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A wonderful selection of stories to read and share. From sandcastles at the beach to enchanted ice-creams, step into the summer with these delightful characters. Adventure, fun and magic can all be found on holiday with Enid Blyton, who has been delighting readers for more than 70 years.

Four fabulously funny stories that will evoke every family's worst Christmas nightmares, as Horrid Henry sabotages the school play, tries to do his Christmas shopping without spending his pocket money, attempts to ambush Father Christmas, and endures Christmas dinner with the guests from hell...

From Julia Donaldson, the bestselling author of The Gruffalo, comes Christmas with Princess Mirror-Belle, the exciting adventures of a princess with a difference. Ellen gets a big shock when her reflection climbs out of a mirror. But Mirror-Belle is a double with a difference! She is a princess...

Discover the joy of gift-giving in the top-ten bestselling Christmas stocking-filler from bestselling author, Ben Miller. All Tog wants to do is work in Santa's workshop and one wonderful day, the letter from Santa arrives: Tog has been selected as an apprentice elf! Making toys is a lot more...

The perfect Christmas present for Rainbow Magic fans! Join Rachel and Kirsty in five sparkly audio adventures with our favourite festive fairies! The Winter Wonderland Collection includes five exciting stories: Christina the Winter Wonderland Fairy Konnie the Christmas Cracker Fairy Elsa the...

Mira and Dave the naughtiest unicorn are looking forward to dressing up for trick-or-treating, pumpkin-carving and apple-bobbing (well, doughnut-bobbing for Dave). But when a strange new teacher arrives at school and the other teachers start to disappear, Mira and her friends suspect that something spooky is going on. Can they get to the bottom of what's going on, or are they in for a seriously spooky surprise?

The perfect Christmas present for Rainbow Magic fans! Join Rachel and Kirsty in five festive audio adventures with our favourite fairies! The Christmas Stocking Collection includes five exciting stories: Angelica the Angel Fairy Cheryl the Christmas Tree Fairy Giselle the Christmas Ballet Fairy...

Murder is AFOOT in this brand new murder-mystery series by leading adult crime writer, Alexandra Benedict. Perfect for fans of Robin Stevens and the Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time with a puzzle hook for middle grade readers ‘Sometimes, to solve the toughest crimes, you need to...

Tief im Wald lebt eine Holzfällerfamilie mit ihren vier Kindern. Der jüngste Sohn Olof ist sehr schwach und die Familie bangt um sein Überleben. Ob der dunkle Zauberer, der immer friert, Olofs Lebensfeuer stiehlt? Eines Nachts fällt ein Stern vom Himmel und die drei Geschwister Anders, Stina und Lill-Märta nehmen ihn mit nach Hause. Sie entdecken, dass der Stern dem kleinen Olof Wärme zu schenken vermag.

“Once upon a mountaintop, three little trees stood and dreamed of what they wanted to become when they grew up …” So begins this enchanting folktale. Perfect for all ages, Angela Elwell Hunt’s ingenuous retelling of this timeless story has delighted audiences for generations.

It's the first winter after the Monster Apocalypse. For Jack and his buddies, that means sled catapults, epic snowball battles, and one monstrous Christmas celebration. But their winter wonderland turns dark when a villainess begins hunting them. And this villainess is different—she's a human. When the villainess steals Jack's prized monster-slaying tool, the Louisville Slicer, he vows to get it back. But it won't be easy. Jack and his friends soon discover that the Louisville Slicer is the key to a dark plan that threatens the entire world—and beyond.

Penguin presents the audio download edition of Doctor Who: Tales of Terror read by Sophie Aldred, Adjoa Andoh, Rachael Stirling, David Bailie and Derek Jacobi. A new spine-chilling collection of twelve illustrated adventures packed with terrifying Doctor Who monsters and villains, just in time...

The HILARIOUS new novel and the year’s most perfect festive gift – from million-copy bestselling author David Baddiel It used to be the most WONDERFUL time of the year, but for years Christmas has been taken over by Winterzone. All the things that made Christmas special are gone: the human...

Curl up with this sparkling collection of Christmas stories from the world's best-loved storyteller. Perfect for children aged 5 and up! Embrace the spirit of Christmas with tales of magic and wishes galore in this heart-warming collection. From a dog who discovers the joy of Christmas to Santa...

Pour les vacances de Pâques, Simon et Elliot partent en Angleterre chez Elizabeth, la grand-mère d'Elliot. Elizabeth adore les contes et tous les soirs raconte aux deux garçons des histoires fabuleuses à travers lesquelles ils rencontreront des personnages hors du commun comme Antoinette la poule savante, le grand dinosaure, Mr Loyal, un ancêtre d'un château hanté... La compagnie In-sense propose pour les enfants de quatre à huit ans une nouvelle version des petits contes musicaux d'Isabelle Aboulker, dont les textes sont chantés et racontés en français et en anglais.

Once upon a time was only the start . . . welcome to the Fairytale Woods. The wicked witch is on trial in a hilarious secret diary from million-copy bestselling author, comedian and actor Ben Miller. The wicked witch has gone one cackle too far and is faced with a choice: a four week wickedness...

It isn't always easy growing up as a human in Elfhelm, even if your adoptive parents are the newly married Father Christmas and Mary Christmas. For one thing, Elf School can be annoying when you have to sing Christmas songs every day - even in July - and when you fail all your toy-making tests. Also it can get very, very cold. But when the jealous Easter Bunny and his rabbit army launch an attack to stop Christmas, it's up to Amelia, her new family and the elves to keep Christmas alive. Before it's too late....

In this book, you will find stories to put your kids to sleep. And perhaps put you to sleep as well? Stories of joy, stories of splendor. Christmas is the time of year where everyone gathers together around a fire, singing songs and laughing. And after a long day of celebration, nothing puts someone to sleep like a good bedtime story.

Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam don’t just make amazing cakes. These two brave bakers solve wacky mysteries too! Halloween at St Spectre’s school brings out the cheekiest of ghosts! And who is to blame when the weather goes crazy? A power-grabbing red panda, maybe? Certainly not the raccoon gang fixing the museum’s toilets - they’ve got dastardly plans of their own!

It’s Greg’s birthday—and you’re invited to the chaos. In Partypooper, the 20th book in Jeff Kinney’s global smash-hit Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, Greg Heffley is planning the ultimate party—for himself. But when the guest list grows, the decorations flop, and the surprises backfire, this birthday bash turns into a total blowout—just not the kind Greg had in mind.