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Ruth, Naomi, Rachel and Phoebe Conroy love reading and having fun more than anything else. So the sisters are horrified when they learn that their parents are sending them away to Cumbria for the summer, to stay with their fearsome grandmother, but worst of all, she refuses to let the girls read any books. Determined to enjoy their summer, the sisters decide they aren't going to put up with their grandmother's tough regime, and in doing so, they somehow manage to cause inordinate amounts of chaos.

Brought to you by Penguin. The very first children's novel by Philip Pullman, Count Karlstien is a deliciously terrifying, wickedly funny adventure, beautifully illustrated by Peter Bailey. All Souls' Eve is a night when nobody in the village of Karlstein dares to leave their homes. For that is...

The Lost Whale is the enchanting second novel from the author of The Last Bear: the bestselling debut hardback of 2021 and The Times Children’s Book of the Week, winner of the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize and the Blue Peter Award and shortlisted for the British Book Awards and the Indie...

Brought to you by Puffin. A heartwarming story about family, friendship and finding your inner fire. Between bullies at school and changes at home, Charlie Challinor finds life a bit scary. And when he's made guardian of a furry fox cub called Cadno, things get a whole lot scarier. Because Cadno...

One hilarious Harlem family is on a mission to find the perfect way to celebrate their Papa's 40th birthday while discovering more about their mysterious grandparents in this heartfelt romp and latest installment to the New York Times best-selling series.

The 143-Storey Treehouse is the eleventh audiobook of Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton's wacky, laugh-out-loud treehouse adventures. Read by Stig Wemyss, Australia's most loved narrator of audiobooks for children and young adults, with a running time of approximately 140 minutes. 'The kind of...

Barry's class are off on a school trip to see a history of television exhibition, which Barry knows will be comperleeterly rubbish. But then he discovers that Future Ratboy (super-keel superhero TV show) is filmed in the same TV studios! All he has to do is find a way to sneak away and find the set.... Will Barry come up with an amazekeel plan? Will he get to audition for Future Ratboy? Will they get the best seats on the coach?

The third book in the internationally bestselling Septimus Heap series by Angie Sage, featuring the funny and fantastic adventures of a wizard apprentice and his quest to become an ExtraOrdinary Wizard. New York Times Bestselling Series “Few fans of the best-selling Septimus Heap series will...

Get set for the new hilarious out-of-this-world adventure series for listeners aged 8+ – this is the perfect new series for fans of Tom Gates, David Solomons and Star Wars! Mum and Dad have left – gone to Mars, and they’re never coming back . . . FREEDOM AT LAST! But this isn’t one of...

Brought to you by Ladybird. Duggee and the Squirrels are hosting a party, and you’ve been invited! Celebrate with the gang in another amusing audio collection, which includes soundtracks from the Hey Duggee TV show and new narration from Alexander Armstrong. This brand-new audio collection is...

Can you keep a secret? Stella Batts has a lot of secrets to keep these days - there's the secret of what really happened to her little sister's pet fish, and there's the secret school project she's working on with her friend Lucy, and there's the secret on the second floor of her family's candy store. Actually, Stella doesn't know the candy store secret yet, because her dad won't tell her. Even though she's eight years old, and that's old enough to be trusted!

Dennis and Gnasher are back for three action-packed audio adventures! The Battle for Bash Street School – When mysterious new teachers arrive to lay down the law at notoriously naughty Bash Street School, Dennis, Gnasher and friends finally face a classroom test they simply can’t afford to...

Written by the brilliant Julia Donaldson, The Hospital Dog is a big-hearted tale about a very special, very brave dog. Here is a dog, a Dalmatian called Dot, Is she quite ordinary? NO, SHE’S NOT! After their breakfast and a swim in the sea, Dot and her owner Rose jump on the bus to the...

Brought to you by Ladybird. Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Peppa Loves Australia by Ladybird. A collection of 10 newly recorded audio stories based on Peppa Pig, the hit TV show! Travel Australia alongside Peppa, with stories including: 'Peppa Meets Kylie...

Harry Potter jamás ha oído hablar de Hogwarts hasta que las cartas comienzan a llegar al número cuatro de Privet Drive, pero sus siniestros tíos se apropian rápidamente de estos pergaminos amarillentos que llevan la dirección escrita en tinta verde y un sello púrpura. Luego, en su undécimo cumpleaños, un gigantesco hombre con ojos como escarabajos llamado Rubeus Hagrid irrumpe con una noticia asombrosa: Harry Potter es un mago y lo esperan en el Colegio Hogwarts de Magia y Hechicería. ¡Una aventura increíble está por comenzar!

Yasmin Shah is just like any other 10-year-old girl, with a crazy, loud family, the BEST best friend ever and a talking toy llama! With the help of her loud guardian llama Levi, Yasmin has finally found her voice, but her mission has only just begun. She is determined to use her new-found confidence to help her friends, starting with turning Levi back into his true guardian llama form and getting him back into Seen Not Herd - the secret society of guardian llamas. 

'So funny' Noel Fielding 'Brilliantly funny' Shappi Khorsandi 'Hilarious' Tim Minchin 'Warm and funny' Frank Cottrell-Boyce Can you imagine a world with no screens? Don't miss the hilarious new 'what-if' adventure from bestselling author, comedian, and presenter Danny Wallace. When ten-year-old...

The second book in a wonderfully funny and sparky series. Tomas has a secret - a big secret. He has his own tiny dragon, Flicker! A dragon which grew on a very special tree at the bottom of his grandad's garden. And not only that - his friends Ted, Kai and Kat have dragons too, all grown on the...

Teenage spy Alex is in the South of France, hoping to sever his links with MI6. But when a sudden attack on his hosts plunges Alex back into a world of violence, he soon uncovers a plan called Eagle strike - a discovery more terrible than anything he could have imagined. 

Ten-year-old Tracy was taken into care a while ago, and now she lives in a Children's Home. She doesn't know exactly where her mum lives, but she used to have long, pretend phone calls with her. Tracy's had two foster families, but things just didn't work. She allows us to share her hopes for the future in this touching and often very funny tale.