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Schneegeruch liegt in der Inselluft. Der Winter auf Solupp ist wunderbar, findet Ema: das wild schäumende Meer, die sternschweren Dunkelstunden und das Versprechen von Schnee, das in der Luft liegt. Aber das Rätsel um ihre Herkunft lässt Ema einfach nicht los. Nur gut, dass ihre Freundin Mari und deren Geschwister nach Solupp zurückkehren. Zusammen setzen Mari, Kurt und Bela alles daran, Ema bei ihrer Spurensuche zu helfen. Dabei tauchen sie immer tiefer in die Geheimnisse der Insel ein.

Selected by Today as a book ""to ease kids’ anxiety about coronavirus.” We all need hope. Humans have an extraordinary capacity to battle through adversity, but only if they have something to cling onto: a belief or hope that maybe, one day, things will be better. This idea sparked The Great...

Since it first appeared in 1913, Pollyanna has become an enduring favorite with children. The tale of an orphan who maintains a strongly positive view of the world despite adversity has a strong affect on listeners of all ages, even in the 21st century - and especially when read with such warmth by Laura Lefkow.

Familie Buddenberg legt los! Die neunjährige Mia hat die trubeligste Patchworkfamilie, die man sich vorstellen kann. Da gibt es ihren großen Grufti-Bruder, die wilden kleinen Zwillinge, ihre liebevoll-chaotische Mutter, den grummelig-gutmütigen Opa, diverse Väter und natürlich Mias Sozusagen-Schwester und beste Freundin Lisbeth. Kein Wunder, dass bei den Buddenbergs immer was los ist und sie von einem Abenteuer ins nächste stolpern.

Classic Starts: The stories are abridged; the quality is complete. The discovery of a neglected garden transforms the life of a sullen and unloved little girl-and everyone around her, too. When the newly orphaned Mary Lennox leaves her native India and arrives at her uncle's mansion in Yorkshire, everything seems strange to her. Then Mary hears of a mysterious garden where no one has set foot in 10 years. With the help of some new friends, she plans to uncover its secrets...and make it blossom once again.

Eleven-year-old Rebecca Randall is quite a handful - and now she’s leaving her beloved Sunnybrook Farm to live with her well-to-do elderly aunts and get an education. But they were expecting Rebecca’s quiet, hardworking older sister instead. Can the bright-eyed and talkative girl win them over...especially her strict, rule-bound Aunt Miranda? Just as Rebecca’s “grand spirit” charms everyone in the story, it will captivate listeners, too.

“To help mother”: that was the goal of each and every one of the five Pepper children. Yet even as “Mamsie” struggles hard to feed and educate her brood, she still manages to fill the house with joy. The adventures of this poor but loving family - Ben, Polly, Joel, Davie, and the adored youngest, Phronsie - have charmed young listeners for more than a century. Overflowing with warmth, suspense, and many delightful surprises, this classic remains as compelling as ever.

Simon a trouvé un nouveau jeu très marrant. Il dit quelque chose d'épatant, comme par exemple " J'ai fait gagner mon équipe au foot en marquant 10 buts à moi tout seul ", alors tout le monde répond " Oh ! Bravo ! Super ! ", mais lui, aussitôt, rectifie : " c'est même pas vrai ! " Son petit frère Gaspard ne perd pas une miette de sa tactique autorigolante et, bientôt, il décide que c'est son tour de jouer.

Aujourd'hui Simon et son petit frère Gaspard vont faire les courses avec leur mère au supermarché. Maman a été très claire : on achète à manger, et rien d'autre. Les deux lapins font quelques tentatives devant les bonbons, les cartes Kikojun et les peluches Bloubiga : " Moi veux ça ! " Inflexible, Maman emplit son caddie de bons légumes, quand, tout à coup, elle aussi se met à hurler comme une folle.