The people of Venice have always been protected by the Flowing Queen - until now.

Speeding across the lagoon, Merle has no idea what’s in store for her at the workshop of Arcimboldo....

'The Football Beast'

I’m Jake Cake, and these are my adventures. They’re all true, but I bet you don’t believe me. After all, have you ever met a Bigfoot playing football? Have...

Jan is moping in the garden when Tiki is accidentally ‘earthed’ on her big toe. Being ‘earthed’ for a fairy means that she can be seen, and Tiki has just broken one of the most important...

What is my dad thinking? Guess who got the big laugh when Malcolm Moron told everyone that my dad sings in a male voice choir? Me, Sam. And now Dad’s planning to sing AT MY SCHOOL in a...

There's a tournament at Wembley and Harry Gribble, also known as Super Soccer Boy, can't wait - loads of top players will be taking part. He's very disappointed when his favourite footballer is...

Hetty Feather has seen her fair share of adventure, excitement - and tragedy. Following the death of her beloved mama, Hetty is alone in the world once more. She sets off on her greatest challenge...

Instinct told them the way home lay to the west. And so Luath, the young, gentle Labrador; Tao, the sleek Siamese; and Bodger, the old half-blind bull terrier, set out through the Canadian...

Eight of Aesop's best-loved tales, specially adapted for young children and read by some of Britain's most well-known actors. The stories are: The Hare and the Tortoise read by Richard Briers/The...

Happiness was spread thinly in Claire Rayner’s childhood. Born in Stepney, East London, to parents aged nineteen and twenty, with a father always on the run, she got used to constantly changing...

You probably know all those stories about princes getting turned into frogs, and then being kissed by princesses. Doesn’t it all seem a little unlikely?

Have you ever wondered what it...

It all starts when a mysterious train appears in the park. Before they know what’s happening, Joe and Scarlett are whisked away on a journey back in time. Magically transported to World War II,...

Forced to stay with his childless aunt and uncle for the summer holidays, Tom is lonely and cross. There isn’t even a garden to play in. But when he creeps down at midnight and opens a certain...

Following the shattering events in Arcadia Awakens, Rosa is now head of the Alcantara clan. Scared and scarred, she flees from Sicily to New York to consider her future. There she encounters the...

Six classic fables from Rudyard Kipling’s 'Just So Stories', read by Johnny Morris.

How did the leopard get his spots? How did the camel get his hump, or the rhinoceros his wrinkled...

A story of magic set in Edwardian London. The arrival of an old Persian carpet brings startling changes into the lives of Robert, Anthea, Cyril and Jane. Hidden in the carpet’s folds is a hard...