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1940. Britain is at war with Nazi Germany. Eleven-year-old Eric spends his days at the place that makes him most happy: London Zoo. And there’s one animal in particular he loves: Gertrude the gorilla. With bombs falling all over London, Eric must rescue Gertrude. Together with his Uncle Sid, a keeper at the zoo, the three go on the run. But while hiding out at the seaside they uncover a top-secret Nazi plot....

The story is narrated by two very different teenagers, who each inhabit two extraordinarily different worlds. Arianrhod Hyde's world (or Roddy, as she prefers to be called) is very much the world of magic, pageantry and ritual. Not unlike Britain in King Arthur's Day, Roddy is daughter of two Court Wizards and therefore part of the King's Progress, travelling round the Islands of Blest and ready to take part in whatever ritual or ceremony is required, as it occurs.

Revisit the world of Beatrix Potter in this timeless new audiobook edition. Featuring all 23 of the classic tales, this new collection features a range of award-winning and contemporary voices, including Olivia Colman, Tom Hardy, Lily James, James Acaster, David Harewood and Joanna Lumley. Whether you're looking to relive those treasured moments of your childhood or hoping to share some of your old favourites with your own little ones, there's no storybook world more pleasant than that of Beatrix Potter.

Sam Toop lives in a funeral parlour, blessed (or cursed) with an unusual gift. While his father buries the dead, Sam is haunted by their constant demands for attention. Trouble is afoot on the ‘other side’ – there is a horrible disease that is mysteriously imprisoning ghosts in empty houses in the world of the living. And Sam is caught in the middle – will he be able to bring himself to help? A darkly comic Dickensian ghost story from Blue Peter Award winner Gareth P. Jones.

Eddie thinks nowhere could be more boring than his hometown of the Wellcome Valley. Unfortunately he is about to be proved spectacularly wrong. Eddie’s problems start with the arrival of Scarlett, who seems rather too confident and mysterious for your average schoolgirl. She attracts trouble, and she’s apparently interested in only two very strange things - protecting the town’s local crackpot scientist and telling Eddie absolutely nothing about what’s going on.

This is a story from the Moses and Other Stories from the Old Testament collection.

What happens when a closeted jock, a scrawny nerd, and a pair of bratty cheerleaders develop superpowers in a small-town high school? Can they stop a pair of super-powered classmates hell-bent on reshaping the student body in a darker image? Or will teen angst, jealousy, and ill-timed romance doom them all? Find out in Queeroes!

Inspired by a true story, If I Could Give You the Moon celebrates the special and enduring love between siblings. If I Could Give You the Moon is inspired by the true story of a little boy called Baran and his little sister Leyla. The book is about the special and enduring love between siblings that carries on no matter what. It celebrates how the love you have for someone does not end when that person isn’t with you; it always remains part of you.

This special edition audio set of Found and Loved - from Sally Lloyd-Jones and Jago, the team behind the beloved and best-selling The Jesus Storybook Bible - overflows with love, comfort, and hope, and is sure to bring joy to listeners young and old. Inspired by Psalm 23 and the Lord’s Prayer, Sally Lloyd-Jones’ engaging text brings God’s Word to life like never before. Cuddle up with your little one as you both discover “God’s Neverstopping, Never Giving Up, Unbreaking, Always and Forever Love.”

This is a story from the Moses and Other Stories from the Old Testament collection.

This is a story from the Moses and Other Stories from the Old Testament collection.

This is a story from the Moses and Other Stories from the Old Testament collection.

This is a story from the Moses and Other Stories from the Old Testament collection.

This is a story from the Moses and Other Stories from the Old Testament collection.

This is a story from the Moses and Other Stories from the Old Testament collection.

This is a story from the Moses and Other Stories from the Old Testament collection.

This is a story from the Moses and Other Stories from the Old Testament collection.

This is a story from the Moses and Other Stories from the Old Testament collection.

This is a story from the Moses and Other Stories from the Old Testament collection.

Here are the main stories from The Old Testament: Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, Noah’s Ark, Abraham and Isaac, Moses, The Ten Commandments, David and Goliath, Jonah and the Whale, Daniel and the Lion’s Den, and more.