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The New Year celebrations in Chichester are going with a bang, but the city is about to be hit by floods and a terrible storm that wipes out communication with the outside world. Most of the creatures of Chichester are trapped indoors, but Doc and the other goldfish search the strange golden lake looking for answers. Can they help Jacob and his friends banish the blizzard before its too late?

It's 2055. Aliens flock to the city of Chichester to visit the restaurants that now fill the streets. But some of the visitors are the tastiest aliens in the universe - and they have gone missing. Fabia lives above the jewelry shop in South Street with her pet budgies, Sparkle and Topaz. Can they save the scrumptious aliens from the pie factory? Button, Stitchley, and the other creatures in town come to their rescue in this futuristic tale of greed and deception.

It's the summer of 2012 and most of the Twolegs in Chichester, England, are having a good time but not Mr. Penfold, because someone has stolen his dog. A little red-headed Twoleg was last seen leading the dog away - but that was days ago. Button and Stitchley, two intrepid spiders living in North Street, decide to get to the bottom of the crime.

It's two days before the Sloe Fair in Chichester, and all is not well. Smelly ghosts have sailed into the marina on a haunted ship, and Cathy and Peter are missing. Button and Stitchley, the intrepid spiders from North Street, are on the case. This time, they're helped by Purrcasso, the cat from the art gallery, and Sparkle and Topaz, the budgies from South Street. But there's no time to lose. Now that the terrifying thunderstorm has passed, it's time to catch the ghost train before the fair leaves town.

The Twolegs of Chichester are awoken by a blazing inferno just days before Christmas. Evil clowns are roaming the city’s streets, and they are not here to throw custard pies. Two adorable hamsters, Shandy and Mash from South Street, have been badly injured in the fire and desperately need help. It’s time for Button and Stitchley, the intrepid spiders from North Street to once again call upon the creatures of Chichester to solve the mystery, and this time there is a sting in the tale.

More About Animals features stories of fascinating encounters with our friends from the animal kingdom - some whose behavior seems eerily familiar, some who we would like to know better, and some who continue to dazzle us with their wild and mysterious beauty. As these stories reveal, our bonds with the animals all around us grow deeper as we discover new and creative ways to share the planet.

Revenge is one of the great themes in literature, from Shakespeare to Poe. This collection contains 18 original stories commissioned for this volume plus a reprint of a classic Ruth Rendell mystery.

As a royal prince takes his first breath, strange things happen to the Twolegs of Chichester. It's something to do with the swirling purple cloud that has suddenly appeared above the cathedral. A little deaf girl and her pet rabbit, Plectrum, have no idea about the danger they are in - or how their lives will change forever. Once again, Button and Stitchley, the intrepid spiders from North Street call on the creatures of Chichester to solve the mystery as they battle with the starving foxes howling in the night.