Henrietta Branford

White Wolf

A collection of tales featuring Ruby Red and her friends, such as the Gargoyle who lives by the clock on the wall and strikes the hour every hour. His finest hour is detailed in the last of the stories in this collection, The Snow Picnic.

Tales from Weedwater

Ruby Red

Tales from the Weedwater

The much-loved tale of how a brother and sister seek to escape the clutches of an evil witch and her enchanted house. But the witch is hungry and she's not willing to let them go that easily . . . This story is a magic bean. It may not look much like a bean, but I can promise you that it is. For if you plant it in a young mind, it will grow into a love of story and reading. These beans are favourite fairytales and legends that will delight, thrill and thoroughly entertain. Each story has been brilliantly crafted by one of the best-loved writers for children. This story was published by David Fickling Books as part of the Magic Beans anthology. The complete anthology is available in hardback and in ebook format.

Hansel and Gretel: A Magic Beans Story

Un cane al tempo degli uomini liberi

Griet Claerhout

Een oude jachthond vertelt over het leven van een familie in de late middeleeuwen in Engeland, toen de heren en vorsten de gewone man uitbuitten.

Een hondenleven

Michael Morpurgo

Philip Pullman

Malorie Blackman

Alan Garner

Jacqueline Wilson

Adèle Geras

Tony Mitton

Anne Fine

Linda Newbery

Berlie Doherty

Gillian Cross

Kit Wright

Susan Gates

Magic beans. Sow them. Plant them. Watch children grow. 'If you are a dreamer, come in. If you are a dreamer, a wisher, a liar, a hoper, a prayer, a magic-bean-buyer. If you're a pretender, come sit by my fire, for we have some flax-golden tales to spin. Come in! Come in!' - Shel Silverstein, Poet Each and every one of the stories in this anthology is a magic bean: a wondrous tale that will capture your imagination. Prepare to be dazzled by Rapunzel's golden tresses. Prepare to be moved by the suffering of the Little Mermaid. Prepare to laugh yourself silly as 'Mr Sultana' struggles to get the better of a little red rooster! Lovingly crafted by the finest authors and illustrators, these 'magic beans' will delight, thrill and thoroughly entertain.

Magic Beans: A Handful of Fairytales from the Storybag

When Prosper, a young boy who sprouts wings, hatches from an egg in the barn of Felix the gardener, Felix is worried that Prosper will not be accepted by the villagers, and he desperately tries to hide Prosper's unique characteristics.

Prosper's Mountain

Imagine a baby with a brain rivalling Einstein's and the ability to talk, not only to humans but to animals as well. Of course, this is no ordinary baby. This is a baby sent from another world bringing a grave message: the Earth's gravitational pull is about to stop working.

Spacebaby

Avril n'a que quelques mois lorsque ses parents l'emmènent en croisière dans les Cyclades. Seule survivante d'un dramatique naufrage, la fillette est confiée à la terrible Valburga Vilemine, qui prétend être sa plus proche parente. Mais l'inquiétante vieille dame ne convoite-t-elle pas surtout le château de Hilton ? Texte lu dans sa version intégrale.

Avril et la poison. Avec 2 CD Audio

Ran, a sixteen-year-old Viking girl, struggles to control the events of her life and escape from the death that is supposed to be her destiny.

The Fated Sky

In 1381 in England, a hunting dog recounts what happens to his beloved master Rufus and his family when they are arrested on suspicion of being part of the peasants' rebellion led by Wat Tyler and the preacher John Ball.

Fire, Bed, and Bone

Five exquisitely written stories about a contemporary sprite, by an award-winning author.

The Norse gods Thor and Loki descend to earth in disguise to regain Thor's magic hammer that has been stolen by the frost giant Thrym.

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