When the king receives the wonderful news that a baby is to be born, he sets himself the challenge of giving his queen in return the best present ever But, little does he know, that a poor young fisherman will be the one to provide him with the perfect gift.

Baby bear loved the warmth and safety of the cave where he lived with his mum. However, like all baby bears the time came when he had to leave and explore the world outside. He felt very scared, but was there anything to be really scared of?

When the World Sports Week committee can find no reasons in the rules not to allow the animal kingdom to compete in the competition, chaos ensues Join in the mayhem and hang out with the baboons, wrestle with bears, sail with skate, sprint with cheetahs and swim with sharks in this story of animal antics.

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Mrs Rainbow lived a happy and colourful life in her brightly painted cottage, until the council decided that things had to change However, they hadn't bargained on the local villagers, who decided to take matters into their own hands and then things really did start to get colourful

Sam was hoping for a kite for Christmas. He can't believe his luck when he opens a stray sack that has landed in his garden to find the perfect box kite. But the sack isn't meant for him This is an intriguing story about right and wrong and the true spirit of Christmas.

Walter had hoped to enjoy a Saturday morning watching his favourite television programmes whilst his mum went shopping. All seemed perfect, until an unexpected gust of wind spoilt his plans. Join Walter on the mathematical adventure that followed.

When bathtime beckons, Stanley always has an excuse to try and get out of it. But tonight he doesn't need to 'spin' an excuse

Florence was no ordinary fairy. In fact, she hated almost everything fairy-like - with the exception of fairy cakes, which she adored. But these were to be her downfall - in more ways than one.

When Winnie's tail won't wag, her mum tells her to stop trying so hard. But Winnie doesn't want to wait and wanders off to watch how the other animals move their tails.

Messy Martin can't help spilling food and it makes him sad. Then his Super Gran developed a master plan. Find out how this master plan saves the day for Martin.

Florence was no ordinary fairy. In fact, she hated almost everything fairy-like - with the exception of fairy cakes, which she adored. But these were to be her downfall - in more ways than one.

Florence was no ordinary fairy. In fact, she hated almost everything fairy-like - with the exception of fairy cakes, which she adored. But these were to be her downfall - in more ways than one.