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Hannah knows there is something special about the wooden bear cub puppet from the moment she buys it at a Christmas market. So when the puppet gets broken, she cries herself to sleep. Woken by a growling noise, she finds herself in a stable wearing strange old-fashioned clothes. Then she comes face-to-face with a real-life bear cub! The cub has been locked in ready to be put on show at the local market. Can Hannah return the bear to the wild and find a way back to her own time?

Bel is nervous about spending the lead-up to Christmas with her grandma at Lamont House, a sheltered housing complex converted from a grand Victorian home. The mansion is beautiful but eerie, too, with its moving shadows and odd noises. One night, Bel is sure she sees a cat wandering across the grounds, even though no pets are allowed. She follows its footprints through the snow and is transported into the past. There she discovers Charlotte, a Victorian girl her own age.

Lucy is so excited to spend the summer holidays with her cousins in Canada, but when they tell her to watch out for wild bears in the forest, her excitement turns to fear. One day, she stumbles upon a bear cub on its own. At first she’s scared, before realising that the poor creature is lost. Can Lucy help the cub find its mother without also putting herself in danger?

Polly and Rex are in search of a new ghost dog at Halloween, in this story from one of Britain's most loved children's authors, Holly Webb. 'Penhallow is full of dogs, Polly. Look around and you'll see. We're everywhere. We always have been.' Polly is excited when she accidentally wakes scruffy little terrier Patch. Can she and Rex help Patch remember what happened to his boy and decipher the mystery of the highwaymen at Penhallow Hall?

Ellie used to love watching the hares leap and play on the common with her mum. But since Mum passed away, it’s getting harder to remember those happy memories. Until one day, Ellie finds an injured baby hare. The poor animal looks so scared; she has to do something to help. Nursing the hare back to health will be a big responsibility, but could it be Ellie’s chance to feel close to her mum again?

When Sophie meets Josephine - a macaroon-eating, tutu-wearing guinea pig who lives with her furry friends in the centre of Paris - she discovers that living in a new place is exciting and being friends with a guinea pig is the best adventure of all. Sophie loves her new guinea pig friend, but then she meets Josephine’s sister, Angelique, who is not nearly as friendly. In fact, the other guinea pig is positively mean!

Every morning on her way to school, Scarlett sees Whiskers the kitten at the station. Whiskers is so sweet and always makes Scarlett smile! Then one day, the cat disappears. Scarlett is upset to discover that Whiskers has been run over. She needs a very expensive operation to fix her leg and her owner can’t afford the fees. Can Scarlett and her friends raise enough money to help?

Elsa is finding it difficult to make new friends after her family moves house. Then she hears strange, scratching noises at night and discovers a kitten living in the attic! The little cat has gorgeous black fur and so Elsa names him Pepper. Elsa is desperate to keep her lovely new kitten friend. Dad thinks Pepper belonged to the previous owner, but who would leave behind such a beautiful kitten?

Darcy is delighted her lively new tabby kitten, Charlie, is settling in so well – if only he would just wear a collar! Then Darcy is picked to join her school football team and suddenly she hardly has any time for entertaining a kitten. Charlie is bored now Darcy has no time to play with him, so he ventures over the back wall to explore. There he meets a new friend, a cat-loving lady who makes lots of fuss over him. But Darcy soon starts to notice that Charlie keeps disappearing and one night he doesn’t come back at all. What if he doesn’t want to be her kitten any more?

Kate's grandfather has died and she's missing him desperately. Her Mum wants Kate to talk about it, but that only makes Kate angry. Granddad has gone and he's never coming back. At least she has her toy tiger, Amos, to keep her company. It was a present from Granddad, and somehow holding him close makes Granddad seem less far away. But she doesn't expect Amos to turn into a real tiger - a big, comforting, friendly tiger who smells of Granddad, and sounds like him too.

Amelia and her family are walking their two dogs when disaster strikes and Poppet the puppy disappears during a game of fetch. After searching high and low, Amelia discovers that Poppet has fallen down an old mine and has no way of escaping. Amelia is so worried at the thought of Poppet all alone in the cold, dark mine, but can she find a way to get Poppet out safely?

Jade adores dogs but she can’t have one because her father thinks her brother is too little. Then Jade’s dad sees an advert for local dog walkers and it seems like the perfect solution. They soon meet an adorable red Golden Retriever puppy named Milo and Jade falls in love with him immediately. Unfortunately, Milo’s owner is moving to Paris and can’t take him with her. Will the poor puppy have to go to a shelter, or could his new home be right under his nose?

Sandy a fost cel mai bun motan din lume, iar Mia nu vrea să-și ia alt pisoi și să-l uite. Deși pisica prietenei ei a fătat patru pui, iar micuțul Whiskers – alb, pufos și rușinos – nu se apropie de nimeni în afară de ea, fetița nu își poate lua gândul de la Sandy. Toți cei din jur își dau repede seama că Mia și Whiskers sunt făcuți unul pentru celălalt, dar se va lăsa oare fetița înduplecată să-i ofere pisoiașului un cămin?

Megan de-abia așteaptă să se mute la țară și să facă plimbări lungi în mijlocul naturii împreună cu Ellie, frumosul ei labrador. De teamă că Ellie îi va încurca, mama și tata trimit cățelușa la bunica pe perioada mutării. Despărțirea e foarte grea pentru Megan și Ellie, căci se pot întâmpla multe lucruri...

Lily și tatăl ei ies la plimbare cu Hugo, ciobănescul lor german, și dau din întâmplare, la marginea pădurii, de trei pisoiași abandonați. Fără mama lor, puii nu vor putea supraviețui, așa că membrii familiei hotărăsc să-i ia temporar acasă – mai ales că Hugo pare chiar dornic să-i protejeze. După o vreme, când vine momentul ca micuții să aibă alți stăpâni, Lily nu-și mai dorește altceva decât să-l păstreze pe Stanley, pisoiașul alb și pufos.

Tia nu mai poate de bucurie când familia ei se hotărăște să cumpere o pisică bengaleză. Milly este cea mai frumoasă pisicuță pe care a văzut-o vreodată și cea mai inteligentă. Dar fetița află că prin cartier au apărut niște hoți de pisici de rasă și vrea să o țină pe Milly în casă. Până când, într-o zi, la întoarcerea fetiței de la școală, frumoasa bengaleză nu mai e deloc de găsit. Să fi încăput oare pe mâinile hoților?

Lucy se simte singură când ea și fratele ei se mută în casa bunicii și sunt nevoiți să-și părăsească prietenii. Fetița își dorește să fi avut un animăluț, dar bunica nu acceptă animale în casă. O pisicută rătăcită îi atrage atenția, iar Lucy o îndrăgește pe dată. Unde se va duce micuța dacă nu va găsi pe cineva să aibă grijă de ea?

Amelie adoră câinii, dar nu și-a închipuit vreodată că o să aibă... doi! Monty, micuțul ei labrador, are numai câteva luni când în casa lor sosește Daisy, cățelușa bunicului. Amelia i-a promis acestuia că va avea grijă de Daisy, dar, de când a venit, cățelușa e tot timpul tristă și speriată. Pe de altă parte, micuțul Monty începe să se simtă singur și abandonat. Oare nou-venita îi va lua locul în inima Ameliei?

Daisy merge pentru prima oară în vacanță cu cortul și, în camping, se atașează de un pui de ciobănesc german pe care îl numește în secret Barney. Când concediul familiei se apropie de sfârșit, gândul despărțirii de noul prieten o amărăște pe Daisy, care visează să-l ia pe Barney acasă. Oare cum i-ar putea convinge pe părinții ei să i-l dăruiască?

Niall, Holly and Elliot chat about the latest football news with a focus on clubs in North Derbyshire.