- ...why a book for this age range has a flimsy paper dust cover. Moreover, the hardback cover underneath has a different illustration and no title. I would suggest3 KB (579 words) - 09:40, 2 March 2018
- ...nd purposes, but with corrugated boards stuck to the cover. Take a proper hardback apart and you won't get something too different from this, but the way it's4 KB (634 words) - 13:09, 24 April 2018
- This large format hardback would make a very special gift for a child. It would be especially valuable4 KB (584 words) - 17:20, 23 April 2018
- ...s a lot of fun and commented about how reasonable the cover price is for a hardback book.)4 KB (640 words) - 09:08, 21 July 2018
- ...exploring a hidden world to the full. The book come in a very satisfying hardback A3 size and is full of double page spreads that represent different habitat4 KB (660 words) - 08:50, 22 March 2018
- ...being a must have. The item itself is a little odd. It comes as a sturdy hardback, but the cover has no edging so you get unsightly cardboard. This is possi4 KB (672 words) - 11:38, 23 April 2018
- ...f writing of arriving in pairs. My copy was both lively and lovely – firm hardback, with a surprise message under the slip jacket, glitzy and pretty, and the4 KB (591 words) - 13:36, 10 August 2020
- It's a lovely book too. I'm reading from the hardback and it's something which will get handed on to younger brothers and sisters4 KB (639 words) - 13:44, 6 April 2018
- ...arlett has designed the entire book to enhance the experience. The sturdy hardback version of ''Nibbles'' is a thing of wonderment, lovely to hold and solid;4 KB (610 words) - 07:51, 17 September 2020
- ...over. This is a beautifully presented book for children. It is in a chunky hardback format and the cover really does convey the flavour of the story accurately3 KB (566 words) - 08:56, 24 April 2018
- ...ther fifty per cent of this object then. Upon buying it you fold the huge hardback mass of it out to find it exceedingly hard to hold so you can access the pa3 KB (599 words) - 15:00, 23 April 2018
- ...e from Ivy Press. This book is no different - I'm reviewing a ''quality'' hardback, complete with silk bookmark, just about every page printed in full, glorio4 KB (578 words) - 13:02, 6 April 2018
- ...'s seen other, similar books. In an attractively-illustrated small-format hardback (much closer to the always falsely described 'pocketbook' size than I expec4 KB (594 words) - 10:49, 27 August 2020
- ...r history. Something like the Great Fire of London, as seen in this large hardback, which when it comes down to it, and for many reasons, is a very good book3 KB (584 words) - 19:48, 25 February 2018
- It could be that you never buy hardback books, for some reason, so could never recommend that anyone else does. Th ...a mediocre offering that really wouldn’t warrant the expense of buying the hardback edition, that is something slightly different. Similarly if it is exorbita9 KB (1,616 words) - 13:30, 3 March 2018
- ...e 3D graphics there is a splendour to what you see. Issued in a lovely A4 hardback format on glossy full colour pages the aesthetic that Lohlein chose is wond4 KB (696 words) - 11:50, 4 April 2018
- This is a wonderfully visual book, taking a large format hardback and giving us everything in double-page spreads. What's more, with the scr3 KB (580 words) - 08:02, 16 September 2020
- ...ul animals and flowers. The book also benefits from the large format; the hardback is something to cherish as the images really come to life.4 KB (670 words) - 12:16, 6 September 2020
- The presentation is stunning, a large hardback book (but not so big it can't be read easily while reclining on the sofa) w4 KB (657 words) - 10:17, 6 April 2018
- This was previously called The Cloud Maker in hardback.4 KB (589 words) - 12:34, 25 September 2020
- ...at I was in for a literary treat - and I was. Firstly, the book itself, a hardback with a beautifully nostalgic cover is a book lover's delight.3 KB (555 words) - 10:48, 24 March 2018
- ...epeat this book is not solely here for that purpose. This came to me in a hardback of very adult styling, and for a change there was not a children's edition4 KB (634 words) - 10:17, 6 October 2020
- ...rather surprised that the cover price is not a lot higher. It's a ''big'' hardback with high production values. I'd like to thank the publishers for sending4 KB (597 words) - 09:55, 24 March 2018
- ...ch gory detail, and the overall theme of the book is fairly uplifting. The hardback version has over 500 pages, but the text is large and the margins wide, and4 KB (610 words) - 11:31, 6 April 2018
- ...al portrait illustration, perfectly vividly presented by this large format hardback, which with its embossed cover and luxury binding shows great effort. But3 KB (591 words) - 16:27, 23 April 2018
- ...actual'' figures, unsullied by 'analysis' or spin all presented in a handy hardback book.3 KB (571 words) - 10:47, 10 April 2018
- ...t they happen regularly enough to individual officers to produce an annual hardback for the Christmas market. But it's the rarity of the opportunity which mak4 KB (667 words) - 12:39, 10 March 2018
- ...noticing the words ''totally sick'' and ''mortifying'' on the cover of my hardback edition. I found there was nothing to get me in my stomach, which partly i3 KB (604 words) - 12:35, 18 August 2020
- ...s than I did, coming to it as a first time Reichs reader. (To be fair, the hardback definitely looks more like an adult novel than a YA book and the publishers3 KB (597 words) - 12:14, 11 October 2020
- ...a sort of ''I Spy'' book for adults. I can see this being used too - the hardback book is of a size which fits with no trouble into a backpack or a pocket an4 KB (637 words) - 13:10, 6 April 2018
- AG: Very: I love books for their appearance as well as their content. The hardback of Fox was largely inspired by a 1930s children’s book.4 KB (649 words) - 15:56, 16 February 2016
- ...idy, you might as well borrow this, but don't buy, especially for the full hardback price. Liz Kessler popped into Bookbag Towers to [[The Interview: Bookbag T ..., you might as well borrow this, but don't buy, certainly not for the full hardback price.8 KB (1,421 words) - 12:33, 19 April 2018
- ...book from a reputable publisher there were several proofing errors in the hardback which should have been picked up before publication. Hopefully they'll be3 KB (601 words) - 13:04, 9 March 2018
- ...beat [[Blackmoor by Edward Hogan]]. As I write the most recent Susan Hill hardback is [[Printer's Devil Court by Susan Hill|here]].4 KB (653 words) - 10:51, 15 March 2018
- ...with Tara Road, which I was planning to give away/sell on eBay as it was a hardback in VGC. However, my puppy got hold of it and chewed the corners, so though4 KB (626 words) - 09:52, 8 August 2020
- ...relation to the human calendar, then they have it at last with this lovely hardback. It's a brick of a book, of course, given the depth of the subject, but we4 KB (662 words) - 13:43, 24 August 2020
- ...for sending a copy of the book to the Bookbag. My copy is a rather lovely hardback, of the type which gets passed down the generations and is complete with a4 KB (683 words) - 09:02, 12 August 2020
- ...consequences. Faber have done Crook proud with a delicious gold-embossed hardback, but he has served us best of all.4 KB (589 words) - 08:58, 21 September 2020
- The book itself is a pleasure. I'm working from a substantial hardback of the type which sits open when you put it on the table. Colour reproduct4 KB (699 words) - 08:38, 11 April 2018
- ...ooks, for all these reasons, just fly off the shelves, either paperback or hardback, and generally have a lot of appeal – surely breaking away from the mere4 KB (636 words) - 10:25, 7 August 2020
- ...section on how to use chemistry to communicate with other people. And the hardback edition even includes a scratch and sniff advert, the importance of which w4 KB (597 words) - 08:38, 19 September 2020
- Of all the many millions of animals on our planet that deserve a large format hardback non-fiction book, I guess monkeys are one of the ideal places to start. Th4 KB (629 words) - 12:42, 23 March 2018
- What you get is a large format square book, stuck into a hardback folder alongside a second block of paper, which is mostly blank for your ar4 KB (625 words) - 11:03, 11 April 2018
- ...xcited. The item itself is of very high quality; lush pages, full colour, hardback and a chunky looking read. However, as any passionate reader is taught fro4 KB (663 words) - 18:33, 19 March 2018
- ...: it's Gecko Press, so production values are high. This is a substantial hardback: it's going to stand a lot of handling and the chances are that it's a book4 KB (661 words) - 10:20, 29 March 2024
- ...Give me the choice and nine times out of ten I'll choose a thick 500+ page hardback (or even a 700+ page behemoth on occasion), but there's something comfortin4 KB (626 words) - 10:33, 3 April 2018
- I should also say the book itself is a joy - a slightly larger than average hardback with a striking black and silver jacket, the story beautifully and organica4 KB (623 words) - 18:21, 28 March 2018
- ...atoso's illustrations that stand out. The book comes in a high quality A4 hardback and Matoso uses every page to great effect. The use of bold colours and cl4 KB (717 words) - 11:18, 18 April 2018
- ''In hardback the title of this book is '''Blood Brotherhoods: The Rise of the Italian Ma4 KB (677 words) - 12:28, 27 February 2018
- To start with, the fabric of the book is excellent. It's a jumbo hardback you have to position in landscape format, to open up every massive double-p4 KB (629 words) - 08:54, 24 August 2020
- It's a quite brilliantly presented book too – lush silvered cover, proper hardback binding with fabric bookmark, and a spoof of Gulliver's Travels added on as4 KB (611 words) - 13:04, 23 April 2018
- It's a big read at 544 pages in the hardback edition but I read it in two sittings with a reluctant break for food in be4 KB (619 words) - 13:21, 25 August 2020
- ...initial eight tales are here, on lovely firm paper stock, in a nice chunky hardback, with brilliant coloured versions of the original illustrations. I don't t4 KB (609 words) - 11:33, 8 March 2018
- The overall look of the book is very appealing too. It's a chunky hardback with lots of illustrations in penguin themed colours of black, grey, white4 KB (639 words) - 12:00, 6 September 2020
- ...or everyone. Most Barrington Stoke books are paperbacks but this one is a hardback, complete with silk bookmark, ensuring that it's the sort of book which wil4 KB (699 words) - 16:11, 31 August 2020
- The book is the typical large format hardback, and is very well presented. Each creature type gets a double page spread,4 KB (642 words) - 13:15, 24 March 2018
- ...ok at the cover! Isn't it gorgeous? I couldn't walk past a gorgeous, dinky hardback like this in a book shop. So I was hooked even before I read the first page4 KB (616 words) - 09:45, 8 October 2020