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A wonderful selection of stories to read and share. From sandcastles at the beach to enchanted ice-creams, step into the summer with these delightful characters. Adventure, fun and magic can all be found on holiday with Enid Blyton, who has been delighting readers for more than 70 years.

Celebrate Christmas with one of the world's best-loved storytellers. In this collection there is mystery and magic, laughter and mischief, the joy of shared times and plenty of delicious food - many of the ingredients that have been delighting Enid Blyton's fans for more than 70 years.

In this charming collection by Enid Blyton, children stumble upon secret rooms on rainy days and gnomes pretend they can forecast the weather. The rain may be pouring down in these stories, but there's plenty of mischief and adventure to be found. These classic tales are ideal for younger children. Each story stands alone and is the perfect length for listening to at bedtime or in the classroom.

Imagine turning that chaos into calm—where your child drifts off smiling, surrounded by magic, love, and gentle dreams. Unicorn Bedtime Stories for Kids invites your little one into a soothing world of 12 heartwarming tales that quiet busy minds and spark imagination. Follow Sparkle, Moonbeam, and Stardust on adventures through Rainbow Valley, learning kindness, courage, and self-belief along the way. Designed to create joyful nightly routines and deepen the bond between you and your child, this audiobook turns bedtime into something truly special.

Siblings Kareem and Amina are dreading a night with their neighbor and babysitter Old Mrs. Heeley. The only good thing is, she always brings cupcakes. But when they go to get a tasty treat, Kareem and Amina find that the cupcakes seem to be devouring one another. Will Kareem and Amina be able to stop the madness before the zombie cupcakes take over?

In this collection of spine-chilling tales, a doll comes to life and haunts a little girl, a young writer only has one hundred words to let others know about an approaching danger, and a boy is trapped in an underground bunker with spooky people who have been missing for years and years.

Turn restless nights into calm, heartwarming memories with Magical Bedtime Stories for Kids: Sweet Dreams Collection, featuring 24 soothing tales designed to ease anxious minds, spark imagination, and guide little dreamers into peaceful sleep. Each story invites your child into comforting worlds where friendship, courage, and kindness shine, helping them understand that every emotion can lead to growth, peace, and joy.

Hey there, weary parents and little dreamers alike! Are you ready to embark on a magical journey to the land of nod? Picture this: cozy blankets, twinkling stars, and the soft sound of storytelling drifting through the air. That's exactly what awaits you in our captivating collection of bedtime tales.

Prepare to be dazzled with stories of witches, wizards and magical folk. From spells and enchantments to potions and wishes, there's magic and wonder brewing in this bumper collection by Enid Blyton. These traditional tales are ideal for both younger and older listeners. Each story stands alone and is the perfect length for listening to at bedtime or in the classroom.

Fifteen wonderful tales of adventure, science, magic, monsters and time travel – featuring all fifteen Doctors – are waiting for you in this very special Doctor Who volume. Includes a bonus story starring the Fourteenth Doctor (and a very familiar foe), and a brand-new, very exciting and very exclusive, new tale that will feature the Fifteenth Doctor.

A town is overrun by road weenies - a.k.a. joggers - who never smile. A girl thinks she's too old for Halloween...until she finds a special pair of gloves. A boy takes a shortcut to an unexpected place. A mummy takes his revenge, one little piece at a time.... These 35 tales ranging from the silly and offbeat to flat-out horrifying are just right for listening alone in the dark.

This one-of-a-kind treasury brings together the talents of nearly two dozen best-selling middle-grade authors - including Shannon Hale, Brandon Mull, Ally Condie, and Jennifer A. Nielsen - who have created original short stories and modern-day fairy tales based on the lives and dreams of children they have met who all have two things in common: They have very big hopes and dreams, and they are all cancer patients.

Anna's science teacher really gets on her nerves – but is that a good enough reason to turn her into a giant rat? With a big, angry rat on the loose, Anna soon realises she's made a bad mistake. How will she turn it back into her teacher? And can she do it quickly, before anyone finds out that she's an apprentice witch? Anna can't admit what she's done, so no one can help her with her big, furry problem – or can they? Sometimes even witches need a little help from their friends!

Listeners young and old will delight in this second collection from award-winning multi-million copy bestselling Australian author Graeme Base....

Sambola hat einen wichtigen Auftrag von seinem König bekommen. Er soll durch seine Geschichten die Herzen der Menschen für die Naturwesen wieder öffnen. Und in dieser Hinsicht ist dieses Buch etwas Besonders. Da es - wie Sambola sagt - nur in die Hände von denjenigen gelangt, die an sie glauben und wissen, dass sie existieren. Zehn wunderbare Geschichten aus dem Reich der Naturwesen und ihre Beziehung mit Menschen erzählen, von Liebe, Weisheit, Vergebung, Annehmen, Toleranz und Freundschaft.

Each of these 11 stories lures the unsuspecting reader into the ghostly world of the supernatural. Who has not been afraid of something? These gripping stories explore the possibilities – hair-raising, spine-chilling, blood-curdling. Here’s something for everyone who enjoys a good scare.Ghosts range from an evil kitchen boy with a recipe for death to a tiresome invalid at the top of an apple tree. There’s Old Nick himself in one story, and a tale of second sight, and even a ghost story especially for dog-lovers!

Peter Rabbit has a great deal of curiosity. He always wants to learn more about his neighbors. In this collection of 16 short stories, Peter often visits Grandfather Frog to learn more about his neighbors. For instance, Peter wants to know why Striped Chipmunk has such beautiful stripes. Peter would like to know if Buster Bear has a tail. Since Grandfather Frog has lived a long time, he is willing to tell stories to Peter and his friends about how some of these things happened (according to Grandfather Frog).

Thirty wonderful children’s stories were chosen for this exclusive collection for Storyphones, taking young listeners on exciting adventures. There’s a sleeping dragon, a magic carriage, a miraculous sheep, a witch who wants to go to school and a monkey who lets all the animal in a zoo loose to have a big party with them. The imaginative three to six minute short stories will keep children happily entertained in their own rooms or when out and about.

In der Nacht des Supermondes kommen die Feen des Zauberwaldes zusammen, um sich gegenseitig Geschichten zu erzählen. Oska Zackenblitz und Attono Donnerhall erinnern sich, wie sie drei Zauberwaldkinder vor einem Gewitter gerettet haben. Noelle Winterglanz erzählt, warum es im letzten Jahr fast schon im Sommer weihnachtlich geworden wäre - und wie ein Maracuja-Mango-Joghurt den Zauberwald vor einem Schneesturm gerettet hat. Kuschel dich schnell in ein weiches Kissen und lausche den zauberhaften Feengeschichten!

Thirteen award-winning fantasy and science fiction writers offer up their versions of these classic fairy tales as well as other favorites, including The Ugly Duckling, Ali Baba, Hansel and Gretel, and more. Some of the stories are funny, some are strange, and others are dark and disturbing - but each offers something as unexpected as a wolf at the door.