Helly Johnston is miserable. Her mother is thinking of marrying again but Helly doesn't want a stepfather, certainly not this one. She sobs her way out of the classroom all the way down to the cloakroom and the depths of despondency. There, forceful Kitty Killin comes to the rescue. Kitty's not known for sensitivity or tact but she's been through it all herself - her mother married the silver-haired, chocolate-bearing, goggle-eyed Gerald.

At dinnertime Chef Marge cooks up chocolate soup, and at school Marge the Musician conducts a chaotic concert in the playground! In these three stories, Jake and Jemima have brilliant fun with their new babysitter, but will they manage to tick off all the jobs on Mummy's list? The first in a fresh, fun, family - friendly series written by actor and comedian Isla Fisher. Hold onto your rollerskates because Marge is in charge!.

Follow the Swallow When Apollo the swallow flies to Africa, Chack the blackbird wants to send him a message. But Africa is far away. Can a jumpy dolphin, a grumpy camel, a greedy crocodile or a playful monkey help to deliver the message? The Wrong Kind of Bark Finlay's a real dreamer, and he's always getting things wrong. So when he brings his puppy into class, it looks as if Finlay's heading for BIG trouble! The Quick Brown Fox Cub Frisk loves exploring!...

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe: Lucy, Peter, Edmund and Susan enter a magical world of talking fauns and flying horses, where the evil White Witch has cast Narnia in perpetual winter. The Horse and His Boy: Shasta and his talking horse Bree flee from a life of slavery and head for the freedom of Narnia, facing many perils along the way. Prince Caspian: Peter, Susan, Lucy and Edmund are called upon to help Caspian free Narnia of his evil uncle?s...

The Complete Tales of Beatrix Potter are now available as a downloadable, digital audiobook, complete and unabridged! The twenty-three tales in this set have never lost their popularity, and sell in their millions all over the world. Meet again the famous characters that children love and adore... PETER RABBIT, SQUIRREL NUTKIN, THE FLOPSY BUNNIES, MRS TIGGY-WINKLE, TOM KITTEN, JEREMY FISHER, JEMIMA PUDDLE-DUCK and many more. These stories are beautifully...

One evening in early spring, in the days when all the trains were driven by steam, a stationmaster found something abandoned on a train ? Mr Ginger Leghorn is used to collecting up umbrellas and other lost property but he?s never found an abandoned puppy on his train before. He has no intention of keeping it but his five children - Alfie, Arthur, Beryl, Sissy and Albert - have other ideas and Jim is soon a much-loved, but often disruptive, member...

When Alice steps through the looking-glass, she enters a very strange world of chess pieces and nursery rhyme characters such as Humpty Dumpty, Tweedledee and Tweedledum and the angry Red Queen. Nothing is what it seems and, in fact, through the looking-glass, everything is distorted.

Twenty-one marvellously inventive stories by Carnegie Medal-winning author Margaret Mahy, starting with 'The Horrible Story', about a boy whose chilling tales terrify two older boys. The other stories in this collection include 'The Curiosity Concert', 'The Strange Egg', 'The Girl Who Loved Cars', 'The Little Boy Who Wanted a Flat World', and 'Chocolate Porridge' - which gets eaten by a very unusual guest at Timothy's house!.

In the eternally frozen city of Hodeldorf, the Tattercoats live up on the roofs and by a strict code: only steal what you need, don?t leave a trace of yourself behind and if another Tattercoat is in trouble, you must always help them out. So when Otto?s mother goes missing and he is lured into a factory for children with nowhere else to go, the Tattercoats must come to the rescue. Dare they enter the Forest of Lost Things, where wolves, witches and...

Smiley Shark may be the biggest fish in the ocean but he?s also the friendliest and the funniest - and by far the smiliest! Join in the adventures of Smiley Shark and his ocean-dwelling friends. Stories include: Smiley Shark Smiley Shark and the Great Big Hiccup Fidgety Fish Tickly Octopus Clumsy Crab Full of delightful stories sure to bring a smile to story time, this is the perfect audio collection for any three to six year-old who loves sea-creatures,...