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It is Pocket`s first Christmas. When he goes out into the snow to play with his brothers and sisters, he discovers a sparkling snow angel. It has been left by some children and their footprints wind away from the snow angel`s skirt. Pocket asks the snow angel if she knows the meaning of Christmas but, of course, she does not answer. So Pocket decides that if he follows the footprints, they will surely lead him to discover the meaning of Christmas and he hops off. As Pocket follows the footprints his senses are filled with cheer-seeing his happy brothers and sisters playing on the frozen pond, hearing a little bird`s joyful song, smelling the fresh wintry scent in the air, tasting the cold snowflakes on his tongue, feeling soft pine...

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Sanji lives above a baker`s shop. Every morning, he steps on to his balcony and enjoys the delicious aroma of freshly-baked breads and pastries. But the Baker is a mean-spirited, greedy and selfish man. `Thief!` he cries at Sanji`s door. `You are stealing my smells!` Poor Sanji is taken to court to pay a hefty fine. How will the Judge make sure the Baker gets what he deserves? The riveting story is great to read aloud and Korky Paul`s illustrations take to you to an exotic faraway location. With its clever courtroom-drama finale, this is a book that children will just love to hear over and over again.

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Love that tingly feeling when you`re scared? Want to give your sister or brother the shivers? This book is packed full of scary poems to enjoy alone (do you dare?), or to read to others. Ghosts, haunted houses, spiders, dracula, monsters and many more make an appearance in different spooky ways - by poets such as Charles Causley, Richard Edwards, Eric Finney, and Philip Gross. Get those goosebumps going!

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If you love a good story, then look no further. Oxford Children`s Classics bring together the most unforgettable stories ever told. They`re books to treasure and return to again and again. After the death of her parents, Mary Lennox is sent to her uncle`s house on the Yorkshire Moors. But the house is an unhappy one. A tragedy happened there years before, and Mary`s uncle has never recovered. Miserable and lonely, Mary starts to explore the house`s gardens. There, led by a mischievous robin, she discovers a secret so important, so enchanting, that it will change her life

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Oxford Children`s Myths and Legends bring you the greatest stories ever told, from around the world and long ago. Heroes and villains, witches and wizards, warriors and royalty - there`s something here for everyone. These spell-binding tales of love, loyalty, greed and jealousy come from the mountains and valleys of Wales. From Pwyll, the prince of Dyfed, to Arthur`s court, they tell of a world where peasants and kings live alongside the folk of the faery, and where reality and enchantment intertwine.

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Alfred Noyes`s famous poem still has the power to thrill us as we read the story of the highwayman and his doomed love for Bess, the landlord`s black-eyed daughter. Charles Keeping`s stunning illustrations won this book the Kate Greenaway Medal in 1982. The paperback is now reissued with a new cover.

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If you love a good story, then look no further. Oxford Children`s Classics bring together the most unforgettable stories ever told. They`re books to treasure and return to again and again. Mowgli is found in the jungle by wolves, who bring him up as one of their own. The jungle is no easy place to live for a man-cub, and Mowgli must learn its secrets from Baloo the bear, Bagheera the black panther and Kaa the python. But their lessons cannot protect Mowgli from every danger - will he escape from his kidnap by the Monkey-People? And can he get the better of the evil tiger, Shere Khan?

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When Mole takes a break from his cleaning and wanders down to the river bank, he meets the Water Rat and a friendship is instantly formed. The two, together with Badger, spend a glorious summer messing about on the river, picnicking on the bank, and taking life easy. But when their hapless friend Toad gets into a spot of bother they dash to his aid. Soon the four friends are fighting to save Toad Hall from the dastardly stoats and weasels. 2008 is the centenary year of The Wind in the Willows and after 100 years in print this wonderful story still has the power to captivate its readers.

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When a cyclone hits Kansas, Dorothy and her little dog, Toto, are whisked away to the magical land of Oz. All alone in this strange world, they wonder how they`ll ever get home. With their new friends, the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, and the Cowardly Lion, they brave many dangers and journey to the Emerald City in search of the Wonderful Wizard to ask him for his help.

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Wee William is the smallest in his family. Everything about him is small, as his other family members are keen to point out. `Your tiny ears`, says Daddy. `Your teeny whiskers`, says his big sister Martha. `And your little wriggle`, says Mummy. This is something William does when he`s out and about, doing all those things that toddlers do-feeding the ducks, swimming lessons, shopping with Mummy. But when Mummy or Daddy see him start to give that tell-tale wriggle, each one of these activities may need to be suddenly cut short in exchange for finding-quickly! - somewhere for him to `go`. Then one day, when he`s out playing with his friends, William has a little accident. After some gentle parental advice, William learns the importance of...

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Chico`s father is an expert at fishing. He has a proper fishing rod, and a very expensive fishing kit. But when Chico asks to go along on his father`s fishing trip, the answer is `no`. Chico will talk too much and scare the fish away, his father says. He`ll fidget and fuss, and get in the way. Off his father goes with his fishing tackle, through the jungle to make a catch. Close to tears, Chico sets off alone along a different route. `I`m not too young! I could sit still! I wouldn`t scare the fish away!` he says. And by the time he reaches the river he is determined to prove just Meanwhile, Chico`s father finds that preparation is not always the key to success, with hilarious results. There is much to delight in this tale of clever,...

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Titus is going on a long train journey. Under the watchful eye of the train guard he takes his seat and, until he arrives at his destination where Uncle Henry is waiting to meet him, he doesn`t leave it. Or does he? Is it the curly moustache of a fellow passenger that is the impetus for Titus` fisticuff fight with bandits on the train roof? Or the sharp metallic teeth of the guard`s ticket-puncher that propels him into a dangerous tunnel encounter with a T-rex? Is it the fact that the train makes a routine stop on a viaduct that sends Titus spinning into a daredevil parachute jump to find a mechanic and fix the stricken engine? Or is it the announcement that `Boulder City` is the next stop that creates an avalanche of activity where...

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Winnie, the Witch loves travelling by broomstick. Sadly, when the sky starts filling up with all kinds of machines, Winnie and Wilbur have a few mid-air crashes. Winnie tries magic to turn her broomstick into a bicycle, but the accidents still happen. Perhaps, Winnie needs to look no further than the end of her nose for an answer to her problems.

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Winnie the Witch is thinking big! In `Winnie`s Knickers`, Winnie and Wilbur decide to market big padded pants perfect for broomstick-bruised bottoms; in `Crash, Smash, Winnie!`, Winnie decides to raise funds to buy a big cupboard for all her by selling all her knick-knacks at the car-boot sale (logic was never her strong point!); in `Winnie Scores!`, Winnie joins the little ordinaries from the local team in a football match against the Boggle-End Rovers and finds herself being tackled by Big Doris; and in `Winnie`s Big Catch`, Winnie and Wilbur go fishing with Captain Stinky Stan and end up reeling in something awfully big! Four crazily funny stories featuring everyone`s favourite witch, her big black cat, Wilbur, and a zany supporting...

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Winnie the Witch loves travelling by broomstick. Sadly, when the sky starts filling up with all kinds of flying machines, Winnie and Wilbur have a few mid-air crashes and a few more near misses. Winnie tries a little magic to turn her broomstick into a bicycle, a skateboard, even a horse. But the accidents still happen. Perhaps Winnie needs to look no further than the end of her nose for an answer to her This is a delightfully slapstick story and the sounds of passing helicopters, tumbling turrets, out-of-control skateboards, an irate ice-cream seller and a recalcitrant old nag are just some of the wonderful additions to the narration of Winnie Flies Again on the accompanying audio CD.

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Winnie decides she needs a seaside break, so she and Wilbur zoom off to the coast. Winnie makes a beeline for the sea to cool down. Wilbur makes a beeline for anywhere other than the sea - he hates water, and can`t bear getting wet. Winnie is having so much fun in the water that she doesn`t notice her broomstick being washed out to sea. She waves her magic wand in an attempt to get the broomstick back but it doesn`t really go according to plan. The mix of magic and mayhem that follows involves a surfer and a whale and, predictably, it`s poor Wilbur who gets the worst of

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