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Maddy Yip is perfectly happy in life, until she realises that everyone she knows has a talent—except for her! Maddy is determined to change that, with the help of her brothers, bewildered grandad and her best friend Dev. There are disastrous attempts at breakdancing and playing the recorder, revolting cakes, and a magic disappearing trick that ends up with an escaped guinea pig. Will Maddy ever find her true calling?

The Easter holidays are about to get a lot more exciting! Maddy and her best friend Dev have lucked out and are heading to the seaside where the brand-new roller coaster, the Mega Beast, is about to open. This will literally be life-changing! One problem: Maddy has to bring her annoying little brother Oli and her cheeky grandad Agung along for the weekend. With seaside hazards such as terrifying seagulls, stinky pickled eggs and a giant candyfloss-mad dog to deal with, will Maddy ever get to loop-the-loop on the best ride ever?

A family's horse won't budge until they learn that a little politeness goes a long way.

A magical collection of soothing lullabies, perfect bedtime listening to settle young children after a busy day of adventure! This edition is has specially commissioned music and sound effects to capture the imagination of little ones and get them ready for bedtime. This audiobook is aimed at children aged four and up, for family listening and learning and development for young minds. Other audiobooks in the Ladybird Audio Original series include Ladybird Stories for Rainy Days, Ladybird Stories for Car Journeys and Ladybird Audio Adventures.

Ladybird: Classic Nursery Rhymes Collection is a beautiful treasury of songs that every young child should own. It contains over 100 rhymes, each one beautifully sung. A gorgeous complete collection, this is ideal for parents to pass on the rhymes they knew themselves as children.

Sir Herbert Spoon alerts Cecil Spout, his butler, that he has spotted an elephant on the moon through his telescope.

Autumn has arrived, and Herbert and his friends decide to help his Mum and Dad collect leaves so they can make up the beds for their long winter sleep. But it's very windy so collecting leaves isn't as simple as it should be - especially with Herbert involved! Herbert the Hedgehog made his first literary appearance in 1984 with a series of three books published by Sedgelock Books, before being picked up by Hippo Books part of Scholastic in 1986 for another series.

The Chinese created an amazing society that grew from along the banks of the Yellow River to oceans and lands beyond. But first, these people had to fight off jealous tribes from all sides and move their entire towns due to terrible floods. Yet they worked hard and built a culture that still survives - and thrives - today. Let’s take a close look at some of the most notorious leaders, their culture, and what drove them to persevere through the thousands of years it took to build the China we know today.

Die elfjährige Willodeen liebt Tiere aller Art, vor allem die hässlichen. Ihre ganz besonderen Lieblinge sind die unansehnlichen Kreischer. Die Bewohner von Purchance haben sie fast ausgerottet. Viel lieber haben sie nämlich die niedlichen Summbärchen, die jedes Jahr im Dorf überwintern und Touristen aus nah und fern anziehen. Doch dieses Jahr ist kein einziges zurückgekehrt, und niemand weiß, warum.

Frankie ist zehn Jahre alt und die Welt um ihn herum hängt schief. Doch nicht für lange, denn Frankie weiß, wie man sie wieder geraderückt. Der Vater ist vor drei Monaten ausgezogen und die Mutter wird aus Trauer immer dicker. Frankie reicht es. Er macht sich kurzerhand auf den Weg von Berlin nach Köln, um seinem Vater die Meinung zu sagen - mit nur einem Euro siebzig in der Tasche und seinem unsichtbaren Freund Lars an der Seite. Dummerweise ist der Vater nicht in Köln, sondern sitzt gemütlich in Venedig. Frankie ändert seinen Kurs und fährt weiter nach Italien.

"Die schönsten Märchen" - in Folge 20 dieser zauberhaften Hörspielreihe hört ihr "Der Däumling" und "Von einem, der auszog, das Fürchten zu lernen" nach den Gebrüdern Grimm.

Entdeckt die herzerwärmenden Abenteuer des Hahns Krawitter und seiner tierischen Freunde im Lande Muck in diesem bezaubernden Kinderbuch. In sieben Geschichten erleben wir, wie Krawitter, das Huhn Alinchen, die Mäuse Minchen und Stinchen und viele weitere Figuren Freundschaft, Familie und die kleinen Wunder des Alltags zelebrieren.

Greetings. The fictional narrative enclosed within this archaic auto-entertainment device is offered for immediate consumption as a temporary diversion to your unremarkable life. Hey. This is a really cool story about our trip to the future. You're gonna love it because we're in it and it's got aliens and it's awesome.

Herbert Butterwinkle grows up on a wonderful farm just beyond the shadow of Cracklepop Mountain. Completely oblivious to the fact that he may be a bit different from others, Herbert's life is full of fun, friends, and adventure. However, one day, Herbert is forced to confront a number of challenging questions; these questions are the catalyst for Herbert's quest to discover his true purpose. Herbert's search takes him on a roller-coaster ride of creative discovery, where he ultimately realizes the answer has been with him all along.

A brilliant collection of beautiful stories by exciting artist Lara Hawthorne. The collection includes four stories: Alba the Hundred Year Old Fish, Herbert's Garden, The Night Flower and Ratty's Big Adventure.

"Die schönsten Märchen" - in Folge 22 dieser zauberhaften Hörspielreihe hört ihr "Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten" nach den Gebrüdern Grimm und "Das Mädchen mit den Schwefelhölzern" nach Hans Christian Andersen.

Byx ist die Jüngste im Dalkin-Rudel, und wie alle Dalkins besitzt sie eine besondere Gabe: Sie kann Lüge von Wahrheit unterscheiden, immer. Doch in Nedarra werden die Dalkins gejagt. Den Menschen, die sich hier zur Herrschaft aufgeschwungen haben, sind die hundeähnlichen Wesen ein Dorn im Auge. Als Byx eines Tages von einem Streifzug zu ihrem Rudel zurückkehrt, geschieht das Furchtbare: Sie findet alle Dalkins tot vor, ermordet von den Schergen des Machthabers Murdano. Ist sie nun ganz allein, die Letzte ihrer Art, der Endling?

One minute Herbert is snuggled up in bed, and the next he's at the bottom of the sea! There are lots of new creatures to meet, but some are more friendly than others. It really is a most extraordinary dream, but afterwards Herbert is left wondering if it had really been a dream at all!

It's a sunny morning, and Herbert the hedgehog has decided to get a job. Mister Rabbit is looking for someone to help him deliver the morning papers, and Herbert thinks it could be the perfect job. It should be quite simple, but with Herbert involved, nothing ever goes quite to plan!

Hello! Me and my daughter have been reading stories to each other every night since she could pick up a book and she has been really eager to start sharing it with the rest of the world! (really she has, I've been getting asked for like 6 months!) So if you like the odd night where you fancy having a hug with your little ones and relaxing while someone reads you a story for a change, tune in and get involved!