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Three classic wartime tales of identity, revelation and love that capture the power and scope of the human spirit. WAR HORSE At the outbreak of World War 1, Joey, young Albert's beloved horse, is sold to the cavalry and shipped to France. He's soon caught up in enemy fire and fate takes him on...

In Enid Blyton's best-selling school series, Elizabeth Allen is sent away to boarding school and makes up her mind to be the naughtiest pupil there's ever been. In book eight, Elizabeth is desperate to play the piano in the end of school concert. Elizabeth knows Arabella is very good - so she spends every waking minute practising. But exams are looming, and piano practice leaves Elizabeth with no time to revise. Will the Naughtiest Girl have to stay in first form another year?

Jan Francis reads Johanna Spyri's classic tale of the adventures of a little Swiss girl. Ever since her mother died, Heidi has been looked after by her aunt Dete. But now Dete is moving to Frankfurt, and Heidi must go and live with her grandfather in a hut high up in the Swiss mountains. There she meets Peter the goatherd and his blind grandmother, and the three become great friends. Heidi loves her new, carefree life - but then her aunt returns to take her away from everyone she loves.

Enjoy a whole summer of fun with this fantastic collection of 30 short stories - the perfect holiday read for children aged 7 and up. From picnics in the sunshine to daring outdoor adventures, celebrate the excitement and magic of summertime with these fun-filled short stories by Enid Blyton...

A family favourite for seventy years, Disney Alice in Wonderland, is one of the best-loved films of all time. Relive the magic through this retelling of the classic animated film.

Here is the complete and unabridged collection of Rudyard Kipling's delightful Just So Stories, which he first told to his own children before setting them down on paper: How the Camel Got His Hump, How the Leopard Got His Spots, How the Elephant Got His Trunk, The Butterfly that Stamped, and many others.

Read by two of the nation's favourite children's TV presenters, this is a delightful audio collection of favourite nursery rhymes and traditional stories. Climb up the beanstalk with Jack, march with the Duke of York and visit the bears with Goldilocks in Nursery Stories and Rhymes! These...

The architect of The Wizard of Oz delves into the mythological beginnings of the jolly old elf himself. Baum created a mythological world in which the magical forest of Burzee, created at the beginning of time, is the main source of all otherworldly magical power. Ak, the Master Woodsman, ruled the forests; Kern, the Master Husbandman of the World, ruled the food crops; Bo, the Master Mariner of the World, ruled the seas. All other immortals are subject to these three. Baum also created Ryls as guardians of the flowers and Knooks as guardians of the animals of the world.

Clive King's wonderful classic, Stig of the Dump, is now available to download, read by the brilliant Tony Robinson. Barney is a solitary little boy, given to wandering off by himself. One day he is lying on the edge of a disused chalk-pit when it gives way and he lands in a sort of cave. Here...

This timeless classic is now an easy-to-read chapter book! The four March sisters--Meg, Amy, Beth, and feisty Jo--share the joys and sorrows of growing up while their father is away at war. The family is poor in worldly goods, but rich in love and character...

דּוּנִי שׁוֹכֶבֶת בַּמִּטָּה שֶׁלָּהּ וְסוֹפֶרֶת אֶת כָּל הַפְּעָמִים שֶׁהָיְתְָה מְאֻשֶּׁרֶת, אֲבָל לִפְעָמִים הִיא טוֹעָה בַּחֶשְׁבּוֹן...

שולמית, נערה יהודייה יפה וחכמה, נחטפת ונמכרת לעבדות. היא מובאת לביתו של יאניס, אציל יווני ופילוסוף, ידידו הטוב של המלך. עד מהרה מתפתחת ביניהם ידידות עמוקה שמבשילה...

Mrs. Tabitha Twitchit dresses her three kittens in their finest clothes for a fancy tea party. However, the kittens can't stay out of trouble and quickly lose their elegant outfits to a group of passing ducks!

Journey back to Neverland in the first-ever authorized sequel to J.M. Barrie's timeless masterpiece, Peter Pan The Special Trustees of Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, who own the copyright to the movie Peter Pan, marked that work's centenary by authorizing the creation of a new novel...

Anne Shirley, the mischievous, carrot-topped waif of Anne of Green Gables, has grown into a lovely young woman who leaves the security of Prince Edward Island to enroll at Redmond College. There, she discovers a professor who believes education is wasted on women, ponders the security offered in marriage proposals, and a host of other questions of young adulthood.

Brought to you by Penguin. Revisit the world of Beatrix Potter in this timeless new audiobook edition. Featuring all 23 of the classic tales, this new collection features a range of award-winning and contemporary voices, including Olivia Colman, Tom Hardy, Lily James, James Acaster, David...

Anne's House of Dreams is a novel by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery. It was first published in 1917 by McClelland, Goodchild and Stewart. The novel is from a series of books written primarily for girls and young women, about a young girl named Anne Shirley. The books follow the course of Anne's life. It is set principally on Canada's Prince Edward Island, Montgomery's birthplace and home for much of her life.

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...

En vacker vårdag upptäcker Nils Holgersson, till sin stora förvåning, en liten tomte på gården där han bor. Han bestämmer sig för att spela tomten ett spratt och fångar honom med en gammal håv. Men när tomten till sist släpps fri är han mer än missnöjd och bestämmer sig för att straffa Nils Holgersson. Nils tuppar av och när han vaknar inser han att han har krympt och blivit lika liten som en pyssling. Snart inser han att han kan förstå och tala med gårdens alla djur och när han stöter på tamgåsen Mårten börjar äventyret på riktigt ...

Jack and his mother are very poor and have only their cow, Milky-white, to help them survive. When the cow stops giving milk, Jack is sent to the market to sell her, but he ends up trading the cow for a handful of strange-looking beans. His mother is angry and throws the beans out the window, but by the next morning, a massive beanstalk has grown all the way into the sky! Jack climbs the beanstalk and discovers a giant house where a scary ogre lives.