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When a mysterious plague begins infecting humans and animals alike, three unlikely house cats find themselves thrust into a dangerous wilderness, far from the safety of home. Rocky, Luna, and Gato must navigate a world turning against them, facing feral horses, fierce wolf packs, and their own fears of the great wild. Can these domesticated cats survive in the wild? Can they find their way back home? With humor, heart, and unexpected courage, they'll discover that sometimes family isn't about where you're from–it's about who stands beside you when everything goes wrong.

Katinka Dashkova is running for her life because everything she knows is changing. Katinka, a dazzling ballerina with a hunched back, and her friends, Alexei the Giant and Nikolai the dwarf, are different. That's why they are part of Peter the Great's Circus of Curiosities. But the Tzar is dead, and they must flee the Winter Palace. Guided by a special map, they set out across Russia running for their lives.

Join Supertato and the gang for more hilarious supermarket silliness in the bestselling series from picture book superstars, Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet - now in audiobook read by the authors! Meet Supertato! The supermarket superhero with eyes everywhere. It’s Sports Day in the supermarket and...

Just weeks after Jaron has taken the throne, an assassination attempt forces him into a deadly situation. Rumors of a coming war are winding their way between the castle walls, and Jaron feels the pressure quietly mounting within Carthya. Soon, it becomes clear that deserting the kingdom may be his only hope of saving it. But the further Jaron is forced to run from his identity, the more he wonders if it is possible to go too far. Will he ever be able to return home again? Or will he have to sacrifice his own life in order to save his kingdom?

Runaway Robot is a funny and heartwarming adventure about two best friends helping put themselves back together. From the award-winning author and UK Children's Laureate 2024–2026, Frank Cottrell-Boyce, illustrated by Steven Lenton. 'A funny, charming, life-affirming book' – Richard Osman...

Emerald's mum and stepdad King Auster are busy preparing for a very important visit from another royal family – The Seadragons! Emerald is on her best 'princess-like' behaviour even though she'd much rather be wearing her comfy clothes, hanging out with her friends and pet Octopus, Inkibelle. When Prince Mola Seadragon takes a Manta Ray from the royal stable and runs away, Emerald follows. On an adventure across Scallop City, Emerald and Mola discover they have much more in common than they thought.

Sylver and his band of weasels take to the high seas in search of the humans who mysteriously deserted the land of Welkin many years ago. On their tail is the seasick Sheriff Falshed, commanded by the stoat rulers to stop Sylver at any cost. And if that's not bad enough, behind them is a ship crammed to the gunwales with bloodthirsty rats, convinced that Sylver is secretly hunting a pirate's treasure.

Best friends Annabelle Doll and Tiffany Funcraft have stumbled upon an unexpected visitor, a new doll named Tilly May. She arrived in a mysterious package . . . but she looks so familiar. Could she be Annabelle’s long-lost baby sister? It'll take a runaway adventure to find out for sure. Are...

Magical Bubbles have existed on earth in a hidden civilization that secretly coexists alongside humanity, usually only intervening to prevent catastrophe. When two Bubbles are tagged with human tracking devices, they must flee pursuing federal agents and avoid capture at all costs. As the human agents close in, the intelligent creatures fear becoming laboratory specimens – and worse, exposure and exploitation of all Bubbles around the world.

Best friends Jess and Lily love all animals. But when they follow a mysterious golden cat into Friendship Forest – a place where animals live in tiny cottages and sip dandelion tea at the Toadstool Cafe – their summer holidays suddenly become much more magical! On their second adventure, Lily and Jess are invited to the Friendship Forest fair! But Grizelda the witch wants to spoil everyone’s fun and her servants, the Boggits, trick little Molly Twinkletail into running away from the party. It’s up to the girls to find her – but where in Friendship Forest would a tiny mouse hide?

Eight-year-old Noah's problems seem easier to deal with if he doesn't think about them. So he runs away, taking an untrodden path through the forest. Before long, he comes across a shop. But this is no ordinary shop: it's a toyshop, full of the most amazing toys, and brimming with the most...

A honey bee with bad eyes sets things in motion. Ya'zedekenu the elusive owner of all valleys sends a Raven to tell a story. Ramses, an enormous ram risks everything to get away from his miserable life. Anaph, a blood crazy wolf is on a mission to kill his father. When these two ancient enemies meet on a small plateau their worlds are shattered as they begin to doubt everything they thought they knew.

Magdalys' connection with the dinosaurs has led the US Army to some important victories, but the Civil War's not over yet, and the squad members find themselves fighting deep in the Louisiana bayou. Then General Ulysses S. Grant himself entrusts Magdalys with a top-secret mission - one that the very success of the Union depends on. Because as the friends will soon find out, the United States has more than one enemy.   

Sticks, Maki, Jed and Tommy live on the same street. But the adults around them are making decisions that could tear the four friends apart. When they discover their favourite comic book series is being made into a blockbuster movie, they know what they have to do. Get to the audition. Get the parts. Stay together.

Scarlett, Pandora, Foxglove, and Maya are best friends who share a big secret...they all have magic powers! Together they make the Moonlight Magic Club, a junior witch troop in Moonlight Valley. They use their magic to help other people through secret acts of kindness, and regularly find themselves caught up in exciting adventures.

Wendy Mass tells the story of Beauty and the Beast as never heard before!

On their second adventure, Lily and Jess are invited to the Friendship Forest fair! But Grizelda the witch wants to spoil everyone’s fun and her servants, the Boggits, trick little Molly Twinkletail into running away from the party. It’s up to the girls to find her – but where in Friendship Forest would a tiny mouse hide?

Amelia has been summoned to Fursairyland: a magical place where the childhood worlds of Fairyland and Land of Nursery Rhymes have merged due to government cuts and a lack of interest in such things. Fursairyland is in crisis: The Spoon has run away, and the Dish is missing. Amelia is tasked to solve The Most Curious Case of the Runaway Spoon, and the Fairy Queen is expecting her to bring about a swift resolution to the matter.

The robot (STR-5) was built for the purpose of teaching science to children, but someone wanted to use STR-5 to build a robot army. Aiden knew that he and his dad had to stop it from happening.

When 11-year-old Charlie Spruit finds an alien on his doorstep one morning he can hardly believe his luck. Who is he? Why has he come? Charlie soon discovers that his new friend Eeek! is soccer-mad and has run away from space to watch the World Cup Final with him. Charlie hides Eeek! in his bedroom, where he sleeps on the ceiling by night and pores over Charlie's football magazines by day. The only person he lets in on his alien secret is his best friend Jake.