A selection of stories from popular picture books - including some 'classics' - and read by well-known voices: Paul Copley, Jane Horrocks, Josie Lawrence and Kerry Shale. Each story is richly illustrated with music and sound effects for children to enjoy.
1. The Rescue Party. audio
By Nick Butterworth, read by Jane Horrocks. Percy, the park keeper, is having a day off. It鈥檚 a perfect day for doing nothing but Percy鈥檚 picnic is disturbed when a little rabbit has an unfortunate tumble...
2. Rattletrap Car. audio
By Phyllis Root, read by Kerry Shale. The 'Rattletrap Car' doesn鈥檛 go fast and it doesn鈥檛 go far. But add a beach ball, a surf-board, a thermos of fizz and chocolate marshmallow fudge delight and see that car go!
3. The Tale of the Turnip. audio
By Brian Alderson, read by Paul Copley. There was once a poor farmer who grew a great turnip fit for a king. This is the tale of that extraordinary turnip - and what a champion tale it is!
4. Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs. audio
By Giles Andreae, read by Josie Lawrence. When Flinn discovers a pirate hiding in a cupboard it鈥檚 鈥楢ll aboard, me hearties!鈥 for a real, live pirate adventure! But there are some mean baddies on the loose鈥
5. Frog is Frightened. audio
By Max Velthuijs, read by Kerry Shale. Frog and his friends - Duck and Pig - don鈥檛 believe in ghosts...until they all hear frightening noises in the dead of night. But in the morning it is Hare who gets a real fright.
6. Elmer and the Hippos. audio
By David McKee, read by Josie Lawrence. The elephants aren鈥檛 happy: the hippos have come to share their river because their own has dried up. They complain to Elmer and the patchwork elephant tries to find a solution.
7. Misery Moo. audio
By Jeanne Willis, read by Jane Horrocks. Misery Moo is fed up. In fact, she's always fed up. So her friend, Lamby Poo, tries to cheer her up. But before long it is Lamby Poo who needs to be cheered!
8. Rainbow Bird. audio
By Eric Maddern, read by the author. 鈥業鈥檓 boss for Fire!鈥 growls rough, tough Crocodile Man and he keeps the rest of the world cold and dark. Until one day clever Bird Woman sees her opportunity...
9. The Jumblies. audio
By Edward Lear, read by Paul Copley, Jane Horrocks, Josie Lawrence and Kerry Shale. Time to journey to sea in a sieve, to the Torrible Zone, the Chankly Bore and the lands where the Jumblies live!
10. Mr Gumpy's Outing. audio
By John Burningham, read by Paul Copley. When Mr Gumpy goes out in his boat on the river one summer day all the animals he meets want to come along too鈥ith disastrous results!
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