Hilda Snibbs is excited about staying with her Uncle for Christmas. She has brought along her three monkeys Tim, Sam and Lulu. Not a thought is given to the fact ...
Winston loves living with his human family and helping out with the post, especially at Christmas. But a strange feeling has come over him, and there is a tune in ...
Ollie is a good football player, but his team mates often won’t pass him the ball when he is in the best position. They claim to not be able to ...
Suzy Button’s life has been upended. Her mum is dead, her dad closed down, and her home now far away. In a new town with a new school and a ...
A young boy lives near a beach where Pōhutukawa trees blossom late December, in New Zealand. Christmas is only 5 days away, and the boy wonders when the presents will ...
Ruby is so glad school is over for the term and she can hang out with her besties and leave her humiliation behind. PE (Physical Education) is the worst class, ...
Ross Quest may have lost The Thieves’ Gambit but she did experience life as never before, made new friends and met a guy who equally intrigues and infuriates her. She ...
Miriam believes she is safe with her parents, now they have moved to France and away from Hitler. She has made close friends in the building she lives in, and ...
Christmas isn’t how it used to be in the town of Bracket Wood. A tech company runs Christmas now, with hologram Santa’s, drone delivered presents and no sign of a ...
Simon can hardly believe where he and his parents are moving to. It’s a tiny town called Grin and Bear It, and it has no internet, radio or tv. No ...
One summer evening as the dark approaches, Flit flies higher than ever before. He’s flipping and fluttering before tumbling from the sky…. right into a floofy white beard! Its Santa ...
Everyone has heard about the three wise men and the shepherds at the manger of baby Jesus, but what about the sheep that were left behind? This is their story. ...
Ever wondered what happened to all your favourite Roald Dahl characters after you closed the book? Ever wanted to check back in to see how they were doing? Dive into ...
Stanley is excited to be adopted by Nina and her Mum. They are kind and loving and all he could want in owners. Another member of the household isn’t as ...
Oh no! Santa is in a spot of bother. But his trusty reindeer or elves can’t help him, because they are stuck too! What are they to do? Luckily, someone ...
This is a question that has been asked by millions of children around the world through multiple decades of Christmas. Everyone is preparing for the special day with family, friends ...
The Porch Sisters – Gertrude (nearly 13), Eugenia (just over 12), and Dee Dee (possibly 11), are a little different to the rest of their family and residents of their ...
Stan is a shy kid. He’s happy hanging out with his friends in library club at school, talking about everyday stuff, books, movies and superheroes. When he gets a chance ...
Hannah hates the sounds of the soldier’s boots on the road outside. More and more often, these stomping footsteps turn to smashing glass and screams in the streets and homes ...
Titch loves slashing her homemade sword through the air, imagining herself as one of the heroes she has heard about in their historical stories. Life on the plateau in their ...
When called to a family announcement, Finn just hopes it will be over and done with soon. He has gaming on his mind, and it looks as if his teen ...
Lily is excited about seeing her cousins Tama and Olivia arrive from Australia. Watching a plane arrive, she hopes that it’s theirs. With excitement, Lily and her Mum welcome their ...
The little seaside town of Sidford-on-Sea has come alive with the buzz of the famous escape artist Harry Houdini. Friends Glory and Dennis are in the line to see him ...
K.R.A.P – The Karacter Recognition and Promotion Society, wish to correct a wrong doing – namely, the suspicion of unethical practices by respected scientist Professor Ficticious Karacter. They believe publishing ...
English is the most spoken language across our world. Billions of people use it but for most, it isn’t their first language. The history of English is steeped in tales ...
Anna is worried. Her little sister Eva must be kept secret from the Nazis. Eva has special needs and according to the authorities, should be reported, collected and placed in ...
Now that Oliver Wormwood is 13, he must choose a calling. All of his sisters have left home and become a blacksmith, a ranger, a lawkeeper and more, but Oliver ...
Priyanka and her classmates are in their final year before they attend a new school. A special end of year event is organised for those school leavers, and Priyanka has ...
Femi isn’t that keen on travelling with his older brother and father to an island resort named Darlenia. Things have been strained lately between them, but Femi’s mum believes some ...