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Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge lives next door to a nursing home. When he finds out that his special friend, Nancy Alison Delacourt Cooper, is losing her memory, he sets out to find what a memory is.

Wombat loves Christmas. He loves the cards and the candles, the presents and the pudding and most of all he loves the Nativity play. But finding a part for Wombat is not easy.

Two little monkeys playing near a tree, One named Cheeky, and one named Chee. Look out, Cheeky! Look out, Chee! Someone's prowling – who could it be? Can two clever monkeys outwit a hungry creature who's on the prowl for a tasty lunch? And just who is this hungry prowler?

The dingo pair set out to sea – their hearts were beating fast. Their boat was but a redgum log with neither sail nor mast.

Winter is here, and in winter bears sleep. But how do you convince six not-so-sleepy bear cubs to go to bed? Mother Bear has found a way – with a cosy rhyme for each of them.

Boris von der Borch is a mean, greedy old pirate – tough as nails, through and through, like all pirates. When a young boy sneaks onto Boris's ship, he discovers that Boris and his mates aren't quite what he expected.

Possum Magic follows Grandma Poss using her best bush magic to make Hush invisible. But when Hush longs to be able to see herself again, the two possums must make their way across Australia to find the magic food that will make Hush visible once more.

'I can see a nose and two eyes in the bushes!' cries Hattie the Hen. But nobody is listening. Not goose. Not pig. Not horse. Not cow. Hattie tries again and again to warn her friends, but nobody seems to care! They're all in for a big surprise when they realise that what she's been saying is true!

There was once a baby koala, so soft and round that all who saw her loved her. Koala Lou is the first born in a large family. She feels sad because her mother seems too busy to pay her any attention. Perhaps if she wins the tree-climbing at the Bush Olympics her mother might notice her again. Koala Lou starts her training right away!

In a time long past, in a land far away, a family has suffered an unspeakable loss. But a lonely goblin has been watching. And he knows what to do to help them heal.

What could be more wonderful than sharing bedtime with beloved friends? The little boy in this gentle and fun story loves to talk to his stuffed animals each evening and share with them all the things that happened to him that day – and to hear about their days, too.

Once upon a time, at the edge of a wide and dusty desert, there lived an old bilby. His name was Hunwick. When a mysterious egg appears outside Hunwick's burrow, no one is quite certain what to think. And when it doesn't hatch right away, everyone is even more bewildered. Everyone except Hunwick, that is. Hunwick understands that the egg is his friend, and he is the only one who knows its secret.

Bonnie and Ben's favourite babysitter tells them nursery rhymes at bedtime – including 'It's raining! It's pouring! The old man is snoring'; 'This little piggy went to market' and more. Bonnie and Ben enjoy the stories so much that they don't want to go to sleep; they want to hear each one again! Instead the babysitter tells them new nursery rhymes until, finally, all three of them fall fast sleep.

Follow the adventures of the ladybird in various scenarios in a fun finding-game.

The day is done, darkness is falling and little ones are getting sleepy. With its rhythmic verse, this audiobook is ideal for listening before bedtime.

A boisterous baker's dozen of silly rhymes presents rollicking and whimsical scenarios about what a young person would do rather than frighten a goose, including feeding pajamas to piranhas and walking on knees past a hive full of bees.

Clever monkey babies, dusty lion babies, sleepy leopard babies – the world is filled with beautiful babies. But which one is the most treasured baby of all?

When Grandpa decides to buy Jessie a new pair of shoes for winter, the rest of the family join in with offers of new socks, skirt, blouse, sweater, coat, scarf, hat and mittens. But all Jessie really wants is ...

An Australian possum named Hush used to think that the magic made by Grandma Poss to make her invisible was fun, until one day, Hush wants to know what she looks like. Tour Australia with these two charming possums as they sample the food that will one day make Hush's wish come true.