Coralie Bickford-Smith Libros

"El clásico que tienes en tus manos es Crimen y castigo, del escritor ruso Fedor Dostoievski. Es uno más de sus entrañables aportes literarios, cuyos protagonistas se caracterizan por vivir con intensidad sus propias contradicciones. El estudiante ruso Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov asesina a mansalva a la anciana prestamista Alena Ivanova para robarle. Transcurre el caluroso verano moscovita, y Rodion pasa hambre y sed pues su madre y hermana--que con sumo trabajo sostienen sus estudios--se han visto en dificultades para enviarle algunos rublos. Desesperado, el joven fragua su crimen, sabedor de que la vieja aquella posee una fortuna en joyas y dinero producto de la despiadada usura. La fuerza del destino le depara sorpresas y lo coloca en una violenta y paradójica situación. Al mismo tiempo, su corazón es tocado por las fuerzas del amor y la conciencia, llevando la trama a un desenlace inesperado y ejemplar en el que el crimen del joven no puede quedar sin castigo."--

'Coralie Bickford-Smith depicts nature at its most majestic' Financial TimesAn enchanting clothbound fable about growth, new life and finding hope in unexpected places, from the award-winning designer and creator of The Fox and the Star.One autumn evening, a young squirrel spots an acorn glinting on the forest floor.Eager to protect her treasure from watchful eyes and hungry mouths, she buries it deep in the heart of the forest.But when she returns after the icy winter, her acorn is nowhere to be found. Where could it be?'Exquisite . . . illustrations are so vivid and patterned that each page feels alive' Observer

A lyrical, heart-warming new tale from the award-winning designer and creator of The Fox and the Star Bird loves to sing in the towering tree at the heart of the jungle. It feels like home.When the season changes she must say goodbye, but she isn't ready to let go.As she listens to the other animals, Bird learns to sing a new song.

Penguin presents the companion book to the "Masterpiece Theatre" miniseries starring Gillian Anderson (T"he House of Mirth, The X-Files"). This stunning production features a screenplay written by Andrew Davies ("Bridget Jones's Diary"). Part romance, part melodrama, part detective story, the novel spreads out among a web of relationships in every level of society.

In this fresh and highly readable collection of South African biographical essays, a distinguished group of authors illuminate the lives of eleven colorful and complex men and women whose personal experiences throw fascinating light on the times in which they lived. The individuals whose stories are told here are very different in time, in place and in work and at play, but are united by an abundantly rich humanity and by the fascinatingly different ways in which they navigated their existence through the uneven waters of South Africa’s distant and more recent past.Including administrators and activists, sportsmen and teachers, a missionary, a pilot, a painter and a poet, Illuminating Lives is a wide-ranging and moving book which provides readers with striking and unexpected insights into history. Here are some intriguing South African lives well worth knowing about.

This is the moving story of a fox, a star and an eternal friendship, written and beautifully illustrated by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith - chosen as Waterstones Book of the Year and selected in Time Out's 100 Best Children's Books. 'Brilliant ... A delight' Philip Pullman 'A star book for all ages ... the sort you want to keep for ever' Kate Kellaway, Observer 'I would like to frame each page' Lauren Child, Guardian, Books of the Year 'My picture book of the year ... outstanding' Amanda Craig, New Statesman 'Once there was a Fox who lived in a deep, dense forest. For as long as Fox could remember, his only friend had been Star, who lit the forest paths each night. But then one night Star wasn't there, and Fox had to face the forest all alone...'

Nominated for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal, this beautifully illustrated picture book by the bestselling author of The Fox and the Star tells the story of Worm, who dreams of more space, and Bird, who waits through various weather. It's a tale of searching, hoping, and finding beauty in small moments.