'What My Listeners Say and Why We Should Take Note' is the premise of this enjoyable memoir from an entertaining raconteur. A keen candidate on Strictly Come Dancing, presenter of Eggheads, Points of View, Crimewatch, interviewer and brother of comedian Tim Vine, on his popular BBC Radio 2 lunchtime show, Jeremy Vine has taken over 25,000 listener calls. He has decided to take stock of the wisdom his listeners have imparted over the airwaves like the man who describes getting an infection on his genitals after touching a fish, a caller arrested for being naked and why he was annoyed about it, a futuristic robot that comes into the studio and won't even turn on, a man who cooks and eats dolphin live on air in 2015, George aged 75 describing his sex life, a caller admitting to having shot and killed several cats, an item about the murder of a village goose, possibly by a sniper, and a caller not happy about cows living outside a nightclub in Bristol. It's clearer than ever before that caller wisdom is far more valuable than most of what we hear from 'the experts'. Totally unvarnished and unspun, the ordinary person turns out to be not so ordinary after all and here are the moments of truth from the world of politics, war, Brexit - and it always helps to make people laugh. A hilarious account of Jeremy Vine's life, by way of musings on everything including love, lollipop ladies, Len Goodman and poisonous plants. 340pp, paperback, colour photos.

The current 2020 collection features seven subsidiary characters from Giles's portfolio who sometimes appear in his cartoons but are not part of the main storyline being illustrated. They are there to amuse the cartoonist and include the Parrot, a present from the children to Grandma in 1980 and who had a very disruptive impact on the family's life pulling out electrical leads and on one occasion even answering the telephone. Stinker was the son of a neighbour and gets into all sorts of mischief. Rupert Bear with his checked trousers and matching yellow scarf was often hanging by his neck from a light fitting or doorknob! Bewildered baby George suffers from being the only child of an over-anxious mother, Vera, who is usually shown suffering from some ailment or other. Butch the dog is often involved in various catastrophes, observing with dismay and surprise and sometimes amusement. From the mid 60s, frogs suddenly arrive on the scene, sometimes as toys, and look out for the mice from December 1965, possibly included after their arrival at Giles's own farm or one of its outbuildings. Big full page cartoons with clear captions and date of appearance in the Sunday or Daily Express from the 1960s to the 1980s. 150 cartoons to extend your Giles collection. Paperback.

The jolly good British guide to stress-free living is the theme of this celebration of life. Being Shabby is about spending less time fussing and clearing up and getting stressed about stuff that doesn't really matter anyway. It's more than an attitude, it's a quintessentially British way of life, tied and tested for generations and founded on messiness, dilapidation, clutter and bodged repairs. A great Christmas gift idea, we love the humorous photographs of that cluttered desk, piled high with papers and books and important Post-it notes stuck on the screen of the computer, the keyboard of which is grubby and full of crumbs. Underneath the desk is a large pile of shoes. Welcome to the Shabby living room, kitchen, bathroom, loft, landing and outdoors the garden, shed, on the move, sports, parenting, fashion, eating, entertainment and hobbies, pets and Christmas where you don't 'give a flying damn about a judgemental aunty' and simply crack open the homemade sloe gin instead. Letting pets run freely, eating a Fridge Lunch, the BBQ with at least one wheel missing, the plughole spider in the bathroom, the dodgy plumbing bandaged with Jay-cloths, unidentifiable and tasteless spices on the rack, packets and jam jars dating back decades in the cupboard, Shabbification is a natural process through which a home truly becomes a comfortable place to kick back, relax and snuggle up, where games are played and family discussions take place, often among the perpetually flaking and rattling window frames. 64pp, colour.

Just while we are all defending ourselves from the Virus, here comes a really scary 3" heavyweight Zombie Gnome figurine who has caught the virus spread it to your garden! See his jammy, lifelike blood dripping from his face, torn and bloody clothes, blue tunic, bright red pointed hat, white beard and hair, buckle and boots and green-rimmed zombie-like eyes! A little backdrop sets the scene and a 32 page mini book gives self defence tips. Boxed family fun.

Our editor Annie adores Purple Ronnie and is the proud owner of one of his original illustrations, so she snapped up these two books of cartoons, this is a companion to For Your Brilliant Birthday code 90818. Purple Ronnie always captures the mood perfectly in his black and white line art cartoons and characters, this time in book form with over 100 to enjoy with blue, red, purple, bright green, pink backgrounds and coloured in cartoon characters. Let's take a duvet day! Nights with You. I knew you were the first one from the first time that we kissed. You're a super five star fittie who I simply can't resist. You make me feel sparkleeeee (where the female character is holding a sparkler, her boyfriend?s arm round her waist). I love holding hands in rain or snow, you?re cuddly and cute and warm. "Best of all is snuggling up close cos together we're safe from the storm" say a girl and boy snow people, holding hands. If we live to be a hundred we might be grey and cranky but I bet we're still in love (without the hanky-panky). Love is... Purple Ronnie. Hugs and smooches. Colour cartoons.

A companion to For My One True Love code 90817, we adore the cartoons of Purple Ronnie with his simple line art characters with the most expressive faces, here presented in book form with over 100 examples with brightly coloured pages and coloured in characters. Here is your ultimate birthday kit - a whopping great cake, a soppy and heartfelt birthday card, a party with mates and family, a fancy new look-a-million-dollars outfit, the night before your birthday can be a tricky sleep. You start to think of presents when you should be counting sheep! I baked two birthday cakes to cope with all your candles cos if we lit one per year that's more than one cake can handle! We love the polite way to unwrap presents and the best way to unwrap presents - really messily -and how to try to look happy when you open a present even if it's a bit rubbish. It's sure to be spectacular a guaranteed big hit, this birthday will be wonderful cos you're the star of it! Time for cake and fizz and giggles and a well-deserved rest with our favourite cartoonist the inimitable Purple Ronnie. Sit up and smile and remember fun times. Colour cartoons.

Meet Captain Underpants! George and Harold have created the greatest superhero in the history of their school, and now they're about to bring him to life. His true identity is so secret even HE doesn't know who he is! The only novel with Wedgie Power featuring Flip-o-rama, the world-famous cheesy animation technique that lets you animate the action, here's laugh-out-loud funny with sharp humour combining empowerment and empathy and age appropriate humour for 7-11 year olds. Cartoon illus, 124pp, paperback.

From the creator of Adventures of Captain Underpants code 91206, meet Professor Poppypants who is on the rampage. George and Harold's Waistband Warrior is back and now he's got Extra-Strength Super Powers. Professor Poppypants, the dastardly new science teacher, has the fiendish Shrinky-Pig 2000 and he's prepared to use it. This is definitely a job for the world's only superhero with Wedgie Power. Cartoon illus. throughout, 124pp in paperback. For ages 7-11.

Dixie is the youngest of the Diamond family. She and her sisters, dreamy Martine, glamorous Rochelle and tough Jude, could hardly be more different from one other, but their mum is trying to teach them the value of sticking together. Mum is expecting another baby and convinced this one's a boy. Time to move to a bigger place she insists, and the girls scarcely have time to protest before they find themselves at their new house. It's rough, dilapidated and filthy, and before they have even unpacked the furniture, mum goes into labour. By the time she returns home with the new baby, Jude's been in a fight, Rochelle's found a new boyfriend, and Martine's stormed off. Another slice of realistic contemporary life from the UK's most popular children's author. Ages 8-12 and a companion to code 91223 Worst Thing About My Sister. With section on things to think about, 313pp in paperback with fairly large print, illustrated by Nick Sharratt.

Marty and her sister Melissa couldn't be more different. Marty loves her Converse trainers, playing football, hiding in her secret den and helping her dad with his DIY, but Melissa loves Justin Bieber and all things pink, girly and pretty. Despite their occasional scraps, mum tells them they must share a room with bunk beds. For Marty, losing her private sanctuary turns out to be the very worst thing about having a sister, but the girls soon discover that being too close for comfort can have unexpected consequences, and when an accident happens, they realise they are closer than they thought. When mum's new dressmaking business takes off, she needs a spare room for the house for her sewing which is why the girls must share. From the multi-million pound bestselling writer with the rare gift for writing lightly. Ages 9-11 years, 280pp in paperback illustrated by the wonderful Nick Sharratt. Fairly large print.