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Polly loves words. And she loves writing stories. So when a magic book that can make everything she writes happen in real life appears on her doorstep, Polly is certain all of her dreams are about to come true. But she soon learns that what you write and what you mean are not always the same thing!

When a young girl visits her favorite bookshop one rainy day, something isn’t right. The building is dark and cold. Rats skitter past the door. Soft chewing and scratching sounds echo up from the basement. Can the mighty Librarian help the girl defeat the horrors lurking within the bookshop?

A brilliant collection of bestselling stories from Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, read aloud by stars Josie Lawrence, Steven Pacey and Imelda Staunton – perfect for listening to at home, in the car, at bedtime or any time at all! Travel the world with the little snail and the humpback...

Mother Ghoul’s Nursery Rhymes isn’t like other books. It doesn’t have an end. Literally. When people trip and tumble toward it, they don’t hit the book’s pages. They fall inside them, and they keep falling, forever stuck in a nonstop nightmare.

Someone has broken into the Library of Doom! While searching for the intruder, the Librarian is captured by a shadowy figure the Eraser. He has chained the Librarian to a huge golden book. If the Librarian can't escape, all the world's books could be could be destroyed. Listen to the Spanish audio.

En el corazón de la Biblioteca Maldita, dentro de la cámara secreta del Bibliotecario, hay una bóveda invisible y sellada. Contiene un único libro, un libro tan venenoso que drena la vida del Bibliotecario día a día, año a año. Es el precio que cada Bibliotecario debe pagar, porque si alguien lee la última palabra de la historia, ¡se destruirá el mundo entero! Por eso, cuando el libro desaparece, el Bibliotecario debe localizarlo sin demora. Solo hay un problema: la única persona que puede saber dónde se encuentra el libro es otro Bibliotecario...¿Hay un traidor en la Liga de Bibliotecarios?

Es tarde por la noche cuando dos amigas se apresuran a volver a casa después de una fiesta de cumpleaños. En el camino, observan una pequeña biblioteca que no estaba allí antes de la fiesta. Cuando abren la pequeña puerta y hojean los libros, ¡sale una garra y las arrastra al interior! Se encuentran atrapadas en un mundo oscuro con una bestia siniestra que tiene predilección por los lectores voraces...

Slate es un escalador de precipicios: una persona que localiza libros específicos en las estanterías con aspecto de rascacielos de las profundidades de la Biblioteca Maldita. Según Slate, él puede encontrar cualquier libro, incluso aquél que ningún Bibliotecario ha podido localizar: EL BORRADOR. Para demostrar su valor, Slate se adentra en las prohibidas Estanterías Negras, un laberinto tan oscuro y frío que el aire absorbe todos los sonidos y no se pueden pronunciar palabras. Pero antes de que Slate pueda localizar el libro hace tanto tiempo perdido, encuentra más de lo que esperaba...

Un ladrón sombrío anda espantando en la Biblioteca Maldita. El villano burla uno por uno los antiguos sistemas de seguridad de la biblioteca. Pero ¿cómo es posible? Peor aún, el ladrón se dirige al arma más poderosa de la biblioteca, el Ojo del Yo, ¡una perla reluciente capaz de transformar a su dueño en cualquier persona! ¿Podrán los Bibliotecarios detener a este villano antes de que sea demasiado tarde? Este misterio apasionante viene acompañado de preguntas de discusión, temas de escritura y un glosario.

Una noche, una joven estudiante oye un extraño sonido de tragar. Parece provenir de su diccionario de sinónimos. Entonces, de repente, un monstruo colosal se despliega de las páginas del diccionario como una creación de origami que salió terriblemente mal.

You are magic, baby! Listen along with this empowering testament to perseverance and talent, celebrating the unstoppable spirit of Ariana Grande. YOU ARE MAGIC chronicles the awe-inspiring journey of the multitalented star, whose resilience, creativity, and passion have made her a force to be...

Celebrate the joy of books with the entertaining Charlie Cook's Favourite Book, read by Imelda Staunton and Steven Pacey, from the unparalleled picture book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo. This audiobook edition also includes a song and a read along...

At only ten years old, Zaria Carter has already become a serial entrepreneur. Since overcoming her bossy bad days, she has launched several thriving businesses, proving to her peers and the world that with hard work and the right attitude, you can accomplish anything. When a major TV executive catches Zaria's news interview, he extends an offer to collaborate, making Zaria a co-creator of her very own television show. Zaria uses her new filmmaking role to document her life and the school's upcoming election. She's on top of the world until her camcorder catches some extreme dirt.

Thirteen-year-old Juan’s summer is off to a terrible start. First, his parents separate. Then, almost as bad, Juan is sent away to his strange Uncle Tito’s house for the entire break! Who wants to live with an oddball recluse who has zigzag eyebrows, drinks 15 cups of smoky tea a day, and lives inside a huge, mysterious library? As Juan adjusts to his new life among teetering, dusty shelves, he notices something odd: the books move on their own! He rushes to tell Uncle Tito, who lets his nephew in on a secret: Juan is a Princeps Reader, which means books respond magically to him.

Whilst leaving footpaths should never be done, Straying from stories is all sorts of fun! Little Red Reading Hood loves reading books and making up stories of her own. When she meets a cunning wolf while on her way to the library, he convinces her to stray from the path and read for a little...

‘Enchanting’ Independent ‘Joyously imaginative’ Cressida Cowell, author of How to Train Your Dragon Fourth in the modern-classic and bestselling bookwandering series for readers aged eight to twelve that celebrates all that is best in life: books, adventure, friendship – and cake. Milo...

Tilly Pages is a bookwanderer; she can travel inside books and even talk to the characters she meets there. But Tilly’s powers are put to the test when fairy tales start leaking book magic and causing havoc. On a wintry visit to Paris, Tilly and her best friend Oskar bravely bookwander into the land of fairy tales to find that characters are getting lost, stories are all mixed up, and mysterious plot holes are opening without warning. Can Tilly work out who, or what, is behind the chaos so everyone gets their happily ever after?

Fairy-tale master Gail Carson, the bestselling author of Ella Enchanted, guides writers of all ages on how to develop their craft, with practical advice and heartfelt encouragement. In Writing Magic, Newbery Honor author Gail Carson Levine shares her tricks of the trade. She shows how you can...

Back at the Winterhouse hotel for another holiday season, Elizabeth and Freddy dig deeper into the mystery surrounding Riley S. Granger, a hotel guest who left behind odd artifacts - one being a magical book that the evil Gracella Winters once attempted to use to gain destructive power over the entire Falls lineage. The two friends follow a trail of clues, inadvertently attracting the attention of a suspicious new hotel guest: Elana Vesper. The clock is ticking as they struggle to figure out whether Elana is merely a pawn or a player in the plot to revive the spirit of Gracella.  

Маленький Леня Лейкин мечтает поскорее вырасти, стать ученым и изучать ископаемых динозавров. Он знает названия всех вымерших животных, но вот беда: не каждое может верно выговорить. На помощь Лене приходит Фея Правильных Звуков.