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Mark is scared of the dark, but when he thinks his Great Gran is in trouble, nothing is going to stop him from coming to her rescue. Young Angela is obsessed with Jimmy Jelly, her favourite TV personality, though the rest of the family can't stand him - that is, until he comes to open a shop in the local shopping mall!

Polar bears, brown bears, honey bears and grizzly bears: here are a host of irresistible bears of all sorts and sizes—from Arabella Squeezenik's very unusual teddybear to Goldilocks and the Three Bears and The Bear and the Goblin. Presented by Anne Rosenfeld and Andrew Branch, and with playful music and sound effects, this delightful collection makes ideal listening at bedtime, story time or in the car.

This book is a collection of Jack London's short stories about his experiences sailing and seal hunting in the Pacific Ocean during the late 1800s. An additional adventure looks at life along the Sacramento River. A special section describes the different types of sailing vessels, and a glossary helps the listener understand nautical terms.

Oscar Wilde told and retold his fairy tales to friends in private readings, refining them further each time before finally publishing them in two collections between 1888 and 1891 to great acclaim and lasting popularity ever since. Much of their charm is due to Wilde's intention that the stories be "studies in prose... meant partly for children, and partly for those who have kept the childlike faculties of wonder and joy, and who find in simplicity a subtle strangeness."

Михаил Зощенко - не только писатель-сатирик, но и автор замечательных рассказов для детей и о детях, а также воспоминаний о собственном детстве, которые вошли во "взрослую" автобиографическую повесть "Перед восходом солнца". Зощенко ценил своего маленького читателя и умел найти удивительно верный тон разговора с детьми.

Seven entertaining audio readings of best-loved children’s springtime stories for children of three years and over to enjoy over Easter! This audio download is a heritage-rich collection showcasing some of the best-loved characters in children’s literature. Compiled by HarperCollins Children’s Books, it features popular stories by John Bond, Nick Butterworth, Judith Kerr, David Walliams and Rob Biddulph.

"Do you remember when you were a dinosaur...?" This collection of second-person, read-aloud tales sees the listener transformed into various mighty animals such as a lion, a crocodile, a gorilla, and a dinosaur. Ideal bedtime-reading fare, kids are sure to enjoy being the star of these immersive stories while adults, too, will enjoy the humor and fast-paced plot lines.

I "Den motvillige draken" upptäcker en pojke att det flyttat in en drake i en grotta ovanför deras by. Pojken vars största intresse är att läsa, förstår snart att draken inte är en farlig eldsprutande best utan delar hans fascination för litteratur och poesi. Draken har faktisk själv skrivit ett par dikter och de spenderar flera kvällar med att läsa och diskutera. När byborna får höra att det bor en drake i grottan blir de livrädda och beslutar snart att draken måste dö.

Una colección de historias muy queridas para brujas y hechiceros de todas las edades, Los cuentos de Beedle el Bardo son los cuentos de hadas de los hermanos Grimm del mundo mágico. Esta edición fue traducida de las runas originales por Hermione Granger, y contiene notas útiles del Profesor Dumbledore y de J. K. Rowling.

Le cousin de Crapounette a découvert un nouveau jeu assez rigolo... Mais il dit que les filles n'ont pas le droit d'y jouer ! Crapounette voit rouge.

The fourth installment of Russian Collection for Kids features stories that begin in everyday life and end in magic. Their main characters are children - boys and girls thrown into tough circumstances and having to test the limits of their courage and ingenuity to solve problems without grown-up help.

As William turns 12, he wonders if Jason is still his best friend. In the past year, Jason has grown a foot taller, while William is still a shrimp. When Jason challenges William to “jump the trains,” William is terrified. How else can he prove himself to Jason? William gets his answer when his former housekeeper sends him a magic token that once again transports him to Sir Simon’s castle in the Middle Ages, this time with Jason.

Do your children spend too much time in front of the TV or on their iPads? Do you have trouble putting your kids to bed and need a fun way to do it? This collection of bedtime stories is the perfect way to solve your problems, whilst teaching your children about different cultures and customs from around the world.

In these four tales, told in Spanish and English, the trickster takes animal form - a monkey, an opossum, a dog, and a rabbit. Storyteller Olga Loya has selected these stories from her book, Momentos Mágicos/Magic Moments.

Join Lily, a curious and adventurous girl, as she embarks on a magical journey through her grandmother’s enchanting garden in "The Girl Who Picked Flowers." Each chapter invites young listeners into a world bursting with vibrant colors, fragrant blooms, and whimsical creatures, where every flower holds a story and every moment is a chance for adventure.

In this book, you’ll meet seven boys who face a variety of challenges. Life is a journey full of ups and downs. Happy moments and some sad times. New experiences and not so new. Fun times and some frustrating ones. Tasty foods and some pretty gross ones. Fun with friends and disagreements. Funny conversations and spilled words. Family time and time alone. Super-fast days and relaxed slower-paced ones. This book helps boys navigate all these situations with ease.

From 17 acclaimed Black male and nonbinary authors comes a vibrant collection of stories and poems about the power of joy and the wonders of Black boyhood.

Nurturing Kindness by Nature is a bedtime storybook containing 22 short stories to be listened to by children. Each story covers emotions, feelings, and situations we experience for the first time as children. Gratitude, lying, manners, respect for others, losing gracefully, forgiveness, compassion, anger, keeping calm, greed, jealousy, hard work, challenges, judgment, bullying, pride (winning gracefully), acceptance, self-confidence, making mistakes, the importance of learning, bad intentions, and following your dreams.

Lieselotte ist eine ganz besondere Kuh. Und sie hat inzwischen eine riesige Fangemeinde: Alle lieben ihre Abenteuer, die sie zusammen mit ihren Freunden vom Bauernhof erlebt. Sie sucht nach verloren gegangenen Paketen, drückt sich davor, gewaschen zu werden, und erlebt eine wilde Verfolgungsjagd mit dem Gartenschlauch. Wenn der schelmische Kabarettist Bernd Kohlhepp Kultkuh Lieselotte und ihre Freunde interpretiert, dann wird jede Geschichte zur wahren Bauernhofparty.

This collection of tales is for fans of ghost-story writer Mary Downing Hahn’s scary but not too scary books. Even the stories without actual ghosts are spooky. Each tale turns something ordinary - a pigeon, a white dress, a stranger on the bus, a puppet - into a sinister link to the supernatural. For the human characters, secrets from the past or careless behavior in the present can lead to serious trouble. All the stories have a young person as their central character, so all will resonate easily with young listeners who enjoy the eerie, the creepy, and the otherworldly.