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Audiobook Stories by Roald Dahl

An extract from this audio download from Ladybird - packed with all the popular nursery songs and rhymes that children tend to learn at nursery and school. Research has shown that parents often don't know the words to popular nursery songs so this is a great resources for both parents and nursery teachers.

Have fun learning the words and singing along to favourite songs such as Old MacDonald Had a Farm, Five Speckled Frogs,  The Wheels on the Bus, The House that Jack Built, Sleeping Bunnies, Wind the Bobbin Up and more.

Ladybird: I'm Ready to Sing! (Audiobook extract)

Up In Where? Up In Here!

The unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Geronimo Stilton: Cat and Mouse in a Haunted House (#3)  in the international bestselling Geronimo Stilton series - over 60 million copies sold! Read by Edward Hermann.

Geronimo Stilton is lost in a dark and spooky forest. He thinks his luck has turned when he finds an abandoned mansion to shelter in. But he's not as alone as he'd hoped: the house is haunted - by cats! Can Geronimo escape in one piece or has his luck run out?

** Incredible interactive website at www.geronimostilton.com/uk - create your own avatar for New Mouse City!
** Funny and adventurous stories with colourful, engaging text design makes Geronimo Stilton perfect for aspirational readers of Diary of a Wimpy Kid. A huge hit with both avid and reluctant readers aged 5+.

Geronimo Stilton: Cat and Mouse in a Haunted House (#3) (Audiobook Extract) read by Edward Hermann

Love Story Part 1 (WTKGTS) Podcast 007

An extract from Revolting Rhymes by Roald Dahl, complete and unabridged and raucously read by Miriam Margolyes, Stephen Mangan, and Tamsin Greig.  This audiobook also contains original music.

You can think again if you thought you knew the stories of some of the most popular fairy tales. Here are six of the best known retold, with more than a twist or two, by the master of the comic and the blood-curdling.

Roald Dahl: Revolting Rhymes (Audiobook extract) Read by Stephen Mangan

An extract from Esio Trot, a classic Roald Dahl story, brought to life in this audiobook edition read by Sir Quentin Blake.

Mr Hoppy loves Mrs Silver.
Mrs Silver loves Alfie the tortoise.

Sometimes Mr Hoppy wishes he could become a tortoise. Until one day he finds a way to win Mrs Silver's heart, with the help of a little magic and some cabbage.

Quentin Blake is the award-winning English illustrator internationally known for his long partnership with Roald Dahl. He has also collaborated with many authors such as Joan Aiken, Michael Rosen, David Walliams and John Yeoman, illustrated books by Dr Seuss and created picture books of his own. He was appointed first-ever Children's Laureate in 1999 and in 2013 was knighted for his services to illustration.

Roald Dahl: Esio Trot (Audiobook extract) Read by Quentin Blake

An extract from Dirty Beasts by Roald Dahl, complete and unabridged and raucously read by Miriam Margolyes, Stephen Mangan, and Tamsin Greig.  The audiobook contains original music.

In Dirty Beasts we meet a ghastly menagerie of wonderfully comic animals that can only have been invented by Roald Dahl. There is the toad that jumps to France - at his own peril; the pig who ponders the meaning of life; the anteater who gets the wrong end of the stick; and many more. Snigger, titter and laugh at their antics in this collection of irreverent and absurdly comic verse!

Roald Dahl: Dirty Beasts (Audiobook extract) Read by Stephen Mangan

An extract from Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, read by the actor Douglas Hodge, who plays Willy Wonka in the hit musical adaptation of the book. 

Charlie Bucket and his family are rushing around the Earth at seventeen-thousand miles an hour in a great glass elevator.

It belongs to the fantastic Mr Willy Wonka, and the adventure becomes even greater upon discovering they're not the only ones orbiting the Earth at that particular time . . .

Douglas Hodge is a multi-award-winning English actor, with Olivier and Tony awards for his performance in La Cage aux Folles, and nominations for his leading roles in Cyrano de Bergerac, Guys and Dolls and Inadmissible Evidence. In 2013 he is playing the role of Willy Wonka in Sam Mendes' musical of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Roald Dahl: Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (Audiobook extract) Read by Douglas Hodge

Penguin presents an extract from the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of A Bad Spell for the Worst Witch read by Gemma Arterton

A new term spells disaster for Mildred!

After a disastrous first year, Mildred is determined to lose her embarrassing reputation as the worst witch the Academy has ever seen - but things rapidly get out of hand when her arch-enemy Ethel turns her into a frog ...

Jill Murphy: A Bad Spell For The Worst Witch (Audioback extract) Read by Gemma Arterton

Penguin presents an extract from the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of The Worst Witch read by Gemma Arterton

Hold on to your broom for magical mayhem! Lovable but disaster-prone Mildred Hubble is a trainee at  Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches, but she's making an awful mess of it. She keeps getting her spells wrong and crashing her broomstick. Yet she manages to get by until she turns Ethel, the teacher's pet, into her deadly enemy and chaos ensues . . .

Jill Murphy: The Worst Witch (Audiobook extract) Read by Gemma Arterton

Penguin presents an extract from the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of The Worst Witch All At Sea read by Gemma Arterton

Hold on to your broom for magical mayhem! Lovable, but disaster-prone Mildred Hubble is a trainee at  Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches, but she's making an awful mess of it. Mildred can't bear to leave behind her beloved cat, Tabby, when the class goes for a week beside the seaside. But keeping Tabby leads Mildred into yet more trouble.

Jill Murphy: The Worst Witch All At Sea (Audiobook extract) Read by Gemma Arterton

Penguin presents an extract from the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of The Worst Witch And The Wishing Star read by Gemma Arterton.

A new adventure starring the worst witch - lovable but disaster-prone Mildred Hubble.

Mildred makes a wish on a shooting star - and to her great surprise it comes true!

Mildred's wish-come-true is a small dog but how can she keep him a secret from all the others, especially the formidable Miss Hardbroom?

It's a disaster waiting to happen...and it does! - but everything turns out for the best when Mildred and her clever dog, Star, win an indoor swimming pool for the school!

Jill Murphy: The Worst Witch And The Wishing Star (Audiobook extract) Read by Gemma Arterton

Penguin presents an extract from the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of The Worst Witch Saves The Day read by Gemma Arterton

Hold on to your broom for magical mayhem!

It's the start of a new term at Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches and Mildred Hubble is determined not to be the worst witch this year. Everything starts so well. Mildred's class has a new form teacher - no more Miss Hardbroom for Mildred and her friends! But then the new teacher, Miss Granite, starts acting fishy; Mildred has a very bad hair day when a hair growth spell goes wrong and she has to put up with know-it-all Ethel Hallow being 'helpful'. To top it all, her beloved cat Tabby is having a nervous breakdown and refuses to fly.

Jill Murphy: The Worst Witch Saves The Day (Audiobook extract) Read by Gemma Arterton

Penguin presents an extract from the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of The Worst Witch Strikes Again read by Gemma Arterton.

Summer term at Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches has just begun and disaster-prone Mildred Hubble is in deep trouble again - all because of the new girl, Enid Nightshade, who isn't nearly as placid as she looks . . .

Jill Murphy: The Worst Witch Strikes Again (Audiobook extract) Read by Gemma Arterton

Penguin presents an extract from the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of The Worst Witch To The Rescue read by Gemma Arterton

All I will say is - prepare to be astounded! Mildred Hubble has always been the worst witch at Miss Cackle's Academy, but she just knows this term will be different. She's done the best holiday project ever and she's sure that her form teacher, the fearsome Miss Hardbroom, will be impressed. Even her arch-enemy, Ethel Hallow, is being friendly to her! But is it all too good to be true - will disaster strike again for the Worst Witch?

Mildred may be the worst witch at the academy but she's the best friend you could ever have. Millions of readers love her. And so will you . . .

Jill Murphy: The Worst Witch To The Rescue (Audiobook extract) Read by Gemma Arterton

2015 Audie Finalist: Personal Development Category

Read by Mike Hodge

About the Book

It took Steve Harvey years to recognize his personal gift—his unique talent of making people laugh, and listen—and even then he still struggled, at one point being homeless and living out of his car. But through it all he remained focused on his goals, using his gift and his tenacity to achieve unimaginable success. And now, in Act Like a Success, Think Like a Success, he's paying it forward to help you live your dreams and create your own legacy.

Every person is born with a gift, and that gift can never be taken away from you. You need only to harness it, build it, and attach it to the right vehicle, using it in every aspect of your life. With Steve's easy advice and his sensible yet innovative principles, Act Like a Success, Think Like a Success is your road map to identifying your gift, perfecting it, and letting it transform your life.

Finding success and creating a legacy is not easy—it takes time, and courage. With this essential guide, and through Steve's warm humor and remarkable insights, you can harness your gift and create the life you've always wanted.

Act Like a Success, Think Like a Success will inspire you. It will motivate you. And it will change your life.

PURCHASE THE CD:
http://www.harpercollins.com/9780062350602/act-like-a-success-think-like-a-success-cd

DOWNLOAD THE DIGITAL AUDIOBOOK:

Audible
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iTunes
https://itunes.apple.com/us/audiobook/act-like-success-think-like/id910623205

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ACT LIKE A SUCCESS, THINK LIKE A SUCCESS by Steve Harvey

The sci-fi genre is filled with stories that look beyond our home on earth to other planets and galaxies which may, or may not, exist.  As a race, we’ve developed an obsession with the idea that there are other living species out there, who want to take over our planet; why we haven’t decided they might be friendly is perhaps a reflection on us. Anyway, extra-terrestrial terror is a theme in hundreds of books, old and new.  

The Penguin Podcast: Extra-Terrestrial Reads Books feat. Alex Scarrow, Rick Yancey & Samuel Anderson

Following on from his hugely successful first book, The Fry Chronicles, comes the second chapter in Stephen Fry's life. This extract from the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of More Fool Me is read by Stephen Fry himself. 

Praise for The Fry Chronicles: 

'Heartbreaking, a delight, a lovely, comfy book' The Times

'Perfect prose and excruciating honesty. A grand reminiscence of college and theatre and comedyland in the 1980s, with tone-perfect anecdotes and genuine readerly excitement. What Fry does, essentially, is tell us who he really is. Above all else, a thoughtful book. And namedroppy too, and funny, and marbled with melancholy' Observer

Stephen Fry: More Fool Me (Audiobook extract) Read by Stephen Fry

Poor Wayfaring Stranger- Katilette and Family

The unabridged, digital audiobook edition of Geronimo Stilton: Red Pizzas for a Blue Count, book seven in the international bestselling Geronimo Stilton series. Read by the actor Edward Hermann.

Geronimo's cousin is stuck in Transratania, the land of vampire bats! His sister Thea drags Geronimo along on a rescue mission, but he might be more of a hindrance than a help. After all, he knows that a vampire bat would love to sink its fangs into a tender mouse like him!

** Incredible interactive website at www.geronimostilton.com/uk - create your own avatar for New Mouse City!
** Funny and adventurous stories with colourful, engaging text design makes Geronimo Stilton perfect for aspirational readers of Diary of a Wimpy Kid. A huge hit with both avid and reluctant readers aged 5+.

Geronimo Stilton: Red Pizzas for a Blue Count (#7) (Audiobook Extract) read by Edward Hermann

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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.

Jill Murphy: The Worst Witch Strikes Again (Audiobook extract) Read by Gemma Arterton

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