Farmer Toby keeps his sheep in the fields of the Bedford Valley during the day and lends them out each night to boys and girls who can’t sleep, so they can count the sheep jumping the fence outside their windows. One night, water from the big dam threatens to flood the Bedford Valley. Farmer Toby does not want his sheep to get their feet wet so must hurry to find night watchperson George. Only George can close the tap in time to save the valley...   Thi...

Bob and Barbara, brother and sister boa constrictors, could not be any more different from each other... on the outside. However, if you look deeper and deeper inside you may find a very different story! Bob loved his food and always looked fitter and leaner than his sister. Barbara Boa was intimidated by this and a little scared to shed her old skin, not knowing what she would find within. Although she felt uncomfortable and just wanted to change the way she looked, until ...

Annie Ant lives with her mum, dad and 382 brothers and sisters. Annie is the middle child... born number 191 in the family... and has some very stormy questions... Annie didn’t understand what storms were and why they made such a big noise. Where did they come from and where did they go? And is there a place where storms go to hide? Determined to lift this dark cloud of confusion, Annie decides today is the day to find the answers and learn who holds the key to the storm th...

The snowfields of the Antarctic are some of the coldest places on Earth - just how Paco likes it! Paco loves to skate and dreams of being a professional speed skater. He lays awake each night and imagines himself gliding across the rink doing what he loves — going fast as the crowd shouts his name. If only his parents would share in his passion. Paco becomes torn between his mother’s wish for him to be “So much more than just a fast penguin” and his father’s desire to teach...

Douglas would lay awake at night thinking about flying. Soaring through the skies, he would pretend to swoop over castles and through valleys, touching the crystal water with the tip of his wing before bursting through clouds and elegantly landing to a roaring cheer from the onlookers. So when Douglas finally received flying lessons for his sixth birthday, he had only one thing on his mind: flying, real dragon flying! However, Douglas soon learns what scaly accident...

Lilly the Library Van is bright red with long eyelashes and a cheeky smile. She zooms around schools to let the children read her books. She has books on sport, geography, history, science... almost anything you can imagine, Lilly has a book on it. Lilly knew she had a lot of information to share and often could not remember where to find it, with some on the floor, others still in the return chute and the rest on the wrong shelves. Lilly has to remember information...

Boris the pink-toed tarantula is both excited and puzzled. Invited to meet the Queen for tea in recognition of his wonderful work within the jungle community, he is confused by the request to bring manners. Not too sure where he could get some on very short notice, Boris goes off to the other side of the jungle in search of manners. Seeing good manners in action may just pay off for Boris, as his newly acquired skills learnt during his jungle adventure take his life in dire...

Cyril Squirrel has always lived in the great oak tree. His family had nested there for generations, building the squirrel house themselves and adding to it as their family grew. After sheltering in a nearby barn during a fierce storm one night, Cyril returned home to find his family tree had been struck by lightning and was split right down the middle - half leaning to the left and the other half leaning to the right. Will Cyril’s friend Betsy Barn Owl be able to show Cyril...

When Dr Peta Anteater’s waiting hollow becomes awash with sick frillneck lizards, she knew she had to find the perfect medicine to fix their sore throats. With the only known cure being a secret blend of just the right quantities of four different families of honey, Dr Peta had no choice but to ask a very special bee to help bring it all together to make this perfect, pure blend so desperately needed. Can Bella Bee convince the four families to put the differences of the pa...

Samantha Piggleton of Pickwick Lane is just like your average six-year-old girl. She loves to play with her dolls, have tea parties and play dress-ups. Samantha did, however, have a dark secret... an unpleasant habit... something that would cause a shiver down the spine of anyone who would catch a glimpse of her doing it... Samantha liked to pick her nose. Not just pick it; she would dig deep, rummage around and explore. What Samantha did not realise was that under ...

Melanie wanted to be a pilot whale, following in the great Wellington family tradition, just like her father and grandfather. The big exam was coming up and the entire class of young pilots-in-training were nervous. And Melanie, starting to feel the pressure, thought cheating was her only option. Breezing through the exam and finishing first, Melanie was rewarded for her great results by piloting the graduates to the east coast on her own. Deep in the ocean, no sign...

Sally is a young saltwater crocodile living in the far north Queensland town of Wetlands. When Miss Nasher chose Sally to sing a special solo part at the school concert, Sally feared she would forget the words and everyone would laugh at her. In fact, Sally becomes so nervous she runs and hides in the mangroves on concert night to avoid the embarrassment that may never happen. However, Sally does not realise that Miss Nasher holds the SECRET to a perfect performance...