Six 'Just William' stories for Christmas: 1. 'William and the Carol Singers', 2. 'A Busy Day', 3. 'William All The Time', 4. 'William's Christmas Eve', 5. 'The Outlaws Fetch The Holly', and 6. 'A Present from William'.

BUG BROTHER: Jamie is smaller than his younger brother Harry and he's fed up with everyone thinking he's the youngest. Then Jamie finds a magic cloak and accidentally turns Harry into a bluebottle. In the mad panic of trying to rescue him, Jamie discovers that being a big brother has nothing to do with size. PIRATE BROTHER: Jamie is worried about b...

Flame is prince and heir to the Lion throne, but he is not yet strong enough to stand up to the evil uncle who is trying to claim Flame's throne for his own. Flame must hide in the human world as a kitten and travels from family to family in various kitten guises using his magic spells to help those who need it along the way. CLASSROOM CHAOS: Abi h...

The poetry in this audiobook is full of ideas, but as always, Stevenson approaches them by looking intently at small things and seemingly insignificant events. In creating a poetry of acute psychological insight, she has managed to be incisive as well as entertaining.

When rebellious Suzie Lawrence is placed for two weeks of work experience at an old people's home, everyone expects the worst - she is more used to breaking the rules than looking after a bunch of ancient wrinklies! But Suzie rises to the challenge in her own unique style, though not without getting into a few battles along the way. Sometimes rules...

Spud's not Superman, but he wants to save the planet! Spud is an easy-going chap who's taken on a tricky New Year resolution. It's 1st January and he's decided to go green - and this is his diary to prove it! The year starts well: he learns to grow food, recycle rubbish, and look after wildlife. It all seems to be going according to plan... With th...

Cutting-edge performance poet Benjamin Zephaniah has written poems about 13 children from all over Britain who come from a whole range of different backgrounds. This is the rhyming, rapping, rhythmic way to learn about Britain in the 21st Century!

William Brown, the loveable rogue created by Richmal Crompton in the 1930s, is as well-received today as he was almost 80 years ago. This title includes stories such as: 'William and the Musician', 'Willaim Holds the Stage', 'The Outlaws and the Triplets', 'William and the Eastern Curse', 'The New Neighbour', 'Mrs. Bott's Hat', 'William and the Pri...

An award-winning story about a family's survival in a small fishing village in India. With their mother drunk, Hari and Lila have to earn the money to keep house and look after their two young sisters. In desperation, Hari runs away to Bombay, and Lila is left to cope alone. Possible prose text for Edexcel GCSE English.

Simon lives three seconds ahead of everyone else, which creates embarrassing problems, such as answering questions that haven't yet been asked and trying to walk through doors that haven't yet been opened. This inventive story takes you on a journey through space-time, while offering valuable lessons in acceptance and understanding. A great mix of...

Dr Carr's mind is firmly made up. Katy and her little sister Clover are to spend a whole year away at boarding school. A strange place, far from home, but on arrival the girls have an inkling that it might turn out to be rather different from their expectations. One thing is for sure, it certainly isn't going to be dull with a girl like Rose Red as...

Billy Bunter makes a surprising appearance in the Remove soccer team when Smithy the Bounder is sacked for the remainder of the term by the captain, Harry Wharton. Cripes! Following the usual order of chaos, this leads to the resignation of many members of the team in protest. Meanwhile, the Fat Owl of the Remove plots to booby trap Smithy in his s...

With his dad out of the picture and his mum working full time, six-year-old John's grandad ends up looking after him most of the time. But John doesn't mind - he loves his grandad, even if they don't always see eye to eye. In fact, much of the time they get on each others nerves! When it comes to the important things though, Grandad and John know j...

Despite his Mum's insistence, Sam doesn't want to be friends with Davey; he thinks Davey's a first class, grade A, top of the dung-heap moron. But one day Davey saves Sam's life and a bond is formed between them. Sam is still embarrassed to be seen with Davey, but little by little he has to admit, when it's just the two of them, Davey is a lot of f...

When Sarah Jane disturbs a burglar in the night, she is surprised to find a middle-aged woman, her pockets stuffed with jewellery, demanding gold. And then Maria reports that a woman has been stealing rings and necklaces from the girls' changing room at school. The women had recently attended the Auriga Clinic. Is there a link between the clinic an...

Whenever the young Prince Brat misbehaves, Jemmy is punished in his place, for it is illegal to spank the heir to the throne. But when the prince decided to run away, he demands that Jemmy come with him. Once in the forest they are captured by two criminals. Can they escape and find their way out of danger and back to the city?

A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of the enchanting children's classic. Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert have sent to the orphanage for a boy. So when a skinny, red-haired girl turns up, she is not quite what they had in mind. Anne Shirley soon sets the quiet island community of Avonlea talking of little else. With her incessant chatter and intense...

When 10-year-old Will's father dies, his mother surprises him with a trip to Indonesia. But little could she have known what awaited them both there. The first Will knows that anything is wrong is when Oona, the elephant he is riding along the beach, begins to spook. Then, suddenly, she takes off into the jungle with Will on her back. And that's wh...

Tolkien's famous saga, the prelude to 'The Lord of the Rings', has all the ingredients of fantasy and adventure: dwarves, elves, goblins and trolls, a fearsome dragon, a great wizard, a perilous quest and a dramatic climax. At the centre is the unsuspecting hero Bilbo Baggins, a home-loving, unambitious Hobbit who is suddenly thrust into the bigges...

Reading of three of the original books written by the Rev W Awdry that the TV series was based on. The books are: Three Railway Engines, Thomas the Tank Engine & James the Red Engine.

A stone circle spells danger for Sarah Jane Smith and friends, in a thrilling new adventure read by Elisabeth Sladen. Sarah Jane is helping out on a school trip with Luke, Maria and Clyde's class. On the way home, the group stop off at The Stone Whisperers, a dozen standing stones enclosed by a dome. Set apart from the circle is a thirteenth stone:...