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PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF A VISIT FROM THE GOON SQUAD From one of the most dazzling and iconic writers of our time comes an electrifying, deeply moving novel about the quest for authenticity, privacy, and meaning in a world where our memories are no longer our own--featuring characters...

Seventeenth-century England, and a plough uncovers a grisly skull in the furrows of a farmer's field. The skull disappears, but its malefic influence begins to work in insidious ways upon the nearby village of Hexbridge. First, the cows stop milking and the fruit turns rotten on the trees. Then, an insolent ungodliness takes hold of the local children, mysterious fur patches appear on limbs and people start disappearing.... Something evil is stirring in the woods.

Mary Poppins takes Jane and Michael on a gravity-defying tea party on the ceiling. Meet the boy who rescues a beached dolphin. Can the barber keep the secret of the Rajah’s big ears?

The Banks family are searching for a nanny. Macaw the parrot helps out at the fish and chip shop and a stonecutter dreams of becoming an emperor.

Mary Poppins takes Jane and Michael on a topsy-turvy day. A boy watches over a beautiful swan. These classic stories are wonderful to share and enjoy with your child at any time of the year.

Paddington Bear tries to buy a birthday present, the animals of Brambly Hedge set off to the seaside. A greedy queen insists on having the biggest tree in the world, but will Cinderella get to go to the ball? 

Paddington Bear has a magical moment, the animals of Brambly Hedge are struggling at the dusty mill. Lara’s godmother sorts out a noisy lion, and Rapunzel is rescued from the tower.

Young ex-slave Gideon Bardsley is a brilliant inventor, but the job is less glamorous than one might think, especially since the assassination attempts started. Worse yet, they're trying to destroy his greatest achievement: a calculating engine called Fiddlehead, which provides undeniable proof of something awful enough to destroy the world. Both man and machine are at risk from forces conspiring to keep the Civil War going and the money flowing. Bardsley has no choice but to ask his patron, former president Abraham Lincoln, for help.

To get out of jail, Yakima Henry accepts a proposition from the wealthy Mr. Cleve O'Shannon and his wife. They need a hard man to lead them through a bloody hell to save their family - and their fortune. For his freedom, Henry agrees. But freedom won't matter if he's not alive to enjoy it....

Now a college student, Anne Shirley pursues her studies in Kingsport while finding herself pursued romantically. In between, she navigates the life changes her friends and family back in Avonlea are undertaking, while navigating her own sense of home, and all with the indomitable spirit that has made Anne a beloved classic character.

The Lady, or The Tiger, written by Frank R. Stockton and narrated by Rebecca Thomas, invites the listener into a semi-barbaric world where justice is decided by fate. The right choice rewards the innocent with marriage; the wrong choice punishes the guilty by serving him to a starving tiger. When the princess' lover is sent to the arena, she discovers the secret of the choice. But what choice does she herself make?

After wandering off from an afternoon lesson, a young girl falls into a fantastical world of tea parties, croquet games, and the most absurd trial imaginable.

Asked to write a story to be included in an actual dollhouse’s library, M. R. James crafted a macabre tale where a collector buys a doll house that turns out to be more than he bargained for. Rebecca Thomas narrates this tale of a dolls’ house haunted by the last days of the residents of the actual house.

In a world where we have much to fear from living predators, perhaps it is the nonliving ones we should fear more.

Alice passes through the looking-glass into Wonderland, only to become a pawn in a chess game between the Red Queen and the White Queen.

Der Sommer ist da, und Balduin bekommt große Lust auf Urlaub. Er überredet Walburga Schnecke und Wusel Spitzmaus, mit ihm ans Meer zu wandern. Aber auf dem Weg geraten die drei Abenteurer in ein schreckliches Unwetter. Können sich die Freunde aus dieser gefährlichen Situation retten? Diese beliebte Hörspielreihe vermittelt christliche Werte auf kindgerechte Art und Weise. Denn alle Geschichten stammen aus der Erlebniswelt von 3-6jährigen und faszinieren durch ihre einfache, kindgerechte Sprache.

Sammy Glühwürmchen ist verzweifelt: Ein Blitz hat sein Hausdach zerstört und nun hat er keine Wohnung mehr. Zum Glück ist Wusel Spitzmaus bereit, den obdachlosen Sammy bei sich aufzunehmen. Aber ob das gutgeht? Sammy kann einem nämlich manchmal ganz schön auf den Wecker gehen.

Endlich ist es Frühling! Balduin lernt bei einem Spaziergang Robby Raupe kennen, und sie werden dicke Freunde. Die beiden haben viel Spaß zusammen. Doch eines Tages ist Robby spurlos verschwunden. Helli, der schlaue Grashüpfer, weiß mehr darüber... Diese beliebte Hörspielreihe vermittelt christliche Werte auf kindgerechte Art und Weise. Denn alle Geschichten stammen aus der Erlebniswelt von 3-6jährigen und faszinieren durch ihre einfache, kindgerechte Sprache.

Ferdinand, der Frosch, will heiraten. Doch leider kann er den Teich nicht finden, wo die Hochzeitsfeier stattfinden soll! Eine äußerst peinliche Situation. Natürlich versuchen die Freunde Balduin, Wusel, Walburga und Sammy dem unglücklichen Ferdinand bei der Suche zu helfen. Da kommt eine kleine Biene angesaust. Ob sie den richtigen Weg weiß?

Im Wald hat es angefangen zu schneien. Balduin, der Regenwurm, hat sowas noch nie gesehen. Im Schnee zu spielen macht viel Spaß, doch niemand will mit ihm spielen. Als Balduin endlich die Schnecke Walburga dazu überredet, mit ihm auf rutschigem Eis zu schlittern, bahnt sich eine Katastrophe an. Ein spannendes und lehrreiches Abenteuer mit Balduin, Walburga und ihren Freunden Wusel Spitzmaus, Sammy Glühwürmchen und Helli Grashüpfer.