Transplanted from her exciting life as an explorer's daughter, Freya finds herself miserable at boarding school. She hates the boring rules, the other girls are mean, and the headmistress is frostiness personified. When a bat removal expert is called in to deal with an infestation, Freya meets his irrepressible children - and makes friends at last. Together they explore the city, with particular interest in the grand exhibition showing priceless artefacts for the first time. Then the objec...

Betsy turned back to the piano and tried one more time. Tinkle-tink, tinkle-tink, tinker-splunkle-splunkle – ow! Betsy Bow-Linnet longs to play the piano like her world-famous parents but no matter how hard she tries the notes never come out right. So when a mysterious letter arrives offering a Method that will make her playing ‘completely, totally, stupendously stunning’, Betsy jumps at the chance. There’s only one condition: she must keep the Method a secret ...

Betsy is delighted that her father is opening a bakery. And when the Taster of Fine Foods for the Queen asks him to cater for a Royal Gala, it seems like the icing on the cake – until they discover just how many cakes are needed. The whole family pitches in to help but as the day of the gala dawns Betsy knows the only way they’ll get the job done is with a little help from her 44 mice. Just as long as she can keep them away from prying eyes ...

Betsy is taking her mice to the vets when she spots the lights of the circus tent and can’t resist stepping inside. Soon she’s transfixed by the spellbinding performers as they tumble, spin and fly through the air. But when her mice escape and ruin the final act, Betsy has to face the odious ringmaster, Mr Fry. And he’s determined to make her pay …