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Meet everyone's favourite crime-busting ladybird in this collection of four brilliantly funny stories from the bestselling What the Ladybird Heard series, read by Alexander Armstrong – perfect for listening to at home, in the car, at bedtime or any time at all! Join in the fun with the clever...

Brought to you by Ladybird. Ladybird presents this collection of hilarious audio stories that are guaranteed to raise a smile from little listeners everywhere. With over an hour of audio, these new tales are filled with funny sound effects, engaging stories and plenty of laugh-out-loud moments...

Plato is back...that is, back on the scene. Once again, he's lost and Beulah is worried. However, when she calls on Hank to head up a rescue effort, little do either of them realize that their search will lead them right into the path of the hungry cannibal brothers, Rip and Snort. Will Hank be able to protect Miss Beulah and find Plato, or will help–for both of them–come from an unexpected source? Find out in this new mystery from everyone's favorite Head of Ranch Security!

Brought to you by Ladybird. Ladybird presents this collection of hilarious audio stories that are guaranteed to raise a smile from little listeners everywhere.With over an hour of audio, these new tales are filled with funny sound effects, engaging stories and plenty of laugh-out-loud moments...

When the henhouse becomes haunted by a ghost, it's up to one brave chicken named Carmenella to get to the bottom of things. The farmer doesn’t understand her, and the cat doesn’t want to get involved. Carmenella wants to sleep in the nice warm henhouse instead of outside. What will she do to fix this dilemma?

Der berühmteste Drachenreiter aller Zeiten zu werden – davon träumt der zehnjährige Theo, als er im Internat Burg Drachenstein eintrifft. Dort hat jeder Drache seine eigenen magischen Fähigkeiten und Theo ist fest überzeugt, dass das Schicksal für ihn einen mächtigen Feuerdrachen als Gefährten vorgesehen hat. Stattdessen wird Theo ausgerechnet von Wanda ausgewählt, einem eigenwilligen Drachen, dessen einzige Fähigkeit es ist, … nett zu sein? Theo ist verzweifelt und will schon seinen Plan, als Drachenreiter in die Geschichte einzugehen, an den Nagel hängen, als plötzlich das Internat angegriffen wird.

In The Baby Bird, Billie has found a baby bird. She really wants to look after it! But is Billie the right person for the job?

"¡Yo jo jo y un barril de pastito, en la bandera, hocico y huesitos!" Cuando Jake, Jay y Jim Hawkins descubren el mapa del tesoro escondido de Billy Beak, juran zarpar inmediatamente. Excepto que no tienen barco ni tripulación. Afortunadamente, el cocinero de un humilde barco llamado John...

It's scrap day on the ranch, and Hank is looking forward to a delicious feast of juicy, fatty bacon scraps. But just as Little Alfred is doling out the goods, two very unusual-looking creatures fly overhead, and what was promising to be a glorious day takes a dramatic turn for the worse. Suddenly the scraps have vanished, and the Head of Ranch Security finds himself dealing with an invasion by a couple of ancient dinosaur birds! Can Hank get to the bottom of this latest mystery...before it's too late?

In The Shoe Bird, Jim Dale brings to life a flock of unforgettable bird characters: Arturo the parrot, Gloria the goose, Minerva the owl, and even the extinct Dodo! This is Eudora Welty's fantastical story of how some feathered friends made a fateful switch from flying to wearing shoes, little knowing that they would soon become the prey of Freddy the Cat!

It's the first day of quail season, and Plato the Bird Dog is missing. At first, Hank is willing to let him stay lost. But when Beulah pleads for help, Hank caves in and takes off in search of Plato. Before he can catch a scent of spotted bird-dog, he finds himself face-to-face with an angry mother hog and her litter. Can Hank's quick wits help him out of this fix? Or will he become hogmeat?

Lucky the Lunacorn is super happy that she has a horn that glows, even though that’s all it does right now...and she’s taking part in the annual cute competition where she’s up against some seriously talented cuties! Still, Lucky is sure it’s what’s inside that counts, and her new friends, Sammy the speed-talking sloth and Pip the distinctly un-tropical ninja pineapple, totally agree. But will the judges?

Theo's dragon Wanda is a bit different to the other dragons – she’s more friendly than fearsome, she gets distracted by her tail when flying, and when Theo first met her she didn’t seem to have any powers at all. But Wanda is Theo’s best friend, things are NEVER boring when she’s around – and in fact she has the rarest power of all… a magical bum.

At Dragon Towers every child is paired with their very own dragon best friend, and every dragon has their own special magic power, from fire-breathing to going invisible and even making slime. Theo's dragon Wanda is a bit different to the other dragons – she’s more friendly than fearsome, she gets distracted by her tail when flying, and when Theo first met her she didn’t seem to have any powers at all. But Wanda is Theo’s best friend, things are NEVER boring when she’s around – and in fact she has the rarest power of all… a magical bum.

Knives Out meets Finding Orion in this funny and heartwarming middle grade mystery by award-winning author Kristin O’Donnell Tubb about a girl investigating the recent death of her uncle only to find the healing power of family. Chloe Alvarez has never been to the reading of a last will and...

From Jenny Lee, writer on the Disney Channel show Shake It Up!, the number-one-rated kids' show in the country, this feel-good middle-grade novel is about a sickly boy whose life is turned upside down when he gets a therapy dog . . . who can talk! Benji Wendell Barnsworth is a small ten-year-old...

Obert Skye, author of the bestselling Leven Thumps series, delivers a delightful mixture of offbeat mystery and laugh-out-loud humor in this thoroughly inventive adventure, the first in a trilogy. Ten-year-old Perry Owens has learned everything he needs to know from comic books. So when Perry...

Young Arabel's life is changed forever when her father, a taxi driver, brings home an injured bird he finds in the street. This wacky raven eats everything in sight, answers the telephone by squawking "Nevermore!", and causes chaos wherever he goes - but Arabel loves her new feathered friend, whom she names Mortimer.

Stella and Dahlia are getting tired of Poppy's mischief, and order her to quit pranking for a whole week. Needless to say, Poppy thinks that is TOTES UNFAIR! Her problems don't stop there — Poppy then 'accidentally misplaces' Luca while birdsitting him. To save Luca, Poppy will have to pull...

في جزيرة الطيور، الحياة سعيدة وخالية من الهموم، لا يعكر صفو حياتهم سوى "جاسر" هذا الطائر الأحمر الغاضب ذو الحواجب العابثة دومًا، لقد كان غاضبًا بشدة ويثير المتاعب...