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When Mr. Gruber shows Paddington an outdoor painting exhibition he is inspired to take up a new hobby… After attending an Outside Exhibition, Paddington is inspired to take up painting himself. He gets busy with his own paints and holds his own exhibition, but is discouraged by the problems of self-portraiture – forgetting what he looks like in the mirror! Then a mystery art collector buys up his entire works. This is just the boost he needs, and he’s soon busily trying his first family portrait!

A beautiful collection of Bible stories, retold by the world’s best-loved cleric. Nobel prize-winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu re-tells over 50 of his favourite Bible stories for an audience of young listeners. From classics such as the stories of Noah and the calming of the storm, to less-known stories, such as Naboth’s Vineyard or Ruth, the Archbishop brings these time-honoured narratives to life in his own inimitable voice.

Do you believe in fairies? Join Tinker Bell's sisters on a magical adventure, first in a brand-new series. Inspired by Tinker Bell, from the book Peter Pan, by J. M. Barrie. Before Tinker Bell flew to Never Land and met Peter Pan she lived on Sheepskerry Island with her fairy sisters - Clara, Lily, Rosie, Silver, and Squeak the baby. The young fairies go to fairy school and love tea parties, dressing up, and exciting adventures. Every fairy on Sheepskerry Island is excited about Queen Mab's fairy ball. Everyone, that is, except Silver. She's too young to go - it's so unfair!

The funniest kid in fiction is back! Hi there, my name is Harry Riddles, and I live with my mum, my dad, and my evil sister, Charlotte. But now my mum is having twins, so either me or Charlotte is gonna lose our bedroom. Also Dad's moaning that I should do more sport and not be just a gamer (which shows what he knows cos I'm actually the best gamer World of Zombies has ever seen). But I've joined the school football team to keep him happy, although if we win anything it will be a miracle cos we suck.

Oliver's story is full of pathos and excitement, from abandonment in a workhouse to falling in with Fagin's gang in London's murky underworld and his eventual rescue by the kindly Mr. Brownlow, who is able to reveal Oliver's true parentage. This splendid edition of Dickens' most popular novel, carefully adapted for children, is sure to entice a new generation of readers to explore his work.

Mark Twain's classic tale recounts the adventures of the ever resourceful Tom Sawyer and his friend Huckleberry Finn in the little town of St Petersburg, Missouri, on the banks of the Mississippi. A story of robbers, graveyards at midnight, buried treasure, and a deep and mysterious cave, Tom Sawyer has lost none of its power to enthral and delight since it was first published in 1876.