Ladybird presents First Favourite Tales Audio, a fabulous collection of classic stories for toddlers, brought to life through the magic of audio. Produced with enchanting sound effects and lively music that will delight children, and introduce them to the world's most famous stories.This collection of eighteen classic tales contains:The Three Billy Goats GruffJack and the BeanstalkThe Elves and the ShoemakerThe Wizard of OzThe Ugly Duckling...

Ladybird presents Ladybird Tales, a bright, richly adventurous audio story-telling experience. Re-imagining classic fairy tales in a magical audiobook collection. Perfect for entertaining the little ones aged 5 and up.Featuring immersive sound design and beautifully composed music to whisk the whole family away on a magical adventure.This collection of twenty-eight classic tales contains:The Three Billy Goats GruffJack and the BeanstalkCinderella...

It has been 70 years since the ‘Iron Curtain’ was drawn around the Western-occupied sectors of Berlin by the Soviet Union.Having occupied Berlin three years earlier, Russian forces managed to enforce a blockade on the city in June 1948, preventing the Western Allies access by road, rail or canal. Effectively condemning the people of Berlin to starve, Russia refused to lift the blockade until the Deutsche Mark was withdrawn from West Berlin.Forced to find an...

After hearing scratches in the attic, Alison discovers a dinner service covered in an intriguing floral owl pattern, and a series of events are set in motion that will change her life forever. Alison, her step-brother Roger and Welsh boy Gwyn are forced into a cyclical replay of the tragic Welsh legend of Blodeuwedd, in which a woman is turned into an owl as a punishment for betraying her husband. The Owl Service is a fabulous, multi-layered book of mystery and suspense, but also a contemp...

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of The Ballad of Sir Benfro: The Broken World, the fourth installment in the new fantasy series from JD Oswald, read by Wayne Forester.Captured by the travelling circus, Benfro cannot shake their control, more powerful than Magog's malign influence.Errol follows the trail left by his friend's captors, for only Benfro holds the key to Errol's beloved Martha's whereabouts. Without Benfro there is no hope of resc...

The Emperor is dead. Long live the Empire.General Bordan has a lifetime of duty and sacrifice behind him in the service of the Empire. But with rebellion brewing in the countryside, and assassins, thieves and politicians vying for power in the city, it is all Bordan can do to protect the heir to the throne.Apprentice Magician Kyron is assigned to the late Emperor's honour guard escorting his body on the long road back to the capital. Mistrusted and feared by his own people,...

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of The Obsidian Throne by James Oswald, read by Wayne Forester.The Obsidian Throne is J.D. Oswald's stunning conclusion to 'The Ballad of Sir Benfro' series.There is no war in the northlands, just annihilation. Either the dragons will destroy this world or Queen Beulah will raze it to the ground.Below the city is a secret the House of Balwen have kept for millennia, a treasure...

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of The Ballad of Sir Benfro: Dreamwalker, the first installment in the new fantasy series from JD Oswald, read by Wayne Forester.Miles from the great cities of the Twin Kingdoms, a young boy called Errol tries to find his way in the world. He's an outsider, and no one, not even himself, has any knowledge of his true lineage.Deep in the forest, Benfro, the young male dragon begins his training in the subtle art...

An enduringly popular classic of children’s fiction, The Coral Island tells the story of three boys stranded on a seemingly idyllic desert island. Thoughtful Ralph, clever, brave Jack and mischievous Peterkin soon find, however, that their new home has more than a few surprises in store! Wayne Forester’s energetic reading brings this classic adventure vividly to life. The Coral Island inspired a whole genre of adventure literature, influencing Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island and W...

Random House presents the audiobook edition of Life's a Pitch by Stephen Bayley and Roger Mavity, read by the authors with Roy McMillan, Wayne Forester and Emily Bevan.The pitch is the absolute essence of modern business.Ideas are the most valuable commodity in the modern economy and it is human skill which develops them.However the skills of the pitch are not only relevant to the world of business, rather they apply to just about every significant personal...

In a world of Great Escapes, who is the greatest escaper of all? Yep, you’ve got it, it’s Henry and all will be revealed with this daredevil collection of 10 Horrid Henry super stories performed by the show's full cast. Whether it’s joining the Killer Boy Rats, being the best Scoot Tooter ever or going to work with Dad, you can be sure that Henry will make it Horrid! Turn up the Horrid and enjoy these classic stories with "Nice Songs", "My Hero", "Gross Class Zero Comic", "Scoot Tooters", ...

Christmas! Aaah, a time of happiness and goodwill to all men. All except Stuck Up Steve, that is, who looks set to get his usual huge pile of presents, most of which Henry would really like to receive. But Henry knows that if you really believe in Father Christmas, Father Christmas will deliver. So here it is, Merry Christmas, everybody’s having fun!