Product description Do you know why a chef's hat has 100 pleats Or how many ways there are to tie a tiePacked full of whacky facts and stunning clothes from designers and cultures around the world, this book is a must-have for anyone who has ever wondered why we wear the clothes we do. About the Author Helen Hancocks graduated with a degree in illustration and animation from Manchester School of Art. She uses a mixture of crayon, watercolor, ink, and pen, combined digitally. Her work often features cats.

Why Do We Wear Clothes?

Children's Books

Hancocks, Helen

History

Puffin

A funny, informative and sometimes rather silly exploration of the wheres, whys and hows of the clothes we wear Do you know why a chef's hat has 100 pleats? Or how many ways there are to tie a tie? Packed full of whacky facts and stunning clothes from designers and cultures around the world, this book is a must-have for anyone who has ever wondered why we wear the clothes we do.

Why Do We Wear Clothes (V&a)

Arts, Music & Photography

Three hungry cats. One little penguin. The odds don’t look good. With bare cupboards and hungry bellies, three cats steal a penguin to catch them fish. A hilarious sequence of events unfolds as the penguin makes his escape, gets mistaken for a nun and a waiter, then finds his way safely home. Meanwhile, the cats are caught for their crime and sent to jail — for a lifetime of gruel. Deftly told and beautifully illustrated by exciting debut author-illustrator Helen Hancocks.

Penguin in Peril

Animals

Templar

The Mona Cheesa painting is missing and only cat-detective William can solve the crime! Debonair cat-detective William finds himself at the center of a mysterious theft when the Mona Cheesa is stolen from a Parisian gallery. Can William put the clues together and solve the crime? Fans of Helen Hancocks’s Penguin in Peril won’t be disappointed in this hilarious tale of cat and mouse.

William & the Missing Masterpiece

An International Cat of Mystery's life is never quiet! Someone has stolen the Golden Cuckoo Awards from the famous Cuckoo film studios, and only William is debonair enough to schmooze the stars and gather clues. This time, he has some help from a lovely female feline. But will they manage to find the statues in time? Mischief, glamour, and romance await in this exciting sequel to William &amp; the Missing Masterpiece!

William Heads to Hollywood

I Really Want To Be a Cat

Walker Books

Ella Fitzgerald sang the blues and she sang them good. Ella and her fellas were on the way up! It seemed like nothing could stop her, until the biggest club in town refused to let her play… and all because of her colour. But when all hope seemed lost, little did Ella imagine that a Hollywood star would step in to help. This is the incredible true story of how a remarkable friendship between Ella Fitzgerald and Marilyn Monroe was born – and how they worked together to overcome prejudice and adversity. An inspiring story, strikingly illustrated, about the unlikely friendship between two celebrated female icons of America’s golden age.

Ella Queen of Jazz

Biographies & Memoirs

Arts & Literature

Lincoln Children's Books

Ella Fitzgerald sang the blues and she sang them good. Ella and her fellas were on the way up! It seemed like nothing could stop her, until the biggest club in town refused to let her play… and all because of her colour. But when all hope seemed lost, little did Ella imagine that a Hollywood star would step in to help. This is the incredible true story of how a remarkable friendship between Ella Fitzgerald and Marilyn Monroe was born – and how they worked together to overcome prejudice and adversity. An inspiring story, strikingly illustrated, about the unlikely friendship between two celebrated female icons of America’s golden age.

Biographies

Frances Lincoln Children's Books

Penguin In Peril

Literature & Fiction

Literary

Templar Publishing

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Why Do We Wear Clothes?

Why Do We Wear Clothes (V&a)

Penguin in Peril

William & the Missing Masterpiece

William Heads to Hollywood

I Really Want To Be a Cat

Ella Queen of Jazz

Ella Queen of Jazz

Penguin In Peril