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Packed full of magic and adventure - a collection of seven fantastic stories from the creators of the bestselling What the Ladybird Heard series. Read by lots of fantastic and famous voices, it's perfect for listening to at home, in the car, at bedtime or any time at all! Join in the adventure...

David Lee is 12 years old and disappointed in his father Earl, a once-famous rodeo clown who has quit the circuit and moved David to a small town in Vermont to start a new life. David has a hard time adjusting to life as a “normal” boy and is hurt that his father never allowed him the chance to be his partner in the rodeo arena. When Earl tries to buy David a horse at auction, David pretends to have no interest in it, and the horse is sold, instead, to a 70-year-old woman named Sarah Tierney.

Every child needs to have a pet. No one could argue with that. But what happens when your pet is an owl, and your owl is terrorizing the neighbourhood? In Farley Mowat’s exciting children’s story, a young boy’s pet menagerie—which includes crows, magpies, gophers and a dog—grows out of control with the addition of two cantankerous pet owls. The story of how Wol and Weeps turn the whole town upside down is warm, funny, and bursting with adventure and suspense.

When cousin Annie invites Henry and his big dog, Mudge to a family reunion, they can't wait to go meet lots of new relatives and hear lots of good stories. But are all those relatives on the porch, in the yard, and even in the trees at Annie's house really ready to meet Mudge-and experience sloppy kisses full of dog drool?

Salten's most famous work is Bambi (1923), or Bambi, in the Woods, also known as Bambi: A Life in the Woods. It was translated into English in 1928 and became a Book-of-the-Month Club success, and then formed the basis of the 1942 animated Disney classic, Bambi.

Family Celebration. Is Rudy going to surprise the family with a traditional homemade Christmas dinner, for real? Choose this option if you want to hear Rudy give his family the best Christmas ever!

Fish and herons, turtles and dragonflies, beaver lodges and lily pads—a multitude of wonders enchant both the child narrator and any other nature lovers along for the ride in this tender book. Baby ducklings ride their mama’s back; an osprey rises with a silver fish clutched in her talons; a loon cries in a star-flecked night. Rhythmic, rhyming quatrains carry the story forward in clean paddle strokes of evocative imagery.

It's not fair! All Little Owl wants is to go to bed at a reasonable hour, like his friends do. But no . . . Mama and Papa say little owls have to stay up late and play. So Little Owl spends all night jumping on his bed, playing on the jungle gym, and doing tricks on his skateboard - but he's hooting mad about it ! Children who have a hard time going to bed will love this fun twist on the universal dilemma.

Life is good for Cal—and his Panda Bear, Pudding! The family stage-show Panda-Mime is a hit, and there's talk of a Hollywood film. But is it too good to be true? A nosy reporter is sniffing around, and if she discovers that Pudding's a real-life bear, then all their dreams will be dashed.

Twelve-year-old Evie has a talent. She can hear what animals are thinking, and she can talk to them with her mind. When Evie goes on a trip to the Amazon rainforest, her powers are put to the test. She makes friends with pink river dolphins, must save an injured sloth and discovers the secret life of a jaguar. Soon she sees that the jungle is in serious and deadly danger and comes up with a rather risky plan to help save it....

A casa di Edoardo fervono i preparativi del matrimonio. La mamma si sposerà a giorni con il nuovo compagno e, per paura che combinino guai, Edoardo e il bisnonno vengono tenuti alla larga: il nipote è l'unico che riesce ad andare d'accordo con lo scorbutico nonno, per non dire che è il suo migliore amico. Si avvicina la data fatidica e Edoardo inizia a sentire un po' di tristezza: suo padre lavora in Paesi molto lontani e ora lui sarà costretto a vivere con un nuovo papà che proprio non sopporta.

Meet the kids in Mrs. Z’s wacky and wonderful third grade class! When Mrs. Z's class is looking for an animal to "adopt," Thunder Nelson knows just the critter—the baby possum she just saved. But Thunder isn't ready for what happens when a wild animal goes to school! Mrs. Z’s class is...

Meet the kids in Mrs. Z’s wacky and wonderful third grade class! Theo Chang is thrilled his family adopted a new cat, but the cat is less thrilled about his new home. Can Theo find a way to befriend the kitty before his family gives up and takes him back to the shelter? Theo Chang loves...

Natur vor unserer Haustür: In einer Kleinstadt erleben vier Kinder jede Menge Abenteuer rund um die Natur. Luca kommt im Garten einem tierischen Dieb auf die Schliche. Nesrin baut sich ein gemütliches Nest. Mara findet bei einem Ausflug ins Moor heraus, ob es dort wirklich Geister gibt. Und Emil lässt sich von einem unerwarteten Hagelschauer auf eine leckere Idee bringen. Jede der 15 Geschichten ist in sich abgeschlossen und bietet häppchenweise Sachwissen, eingebettet in eine charmante Geschichte.

Ein aufregendes Abenteuer mit einem pfiffigen Helden! Eigentlich ist sich Jean-Paul sicher, dass er diese Wette gegen seinen Freund Enno gewinnen wird: In spätestens 30 Tagen muss er seine Eltern dazu überredet haben, dass er einen Hund als Haustier haben darf. Doch so einfach, wie Jean-Paul sich das vorgestellt hat, ist die ganze Sache auf einmal doch nicht.

A wonderful new audio collection of rib-tickling stories about the world’s favourite marmalade-loving bear, based on the Emmy award-winning TV series – The Adventures of Paddington. Paddington finds himself in all sorts of sticky situations in this hilarious new audio collection, as he...

Im Winterwald von Schweden, weit im Norden, steht ein rotes Haus, in dem wundersame Dinge geschehen. Eines Abends streift ein junges Reh durch den Wald. Auf der Suche nach Geborgenheit findet es jenes Haus. Was das Reh dort entdeckt, ist mehr als ein Zuhause – es erfährt, was Familie wirklich bedeutet. Eine Begegnung mit dem Hund Woody verändert das Leben des Rehs für immer. Zusammen mit neuen Freunden begibt es sich auf eine Reise voller Magie, Wärme und Verbundenheit. Gemeinsam erleben die Tiere das größte Wunder ihres Lebens.

An overbearing older sibling can really be a bear, but the child in this understated, gently humorous story finds out that they can have their advantages, too. "I live with a bear," the story's young narrator declares. The bear is loud, messy, uncouth, and very strong (too strong!). For some...

König Leo ist Willis bester Freund und Beschützer. Wie kam es nur dazu, dass Willi in so große Gefahr geraten konnte? Die vierte Folge der Willi-Waschbär-Hörspielserie mit den Geschichten: Willi Waschbär und der Finstere Wald & Willi Waschbär und der Zirkusdirektor.

Inspired by a true event, the tale of a duck family waiting in the wings for their moment in the spotlight—from the #1 bestselling mother-daughter team of musical icon Julie Andrews and author Emma Walton Hamilton! Mr. and Mrs. Puddleduck have found the perfect place to nest: a cozy planter by...