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Little Men, written by legendary author Louisa May Alcott, is widely considered to be one of the greatest books of all time. This great classic will surely attract a whole new generation of readers. The lovable Jo March, introduced to us in Little Women, is now married, with two sons of her own...

Solve the mystery with the Secret Seven - everyone's favourite detective club! These timeless stories are perfect for young fans of mystery, adventure or detective series. In book five, a sinister-looking man gets George in trouble with the police. The Secret Seven are outraged. Spying on him...

The Jungle Book Collection brings together Rudyard Kipling's two iconic works of children's literature - beloved by generations of children and the inspiration for countless adaptations on stage and film.

Jess Aarons has been practicing all summer so he can be the fastest runner in the fifth grade. And he almost is, until the new girl in school, Leslie Burke, outpaces him. The two become fast friends and spend most days in the woods behind Leslie's house, where they invent an enchanted land called Terabithia. One morning, Leslie goes to Terabithia without Jess and a tragedy occurs. It will take the love of his family and the strength that Leslie has given him for Jess to be able to deal with his grief.

In the secluded Dutch territory of Sleepy Hollow, nebbish schoolmaster Ichabod Crane competes with the town hero for the hand of Katrina Van Tassel, the 18-year-old daughter and sole child of a wealthy farmer. As Crane leaves a party at the Van Tassel's farm one autumn evening, he is pursued by the Headless Horseman, an apparition said to be the ghost of a Hessian trooper snuffed out by a stray cannonball.

The abridged, downloadable audiobook edition of E. Nesbit's classic The Railway Children, brilliantly read by the actress Jenny Agutter. When Father is taken away unexpectedly, Roberta, Peter, Phyllis and their mother have to leave their comfortable life in London to go and live in a small...

Brought to you by Penguin. ‘We are now about to visit the most marvellous places and see the most wonderful things!’ This edition of James and the Giant Peach, part of The Roald Dahl Classic Collection, is perfect for Dahl fans old and new. So, enter a world where invention and mischief can...

Aladdin is a tailor's son who dreams of making his fortune and marrying the Sultan's daughter, but is tricked into becoming apprentice to a cunning magician. He needs Aladdin to do a very special job - climb down into a deep, dark cave and fetch an oil lamp.... A magical retelling of the classic tale, read by Stephen Mangan.

Jan Francis reads Johanna Spyri's classic tale of the adventures of a little Swiss girl. Ever since her mother died, Heidi has been looked after by her aunt Dete. But now Dete is moving to Frankfurt, and Heidi must go and live with her grandfather in a hut high up in the Swiss mountains. There she meets Peter the goatherd and his blind grandmother, and the three become great friends. Heidi loves her new, carefree life - but then her aunt returns to take her away from everyone she loves.

Solve the mystery with the Secret Seven - everyone's favourite detective club! These timeless stories are perfect for young fans of mystery, adventure or detective series. In book two a priceless pearl necklace goes missing. The Secret Seven are first off the mark to catch the thief. Why?...

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...

A classic adventure novel about the fate of pirates searching for hidden treasure. Most of today's popular notions and myths about pirates come from this immensely popular book, including perhaps the archetypal figure of a ship's cook with a wooden leg.

The Children's Book Of Christmas Stories is a wonderful assortment of 35 Christmas-themed tales that have been chosen by editor Asa Dickinson. Authors include Charles Dickens, Hans Christian Andersen, Susan Coolidge, and Elizabeth Harrison. Whether it is for children, or for family gatherings, everyone is sure to be captivated and enthralled!

A classic fable from Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories, read by Johnny Morris. Have you ever wondered how and why the animals came to be as they are? In these magical tales, drawn from stories he heard as a child in India as well as on folk traditions he later collected all over the world, Rudyard Kipling gives some wonderfully imaginative explanations.

From snow-bright Tanglewood to the edge of the world, Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Three Golden Apples turns the Eleventh Labor of Hercules into a sparkling adventure for young ears. Guided by river maidens, wrestling the shape-shifting Old Man of the Sea, sailing in a gleaming cup, bargaining...

Left alone on Christmas Eve, siblings Rosamund and Fabian stack books, blocks, and bricks into a city—then step through its gate and into a witty, wonder-filled adventure. As blue tin soldiers march from a towering bureau, candied fruits become rations, redcoats rally to the ramparts, and a...

O Bebê Maluquinho já sabe desenhar. Aprende formas, usa cores. E, quando resolve investigar as gavetas, desfila todo o seu guarda-roupa, fazendo outras descobertas.

O Menino Maluquinho sempre foi impossível, desde pequeno. Ele foi um bebê muito esperto e carinhoso e adorava aprender coisas novas. E é contando as histórias do Bebê Maluquinho que o Ziraldo vai ajudar as crianças bem pequenas a aprender tudo sobre as formas, as cores, os números, as roupas, as quatro estações, a família e muito mais. Afinal, aprender brincando é sempre mais divertido.

Ao evocar a “Professora Maluquinha”, o autor coloca nos olhos do ouvinte algumas lágrimas de emoção e de saudade. Humana, compreensiva, às vezes mal interpretada, a Professora Maluquinha, mais do que ensinar, dá a seus alunos a oportunidade de aprender com alegria, de guardar para sempre um grande amor pela leitura.

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