| Author: | Felice Arena |
As the Victorian team battle it out against the other states for a chance to play on the hallowed MCG turf, Specky has a fight on his hands just to be allowed to play with his beloved Booyong Lions. And when his long-lost grandpa comes to visit, it's all-out war at home as well. Will he have to choose between representing his... read more
| Author: | Awdry |
This title includes three more original stories from the Reverend W. Awdry's bestselling "Railway Series", read by Michael Angelis, narrator of TV's "Thomas & Friends". "Duck and the Diesel Engine": the other engines are getting a little tired of Duck's know-it-all attitude and are pleased when a smooth-talking engine called ... read more
| Author: | BBC Cover to Cover |
| Series: | BBC Cover to Cover S. |
50 favourite nursery rhymes, contains lots of the most common nursery rhymes and all those you may have forgotten!
| Author: | Jacob Grimm |
| Series: | Children's Classics |
In these fairy stories, the Brothers Grimm conjure up a world of fantasy, hope and good fortune where the princess meets and marries the right prince (even if he was once a frog), and the cruel witch, the arrogant wife and the greedy wolf get their come-uppance. Running Time 2 hours 20 minutes.
| Author: | Rudyard Kipling |
| Series: | BBC Children's Classics |
A full-cast dramatisation of Kipling's classic animal adventure starring Eartha Kitt. Rudyard Kipling's famous tale tells the story of Mowgli, the 'man-cub' rescued from the tiger Shere Khan and adopted by a wolf pack. As he grows up, Mowgli learns the ways of the jungle from Baloo the bear, Bagheera the black panther and Kaa... read more
| Author: | Rudyard Kipling |
| Series: | Junior Classics |
'I am the cat who walks by himself and all places are alike to me.' Here are the delightful stories which Kipling first told to his own children before setting them down on paper. How the Camel got his Hump, How the Leopard got his Spots, How the Elephant got his Trunk, the Butterfly that Stamped and many others. They remain ... read more
| Author: | C. S. Lewis |
| Series: | BBC Radio Collection: Chronicles of Narnia |
A BBC Radio 4 dramatization of one of the Narnia stories. Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter discover that through the wardrobe lies the enchanted land of Narnia - a land of talking animals, dwarves and fauns, a land held in the grip of the White Witch. But Aslan the lion is on the move.
| Author: | Roald Dahl |
This is a complete, unabridged recording of this famous story of Danny and his father who outwit their greedy, rich neighbour, Mr Victor Hazell. Read by Will Young.
| Author: | Jeremy Irons |
Complete and unabridged, this is a very special recording of this hugely popular Dahl tale, handsomely read by Oscar-winning actor Jeremy Irons. 'Something is about to happen, James told himself.' James has lived with his two beastly aunts ever since the day his parents were eaten by an angry escaped rhinocerous outside Londo... read more
| Author: | Roald Dahl |
This special CD pack contains two of Roald Dahl's most famous stories, full dramatised with music and sound effects.Charlie and the Chocolate Factory tells the wonderful tale of Charlie Bucket. Charlie can not believe his luck when he finds a Golden Ticket and wins the chance of a lifetime: a magical day witnessing the miracu... read more
| Author: | Patrick Ness |
Prentisstown isn't like other towns. Everyone can hear everyone else's thoughts in an overwhelming, never-ending stream of Noise. Just a month away from the birthday that will make him a man, Todd and his dog, Manchee - whose thoughts Todd can hear, too, whether he wants to or not - stumble upon an area of complete silence. T... read more
| Author: | Lauren Kate |
What if the person you were meant to be with could never be yours? Seventeen-year-old Lucinda falls in love with a gorgeous, intelligent boy, Daniel, at her new school, the grim, foreboding Sword & Cross ...only to find out that Daniel is a fallen angel, and that they have spent lifetimes finding and losing one another as goo... read more
| Author: | Hazel Edwards |
This classic story about one of the largest and most famous imaginary friends has been delighting children around the world now for 30 years. To celebrate the 30th anniversary the original hippo story has been republished in a hardback gift edition with a special sparkly hippo on the cover, ready to delight a whole new genera... read more
| Author: | Paul Jennings |
When Chris finds a baby in the cabbage patch, his life changes forever. More and more babies appear, a cabbage patch head takes control of Chris's mind, and Dad's fertiliser causes some interesting problems with the neighbours. But then, this is no ordinary cabbage patch...It could only be a Paul Jennings story. And it is. He... read more
| Author: | Jo Nesbo |
| Series: | Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder |
Nilly is new to the neighbourhood, but is quick to make friends: Doctor Proctor, an eccentric professor; and Lisa, who is teased by the twin terrors Truls and Trym. Nilly and Lisa help Doctor Proctor develop his latest invention, a powder that makes you fart. The powder makes Nilly and Lisa very popular at school when they se... read more
| Author: | Aesop |
How can the Tortoise run faster than the Hare? What happens when the dog growls at its image? Or when the Country Mouse goes to supper with the Town Mouse? These wonderful stories have delighted adults and children for centuries, with their witty observations on animals and humans too. In the Fox, in the Crow, in the Lion, in... read more
| Author: | GLEITZMAN MORRIS |
STORIES WITH THE LOT! Save ten lives with a paperclip, discover how a big banana can ruin your sister's holiday, make a new friend with a garbage bin, develop a taste for sheep's spleen and chips, bounce on a vampire's bed, rescue your dad from a dog and a spider, use a toilet roll to get justice, upset the neighbours with a ... read more
| Author: | Elizabeth Wein |
Code Name Verity is a compelling, emotionally rich story with universal themes of friendship and loyalty, heroism and bravery. Two young women from totally different backgrounds are thrown together during World War II: one a working-class girl from Manchester, the other a Scottish aristocrat, one a pilot, the other a wireless... read more
| Author: | Lynley Dodd |
Since the book Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy was first published in 1983, Hairy Maclary and his friends have become firm favourites with children all over the world. Dame Lynley Dodd's charming stories, written in bouncy rhyming verse, tell of the exuberant adventures of Hairy Maclary and his gang of canine friends, as... read more
| Author: | Lynley Dodd |
Since the book Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy was first published in 1983, Hairy Maclary and his friends have become firm favourites with children all over the world. Dame Lynley Dodd's charming stories, written in bouncy rhyming verse, tell of the exuberant adventures of Hairy Maclary and his gang of canine friends, as... read more