The Pumpkin-Easies and Magic Memories

The Pumpkin-Easies and Magic Memories
Author: M.J. Anderson
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 49
Release: 2017-12-27
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1546285857

A great pumpkin grew on our allotment. It was grown for our grandchildren to take to school at Halloween. It was unwanted and it ended up back in the compost bin. But many creatures living on the allotment did want it, especially the Easies. This is a story of ancient creaturesthe Easieswho try to live away from people. They are talented and determined and they have evolved special powers. Nowadays they are very fast, small, and chameleon-like as they can change shape and colour. They can also communicate telepathically. Loss of land and habitat means that they now are forced to live much closer to people. One tribes home has recently been destroyed, and they desperately needed to find shelter and food to tide them over the coming winter. They overcame many difficulties by capturing the Great Pumpkin. This had cost them dearly and so to help their injured heroes they turned to magic memories - a dangerous form of magic.

The Pumpkin-Easies and Fires and Fireworks

The Pumpkin-Easies and Fires and Fireworks
Author: M.J. Anderson
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2021
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1665583258

The allotment holders had gathered up this year’s dead, woody plants, which would not rapidly rot down, to burn in a bonfire. Otherwise, plant diseases could infect the next year’s crop. The holders were present in shifts to ensure that the fire did not get out of control and spread. The Pumpkin-Easies also kept a vigil to watch the fire to make sure their home, the Great Pumpkin was not set on fire by falling rockets. Another great fire in London was Grenfell, in June 2017 due to inflammable cladding. The scandal become heightened when it was realised that thousands of other flats had defective cladding. Almost 4 years later, little seems to change as yet another fire breaks out because of the cladding. As the residents said, “Enough is enough.” 10% of the profits of this work will go to Grenfell survivors and another 10% to help around four million leaseholders many of whom still need to have their cladding removed and to find the money to pay for it.

The Easies Capture the Great Pumpkin

The Easies Capture the Great Pumpkin
Author: M.J. Anderson
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2017-04-24
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1524680273

A great pumpkin grew on our allotment. It was grown for our grandchildren to take to school on Halloween. No human wanted it, and it ended up back in the compost bin. But many creatures living on the allotment did want it, especially the Easies. This is a story of ancient creaturesthe Easieswho have lived in the quiet lands away from people. They are talented and determined, and they have evolved special powers. Nowadays they are very fast, small, and chameleon-like. In that, they can change shape and color. They can also communicate telepathically. Loss of land and habitat means that they now are forced to live much closer to people. One tribes home has recently been destroyed, and they desperately need shelter and food to tide them over the coming winter. This is the story about how they overcame many difficulties and won the right to live within their great pumpkin and become Pumpkin-Easies.

Old Witch and the Polka Dot Ribbon

Old Witch and the Polka Dot Ribbon
Author: Wende Devlin
Publisher: Purple House Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014-02-20
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781930900714

When the kitchen is finally empty, Old Witch makes her own magic nut cake to enter in the carnival's cake baking contest. First published in 1970, this second book in the Old Witch series is back for a new generation of readers to discover!

Pumpkin Day!

Pumpkin Day!
Author: Candice Ransom
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2015-07-28
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0553513419

Carve out family time for this Step 1 Step into Reading early reader! Read along as a boy and his family visit a pumpkin patch to pick out perfect autumn gourds! Buoyant rhymes and joyful art evoke the excitement of the season. Pumpkins big and pumpkins small. There are so many—I want them all! Step 1 Readers feature big type and easy words for children who know the alphabet and are eager to begin reading. Rhyme and rhythmic text paired with picture clues help children decode the story.

Joy the Baker Cookbook

Joy the Baker Cookbook
Author: Joy Wilson
Publisher: Hachette Books
Total Pages: 562
Release: 2012-02-28
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 1401304192

Joy the Baker Cookbook includes everything from "Man Bait" Apple Crisp to Single Lady Pancakes to Peanut Butter Birthday Cake. Joy's philosophy is that everyone loves dessert; most people are just looking for an excuse to eat cake for breakfast.

Bouchon Bakery

Bouchon Bakery
Author: Thomas Keller
Publisher: Artisan
Total Pages: 401
Release: 2016-10-25
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 1579657559

#1 New York Times Bestseller Winner, IACP Cookbook Award for Food Photography & Styling (2013) Baked goods that are marvels of ingenuity and simplicity from the famed Bouchon Bakery The tastes of childhood have always been a touchstone for Thomas Keller, and in this dazzling amalgam of American and French baked goods, you'll find recipes for the beloved TKOs and Oh Ohs (Keller's takes on Oreos and Hostess's Ho Hos) and all the French classics he fell in love with as a young chef apprenticing in Paris: the baguettes, the macarons, the mille-feuilles, the tartes aux fruits. Co-author Sebastien Rouxel, executive pastry chef for the Thomas Keller Restaurant Group, has spent years refining techniques through trial and error, and every page offers a new lesson: a trick that assures uniformity, a subtlety that makes for a professional finish, a flash of brilliance that heightens flavor and enhances texture. The deft twists, perfectly written recipes, and dazzling photographs make perfection inevitable.

The Defined Dish

The Defined Dish
Author: Alex Snodgrass
Publisher: Harvest
Total Pages: 311
Release: 2019-12
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 0358004411

Gluten-free, dairy-free, and grain-free recipes that sound and look way too delicious to be healthy from The Defined Dish blog, fully endorsed by Whole30.

My New Roots

My New Roots
Author: Sarah Britton
Publisher: Appetite by Random House
Total Pages: 585
Release: 2015-03-31
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 0449016455

Holistic nutritionist and highly-regarded blogger Sarah Britton presents a refreshing, straight-forward approach to balancing mind, body, and spirit through a diet made up of whole foods. Sarah Britton's approach to plant-based cuisine is about satisfaction--foods that satiate on a physical, emotional, and spiritual level. Based on her knowledge of nutrition and her love of cooking, Sarah Britton crafts recipes made from organic vegetables, fruits, whole grains, beans, lentils, nuts, and seeds. She explains how a diet based on whole foods allows the body to regulate itself, eliminating the need to count calories. My New Roots draws on the enormous appeal of Sarah Britton's blog, which strikes the perfect balance between healthy and delicious food. She is a "whole food lover," a cook who makes simple accessible plant-based meals that are a pleasure to eat and a joy to make. This book takes its cues from the rhythms of the earth, showcasing 100 seasonal recipes. Sarah simmers thinly sliced celery root until it mimics pasta for Butternut Squash Lasagna, and whips up easy raw chocolate to make homemade chocolate-nut butter candy cups. Her recipes are not about sacrifice, deprivation, or labels--they are about enjoying delicious food that's also good for you.

Magical Realism in Africa

Magical Realism in Africa
Author: Sarali Gintsburg
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 213
Release: 2024-10-14
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1040155286

Magical realism has deep roots across many African languages and regions. This book explores African magical realism from a transregional and inclusive approach, drawing on contributions from different literary genres across the continent. The chapters in this book constitute a sustained and insightful reflection on the salient components of this literary genre as well as evaluating its connections to themes of conflict, violence, women’s rights, trauma, oppression, culture, governance, and connecting to the African self. As well as theorizing magical realism, this book engages with African expressive performance across various formats, novels, plays, and films. This book investigates African magical realism from its origins up to the present day, where local oral traditions link indigenous cosmogonic stories with Western literature, as well as with the specific narrative traditions of Arabo‐Islamic literature. The rich analysis draws on works from across the continent, including Egypt, Sudan, Mauritania, Cameroon, Kenya, Tanzania, Angola, and Mozambique. This book is a timely contribution to debates within African literature, cultural anthropology, ethnography, and folklore.