AuthorPeter Reynolds
NarratorUnknown
Duration5m
CategoriesChildren's Fiction, Read Along
PublisherCandlewick Press
VersionUnabridged
Features an audio read-along! A creative spirit learns that thinking "ish-ly" is far more wonderful than "getting it right" in this gentle new fable from the creator of the award-winning picture book THE DOT. Ramon loved to draw. Anytime. Anything. Anywhere. Drawing is what Ramon does. It¹s what makes him happy. But in one split second, all that changes. A single reckless remark by Ramon's older brother, Leon, turns Ramon's carefree sketches into joyless struggles. Luckily for Ramon, though, his little sister, Marisol, sees the world differently. She opens his eyes to something a lot more valuable than getting things just "right." Combining the spareness of fable with the potency of parable, Peter Reynolds shines a bright beam of light on the need to kindle and tend our creative flames with care.
Author: Michelle Robinson
Author Michelle Robinson
Narrator Justin Fletcher
Duration 5m
Fred and Nell's grandma is babysitting and the kids couldn't be happier. But hang on, there's something not quite right about her. In fact, she's acting very strangely indeed. And is that a spare eyeball? A tail? A striped tongue? That's NOT their grandma; it's an alien ... RUUUUUUN! Find out how Fred and Nell overcome the invasion by grandmas from...
View Book
Author: Smriti Prasadam-Halls
Author Smriti Prasadam-Halls
Narrator Justin Fletcher
Duration 5m
You make me happy, you make me new. Together there's NOTHING that we cannot do. A special someone can make you happy in all sorts of ways. In this delightfully optimistic and feel-good book, Fox and Porcupine discover that blue skies or grey, EVERYTHING is better when they're together. Beautifully illustrated with a loose line, delicate touch and l...
View Book
Author: Smriti Prasadam-Halls
Author Smriti Prasadam-Halls
Narrator Lenny Henry
Duration 5m
After finding two abandoned presents, Santa Baby and Roo embark on a race against time to deliver the gifts. But as they speed across the skies, they come across a few ... distractions. Well, Santa's job isn't as easy as it looks! And after a slight mis-hap involving their sleigh and a chimney, Santa Baby realises just how much he needs his dad. Lu...
View Book
Author: Salina Yoon
Author Salina Yoon
Narrator Lenny Henry
Duration 5m
When curious Penguin finds a lost pinecone in the snow, their friendship grows into something extraordinary! A heart-warming tale with a delightfully positive message. Brilliantly read by Lenny Henry. Please note that audio is not supported by all devices, please consult your user manual for confirmation.
View Book
Author: Katrina Charman
Author Katrina Charman
Narrator Justin Fletcher
Duration 5m
Join two seafaring pirates and their captain on a nautical adventure to find a treasure chest. Add to that a text that is read aloud to the tune of 'Row, Row, Row Your Boat' and you have a book that will be enjoyed time and time again! Go, go, pirate boat, Across the salty sea, Raise the anchor, hoist the sail, It's a pirate's life for me. Little p...
View Book
Author: Yasmeen Ismail
Author Yasmeen Ismail
Narrator Sophie Thompson
Duration 5m
I'm supposed to be made of sugar and spice and all things nice. But I'm sweet and sour and not a little flower. I am a girl! I am a girl! I am a girl! The girl in this book likes to win, she likes to be spontaneous, fast and strong, and because she also likes to dress in t-shirt and shorts, she is forever getting mistaken for a boy. And when she me...
View Book
Author: Claire Freedman
Author Claire Freedman
Narrator Lenny Henry
Duration 5m
Join Max and his monster friends as they head off on holiday for lots of stinky, smelly, gooey, gunky fun in the sun ... All monsters fly with Queasy Jet, Max loves their in-flight meal -ð moth mash with tapeworm sausages, washed down with pur‚ed eel. The hotel is covered with snail trails, there are caterpillar croissants for breakfast a...
View Book
Author: Tom Mclaughlin
Author Tom Mclaughlin
Narrator Lenny Henry
Duration 1h 17m
Elliott is a boy who likes to find things and, one day, he stumbles across a machine. At first, he can't work out what the machine is for-it doesn't beep or buzz like all his other machines and it doesn't have an ON/OFF button. Then, quite by accident, Elliott makes the machine work. The machine makes letters! Elliott thinks it must be a story mach...
View Book
A Beginner's Guide To Bearspotting
Author: Michelle Robinson
Author Michelle Robinson
Narrator Lenny Henry
Duration 5m
Bearspotting is a dangerous business - you ought to take it seriously, you know. So here's what you need to know for starters - black bears are dangerous and black, brown bears are dangerous and brown. Although sometimes black bears can be a little brown, and brown bears can be a little black. Are you following? You really need to focus here. If yo...
View Book
Author: Mark Sperring
Author Mark Sperring
Narrator Justin Fletcher
Duration 5m
Who or what is destroying all the Christmas treats in the supermarkets? Santa sends his Mince Spies on a secret mission to uncover the culprits. With puff-pastry jetpacks, shortcrust walkie-talkies and squirty whipped cream they foil the villains - with a bit of help from Santa. A hilarious rhyming romp of a story with a festive message for all bad...
View Book
