Abi has always wanted a kitten of her own, but when her family contact the local animal shelter to enquire about adopting one, she?s devastated to find out that the busy road they live on would make it too dangerous. Then the shelter rescues a deaf white kitten that needs to be kept inside. She?s the perfect kitten for Abi?s family! But how will they adapt to looking after an indoor kitten? And what will happen when the kitten gets bored of staying...

SHADOW Aman and his mother live in war-torn Afghanistan. When a Western dog appears at the mouth of their cave, it soon becomes Aman?s constant companion, his shadow as he calls her. But life is becoming increasingly dangerous for Aman and his family? COOL! Michael Morpurgo?s inspiring new story of Robbie, a boy in a coma - victim of a car accident. Locked inside his own head, able to hear but not move or speak, Robbie tries to keep himself from slipping...

Mr Dog helps hedgehogs on the Isle of Evan who are being culled for eating the local rare bird eggs.

I wrote to the zoo to send me a pet . . . Rod Campbell's classic story Dear Zoo has been a firm favourite with toddlers and parents alike ever since it was first published in 1982. Now you and your toddler can listen to a dramatised version of the story and sing along with the Dear Zoo Song. Young children will love discovering the animals the zoo has sent - a monkey, a lion and even an elephant! But will they ever manage to send the perfect pet?...

'A Squash and a Squeeze' is a rhyming fable that tells of a little old lady who thinks her home is too small. A wise man tells her to take in a succession of animals so that it really is a squash in the house!

Molly, Olive and Dexter plays hide-and-seek.

Chaos soon follows when a farmer discovers a genie in an old teapot in his kitchen.

?One of my favourite middle-grade writers? Kiran Millwood Hargrave, author of The Girl of Ink and StarsWhen eleven-year-old Georgie befriends an eccentric retired scientist, she becomes the test subject for a thrilling new experiment: a virtual-reality 3D version of the future.But then a deadly disease threatens the life of every dog in the country and Georgie?s beloved dog, Mr Mash, gets sick. And that?s only the start of her troubles.Soon, Georgie...

With an autobiographical foreword from the author, this collection traces Dick King-Smith's journey from boy to farmer, from soldier to favourite children's author - always in the company of his irrepressible animal friends.

The tale of a mischievous rabbit and his nerve-wracking encounter with Mr. McGregor.