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Discover the truth about your favorite fairy-tale characters in Richard Ayoade's second children's book. Listen to stories about the real lives of fairy-tale characters in this exclusive collection of letters between curious kids and their fairy-tale idols. What are they doing now? Was it really Happily Ever After? Is the Big Bad Wolf actually that bad? When will Sleeping Beauty get out of bed? And what makes frogs so kissable? Only one man has the answers, direct from the actual legends themselves: meet C.C. Cecily, Senior Secretary of the Fairy Tale Fan Club.

Welcome to the Graveyard of Dead Letters, where evil silent letters, like the W of swords and the K of knives, are buried. Here they can do no harm. But the wicked Spellbinder has plans to revive the letters . . . and use them to create a fierce weapon that will challenge even the powerful Librarian!

Bloomsbury presents Wishyouwas by Alexandra Page, read by Lesley Harcourt. Classic-feeling storytelling with bags of charm. Fans of thrilling animal adventure and enchanting underground worlds will fall in love with Wishyouwas. It’s 1952 in smog-shrouded London. Christmas might be fast...

Keith, King of Threggs, spinach finder general and lord of the loonyverse, is ready to attack Earth with some very nasty baddies and an evil Thing called Mandy. Can Flowkwee, in his schoolboy disguise, save Earth for a third time? If you don't care, don’t listen to this book. And never learn the significance of the Galactic Poodle.

Alien schoolboy Flowkwee is back in a brand new adventure, set to prove that four heads are better than one and to save Earth from destruction by cosmic custard! Will all the miserable whining Earthlings and the fluffy clouds and chocolate and cheerful worms and cardboard be destroyed? Put this audiobook right back on the shelf and you’ll never ever ever ever ever know.

Atticus Higginbottom, a.k.a. Tick, is an average thirteen-year-old boy until the day a strange letter arrives in his mailbox. Postmarked from Alaska and cryptically signed with the initials "M.G.," the letter informs Tick that dangerous - perhaps even deadly - events have been set in motion that could result in the destruction of reality itself. M.G. promises to send Tick twelve riddles that will reveal on a certain day, at a certain time, at a certain place, something extraordinary will happen.

The Special Letters to Santa is a heartfelt story about three little orphan children that write letters to Santa at the request of their teacher. The little children did not ask for material things as they could have, they ask for something much more indeed! Does Santa always know who is naughty and who is nice? What do the children ask for? Do they get what they wish for? What happens at the end? Read on and find out for yourself! God bless and Merry Christmas everyone!

Flowkwee is on a mission – he has to disguise himself as a schoolboy and spy on young earthlings, in order to help his father with his research. Here are his letters to his best friend, describing the strange earthlings who have only one head, two peepers, and no aerials, lights, whirlers or even winkers! And he discovers the fool-proof way to catch earthlings is to tell them to follow a sign saying ‘ice cream!’

Join Rose and her friend Sarah on a thrilling journey through time, exploring pivotal moments in history from the past to the present. With the help of remarkable allies, including Tesla, Einstein, and Franklin, they must outwit the sinister Whiskerton, who threatens to erase the world's diverse heritage. Can they preserve the timeline?

Rose Rita wishes she could go to camp like her best friend, Lewis. She's sure that boys get to have all the fun - until Mrs. Zimmermann offers her an adventure of her own. Mrs. Zimmermann's cousin Oley has left her his farm as well as a ring that he thinks is magic. But when the two arrive at the deserted farm, the ring has mysteriously vanished. What power does it have? And will the person who took it use the ring to do evil? 

Letters from the Labyrinth is a fantasy story based on the worlds from The Stranger’s Guide to Talliston. Written by author John Tarrow, this is a sequel, prequel, and stand-alone story to the novel, exploring the 13 locations of the house and novel. Each of the 13 letters is set in a vast collection of extraordinary times and places.

Great-Grandma Mittie’s Letters: The Space Adventures of Dara, Vesko, and Borko is a fun book series for all ages. Younger listeners will learn many interesting facts about the cosmos, whereas the older listeners will have fun refreshing their knowledge about nature and its laws. The main characters of the book, three young children, travel into space on an imaginary starship. They learn important information very fast since they are actively playing and experiencing everything.

Little Gem is settling into her life at Ellsworth Pining with the help of Ghost Henry and her other friends. Everyone is preparing for the Midsummer Festival, and Little Gem is in charge of the special effects for the Midsummer play. But when her magic starts to go wrong and she receives several mysterious letters, she's worried that the festival is going to be a disaster! Will Little Gem be able to work out who is sending the letters and regain her confidence before opening night?

What can happen to an inquisitive child left unsupervised in a library? Eight-year-old Jackie enters the Magical World of Letters, where she faces danger, meets new friends and finds a way to make her dream come true. You will follow our hero, Jackie, on her journey through the magical kingdom of letters!

Great-Grandma Mittie’s Letters: The Space Adventures of Dara, Vesko, and Borko is a fun book for all ages. Younger listeners will learn many interesting facts about the cosmos, whereas the older listeners will have fun refreshing their knowledge about nature and its laws. The main characters of the book, three young children, travel the space on an imaginary starship.

Раз папу никто не похищал, значит можно отправить ему письмо! Вот только поздно вечером мама уже не выпустит Ханну к почтовому ящику, значит придется действовать как-то иначе.