Carol Bradley Livres

Left in the wild, Billie the elephant would have spent her life surrounded by her family, free to wander the jungles of Asia. Instead, she was captured as a baby and shipped to America where she arrived in the mid 1950s, long before circus and zoo-goers worried about animal living conditions. Billie spent her first years confined in a tiny zoo yard giving rides to children. At 19, she was sold and groomed for life in the circus. Billie mastered difficult she could balance on her hind legs, walk on her front legs and perform one-foot handstands. For twenty-three years she dazzled audiences, but she lived a life of neglect and abuse. As years passed, Billie rebelled. When she attacked and injured her trainer, a federal inspector ordered her taken off the road. For a decade she languished in a dusty barn. Finally, fate intervened. The U.S. Department of Agriculture removed Billie and fifteen other elephants as part of the largest elephant rescue in American history. Billie wound up at a sanctuary for performing elephants in Tennessee at 45, but she thundered with anxiety in her new environment and refused to let anyone remove a chain still clamped around her leg. Last Chain on Billie charts the growing movement to rescue performing elephants from lives of misery, and tells the story of how one emotionally damaged elephant overcame her past and learned to trust humans again.

Puppies Snuggle and Spike are two best friends. The rascally pups live next door to each other and have lots of fun together and get up to all sorts of mischief. But Snuggle yearns for something more and so the duo hatches a plan. With the help of his pal Spike, the pair set out on a quest to fulfil Snuggles' dream. It was early evening when the daring pups snook out of the open gate. Intent to seek out the fearsome dog trickster, Tricky Dicky. Will the great dog give chase, or will he reveal a long held secret spell? Tail-tricks can be a dangerous game for puppies to play. Tails can be changed forever! This picture book will delight and put smiles on lots of little faces.

The wood-nymph queen's realm had known abundance and harmony beyond measure - until a capricious wind blew. On a night when the moon, myth, and magic aligned with destiny's design, a stranger on horseback stumbled upon the hidden path into the secret wood. What did this bold knight seek in the shadowy branches and dewy, flower-strewn slopes? Would the hobgoblin find favour amidst the midnight gathering, that bewitched hour when witches stir and spirits swirl in reckless dance? Feel the magic nudge your elbow as unforeseen events unfold...

One autumn morning, Dulcie sets off to explore Whortleberry Wood, keen to embark on a nature trail. As she traverses the winding path, she finds herself irresistibly drawn deep into the heart of the mysterious wood. Here, she stumbles upon a realm filled with enchantment and magic, a world inhabited by pixies, elves, and their wondrous woodland Queen. The pixies befriend Dulcie, inviting her to witness their captivating pageant. She watches, enthralled, as the pointy-toed pixies dance and twirl, her attention captivated by the strange events unfolding and the beauty of the woodland Queen. However, the tranquillity of the woods is disrupted by a mischievous hobgoblin, whose intentions are filled with trickery. But what is his purpose, and what will his fate be? This picture book, brimming with magical adventures and charming characters, is a treasure that every child will delight in reading.