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Andrew Swanston read law at Cambridge, but was inspired to write by his lifelong interest in early modern history. His Thomas Hill novels – The King’s Spy, The King’s Exile and The King’s Return – are set against the backdrops of the English Civil War, Cromwell’s Commonwealth and the early Restoration respectively. He is also the author of Waterloo: The Bravest Man and Beautiful Star and Other Stories. His first historical thriller set during the reign of Elizabeth I – Incendium (published in paperback as The Incendium Plot) – introduced readers to the academic, lawyer and intelligencer Dr Christopher Radcliff, whose adventures continue in Chaos. Andrew Swanston lives in Surrey.

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A E Langsford

A G Hopkins

A. J. BAIME is the New York Times best-selling author of The Arsenal of Democracy: FDR, Detroit, and an Epic Quest to Arm an America at War and Go Like Hell: Ford, Ferrari, and Their Battle for Speed and Glory at Le Mans. Both books are in development for major motion pictures. Baime is a longtime regular contributor to the Wall Street Journal, and his articles have also appeared in the New York Times, Popular Science, and Men’s Journal. He lives in Granite Bay, California. Visit him at facebook.com/ajbaime and trumanbook.com.

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A J Jacobs

A J P Taylor

Anthony James Pollard is a British medieval historian, specialising in the fifteenth century and in particular the Wars of the Roses. A leading authority in the field, he is profesor emeritus of Teesside University. His books include North-Eastern England during the Wars of the Roses, Richard III and the Princes in theTower, Imagining Robin Hood: the Late Medieval Stories in Historical Context and Warwick the kingmaker: Politics, Power and Fame.

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A J Rochester

A K Benjamin is a clinical neuropsychologist and the author of Let Me Not Be Mad: A Story of Unravelling Minds.

A K Benjamin

A. L. Berridge read English at Oxford, and taught for ten years before moving into television, where her production credits range from period drama and thrillers to long-running soaps. She has written two previous novels, Top Ten besteller Honour and the Sword and In the Name of the King. Into the Valley of Death is her third novel.

A L Berridge

Alison Gaylin's first job was as a reporter for a celebrity tabloid, which sparked a lifelong interest in writing about people committing despicable acts. More than a decade later, she wrote and published her Edgar-nominated first novel, HIDE YOUR EYES. 
 
She's since published nine more books, including the USA Today and international bestselling Brenna Spector suspense series, which has been nominated for the Edgar, Anthony and Thriller awards and won the Shamus award. 
 
She lives in upstate New York with her husband, daughter, cat and dog.

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A P Wavell

A.S. Webb is the Sunday Times bestselling author of Daughter of Chaos, the first instalment of The Dark Pantheon Trilogy. She is inspired by stories rooted in history and mythology, that push the boundaries of imagination and urge us to reflect on what it means to be human.

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A. A. Dhand is the author of six previous novels, and has been shortlisted for the CWA Steel Dagger Award. His DI Harry Virdee novels are currently being adapted for TV by the BBC. He was raised in Bradford and spent his youth observing the city from behind the counter of a small convenience store. After qualifying as a pharmacist, he worked in London and travelled extensively before returning to Bradford to start his own business and begin writing. The history, diversity and darkness of the city have inspired all his novels. For more information about A. A. Dhand and his books, follow him on X @aadhand, and on Instagram @aa_dhand.

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A. A. Gill

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A. Anatoli

A. B. Poranek grew up sharing her time between Ontario, Canada and rural Poland, and eventually completed a veterinary degree at the Warsaw University of Life Sciences. A lover of mythology and history, she enjoys exploring both in her writing. Her debut novel, Where the Dark Stands Still, an instant New York Times bestseller, is an ode to Poland's folktales, while A Treachery of Swans transports readers to a world inspired by 17th century France.

A. B. Poranek

A. Bradley

Professor A. C. Grayling is Principal of the New College of the Humanities at Northeastern University, London, and a Supernumerary Fellow of St Anne's College, Oxford. He has written and edited over thirty books on philosophy, history, science and current affairs. For several years he wrote columns for the Guardian newspaper and The Times and was the chairman of the 2014 Man Booker Prize.

A. C. Grayling

A.D. Miller is the author of Snowdrops, The Earl of Petticoat Lane and The Faithful Couple. Snowdrops was a bestseller and was shortlisted for many prizes including the Man Booker and the CWA Gold Dagger. It was translated into 25 languages. As Moscow Correspondent of The Economist A.D. Miller has travelled across the former Soviet Union and covered the Orange Revolution in Ukraine; he is now the magazine’s Culture Editor based in London. 
 
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A. D. Miller

A. E. Ellis

A. E. W. Mason

A. Humphreys

A. Igoni Barrett was born in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, in 1979 and lives in Lagos. He is a winner of the 2005 BBC World Service short story competition, the recipient of a Chinua Achebe Center Fellowship, a Norman Mailer Center Fellowship, and a Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center Residency. His short story collection, Love is Power, or Something Like That, was published in 2013. In 2014 he was named on the Africa39 list of sub-Saharan African writers under 40. Blackass is his first novel.

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Roald Dahl

Quentin Blake

Celebrating 85 years of Sparking Imaginations 
 
A beautiful clothbound edition of the much-loved modern classic Matilda. Bound in real cloth with two coloured foils and sprayed coloured edges, this deluxe edition is a perfect gift or collector’s item. Part of an eight book set published to mark the 85th anniversary of Puffin Books. With a brand-new foreword from Robin Stevens. 
 
These books gave Matilda a hopeful and comforting message: you are not alone. 
 
Matilda is a brilliant child with a magical mind. 
 
But her parents have decided she's just a nuisance who wastes too much time on reading and stories. 
 
And her headmistress Miss Trunchbull is a terrible bully, who thinks children are rotten and awful and should be locked up. 
 
Now it's time for Matilda to find the power to change her story, and show them just how extraordinary children can be . . . 
 
Collect all eight titles in the Puffin Clothbound 85th Anniversary Collection 
 
THE STORY OF TRACY BEAKER by Jacqueline Wilson with a foreword by Beth Lincoln 
DIARY OF A WIMPY KID by Jeff Kinney with a foreword by Dapo Adeola 
CHARLOTTE’S WEB by E.B. White with a foreword by Jordan Lees 
MATILDA by Roald Dahl with a foreword by Robin Stevens 
THE EXTREMELY EMBARRASSING LIFE OF LOTTIE BROOKS by Katie Kirby with a foreword by Nadia Shireen 
PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS: THE LIGHTNING THIEF by Rick Riordan with a foreword by Nazneen Ahmed Pathak 
PIG-HEART BOY by Malorie Blackman with a foreword by Adam Kay 
WONDER by R.J. Palacio with a foreword by Tom Fletcher

Matilda

Film Tie-in

Tom Fletcher

Shane Devries

The number-one-bestselling, magical children's book series from Tom Fletcher. 
The Christmasaurus is a series about a boy named William Trundle and a dinosaur named the Christmasaurus. 
It's about how they meet one Christmas Eve and have a magical adventure. It's about friendship and families, sleigh bells and Santa, singing elves and flying reindeer. 
It's about discovering your heart's true desire, and learning that the impossible might just be possible.

Have you ever heard of Ebenezer Scrooge? The grumpy, miserable man from that very famous old book, who HATES Christmas? The man who is more BAH HUMBUG than HO HO HO? 
 
Well, what if I told you that he was about to step out of HIS story and into this one? I know!!! And even worse, he wants to CANCEL CHRISTMAS! 
 
But don't panic - William Trundle and his very best friend, the Christmasaurus, are on the case. They're determined to track down Scrooge and stop him from ruining the most magical day of the year. And they're not alone. The whole Trundle family, new friends Eddie and Lucy and, of course, Santa himself are here to help! 
 
Can these festive friends stop Scrooge before it's too late - and save Christmas?

A Christmasaurus Carol

Lucy wakes up one morning to discover something very strange indeed. All the grown-ups in her town have disappeared. 
 
All the other kids in Whiffington are so excited! No more grown-ups means no more school! No more bedtime! No more rules! 
 
But Lucy wants her mum back - and nothing is going to stop her. 
 
So - along with her friends Norman and Ella - Lucy sets off on an unbelievable adventure into a topsy-turvy, back-to-front and inside-out new world . . . The world underneath her bed. The world of . . . The Creakers! 
 
The number one bestseller, packed with amazing illustrations by Shane Devries. 
 
Praise for The Creakers: 
 
'Stonkingly good . . . A compelling adventure and a nuanced celebration of friendship and family love' The Guardian 
 
'10 out of 10 bum trumps!' Guff the Creaker

The Creakers

Jacqueline Wilson

'I seemed to be seeing double. I saw two Edies instead of one - but they weren't the same.' 
 
Edie is fascinated by Victorian times, and she's just desperate to be cast in the lead role of her drama club production of Oliver. When she's given a real Victorian notebook she's determined to write the best story ever, all about a girl in a workhouse. But when she starts writing, something strange happens. 
 
Edie finds herself in Victorian London. She feels the same, but everything around her is completely different to what she knows. Soon, she realises she's living the life of another Edie Trimmer - and is in danger of being sent to a real workhouse! 
 
Will she forget everything she knows about her other life - and will she ever be able to make it back to her family? 
 
A heart-warming time slip adventure about family and friendship from the much-loved, bestselling Jacqueline Wilson.

The Other Edie Trimmer

"To pay Mrs Twit back for the worms in his spaghetti, Mr Twit thought up a really clever, nasty trick . . ." 
 
Mr Twit is a foul and smelly man who always has bits of cornflake and sardine in his beard. 
 
 Mrs Twit is scheming and sly and always thinking of the next horrible trick to play on her husband. 
 
 The Twits are so ghastly and evil that they even keep Muggle-Wump the monkey and his family captive in their garden. 
 
 But not for much longer! The monkeys are planning to trick the terrible Twits so that they can escape and put a stop to the frightful pair once and for all!

The Twits

Jill Murphy

Everything I do always goes wrong in the end. . . 
 
Lovable but disaster-prone Mildred Hubble is possibly the worst ever trainee witch to darken the doors of Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches. 
 
As if by magic Mildred has made it to Year Four without being expelled. Even though everyone knows her as the worst witch in the school, she's secretly set her sights on winning the highest honour - that of Head Girl of Miss Cackle's Academy. Can she stay out of trouble and prove to everyone that even the worst witch can turn her fortunes around?. . . 
 
First Prize for the Worst Witch is the final adventure in Jill Murphy's hilarious Worst Witch series full of fun, magic and mayhem.

First Prize for the Worst Witch

Rachael Dean

Mab's mum is obsessed with fairies - she even named Mab after the Fairy Queen! Their flat is full of fairy ornaments, tiny fairy furniture and they've even got fairy lights in the toilet. Mab doesn't quite get it, but she knows that fairies make her mum happy, especially after Dad left. 
 
When Mab comes into school with a new fairy dress on her birthday, her teacher gives her a book all about Victorian fairies. She reads it with her mum and her little brother Robin, and she's surprised to see the drawings inside are nothing like the sweet fairies she imagined. 
 
But the biggest surprise of all is a tiny thing that tumbles out of the pages of the book... 
 
A magical, captivating story about fairies, families and friendship from the brilliant, award-winning Jacqueline Wilson.

Project Fairy

Discover a brand new magical adventure from Jacqueline Wilson

Greetings to you, the lucky finder of this Gold Ticket from Mr Willy Wonka! Tremendous things are in store for you! 
 
Charlie Bucket's life is about to change forever, thanks to one miraculous moment! 
 
Willy Wonka, chocolate maker extraordinaire, has hidden five golden tickets in five ordinary bars of chocolate, and any child who finds one will get the chance to visit his incredible factory. 
 
And Charlie has found one . . . But so have . . . 
 
Augustus Gloop - a glutton for chocolate 
Veruca Salt - a spoiled and selfish brat 
Violet Beauregarde - a repulsive gum-chewer 
Mike Teavee - a television fiend 
 
With a chocolate river, delectable confectionery and mysterious Oompa Loompas, Mr Wonka's factory is the most wondrous place Charlie has ever seen.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

WHOOSH! 
Inside the Great Glass Elevator, Willy Wonka, Charlie Bucket and his family are cruising a thousand feet above the chocolate factory. 
 
 They can see the whole world below them, but they're not alone. The American Space Hotel has also just launched. Lurking inside are the Vermicious Knids - the most brutal beasts in the universe! 
Can Charlie and Willy Wonka stop them from destroying everything?

Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator

The Christmasaurus is back! Get ready for the magical festive adventure from bestselling author, Tom Fletcher! 
 
You know about the Naughty List, right? Well, this year, the Christmasaurus is on a mission to track down children who have found themselves on the Naughty List to help them put wrongs to rights, naughty to nice! 
 
This is a story about mischievous kids learning the error of their ways, but it's also about sharing the true spirit of Christmas and realising that sometimes things aren't quite as they first appear...

The Christmasaurus and the Naughty List

"On a hill above the valley there was a wood. 
In the wood there was a huge tree. Under the tree there was a hole. 
In the hole lived Mr Fox and Mrs Fox and their four Small Foxes. . . " 
 
Mr Fox is a very clever fox - every evening he creeps down into the valley and helps himself to food from the nearby farms. 
 
Chickens from Farmer Boggis, ducks and geese from Farmer Bunce, and turkeys from Farmer Bean. 
 
But now the farmers have had enough, and together they hatch a plan to get rid of Mr Fox for good! 
 
But what they don't know is Mr Fox has some help, and a fantastic escape plan of his own...

Fantastic Mr Fox

"The rule would be this: whatever George saw, if it was runny or powdery or gooey, in it went . . ." 
 
 
George Kranky's grandma is a grouch. She's always mean to George (and not much nicer to his parents either). 
 
 One day, when George is put in charge of giving Grandma her medicine, he wonders if he can come up with his own remedy to try and help Grandma become less of a grump. 
 
 Using some rather unusual ingredients, George creates his magic medicine*. But will it stop his grandma from being so horrible . . . or will it shoot sparks out of the top of her head?! 
 
 *WARNING: Do NOT try to make George's Marvellous Medicine yourselves at home. It is likely to be extremely dangerous.

George's Marvellous Medicine

"Bigger and bigger grew the peach, bigger and bigger and BIGGER." 
 
 
James Henry Trotter is about to go on the adventure of a lifetime. 
 
James lives his awful Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker, two of the meanest people you can imagine. 
 
 
Life isn't much fun at all, until something peculiar happens at the bottom of his garden . . . 
 
 
A peach at the very top of a tree begins to grow . . . and grow . . . and GROW! Inside are seven very unusual insects - all waiting to take James on a magical journey.

James and the Giant Peach

"Human beans is not really believing in giants, is they? Human beans is not thinking we exist." 
 
 
One dark, silvery moonlit night, Sophie is snatched from her bed by a giant! 
 
 Luckily it is the Big Friendly Giant (the BFG), who is no ordinary bone-crunching giant, but instead prefers snozzcumbers and frobscottle to children. 
 
 But there are other giants in Giant Country. And those giants have a plan to gallop far and wide to find some tasty human beans to eat. 
 
 Can Sophie and the BFG stop them?

The BFG

"One child a week is fifty-two a year. Squish them and squiggle them and make them disappear." 
 
This is a story about REAL WITCHES. 
 
Real witches dress in ordinary clothes, have ordinary jobs and look very much like ordinary people. 
 
But they are far from ORDINARY . . . 
 
The Grand High Witch, leader of all the witches, has a plan to make each and every child disappear. 
 
That is, unless one boy and his grandmother can stop her . . .

The Witches

Paul McCartney

Kathryn Durst

As the Chillers explored, Lucy spotted a picture of Nandude, their adventurous grandmother. 
"When will we see her again?" asked Bob. 
"Perhaps we could go on an adventure to find her!" said Em . . . 
 
Grandude and the Chillers are back! 
 
Jump aboard Grandude's magical green submarine and join the quest to find Nandude, following her musical trail around the world and deep beneath the sea. 
 
From the legendary Paul McCartney's unique imagination comes this action-packed, rip-roaring adventure. Packed full of strange surprises, playful Beatles references, and heart-warming family fun. 
 
Celebrate the fun grandparents and their grandchildren can have together, even if there is a bit of distance keeping them apart. 
 
Praise for New York Times Number 1 Bestseller Hey Grandude! 
A charming tale from the music legend - with the most glorious illustrations that will be enjoyed by old and young - THE SUN 
 
Inspired by his own experience of being a 'Grandude' of eight, the picture book sees four youngsters and their grandfather travel the world on a host of magical adventures. Accompanied by Kathryn Durst's colourful illustrations, it is sure to take pride of place on any little one's bookshelf - OK MAGAZINE

Grandude's Green Submarine

Ladybird

Brought to you by Ladybird. 
 
 A sparkling collection of original audio stories for little adventurers. 
 
 Immerse yourself in the wonderful worlds of witches, wizards and unicorns, and meet some incredible magical creatures in five new adventures! These new magical stories are the perfect listen for young children with big imaginations. 
 
This fun audiobook is filled with creative and engaging sound effects and is the perfect listening experience for little listeners everywhere. 
 
 These stories are aimed at children aged 3-6, for family listening and learning and development for young minds. 
 Other audiobooks in the Ladybird Audio Original series include Ladybird Advent Stories, I'm Ready for Big School and the Ladybird Audio Adventures.

Ladybird Magical Stories

Terry Pratchett

Imagination is an amazing thing. 
 
It can take you to the top of the highest mountain, or down to the bottom of the deepest depths of the sea. 
 
This where it took Doggins on his Awfully Big Adventure: a quest full of magic and flying machines. (And the world's best joke - trust me, it's hilarious.) 
 
It took three young inventors to the moon (where they may or may not have left a bottle of lemonade) and a caveman on a trip to the dentist. 
 
You can join them on these adventures, and many more, in this incredible collection of stories . . . 
 
From the greatest imagination there ever was. 
 
Written for local newspapers when Terry Pratchett was a young lad, these never previously published stories are packed full of anarchic humour and wonderful wit. 
 
A must-have for Terry fans . . . and young readers looking for a fix of magic.

The Time-travelling Caveman

OH LISTEN! WHO'S in your audiobook? 
 
A host of curious creatures have invaded your audiobook, and we need your help! 
 
This is an exciting audio adventure, where children need to perform a range of fun actions and noises to help free Monster, Dragon, Alien, Elf, Witch and Superhero! With a host of interactive and exciting sound effects to spark little listeners' imaginations. 
 
This brand new audio bundle is read for the first time by author Tom Fletcher!

Who’s In Your Audiobook?

Jeff Kinney

You've never seen the Wimpy Kid World like this before - an entirely new, awesome, friendly, truly fantastic fantasy quest from #1 international bestselling author Jeff Kinney! 
 
From the imagination of Wimpy Kid's Rowley Jefferson comes an adventure of epic proportions! Join Roland and his best friend, Garg the Barbarian, as they leave the safety of their village and embark on a quest to save Roland's mum from the White Warlock. Will our heroes survive? Find out in Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Adventure! 
 
And don't miss Rowley Jefferson's first book, the instant #1 bestseller, Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson's Journal.

Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Adventure

'In the beginning, there was nothing but endless flatness. Then came the Carpet . . .' 
 
That's the old story everyone knows and loves (even if they don't really believe it). But now the Carpet is home to many different tribes and peoples and there's a new story in the making. 
 
The story of Fray, sweeping a trail of destruction across the Carpet, and two brothers, who set out on an adventure to end all adventures. 
 
A hilarious fantasy, perfect for ages seven an up, written by master storyteller Terry Pratchett.

The Carpet People

J. M. Barrie

When Peter Pan flies through the Darling Children's nursery window one night, he is nearly captured and makes a hasty escape, leaving behind his shadow. Returning with the fairy Tinker Bell to reclaim it, he wakes up Wendy, John and Michael, and whisks them away to the magical shores of Neverland. 
 
There they meet the Lost Boys, befriend Tiger Lily and her Braves, swim with the mermaids in the lagoon and have a host of wonderful adventures. But danger awaits too, for the terrible Captain Hook and his pirate gang are determined to make them walk the plank... 
 
Abridged by Martin Jarvis, JM Barrie's timeless masterpiece is introduced by Michael Morpurgo and read by ten star actors: Kit Harrington, Martin Jarvis, Alex Jennings, Alex Kingston, Joanna Lumley, Helen McCrory, Jennifer Saunders, Juliet Stevenson, David Walliams and Zoe Wanamaker. 
 
All publisher's profits from the sale of this recording will be shared equally between The Peter Pan Moat Brae Trust (Registered Scottish Charity Number SC041382 and Company Number SC363695) and Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity (Registered Charity Number 1160024 and Company number 09338724).

Peter Pan

Brought to life by magical storytellers

'She is the best-kept Christmas secret of all,' whispered Santa Claus. 'Which is surprising, because Christmas itself would not exist without her. She is older than time itself, yet still as young as tomorrow. She is known only as the Winter Witch.' 
 
One year has passed since William Trundle's incredible adventure with the most extraordinary dinosaur: the Christmasaurus. Now, William is swept back to the magical North Pole, where he meets the mysterious, icy Winter Witch - whose power to control time allows Santa Claus to make the long journey all around the world every Christmas Eve. 
 
And when they learn that the fate of Christmas itself hangs in the balance, William and the Christmasaurus must work with the Winter Witch to protect it... 
 
Full of magic and music, humour and heart, and a friendship like no other, The Christmasaurus and the Winter Witch is the most enchanting Christmas read for the whole family.

The Christmasaurus and the Winter Witch

New York Times No.1 Bestseller - now including a story CD performed by the author, bringing the magic to life. 
 
From the legendary Paul McCartney - an action-packed picture-book adventure celebrating the fun that grandparents and grandchildren can have when their imaginations run wild. 
 
Grandude is a one-of-a-kind adventurer - a Mary Poppins for the modern day! With his magic compass he whisks his four grandkids off on whirlwind adventures, taking them all around the globe . . . Join them as they ride flying fish, dodge stampedes, and escape avalanches! 
 
Beautifully imagined in a riot of colour by talented children's illustrator Kathryn Durst, it's the perfect bedtime story for little explorers. 
 
This is a new paperback edition with an accompanying CD, featuring narration, instrumental music, and sound effects - all performed by the author himself. 
 
A charming tale from the music legend - with the most glorious illustrations that will be enjoyed by old and young - THE SUN 
 
Inspired by his own experience of being a 'Grandude' of eight, the picture book sees four youngsters and their grandfather travel the world on a host of magical adventures. Accompanied by Kathryn Durst's colourful illustrations, it's sure to take pride of place on any little one's bookshelf - 
OK MAGAZINE

Hey Grandude!

Helen Nicoll

Jan Pienkowski

Penguin presents Meg and Mog Audio Collection by Helen Nicoll and Jan Pienkowski. 
 
Join Meg and Mog on their magical adventures with all their friends in this brand new collection of thirteen beloved stories. 
 
This new collection features narration from award winning actress Samantha Bond as well as specially commissioned sound effects and music which will delight Children of all ages. 
 
The stories featured in this collection are: 
 
Meg and Mog 
Meg's Eggs 
Meg at Sea 
Meg on the Moon 
Meg up the Creek 
Meg's Mummy 
Mog's Missing 
Meg goes to Bed 
Meg and Pirate 
Meg and the Dragon 
Meg in the Jungle 
Meg and the Roman's 
Meg's Christmas 
 
©2019 Helen Nicoll and Jan Pienkowski (P)2019 Penguin Audio

Meg and Mog Audio Collection

Dougie Poynter

Random House presents the audio CD edition of The Dinosaur That Pooped Adventures! written and read by Dougie Poynter Tom Fletcher. 
 
Danny’s new dinosaur eats up everything, but as we all know, what goes in must come out . . . 
 
Danny is about to have the most EXPLOSIVE adventures of his life! In The Dinosaur that Pooped Adventures join Danny and his dinosaur as they explore time, space and beyond. 
 
This collection contains The Dinosaur That Pooped: 
Christmas, A Planet, The Past, The Bed and A Princess

The Dinosaur that Pooped Adventures!

Mark Beech

*Includes 'The Abominable Snow Baby' - the animated film featured on Christmas Day on Channel 4, starring Julie Walters and David Harewood!* 
 
A collection of wonderful Christmas stories from the fantastically funny Terry Pratchett. With incredible illustrations from Mark Beech, it's the perfect stocking filler! 
 
Have you ever wanted Christmas to be different? 
 
Turkey and carols, presents and crackers - they all start to feel a bit . . . samey. 
 
How about a huge exploding mince pie, a pet abominable snowman, or a very helpful partridge in a pear tree? What if Father Christmas went to work at a zoo, or caused chaos in a toy store or, was even, arrested for burglary!? 
 
Dive into the fantastically funny world of Terry Pratchett, for a festive treat like no other. These ten stories will have you laughing, gasping and crying (with laughter) - you'll never see Christmas in the same way again. 
 
'Funny, action-packed . . . a rip-roaring read' The Sun

Father Christmas's Fake Beard

Tove Jansson

Penguin presents the audio CD edition of Finn Family Moomintroll and Other Stories by Tove Jansson, read by Hugh Dennis. 
 
Return to the magical world of Moominvalley with two classic stories. 
 
Finn Family Moomintroll 
Poor little chap! He had been turned into a very strange animal indeed... 
It all begins when Moomintroll wakes up to find a big hat - a magical Hobgoblin hat, no less, that mysteriously transforms anything that falls into it . . . 
 
Tales from Moominvalley 
If you found a tiny golden dragon with green paws, what would you do with it? 
How do the Moomins spend their first Christmas out of hibernation? 
Would you know how to save someone from turning invisible? 
And what exactly are the mysterious Hattifatteners?

Finn Family Moomintroll and Other Stories

Philip Pullman

WINNER- AUTHOR OF THE YEAR, BRITISH BOOK AWARDS 
SHORTLISTED- UK AUTHOR CATEGORY, NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS 2018 
 
Philip Pullman's magnificent bestseller is now in paperback, with new additional illustrations. A coming of age story like no other . . . 
 
Malcolm Polstead's Oxford life has been one of routine, ordinary even. 
 
He is happiest playing with his daemon, Asta, in their canoe, La Belle Sauvage. But now as the rain builds, the world around Malcolm and Asta is, it seems, set to become increasingly far from ordinary. 
 
Finding himself linked to a baby by the name of Lyra Belacqua, Malcolm is forced to undertake the challenge of his life and to make a dangerous journey that will change him and Lyra for ever . . .

La Belle Sauvage: The Book of Dust Volume One

Penguin presents a phizz-wizzing treat for the ears with 2 favourite Roald Dahl stories: 
 
Billy and the Minpins by Roald Dahl read by Bill Bailey 
 
Billy's mum says he must never go out through the garden gate and explore the 
dark forest beyond. So, one day, that's exactly what he does! There he meets 
the Minpins, tiny tree-dwelling people whose children are the size of 
matchsticks. They live in fear of the terrible, galloping GRUNCHER. Will it 
gobble Billy too - or can he find a way to defeat the hungry beast? 
 
The Magic Finger by Roald Dahl, read by Kate Winslet 
 
Every Saturday morning the Greg family goes off to shoot animals and birds. But the girl who lives next door hates hunting. 
Now it's made her so angry she's PUT THE MAGIC FINGER ON THEM ALL. And very strange things have begun to happen . . .

Billy and the Minpins & The Magic Finger

The year is 1Q84. This is the real world, there is no doubt about that. But in this world, there are two moons in the sky. Discover the 1Q84 Trilogy by Haruki Murakami.

1Q84

365 Days of Art

A BBC Christmas

A Black Book Thriller

A Box Full of Murders

A Cal Leandros Novel

A Christmas Mystery

The intelligent and capable police commissioner Guido Brunetti confronts crime in and around his home town of Venice.

A Commissario Brunetti Mystery

A DC Smith / Kings Lake Investigation Series

A Daisy Story

Chronicling the lives of over three hundred characters, unrivalled for its scope and humour, this is a unique evocation of life in twentieth-century England.

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