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• 3 Reasons Why You Need an ISBN
  ...s not just to your book, but to a specific edition — say, the paperback or hardback one. For self-publishing authors the more you know about ISBNs the more exc Ebooks, audiobooks, paperbacks and hardback versions of your book all require different numbers. This is where the [htt
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• Lord of the Forest by Caroline Pitcher and Jackie Morris
  ...he combination of lyrical storytelling and stunning artwork make this mini-hardback version of the story of a tiger’s journey to adulthood pocket sized perfe ...ldren but would be a beautiful addition to any family bookshelf. This mini-hardback edition would be perfect for small hands and would make a lovely gift.
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• Horrid Henry's Royal Riot (Horrid Henry Early Reader) by Francesca Simon and Tony Ross
  ...Riot is a fun compilation of Horrid Henry Early Reader Books, in a lovely hardback edition with easy to read text and full colour illustrations. ...reaks. This book combines four Horrid Henry Early Readers into one premium hardback edition, but as nice as it is, it may prove a disappointment if you already
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• Paddington Races Ahead by Michael Bond
  ...ventures from the bear who is genuinely loved by adults and children. The hardback would make a great gift. I read the book in hardback and it would make a great present particularly as it's going to be enjoyed
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• Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll and Sir John Tenniel
  ...'s Adventures in Wonderland: Macmillan Classics Edition}} is a substantial hardback of the type which is handed down in families and stands a lot of cheerful h ...ts be particularly suitable for a younger age group. It's ''lush'': cream hardback, red spine, silk book mark and twenty full colour illustrations by Sir John
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• The Tales of Olga Da Polga by Michael Bond
  ...ly anthropomorphised creature tale is forty years old, hence this laudable hardback. I can't remember it, nor the five other books in the series, but there's For another revived classic recently published in lavish hardback for this audience (and their parents), we recommend [[Mr Bliss by J R R Tol
  3 KB (445 words) - 10:01, 22 April 2018
• Wallace and Gromit - The Complete Newspaper Strips - Volume 1 by Nick Park
  ...ips bring the horrendous punning of the newspaper cartoons to lovely, full hardback status. ...ere and there) a self-contained story. Taking them in the form of a large hardback might well be an overdose to some, however, and I can see the full-on bad c
  3 KB (534 words) - 12:29, 23 March 2018
• Illusionology by Emily Hawkins
  |summary=A gorgeous jumbo hardback, letting the young reader into the world of performing magic, through a par ...review, this would definitely be on the shortlist. A lovely large format hardback, the cover is a delight itself - with a 3D lenticular image, embossed bits,
  3 KB (535 words) - 08:48, 22 March 2018
• Changing Guard at Buckingham Palace by A A Milne and E H Shepard
  ...n a simple paperback. This is a lovely edition because it’s a child-sized hardback, so you get all the perks of a stiffer spine, but it’s still suitable for
  5 KB (848 words) - 11:33, 7 August 2020
• Oh, the Places You'll Go by Dr Seuss
  |summary=This special edition has a lovely hardback cover and slipcase, but it is the classic Dr Seuss tale inside that childre ...ial edition respects this. The book itself comes in a study and well-made hardback, but you also get a slipcase that makes this almost a collector's edition a
  3 KB (622 words) - 11:56, 17 September 2020
• Nibbles: The Dinosaur Guide by Emma Yarlett
  ...y around. This meant that the layout of the book was a triumph – glorious hardback with mini books contained within. There are hours of fun just to be had pe ...he structure of the book is still a tour de force. This is a wonderful A4 hardback full of flaps that can he looked under. More often than not you will find
  4 KB (680 words) - 09:10, 18 April 2018
• Paul Smith for Richard Scarry's Cars and Trucks and Things That Go by Richard Scarry
  ...his suits than his stories has restyled this forty-year-old as a handsome hardback, sporting an interactive slip jacket – removing the book turns the traffi
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• Hello Kitty Guide to Life by Various
  ...sses and ribbons. It appeals to girls and women of many ages, but this new hardback book ''Hello Kitty – Guide to Life'' is aimed at the brand's younger fans It is quite a big hardback with a bright, colourful cover featuring the famous Kitty with shiny silver
  4 KB (607 words) - 22:42, 21 March 2018
• Sherlock: The Essential Arthur Conan Doyle Adventures Volume 2 by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
  ...e|Sherlock: The Essential Arthur Conan Doyle Adventures]] was published in hardback: it’s subsequently been published in paperback under the same title. It
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• I Love My Daddy by Jonathan Litton and Fhiona Galloway
  The ''My Little World'' set of books are a collection of hardback children's stories made for babies and young toddlers. The items themselve ...lustrations. The pages are relatively small as this is a short and sturdy hardback deigned for little hands to grab, but Galloway has packed them with colour.
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• Sex is Forbidden by Tim Parks
  ...dage not to judge a book by its cover as both the paperback and indeed the hardback have gone for different pretty girls in alluring poses. Both are lovely ph
  4 KB (691 words) - 09:53, 19 March 2018
• Pinocchio by Michael Morpurgo
  ...ory:Michael Morpurgo|Michael Morpurgo]] is rectifying that with his latest hardback. I'm less convinced by how or why he's gone about it. ...Pinocchio by Pinocchio'' on the paper cover, and just ''Pinocchio'' on the hardback within. Proof, I think, that for all his work and cleverness, Morpurgo has
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• Reviewer Vacancies/Review Format
  ...ey is available to purchase the book and take no account of whether it's a hardback or a paperback. Price should only be taken into consideration if it is a v
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• Night Broken (Mercy Thompson) by Patricia Briggs
  ...e round things have changed – for the first time the British market gets a hardback. But we've not jumped the shark. If anything, the fantasy side of this se It still feels a little odd to be holding a hardback Mercy Thompson book, however. I credit the decision for giving the series
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• Horrid Henry's A - Z of Everything Horrid by Francesca Simon
  |summary=A lexicon of the world behind the characters, this nicely produced hardback will delight Horrid Henry's and Moody Margaret's hard-core fans, while many The book is a large—format hardback with plenty of (hilarious) Tony Ross's pictures and would make a good gift
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• Then We Came To The End by Joshua Ferris
  Before I go further reviewing this paperback I will just point out that the hardback has enough blurb on its fly-leaves, and not one mention of that as the majo ...ubject being used as it was here, and especially as I was reading from the hardback and was not forewarned.
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• Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, Mark Burstein (editor) and Salvador Dali
  ...tion of Lewis Carroll's Marmite classic gets revisited in this cherishable hardback – still it might not be to everyone's tastes whatsoever. ...g sight of one is like seeing a flat clock in Dali's pictures, this decent hardback replication is the nearest you'll get to owning one of the most special of
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• How Dinosaurs Really Work by Alan Snow
  ...s to build reading fluency. With a reading age of around 7.5, I’m sure the hardback version, due out in August 2013, will be well-thumbed in junior school libr
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• Stamps of the World 2013 by Stanley Gibbons
  ...have a paper back. It is, though, reasonably robust in use and moving to hardback format and larger print would raise the cost of the set to what many would
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• Signing Their Rights Away by Denise Kiernan
  ...eators and signatories of the United States Constitution, in an attractive hardback edition. Would make a nice gift for a fan of Americana, a fresh US citizen The volume – at least the hardback version I am reviewing – is very handsomely produced. The paper is heavy
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• Cat and Dog by Michael Foreman
  ...gang, either for bedtime reading or for sharing in nursery storytime. The hardback is sturdy and although the pictures are detailed, they would do well being
  2 KB (424 words) - 15:55, 2 September 2020
• The Secret Staircase (Brambly Hedge) by Jill Barklem
  ...gside her text demand this to be an A4 colour picture book, not a 'pocket' hardback. Blowing everything up would make the font look easier for the emergent re
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• Animal Babies by Laura Barwick
  ...blication bearing the BBC logo, the book simply oozes quality. This glossy hardback is surprisingly thick for a 'picture book' at 160 pages, and the full-colou
  2 KB (375 words) - 16:45, 19 March 2018
• Dinosaur Poo! by Christyan Fox and Diane Fox
  ...tle bit more from some of the many dinosaur books on the market. This nice hardback edition has good quality thick pages to make it a little more difficult for
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• Ant and Bee by Angela Banner
  ...''XXX'' for ''kisses'' was just a little bit of a cop-out! It's all in a hardback cover, so it's pretty sturdy and is a great size for hands which are not us
  2 KB (449 words) - 11:03, 16 August 2020
• Little Bear's Little Boat by Eve Bunting
  ...ion. They're reminiscent of old-school pen and ink drawings from musty old hardback books, which'll conjour up memories for adult readers at least. There's som
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• The Murder Room by P D James
  ...y about a month after "The Murder Room" was published in July 2003 and the hardback edition was a thoughtful present.
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• 3 and me!
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• British Museum: ABC by Nosy Crow
  ...appeal to the 1-3 year old audience who will be learning their ABCs. The hardback version is over 24 solid card pages and it will survive being thrown around
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• Scribbles and Ink, the Contest by Ethan Long
  ...ead-out books, and in the end it comes down as perhaps more of a 'my first hardback comic'. In that regard, it's well presented, well made, and a success.
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• A Palace Full of Princesses by Sally Gardner
  ...ges turn faster and help with understanding the story. I read the book in hardback (the paperback version will be available in September 2013) and it would ma
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• The Railway Children by E Nesbit
  I read the Oxford Children's Classics edition of the book. It's a sturdy hardback which will stand (and probably receive) repeated readings. The paper is of
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• The Wheels on the Bus by Britta Teckentrup
  I'm reading the book in the hardback version and this is sturdy. The die-cut shapes are cut into a good quality
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• A Child’s Christmas in Wales by Dylan Thomas and Peter Bailey
  ...liantly wakes up the inner child, a real pleasure to read. The cloth bound hardback presentation of this book is great and this particular edition is sure to b
  3 KB (455 words) - 16:49, 18 March 2018
• The Classic Adventures of Paddington by Michael Bond and Peggy Fortnum (Illustrator)
  ...wary of buying it for a young child to read as the book is substantial - a hardback with nearly 450 glossy pages which weighs in at 1.85kg. They will, of cour
  3 KB (411 words) - 08:20, 24 April 2018
• Lost Christmas by David Logan
  ...elisation - from the film's writer David Logan - an equally gorgeous dinky hardback release with a doubly gorgeous cover.
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• The Borrowers: The Borrowers and The Borrowers Afield by Mary Norton
  ...beautiful edition, with original illustrations from Diana Stanley and this hardback edition has real handling pleasure; the paper is suitably tough and the col
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• Kitchen: Recipes from the Heart of the Home by Nigella Lawson
  ...dback are very good and if Nigella's style appeals buy this, definitely in hardback. If you are beyond Nigella, buy it for your child.
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• Wild Boy by Rob Lloyd Jones
  ...y the two best covers of all of the Branford Boase nominees - I prefer the hardback that I own, but the paperback is also truly gorgeous. In addition, the blur
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• The Bonkers Banana by Allan Plenderleith
  ...sense to produce a book which fits ''perfectly'' into small hands. It's a hardback with good quality paper which doesn't show too much of a shadow through fro
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• Old Men in Love by Alasdair Gray
  Will Self offers up 'a short review' for the dust cover of the hardback publication, which is itself so rambling and pseudo-erudite that one can on ...timately, is that I have no idea what the book is meant to be. Produced in hardback by Bloomsbury press, it has the look and feel of something from the Folio S
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• Orange Pear Apple Bear by Emily Gravett
  ...quite how cleverly this has been done. The book has appeared before as a hardback and a paperback but I think that the current version as a board book is par
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• Creaturepedia by Adrienne Barman
  ...tlas of Adventures by Lucy Letherland]], which has a gorgeous touchy-feely hardback cover! If you appreciate this, you're likely to love [[Illuminature by Rac
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• Grimm's Fairy Tales: Twelve Dancing Princesses by Saviour Pirotta and Cecilia Johansson
  ...rincesses and even princes who don't look ''too'' different. Our copy is a hardback. It's designed to last but it's of a size which small hands won't struggle
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• One Happy Tiger by Catherine Rayner
  ...produced, with rounded corners for when it's used as a missile and a solid hardback which will stand a lot of toddler affection. The pages are sturdy and easy
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