Mr. Pin, a rock hopper penguin from the South Pole, loves to solve mysteries in the windy city of Chicago. There's only one thing Mr. Pin likes better-eating yummy chocolate. That's why his detective office is in the back room of Smiling Sally's Diner, where the chocolate syrup is stored. With the help of his young friend Maggie, and tasty candy snacks, he makes Chicago a safer place. Late one night, Berta, the famous opera singer comes to Mr. Pin's office.
She's afraid that someone wants to kidnap the conductor. Mr. Pin and Maggie hurry to the theater to gather clues. Suddenly fog swirls over the stage. When the air clears, the conductor is gone! Will Mr. Pin be able to find him? In this delightful sequel to The Mysterious Cases of Mr. Pin, Mr. Pin provides thoughtful lessons about friendship while he follows the chocolate trails in two puzzling cases. Narrator John McDonough's warm voice makes Mr. Pin's humorous adventures even more entertaining for young readers.
AARDVARK: shouts at
BAKED BEANS: drops on cat
KETCHUP: decorates mother with
Mr Punishment has the perfect punishment for every naughtiness in the world and every day his telephone rings with parents desperate for his advice. But Mr Punishment never seems to get it quite right - with chaotic results!
Read by Steven Butler
(P)2004 Orion Publishing Group.Ltd
The Aldens climb a mountain and find a mystery! The hike up Old Flat Top was only supposed to take a day, but a dangerous rockslide changes everything to reveal a hidden cave that just may hold a legendary treasure!
A classic children's story from one of the world's best-loved children's authors, Enid Blyton - be whisked away by these magical Wishing-Chair stories.
Mollie and Peter are home for the mid-term break, and Binky and the Wishing-Chair are ready to whisk them away to magical lands. They'll meet brownies, visit the Land of Wishes and even find gold at the end of the rainbow.
But best of all will be helping Santa Claus deliver presents for Christmas!
(P) 2017 Hodder Children's Books
Cassie spends her days watching Grandfather and Caleb in the barn, looking out at Papa working the fields, spying on Sarah feeding the goslings. She's an observer, a writer, a storyteller. Everything is as it should be.
But change is inevitable, even on the prairie. Something new is expected, and Sarah says it will be the perfect gift. Cassie isn't so sure. But just as life changes, people change too. And Cassie learns that unexpected surprises can bring great joy.
More Perfect than the Moon invites us back to the Witting family farm, visited in the Newbery Medal-winning Sarah, Plain and Tall; Skylark; and Caleb's Story. With her lyrical prose, Patricia MacLachlan writes about a family's boundless capacity for love.
More Bedtime Relaxations for Children contains six new guided relaxations sessions to calm the busiest of young minds at the end of the day. The sessions can be used again and again to help your child relax and drift off to sleep peacefully.
More Bedtime Relaxations for Children will take your child on six new imaginary journeys that will clear their minds and relax them physically and emotionally, making it easy for them to fall asleep.
Learning to relax at an early age is an important life skill that can be drawn on at any time however young or old.
More Bedtime Relaxations for Children is devised and instructed by Sue Fuller and was recorded in a professional sound studio. Sue is a leading yoga teacher, writer, training course author and mother of two. Sue has studied and taught yoga, meditation and relaxation around the world since 1995. She writes a monthly feature for the Yoga magazine and is the resident yoga expert for Natural Health magazine.
Mooncakes is the lyrical story of a young girl who shares the special celebration of the Chinese Moon Festival with her parents. As they eat mooncakes, drink tea and watch the night sky together, Mama and Baba tell ancient tales of a magical tree that can never be cut down, the Jade Rabbit who came to live on the moon and one brave woman's journey to eternal life. With a gentle focus on the importance of family, Mooncakes is both a perfect book for parent and child to read together and an ideal choice for schools and libraries.
This is a paperback edition of a beloved and bestselling Orca title.
A book of Farmyard stories from the bestselling author Francesca Simon introduces the animals from Buffin Street. Being on audiobook gives the opoportunity to create entertaining and funny animal sound effects that children will delight in reading along with.
1) Runaway Duckling
2) Baa Baa! Where Are My Lambs?
3) Billy The Kid Goes Wild
4) Barnyard Hullabaloo
6) Mish Mash Hash
7) Chicks Just Want to Have Fun
8) Moo Baa Baa Quack
Read by Miranda Richardson
(P)2004 Orion Publishing Group.Ltd
Three children have been kidnapped by some mad aunts and panic is spreading. But Myrtle, Coral and Etta are far from killers - they need the children to help them in a caring mission. The secret island where they live is a sanctuary for wonderful creatures - mermaids, selkies, the boobrie bird, and even the Kraken. The kidnapped children love their magical life - but the Island of Monsters has become the target of some dangerous villians...
The third slimy segment in Kirk Scroggs' ghoulishly good Wiley and Grampa's Creature Features series, Monster Fish Frenzy is a gut-busting, Pork Cracklin'-filled tale involving aquatic adventures both awesome and awful. When Wiley and Grampa courageously set out upon Lake Putrid to catch the infamous Moby Fizz, they'll brave more disgusting dangers-particularly Gramma's homemade pimento and cheese-than Grampa's trusty fishing net can handle.
Molly Moon returns ... and bumps into earlier versions of herself -- four of them, to be exact -- all kidnapped and transported back in time to nineteenth-century India by Molly's most fearsome nemesis yet, an insane maharaja. Molly foiled his plans once already, by stopping Primo Cell from becoming President of the United States. This time around, the maharaja is determined to alter the course of history.
The only thing standing in his way is Molly and her brave pug, Petula.
