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Alice-Miranda and her friends are off to Switzerland to ski, sightsee and experience the unique White Turf racing event. St Moritz is as glamourous as they expected and their hotel is beyond belief - as are its owners, the overly friendly Otto Fanger and his frosty wife, Delphine Doerflinger...

Alice was so bored by the riverbank that following a White Rabbit with a pocket watch seemed like an excellent idea. Without a second thought, she tumbles down a rabbit hole into a place where logic no longer applies.

Join literature's most beloved characters in this beautiful collection of classic bedtime stories. Travel down the rabbit hole with Alice, fly to Neverland alongside Peter Pan, and follow the yellow brick road with Dorothy. Sail in search of pirate treasure with Jim Hawkins, and keep up with the unforgettable mischief of the wooden puppet Pinocchio. This anthology brings together J. M. Barrie, Lewis Carroll, L. Frank Baum, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Carlo Collodi, creating the perfect read-aloud book to inspire sweet dreams.

It's Queen Georgiana's silver jubilee, and Alice-Miranda and her friends are invited. While Evesbury Palace is every bit as magnificent as they'd imagined, some of the staff are behaving strangely. Edgar and Louis, Aunty Gee's grandsons and the palace's resident mischief-makers, don't exactly...

Join Alice on an exciting adventure in Wonderland! When she falls down the rabbit hole, Alice finds herself in a world full of fantastic creatures. Meet the Cheshire Cat, the Mad Hatter, and the Queen of Hearts as she searches for her way home.

Return to Wonderland in this extraordinary reimagining of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, by one of our most brilliant storytellers WINNER OF THE BLACKWELL’S CHILDREN’S BOOK OF THE YEAR SHORTLISTED FOR WATERSTONES CHILDREN’S BOOK OF THE YEAR SHORTLISTED FOR FOYLES CHILDREN’S BOOK OF...

Alice-Miranda and her friends are on a school exchange in China! There's so much to see and do, and plenty of new people to meet. Among the whirlwind of sights is a breathtaking circus show, a hair-raising feat and an encounter with a family of acrobats. While some are having a great time...

Alice-Miranda and her friends have been invited to attend the Queen's Colours inaugural leadership program in Scotland and they just might be joined by a few familiar faces from around the globe. There are plenty of skills to be learned and challenges to conquer, and the excitement could be...

Alice's adventures, funny, inventive and disturbing, have fascinated children and adults alike since their publication. The White Rabbit, the Mad Hatter, the Queen of Hearts and the Cheshire Cat (and, of course, Alice herself) all have something "Curiouser and curiouser!" to say in this new unabridged multi-cast recording. A delightful fantasy down the rabbit hole.

It's the beginning of term and Alice-Miranda is delighted to be back at school. There is excitement in the air with the news of Miss Reedy and Mr Plumpton's engagement and fast-approaching wedding. When a surprise arrival is added to the mix, both the students and teachers are thrown into a spin...

Quick — name an Australian animal. Kangaroo? Koala? Thought so. Meet Australia's most endangered marsupial with a superpower all its own and the two Tasmanian tigers helping to save it.

Alice-Miranda and her friends are off to the Australian Outback! They're going to help an old family friend who's found himself short staffed during cattle mustering season. The landscape is like nothing else - wide open and dusty red as far as the eye can see. It's also full of quirky...

Alice-Miranda and her friends are off to Hollywood to take part in Lawrence Ridley's new movie. It's a western with a twist, and they'll be shooting some scenes on location at the picturesque Grand Canyon. Everyone's excited to get a sneak peek of the glitz and glamour of show business -...

A cosy Christmas mystery for Alice-Miranda! Join Jacqueline Harvey's MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING character in a delightful Christmas adventure. Christmas is almost here, and Alice-Miranda and her closest friends are celebrating early at Highton Hall. But it's not all gingerbread, parties and...

After a disastrous fire in the village leaves a family without a home, Alice-Miranda and her friends pitch in to help. They decide to hold a music festival to raise funds. The only trouble is, not everyone's as keen on the idea. Things are also heating up in Winchesterfield-Downsfordvale Academy...

Lewis Carroll’s classic of a little girl suddenly tossed into a nonsensical and surreal world, this story is beloved by generations and generations of fans.

Alice Tonks is eager to make friends at boarding school, but she's always found it hard to fit in. Then she discovers she is a switcher and can talk to animals. As she starts to explore her newfound abilities, to her horror she learns that creatures are going missing. Only Alice holds the key to solving the mystery, but she'll need to harness her full powers first. And to do that she'll need a bit of help from her new friends—animal and human alike.

The Queen's Colours leadership program is heading to Egypt and Alice-Miranda and her friends are thrilled. There are hidden tombs to explore, a new culture to experience and a lot to learn about the country's ancient past. But something is amiss among the pyramids and palm trees. Bizarre...

Ça fait bientôt un mois que nous sommes au Québec et j’ai l’impression d’être à ma place; je n’ai jamais été sereine à ce point pendant toutes mes années passées sur l’île. Je suis adossée sur la clôture, le regard perdu vers le pré. Les quatre chevaux broutent et Fanny ne quitte pas son fils des yeux. Je me demande si ma mère a trouvé une aussi grande satisfaction que moi lorsqu’elle a débarqué sur un nouveau territoire.

After his parents mysteriously go missing, thirteen-year-old Thomas Crowley is sent to live with his godmother, Alice Ravenwood, and her elderly Scottish housekeeper, Dougal. Having previously known nothing of his godmother’s existence, Tom is further surprised to learn that Alice is in fact a globe-trotting field agent for the shadowy Mythological Society. Their mission: to protect the planet from all manner of extra-dimensional threats.