2007 Audie Award Finalist for Solo Narration—Male The last novel Ernest Hemingway saw published, The Old Man and the Sea has proved itself to be one of the most enduring works of American fiction. It is the story of an old Cuban fisherman, down on his luck, and his supreme ordeal: a relentless...

Meet Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timothy. Together they are THE FAMOUS FIVE. 'There was something else out on the sea by the rocks - something dark that seemed to lurch out of the waves . . . What could it be?' Julian, Dick and Anne are spending the holidays with their tomboy cousin George...

Years before, they had escaped together from the sinister Tombs of Atuan - she an isolated young priestess, he a powerful wizard. Now she is a farmer's widow, having chosen for herself the simple pleasures of an ordinary life. And he is a broken old man, mourning the powers lost to him not by...

The book that started it all! Little House in the Big Woods is the first book in Laura Ingalls Wilder's treasured Little House series, which is based on her life growing up as an American pioneer. Told from four-year-old Laura's point-of-view, this story begins in 1871 in a little log cabin on...

Brought to you by Penguin. Penguin presents The Complete Tales of Beatrix Potter, beautifully brought to life by a talented cast of readers, including Gary Bond, Michael Hordern, Rosemary Leach, Janet Maw, Patricia Routledge and Timothy West. The twenty-three tales in this set have never lost...

Come with us to an Enchanted Place, a forest where Winnie-the-Pooh lived with Piglet, Rabbit, Owl, Eeyore, Kanga, and Little Roo....

Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timmy the dog find excitement and adventure wherever they go in Enid Blyton's most popular series. In book thirteen, the Famous Five find out about something dangerous out in Mystery Moor. They'll have to risk the treacherous mists and follow the trail if they want...

"Our island is like a dolphin lying on its side, with its tail pointing toward the sunrise, its nose pointing to the sunset, and its fins making reefs and the rocky ledges along the shore." Karana, a Ghalas-at Indian, lives peacefully on the island with her tribe until the arrival of a Russian...

There's more to life than lessons at Malory Towers, Enid Blyton's best-loved boarding school series. This fantastic bumper collection contains Malory Towers books 1-3, with a brand-new cover illustrated by Pippa Curnick. First Term Darrell Rivers is thrilled to start her first term at boarding...

An award-winning production, with an all-star cast including Stephen Fry and Judi Dench, brings to life one of the best-loved children's books of all time. Packed full of fun and adventure with Winnie-the-Pooh and all his friends in the Hundred Acre Forest. This is a wonderful dramatisation of...

A dreamy collection of tales by the world's best-loved storyteller. Perfect for children aged 5 and up! From adventures with sleepy giants to bedtime stories about how Bobs the dog got a cold nose, drift into dreamland with these short stories by Enid Blyton. Look out for midnight parties and...

The most powerful men in the world were all together in a circle in the middle of the room. Drawing their daggers, they cut their right hands....

The third book in Laura Ingalls Wilder's treasured Little House series. The adventures continue for Laura Ingalls and her family as they leave their little house in the Big Woods of Wisconsin and set out for the big skies of the Kansas Territory. They travel for many days in their covered wagon...

Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timmy the dog find excitement and adventure wherever they go in Enid Blyton's most popular series. In book five, the Famous Five go on a caravan holiday. When they stumble across a circus troupe, the gang are thrilled. But some of the circus people have more...

One of the best-known stories in American culture, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz has stirred the imagination of young and old alike for over 100 years....

In this beloved children’s tale, Dorothy, her dog Toto, and their Kansas farmhouse are carried away by a tornado to a faraway country called Oz. It’s a magical, fantastical land of Munchkins, wizards, and wicked witches. But it’s no place like home....

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 the rock python. His life is full of adventure with...

Step into the exquisite miniature world of the mice of Brambly Hedge in this beautiful new edition of the classic picture book. Bad weather is on the way and the autumn stores are still not gathered in! Quickly, all the mice of Brambly Hedge set to work to finish the harvesting before the rain...

A dazzling collection of magical tales by the world's best-loved storyteller. Perfect for children aged 5 and up! There are tales of the most powerful enchanters and conjurers in Fairyland in this bumper collection of short stories by Enid Blyton. But their spells don't always go smoothly! From...

Brought to life by Meryl Streep and a full cast, this beloved book by E. B. White, author of Stuart Little and The Trumpet of the Swan, is a classic of children's literature that is "just about perfect."* Some Pig. Humble. Radiant. These are the words in Charlotte's Web, high up in Zuckerman's...

Here you will find the complete OZ Collection...

Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timmy the dog find excitement and adventure wherever they go in Enid Blyton's most popular series. In book four, the Famous Five stay at the large old house at Smuggler's Top. They discover secret hiding places, underground tunnels, and one night they catch people...

Quasimodo was born disfigured, hunchbacked and lame, and years spent ringing the bells of the Cathedral of Notre Dame have left him deaf, but also spared him the taunts of the cruel mobs of Paris. Now Quasimodo has fallen in love with the lovely Gypsy girl Esmeralda, the only person who ever...

"Le premier soir, je me suis donc endormi sur le sable à mille milles de toute terre habitée. J'étais bien plus isolé qu'un naufragé sur un radeau...

The mice of Brambly Hedge have been delighting adults and children alike for more than forty years. This delightful collection contains the first four classic books. The mice of Brambly Hedge have many adventures but they always have time for fun too. All through the year, they mark the seasons...

Alice was so bored by the riverbank that following a White Rabbit with a pocket watch seemed like an excellent idea. Without a second thought, she tumbles down a rabbit hole into a place where logic no longer applies.

At ten years old, Fanny is sent to live with rich relatives at Mansfield Park. Fanny doesn't fit in there but she is grateful for the friendship of her cousin, Edmund. Years later, the arrival of Henry and Mary Crawford upsets their quiet lives. With even Edmund acting differently, can Fanny stay true to herself?

Após as aventuras vividas em no País das Maravilhas, Alice novamente entra em um mundo fantástico, desta vez, subindo na lareira de casa e passando através de um espelho para encontrar o mundo além dele. Ultrapassando obstáculos e traçando estratégias, Alice terá que enfrentar um jogo de xadrez para se tornar rainha. No muito ao contrário, onde tudo parece ser o que não é, a protagonista terá de usar a imaginação.

A collection of delightful short stories perfect for celebrating your birthday from the world's best-loved storyteller! Celebrate your special day with these birthday adventures! Meet the fairy who found the perfect gift for the queen, the teddy who thought his birthday had been forgotten and...

Two magical adventure stories from the queen of fantasy Immerse yourself in the magical world of Susan Cooper’s imagination. Drawing upon Celtic and Norse mythology and English folklore, Cooper creates worlds like no other. She is best known for her The Dark Is Rising series, the first of...

Classique de la littérature jeunesse, Histoire de Pierre Lapin de Beatrix Potter suit les pas d’un jeune héros espiègle et résolument désobéissant. Poussé par la curiosité, Pierre brave les consignes des grands et découvre que l’audace a ses limites, et ses frissons.

Alice, una bimba di sette anni, annoiata ed insonnolita dal primo caldo primaverile, vedendo un Coniglio Bianco col panciotto che borbotta fra sé "è tardi, è tardi!" lo insegue nella sua tana. Così cade letteralmente in un onirico mondo sotterraneo fatto di paradossi, di assurdità e di nonsensi. Nella sua caccia al coniglio le accadono le più improbabili disavventure. La voce della narratrice guida alle avventure di Alice in un continuo svilupparsi di personaggi, caratteri, sorprese ed emozioni realizzate con grande tecnica narrativa, humour ed entusiasmo.

What if every thought in your heart took a physical shape - would you love what you see? In a quiet garden, a weeping child named Annie is visited by a radiant spirit who leaves her a singular gift: the "Fairy Flower." Invisible to all but Annie, this snow-white bloom is a living mirror of her...

In this sharp and quietly humorous tale from Hans Christian Andersen, two very different cocks stand as symbols of pride, purpose, and perception. One struts loudly in the farmyard, admired by hens and convinced of his own greatness. The other sits high above on the rooftop—a weather-cock—silent, distant, and certain of his superiority. When a storm shakes the world around them, each remains exactly what he is.

British folklore wasn’t born on a page - it was forged in the firelight. Forget the watered-down, gentle retellings of your childhood. Joseph Jacobs’ "English Fairy Tales" restores the raw, pulse-pounding energy of the original oral tradition. These are the "low" tales of the countryside...

Holmes is facing a problem - a big one. He's on the tail of his most dangerous criminal to date, Professor Moriarty. But it seems that the professor is one step ahead. Can the detective unwind Moriarty's web of crime before it's too late? Or could this really be Holmes' last case? An illustrated adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic Sherlock Holmes mystery - at an easy-to-read level for readers of all ages!

The March sisters are living through tough times. Their father is off at war, money is scarce and the eldest sisters must work to support their mother. Their poverty creates hardship to be overcome. But will the girls grow to find richness of spirit as well as material wealth?

Corduroy and Lisa are going to the dentist in this new addition to the Corduroy collection! Corduroy and Lisa are excited to see their friendly family dentist, shows them how they count their teeth, cleans them, and rinses them. And who knows--maybe they'll even get a surprise at the end of...

Jack and his mother are very poor and have only their cow, Milky-white, to help them survive. When the cow stops giving milk, Jack is sent to the market to sell her, but he ends up trading the cow for a handful of strange-looking beans. His mother is angry and throws the beans out the window, but by the next morning, a massive beanstalk has grown all the way into the sky! Jack climbs the beanstalk and discovers a giant house where a scary ogre lives.

In kurzen, prägnanten Erzählungen lassen sie Tiere sprechen, handeln und streiten – und erzählen dabei mit klarem Blick von menschlichen Schwächen, Klugheit, Gerechtigkeit und Moral. Jede Fabel erzählt eine kleine Geschichte – und öffnet zugleich den Blick auf eine größere Wahrheit über das menschliche Leben. Gerade diese Einfachheit macht ihre Wirkung bis heute so stark: Jede Fabel erzählt eine kleine Geschichte – und öffnet zugleich den Blick auf eine größere Wahrheit über das menschliche Leben.

Mrs. Tabitha Twitchit dresses her three kittens in their finest clothes for a fancy tea party. However, the kittens can't stay out of trouble and quickly lose their elegant outfits to a group of passing ducks!

Pigling Bland is a serious little pig who gets lost on his way to the market and finds himself trapped in a strange hen-house. There, he meets a girl pig named Pig-wig, and together they must find a way to escape to the blue hills.

שולמית, נערה יהודייה יפה וחכמה, נחטפת ונמכרת לעבדות. היא מובאת לביתו של יאניס, אציל יווני ופילוסוף, ידידו הטוב של המלך. עד מהרה מתפתחת ביניהם ידידות עמוקה שמבשילה...

This is a beautiful version of the famous poem by Clement C Moore. Production by Bear Hill Studios features a warm and intimate narration by Laura Cox with accompaniment from musician Will Taylor. ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas crackles with the magic and promise of Christmas Eve as exciting now as when the poem was written 200 years ago.

Il racconto di Daniele Fior, in questa rinnovata edizione, si fa ancora più intenso, giocoso, avvolgente: un incedere incalzante tra zone di luce e ombra, dove ci sembra di palpare il buio della notte in cui l'insonne Pinocchio è sperduto e di camminargli a fianco nei polverosi solleoni delle sue traversate. Le chitarre di Francesco Catalucci sono un contrappunto cucito a pennello sul racconto che aprono paesaggi sonori dolce-amari.