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The perfect Christmas present! A bumper audio collection featuring four favourite festive stories about Peggy the pug! Titles include: The Pug Who Wanted to be a Unicorn The Pug Who Wanted to be an Elf The Pug Who Wanted to be a Reindeer The Pug Who Wanted to be a Pumpkin --- In THE PUG WHO...

Fudge-a-Mania is the fourth book in the wonderfully hilarious Fudge series from the iconic Judy Blume. Fudge is five – and he's driving his older brother, Peter, mad, as usual! Going on holiday with Fudge – and baby Tootsie, Turtle the dog and Uncle Feather the bird – means disasters every...

Brought to you by Puffin. Help Peter Rabbit count down to Christmas with a story and activity for each day of advent! Peter Rabbit is very excited - it's nearly time for Christmas! He can't wait to eat mince pies, decorate a tree and open all his presents. Join Peter and all his friends every...

Grammy Award Nominee for Best Spoken Word Album! Tiny Tim, Bob Cratchit, and Ebenezer Scrooge come to marvelous life in Patrick Stewart's critically acclaimed solo interpretation of A Christmas Carol. The star of X-Men and The Royal Shakespeare Company, Stewart has performed his one-man stage...

When Jack discovers that someone is hurting local pets, he's determined that the Twitchers will solve the crime. But the Twitchers are more interested in the rare and endangered bearded vulture spotted heading for Aves Woods. Determined to prove himself, Jack sets off to investigate, only to find himself in deep water. Friendless and alone, Jack must use all his bravery and skills to not only stop a terrible crime, one that could put the bearded vulture in danger, but to prove to his friends that he's a deserving member of The Twitchers after all.

‘The perfect mix of funny, foul and fearful’ Metro ‘Brilliantly imagined … laugh-out-loud funny’ Sunday Express The fifth book in the bestselling, gorgeously gothic and wickedly funny Amelia Fang series – perfect for readers of 7+ Meet Amelia Fang! Everyone’s favourite little...

The spookiest time of the year calls for a treasure hunt! So when the Adventuremice hear about ghostly goings-on at sea, they try to get to the bottom of the mystery of old Captain Cheesebeard and his ancient treasure hoard!

Bloomsbury presents Witch Snitch by Sibéal Pounder, read by Emily Jackman _______________ 'If you have a budding fashionista at home, and want to encourage creativity as well as reading, this is a perfect book to do just that and a great, fun read' - Reading Activist _______________ Your...

Countdown to Christmas with 25 festive stories from the world's best-loved storyteller - perfect for reading before bedtime! Cosy up with this cheery collection filled with the joy and wonder of the holidays. From a magic sleigh bell that grants wishes to Santa getting stuck in a chimney, these...

Year-round adventures await, with a summertime trip to a ghost town, an Easter egg hunt, a Fourth of July celebration, and two short-story collections spanning the calendar (one story for each month of the year), perfect for bedtime listening. Short stories include a Valentine's Day, a Thanksgiving, and a Christmas story, as well as a trip to the county fair and a day at the beach, among others.

Snuggle into bed and read these delightful stories in the lead up to Christmas! From Santa's lost sleigh bell to the clever goose who made it snow, there's a festive adventure for everyone in these jolly short stories from Enid Blyton, the world's best-loved storyteller. The perfect gift for...

AJ, Blaze, Stripes, Starla, Zeg, and Gabby from Nickelodeon's Blaze and the Monster Machines celebrate Darington's birthday with a party and a huge cake!

From Alex T. Smith, bestselling author of the Claude series and How Winston Delivered Christmas, comes a fantastically festive Christmas adventure about a gorgeous grumpy character. Inspired by The Krampus and with a hint of The Grinch, The Grumpus is a heartwarming story that celebrates the...

It's storytime! Join Mother Goose and her three little goslings as they enjoy over fifty classic nursery rhymes, traditional lullabies and favourite action songs. The rhymes are linked together by enchanting original stories about Mother Goose and her goslings as they learn to waddle, swim and...

All I want for Christmas is . . . a new GEEK GIRL story! Harriet Manners knows a lot about Christmas: She knows that every year Santa climbs down 91.8 million chimneys. She knows that Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer was almost definitely a girl. She knows that the first artificial Christmas trees...

Rick Riordan’s newest Percy Jackson adventure is full of hilarious set pieces, a diverse cast of gods and monsters, and many other delightful tricks and treats. Percy Jackson, now a high school senior, needs three recommendation letters from the Greek gods in order to get into New Rome University. He earned his first one by retrieving Ganymede’s chalice. Now the goddess Hecate has offered Percy another “opportunity”—all he has to do is pet sit her polecat, Gale, and mastiff, Hecuba, over Halloween week while she is away. Piece of cake, right?

The story needs no introduction. Ebenezer Scrooge. The three spirits. Bob Cratchit and Tiny Tim. Jacob Marley rattling his chains through the cold London night. These are among the most recognizable characters in all of literature, and yet the story earns its emotional power every single time. Dickens knew exactly what he was doing—building a ghost story with a warm heart at its center, one that manages to be genuinely eerie, deeply funny, and quietly devastating within the span of a single sitting.

Twenty-four of Enid Blyton's Christmas stories. Visit Santa's workshop, hang up your stocking and help two naughty goblins make a Christmas pudding in this magical collection from the classic children's author. Stories include Mr Icy-Cold, The Christmas Party and Rescuing Santa Claus...

Halloween is upon us. For most, it's a fun time of year where we dress up in our favorite costumes and get lots of candy. For others, it can be the most frightening time of year. In these five scary stories, that's the case. Prepare yourself. You have been warned!

Bloomsbury presents Tinsel by Sibéal Pounder, read by Imogen Wilde. _______________ DON’T MISS! An extra jolly bonus story inside! _______________ "I absolutely ADORED it! A really funny, clever, brilliant play on all the Christmas tropes. It just has to be made into a movie!" – Emma...