Talking books

Fiction for younger readers

Updated: May 2013

Age range: up to age 5

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Age range: up to age 4

Let's join in!: the zoo. 2007. Read by Sophie Aldred and Richard Mitchley, 1 hour 6 minutes. TB 15326.Twenty favourite songs, nursery rhymes, stories, poems and puzzles.

Roundabout 5. 2007. Read by multiple narrators, 34 minutes. TB 15334.A collection of six stories suitable for young listeners.

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This little piggy: favourite songs and rhymes.2004. Read by various narrators, 43 minutes. TB 18025.A collection of rhymes and songs to sing along with, accompanied by music and real animal sounds.

Awdry, Wilbert The three railway engines. 1945. Read by Andrew Timothy, 15 minutes. TB 13044. Railway series; 1. Adventures of some busy engines, often full of mischief, but most of them kept in order by their friend, the Fat Controller.

Awdry, Wilbert Thomas, the tank engine. 1946. Read by Andrew Timothy, 17 minutes. TB 13009. Railway series; 2. Adventures of some busy engines, often full of mischief, but most of them kept in order by their friend, the Fat Controller.

Awdry, WilbertTank Engine Thomas again. 1949. Read by Andrew Timothy, 19 minutes. TB 13010. Railway series; 4. Adventures of some busy engines, often full of mischief, but most of them kept in order by their friend, the Fat Controller.

Awdry, Wilbert Toby the tram engine. 1952. Read by Andrew Timothy, 20 minutes. TB 13011. Railway series; 7. Adventures of some busy engines, often full of mischief, but most of them kept in order by their friend, the Fat Controller.

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Awdry, Wilbert Duck and the diesel engine. 1958. Read by Andrew Timothy, 21 minutes. TB 13012. Railway series; 13. Adventures of some busy engines, often full of mischief, but most of them kept in order by their friend, the Fat Controller.

Awdry, Wilbert The little old engine. 1959. Read by Andrew Timothy, 21 minutes. TB 13013. Railway series; 14. Adventures of some busy engines, often full of mischief, but most of them kept in order by their friend the Fat Controller.

Awdry, Wilbert Stepney, the 'Bluebell' engine. 1963. Read by Andrew Timothy, 20 minutes. TB 13014. Railway series; 18. Adventures of some busy engines, often full of mischief but most of them kept in order by their friend, the Fat Controller.

Awdry, Wilbert Oliver the Western engine. 1969. Read by Andrew Timothy, 23 minutes. TB 13015. Railway series; 24. Adventures of some busy engines, often full of mischief, but most of them kept in order by their friend, the Fat Controller.

Awdry, Wilbert The great discovery. 2009. Read by Pierce Brosman, 59 minutes. TB 17383. Thomas and Friends. Thomas has discovered a long-lost town, and the Fat Controller says it must be restored. New engine Stanley arrives to help, but Thomas feels his position as the No. 1 engine is under threat and plays a trick on him.

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Bayley, Nicola The patchwork cat. 1981. Read by Elizabeth Proud, 7 minutes. TB 12933.The story of a tabby cat which takes an unexpected journey and has quite an adventure before returning home safely.

Cameron, Ann The Julian stories. 2007. Read by Peter Marinker, 43 minutes. TB 15325.Julian just can't resist a taste of the wonderful lemon pudding his father has made. But as he and his little brother, Huey, taste just a little bit more, the pudding is suddenly all gone! And Julian is going to be in big trouble. In these six funny tales, Julian gets into mischief - and out again- and finally makes a special new friend.

Cunliffe, John Postman Pat and the wet summer. 1999. Read by Steve Hodson, 15 minutes. TB 13810.It's summer and it hasn't stopped raining for weeks. Will the Greendale summer show have to be cancelled? Pat comes up with a plan and a summer show they will never forget...

Cunliffe, John A special delivery from Postman Pat. 1997. Read by Nigel Graham, 48 minutes. TB 11450. The new adventures of Postman Pat.

Cunliffe, John Postman Pat and the spring fair. 1999. Read by John Cunliffe, 15 minutes. TB 13668.It's spring time in Greendale. There are lambs in the fields and daffodils in all the gardens. Everyone is busy spring cleaning and finding jumble for the spring fair. Julian can't wait to spend his pocket-money and ends up choosing a very unusual present.

Cunliffe, John Postman Pat: time for a treat. 2000. Read by Cherie Blair, 15 minutes. TB 12185.

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Cunliffe, John Visit the village with Postman Pat. 2001. Read by Steve Hodson, 48 minutes. TB 13809.In "Postman Pat misses the show", Pat has entered the Greendale art competition, will he win a prize? In "Postman Pat has the best village", will Greendale win the Best Village competition? In "Postman Pat follows a trail", Pat finds a long piece of string, but where does it lead?

Cunliffe, John Postman Pat and the firework party. 1998. Read by Steve Hodson, 15 minutes. TB 13667.Every year in Greendale, Postman Pat and the children really look forward to bonfire night. Then something happened one year to make it the best bonfire night ever!

Donaldson, Julia The gruffalo. 1999. Read by Stephenie Beattie, 9 minutes. TB 17117.A rhyming story about a clever little mouse and a monster. When mouse goes for a walk in a dangerous forest, he invents tales of a fantastic creature called a gruffalo to scare off his enemies. Imagine his surprise when he meets a real gruffalo!

Donaldson, Julia What the ladybird heard. 2010. Read by Dave Anderson, 6 minutes. TB 17830.With all the MOOing and HISSing and BAAAing and CLUCKing, the farmyard is full of noise. But when Hefty Hugh and Lanky Len hatch a plot to steal the fine prize cow, it's the quietest animal of all who saves the day!

Donaldson, Julia. Zog . 2010. Read by Matt Addis, 8 minutes. TB 19590.Zog is the keenest dragon in school. He's also the most accident-prone. Luckily, a mysterious little girl always comes by and patches up his bumps and bruises. But will she be able to help him with his toughest test - capturing a princess?

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Durant, AlanBilly Monster's daymare. 2007. Read by Bill Anderson, 8 minutes. TB 16213.Billy Monster is scared! But what is keeping him awake? What can be frightening him so much? And how will Daddy Monster find a way to help Billy sleep soundly through the day?

Edwards, Dorothy My Naughty Little Sister: stories from "Listen with mother". 1952. Read by Andrew Timothy, 1 hour 44 minutes. TB 13016. My little sister always seems to get into trouble and here are some stories about the things she does.

Edwards, Dorothy My Naughty Little Sister's friends. 1962. Read by Andrew Timothy, 1 hour 25 minutes. TB 13017. My little sister always seems to get into trouble and here are some stories about the things she does.

Edwards, Dorothy When my naughty little sister was good. 1968. Read by Andrew Timothy, 53 minutes. TB 13018. My little sister always seems to get into trouble and here are some stories about the things she does.Gliori, Debi Stormy weather. 2009. Read by Dave Anderson, 4 minutes. TB 17831.A lullaby picture book populated with a cast of firm animal favourites, from rabbits and bears to owls, as they all prepare for a safe night's sleep. This text addresses bedtime fears as well as allowing lots of sharing and cuddling.

Hughes, ShirleyThe big concrete lorry. 1997. Read by Patricia Jones, 10 minutes. TB 12494.The Patterson's' home is so jam-packed with things that there's hardly room for the Pattersons themselves. But building an extension is no easy matter, even with the neighbours' help - and especially when the concrete is the quick-setting kind!

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Hughes, Shirley Alfie gets in first. 1997. Read by Patricia Jones, 8 minutes. TB 12493.Alfie has won the race to be first home but - oh no! - he's slammed the front door and Mum and Annie Rose are on the other side! Lots of friends and neighbours come to help, but Alfie has his own ideas...

Hughes, Shirley Alfie's feet. 1997. Read by Patricia Jones, 5 minutes. TB 12491.This text features Alfie, his baby sister Annie Rose, and their family, friends and neighbours. Alfie gets a brand-new pair of yellow wellies, and can splash through puddles and stamp about in mud. But something about them doesn't feel quite right - he's got them on the wrong feet!

Hughes, Shirley Alfie gives a hand. 1997. Read by Patricia Jones, 6 minutes. TB 12492.This text features Alfie, his baby sister Annie Rose, and their family, friends and neighbours. Alfie finds that he can, after all, manage without his special blanket and Bernard's birthday party - and he even manages to make a new friend, too.

Hughes, Shirley Wheels. 1997. Read by Patricia Jones, 11 minutes. TB 12495.From roller skates to racing bikes, the wheels are out on Trotter Street! But for Billy and Carlos, on their slow old bikes, racing isn't much fun. Each hopes his birthday will bring a speedy new set of wheels; one of them, though, is in for a big surprise!

Inkpen, MickKipper story collection. 1998. Read by Jacqueline King, 23 minutes. TB 11602.Contains four favourite Kipper stories.

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Landa, Norbert Little Bear's Christmas. 1991. Read by Patricia Jones, 19 minutes. TB 11600.Little Bear is determined to find out what Father Christmas looks like. So he sleeps as much as he can before winter hibernation, uses his mother's alarm clock to wake himself up, and saunters out for the first time into a snowy world.

Mason, Jane B Flik to the rescue. 1999. Read by Dian Perry, 32 minutes. TB 12216.Flik's crazy ideas have got the ant colony into a royal mess once again - this time with the evil gang of grasshoppers and their greedy leader, Hopper. When Flik brings help in the form of warrior bugs, who turn out to be failed flea-circus performers, Ant Island seems doomed. Flik needs a new scheme, and this one had better work!

Mayo, Margaret How to count crocodiles. 2007. Read by Nigel Anthony, 47 minutes. TB 15566.A collection of traditional folk tales from the world, containing stories drawn from the folklore of Africa, Indonesia, Japan and other countries.

Miller, MoiraOh Abigail! 1981. Read by Marjorie Anderson, 1 hour 13 minutes. TB 4311. A warm and humorous picture of family life - Abigail is a character with whom any child can identify.

Milne, A AThe world of Pooh. 1928. Read by Gabriel Woolf, 5 hours 45 minutes. TB 2294.We share the adventures of Winnie-the-Pooh, a small bear, and his friend Christopher Robin.

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Murphy, Jill A quiet night in. 1995. Read by Patricia Jones, 7 minutes. TB 12503.It's Mr Large's birthday and Mrs Large is planning a quiet night in without any children. Unfortunately, instead of getting the children to sleep early, the effects of a long day catch up on the parent and, as so often in the Large household, things don't quite go according to plan. The Large family may be elephants, but the situations in which they find themselves are all too human and familiar to families everywhere.

Murphy, Jill Five minutes' peace. 1995. Read by Patricia Jones, 7 minutes. TB 12500.This is one of four stories about Mr and Mrs Large who are elephants. In this book, Mrs Large attempts to have five minutes' peace.

Murphy, Jill Whatever next. 1995. Read by Patricia Jones, 6 minutes. TB 12505.Dressing up has never had such dramatic consequences! With a colander space helmet and a cardboard box for a rocket, Baby Bear sets off to the moon to have a picnic with his friend the owl.

Murphy, Jill Peace at last. 1995. Read by Patricia Jones, 6 minutes. TB 12504.Mr Bear is tired and goes to bed - but can he get to sleep? 'Snore, snore' went Mrs Bear, 'Tick-tock, tick-tock' when the clock. Mr Bear desperately tries to get some sleep, around the house, in the garden and even in the car.

Murphy, Jill All in one piece. 1995. Read by Patricia Jones, 6 minutes. TB 12501.Mrs Large makes a vain effort to get out of the house all in one piece for a night out.

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Murphy, Jill The last noo-noo. 1995. Read by Patricia Jones, 10 minutes. TB 12506.Marlon, the monster, loves his dummies. He calls them his 'noo-noos'! Marlon's granny says he's too old for a dummy and all the other monsters tease him about it too. But Marlon isn't going to give up his noo-noo until he wants to.

Murphy, Jill A piece of cake. 1995. Read by Patricia Jones, 6 minutes. TB 12502.This is one of four stories about Mr and Mrs Large who are elephants. In this book, Mrs Large has the absurd notion that elephants can diet.

Sendak, Maurice Where the wild things are. 2000. Read by Emma Powell, 6 minutes. TB 17411.The story of Max's adventures when he sails away to the land where the wild things are.

Steven, Kenneth C The sea mice and the stars. 2006. Read by Kenneth Steven, 10 minutes. TB 14930.Woken by their mother one dark winter's night, two young sea mice gaze in wonder at a sky sparkling with falling stars. These stars are pieces of magic, their uncle tells them, gifts to the sea mice to keep them safe through the harsh winter. And tonight, the mouse family must set out into the dark and the storms to collect the stars.

Uttley, AlisonMore Little Red Fox stories. 1975. Read by John Rye, 46 minutes. TB 12931. Two stories about the Little Red Fox who lived with Mrs Badger and her two children.

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Age range: 5 and older

Sleeping Beauty and other stories. 2009. Read by various narrators, 1 hour 1 minute. TB 17992.Four traditional fairy stories.

Teddy bear tales. 2008. Read by Bernard Cribbins and Christopher Scott, 49 minutes. TB 16330.Meet Teddy Robinson, a bear with light brown fur and kind brown eyes, who belongs to a little girl called Debra. As you'll hear in Teddy Robinson's Night Out, he is a very talented bear indeed. Much-loved bear Winnie the Pooh gets stuck in Rabbit's doorway in the story In Which Pooh Goes Visiting and Gets Into a Tight Place - can Christopher Robin help him out? Teddy Lost tells the story of another bear who finds himself in a bit of trouble, and Please Look After This Bear introduces us to the bear from Peru who Mr and Mrs Brown find on a railway station.

The three little pigs and other stories.2010. Read by Lenny Henry and Sheridan Smith, 1 hour. TB 18518.A collection of four children's fairy tales.

Adams, GeorgieMellow and the great river rescue. 2011. Read by Sally Burnett, 59 minutes. TB 19267.Meet the Railway Rabbits! Join this irrepressible rabbit family as they get in and out of scrapes, meet new friends, perform daring rescues, and explore the ancient castle on the hill. But watch out for the wily buzzard, always on the lookout for naughty rabbits who stray too far from home.

Aiken, JoanA necklace of raindrops: and other stories. 1968. Read by Carol Marsh, 2 hours 11 minutes. TB 13172.Eight stories of wonderful people and events, in which we meet a tiger who can run faster than the wind, a cat the size of a whale and a little girl with a magic necklace of raindrops.

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Ahlberg, Janet Jeremiah in the dark woods. 2008. Read by Johnny Morris, 46 minutes. TB 15962.This is a story about three bears, seven dwarfs, five gorillas, a frog prince, some sleeping beauties, a wolf, a dinosaur, a Mad Hatter, a steamboat, four firemen on a fire-engine, a crocodile with a clock in it, a large number of beanstalks - and Jeremiah Obadiah Jackanory Jones and his Grandma's jam tarts. Ahlberg, Allan The mysteries of Zigomar: poems and stories. 1999. Read by Various Narrators, 57 minutes. TB 12718.This collection of stories and poems explore the mysteries of Zigomar. Discover the secrets of the staffroom and the truth about Snow White; hear a cock and bull story about...a cock and bull; and meet the slow man, the paper boy, the actor's mother and the ghosts of dead uncles.

Andersen, Hans ChristianThe butterfly. 2012. Read by Benjamin Kurzweil, 08 minutes. TB 20046

Andersen, Hans ChristianLuck can lie in a stick. 2012. Read by Benjamin Kurzweil, 07 minutes. TB 20047

Andersen, Hans ChristianThe princess and the pea. 2012. Read by Benjamin Kurzweil, 04 minutes. TB 20042

Andersen, Hans ChristianThe story of a mother. 2012. Read by Benjamin Kurzweil, 17 minutes. TB 20044

Andersen, Hans ChristianThe ugly duckling. 2008. Read by Benjamin Kurzweil, 28 minutes. TB 20043

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Armitage, Ronda The lighthouse keeper stories. 2002. Read by Jean Woggoner, 1 hour 17 minutes. TB 17990.Hear all about lighthouse keeper Mr Grinling and his adventures in these seven stories.

Babbitt, Natalie The devil's storybook. 1976. Read by Peter Barker, 1 hour 32 minutes. TB 13022.The tales of a devil whose only concern seems to be to get the better of others and make his quite comfortable hell even more so.

Barklem, JillSummer Story. 1980. Read by Helen Bourne, 15 minutes. TB 19086.It was such a hot summer. The sky was deep blue and the sun never faltered. All along Brambly Hedge, the mice did their best to keep cool. Poppy Eyebright sought refuge in the mossy shadows of the mill wheel; Dusty Dogwood took to walking by the banks of the cooling stream. Dusty and Poppy spent more and more time together, so no one was at all surprised when they announced their engagement. They decided on a very unusual setting for the wedding ceremony, but even they didn't realise just how unusal it was prove to be!

Benchley, Nathaniel Kilroy and the gull. 1979. Read by Carol Marsh, 3 hours 47 minutes. TB 14143. A grasshopper book.Kilroy, a young killer-whale, is captured and put in an aquarium. But he is not happy there and manages to escape with the help of his great friend Morris the seagull.

Benchley, Nathaniel Feldman Fieldmouse. 1975. Read by Carol Marsh, 2 hours 17 minutes. TB 14142.Lonny saved the fieldmouse's life and after that they became great friends and shared several adventures.

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Beresford, Elisabeth The Wombles. 1968. Read by Andrew Timothy, 4 hours 25 minutes. TB 2688.The adventures of the lovable little creatures who live on Wimbledon Common.

Beresford, Elisabeth. The Wombles go round the world . 2011. Read by Richard Derrington, 4 hours 55 minutes. TB 19481.Great Uncle Bulgaria loves telling the ancient and revered history of the Womble clans to the younger Wombles. When he notices that the young Wombles are not nearly as interested in the history as he is, Great Uncle Bulgaria decides to take action and show them how wonderful their history is.

Blacker, TerenceYou have ghost mail. 2007. Read by Cornelius Garrett, 1 hour 31 minutes. TB 15535.When Matthew Bourne gets his own computer he can't wait to start emailing his best friend Angie. But the expansion of the Internet has disturbed the spirit zone and a spooky message on Matthew's computer screen leads him to contact Giles, a boy who died fifty years ago. This ghostly friend desperately needs to contact his mother and Matthew is the only one who can help him. But danger is never far away when the living meet the dead.

Blyton, EnidChristmas in the toyshop. 2010. Read by Emma Powell, 1 hour. TB 18880.It's Christmas in the toyshop and the toys learn that they are going to be on their own for four whole days. At first everyone is gloomy. Then somone suggests that they have a party with a Christmas tree, presents for everyone and, who knows, maybe even a visit from Father Christmas.

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Blyton, Enid Hello Mr Twiddle. 2010. Read by Lucy Tregear, 1 hour 33 minutes. TB 18879.Showing Blyton at her funniest, this tale - and others in this series - reminds readers of traditional stories with hilarious mishaps and happy endings. Blyton, possibly the most enduring children's author today, is still read by children of all ages.

Blyton, Enid The Mr Meddle stories. 1999. Read by Lucy Scott, 4 hours 58 minutes. TB 16175.Mr Meddle is a very cheerful pixie who just can't stop making muddles! In this bumper volume, three collections of your favourite Mr Meddle stories have been combined to create a fantastic fun-filled read.

Blyton, Enid Noddy builds a rocketship and other stories. 2010. Read by Multiple narrators, 1 hour 7 minutes. TB 17912.Contains six episodes from the hit TV series.

Blyton, Enid Snowball the pony. 2010. Read by Emma Powell, 1 hour. TB 18880.Showing Blyton at her funniest, this tale - and others in this series - reminds readers of traditional stories with hilarious mishaps and happy endings. Blyton, possibly the most enduring children's author today, is still read by children of all ages.

Bond, MichaelThe adventures of Paddington. 1965. Read by Andrew Timothy, 5 hours 4 minutes. TB 2250.Paddington is a small bear from darkest Peru, to whom things always seem to be happening!

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Bond, Michael Paddington at large. 1962. Read by Gene Foad, 2 hours 45 minutes. TB 12961.Further adventures of this enterprising but trouble-prone bear. Not only does his toffee-making put him in hospital, but he also steps into an important role in the local Christmas pantomime at the last minute, completely transforming the show.

Bond, Michael Paddington helps out. 1960. Read by Gene Foad, 2 hours 29 minutes. TB 13079.Paddington is a very helpful little bear: he tries his paw at do-it-yourself, with disastrous results. He also takes the family washing to the laundrette where he attempts to unravel the mysteries of automatic washing machines.

Bond, Michael Paddington abroad. 1961. Read by Gene Foad, 2 hours 34 minutes. TB 12960.The Brown family go off to France for a holiday. Paddington is put in charge of the maps and itinerary, which means that things do not turn out quite as anyone expects...

Bond, MichaelPaddington takes the test. 1979. Read by Gene Foad, 3 minutes. TB 12990.Once again Paddington's well meaning intentions have landed him in trouble. Somehow, his neighbour, Mr Curry is padlocked into Mr Brown's new steaming hot sauna while Paddington is having difficulty remembering his combinations.

Bond, MichaelPaddington takes the air. 1970. Read by Gene Foad, 3 minutes. TB 13130.The roar of excitement as Paddington mounts his horse at the gymkhana is equalled only by the groan of disappointment as he disappears from view over the side. And when he eventually reappears facing the wrong way there is an ominous silence -

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broken only by the cry of rage from Mr Cheeseman as his best hat is ground to pulp...

Bond, MichaelPaddington on top. 1974. Read by Gene Foad, 3 minutes. TB 12989.Paddington does a lot of things that he has never done before: he goes to school, tries to sell vacuum cleaners and also makes spectacularly brave attempts at rugby.

Boynton, Sandra Hey! Wake up!: and 4 more stories. 2000. Read by Steve Dalton, 10 minutes. TB 17676.A collection of stories about animals doing different activities.

Bradman, TonyThe magnificent mummies. 2004. Read by David Thorpe, 11 minutes, 18997.When Sir Digby Digger shows up at the Mummy Family's pyramid, their routine day becomes an adventure as they help the archaeologist find new transportation and then need his help to free a stuck whale.

Brisley, Joyce Lankester The Milly-Molly-Mandy omnibus. 1932? Read by David Dunhill, 5 hours 53 minutes. TB 2402.The story of a little girl with short hair and short legs, who lives in a lovely thatched cottage with her mother and grandparents, and who is always busy.

Brunhoff, Jean de The story of Babar, the little elephant: and 2 more stories. 2004. Read by Diane Davis, 40 minutes. TB 18463.In The story of Babar, Babar the elephant wanders into a town after his mother is killed by a hunter. In the town, he is taken in by a nice Old Lady. In The travels of Babar, Babar and his new wife, Celeste, leave home to go on a great adventure. In Babar and his children, Babar and Celeste learn that they will be parents but are surprised when Celeste has three children.

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Butterfield, MoiraClara the clever fairy. 2009. Read by Lisa Milne-Henderson, 1 hour 5 minutes. TB 18999.Meet Clara the Clever Fairy and Helpo the beetlecopter. Clara comes from a family of fairy inventors always coming up with new spells and magical contraptions. She also has a backpack full of tricks to change colours, give people bright ideas and create a gentle breeze.

Butterworth, Nick A year in Percy's Park. 1995. Read by Matthew Field, 29 minutes. TB 17896.Four seasonal adventures of Percy the park keeper and his friends - "The Secret Path", "The Rescue Party", "After the Storm" and "One Snowy Night" - are brought together in one volume. Together they bring a whole, unforgettable year with Percy and his friends to life.

Carpenter, HumphreyMr Majeika and the school book week; and Mr Majeika and the school inspector. 2007. Read by Humphrey Carpenter, 1 hour 54 minutes. TB 15534. Mr Majeika series; book 1. Mr Majeika and the school book week - Mr Majeika is Class Three's teacher and he is also a part-time magician. When Class Three are in charge of the library during book week, extraordinary and hilarious events happen. One of Mr Majeika's spells goes disastrously wrong, and he magically brings to life the characters from the pages of each book. Mr Majeika and the school inspector - Poor Mr Majeika gains so many penalty points when the nasty Mr Postlethwaite, a school inspector, comes to inspect that he nearly loses his teacher's licence. However Mr Majeika gets his revenge.

Carpenter, HumphreyMr Majeika on the Internet. 2008. Read by Andrew Sachs, 1 hour 8 minutes. TB 15863.Class Three has been given an amazing new computer, but there's something a bit strange about it. First it is cheeky to Mr Majeika,

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then the whole class is magically trapped on the Internet. How on earth are they going to get out?

Carpenter, HumphreyMr Majeika and the haunted hotel; and Mr Majeika and the school play. 2008. Read by Humphrey Carpenter, 1 hour 33 minutes. TB 16081. Mr Majeika series; books 3 & 6. Mr Majeika and the haunted hotel: Class Three of St Barty's are off on an outing to Hadrian's Wall with their teacher, Mr Majeika (who happens to be a magician). Stranded in the fog when the tyres of their coach are mysteriously punctured, they take refuge in a nearby hotel called the Green Banana. Soon some very spooky things start to happen. Strange lights, ghostly sounds and vanishing people . Mr Majeika and the school play: Class Three thinks Mr Majeika is an excellent wizard, particularly when his spells go wrong! First Hamish Bigmore ends up on TV. Then a real giant appears in the school play. Finally Mr Majeika gets the whole class lost on a magic carpet!

Cassidy, AnneThe crying princess. 2000. Read by Lisa Milne-Henderson, 5 minutes. TB 19000. Princess Alice just won't stop crying. She cries all day and all night, too. The Queen has to put cotton wool in her ears. Then, one day, the King has an idea.

Chase, Katie The whispering princess; and The fairy tale princess. 2008. Read by Ruth Sillers, 2 hours 18 minutes. TB 16451. Rosie knows a very special secret. Hidden in her great-aunt's mysterious Scottish castle are lots of little princesses for her to find. Each one will whisk her away to another part of the world on a magical adventure.

Chase, Katie The peach blossom princess; and The rain princess. 2009. Read by Ruth Sillers, 2 hours 11 minutes. TB 18026. An evil water sprite has cast a spell so that no one can see or hear the Peach Blossom Princess. Imena, the Rain Princess, can't make the rains come, and her tribe is running out of water.

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Child, LaurenMy completely best story collection. 2008. Read by Ryan Watson, 37 minutes. TB 19396. This collection contains five favourite Charlie and Lola stories, based on the hit BBC television series.

Childs, Rob The big match. 2007. Read by Sean Bean, 47 minutes. TB 17951.Will Chris be unbeatable when he is picked to stand in for the regular school team goalkeeper in a vital cup game against Shenby School, their main rivals? For Chris is several years younger than the rest of the team - and they aren't all sure of his skill.

Clover, PeterOscar's new friends; and Smudge finds the trail. 2008. Read by Sarah Sherborne, 2 hours 1 minute. TB 15791. Little Bridge Farm series books 1 & 2. In "Oscar's new friends" Oscar, the young pony, is scared when he has to say goodbye to the city stables and start a new life at Little Bridge Farm. He's never seen animals like this before, and some of them don't seem very happy to meet him. How is Oscar ever going to make friends? In "Smudge finds the trail", Smudge, the Labrador puppy, just wants to be helpful - the trouble is, he's no good at herding the sheep like Trumpet, the sheepdog, or sniffing out food like Old Spotty, the pig. But when there's an emergency on the farm, Smudge may be just the pup for the job!

Coburn, AnnDreamteam: mission 2: showtime. 2008. Read by Jill Shilling, 1 hour 51 minutes. TB 16439. Dream team series; book 2. Sequel to: Dreamteam: mission 1: flying solo. The Dream Fetchers must pair up to take their navigation test. Working together should make the test much easier, but will Snaffle help and really become part of the Dream Team?

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Collett, AndrewBottling burps for grandma. 1999. Read by Benedick Blythe, 51 minutes. TB 12594.Burps can be bottled and nappies can be recycled - and this work shows you how. It also fills the reader in on the many uses of ear wax and tells the tale of Ten Foot Terry. If you've ever wondered about teacher's tummy buttons, putrid pizzas, or whether headlice do handstands, then this book should also reveal all.

Collodi, Carlo Pinocchio. 1883. Read by Andrew Timothy, 4 hours 36 minutes. TB 3151.Pinocchio, a wooden puppet full of tricks and mischief, with a talent for getting into trouble, wants more than anything else to become a real boy.

Dahl, RoaldMinpins. 1993. Read by Vincent Brimble, 57 minutes. TB 9334.Come deep into the forest, if you dare, but beware the Terrible Bloodsucking Stonechucking Spittler. If you climb up into the trees you may be lucky enough to meet some of the thousands of tiny Minpins who live there. Happy, friendly folk in suction boots, their miniature homes fill every tree, with windows the size of postage stamps.

Dahl, Roald The Twits. 1982. Read by Malcolm Ruthven, 47 minutes. TB 13074.Mr and Mrs Twit are twits. They are also very nasty. So the Muggle-Wump monkeys and the Roly-Poly bird decide to give them the nasty surprise they deserve.

Dahl, RoaldThe eejits. 2006. Read by Stewart Ennis, 1 hour. TB 16388.A translation of The Twits into Scots. "The Gless Ee. Ye can play hunners o tricks wi a gless ee because ye can tak it oot and pap it back in again ony time ye like. Ye can bet yer life Mrs Eejit kent aw the tricks. Wan mornin she took oot her gless ee and drapped it intae Mr Eejit's joog o ginger when he wisnae lookin."

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Dahl, Roald The magic finger. 1995. Read by Joanna Myers, 30 minutes. TB 11787.The Greggs are hunters who will shoot anything for fun. The little girl next door to them can't stand hunting. She tries to be polite. She tries to talk them out of it, but the Greggs just laugh at her. So she does the only thing she can - she puts her magic finger on them... The Greggs wake up the next day to find that their arms have turned into wings! But that's just the beginning of their problems, because when a family of giant ducks takes over their house, the Greggs discover they're no longer the hunters - they're the hunted!

Dahl, Roald Fantastic Mr Fox. 1996. Read by John Cormack, 1 hour 1 minute. TB 11559.Boggis, Bunce and Bean, three farmers, were lying in wait outside Mr Fox's hole, each one determined to shoot, starve or dig out Mr Fox even if it took them for ever. But Mr Fox's wife was right when she told the children, "Your father is a fantastic fox! He has quite enough brains to fox much cleverer farmers than Boggis, Bunce and Bean!"

Dale, KatieThe big bad werewolf. 2012. Read by Karina Fernandez, 15 minutes. TB 19689.I bet you think you know the tales of the big bad wolf, who howls and wails. But here's the truth: meet Granny Riding - find out what secrets she's been hiding.

Dalton, Annie Tilly Beany saves the world. 2008. Read by Eve Karpf, 2 hours 43 minutes. TB 17706. Tilly Beany series; book 1. A hole in the ozone layer, extinct species, dolphins in tuna nets...Tilly can't bear to hear any more about how we are destroying our world. If only she could meet some future people who would tell her what to do.

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Dalton, Annie Tilly Beany and the best friend machine. 2009. Read by Eve Karpf, 2 hours 9 minutes. TB 17707. Tilly Beany series; book 2. Until Miss Minchin makes them do the Best Friend Project, Tilly never thought about needing one special friend of her own. But Bernice, the new girl, like Stephanie best and suddenly Tilly sees that everyone in the world goes around in twos.

Donaldson, JuliaThe giants and the Joneses. 2004. Read by Helen Lederer, 2 hours 53 minutes. TB 15466.Jumbeelia, a girl giant, loves the stories of the iggly plop who climbed up the bimblestonk and was chased back down again by a giant. Growing her own bimblestonk, she climbs down it and finds a whole world of iggly plops - our world, in fact, where Colette, Stephen and Poppy are very surprised to find themselves collected up into a bag and carried off back up the beanstalk.

Donaldson, JuliaStick Man. 2008. Read by Dave Anderson, 6 minutes. TB 16556."Stick Man lives in the family tree With his Stick Lady Love and their stick children three." But it's dangerous being a Stick Man. A dog wants to play with him, a swan builds her nest with him. He even ends up on a fire! Join Stick Man on his troublesome journey back to the family tree.

Fardell, JohnManfred the baddie. 2008. Read by Dave Anderson, 7 minutes. TB 16558.Manfred the Baddie is the baddest baddie of all. He kidnaps brilliant inventors and forces them to build him diabolical crime machines. But the day comes when he realises he is so bad that nobody likes him. can Manfred change his ways?

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Fine, Anne The Jamie and Angus stories. 2008. Read by Anne Fine, 1 hour 12 minutes. TB 16453.From the moment Jamie sets eyes on Angus in the shop window, with his silky white coat and forlorn stare, he just knows that they belong together. On Christmas morning, they're finally united and soon the toy Highland bull is Jamie's constant companion.

French, Vivian The daddy goose collection. 2008. Read by Daniel Hill, 1 hour 4 minutes. TB 15786.Old Mother Goose may know all the nursery rhymes, but it's Daddy Goose who knows the stories behind them. This is the collection of short stories made from everyone's favourite nursery rhymes.

French, Vivian The magic bedtime storybook. 2006. Read by Alison Reid and Richard Mitchley, 1 hour 53 minute. TB 17343.A collection of ten stories set in a magical forest with a cast offairies, wizards, trolls, witches, dragons, and pixies. We follow Ruby and her companion Spotty the frog, on their quest to fill her story-bag before the full moon.

Geras, Adele The cats of Cuckoo square. 2007. Read by Susannah Harker, 3 hours. TB 15481. The cats of Cuckoo Square; books 1-4. Four tales about a group of special cats. In Blossom's revenge, Blossom is horrified when six-year-old Prissy comes to stay with 'her' family, and there is nowhere she can doze. Picasso Perkins features a surprisingly creative feline who has his own idea what a cat portrait ought to look like. In Callie's kitten a new baby arrives in the house, Callie feels lonely and unwanted. In Geejay the hero, Geejay finds himself banned from his favourite garden.

Grahame, Kenneth. The reluctant dragon. 2007. Read by Anton Lesser, 56 minutes. TB 19406.Everyone knows St George has to do battle with the dragon, but what can the boy do when the dragon simply won't fight St

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George? This is a timeless children's classic from Kenneth Grahame.

The great train chase and other stories. 2010. Read by multiple narrators, 1 hour 04 minutes. TB 19778Join Noddy and friends in the magical world of Toyland in these six episodes from the hit television series, complete with music and sound effects.

Grimm, JacobGrimms' fairy tales. 1994. Read by Laura Paton and Beth Chalmers, 2 hours 16 minutes. TB 15710.A collection of The Brothers Grimm's fairy tales.

Grimm, JacobGrimms' fairy tales 2. 2004. Read by Laura Paton and Christopher Oxford, 2 hours 15 minutes. TB 15709.A further collection of The Brothers Grimm's fairy tales.

Gutteridge, AlexThe witch Wendy stories. 2006. Read by Suzy Aitchison, 1 hour 16 minutes. TB 16630.In Cats and Hats, Wendy is finding it hard being a witch. She muddles up her magic, crashes her broomstick and her hat has gone all wonky. In Broom Broom!, it is the Annual Broomstick Race, and Wendy's in big trouble - her broomstick is broken down. In Cat Tricks, Wendy and Snowflake get some bad news - their home is being invaded by Coalface, a horrid cat who hisses, spits and eats all Snowflake's sardines.

Harris, Joel Chandler Brer Rabbit. 1977. Read by Elizabeth Proud, 3 hours 8 minutes. TB 13068.A selection from the stories 'Uncle Remus' tells of the days when the animals strolled around "same like folks" and Brer Rabbit could be relied upon to make Brer Fox look Foolish.

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Jungman, Ann Three troll stories. 2007. Read by Charlotte Strevens, 1 hour 7 minutes. TB 16048.The children of Sebastopol Avenue are bored, it's the school holidays and there's nothing to do. When they discover a troll in their garden shed, they devise an original plan for keeping the street, and their environment, clean. This recording contains three stories featuring the friendly troll.

Kertes, Joseph The red corduroy shirt. 1998. Read by Nicole Nakoneshny, 41 minutes. TB 17574.When Jake admires Jerry Hom's shirt, a friendship is born between the two boys. Jerry gives Jake the red corduroy shirt, but Jake's parents refuse to let him accept it. This offends Jerry's father. Throughout the story, the boys learn that new friendships are wonderful, but they are also fragile.

King-Smith, DickDick King-Smith collection. 1998. Read by Greg Wagland, 1 hour 16 minutes. TB 11692.A compilation of stories which comprises: "ESP", about Eric Stanley Pigeon who can predict horseracing winners. "Horse Pie", about Jenny the donkey's determination to save two Shire horses from a terrible fate. "The Guard Dog", about a scruffy little mongrel whose ambition is to become a guard dog.

King-Smith, Dick Dodos are forever. 1989. Read by Nigel Lambert, 1 hour 39 minutes. TB 11983.The dodos were happily leading idyllic lives on a smallish island in the middle of the Indian Ocean. The date was AD1650 and soon (although luckily the dodos weren't to know this), there would be no dodos anywhere at all on earth. The dodos would be extinct - or so everyone thought. Beatrice and Bertie were joyously planning their wedded bliss and thinking of the dodolings they would produce, unaware of the dangers lurking off-shore in the anchored ship. A Children's Book of the Year 1989.

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King-Smith, Dick The fox busters. 1987. Read by Ian Carmichael, 2 hours 29 minutes. TB 12092.Meet Ransome, Sins and Jeffries - three chickens who became a legend at Foxearth Farm. Not only could they fly out of reach of foxes, they could defeat the craftiest attackers. Their deeds became legendary, for these three sisters were the Fox Busters.

King-Smith, Dick Funny Frank and the guard dog. 2010. Read by Andrew Sachs, 1 hour 24 minutes. TB 18933.In 'Funny Frank' Frank is a funny chick. Unlike all his brothers and sisters, he wants to dabble about in the lovely duckpond, splashing himself with water. Most of all, he wants to learn to swim. Can Jemima, the farmer's daughter, find a way to help Frank? In 'The Guard Dog' The mongrel in the pet-shop window has a grand ambition - to be a guard dog. The other pups laugh at him. How could such a small, scruffy dog with a horrible bark ever expect to be chosen? Will the poor little guard dog be doomed to a lonely life in the Dogs' Home?

King-Smith, Dick The Toby Man. 1989. Read by Nigel Anthony, 2 hours 8 minutes. TB 7693.Stand and deliver! Young Tod Golightly is off to find fame and fortune as a highwayman, with help from his four unlikely accomplices. A daring robbery makes Todd the terror of the Great West Road, but the Bow Street Runners are hot on his trail.

King-Smith, DickLady Lollipop. 2007. Read by Phyllis Logan, 1 hour 6 minutes. TB 15333.Princess Penelope is very spoiled indeed. For her eighth birthday all she wants is a pig, and she soon finds a special one. Lollipop is no ordinary pig. When people look into Lollipop's bright, intelligent eyes, it seems to change them, for the better.

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King-Smith, Dick Pretty Polly. 2008. Read by Jane Asher, 2 hours 17 minutes. TB 17157.Abigail would love a parrot, but they're too expensive. So she decides to teach one of her father's chickens to talk instead. To the amazement of Abgail's family, she succeeds. Soon, they have to stop Polly being quite so chatty.

Kirk, David Little pig, Biddle pig: and three more stories. 2005. Read by Peggy Mahon, 49 minutes. TB 18465. In Little pig, Biddle pig, Biddle Pig thinks she is much too clean and pretty to play in the mud with the other piglets, but being the cleanest one isn't much fun - it's lonely. In Mama, if you had a wish, Little Bunny asks his mother: if she had one wish, would she wish that Little Bunny never got mad, or sad, or that he looked different? In Whiteblack the penguin sees the world, Whiteblack the Penguin has run out of stories for his radio show, so he decides to travel the world in search of new tales.In Ziggy Piggy and the three little pigs, when the wolf starts blowing down the houses of the three little pigs, it's up to the fourth pig, Ziggy, to save the day.

Krailing, TessaThe great dinosaur kidnap. 2012. Read by Brigit Forsyth, 2 hours 19 minutes. TB 19824.Sprog returns to the cave where he once met a dinosaur called Minerva. Deep inside lies a forgotten egg, just beginning to crack.

Lang, AndrewBlue fairy book. 1889. Read by Andrew Timothy, 13 hours 27 minutes. TB 2735.A book of fairy stories in which we meet many old friends - Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, the Sleeping Beauty - and many others.

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Lang, AndrewOrange fairy book. 1950. Read by Andrew Timothy, 6 hours 3 minutes. TB 3345.Fairy stories collected from the British Isles, Spain, Italy and France.

Lingard, Joan Tilly and the wild goats. 2007. Read by Jane MacFarlane, 1 hour 27 minutes. TB 17125.Tilly and her mother live in a small village in Scotland. When theirlandlady wants their cottage back, they find themselves homeless. Then Tilly discovers that the local wild goats are going to lose their home to a developer. Tilly is determined that none of them should end up homeless. Can she save the goats and find a new home for her and her mum?

London, Sara The good luck glasses & two more stories. 2004. Read by Peggy Mahon, 27 minutes. TB 18424.In "The good luck glasses", Nomi has some bad luck when she turns seven - she can't see the blackboard at school, gets in trouble for squinting at her brother, and trips over the cat. A trip to the eye doctor, and a pair of funky orange glasses, solves everything. In: "Name that Ed", Ed goes to a family reunion full of other Eds, like Red Ed and Well-fed Ed. Can Ed get himself a nickname too? In "Cinderella bigfoot", poor Cinderella's feet are so big that she's considered a safety hazard and isn't invited to the ball!

McCall Smith, AlexanderAkimbo: the elephants, the lions and the crocodile man. 2008. Read by Paterson Joseph, 2 hours 23 minutes. TB 15740. Akimbo series; books 1-3. Three stories about Akimbo, who lives with his parents on a Kenyan game reserve. His father works as a park ranger helping to protect the animals that roam the reserve, and Akimbo loves all animals too.

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McCaughrean, GeraldineGreek myths. Read by Andrew Sachs, 2 hours 4 minutes. TB 12839.This collection of sixteen favourite Greek myths all the magic of the stories for today's readers in this lively retelling. It includes the adventures of Jason, Theseus and Odysseus, of Icarus who flies too close to the sun, and King Midas whose magic touch turns everything to gold.

MacDonald, Alan Dirty Bertie: Mud! & Yuk.! 2010. Read by Evelyn McLean, 1 hour 45 minutes. TB 18747. In Mud! Bertie faces a barrage of footballs as the school's new goalie and battles to stay clean for the school photographer and gets hopelessly lost in a huge department store. In Yuck! Bertie devises a new scheme for making filthy lucre, has a sickly time at the fairground and manages to teach a toddler her first word: Bum.

MacDonald, Alan Dirty Bertie: pants! and burp! 2008. Read by Evelyn McLean, 1 hour 50 minutes. TB 16051. Dirty Bertie's facing the shame of losing a dare with Know-All Nick and having to wear his pants to school, playing the part of the dog in the local amateur dramatic society's production of Oliver! and taking Whiffer to Royston Rich's birthday party, where Whiffer leaves a very unwelcome present. Bertie drags a reluctant Whiffer to dog training classes, stink-bombs his sister's sleepover and rebels against Miss Beansprout's all-new healthy school dinners. More revolting stories about the world's grubbiest trouble magnet.

MacDonald, Alan Dirty Bertie: Bogeys! and Crackers! 2009. Read by Evelyn McLean, 1 hour 45 minutes. TB 17265. Meet Dirty Bertie - boy with nose-pickingly disgusting habits! He's full to bursting with madcap plans and crazy ideas and if it's trouble you're after, look no further - Bertie's sure to be up to his neck in it!

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Meadows, DaisyHolly the christmas fairy. 2005. Read by Rebecca Blech, 1 hour 15 minutes. TB 14261. Rainbow magic series. Holly the christmas fairy is all in a flutter, putting the sparkle into Christmas. Now Jack Frost has stolen Santa's sleigh. The Queen of the fairies needs rachel and kirsty to help Holly get it back.

Meadows, Daisy Cherry the cake fairy. 2005. Read by Rebecca Blech, 35 minutes. TB 14288. Rainbow magic series; book 15. Everyone in Fairyland is busy preparing for the King and Queen's 1000th jubilee. But Jack Frost plans to make trouble by stealing the party fairies' magic party bags. Can Rachel and Kirsty stop him?

Meadows, Daisy Melodie the music fairy. 2004. Read by Rebecca Blech, 33 minutes. TB 14764. Rainbow magic series; book 16. Melodie the Music Fairy can't hit the high notes without her magic party bag of tunes. But a tinkling piano and some clashing cymbals might help Rachel and Kirsty to rescue it.

Meadows, Daisy Grace the glitter fairy. 2005. Read by Rebecca Blech, 34 minutes. TB 14765. Rainbow magic series; book 17. Grace the Glitter Fairy can't bring a sparkle to the birthday without her magic party bag of balloons. But Rachel and Kirsty have a bright idea to keep Grace's glittery bag safe.

Meadows, DaisyHoney the sweet fairy. 2004. Read by Rebecca Blech, 33 minutes. TB 14289. Rainbow magic series; book 18. Honey the Sweet Fairy can't make any new sweets without her magic party bag of fairy dust. Can Rachel and Kirsty save it from the goblin so Honey can help the party fizz again?

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Meadows, Daisy Polly the party fun fairy. 2005. Read by Rebecca Blech, 32 minutes. TB 14290. Rainbow magic series; book 19. Polly the party fun fairy can't help with pass the parcel without her magic party bag of fun. Can Rachel and Kirsty rescue it in time for the Brownies' party?

Meadows, DaisyPhoebe the fashion fairy. 2005. Read by Rebecca Blech, 35 minutes. TB 14766. Rainbow magic series; book 20. Pheobe the Fashion Fairy can't rustle up pretty party outfits without her magic party bag of sparkly frocks. Can Rachel and Kirsty help her get it back in time for their friend's party?

Meadows, Daisy Jasmine the present fairy. 2005. Read by Rebecca Blech, 36 minutes. TB 14767. Rainbow magic series; book 21. Jasmine the Present Fairy can't conjure up the perfect prizes for the street party without her magic party bag of presents. Can Rachel and Kirsty help her to find it before it's all wrapped up?

Meadows, Daisy Ava the sunset fairy. 2010. Read by Bethany Minelle, 38 minutes. TB 18032. Rainbow magic. The twilight fairies. Kirsty and Rachel are thrilled to be at Camp Stargaze. But Jack Frost has stolen the Twilight Fairies' magical bags, causing night-time chaos! Can the girls help Ava the Sunset Fairy find her bag of sunbeam dust, so the sun can finally set?

Meadows, Daisy Elizabeth the Jubilee fairy. 2012. Read by Sally Burnett, 43 minutes. TB 19922. Rainbow magic. Elizabeth the Jubilee Fairy makes sure that all jubilee celebrations are fun and magical! But when mean Jack Frost steals Elizabeth's Diamond Sceptre, King Oberon and Queen

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Titania's 1100th jubilee is sure to be a disaster. Can Kirsty and Rachel help Elizabeth find the sceptre so the royal couple can celebrate in style?

Mayer, Mercer Just me and my dad: and 3 more stories. 2005. Read by Tricia Matheson, 14 minutes. TB 18462. In Just me and my dad, father and son go camping, but who is really taking care of whom? IN Just me and my babysitter, when the babysitter comes over, Little Critter is a big help and goes right to bed when he's supposed to - or does he? In Just Grandpa and me, Little Critter and his grandpa go into town to buy a new suit, see a scary movie and eat out, with slightly disastrous results! In Just my friend and me, Little Critter's pal comes over to play, and they have a great time - but it's nice to be alone, too.

Mongredien, Sue Oliver Moon : The potion motion and the dragon disaster. 2007. Read by Glen McCready, 1 hour 37 minutes. TB 15792. Oliver Moon series; books 1 & 2. In "The potion motion" Oliver Moon is the hardest working wizard at Magic School and now he's been nominated for Young Wizard of the Year. But at home he has to cope with his seriously embarrassing unmagical parents. What will the judges say when they find out that the Moons use a microwave instead of a cauldron and a car instead of a broomstick? In "The dragon disaster" Everyone at Oliver's school is really excited about taking part in the annual Festival of Magic parade, but Oliver is stuck with the boring job of picking up the litter. When his little sister Witch Baby hatches a baby dragon at home, Oliver sees his chance to liven his role up. But things don't quite go to plan.

Mongredien, Sue Oliver Moon and the nipperbat nightmare & Oliver Moon's summer howliday. 2008. Read by Glen McCready, 1 hour 37 minutes. TB 17123.Two stories of magical mayhem with Oliver Moon, Junior Wizard. Oliver has been chosen to look after the nipperbat during the Halloween holidays but with his naughty baby sister lending a hand, it soon turns into a nightmare. In the second story Oliver

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goes ghostbusting with his new friend Wilf, but is his hairy pal all he seems?

Mongredien, Sue Underwater magic and Reef adventure. 2009. Read by Eva Haddon, 1 hour 36 minutes. TB 18763.Secret Mermaid Molly must help her mermaid friend Delphi to find the second piece of the enchanted conch shell in time to prevent a terrible oil spill. Unfortunately, Delphi's shell is guarded by a spiky sea urchin, and the only way they can tempt it away is by bringing it some treasure from a spooky shipwreck, where a great white shark lurks, ready to attack. Can they save the day with the help of some humpback whales?

Mongredien, Sue Seahorse SOS: Dolphin danger. 2011. Read by Eve Haddon, 1 hour 45 minutes. TB 19826.Molly is called back by the Mermaid Queen because the mermaids desperately need her help. All the whales, turtles, seahorses, octopuses and dolphins have vanished from the seas and the mermaids expect dark magic is at work.

Moore, Katharine The little stolen sweep. 1982. Read by Judith Whale, 4 hours 21 minutes. TB 4337.Ten year old Daniel Honeywood is sent from London to stay with his great-aunt and uncle in the village where his father was born. He travels back in time to meet his ancestor Jimmy Honeywood, a chimney sweep's apprentice, and finds it is not quite so easy to return.

Murkoff, Heidi Eisenberg What to expect when the new baby comes home. 2001. Read by Todd Fisher, 21 minutes. TB 17684. What do new babies look like? Why do new babies cry so much? And most importantly, why do new babies get so many presents? Angus the Answer Dog takes care of these questions and concerns from kids who have a new baby brother or sister.

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Nimmo, Jenny The dragon's child & The night of the unicorn. 2009. Read by Leanne Westbury, 2 hours 56 minutes. TB 18184.In The Dragon's Child, Dando the dragon can't fly. And he's lost in the land where the dreadful Doggins lurk and where dangerous humans have arrived. But with the help of an orphan girl, Dando finds himself on an incredible adventure to find his way home. In The Night of the Unicorn Amber feels the shooting stars she saw in the night were trying to tell her something. Next day when she awakes a strange white horse appears at the animal sanctuary; and Luke Benson, the unhappy new boy at school, confides in Amber his impossible wish.

Nolan, Tina Animal rescue: Honey & Charlie. 2008. Read by Evelyn McLean, 2 hours 6 minutes. TB 16812. Animal rescue series; books 1 & 2. In a perfect world there'd be no need for Animal Magic. But Eva and Karl Harrison, who live at the animal rescue centre with their parents, know that life isn't perfect. When Honey, the beautiful golden retriever puppy, is dumped on the centre's doorstep, Karl wants to try and find her owner. And when soccer star Jake Adams cancels his appearance at Animal Magic's Open Day, Eva and Karl go to his house to find out why - and find Charlie, the ginger kitten, miaowing on the doorstep.

Owen, Laura.Mini Winnie. 2010. Read by Lisa Milne-Henderson, 43 minutes. TB 19239. Korky Paul's popular picture book character is given a longer treatment for children aged 5-7 in this collection of four zany stories. In these stories, Winnie and Wilbur have to deal with a fussy relative, Winnie helps out at the local school, the two win a poetry competition, and there's an unusual solution to a laundry problem.

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Owen, Laura.Whizz-bang Winnie and other stories. 2010. Read by Kim Hicks, 2 hours 16 minutes. TB 18925. Winnie the Witch can always handle a crisis! In 'Whizz-Bang Winnie', she loses Wilbur, rescues some superheroes, feeds a fussy eater and stops an out-of-control broomstick.

Owen, Laura.Winnie's big catch. 2009. Read by Lisa Milne-Henderson, 40 minutes. TB 19240. In four stories, we find Winnie and Wilbur up to their usual mischief. Whether they are setting up at a car-boot sale, putting out to sea on a fishing trip, responding to a gap in the market for broomstick-friendly pants, or showing some team spirit on the football pitch, one thing is certain - nothing will go to plan!

Phinn, Gervase Bad Becky. 2006. Read by Gervase Phinn, 1 hour 42 minutes. TB 17109. Bad Becky; 1 and 2. Bad Becky is cheeky (but charming), opinionated and always in some kind of trouble. But you can't help loving her! If a magician at a party was rubbish wouldn't you point it out? And who wants their horrible Great Aunt Mildred visiting?

Pilling, AnnHenry's leg. 1985. Read by Gene Foad, 5 hours 30 minutes. TB 6445.Henry collects junk of all kinds: wire coat hangers; copper tubing; even dead hedgehogs, and his mother doesn't mind much about what he keeps in his room. Then Henry finds something that someone wants very much indeed. But just why should one of the legs from a fashion dummy be so important? Henry lands in some dark and dangerous places.

Potter, Beatrix The fairy caravan. 1929. Read by Robin Holmes, 4 hours 11 minutes. TB 2932.The fairy caravan was a mixture circus; it belonged to William the Pony and Alexander, a Highland Terrier and toured with Paddy the

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Pit, Tuppenny the long haired guinea-pig, and Xarifa the Dormouse.

Potter, BeatrixThe complete tales : the original and authorized edition : the 23 original Peter Rabbit books and 4 unpublished works. 1997. Read by Diana Bishop, 5 hours 22 minutes. TB 11750.This deluxe volume brings all Beatrix Potter's 23 Peter Rabbit tales and verses together in one book. The texts are complete and unabridged. The stories are arranged in the order in which they were first published. Each story stands alone but several are linked together by events and characters.

Proysen, Alf Mrs Pepperpot's first omnibus. 1966. Read by Elizabeth Proud, 4 hours 50 minutes. TB 2967.Three books about the amazing Mrs Pepperpot who has the strange habit of shrinking at the most unexpected moments.

Puttock, Simon Love from Louisa. 2009. Read by Dave Anderson, 8 minutes. TB 17832.A farmyard story introducing a wonderful new character -- Louisa the letter-writing pig! Louisa the pig is not happy with her livingconditions, so she writes an anonymous letter of complaint to Farmer Giles. But no matter what the poor farmer does to make improvements, nothing is ever quite good enough for Louisa, who sends note after note with increasingly extravagant demands. Whatever will Louisa do when the farmer finally gives up and writes a rude message back?

Rees, Gwyneth Fairy gold: a naughty fairy causes trouble. 2007. Read by Sophie Ward, 2 hours 32 minutes. TB 19532. Lucy wakes one night to find Goldie and Bonnie - two tooth fairies - on her pillow. They tell her that their job is to collect children's teeth and make a spell that creates golden Goodness. But there is trouble in fairyland.

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Rees, Gwyneth Mermaid magic. 2005. Read by Syan Blake, 2 hours 43 minutes. TB 15438. Mermaids series; books 1-3. There's a secret world at the bottom of the sea! Rani came to Tingle Reef when she was a baby mermaid. She was found fast asleep in a seashell, and nobody knows where she came from. Now strange things keep happening to her - almost as if by magic.

Rees, Gwyneth Fairy dreams. 2005. Read by Sophie Ward, 2 hours 42 minutes. TB 17724.Evie gets a wonderful surprise when she goes to stay at her grandma's house. Fairies appear in the night. They are dream fairies and they live at the bottom of Evie's bed. Even better, Evie can go and have magical adventures with them in fairyland! Soon Evie discovers that Grandma can see the fairies too. But will they still be there when Grandma returns from hospital - and how can Evie make sure that their special brand of fairy magic will stay with Grandma forever?

Rees, Gwyneth Fairy gold: a naughty fairy causes trouble. 2007. Read by Sophie Ward, 2 hours 32 minutes. TB 19532.Lucy wakes one night to find Goldie and Bonnie - two tooth fairies - on her pillow. They tell her that their job is to collect children's teeth and make a spell that creates golden Goodness. But there is trouble in fairyland.

Rickards, Lynne Pink! 2008. Read by Dave Anderson, 7 minutes. TB 16557.Patrick wakes up one day to find he's turned pink overnight. What will his friends think? Poor Patrick runs away in search of pink playmates. He crosses the ocean where he finds some flamingos - but will he ever fit in with them?

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Riddell, Chris Ottoline and the yellow cat. 2007. Read by David Thorpe,41 minutes. TB 18033.Ottoline Brown lives in a stylish apartment in Big City with a small hairy creature called Mr Munroe. Together they look after the Brown family's eclectic collections - and dabble in a spot of detective work. So they are the first to the scene of the crime when a string of high society dog-nappings and jewel thefts hits Big City. Ottoline (who luckily has a diploma from the Who-R-U Academy of Disguise) and Mr Munroe go undercover - and expose an ingenious scam masterminded by furry feline crook, the Yellow Cat.

Robinson, Joan Gale Teddy Robinson's omnibus. 1972. Read by Andrew Timothy, 3 hours 30 minutes. TB 2347.Teddy Robinson is a fat and lovable bear; he and Deborah have many happy times together.

Rodda, Emily Fairy charm. 2007. Read by Ruth Sillers, 5 hours 56 minutes. TB 15598. Fairy realm series; books 1-3. This book enters the magical world of the Fairy Realm, and joins Jessie as she makes friends with unicorns, mermaids, pixies, elves and lots and lots of fairies! Jessie's new friends leave her a lovely charm bracelet and after each adventure in the Realm she is given a brand-new charm.

Rosen, Michael That would be telling. 1985. Read by Brigit Forsyth, 1 hour 50 minutes. TB 7220.An anthology based on the BBC School Radio series by the authors, a unique collection of stories from a wide range of cultural traditions, together with a number of songs and riddles. Old friends like Anansi and the frog who went a-wooing rub shoulders with burial ground stories and "Your baby has gone down the plughole".

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Rosselson, Leon Rosa's singing grandfather & Rosa's grandfather sings again. 2008. Read by Andrew Sachs, 1 hour 14 minutes. TB 16337.In "Rosa's Singing Grandfather" Rosa's grandfather loves to sing. He has a special song for every time, place and problem to sing to Rosa. There is one for sorrow, one for joy, one for getting noticed, and even a special one to stop Rosa from being scared of the dark. In "Rosa's Grandfather Sings Again" Rosa and her grandfather go to the zoo, where he tries to out-sing a parrot; to the seaside, where he entertains the swimmers; and to the carol concert, where Grandad has a special part.

Ryan, Margaret Airy fairy's book of magic 3 in 1. 2005. Read by Wendy Woolfson, 2 hours 17 minutes. TB 14733. Airy Fairy series; books 1-3. This series contains the first three Airy Fairy books.

Ryan, Margaret Magic mix up! 2005. Read by Wendy Woolfson, 40 minutes. TB 14734. Airy Fairy series; book 4. Airy Fairy is looking forward to the end of term at Fairy Gropplethorpe's Academy for good fairies. She can always get ten out of ten for holidays! But this year the little fairies aren't going to the seaside. Instead, strict Miss Stickler is taking them on a camping holiday.

Ryan, Margaret Magic mistakes! 2005. Read by Wendy Woolfson, 45 minutes. TB 14735. Airy Fairy series; book 5. Airy Fairy is starting a new subject at school - cookery! But is really a good idea to let such a messy, accident-prone little fairy anywhere near a kitchen?

Ryan, Margaret Magic music! 2005. Read by Wendy Woolfson, 43 minutes. TB 14736. Airy fairy series; book 6. There's a special concert coming up and all the fairies get to create a magical new outfit for the event... But

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Airy Fairy's got her musical notes all muddled and is in trouble with Miss Stickler again. Oh help, if Airy Fairy doesn't do something drastic, she'll be the only fairy in the performance still in her school uniform!

Rylant, Cynthia Poppleton: and 2 more stories. 1997. Read by Steve Dalton, 27 minutes. TB 17678.Meet Poppleton the pig, as he makes friends with his new neighbour, enjoys Library Day, and helps his sick friend a little too well! Poppleton has some adventures with his friends Hudson the mouse and Cherry Sue the llama. Poppleton goes sky gazing and sailing with friends, and also buys a new bed - in a very interesting way.

Schwartz, Roslyn The mole sisters and the rainy day: and 3 more stories. 2003. Read by Phyllis Airhart, 15 minutes. TB 18464. In The mole sisters and the rainy day, When a rainstorm chases the mole sisters back inside, their leaky mole hole provides the perfect place to build an indoor swimming pool. In The mole sisters and the piece of moss, when a piece of moss is feeling down, the mole sisters set out to show him what a wonderful world they live in. In The mole sisters and the busy bees, when a busy bee buzzes by, the mole sisters stop doing nothing and follow him into a lovely meadow, where they become busy smelling flowers and getting covered in pollen. In The mole sisters and the wavy wheat, the mole sisters decide to go right instead of left and find themselves in the middle of a field of wavy wheat. After exploring in all directions, they realize they've been everywhere - except to bed!

Seuss The best of Dr Seuss. 1997. Read by Stephen Thorne, 25 minutes. TB 11567. Dr Seuss' zany combination of hilarious nonsense and riotous rhyme has been encouraging children to read for over 40 years. This special 40th anniversary volume brings together three of Dr Seuss' best and most popular books, enjoyable for even the most reluctant reader.

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Seuss The Dr Seuss story book. 1997. Read by Stephen Thorne, 34 minutes. TB 11474.This book combines four of Dr Seuss' wackiest tales, all written in hilarious rhyme. Introducing an extraordinary range of characters, from the hairy Lorax who tries in vain to save the environment, to the stubborn Zax who would rather have highways built over them than budge in their tracks, this treasury makes perfect bedtime reading for children of all ages.

Seuss How the Grinch stole Christmas. 1997. Read by Jeff Harding, 13 minutes. TB 13274.With a heart two sizes too small, the disgruntled Grinch is the meanest creature you'll ever meet. When he hatches a dastardly plot to steal Christmas from the citizens of Who-ville, he finds that he's in for a big surprise. In this Christmas book, Dr Seuss uses humour to teach that there is more to Christmas that pheasants, presents and party poppers.

Seuss The cat in the hat: and three more stories. 1957. Read by Selma Smordin, 30 minutes. TB 18094.In The Cat in the Hat, a cat comes to visit two children while their mother is out of the house and creates a mess. In The Cat in the Hat Comes Back, the cat comes back with some friends in tow and makes another mess. In Green Eggs and Ham, Sam introduces a friend to green eggs and ham, and many strange places. In Hop on Pop, creatures play with rhymes about suchthings as puppies, balls, and families.

Strong, Jeremy Fanny Witch and the thunder lizard. 2007. Read by Susan Sheridan, 28 minutes. TB 15509.Everybody loves Fanny Witch, the village schoolteacher, but she's not so popular when she magics up a brontosaurus to show the children! Then the thunder lizard steals her Spell Book and she has no idea how to magic it away. When another monster, the boosnatch, takes all the children, Fanny has to rescue them!

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Thompson, Eric The adventures of Brian. 1998. Read by Stephen Thorne,2 hours 45 minutes. TB 12009.Adventures featuring characters from the television series 'The Magic Roundabout'.

Thompson, Eric The adventures of Dougal. 1998. Read by Stephen Thorne, 2 hours 52 minutes. TB 12166.Adventures featuring characters from the television series 'The Magic Roundabout'.

Thompson, Eric The adventures of Dylan. 1998. Read by Stephen Thorne, 2 hours 6 minutes. TB 11994.Adventures featuring characters from the television series 'The Magic Roundabout'.

Thompson, Eric The adventures of Ermintrude. 1998. Read by Stephen Thorne, 1 hour 51 minutes. TB 11992.Adventures featuring characters from the television series 'The Magic Roundabout'.

Tolkien, J R R The Father Christmas letters. 1976. Read by Andrew Timothy, 48 minutes. TB 13176.The letters from Father Christmas which the author wrote to his children every year.

Tomlinson, JillThe owl who was afraid of the dark. 1968. Read by Rosemary Davis, 1 hour 20 minutes. TB 7600. Plop, a fledgling barn owl, is afraid of the dark and has to rely upon his parents to catch food for him, although he is now old enough to do so himself. His mother sends him to talk to various people including a Boy Scout, a small boy and an old lady. They tell him

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how the dark can be exciting, fun and beautiful, and so he soon overcomes his fear.

Uttley, Alison Fairy tales. 1975. Read by Gretel Davis, 4 hours 37 minutes. TB 3911.Stories about the girl whom the wind loved, Cherry Blossom the Woodcutter's Daughter and the Snow-Maiden who married the North Wind, with many others.

Uttley, Alison The little knife who did all the work: twelve tales of magic. 1962. Read by Gretel Davis, 2 hours 39 minutes. TB 12927.

Uttley, Alison Yours ever, Sam Pig. 1951. Read by Andrew Timothy, 3 hours 37 minutes. TB 2461.Sam Pig's adventures always seem to lead him into trouble.

Uttley, Alison Sam Pig goes to the seaside : sixteen stories of Sam Pig. 1960. Read by John Rye, 3 hours 17 minutes. TB 13065.Sixteen stories about Sam Pig, including his first, and very special visit to the seaside.

Webb, Holly Alfie all alone. 2008. Read by Phyllida Nash, 1 hour 18 minutes. TB 17714.Evie is overjoyed when she is give her very own puppy, Alfie. But it's not long before another new memebr of the family arrives - Evie's baby brother, Sam. Suddenly no-one has much time to look after Alfie.

Webb, Holly Buttons the runaway puppy. 2011. Read by Phyllida Nash, 1 hour 22 minutes. TB 18946.Rosie loves visiting the stray cats that live on the farm near her gran's house. Her favourite is a tiny kitten who she calls Ginger, because of the gorgeous colour of his fur. At first Ginger is very

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shy, then slowly he learns to trust Rosie. But when the farm is sold to developers and the builders start work, the little kitten is terrified - all the other cats have disappeared and he's all alone. Suddenly the world is a very scary place.

Whybrow, IanMore meercat madness. 2012. Read by Gareth Cassidy, 2 hours 3 minutes. TB 19544.More hilarious adventures featuring Uncle Fearless, Skeema, Mimi and Little Dream - the all-star cast of 'Meerkat Madness'.

Williams, Ursula Moray Gobbolino the witch's cat. 1942. Read by George Hagan, 4 hours. TB 4054.Gobbolino's mother was a witch's cat, so naturally little Gobbolino was expected to be one too. But whoever heard of a witch's cat with blue eyes and one white paw? Anyway, unlike his sister Sootica - a proper jet black, green-eyed kitten - Gobbolino wasn't interested in being a witch's cat. He wanted to be a kitchen cat and sit by the fire and mind the house and keep down the mice and watch the baby!

Williams, Ursula Moray Adventures of the little wooden horse. 1938. Read by Andrew Timothy, 3 hours 58 minutes. TB 2629.The strange adventures of the little wooden horse, from the day he sets out bravely to make Uncle Peder's fortune till the day, much, much later, when he manages to come home for good. Suitable reading for the under 7's.

Willis, Jeanne Grandad and John. 2007. Read by David Thorpe, 1 hour 14 minutes. TB 16620.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 just how to cheer each other up.

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Willis, Jeanne Mole's sunrise. 2011. Read by Emma Powell, 6 minutes. TB 19005.Mole had never seen the sunrise. When his good friends, Vole, Rabbit, Squirrel and Sparrow take him down to the lake to show him the sunrise, their vivid descriptions help him to see it in his mind and he is able to imagine the rising sun and experience its beauty for himself.

Wilson, Jacqueline Cliffhanger. 1995. Read by Mark Elstob, 1 hour 15 minutes. TB 11678.From climbing and abseiling to canoeing and a Crazy Bucket Race, the adventure holiday promises to be full of action. There's just one problem as far as Tim is concerned: he is hopeless at sports of any kind. Can he survive the horrors of a week absolutely packed with activity? There are surprises in store for everyone!

Wilson, Jacqueline Buried alive! 1998. Read by Glyn Fussell, 3 hours 1 minutes. TB 11752. Sequel to: Cliffhanger. Tim and Biscuit are having a brilliant holiday in Wales. Life is full of ice cream, sandcastles and picnics - until they meet the horrid bully Prickle-Head and his side-kick Pinch-Face. Just as they are about to despair, reinforcements arrive in an unexpected form.

Wilson, Jacqueline Lizzie Zipmouth. 2008. Read by Sophie Aldred, 54 minutes. TB 15788.Lizzie refuses to speak. She doesn't want to talk to Rory or Jake, her new stepbrothers, or Sam, their dad, or even her mum. She's totally fed up at having to join a new family and nothing can coax her into speaking to them. Not football, not pizza, not a new bedroom. That is, until she meets a member of the new family who is even more stubborn than her - and has had a lot more practice!

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Woods, TitaniaFlying high. 2008. Read by Karen Cass, 1 hour 56 minutes. TB 18912.Twink is so excited to be starting her first term at Glitterwings Academy. But she is also a little nervous. Will she make friends? Will she be able to find her way round the school? And will she be able to pass the all-important test for new students - that of learning to fly?

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