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From Julia Donaldson, the bestselling author of The Gruffalo, comes Princess Mirror-Belle and The Flying Horse, the exciting adventures of a mischievous princess. This bind-up of two fantastic books, Princess Mirror-Belle and the Flying Horse and Princess Mirror-Belle and the Sea Monster's Cave...

An eye for an eye. Things are looking pretty bleak for Hank the Cowdog. First he gets sick on poisoned bacon grease. Then he accidentally trips Sally May - and she ends up with a broken ankle. And if that's not bad enough, he gets stuck playing dress-up with Amy and Ashley, Little Alfred's cousins. But when Tuerto the Killer Stud Horse breaks free and charges at the girls, Hank knows it's up to him to protect them. He'll show that one-eyed horse who's boss - even if it means risking his own life!

Brought to you by Puffin. Follow Charlie Bass and her horse Nobel Warrior’s journey in this classic, funny animal story collection written and read by Clare Balding. The Racehorse Who Wouldn’t Gallop (Book 1) Charlie Bass is a horse-mad nine-year-old who dreams of owning her own pony. So...

'Can all animals talk?' Jack asked. 'Well, of course they can,' said Boadicea the Shetland Pony. 'We're not idiots, you know.' Jack has to live with his drippy aunt Violet, his smelly uncle Ted, and his evil cousin Kelly. But one day he accidentally runs away and, much to his surprise, finds himself on an adventure to free his mum from prison - with the help of rather a lot of talking animals!

Puffin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of The Racehorse Who Wouldn't Gallop, written and read by Clare Balding. Charlie Bass is a horse-mad nine-year-old who dreams of owning her own pony. So when her eccentric parents announce that they are going to buy a racehorse...

“I’ll put you together again. And Mum and me, we’ll look after you alright?!?” Jackie wants a horse of her own, one that’ll be the fastest on the estate, the fastest in all of Ireland and the fastest in all the world. Mum wants a little cottage in the country for her and Jackie to live...

Albert starts a new school and soon learns about the headmaster’s new monstrous marble crusher machine… Sid Creedy decides to have fun with the new boy, Albert. The trusting Albert believes his outrageous stories until the tale of the Marble Crusher reaches the Head...

Ein magisches Hufeisen, das ein echtes, minikleines Pony herbeizaubert? Die pferdebegeisterte Greta könnte platzen vor Glück, als sie herausfindet, dass ihr kleiner schwarzer Gauner sich mit dem Hufeisen auch in ein großes Pony verwandeln lässt! Gar nicht so einfach, dieses wunderbare Geheimnis zu bewahren. Vor allem, weil die beiden eingebildeten Pferdemädchen Caro und Ella misstrauisch werden. Als sie Greta und ihr Zauberpony bei einem richtigen Turnier herausfordern, zeigt sich, wer wirklich ein unschlagbares Team ist.

Warum muss der Franz schon wieder schwindeln? Die Gabi schwärmt seit kurzem für Pferde. Da bleibt dem Franz nichts anderes übrig, als ebenfalls Pferdefan zu spielen und ordentlich aufzutrumpfen. Doch dann soll er seine Fähigkeiten beim Reiten beweisen. Fliegt jetzt der ganze Schwindel auf?

Trump has a new case when she accompanies Dr Jeanie on a visit to a mare named Helen of Troy. Helen is due to have a foal, but her close companion, Paris the Dalmatian, isn't well. How can Trump persuade Helen to put Paris’s needs before her own? And how can she persuade Paris?