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Packed full of adventure, this collection features eight of the best-loved stories from the creators of The Gruffalo, read by Julia Donaldson – perfect for listening to at home, in the car, at bedtime or any time at all! Join in the adventure as Mouse wanders through the deep dark wood to meet...

Join Julia Donaldson and some of her best-loved illustrator friends in this wonderful collection of stories. These 18 stories are read for the first time by Julia Donaldson herself and are perfect for listening to at home, in the car, at bedtime or any time at all! Join in the fun and head out...

Packed full of magic and adventure - a collection of seven fantastic stories from the creators of the bestselling What the Ladybird Heard series. Read by lots of fantastic and famous voices, it's perfect for listening to at home, in the car, at bedtime or any time at all! Join in the adventure...

Packed full of adventure, this audio collection features twelve of the best-loved stories from the creators of What the Ladybird Heard, read by Julia Donaldson – perfect for listening to at home, in the car, at bedtime or any time at all! Join in the adventure as the clever little ladybird...

A brilliant collection of bestselling stories from Julia Donaldson and friends. Read aloud by stars Alexander Armstrong, Floella Benjamin, Noma Dumezweni, Justin Fletcher, Lauren Laverne and Imelda Staunton. Perfect for listening to at home, in the car, at bedtime or any time at all! Help solve...

A brilliant collection of bestselling stories from Julia Donaldson and friends, read aloud by stars Floella Benjamin, Lauren Laverne, Alex Jennings, Imelda Staunton, David Tennant and Saskia Wickham. Perfect for listening to at home, in the car, at bedtime or any time at all! Head off on a...

Embark on a heartwarming journey with Julia and Corgi's School Adventure, a tale that intertwines the whimsical world of magic with profound life lessons that resonate deeply with young listeners. At its core, this book champions the virtues of love, kindness, and the unparalleled bond of friendship.

Shenshee Whooldan lives with her grandfather in the Celkee Forest until tragedy strikes and her grandfather dies at the hands of a demon. Before he dies, he confers the job of Keeper of the Portals on her. She has no idea what that means, since she didn’t even know the Keeper existed. After her grandfather’s death, she is sent to an orphanage, further limiting her ability to fulfill her promises to her grandfather. No one believes in the immortals anymore, the demon is stalking her, another orphan is out to make her life miserable, and her teacher seems to not like her very much.

John and Julia find out that they have been chosen by a collective of wondrous beings called The Twenty-two to save the world from the manipulations of the beyond evil Niem Vidalgo Oten. Fortunately, those Twenty-two have skills that reach from conjuring images of Julia’s dead grandfather to shifting entire realities—unfortunately, however, their moral codes do not allow them to operate in what they call the outer world without the help of humans.

Tall Tales for Short People will make you laugh, dream, and time travel. This collection of short stories is for kids ages four to eleven. Older kids can listen to some stories, such as "Jungle Music" and "Little Dragonfly", with their younger siblings.

It's a warm June morning at Aunt Karina's house, but the air suddenly turns cold. Thick, white snowflakes are falling down and covering the ground. Ten-year-old Alex is surprised and delighted. He senses the approach of a new adventure. Together with his nine-year-old sister, Katie, he rushes into the winter forest in search of a little girl, Masha. She is lost in an unexpected storm. They see her footprints in the snow and follow them.

A young man named Emelya is imprisoned by an evil tsar. Alex and Katie rush to the rescue. When they stop by a log cabin to ask for directions, a creature in a sheepskin's coat with green furry hands opens the door. His emerald eyes shine a bright green light right at Alex and Katie. Is he a friend or an enemy? Will Alex and Katie find Emelya? Will they return safely to Aunt Karina's house?

In Grandma Witch: Adventure Four, Alex and Katie embark on a journey to rescue a little girl from the three-headed dragon. But they soon find out that the problems they're about to face are much more serious than they could have anticipated. Baba Yaga, the Russian witch, immersed the whole forest into total darkness by capturing the Guardian of Light and his horse. It's up to Alex and Katie to find the Guardian of Light and bring sunlight back into the forest.

La princesse quitte sa petite planète pour chercher une grande planète à la taille de ses rêves. Durant son voyage, elle va atterrir sur huit planètes extraordinaires habitées par des femmes extraordinaires. De Simone Veil à Rosa Parks, chacune d’elles lui offrira de belles leçons de vie pour la guider dans sa quête. Êtes-vous prêt·e à rêver ? Un conte qui déconstruit les normes sexistes que nous sommes habitué·e·s à lire dans les livres pour enfants. À partir de 4 ans.

Fabelwesen in höchster Gefahr! Ruby kümmert sich liebevoll um das kleine Seeungeheuer Bobby. Doch als ihr Schützling zum ersten Mal im Meer schwimmt, wird er prompt von einer Meerjungfrau entführt. Um ihn zu retten, muss Ruby ins Reich der Meerjungfrauen reisen, wo große Aufregung herrscht: Die Tore zur Menschenwelt sind undicht, Schmutz dringt hindurch und viele magische Wesen werden krank. Dafür können nur die Feen verantwortlich sein! Schließlich ist es ihre Aufgabe, die Portale zu sichern. Die Meerjungfrauen wollen sich dem Volk der Feen entgegenstellen, aber Ruby sucht verzweifelt nach einer friedlichen Lösung.

Seit Noah in einem Internat in Kalifornien ist, vermisst Ruby ihn sehr, denn ohne ihn ist Patch Island nicht dasselbe. Als Noah sich längere Zeit nicht meldet, macht Ruby sich ernsthafte Sorgen. Ob ihm etwas zugestoßen ist? Hat Mrs Silverton wieder ihre Finger im Spiel? Ruby muss unbedingt nach Kalifornien! Die Fee Felicity hilft ihr dabei, einen Plan zu schmieden: Im Feenschloss gibt es eine Schriftrolle mit einem geheimen Zauber, mit dem man Portale erschaffen kann, die zu Orten außerhalb Irlands führen. Doch es ist strengstens verboten, den Zauber anzuwenden.

Turning 16 should have been exciting but Rebekah Lockwood’s birthday isn’t going at all as planned. Her sisters, Edith and Tabitha, have reminded her she’s the forgotten middle child, the guy she’s crushing on doesn’t even know her name, and her horse dumps her in the middle of a creepy forest...all before she accidentally raises three witches from the grave. Now the Lockwood sisters spend Halloween night dodging dark magic, helping their friends-turned-rodents, and if Rebekah’s lucky, maybe she’ll get to impress Austin, the hot guy she’s had her eye on.

It's 2077. There's no apocalypse, but some things are different. Things like the weather, the Internet, and food. In 12-year-old Clare's world, blueberry is just a flavor and apples are found only in fairy tales. Then one day Clare meets Ana, an older woman who teaches her about seeds and real food. Ana tempts Clare with the notion that food exists other than the square, packaged food she has always known. With Ana's guidance, Clare and her friends learn about seeds and gardening despite suspicions that such actions are illegal.

Santa’s reindeer are infected with COVID-19 and cannot pull his sleigh this year. Santa turns to Dragon and the Swan family for help, but has no luck. Finally, the Unicorn sisters come to the rescue.

In diesen vier phantasievollen und lustigen Gute-Nacht-Geschichten erleben die Hörer die seltsame Magie der Hexenkunst, in denen Federn, vermischt mit etwas Eigelb, einen gierigen Hühnerbaron auf Mausgröße schrumpfen lässt - und sich ein ganzer Hühnerstall von seiner Zwangsherrschaft befreit. Oder weil ein Uhrzeiger-Dreher aus Unachtsamkeit die Ziffer 13 auf der Kaminuhr verbogen hat, plötzlich zwei kleine Nachwuchshexen ein großes Problem mit der geheimnisvollen Stunde haben.