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This endearing animal stories collection includes The Story Puppy, The Puppy Who Ran Away, The Borrowed Puppy and The Trapped Puppy.

Meet Mirabelle. Her mum is a witch and her dad is a fairy and Mirabelle is a bit of both. She likes casting spells with her fairy wand and flying around on her witchy broomstick, but most of all, the thing she really, really likes to do, is cause mischief. And in Mirabelle Gets up to Mischief, she does just that!

Mirabelle and her class are going on a school trip to a magical-creature sanctuary, and Mirabelle can't wait! Even being partnered with annoying goody-two-shoes Lavinia can't ruin her day. But when she accidentally lets the bittens (part bat, part kitten, totally adorable, slightly fierce) out of their enclosure, their day becomes a bit more complicated.

Mirabelle is having a bad day! Her best friend, Carlotta, can usually make Mirabelle see the funny side, but she's off school, and Mirabelle can't help feeling a bad mood coming on. When Mirabelle gets home to find her brother has eaten the last chocolate biscuit and is playing with her beloved pet dragon, Mirabelle finally loses her temper - with dramatic results! Can Mirabelle turn this bad day around before bedtime?

A wonderful collection of heart-warming stories from best-selling author Holly Webb, perfect for animal-loving children.

From best-selling author Holly Webb comes a charming collection for animal-loving children: The Firefighter's Kitten, The Smallest Kitten, The Railway Kitten and A Kitten Called Tiger.

Meet Mirabelle Starspell. Her mum is a witch, her dad is a fairy, and she is a bit of both. She likes casting spells with her fairy wand and flying around on her witchy broomstick, but most of all the thing she really, really likes to do is cause mischief. When Mirabelle and her family are invited to spend some time at a dragon sanctuary, Mirabelle cannot wait to get stuck in and show off everything she knows. But she's about to find out that she's not quite the dragon expert she believes herself to be …

Mirabelle and the Magical Mayhem: Mirabelle doesn't mean to cause trouble, it just seems to follow her round. But when she and her brother go to stay at their fairy grandparents, she is determined that nothing will go wrong, and she is going to be on her very best, most fairy-like, behaviour. Mirabelle Takes Charge: Mirabelle is desperate for a brand-new pair of magical roller skates, but Mum and Dad say she's got to earn the money to pay for them herself. Earning money sounds tricky-how's she going to do it?

WINNER FOR THE ABIA AUDIOBOOK OF THE YEAR 2022 Growing up in the village of Kay in Prussia, 1836, Hanne Nussbaum would rather run wild in the forest than conform to the limitations of womanhood. Hanne is friendless and misunderstood ... until she meets Thea. When Hanne and her family are forced...

Isla loves hanging out at her best friend Hailey’s house, especially as Hailey has just got a gorgeous kitten, Silky! But someone isn’t so keen on the new arrival – the family’s old cat, Pickle. When Hailey’s family go away for the night, Isla offers to cat-sit. But to her surprise Silky is more timid than usual. The kitten is clearly terrified of Pickle, and Isla has to stop a fight between the two cats. How can Isla break the news to Hailey that her new kitten is so unhappy?

Meet Mirabelle Starspell. Her mum is a witch, her dad is a fairy, and she is a bit of both. She likes casting spells with her fairy wand and flying around on her witchy broomstick, but most of all the thing she really, really likes to do is cause mischief. When Mirabelle and her family are invited to spend some time at a dragon sanctuary, Mirabelle cannot wait to get stuck in and show off everything she knows. But she's about to find out that she's not quite the dragon expert she believes herself to be ...

Mirabelle is special because she is different. Mirabelle's mum is a witch, her dad is a fairy and she is a bit of both. When Mirabelle goes off to witch school she promises not to cause any mischief...but then potions class goes a bit wrong and flying practise is a disaster. Soon enough, Mirabelle finds herself getting up to some seriously mischievous behaviour. Hopefully, with the help of her best friend, Carlotta, she can put everything right before home time.

Ava’s new kitten, Tiger, may be small but he makes up for it with his big personality and sense of adventure. As Tiger gets up to various escapades Ava finds herself coming to the rescue, even having to save the kitten from next-door’s dogs when Tiger climbs over the garden wall. But when the kitten disappears one night Ava has no idea where he could be. Meanwhile, Tiger is stuck up in a tall tree, cold and alone.

When Mirabelle's pet dragon Violet goes missing in the woods, the sensible thing to do would be for Mirabelle and her brother, Wilbur, to stick together to look for her in the creepy abandoned cottage she disappears into. But the two just can't get along, and Mirabelle gets so cross that she says she wishes Wilbur would just disappear. She doesn't mean for it to actually happen though.

A big football star is coming to Mirabelle's school to watch them play, and Mirabelle is determined to impress her. With a sprinkling of magic on her shoes and a little bit of potion on the ball, she's bound to be the best! But things don't quite go to plan, and with flying footballs, out-of-control shoes and upset teammates, Mirabelle's dreams of glory don't look like they're about to come true. Can Mirabelle discover that there's more than one way to feel like a winner?

Grace’s family are wardens of the Griffin Map, using its teleport technology to fight crimes across Moreland. Although Grace is still too young, she longs to go on missions herself. After all, if her brother, Bren, can do it, why can’t she? So when Grace finds herself alone with the map as a distress call comes in, she jumps at the change to prove she’s up to the task. But the map transports Grace to a remote village where nothing is quite as it seems. Has she taken on more than she can handle?

Mirabelle is having a sleepover at her best friend Carlotta's house, and the pair have been told they are absolutely not allowed to go in big sister Edith's bedroom. Surely a little look can't hurt, so they decide to sneak in when Edith goes out. But while exploring, they accidentally break one of Edith's treasured possessions. Mirabelle and Carlotta are going to be in big trouble if Edith finds out. What are they going to do?

Victoria Stitch has escaped from the confines of Wiskling Wood and flown into the human world. Here, she breaks the most sacred of all wiskling laws and speaks to a human. Where she is feared and disgraced in Wiskling Wood, she is adored and revered in the human world. But the net is closing in. There are wisklings who would like to end Victoria Stitch's famous reign in the human world for good. Will her beloved twin, Celestine, be able to warn her in time? And even if she can, will Victoria Stitch listen?

Grace’s family are wardens of the incredible Griffin Map, using its teleport technology to fight crime across Moreland. Right now, it’s all systems go at Griffin HQ, where Grace, her mum and her brother have their hands full answering a huge number of calls for help. They could really do with another warden on the team - but Mum believes their important work should be kept inside the family. Meanwhile, Grace is investigating a series of puzzling petty thefts. The clues lead her to a ramshackle castle on a lonely island, where the mystery only deepens.

Mirabelle is going on holiday with her family to a fancy witch resort, and she can't wait! She has promised her parents that she will absolutely not get up to mischief this time. And she really means it too. The witch resort is everything Mirabelle had hoped for and more! Better yet, she makes a new friend called Bea. Then Mirabelle makes a worrying discovery - Bea is even more mischievous than Mirabelle, and she quickly finds herself in a whole heap of trouble...especially when a dragon gets involved!