Ladybird presents First Favourite Tales Audio, a fabulous collection of classic stories for toddlers, brought to life through the magic of audio. Produced with enchanting sound effects and lively music that will delight children, and introduce them to the world's most famous stories.

This collection of eighteen classic tales contains:

The Three Billy Goats Gruff
Jack and the Beanstalk
The Elves and the Shoemaker
The Wizard of Oz
The Ugly Duckling
Little Red Hen
Little Red Riding Hood
Cinderella
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
The Magic Porridge Pot
Alice in Wonderland
Puss in Boots
The Gingerbread Man
The Three Little Pigs
Chicken Licken
The Enormous Turnip
Sly Fox and Red Hen
Hansel and Gretel

Ladybird is a trusted publisher of pre-school stories. The First Favourite Tales have been specially created for toddler comprehension and content.

Also available: Ladybird Tales audio, for children aged 5 onwards.


Read more at https://www.penguin.co.uk/ladybird/books/276837/ladybird-first-favourite-tales-the-complete-audio-collection/#oZgoqvKIMekG2DZR.99

Ladybird First Favourite Tales: The Complete Collection (Audiobook Extract) Read By Wayne Forester

When did America give up on fairness?&#160;The&#160;New York Times&#160;bestselling author of&#160;Fantasyland&#160;tells the epic history of&#160;how America decided that big business gets whatever it wants, only the rich get richer, and nothing should ever&#160;change&mdash;and charts a way back to the future. &#160; &ldquo;The one book everyone must read as we figure out how to rebuild our country.&rdquo;&mdash;Walter Isaacson, author of&#160;Steve Jobs&#160;and&#160;Leonardo da Vinci During the twentieth century, America managed to make its economic and social systems both more and more fair and more and more prosperous. A huge, secure, and contented middle class emerged. All boats rose together. But then the New Deal gave way to the Raw Deal. Beginning in the early 1970s, by means of a long war conceived of and executed by a confederacy of big business CEOs, the superrich, and right-wing zealots, the rules and norms that made the American middle class possible were undermined and dismantled. The clock was turned back on a century of economic progress, making greed good, workers powerless, and the market all-powerful while weaponizing nostalgia, lifting up an oligarchy that served only its own interests, and leaving the huge majority of Americans with dwindling economic prospects and hope. Why and how did America take such a wrong turn? In this deeply researched and brilliantly woven cultural, economic, and political chronicle, Kurt Andersen&#160;offers a fresh, provocative, and eye-opening history of America&rsquo;s undoing, naming names, showing receipts, and unsparingly assigning blame&mdash;to the radical right in economics and the law, the high priests of high finance, a complacent and complicit Establishment, and liberal &ldquo;useful idiots,&rdquo; among whom he includes himself. Only a writer with Andersen&rsquo;s crackling energy, deep insight, and ability to connect disparate dots and see complex systems with clarity could make such a book both intellectually formidable and vastly entertaining. And only a writer of Andersen&rsquo;s vision could reckon with our current high-stakes inflection point, and show the way out of this man-made disaster.

Evil Geniuses by Kurt Andersen, read by Kurt Andersen

Listen to an excerpt from LIVE FREE OR DIE by Sean Hannity and read by Sean Hannity

LIVE FREE OR DIE Audiobook Excerpt

The first novel from the award-winning, best-selling author of Everything I Know About Love. 

32-year-old Nina Dean is a successful food writer with a loyal online following, but a life that is falling apart. When she uses dating apps for the first time, she becomes a victim of ghosting, and by the most beguiling of men. Her beloved dad is vanishing in slow motion into dementia, and she's starting to think about ageing and the gendered double-standard of the biological clock. On top of this she has to deal with her mother's desire for a mid-life makeover and the fact that all her friends seem to be slipping away from her.... 

Dolly Alderton's debut novel is funny, tender and painfully relatable, filled with whip-smart observations about relationships and the way we live today.

Ghosts by Dolly Alderton, read by Holliday Grainger

Benedict Cumberbatch reads these four new Sherlock Holmes stories by John Taylor

'An Inscrutable Masquerade'/ 'The Conundrum of Coach 13'/ 'The Trinity Vicarage Larceny'/ 'The 10.59 Assassin'

Inspired by Arthur Conan Doyle’s original Sherlock Holmes stories, John Taylor has written four more mysteries featuring the world’s greatest detective. Read by acclaimed actor Benedict Cumberbatch, these new adventures share all the suspense of the original tales.

In a drawer in his bureau, Dr Watson keeps a locked cedarwood chest – a ‘box of secrets’. It contains an archive of notes referring to some of Holmes’ cases that, for one reason or another, never saw the light of day. Now, for the first time, Watson has decided to reveal the truth to the world... In these four thrilling stories, Holmes experiments with the science of ballistics, locates some missing gold bullion, investigates the theft of a large amount of money and solves the baffling mystery of the Stovey murder.

Sherlock Holmes' Rediscovered Railway Mysteries

Brought to you by Penguin.

Dearly: Poems is written and read by Margaret Atwood.

The collection of a lifetime from the best-selling novelist and poet. 

By turns moving, playful and wise, the poems gathered in Dearly are about absences and endings, ageing and retrospection, but also about gifts and renewals. They explore bodies and minds in transition, as well as the everyday objects and rituals that embed us in the present. Werewolves, sirens and dreams make their appearance, as do various forms of animal life and fragments of our damaged environment.

Before she became one of the world’s most important and loved novelists, Atwood was a poet. Dearly is her first collection in over a decade. It brings together many of her most recognisable and celebrated themes, but distilled – from minutely perfect descriptions of the natural world to startlingly witty encounters with aliens, from pressing political issues to myth and legend. It is a pure Atwood delight, and long-term listeners and new fans alike will treasure its insight, empathy and humour.

You can pre-order the audiobook from Audible now: https://adbl.co/2Gg1HIR 

#AtwoodNPD competition:
In celebration of National Poetry Day 1st October 2020 we would love you to listen to and respond to Margaret Atwood’s poem ‘Blackberries’ in any way that you choose – it could be another poem, a drawing or painting, some music or a dramatic reading. Share your interpretation on Twitter or Instagram by 10th October 2020 including #AtwoodNPD to be in with a chance of winning one of five hardback copies of Margaret Atwood’s poetry collection Dearly. UK only, full competition T&Cs here - http://msgfocus.com/files/amf_penguin_group/project_478/PRIZE_DRAW_T_CS.pdf

Dearly, written and read by Margaret Atwood

Author and historian Ben Macintyre talks to Nihal about his new book ‘Agent Sonya’ - the story of the greatest female spy of the 20th Century.
 
Ben chats to Nihal about how ‘Sonya’s’ gender helped her stay under deep cover for so many years. Ben’s inspirational objects include a jar of chutney given to him from M15 and the jaw-dropping story of his great uncle’s pocketbook (which literally saved his life).  #PenguinPodcast

‘Agent Sonya’ is available to buy as an audiobook now - https://apple.co/32NX94J

The Penguin Podcast: Ben Macintyre with Nihal Arthanayake

The 22nd book in the New York Times bestselling series of biographies about heroes tells the story of Anne Frank, the young Jewish girl who documented her life while hiding from the Nazis during World War II. This engaging biography series focuses on the traits that made our heroes great--the traits that kids can aspire to in order to live heroically themselves. Each book tells the story of an icon in a lively, conversational way that works well for the youngest nonfiction readers. At the back are an excellent timeline and photos. This volume features Anne Frank, whose courage and hope during a time of terror are still an inspiration for people around the world today. Available for purchase at: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0525555943?tag=randohouseinc7911-20">Amazon</a><a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/?ean=9780525555940">Barnes & Noble</a><a href="http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-8373827-10747236?SID=PRHD39095A662--9780525555940&url=http://www.booksamillion.com/p/9780525555940">Books A Million</a><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/2186/9780525555940?prhc=PRHD39095A662">Bookshop.org</a><a href="http://www.hudsonbooksellers.com/book/9780525555940?utm_source=prh&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_term=301&utm_content=PRHD39095A662--9780525555940&utm_campaign=9780525555940">Hudson Booksellers</a><a href="http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780525555940?aff=penguinrandom">IndieBound</a><a href="http://www.powells.com/book/-9780525555940?utm_source=randomhouse&utm_campaign=randomhouse&utm_content=PRHD39095A662--9780525555940">Powell's</a><a href="http://goto.target.com/c/128773/81938/2092?subId1=PRHD39095A662--9780525555940&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.target.com%2Fs%3FsearchTerm%3D9780525555940">Target</a><a href="https://www.walmart.com/search/?query=9780525555940">Walmart</a><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/audiobook/id1531241518?at=11l3IH&ct=PRHD39095A662--9780593294451">Apple Books - Audiobook (Downloadable format)</a><a href="https://www.audible.com/search?advsearchKeywords=I+Am+Anne+Frank+Brad+Meltzer&source_code=COMA0213WS031709&SID=randohouseinc7911-20--9780593294451">Audible - Audiobook (Downloadable format)</a><a href="http://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-8373827-11099382?SID=PRHD39095A662--9780593294451&url=http://www.audiobooks.com/audiobook/9780593294451">audiobooks.com - Audiobook (Downloadable format)</a><a href="https://google.prf.hn/click/camref:1011ld4r/pubref:PRHD39095A662--9780593294451/destination:https://play.google.com/store/search?q=9780593294451&c=books">Google Play Store - Audiobook (Downloadable format)</a><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/link?id=VD9*lkiWNd8&offerid=258185.12829781935712206&type=2&u1=PRHD39095A662--9780593294451}&murl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kobo.com%2Fsearch%3FQuery%3D9780593294451">Kobo - Audiobook (Downloadable format)</a>

I am Anne Frank by Brad Meltzer, read by Jade Wheeler, Brett Boles, Michael Braun, Danny Campbell, Jonathan Davis, Robin Miles, Natasha Soudek, Oliver Wyman

A luxury mountaintop chalet

The opportunity of a lifetime

Until guests start to disappear....

The unmissable new thriller from the queen of the modern-day murder mystery.

Snow is falling in the exclusive alpine ski resort of Saint Antoine, as the shareholders and directors of Snoop, the hottest new music app, gather for a make or break corporate retreat to decide the future of the company. At stake is a billion-dollar dot com buyout that could make them all millionaires, or leave some of them out in the cold. 

The clock is ticking on the offer, and with the group irrevocably split, tensions are running high. When an avalanche cuts the chalet off from help, and one board member goes missing in the snow, the group is forced to ask - would someone resort to murder, to get what they want?

One By One by Ruth Ware, read by Imogen Church

Listen to an excerpt from LET US DREAM by Pope Francis and Austen Ivereigh and read by Arthur Morey

LET US DREAM Audiobook Excerpt

“The Trunchbull” is no match for Matilda!

Matilda is a sweet, exceptional young girl, but her parents think she's just a nuisance. She expects school to be different but there she has to face Miss Trunchbull, a kid-hating terror of a headmistress. When Matilda is attacked by the Trunchbull she suddenly discovers she has a remarkable power with which to fight back. It'll take a superhuman genius to give Miss Trunchbull what she deserves and Matilda may be just the one to do it!

On sale July 3, 2013

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Matilda by Roald Dahl, read by Kate Winslet

Penguin Books publishes blockbusting, prize-winning, celebrated, controversial, heart-warming, thought-provoking and inspiring books by a range of authors from Ali Smith to Zadie Smith, Jeremy Clarkson to Jeremy Paxman and Jamie Oliver to Oliver Goldsmith.

Ghosts by Dolly Alderton, read by Holliday Grainger

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