Sibéal Pounder

Before Charlie, before the Chocolate Factory, comes a story of invention and imagination . . . Ever since he was a child, Willy Wonka had dreamed of making chocolate and sharing it with the world. As a young man, he arrives at the world-famous Galeries Gourmet, determined to change the world one delectable bite at a time. But hounded by a trio of jealous chocolatiers, and tricked into a lifetime of washhouse drudgery, Wonka will need a little luck and a whole lot of magic – along with some help from a few friends – to fulfil his destiny. Because if you’re lucky enough to meet Willy Wonka, anything is possible. This delicious tale of dreams, friendship and chocolate is based on the major motion picture, Wonka, directed by Paul King, who created the story and wrote the screenplay with Simon Farnaby. The story is brought to the page by bestselling author Sibéal Pounder. This edition of Wonka is brought to life with brand-new illustrations by Emily Jones.

Join a fantastic, futuristic and chaos-filled adventure where Christmas has snowballed and is celebrated every day! A perfect paperback gift for fans of Sibéal Pounder's Tinsel and Christmas-obsessed children everywhere. In the year 4024, Christmas is everywhere. Santa Claus rules the world and the Big Day happens EVERY DAY! There are holographic elves to grant your wishes, travel is by flying sleigh, and all food is served as candy canes, in any flavour you can imagine! Not everyone gets to celebrate 24/7 though. Gryla Garland is a witch banished to the Mince Pie Isles, where Christmas comes but once a year. All she's ever wished for is to join the festive world. But when Santa's daughter, Merrilee Claus, comes crashing into her life, Gryla realises Christmas every day might not be such a good thing after all. With the real magic of Christmas long forgotten, it's up to Gryla, Merrilee and a lot of sprouts, to bring the magic back …

Dive back into the UNIverse with Neon for another unicorn-tastic adventure from Sibéal Pounder, the bestselling author of the Witch Wars and Bad Mermaids series. Neon Gallup is a unicorn. No, not a horse thing with a horn. That's just something REAL unicorns made up to distract the humans. Until now, Neon thought she was the only person from our world who knew unicorns existed, but when she discovers her mum has been hiding a secret from her the whole time, she's got to get to the bottom of it – with a little help from her friends Moya and Geldie, some outrageous fashion choices and a whole lot of goo magic.

JÓVAL CHARLIE ELŐTT ÉS A CSOKIGYÁR ELŐTT JÁTSZÓDIK EGY MÁSIK TÖRTÉNET KÉPZELETRŐL ÉS TALÁLÉKONYSÁGRÓL… Minden jó dolog ezen a világon egy álommal kezdődött. Willy Wonka gyerekkora óta arról álmodik, hogy csokoládét készít az egész világ számára. Fiatalemberként úti célja a világhírű Gourmet Galéria. Amikor végre oda érkezik, készen áll, hogy megváltoztassa a világot – édes falatonként. Csakhogy három féltékeny csokoládégyáros üldözi, egy gonosz mosodás csapdába ejti, így aztán Willynek szüksége van egy kis szerencsére, jó adag varázslatra és némi baráti segítségre, hogy beteljesítse a sorsát. Mert Willy Wonka számára nincs lehetetlen. Ez az álmokról, barátságról és csokoládéról szóló finom kis mese a Wonka című mozifilmen alapul.

In the year 4024, Christmas is everywhere. Santa Claus rules the world and the Big Day happens EVERY DAY! There are holographic elves to grant your wishes, travel is by flying sleigh, and all food is served as candy canes, in any flavour you can imagine! Not everyone gets to celebrate 24/7 though. Gryla Garland is a witch banished to the Mince Pie Isles, where Christmas comes but once a year. All she's ever wished for is to join the festive world. But when Santa's daughter, Merrilee Claus, comes crashing into her life, Gryla realises Christmas every day might not be such a good thing after all. With the real magic of Christmas long forgotten, it's up to Gryla, Merrilee and a lot of sprouts, to bring the magic back …

Tento skvelý príbeh o snoch, priateľstve a čokoláde vznikol podľa vynikajúceho filmu Wonka. Najlepšie veci na svete začínajú snom. Od útleho detstva Willy Wonka sníva o tom, že bude vyrábať čokoládu a deliť sa o ňu so svetom. Ako mladý muž prichádza do svetoznámej Gurmánskej galérie, rozhodnutý meniť svet jedným lahodným kúskom po druhom. Lenže, prenasledovaný triom žiarlivých čokolatiérov a ľsťou prinútený na celoživotnú drinu v práčovni, bude Willy potrebovať trochu šťastia a veľa kúzel, trikov a výmyslov, aby – pomocou dobrých priateľov – naplnil svoj osud. Lebo: ak si Willy Wonka, všetko je možné. Skvelý príbeh o snoch, priateľstve a čokoláde vznikol podľa vynikajúceho filmu Wonka, ktorý režíroval Paul King, autor príbehu a scenéra (v spoluautorstve so Simonom Farnabym). Príbeh spracovala do knihy autorka bestselerov Sibéal Pounder.

WONKA tells the wondrous story of how the world's greatest inventor, magician and chocolate-maker becomes the beloved Willy Wonka we know today. Based on the upcoming Warner Bros. Pictures movie WONKA, created by Paul King and written for film by Simon Farnaby and Paul King. An intoxicating mix of magic and music, mayhem and emotion, all told with fabulous heart and humour - WONKA introduces readers to a young Willy Wonka, chock-full of ideas and determined to change the world one delectable bite at a time... proving that the best things in life begin with a dream, and if you're lucky enough to meet Willy Wonka, anything is possible.

Dive back into the UNIverse with Neon for another goo-tastic adventure from Sibéal Pounder, the bestselling author of the Witch Wars and Bad Mermaids series Now a fully-fledged unicorn (no, not the horse kind, the ultra-powerful human-looking kind), Neon Gallup is LOVING her secret double life in the extraordinary UNIverse, creating goo-powered magic and going on adventures with her unicorn friends. Little does she know that she has been spotted opening a portal by none other than the neighbourhood unicorn hunter, Priscilla. Now that she's seen Neon's portal opener, Priscilla is determined to steal it and destroy unicorns once and for all. With the unicorn hunters closing in on all sides, will Neon discover the sinister plot in time to save the day once again?

Get ready to discover the real story behind unicorns in the first in a brilliant new series from Sibeal Pounder, bestselling author of the Witch Wars and Bad Mermaids series Unicorns are NOT horse creatures with horns. In fact, they are the most powerful magical beings on the planet and they look just like you and me. They live in a secret realm known as the Universe, and the horse with a horn thing was just something a unicorn called Greg made up to distract the humans - and it really worked! But a young human girl called Neon Gallup is about to find the last remaining Universe portal opener (an old, battered green lipstick) and step into a zany world where magic is made with goo and the possibilities are endless! Unfortunately, if there was one person you wouldn't want keeping the greatest magical secret of all time, it would be Neon Gallup ...

DON'T MISS! An extra jolly bonus story inside! "I absolutely ADORED it! A really funny, clever, brilliant play on all the Christmas tropes. It just has to be made into a movie!" Emma Carroll "Very sparkly storytelling and a lovely portrayal of friendship" Hilary McKay "Joyful and hilarious. I loved every moment of it" Stephanie Burgis What if somewhere along the way we've all got the Santa story a bit wrong...? Join Blanche Claus and her best friend Rinki for a funny festive sleigh ride you'll never forget! From Sibeal Pounder, bestselling author of the Witch Wars and Bad Mermaids series, this tale of friendship and mince-pie feasts is the perfect book to curl up with this winter. Funny, feminist and with a huge heart, it's a gloriously Christmassy adventure that will delight even the biggest Grinch