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Whether it's Halloween or just an opportune time for home theatricals, every so often an occasion calls for fake blood. But how do you make fake blood? We have the recipe.

Long ago in London Town, at a time when the muffin man's cries began the day and the lamplighter ushered in the night, two young orphans lived together in the bleak, cold shelter of a public workhouse.

For his birthday, Gus' mom sends him to karate camp with his best friend Bean. When Gus and Bean arrive at camp, Billy the bully is there, too. Gus hopes Billy won't ruin his birthday fun.

Presents with elegant wrapping paper, festive decorations, Christmas cookies with sprinkles - and who could forget the tree? After all, there is no such thing as too much tinsel. Ooh la la! This year, Nancy is especially excited about decorating the Christmas tree. She bought a brand-new sparkly tree topper with her own money and has been waiting for Christmas to come. But when things don't turn out the way Nancy planned, will Christmas still be splendiferous?

This holiday season, you can spoil your kids with the gifts of mindfulness and meditation! Being parents ourselves, we know that children get super-excited around Christmas and they have a hard time falling asleep. Especially, since their bed time schedule can be a bit looser and there are no school nights. But how can you get your happy little elf to fall asleep this holiday season? The answer is simple. Mindfulness meditation stories for happy zzz’s!

Bonnie Bunny and her garden friends are planning the Easter egg hunt with Mrs. Bumble. Grumpy Mrs. Stitch watches as Bonnie hides all the eggs and creeps out into the garden to steal them all during the night. Will Bonnie find out in time to save the day?

In this festive anthology, you’ll find 12 original short stories to start getting your kids excited for Christmas morning. Some stories are fun, and some are silly, but all will bring the magic of Christmas into your child’s life.

Aggie Morton lives in a small town on the coast of England in 1902. Adventurous and imaginative but deeply shy, Aggie hasn't got much to do since the death of her beloved father...until the fateful day when she crosses paths with 12-year-old Belgian immigrant Hector Perot and discovers a dead body on the floor of the Mermaid Dance Room! As the number of suspects grows and the murder threatens to tear the town apart, Aggie and her new friend will need every tool at their disposal - including their insatiable curiosity, deductive skills, and not a little help from their friends.

Shh! Fancy Nancy and her classmates are planning a surprise party - that means it's top secret! Together Nancy and her friends prepare the treats and decorate the classroom for the party. Everything has to be kept super secret. Even the cupcakes have a surprise inside! Will you be able to guess who the party is for? Fans of Fancy Nancy will delight as they join Nancy in planning a fabulous surprise in this Fancy Nancy I Can Read Super Secret Surprise Party.

It’s Love Day! Mr Brown has forgotten to book a table for the Browns’ special Love Day dinner, and Paddington is on a mission to deliver Love Day cards to all his friends.

Dim the lights and gather around the freshly-trimmed tree for a magical Christmas Eve experience that will become a family tradition. The beloved poem from Clement C. Moore captures the true spirit of Christmas.

Inspired by the Celtic legend and the spirit of the imagination, Christmas in Camelot is Mary Pope Osborne's gift to young listeners everywhere. It begins with a simple invitation to spend Christmas Eve in Camelot, a magical place that exists only in myth and fantasy. What Jack and Annie don't know is that the invitation will send them on a quest to save Camelot itself, not from destruction, but from being forgotten forever.

All the dinosaurs are getting ready for Passover, but no one will come to Tyrannosaurus Rex's seder because they think he will eat them. This gives him terrible tsuris, the Yiddish word for "worry." "You think you have tsuris?" Stegosaurus asks. "I can't find parsley for my seder." "And I can't find a brisket big enough to feed all my cousins. That's what you call tsuris!" Allosaurus says. But when T-Rex wails, "I have no guests for my seder!" all the dinosaurs agree that his tsuris is the worst, as the most important part of the seder is sharing it with guests.

Six wonderfully fun and festive audio stories to entertain little ones over the Christmas season. Compiled by HarperCollins Children’s Books, this audio download is a magical collection showcasing some of the best-loved characters in children’s literature.

Tony Robinson stars in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of E. T. A. Hoffmann's renowned Christmas story, which inspired Tchaikovsky's ballet The Nutcracker. It is Christmas Eve, and young Mary and Fred are opening presents from their godfather, Drosselmeier the toymaker. Mary's favourite gift is a nutcracker soldier, and she is disappointed when his jaw breaks on a particularly hard nut.

Mirabelle's best friend Carlotta is having a birthday party. Mirabelle is so excited and wants to help make it extra-special but somehow, when the day of the party arrives, everything starts going a little bit ... wrong. Maybe a bit of fairy magic will help? Or maybe that will lead to even more magical chaos!

Whiskerwinkle's Christmas Adventure invites listeners into the enchanting world of Sprinkle-Sweet Land, where Whiskerwinkle Sprite embarks on a fantastical journey to spread holiday joy and meet Santa Claus himself. With a sparkling coat and a hat aglow with twinkling lights, Whiskerwinkle leads friends Tibbles the Toffee, Benny the Buzzle, and Sarah the Snook on a trek through gumdrop valleys and peppermint lanes, celebrating Christmas with laughter and candy cane rains.

Join Whiskerwinkle and friends in Whiskerwinkle's Halloween Trick-or-Treat, a delightful adventure filled with spooky fun, sweet treats, and festive excitement! Follow Whiskerwinkle as he dons his adorable costume and embarks on a magical journey through a whimsical neighborhood. Along the way, he meets friendly ghosts, mischievous pumpkins, and a host of delightful characters.

Verzaubere die Vorweihnachtszeit mit unserem einzigartigen Weihnachtsgeschichten-Adventskalender für Kinder! Hektik und Stress in der Adventszeit. Die Vorweihnachtszeit kann oft chaotisch und überwältigend sein. Hektisches Einkaufen, Stress bei der Geschenksuche und das Jonglieren von Terminen lassen kaum Raum für die besinnlichen Momente, die diese Zeit so besonders machen. Die Kinder sind aufgeregt, aber auch unruhig – sie können den großen Tag kaum erwarten und fragen sich, was der Advent für sie bedeutet.

Kaum zu glauben! Auf Mats und Matilda wartet ein Abenteuer in den Bergen. Ihr Onkel Ulf hat sie eingeladen, die Adventszeit bei ihm auf seiner Berghütte zu verbringen. Spekulatius darf dabei natürlich nicht fehlen. Die drei Freunde sind begeistert vom Rodeln im Schnee, dem riesigen Tannenbaum auf dem Dorfplatz und der Sage über den Schneeriesen, die sie in der kleinen Dorfschule zu hören bekommen. Doch dann scheint das Ungeheuer tatsächlich bis ins Dorf gekommen zu sein, denn eines Tages fehlt der große Tannenbaum, und riesige Fußabdrücke sind im Schnee zu erkennen.