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An approved textbook at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry since its first publication, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is an indispensable guide to the magical beasts of the wizarding world. It showcases a menagerie of magical creatures, explained enchantingly by noted magizoologist, Newt Scamander, who you may remember from the film series of the same name.

Brought to you by Penguin. ‘I’ve got it! Come on! There’s not a moment to lose!’ This edition of Fantastic Mr Fox, part of The Roald Dahl Classic Collection, is perfect for Dahl fans old and new. So, enter a world where invention and mischief can be found on every page and where magic...

Brought to you by Puffin. This audio edition of Fantastic Mr Fox is narrated by multi-award winning actor Adrian Lester (Hustle, The Day After Tomorrow), and is bursting with fantabulous sound effects. "On a hill above the valley there was a wood. In the wood there was a huge tree. Under the...

Brought to you by Penguin. However small the chance might be of striking lucky, the chance was there. This edition of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, part of The Roald Dahl Classic Collection, is perfect for Dahl fans old and new. So, enter a world where invention and mischief can be found on...

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of A Map of Days by Ransom Riggs, read by Kirby Heyborne. Includes a bonus PDF of haunting vintage photographs that accompanies the story! Having defeated the monstrous threat that nearly destroyed the peculiar world, Jacob Portman is back where his story...

Brought to you by Puffin. The first book in the beloved, bestselling Redwall saga - soon to be a major Netflix movie! Redwall Abbey, tranquil home to a community of peace-loving mice, is threatened by the evil, one-eyed rat warlord Cluny the Scourge and his battle-hardened horde of predators...

Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes is the utterly beguiling tale of a ten-year-old blind orphan who has been forced into a life of crime. One fateful afternoon, Peter steals a mysterious box that contains three magical pairs of eyes. When he tries the first pair, he is instantly transported to a hidden island where he is presented with a special quest: to travel beyond the known world and rescue a lost kingdom from its treacherous ruler....

Willy and Peter need to get as far as possible from their sister's dumb kindergarten pageant. But they never expected to blast their butts into space! There they make a disgusting discovery that could wipe out the moon in one gross stink bomb. Do they have enough gas in their guts to repel gassy green aliens from Uranus? Can farts alone rocket them back to earth? And how did their sister's hamster get into the space capsule and chew up all the wires?

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Beast Awakens by Joseph Delaney, read by Lee Ingleby. They heard shouting, and cries of fear. Crafty looked down the slope and realised what had happened to cause so much panic. Without warning, the dark wall of the Shole had advanced. Crafty can't...

The eagerly-awaited sequel to the best-selling The Glass Sentence -- a historical, fantastical adventure perfect for fans of Philip Pullman! It is the summer of 1892, one year since Sophia Tims and her friend Theo embarked upon the dangerous adventure that rewrote the map of the world. Since...

Brought to you by Penguin. Twelve stunning Doctor Who stories for the long winter nights Christmas can mean anything . . . For Missy, it's solving Murders in 1909 For a little girl in Dublin, it's Plasmavores knocking at the door. For Davros, it's a summons from the Doctor, who needs the mad...

După zeci și zeci de ani petrecuți pe Pământ alături de Sânziana și de urmașele ei Drăgaice, Rocky se trezește la loc în Universul Învățătorilor de Grijă, pe regim intensiv de vitamine verde-brotăcel. Tata Mare îi sughite îngrijorat la căpătâi – de data asta, pericolul pare mai mare ca niciodată. Iar ca să intervină, Rocky va trebui să călătorească într-un oraș din viitor! Acolo, clădirile arată toate la fel, pământul e lipsit de vegetație, toate sarcinile sunt îndeplinite de roboți, bărbații, femeile și copiii se hrănesc cu pastă alimentară, trăiesc fantasme în realitatea virtuală și sunt purtați de colo-colo în fotolii-drone.

Meet the fairy friends from Starshine Meadow. They love to make wishes come true! 'Ivy and the Fantastic Friend': When Jessica moves to Bramble Cottage, she misses her best friend, Laura. Can Ivy use her sparkling wish-dust to make Jessica’s wish come true?'Belle and the Magic Makeover': Fiona’s park is full of litter and needs a makeover fast! Can Belle work her magic and help make Fiona’s wish come true?

O noapte de vară, un luminiș într-o pădure întunecată, o bătrână misterioasă lângă un rug arzând și, în fața ei, câinele Rocky, Sânziana și prietenii lor curajoși. Au trecut prin probe de foc și pericolul încă pândește pe tărâmul fermecat al Pădurii Negur. Vor reuși ei să-și descopere puterile și să învingă forțele răului? Citiți aici noile aventuri ale teckelului Rocky și ale protejatei sale, care e un pic mai mult decât o simplă fată de doisprezece ani.

El lápiz fantastic: Otra pieza en la cadena de relatos fantásticos de Pep Albanell (Vic, 1945), esa narrativa fantástica que deconstruye la realidad empírica para construir una realidad imaginada mas no estrictamente imposible, pues se ordena con su lógica y su coherencia, sus protagonistas y sus conflictos, sus atmósferas y ambientes.