Joseph Delaney used to be an English teacher, before becoming the best-selling author of the Spook's series, which has been published in 30 countries and sold over 4.5 million copies worldwide. The first book, The Spook's Apprentice, was adapted into a major motion picture starring Jeff Bridges and Julianne Moore.

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Ladybird has published fairy tales for over forty-five years, bringing the magic of traditional stories to each new generation of children. The Ladybird Tales series is based on the original Ladybird re-tellings, with beautiful pictures of the kind children like best ­- full of richness and detail. 
 
The story of Snow White and Rose Red is one of the lesser-known fairy tales, collected by the Brothers Grimm in Germany in the 19th century. 
 
This retelling of the story, originally published by Ladybird in 1969, is one of the best-known versions of Snow White and Rose Red in modern times.

Ladybird Tales: Snow White and Rose Red

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Brought to you by Ladybird. 
 
Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Family Time With Peppa by Ladybird. 
 
A collection of 10 newly recorded audio stories based on Peppa Pig, the hit TV show! 
 
Meet Peppa's baby sister and enjoy family adventures in this fun-filled collection featuring stories such as: 'Peppa's New Baby Sister', 'Peppa's Summer Holiday', 'The Castle', 'Granny and Grandpa Pig's Day Out', 'Baking Competition', 'Granny Pig's Perfume', 'George's Balloon', 'Grandpa Pig's Plane' and 'George's Digger' and 'Peppa's Vegetable Garden'. 
 
Also available: 
 
Peppa Pig: Peppa’s Favourite Places 
 
Peppa Pig: Peppa and the Great Outdoors 
 
Peppa Pig: Bedtime Stories 
 
Peppa Pig: Play Days 
 
Peppa Pig: Adventures with Peppa 
 
Peppa Pig: On the Road with Peppa©2025 Ladybird (P)2025 Penguin Audio

Peppa Pig: Family Time with Peppa

Shirley Hughes

Shirley Hughes is one of the best known and most popular creators of children's books, and her keen observation of family life have earned her a special place in the hearts of children and adults. This unique collection brings together some of her very best work and celebrates her amazing achievements over the years. There's a wealth of treasure for children of all ages to enjoy, beginning with a selection of simple rhymes and stories and moving on to some of Shirley's classic picture books featuring such well-loved favourites as Dogger, Alfie and Annie Rose. Enjoy stories from My Naughty Little Sister as well as a wealth of other characters. There's also a selection of stories for older readers including The Lion and the Unicorn and Enchantment in the Garden, which combine satisfyingly longer texts with marvellously expansive pictures. Shirley Hughes' warmth and versatility shine from every page of this stunning collection which will captivate readers of all ages and take pride of place on the family bookshelf.

The Shirley Hughes Collection

Brought to you by Ladybird. 
 
A heart-warming collection of original audio stories celebrating Christmas. 
 
Join the festive fun and discover the joy of kindness, togetherness and giving in five magical new stories! These uplifting stories are perfect for young children celebrating Christmas with their friends and family, or for those who love sharing in the wonder and traditions of the festive season. 
 
These stories are aimed at children aged three to six for family listening, learning and the development of young minds. 
 
Other audiobooks in the Ladybird Audio Original series include Ladybird Advent Stories, Ladybird Funny Nativity Play and the Ladybird Audio Adventures series.

Ladybird Stories for Christmas

Johnny Morris

Sixteen more charming animal stories, read by everyone's favourite zookeeper.   The tales are: 1. Winkle, the Zoo Cat, is lost and found. 2. Nibble, the Squirrel, has his revenge. 3. The arrival of Otto, the German Giraffe. 4. Coconut, the Orang-Utan, has fun with the lawn. 5. Otto and Georgina, the Giraffes, give their tongues a rest. 6. Bernard, the Baboon, and clever Little Titch. 7. Side-splitter, the Kookaburra, gives the game away. 8. Fanfare, the Peacock, sounds the alarm. 9. Half-a-tick, the Mongoose, is ‘egged’ on. 10. Dago, the Capybara, becomes established. 11. Ever-so-teeny and Ever-so-weeny, the Harvest Mice. 12. Hilda, the Ostrich, is annoyed. 13. Private Eye, the Vulture, gives a consultation. 14. The Budgerigars’ Record Book. 15. Small Change, the Guinea-pig, tries hard. 16. Trit-Trot, the Pony, over-turns his cart.   Vintage Beeb: classic albums first available as BBC LPs, now reissued on CD as as downloads. Guidance: as this contains archive/offair material the sound quality may vary.

Johnny Morris Reads More Bedtime Stories (Vintage Beeb)

Puffin Books

A lively collection of nineteen five-minute stories, ideally suited to the audiobook format. Here are stories old and new, from Perrault's LITTLE RED-RIDING HOOD and the traditional tale of THE THREE BILLY GOATS GRUFF to Margaret Mahy's HORRENDOUS HULLABALOO and Dick King-Smith's BLESSU. There are stories about animals, magic and mermaids, in this fascinating audiobook anthology.

Puffin Book of Five-minute Stories

Yvonne Battle-Felton

Chitra Soundar

Join six kings, queens and warriors from around the world as they battle for crowns, vanquish dark forces and claim their thrones in this colourful illustrated collection of Ladybird Tales.

Ladybird Tales of Crowns and Thrones

With an Introduction From Gemma Whelan

Doffy Weir

Peter Harris

Children who enjoyed Bottomley the Brave and Bottomley Cattery when they were younger will be delighted to see that Bottomley, the cat of little energy and a large imagination, is back in three new stories for older readers.In Bottomley's Spooky Night, Bottomley unsuspectingly ventures out on Hallowe'en and meets an army of creatures he thinks are trying to invade the planet! In Bottomley in Telly Land, our favourite moggy sneaks into a TV studios and kids himself into thinking that he is going to become a TV star, and in Bottomley's Angels, Bottomley finds himself taking a big part in the school nativity play.

Bottomley At Large

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