Bryson's Dictionary for Writers and Editors

Bill Bryson

What is the difference between cant and jargon, or assume and presume? What is a fandango? How do you spell supersede? Is it hippy or hippie? These questions really matter to Bill Bryson, as they do to anyone who cares about the English language. Originally published as The Penguin Dictionary for Writer...

Amelia Chamelia and the Gelato Surprise (#2)

Laura Sieveking

Amelia's class is learning Italian and very soon her school is having their first ever Gelato Day! But not everyone is excited. The new boy, Harry Truffle, won't smile and there's a graffiti bandit on the loose. One more piece of graffiti and the principal has threatened to cancel the event.Amelia is an...