Showing titles in Family Life

Schooldays at St Clare's are never dull for twins Pat and Isabel O'Sullivan in Enid Blyton's much-loved boarding school series. In book seven, Eileen's mother is the new Matron and Mam'zelle's niece, Claudine, joins St Clare's and causes havoc wherever she goes. The twins are enchanted by...

It is 1940 and William, 12, Edmund, 11, and Anna, nine, aren't terribly upset by the death of the not-so-grandmotherly grandmother who has taken care of them since their parents died. But the children do need a guardian, and in the dark days of World War II London, those are in short supply, especially if they hope to stay together. Could the mass wartime evacuation of children from London to the countryside be the answer? 

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Heidi by Johanna Spyri, read by Gemma Whelan. Little Heidi goes to live with her grandfather in his lonely hut high in the Alps and she quickly learns to love her new life. But her strict aunt decides to send her away again to live in the town. Heidi...

Thirteen-year-old Dan Cahill and his older sister, Amy, are running out of time. An exiled Cahill known as the Outcast has already re-created three of history's worst disasters, and he's saved the worst for last. If Dan and Amy can't find and stop the Outcast fast, he will initiate a full-scale nuclear meltdown. But as Dan and Amy race around the world, they discover something horrifying. The Outcast's disasters are only a smoke screen to cover up his true plan, a diabolical revenge on the family that betrayed him.

This program is read by Thor Willink and the author, with Rana Willink and Zisa Willink. New York Times-bestselling author Jocko Willink delivers a second powerful and empowering Way of the Warrior Kid audiobook about finding your inner strength and being the best you can be, even in the face of...

Coke and Pepsi McDonald didn’t want to jump off a cliff. They didn't want to get hit by poisoned darts from blowguns either. And they certainly don't want to get locked in their burning school, thrown into a pit at the top of a sand dune, or drowned in a vat of liquefied Spam. But what are you supposed to do when you’re being chased across the country by your insane health teacher and two guys in bowler hats who are trying to kill you? One thing's for sure, it'll be a snap for Coke and Pep to write their essays on "How I Spent My Summer Vacation."

Applejack arbeitet zu viel und hat überhaupt keine Zeit, sich zu entspannen. Rarity überredet sie trotzdem zu einer Stunde im Spa. Twilight will in dieser Zeit die Schweinefütterung übernehmen. Im Spa funktioniert die Dampfsauna nicht. Applejack findet ein Leck und repariert es. Fluttershys Bruder kommt zu Besuch und nistet sich gleich bei den Eltern ein. Verantwortung will er für nichts übernehmen und auch nicht arbeiten.

Life Giver Roe, Chemist Tora, former Sorcerer Ori, and Tamer Theo—four siblings bound by ancient backpacks and silver rings—are drawn into the shadowed HalLows Realm by a desperate plea for help. A charcoal note, a black-sand hourglass, and ghostly Outsiders set them on a perilous race...

O Bebê Maluquinho assiste à TV com seu pai e mostra do que gosta e do que não gosta nos programas da telinha.

Tendo como fundo colagens de dois artistas, o pintor alemão Rugendas, que retratou o Brasil do século XIX, e o ilustrador Percy Lau, dos anos 1950, o avô, afetuoso e maluquinho também, cheio de orgulho faz para o neto um resgate dos fatos da história nesta narrativa poética e comovente. Ziraldo, depois de construir uma vasta família brasileira a partir de O Menino Maluquinho, passando pelos livros das tias e das avós em Vovó Delícia, agora renasce na figura desse avô ao conviver com os netos e conquistar brasileiros de todas as idades.

Endlich Ferien! Maris Papa hat eine Überraschung für Elli und ihr Wasserball-Team: Eine befreundete Wasserball-Mannschaft wird ihre Zelte für ein paar Tage neben dem Seepferdchenhof aufschlagen. Und das Tollste: Sie reiten auf Delfinen. Alle freuen sich auf die gemeinsamen Spiele. Doch plötzlich beginnt die Delfinmannschaft unfair zu spielen … wer hat da seine Finger im Spiel?

An Weihnachten werden Wünsche wahr! So ganz versteht das Sams dieses Weihnachten noch nicht. Was genau sind das für Flügelwesen, die angeblich im Himmel wohnen? Und warum stellt man sich einen Baum mitten ins Wohnzimmer? Herr Taschenbier muss eine ganze Menge erklären.

Das hätte Herr Taschenbier sich nicht träumen lassen, als vor langer Zeit an einem Samstag plötzlich das Sams sein Leben durcheinander brachte: Das freche, rüsselnasige Wesen gehört nun wie ein Kind zu seiner Familie und niemand möchte es missen. Doch nach 15 Jahren, 15 Stunden und 15 Minuten muss jedes Sams zurück in seine Welt … Wie kann ein Sams ohne Wunschpunkte sich nur seinen größten Wunsch erfüllen – und für immer bei Herrn Taschenbier bleiben?

Nineteen favorites from Anna Dewdney's bestselling Llama Llama series, many narrated by the author herself, plus Nelly Gnu and Daddy Too. Look for the animated Llama Llama series on Netflix! Llama Llama Red Pajama Llama Llama Mad at Mama Llama Llama Misses Mama Llama Llama Holiday Drama Llama...

Peril has been loyal to Queen Scarlet, who used her fatal firescales to kill countless dragons in the SkyWing arena. Now Peril is loyal to Clay, the only dragonet who has ever been her friend. So when Scarlet threatens Jade Mountain Academy, Peril sets off to find her former queen, stop her, and save the day - no matter what it takes.

** OVERALL WINNER OF THE BARNES & NOBLE CHILDREN’S AND YA BOOK PRIZE 2026 (published in the US as SCHOOL FOR THIEVES)** “Utterly fabulous” ALEXANDER ARMSTRONG “I have never been as quickly hooked by a book. Debut author? And it’s this good? Shadow Thieves is the real thing” MICHAEL...

From the National Book Award–winning author of Kareem Between comes a powerful novel in verse about two sisters trapped in a blizzard in a heart-wrenching story of sisterhood and survival. Two sisters. One storm. A fight for their lives. Rama is all fire—fierce, quick to anger, and trying to...

From hilarious MEGA bestselling author, Katie Kirby, comes a new festive story collection from the world of Lottie Brooks! THIS CHRISTMAS ISN’T JUST ABOUT LOTTIE…BUT IT’S AS CHAOTIC AS EVER! We all know Lottie LOVES Christmas – the chocolate, the presents, spending time with her weird...

A heartwarming and authentic story that explores family, religion and fighting for what's right, from award-winning author Adiba Jaigirdar. Aspiring journalist Nadia Islam hates that she's missing out on spending Ramadan with her best friend to go to Bangladesh. But the trip unexpectedly puts...

Be warned – to commiserate 25 years of misfortune and gloom unleashed upon generations of children, Lemony Snicket’s publishers have taken the untold risk of creating brand new collectors’ editions of A Series of Unfortunate Events, illustrated by the obscenely talented Emily Gravett. The...