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WELCOME TO OAKHILL CHILDREN’S AUDIO BOOKS
Dear Librarian
For New Year 2016 Oakhill launches another fabulous assortment of heroes,
heroines and animals from award-winning authors. There’s My Big Fat Zombie
Goldfish:The Seaquel, a fish with superpowers from Mo O’Hara, and Holly
Webb’s Scruffy Puppy takes on the local dog show, and her Brave Little Kitten
needs a home.
As for the heroes and heroines, we have the first adventure of a determined
young lady called Elspeth in Elspeth Hart and the School for Show-Offs by Sarah
Forbes; and Hannah and Billy have to foil an evil plot in William Sutcliffe’s
Circus of Thieves and the Raffle of Doom.
Then there’s Dad trouble! In The Case of the Exploding Brains by Rachel
Hamilton, Noelle’s Dad is walking round prison with a blanket on his head!
And in Pete Johnson’s My Parents Are Driving Me Crazy Louis’ Mum and Dad
swap roles, but Dad’s no good at being mum. Finally, Nelly sets out in a knitted
boat to find her missing father in Roland Chambers’ Nelly and the Quest for
Captain Peabody.
In Battle of the Beach Freaks Jess doesn’t have Dad problems, but in the ghostliest
town of all she’s up against Sam Hay’s creepy creation: The Duke of Spooks!
As spring warms up there’s March madness about. John Dougherty’s Stinkbomb
and Ketchup-Face and the Evilness of Pizza has more twists and turns than a pizza
delivery guy on an oil slick. And a boy’s best friend is his – pig? – well yes, in Sedric
and the Great Pig Rescue, by Angie Morgan, Sedric and beloved pig Denzel must
outwit dastardly Baron Dennis.
Acclaim for The Scruffy Puppy & The Brave Kitten
‘Beautifully told stories featuring a host of gorgeous lost and lonely puppies
and kittens’ – Little Tiger
In Claire O’Brien’s Cordelia Codd: It’s Alive!, Cordelia’s dreams of being a worldfamous fashion designer are thwarted by her crazy family.
By contrast in Summer’s Shadow from Anna Wilson, amidst the shadows of her
family’s past, Summer just might find first love – but is he too perfect?
As always, for additional information on these or any of our other children’s CDs
and MP3 CDs, please visit our website.
Best wishes,
Julian Batson
Acclaim for My Parents are
Driving Me Crazy
‘In Louis, Pete Johnson has created
a boy who makes you laugh out
loud’ – Sunday Times
Acclaim for Stinkbomb and
Ketchup-Face and the Evilness
of Pizza
‘Infectiously silly’
– John Lloyd,The Book Bag Blog
Acclaim for Cordelia Codd:
It’s Alive!
‘Hilarious’ – Angels & Urchins
Acclaim for Summer’s Shadow
‘Quite simply a beautiful read’
– Books4Teens
Julian Batson
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UK, CANADA & NEW ZEALAND • MARCH 2016 AUSTRALIA
SARAH FORBES
7+
Elspeth Hart and the School for
Show-offs
Photo © Paul Smith
INTEREST AGE
Read by Imogen Wilde
This is the first adventure featuring the fabulous Elspeth Hart, a determined
heroine with doodles on her trainers. Imagine never being allowed to play
outside, and sleeping in a wardrobe every night. That’s what life is like for
Elspeth since her parents were tragically washed away in a flood. Elspeth now
lives with her horrid aunt, Miss Crabb, in the Pandora Pants School for Showoffs. But things are about to change...
About the author
Sarah Forbes was born in Aberdeen and lives in Edinburgh. She used to work
on magazines, interviewing pop stars for a living, but now works as an editor.
Acclaim for Elspeth Hart and the School for Show-offs
‘Very funny and deliciously horrible’ – Holly Webb
2 CDs • COCD 397 • 978-1-78433-626-4
1 MP3 CD • COMP 397 • 978-1-78433-638-7 • Playing time: 2hrs 5mins*
INTEREST AGE
INTEREST AGE
7+
MO O’HARA
My Big Fat Zombie
Goldfish: The Seaquel
Read by Daniel Philpott
INTEREST AGE
9+
WILLIAM SUTCLIFFE
7+
HOLLY WEBB
Circus of Thieves and
The Raffle of Doom
Read by Dugald Bruce-Lockhart
The Scruffy Puppy
& The Brave Kitten
Read by Jane Slavin
When Tom saved Frankie the
goldfish from near-death (by
zapping him with a battery), Frankie
somehow became a big fat zombie
goldfish with hypnotic powers.
Now Frankie is one lethal fish who’s appointed
himself as Tom’s bodyguard. On a trip to the
seaside they meet a strange old lighthouse keeper
who warns them about the Evil Eel of Eel Bay. And
in the second story all eyes are on Frankie as he
takes on a starring role in the school play!
About the author
Mo O’Hara grew up in America but now lives
in London. She began her writing and acting
career touring theatres and schools, working as a
storyteller. Mo and her brother once brought their
own pet goldfish back from the brink of death.
Acclaim for My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish
‘The My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish stories brim with
life and humour’ – Lancashire Evening Post
Hannah’s life is boring, boring,
boring! But when Armitage Shank’s
Impossible Circus comes to town,
Hannah’s world is turned on its
head. She meets Billy Shank, his
astonishing camel, Narcissus, and a host of other
bizarrely brilliant members of the circus. But all is
not as it seems, Armitage Shank, evil ringmaster
and Billy’s surrogate father, has a dastardly plan
involving light-fingered thievery. Can Hannah and
Billy stop his rotten scheme before it’s too late...?
This is the first Circus of Thieves story.
About the author
William Sutcliffe is a bestselling author for both
adults and children. The Wall, his first novel for Young
Adults was shortlisted for the Guardian Fiction Prize
and Carnegie Medal. Circus of Thieves is his series for
younger children.William lives in Edinburgh.
Acclaim for Circus of Thieves and The Raffle
of Doom
‘Writing that is as light on its feet as a human
cannonball’ – The Times
Bella instantly falls in love with
scruffy puppy Sid when she sees him
at the animal shelter. She gets her
family to agree that he’s the perfect
pet for them. But Bella’s friend
Megan is pretty snooty about Bella’s mongrel, so
Bella decides to enter Sid in the local dog show...
Helena loves to help out at the vet’s surgery
where her older cousin Lucy works as a nurse.
Then one day a young cat is rushed in after an
accident. Helena helps care for the brave kitten,
but where will he go if his owner can’t be found...?
About the author
Holly Webb lives in Berkshire with her family
and cats. She started writing several years ago and
has written over ninety books including the Animal
Stories and the My Naughty Little Puppy stories.
Acclaim for Holly Webb
‘Beautifully told stories featuring a host of
gorgeous lost and lonely puppies and kittens’
– Little Tiger
2 CDs • COCD 398 • 978-1-78433-627-1
1 MP3 CD • COMP 398 • 978-1-78433-639-4
Playing time: 2hrs 24mins*
3 CDs • COCD 399 • 978-1-78433-628-8
1 MP3 CD • COMP 399 • 978-1-78433-640-0
Playing time: 2hrs 42mins*
2 CDs • COCD 400 • 978-1-78433-629-5
1 MP3 CD • COMP 400 • 978-1-78433-641-7
Playing time: 2hrs 30mins*
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FEBRUARY 2016 AUDIO BOOKS AVAILABLE ON CD & MP3 CD
UK, CANADA & NEW ZEALAND • APRIL 2016 AUSTRALIA
ROLAND CHAMBERS
INTEREST AGE
7+
Nelly and the Quest for
Captain Peabody
Read by Cliff Chapman
One girl. One turtle. One epic voyage! When Nelly says she’s going to do a
thing, she does it. Learn to juggle china cups? Of course! Live on lemons for
a month? Why not? Set out in a boat with knitted sails to find her long-lost
father, with only her turtle Columbus for company? Absolutely! And she won’t
let anything get in her way…
About the author
Roland Chambers’ first children’s book, The Rooftop Rocket Party, was
published by Andersen Press in 2002, and his biography of Arthur Ransome,
The Last Englishman, won the HW Fisher prize from the Biographer’s Club.
Acclaim for Nelly and the Quest for Captain Peabody
‘Nelly is a delightfully quirky character and Chambers is a wonderfully
descriptive writer’ – Manchester Evening News
2 CDs • COCD 401 • 978-1-78433-630-1
1 MP3 CD • COMP 401 • 978-1-78433-642-4 • Playing time: 2hrs 6mins*
INTEREST AGE
INTEREST AGE
9+
RACHEL HAMILTON
SAM HAY
The Case of the
Exploding Brains
Read by Sarah Ovens
INTEREST AGE
7+
9+
PETE JOHNSON
Battle of the Beach
Freaks
Read by Ashleigh Cheadle
My Parents are Driving
Me Crazy
Read by Joe Coen
Science, silliness and super-villains!
Noelle “Know-All” Hawkins has
another case to solve. Her famous
scientist dad - Professor Brian
“Big Brain” Hawkins - is in prison
because of his portaloo mishaps. A trip to the
Science Museum results in a mystery involving the
moon, mindreading, and a lot of grumpy people.
But Noelle, Holly and Porter are on the case. Will
they piece together the crazy clues in time to save
the planet? And why is Dad walking round prison
with a blanket on his head?
About the author
Rachel Hamilton has put her education to good
use by working in an ad agency, a school, a building
site and a men’s prison. Rachel’s debut novel, The
Case of the Exploding Loo, won a First Fiction prize
at the 2013 Emirates Festival of Literature First
Fiction Competition.
Acclaim for The Case of the Exploding Brains
‘Children should start with books featuring
explosions’ – The Guardian
Just when you thought it was safe
to go to the seaside! Welcome
to Screaming Sands, the ghastliest
ghost town in the world! Jess has
wanted to be a bridesmaid for
ever. So when her aunt is dumped and her dreams
are dashed, she puts herself up for hire. But the
job she lands is more than she bargained for, an
undead couple need her help so they can outwit
the dastardly Duke of Spooks and tie the knot…
About the author
Sam Hay grew up in Scotland and worked as a
journalist before becoming a children’s author. She
now lives in Wales with her family. Sam has also
written the Undead Pets series.
When Louis’s parents are forced
to swap roles there is total chaos.
Dad serves up meals no one can
eat, messes up all the laundry and
worst of all, decides Louis is his
new best friend. But you can’t hang out with your
dad, can you? Louis decides that dads just can’t
be mums – but then he’s in for a huge surprise.
The latest hilarious instalment of Louis the Laugh’s
bestselling adventures.
About the author
Pete Johnson was an English and Drama teacher.
He began his career as a writer by entering
writing competitions, and sometimes he won. Pete
often writes about bullying, feeling different, family
relationships and the journey from childhood to
young adulthood.
Acclaim for My Parents are Driving
Me Crazy
‘In Louis, Pete Johnson has created a boy who
makes you laugh out loud’ – Sunday Times
4 CDs • COCD 402 • 978-1-78433-631-8
1 MP3 CD • COMP 402 • 978-1-78433-643-1
Playing time: 4hrs 5mins*
2 CDs • COCD 403 • 978-1-78433-632-5
1 MP3 CD • COMP 403 • 978-1-78433-644-8
Playing time: 2hrs 25mins*
4 CDs • COCD 404 • 978-1-78433-633-2
1 MP3 CD • COMP 404 • 978-1-78433-645-5
Playing time: 3hrs 55mins*
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MARCH 2016 AUDIO BOOKS AVAILABLE ON CD & MP3 CD
UK, CANADA & NEW ZEALAND • MAY 2016 AUSTRALIA
JOHN DOUGHERTY
Stinkbomb and Ketchup-Face
and the Evilness of Pizza
INTEREST AGE
7+
Read by Max Dowler
In this hilarious adventure, you’ll discover that pizza is the evil genius of the
world! It’s all the fault of pizza. It has absolutely nothing at all to do with the
badgers! With more twists and turns than a pizza delivery guy on an oil slick,
this amazing adventure will leave you hungry for more (pizza).
About the author
John Dougherty was born in Northern Ireland. He tried his hand at a
number of jobs before becoming a school teacher. Whilst John was teaching
he began writing stories. One was chosen by The Times as one of the Best
Children’s Books of the Year 2011 - but, more importantly, his books make
children giggle.
Acclaim for Stinkbomb and Ketchup-Face and the Evilness of Pizza
‘Infectiously silly’ – John Lloyd,The Book Bag Blog
2 CDs • COCD 405 • 978-1-78433-634-9
1 MP3 CD • COMP 405 • 978-1-78433-646-2 • Playing time: 1hr 32mins*
INTEREST AGE
INTEREST AGE
7+
ANGIE MORGAN
Sedric and the Great Pig
Rescue
Read by David Thorpe
Meet Sedric: a brand new (and
rather muddy) star who’ll make you
laugh out loud! Being a boy in the
Dark Ages village of Little-Soggy-inthe-Mud can be pretty rough. And
muddy. And there are LOADS of rats! But Sedric,
his friends and his beloved pig, Denzel, love this
life. So when the dastardly Baron Dennis nicks
Denzel and threatens the whole village, Sedric
and his friends will need to use all their tricks and
cunning to outwit him and rescue Denzel.
About the author
Angie Morgan was born in Bristol and trained
in Graphic Design and Illustration. She always
dreamed of illustrating for a living so she started
writing stories to give herself something to
illustrate. And that’s how Sedric was born!
Acclaim for Sedric and the Great Pig Rescue
‘Peasants, pigs, robber barons and a ton of turnips
loom large in this madcap Middle Ages romp’
– Metro
INTEREST AGE
9+
CLAIRE O’BRIEN
Cordelia Codd: It’s Alive!
Read by Emma Weaver
12+
ANNA WILSON
Summer’s Shadow
Read by Victoria Fox
One day, I, Cordelia Codd, will be a
world-famous fashion designer. But
for now, I’m stuck with: Living in a
MICRO-TINY cottage stuck to the
side of a pub; A pair of BONKERS
parents who are still Not Quite Together; Two
MEAN GIRLS trying to steal my best friend; And
a Granny who is behaving even more strangely
than usual. The third and final instalment in the
hilariously haphazard life of Cordelia Codd, from
the author of Not Just the Blues and Frankly, Ruby, I
Don’t Give a Damn.
About the author
Claire O’Brien has worked as a teacher in the
UK, USA and Colombia. She spent many years in
Yorkshire, where she brought up her son, and now
lives in London. She has an MA in Creative Writing
from Lancaster University.
Acclaim for Cordelia Codd: It’s Alive!
‘Hilarious’ – Angels & Urchins
When Summer’s mum dies,
Summer’s life is turned upside
down. Her guardian is her uncle
Tristan: a man she’s never heard
of before. Forced to leave London
and move to Tristan’s creepy house in Cornwall,
Summer is met with indifference, hostility and
an aunt who has left rather than tolerate her.
The house seems haunted by the shadows of her
family’s past. She spends more and more time in
the beautiful cove nearby. But not alone. A local
boy is there too. Can Summer find first love with
someone who seems too perfect to be true?
About the author
Anna Wilson is both a cat- and dog-type person.
She lives with her husband, two children, two
cats, some chickens and a dog. A graduate with a
degree in Modern and Medieval Languages from
Cambridge University, Anna Wilson went on to
become an editor at Macmillan and then a writer
of children’s books herself.
Acclaim for Summer’s Shadow
‘Quite simply a beautiful read’ – Books4Teens
5 CDs • COCD 407 • 978-1-78433-636-3
1 MP3 CD • COMP 407 • 978-1-78433-648-6
Playing time: 6hrs*
5 CDs • COCD 408 • 978-1-78433-637-0
1 MP3 CD • COMP 408 • 978-1-78433-649-3
Playing time: 6hrs*
2 CDs • COCD 406 • 978-1-78433-635-6
1 MP3 CD • COMP 406 • 978-1-78433-647-9
Playing time: 1hr 37mins*
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RECENTLY PUBLISHED CHILDREN’S AUDIO BOOKS
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R. J. ANDERSON
ANNE BOOTH
Read by Lucy Scott
Read by Ashleigh Cheadle
Nomad
Girl with a White Dog
Exiled from her underground home by Betony, the jealous queen of the piskeys, Ivy sets
out to make a new life for herself in the world above – a quest that leads her to mystery,
adventure, and a hoard of spriggan treasure. But a deadly poison still lingers in the Delve,
and Ivy cannot bear to see her people dying under Betony’s rule. With the help of some
old friends she sets out to warn the piskeys of their danger, urging them to rise up and free
themselves – before it is too late.
Jessie is excited when her gran gets a white Alsatian puppy, but with Snowy’s arrival a
mystery starts to unfold. As Jessie learns about Nazi Germany at school, past and present
begin to slot together and she uncovers something long-buried, troubling and somehow
linked to another girl and another white dog ...
8 CDs • COCD 341 • 978-1-78433-101-6 • 2 MP3 CDs • COMP 341 • 978-1-78433-226-6
Playing time: 8hrs 45mins • Interest age: 9+
ANDY BRIGGS
TOM BANKS
Tarzan: The Jungle Warrior
Read by Garrick Hagon
The Great Galloon
Read by the author
The Great Galloon is an enormous airship, built by Captain Meredith Anstruther and
manned by his crew who are able to fight off invading marauders whilst drinking tea and
sweeping floors! Captain Anstruther is preparing to marry the beautiful Lady Isabella, but
disaster strikes when his evil brother comes aboard for the wedding and steals Isabella
away. Stanley, a clever boy, and Rasmussen, a reluctant countess-to-be, are waiting for an
adventure. Now they must save the Galloon from sinking, but how will they ever find the
Captain’s bride when nothing’s happening?
3 CDs • COCD 325 • 978-0-85735-966-7 • Playing time: 3hrs 17mins • Interest age: 7+
TOM BANKS
Voyage to the Volcano: A Great Galloon Adventure
Read by the author
Poor Captain Anstruther is still searching for his kidnapped bride, Isabella, but he thinks
the key to winning her back may lie in the heart of the Chimney Islands, a mind-boggling
patchwork of volcanoes where Anstruther and Isabella first swore eternal love. Can he
attend the party and be reunited with his beloved? Stanley and Rasmussen must do battle
once more with the Captain’s nefarious brother Zebediah, encountering old friends, new
friends and unexpected friends in frilly pink dresses along the way. Expect hilarity and
chaos to ensue!
3 CDs • COCD 337 • 978-1-78433-097-2 • 1 MP3 CD • COMP 337 • 978-1-78433-222-8
Playing time: 3hrs 49mins • Interest age: 7+
CLAIRE BARKER
Knitbone Pepper: Ghost Dog
Read by Rosie Jones
Knitbone Pepper is a friendly ghost dog, haunting the crumbling Starcross Hall with a gaggle
of other ghostly pets. But when he discovers that the Hall is up for sale and his beloved
owner, Winnie Pepper, and her madcap parents must leave their home, he smells a rat. Can
Knitbone and his ghostly gang of animals help Winnie save Starcross?
3CDs • COCD389 • 978-1-78433-534-2 • 1 MP3 CD • COMP 389 • 978-1-78433-546-5
Playing time: 2hrs 50mins • Interest age:7+
GUY BASS
Stitch Head
Read by Jack Hawkins
In the maze-like dungeons of Castle Grotteskew, the frightfully insane Professor Erasmus
conducts his bizarre experiments on living things. His very first creation has been long
forgotten – a small, almost-human creature, known only as Stitch Head. Poor Stitch Head
has spent years vying for attention amongst a menagerie of freakish monsters. When a
travelling circus ringmaster, Fulbert Freakfinder, promises to make him a star, Stitch Head
wonders whether there is another life for him. But first he has to catch the professor’s latest
creation – a monstrous three-armed creature that’s just smashed its way to freedom ...
2 CDs • COCD 377 • 978-1-78433-432-1 • 1 MP3 CD • COMP 377• 978-1-78433-444-4
Playing time: 1hr 59mins • Interest age: 7+
PSEUDONYMOUS BOSCH
The Name of this Book is Secret
Read by Eric Meyers
When intrepid investigators Cass and Max-Ernest set out to discover the history of the
mysterious Symphony of Smells, they become embroiled in a dastardly experiment involving
kidnapped children and the secret of eternal youth.Together they must come up with a plan to
rescue their classmate from a hideous fate and escape the eerie pyramid of the Midnight Sun.
6 CDs • COCD 381 • 978-1-78433-436-9 • 1 MP3 CD • COMP 381• 978-1-78433-448-2
Playing time:7hrs 26mins • Interest age: 9+
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4 CDs • COCD 365 • 978-1-78433-340-9 • 1 MP3 CD • COMP 365 • 978-1-78433-351-5
Playing time: 3hrs 53mins • Interest age: 10+
A U D I O
B O O K S
When a baby gorilla is snatched from its family by the world’s most infamous hunter,
Tarzan will stop at nothing to track him down – crossing the wild jungle and hostile African
savannah to bring him to justice. But Robbie has ideas of his own. He has formed a plan
that will get rid of Tarzan for good, and keep the secrets of his own past safe. Tarzan:The
Jungle Warrior brings the classic story bang into the 21st century.
6 CDs • COCD 333 • 978-0-85735-974-2 • Playing time: 7hrs 14mins • Interest age: 9+
EMMA CARROLL
Frost Hollow Hall
Read by Penelope Rawlins
Will dares Tilly to come ice-skating up at Frost Hollow Hall. No one goes near the place
these days. Ten years ago the young heir, Kit Barrington, drowned there in the lake. Rumour
has it that the house is haunted ... But Tilly never turns down a dare. Then it goes horribly
wrong. The ice breaks, Tilly falls through and almost drowns. At the point of death, a
beautiful angel appears and saves her. Kit Barrington’s ghost. Kit needs Tilly to solve the
mystery of his death, so that his spirit can rest in peace.
7 CDs • COCD 329 • 978-0-85735-970-4 • Playing time: 8hrs 13mins • Interest age: 9+
EMMA CARROLL
In Darkling Wood
Read by Victoria Fox
When Alice’s brother gets a longed-for chance for a heart transplant, Alice is suddenly
off to her estranged grandmother’s house. There’s nothing good about staying with Nell,
except for the beautiful Darkling Wood at the end of her garden. But Nell wants it cut
down. Alice feels at home there, at peace, and even finds a friend, Flo. But Flo doesn’t go to
the local school and no one has heard of a girl with that name. When Flo shows Alice the
surprising secrets of Darkling Wood Alice starts to wonder – what is real?
5CDs • COCD 390 • 978-1-78433-535-9 • 1 MP3 CD • COMP 390 • 978-1-78433-547-2
Playing time: 6hrs • Interest age: 9+
EMMA CARROLL
The Girl Who Walked on Air
Read by Victoria Fox
Abandoned at Chipchase’s Travelling Circus as a baby, Louie dreams of becoming a
‘Showstopper’, a tightrope walker – the Girl Who Walked on Air – she just needs to be
given a chance. And the circus needs her too – Wellbeloved’s rival show is stealing their
crowds. Reluctantly Mr Chipchase lets Louie perform. She is a sensation, and gets an offer
from the sinister Mr Wellbeloved to perform ... over Niagara Falls. Soon Louie’s bravery
is tested not just on the highwire but in confronting her past and the shady characters in
the world of the circus ...
5 CDs • COCD 349 • 978-1-78433-234-1 • 1 MP3 CD • COMP 349 • 978-1-78433-246-4
Playing time: 6hrs 24mins • Interest age: 9+
SIMON CHESHIRE
Swarm: Operation Sting
Read by Dugald Bruce-Lockhart
The Secret Intelligence Agency has a new weapon: SWARM – artificially intelligent robotic
bugs that act as undercover agents. Operating below the radar, they can fly faster, see
further and sting harder! They won’t stop until they’ve completed their mission, no matter
what it takes. In the face of trouble, SWARM are armed and ready to fight. In Operation
Sting, the team are set a new mission. When a prototype weapon is stolen, it’s a race
against time for SWARM to locate and reclaim the weapon before the thieves crack the
encryption code protecting it. Can they stop the villains before it’s too late?
2 CDs • COCD 350 • 978-1-78433-235-8 • 1 MP3 CD • COMP 350 • 978-1-78433-247-1
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Read by Dugald Bruce-Lockhart
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Swarm: Project Venom
Stinkbomb & Ketchup-Face and the Quest for the Magic Porcupine
The Secret Intelligence Agency has a new weapon: SWARM – artificially intelligent robotic
bugs that act as undercover agents. Operating below the radar, they can fly faster, see
further and sting harder! They won’t stop until they’ve completed their mission, no matter
what it takes. In the face of trouble, SWARM are armed and ready to fight. In Project
Venom, the team are set a new mission: at the country’s top research laboratory, SWARM
suspect that one of the scientists has gone rogue. They uncover a sinister underworld and
a deadly poison about to be unleashed. Can SWARM divert the villain’s evil plan?
2 CDs • COCD 373 • 978-1-78433-428-4 • 1 MP3 CD • COMP 373• 978-1-78433-440-6
Playing time: 2hrs 3mins • Interest age: 9+
STEVE COLE
Oi! You at the back! Yes, you! Stop mucking about and get a move on. Some of us are
waiting to get going on this quest you know! These magic porcupines are pretty hard to
find, so pay attention and stick with our fearless heroes, Stinkbomb and Ketchup-Face. It
could take many years for us to finish our gigantic quest, or it could take just under 200
pages, but I’m pretty sure we’ll be back in time for tea, ‘cause we’ll be starving by then ...
2 CDs • COCD 382 • 978-1-78433-437-6 • 1 MP3 CD • COMP 382 • 978-1-78433-449-9
Playing time: 1hr 40mins • Interest age: 7+
RODDY DOYLE
Brilliant
Read by Stephen Hogan
Aliens Stink!
Read by the author
Some seriously weird stuff is happening on Planet Earth. Pollution is cleaned up overnight.
A sweet smell fills the air. Strange lights are seen in the sky. Could they possibly be UFOs?
Have aliens come to fix our world? Only one boy and his dad – and possibly his goldfish –
know that the truth is stranger, scarier and a whole lot smellier. Kidnapped and taken to a
super-secret base, Tim discovers the full extent of the alien threat – and the extraordinary
kids fighting it.
4CDs • COCD 391 • 978-1-78433-536-6 • 1 MP3 CD • COMP 391 • 978-1-78433-548-9
Playing time: 4hrs 30mins • Interest age: 7+
STEVE COLE
When Uncle Ben’s Dublin business fails Gloria and Raymond realise that something is
wrong. So when the children overhear their granny saying that the Black Dog has settled
on Ben’s back and he won’t be OK until it’s gone, they decide they’re going to get rid of it.
So they set out on a midnight quest to hunt it down and chase it away. But loads of other
children are searching for it too, because the Black Dog is hounding lots of Dublin’s adults.
Together the children manage to corner the Black Dog ... but will they have the courage
and cleverness to destroy the frightening creature?
3 CDs • COCD 351 • 978-1-78433-236-5 • 1 MP3 CD • COMP 351 • 978-1-78433-248-8 Playing time: 3hrs 35mins • Interest age: 9+
RUTH EASTHAM
Arrowhead
Secret Agent Mummy: Book 1
Read by David Thorpe
Read by the author
What could be crazier than a 2000-year-old Egyptian mummy detective moving in next
door? How about: An army of brainwashed baboons? A flying bandaged dog’s-bottom? A
talking cat goddess? An evil sorcerer from another world? Somehow, Niall Rivers has got
to deal with all of them. Still, it’s not the end of the world ... Is it?
When thirteen-year-old Jack moves to Norway, he’s sure there’s no truth in the local
myths and legends. But then he comes face to face with one: the body of a Norse warrior
boy, frozen in the ice, and carrying with him an ancient arrowhead that contains a terrible
curse. If Jack’s going to survive, he has to overcome both an ancient wrong and a newlyrisen enemy in this thrilling adventure from an award-winning author.
2 CDs • COCD 357 • 978-1-78433-242-6 • 1 MP3 CD • COMP 357 • 978-1-78433-254-9
Playing time: 1hr 37mins • Interest age: 7+
5 CDs • COCD 334 • 978-0-85735-975-9 • Playing time: 5hrs 53mins • Interest age: 9-12
STEVE COLE
Run! The Elephant Weighs a Ton!
Secret Agent Mummy: The Cleopatra Case
ADAM FROST
Read by Daniel Philpott
Read by the author
One boy. One mummy. One mad, bad mission. Cleopatra’s tomb has never been found – until
NOW. And you won’t BELIEVE what’s been hiding inside. Sam the SECRET AGENT MUMMY
must take on a statue that bites; an undead empress with unfinished business; terrifying
intergalactic lizard-men; and an ancient plot that threatens all life on Earth. Sam calls on his
best friend Niall for help.Together, they’ll save the planet for sure ...WON’T THEY?
Tom and Sophie join their mum in a dash to Whipsnade Zoo to help an elephant deliver
its calf, and another exciting adventure begins. At first the elephant calf, Dirshani, struggles
to survive as it doesn’t eat well. With expert help and lots of care, the calf grows stronger.
During the next year the young elephant is encouraged to take its place in the herd. Tom
and Sophie dream that one day Dirshani will take part in the elephant demonstration. But
there are a few hurdles for them all to cross before that dream is realised ...
2 CDs • COCD 378 • 978-1-78433-433-8 • 1 MP3 CD • COMP 378 • 978-1-78433-445-1
Playing time: 1hr 53mins • Interest age: 7+
2 CDs • COCD 342 • 978-1-78433-102-3 • 1 MP3 CD • COMP 342 • 978-1-78433-227-3
Playing time: 1hr 32mins • Interest age: 6-8
SARAH COURTAULD
ADAM FROST
Read by Madeleine Brolly
Read by Daniel Philpott
Buckle and Squash and the Monstrous Moat-Dragon
Here begins a tale of two sisters: Eliza, who dreams of becoming a swashbuckling hero,
and Lavender, whose greatest wish is to be a pampered princess. When Lavender gets
kidnapped in the Forest of Toothy,Vicious and Flatulent Dragons, the sisters must face a
host of deadly enemies. Hairy-faced villains. Ominous turnips. A witch called Boris. And
a moat-dragon who is just a little bit peckish for a tasty child-sized snack. Will Eliza and
Lavender ever escape?
2 CDs • COCD 369 • 978-1-78433-343-0 • 1 MP3 CD • COMP 349 • 978-1-78433-354-6
Playing time: 2hrs 22mins • Interest age: 9+
Stop! There’s a Snake in your Suitcase!
The Nightingale family live on a barge on the canal near London Zoo, and Mum is a vet.
When Tom and Sophie find a bag of snakes dumped at the gates of the zoo, a great and
exciting adventure begins. Soon they are finding out about the trade in illegal animals and
learning how to care for these wonderful creatures. The snakes are carefully housed in the
zoo and, just as they are about to be introduced to the many visitors to the reptile house,
a desperate race begins to collect some precious antivenin. The first book in a new series
of pacy adventure stories lots and lots of fascinating animal facts.
2 CDs • COCD 335 • 978-0-85735-976-6 • Playing time: 1hr 40mins • Interest age: 6-8
EMILY DIAMAND
MICHAEL FRY
Read by Joe Coen
Read by David Thorpe
Ways to See a Ghost
The Odd Squad: Bully Bait
The ghost put his hands together in prayer or pleading, his fingernails withered and
cracked. ‘We need you, Isis Dunbar’. Isis is the daughter of a fake psychic. But unlike her
mum, Isis really can see ghosts. When a terrifying creature escapes from the dark places
that even spirits fear to go, Isis realises that it puts everyone she cares about in grave
danger. Will her powers be enough to protect them? And who will protect Isis?
Nick is stuffed in his locker. Again. It’s not so bad. Lockers are roomier than you’d think.
Especially when you’re the shortest kid on the planet, which is exactly why Bully-Boy Roy
stuffed him in there in the first place: he fits. The school counsellor says Roy has issues. The
only issue Nick can see is that Roy is a mutant troll. Nick’s friends Molly and Karl think the
troll needs to be defeated. Together, they are The Odd Squad.
6 CDs • COCD 321 • 978-0-85735-938-4 • Playing time: 7hrs 30mins • Interest age: 9+
3 CDs • COCD 358 • 978-1-78433-243-3 • 1 MP3 CD • COMP 358 • 978-1-78433-255-6 Playing time: 2hrs 37mins • Interest age: 8+
JOHN DOUGHERTY
Stinkbomb & Ketchup-Face and the Badness of Badgers
Read by Robert Nairne
Winner of the Great Kerfuffle Best Book of Last Tuesday. Come and join our intrepid heroes
Stinkbomb and Ketchup-Face on their highly dangerous and nail-biting adventure (or it may
just be mildly perilous!). Oh, and there might be a few dodgy badgers hanging about too
... Meet the funniest collection of characters ever known to mankind in this stupendously
hilarious book that will make you laugh your socks off, and quite possibly your ears too.
2 CDs • COCD 353 • 978-1-78433-238-9 • 1 MP3 CD • COMP 353 • 978-1-78433-250-1 Playing time: 1hr 23mins • Interest age: 7+
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RUTH HATFIELD
Read by David Thorpe
Read by Thomas Eyre
The Odd Squad: Zero Tolerance
The Book of Storms
The Odd Squad are back! After taming the school’s biggest bully, Nick, Molly and Karl
expect to bask in Safety Patrol glory. But without a bully to set straight, all they’re left
with is helping sixth graders cross the hall and reminding everyone that Jell-o meat stains.
Enter new kid Simone, who shakes up the team. Soon Nick is facing trouble. Big trouble.
Expulsion-level trouble. Which would mean repeating seventh grade ... He needs help,
and fast, because if there’s one thing worse than being the shortest seventh grader in the
history of the world, it’s having to go through it twice.
Danny’s parents are storm chasers – which sounds exciting unless you’re the son who has
to wait behind at home. And one night, Danny’s parents don’t come back. Stranger still, the
sycamore tree in Danny’s yard seems to have been struck by lightning, and when he picks
up a fragment of wood, he can hear voices ... including that of next door’s cat, Mitzy. The
stick is a shard of lightning that gives its bearer unnerving powers and it is very valuable.
So valuable that it attracts the attention of a Sammael, an ancient figure of darkness and a
buyer of souls. And he will do anything to get his hands on it ...
3 CDs • COCD 374 • 978-1-78433-429-1 • 1 MP3 CD • COMP 374 • 978-1-78433-441-3
Playing time: 3hrs • Interest age: 8+
6 CDs • COCD 383 • 978-1-78433-438-3 • 1 MP3 CD • COMP 383 • 978-1-78433-450-5
Playing time: 7hrs 33mins • Interest age: 8+
LYN GARDNER & ROS ASQUITH
JILL HUCKLESBY
Read by Daniel Philpott
Read by Victoria Fox
The Ghastly McNastys: Fright in the Night
Little Lost Hedgehog
Those terrible pirate twins are at it again! Their relentless pursuit of treasure is causing all
sorts of havoc in the seaside town of Little Snoring, and only youngsters Tat and Hetty –
and their cat called Dog – have a chance of stopping them.
Grace is out in the garden feeding her rabbits when she hears a rustle in the flower bed.
What could it be? She sits very still by the kitchen door, peering out into the dark. And
then she sees some little paws, two shiny eyes, a twitching nose ... it’s a tiny hedgehog!
But where is its family? This little hedgehog looks lost and hungry. So Grace’s mum calls
the RSPCA.
2CDs • COCD 385 • 978-1-78433-530-4 • 1 MP3 CD • COMP385 • 978-1-78433-542-7
Playing time: 1hr 30mins • Interest age: 7+
2 CDs • COCD 375 • 978-1-78433-430-7 • 1 MP3 CD • COMP 375 • 978-1-78433-442-0
Playing time: 1hr 32mins • Interest age: 7+
LYN GARDNER & ROS ASQUITH
The Ghastly McNastys: Raiders of the Lost Shark
WILLIAM HUSSEY
Read by Daniel Philpott
Jekyll’s Mirror
The Ghastly McNastys are the meanest pirates to ever sail the seven seas and are
completely obsessed with treasure! They are closing in on Captain Syd’s legendary hoard,
but a film crew has come to Little Snoring and is right in their way. But there’s a stroke of
luck – they are making a pirate movie, and the McNastys think they can work as extras and
steal the treasure! Youngsters Tat and Hetty have outwitted them before and can see what
the dastardly duo is really up to – but will anyone believe them?
Read by David Thorpe
2 CDs • COCD 361 • 978-1-78433-336-2 • 1 MP3 CD • COMP 361 • 978-1-78433-347-8 Playing time: 1hr 24mins • Interest age: 6+
SARA GRANT
Sam is a tortured soul, but his darkest hour is yet to come, when he’s invited to take part
in Project Hyde, a new social networking site where users can enjoy total anonymity. It’s
exhilarating at first, until Sam notices that the other users are becoming obsessed with
the program, addicted to the cruelty they are inflicting online. Sam watches with a growing
sense of horror as his classmates turn into something unrecognisable ...
7 CDs • COCD 370 • 978-1-78433-344-7 • 1 MP3 CD • COMP 370 • 978-1-78433-355-3 Playing time: 8hrs 35mins • Interest age: 12+
Magic Trix: Flying High
JULIA JARMAN
Trix can’t wait to learn how to fly – maybe this will turn her into a real witch! But it isn’t
as easy as it looks. As she and her magic kitten, Jinx, grapple with broomsticks and try to
help their friend while outwitting mean girl, Stella, Trix finds her whole world turned upside
down – literally!
Read by Joan Walker
Make Friends Break Friends & A Friend in Need
Read by Rosie Jones
JENNIFER GRAY
Daisy has two best friends, Phoebe and Erika, but they don’t get on. Erika thinks Phoebe’s
feeble and Phoebe thinks Erika’s a bully. Daisy has a plan to get her two best friends to
like each other, but suddenly everyone is against her! In the second book in Julia Jarman’s
Friends series Daisy and Phoebe are worried about Erika – she seems really quiet and is
avoiding them. Erika is good at everything, and has loads of friends. If it wasn’t Erika they’d
be worried she was being bullied, but who would bully the most popular girl in school?
Read by Joe Coen
JULIA JARMAN
2 CDs • COCD 322 • 978-0-85735-939-1 • Playing time: 1hr 47mins • Interest age: 7+
Atticus Claw Lends a Paw
2 CDs • COCD 330 • 978-0-85735-971-1 • Playing time: 1hr 43mins • Interest age: 7+
Atticus Grammatticus Cattypuss Claw, the world’s greatest POLICE cat, is back. When the
kittens at the local cats’ home are wrongly suspected of a knitting crime spree, Inspector
Cheddar is baffled. Atticus must step in to find the real culprits. In an adventure that takes
him from Littleton-on-Sea to the sands of the Egyptian desert, Atticus has to use all his
tabby talents to keep one paw ahead of Ginger Biscuit and Jimmy Magpie and his gang.
Can Atticus reach the lost city of cats and save the priceless treasure from the villains
before it’s too late?
The Time-Travelling Cat and the Viking Terror
4 CDs • COCD 366 • 978-1-78433-341-6 • 1 MP3 CD • COMP 366 • 978-1-78433-352-2 Playing time: 3hrs 43mins • Interest age: 7+
4 CDs • COCD 345 • 978-1-78433-105-4 • 1 MP3 CD • COMP 345 • 978-1-78433-230-3
Playing time: 4hr 27mins • Interest age: 8-12
RACHEL HAMILTON
PETE JOHNSON
Read by Sarah Ovens
Read by Jack Hawkins
Read by Wayne Forester
Topher is planning a trip to London to visit his friend Ellie – but will it be safe, with all the
terrorist threats? It worries him, and so do the extended absences of his beloved cat, Ka. She
is going travelling again, and Topher doesn’t want to lose her. And sure enough, in the middle
of a big bomb alert,Topher is called away – to a Saxon village threatened by Norsemen.
The Case of the Exploding Loo
The Phantom Thief
Quirky 12-year-old Noelle Hawkins may be one of the brightest girls in her class but
even she is completely miffed to explain how her dad, wacky scientist Big Brain Brian,
spontaneously combusted while sitting in a portaloo. It’s true that he was working on a
new top secret Brain Ray machine and was on the point of a great break-through – could
this have had something to do with his disappearance? With the help of her sister Holly,
Noelle is determined to find out what really happened to her dad!
The first time Alfie sees the boy, he appears as if from nowhere in the school detention
room – the ‘padded cell’. There’s something odd about him and Alfie is definitely not
pleased when he realises the boy has nicked his new jacket. But a ghost? His new friend
Sarah is convinced – so convinced she is prepared to ghost-watch with him. And that’s
when the warning message appears, scratched out on the blackboard by a phantom hand ...
4 CDs • COCD 367 • 978-1-78433-239-6 • 1 MP3 CD • COMP 367 • 978-1-78433-251-8 Playing time: 4hrs 3mins • Interest age: 9+
PETE JOHNSON
POPPY HARPER
2 CDs • COCD 331 • 978-0-85735-972-8 • Playing time: 2hrs 18mins • Interest age: 9+
The Vampire Bewitched
Read by Madeleine Brolly
Maisie Mae: Bad Luck Bridesmaid
Read by Penelope Rawlins
Maisie Mae and her best friend Bethany-next-door like pink, unicorns and heart-shaped
cushions. Maisie Mae’s five stinky brothers like worms, football and CHAOS! When Maisie
Mae is asked to be a bridesmaid it’s a dream come true! Because weddings mean flowers
and cake and, most importantly, BEAUTIFUL dresses. But things never run smoothly in
Maisie’s house and disaster is followed by more DISASTER! This time, Maisie might not
even be able to blame her brothers. Maisie is probably the UNLUCKIEST bridesmaid in the
history of forever. Can best friend Bethany-next-door help to save the day?
Marcus isn’t an ordinary 13-year-old: he’s a half-vampire, with incredible special powers.
And together with his friends Tallulah and Gracie, he hunts and fights a totally evil enemy: the
deadly vampires, who are out to destroy all humans and half-vampires. But something strange
has happened to Marcus. He’s lost his memory, and can’t remember anything about his
previous life as a vampire hunter.Tallulah and Gracie are seriously worried. Could it and might
it have something to do with the weird new horror shop that’s just opened up in town ...
4 CDs • COCD 359 • 978-1-78433-244-0 • 1 MP3 CD • COMP 359 • 978-1-78433-256-3
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2 CDs • COCD 336 • 978-0-85735-977-3 • Playing time: 1hr 29mins • Interest age: 7+
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JOHN MATTHEWS
Read by David Thorpe
Read by Max Dowler
No True Echo
Henry Hunter and the Beast of Snagov
Eddie thinks nowhere could be more boring than his home town of the Wellcome Valley.
Unfortunately, he is about to be proved spectacularly wrong. Eddie’s problems start with
the arrival of Scarlett, who seems rather too confident and mysterious for your average
schoolgirl. She attracts trouble and she’s apparently only interested in two very strange
things – protecting the town’s local crackpot scientist, and telling Eddie absolutely nothing
about what’s going on. And why is she so interested in Eddie’s long-dead mother? Things
quickly go from weird to worse for Eddie, as he finds himself right in the middle of a
dangerous mystery.
When schoolboy super-sleuth Henry Hunter uncovers a clue about the legendary Beast of
Snagov, the origin of all vampires, he and friend Dolf travel to Whitby and Romania on its
trail. Unravelling clues from Bram Stoker’s Dracula, and the legend of Vlad the Impaler, they
encounter Dracula’s daughter Bella Dracul. But is she a friend or a foe? And can the trio
evade the sinister forces that are tracking their every move, intent on releasing the Beast
from its underground tomb?
5 CDs • COCD 379 • 978-1-78433-434-5 • 1 MP3 CD • COMP 379 • 978-1-78433-446-8
Playing time: 5hrs 57mins • Interest age: 9+
JOHN MATTHEWS
GARETH P. JONES
3 CDs • COCD 376 • 978-1-78433-431-4 • 1 MP3 CD • COMP 378 • 978-1-78433-443-7
Playing time: 3hrs 14mins • Interest age: 7+
Henry Hunter and the Cursed Pirates
Read by Max Dowler
The Society of Thirteen
Read by Ailsa Joy
London, 1891. When orphans Esther and Tom are caught stealing by Lord Ringmore, little
do they realise the peril they are in. Rather than hand them over to the police, he employs
the children. But what does he really want? Blackwood is a man obsessed. He has devoted
his life to unearthing the roots of magic. Tormented by the thought of death he knows that
only real magic can overcome mortality. He has in his possession a book that contains the
secret of true magic, but he cannot unlock its meaning alone. Only Tom and Esther can help
him unravel its terrible and dangerous secrets ...
6 CDs • COCD 319 • 978-0-85735-936-0 • Playing time: 7hrs 37mins • Interest age: 9+
Dare you open the Henry Hunter files? Henry Hunter’s friend Charlie is desperate for
help: his parents have gone missing in the Caribbean Ocean, and no one will believe
him that something sinister is afoot. It’s up to super-sleuth Henry and his friend Dolf to
investigate, but their only leads are local legends about the Sword of Columbus and the
feared pirate, Blackbeard…
3CDs • COCD 393 • 978-1-78433-538-0 • 1 MP3 CD • COMP 393 • 978-1-78433-550-2
Playing time: 3hrs 10mins • Interest age: 7+
MARGI McALLISTER
A Home for Teasel
Read by Helen Bourne
JOSH LACEY
The Dragonsitter Disasters
Read by David Thorpe
Three books in one means triple the fun! Eddie is looking after his uncle Morton’s dragon
Ziggy whilst he is on holiday – but it’s not long before disaster strikes! Soon the fridge is
empty, the curtains are blazing, and the postman is fleeing down the garden path. Eddie
thought he’d got the hang of Dragonsitting – until Ziggy disappears, only to be found
guarding a big secret in the linen cupboard. Eddie finds Dragonsitting isn’t getting any easier.
A castle, a sneezing dragon and a big box of fireworks – it looks like the new year is going
to start with a bang!
2 CDs • COCD 354 • 978-1-78433-240-2 • 1 MP3 CD • COMP 354 • 978-1-78433-252-5
Playing time: 1hr 24mins • Interest age: 7+
GILL LEWIS
Moon Bear
Read by Nigel Carrington
When 12-year-old Tam is sent to work at a bear farm he hates seeing the cruel way the
bears are treated, but speaking up will mean losing his job. And if he can’t send money
home, how will his family survive? When a sick cub arrives at the farm, Tam nurses it back
to health and they develop an unbreakable bond. Tam swears to return his beloved cub to
the wild, but how will they find a way to be free?
5 CDs • COCD 314 • 98-0-785735-932-2 • Playing time: 6hrs 5mins • Interest age: 9+
GILL LEWIS
Scarlet Ibis
Read by Pippa Bennett-Warner
Scarlet’s used to looking after her brother, Red. He’s special – different. Every night she tells
him his favourite story – about the day they’ll fly far away to the Caroni Swamp in Trinidad,
where thousands of birds fill the sky. But when Scarlet and Red are split up and sent to live
with different foster families, Scarlet knows she’s got to do whatever it takes to get her
brother back ...
4 CDs • COCD 355 • 978-1-78433-241-9 • 1 MP3 CD • COMP 355 • 978-1-78433-253-2
Playing time: 3hrs 54mins • Interest age: 9+
REBECCA LISLE
Brightling
Read by Joan Walker
Thrown out of her children’s home, all orphan Sparrow has is a single clue to her real
family. Sparrow travels to Stollenbach where she is taken in by Gloriana, a strange and
colourful street girl. She thinks she has found a home in the ‘nest’ – a hideout for homeless
girls. There she is taught to make matches and stay quiet – but all is not as it seems. As
Sparrow uncovers a web of strange and suspicious secrets she finds herself at the heart of
an undercover smuggling trade – with a price on her head!
7 CDs • COCD 346 • 978-1-78433-106-1 • 1 MP3 CD • COMP 346 • 978-1-78433-231-0
Playing time: 8hr 10mins • Interest age: 9+
Gwen’s has always dreamed of having a pony, but there’s no way her parents can afford one
– and there’s no point waiting for money to drop out of the sky! So Gwen does odd jobs,
adding pennies to her pony fund. But when she meets Mrs Tilney, everything changes. Gwen’s
elderly neighbour has a pony that needs looking after. Spending time with Teasel is Gwen’s
dream come true. A natural with horses, she quickly bonds with Teasel. But when Mrs Tilney
has a stroke, Gwen’s world comes crashing down. Will she ever see her beloved pony again?
5 CDs • COCD 332 • 978-0-85735-973-5 • Playing time: 5hrs 49mins • Interest age: 9+
MARGI McALLISTER
Fawn
Read by Helen Bourne
Kirsty Weaver isn’t like most ten year olds. She doesn’t spend her time watching TV or
shopping for clothes. Kirsty longs to be as free as the deer, but her home life is difficult.
Then Kirsty discovers an abandoned fawn on the hill and has to help it. As Kirsty battles
to keep Fawn safe, she realises she can’t keep doing everything alone ...
6 CDs • COCD 343 • 978-1-78433-103-0 • 1 MP3 CD • COMP 343 • 978-1-78433-228-0
Playing time: 6hrs 56mins • Interest age: 9+
HILARY McKAY
Binny in Secret
Read by Jilly Bond
With her awful second-hand uniform and stuck-up classmates, Binny’s new school is
horrible. And life gets even worse when a storm damages her house, forcing Binny and her
family to move to the countryside whilst it’s being fixed. Binny, her sensible older sister
Clem and her rambunctious brother James (and his chickens) begin adjusting to life in the
country. Then one of James’s beloved chickens vanishes, and Binny finds strange footprints
in the mud. What kind of creature is lurking in the undergrowth?
5CDs • COCD 394 • 978-1-78433-539-7 • 1 MP3 CD • COMP 394 • 978-1-78433-551-9
Playing time: 5hrs 20mins • Interest age:9+
SUE MONGREDIEN
Puppy Gets Stuck
Read by Julia Barrie
Emily’s family has a new puppy – a cheeky little scamp called Pickle. And a pickle is exactly
what he gets into when he decides to go exploring! The family are all out on a walk when
Pickle goes missing. He’s fallen into an old mineshaft! The RSPCA and the fire brigade
send a winch down and try to coax Pickle into the harness. But a scared Pickle refuses to
get in. How will they get him to obey?
2 CDs • COCD 371 • 978-1-78433-345-4 • 1 MP3 CD • COMP 371 • 978-1-78433-356-0
Playing time: 2hrs 5mins • Interest age: 7+
ROSS MONTGOMERY
The Tornado Chasers
Read by Joe Coen
When Owen Underwood’s family move to Barrow, it’s because there’s nowhere safer in
the Valleys – and safety is very important. Especially when the threat of tornadoes, and
giant bears, is constant. But in Barrow, safety is taken to extremes. Children have to wear
bright yellow at all times and are never allowed outside except to go to school. How can
Owen face an entire summer of that? In secret, Owen and his friends form the Tornado
Chasers. Their mission: to get as close to a Grade 5 tornado as possible. It’s time for them
to face their fears! And then ... And then ...
5 CDs • COCD 347 • 978-1-78433-107-8 • COMP 347 • 978-1-78433-232-7
Playing time: 5hrs 28mins • Interest age: 9+
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KATE SAUNDERS
Read by Jane McDowell
Read by Rita Sharma
Penny Dreadful Causes a Kerfuffle & Cooks Up a Calamity
Penny Dreadful manages to Cause a Kerfuffle with three uproarious stories in which she
ends up blue, along with her sister’s swan outfit, and turns Joshua Bottomley pale and green
by doing a science experiment on him. Penny then Cooks Up a Calamity as she tries to
turn over a new leaf in the school show, on a class trip and by making the cake of dreams
for her mum’s birthday ... but some how her efforts still turn into a huge disaster.
2 CDs • COCD 323 • 978-0-85735-940-7 • Playing time: 1hr 50mins • Interest age: 7+
The Curse of the Chocolate Phoenix
A secret government department, once again, needs the magical help of Oz and Lily in a
desperate new mission. Along with everyone’s favourite cantankerous cat, Demerara, her
ratty companion Spike, and the help of some powerfully magical chocolate, the children
must travel back in time to the height of the Blitz. Can they defeat some very dangerous
supernatural creatures and save London’s famous cathedral from destruction by fire? The
exciting companion to The Whizz Pop Chocolate Shop.
5 CDs • COCD 324 • 978-0-85735-941-4 • Playing time: 6hrs 14mins • Interest age: 9+
MO O’HARA
My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish
DAN SCOTT
Tom’s big brother is an Evil Scientist who wants to experiment on Tom’s new goldfish,
Frankie. Can Tom save his fish from being dunked in radioactive gunge? Er, no. In an act
of desperation Tom zaps Frankie with a battery, bringing him back to life! But there’s
something weird about the new Frankie – he’s now a zombie goldfish with hypnotic
powers, and he wants revenge ...
Read by David Thorpe
Gladiator School Book 2: Blood & Fire
Read by Daniel Philpott
2 CDs • COCD 352 • 978-1-78433-237-2 • 1 MP3 CD • COMP 352 • 978-1-78433-249-5
Playing time: 2hrs 1min • Interest age: 7+
HILTON PASHLEY
A distinguished senator has gone into hiding after being accused of treachery, leaving his
family to fend for themselves. His elder son Quintus has become a gladiator, while young
Lucius works as a servant in the gladiator school. When the gladiator troupe is sent to
Pompeii to take part in the games, Lucius is befriended by Valens, the sponsor of the games,
who offers to help him find his father. Meanwhile, strange rumblings and tremors are felt in
the town, and a seer is warning that the ‘end of days’ is approaching. Can Quin survive his
fights with the seasoned gladiators of Pompeii? And is Valens all he seems?
5 CDs • COCD 344 • 978-1-78433-104-7 • 1 MP3 CD • COMP 344 • 978-1-78433-229-7
Playing time: 5hrs 6mins • Interest age: 9+
Gabriel’s Clock
Read by Joe Coen
KATE SCOTT
Jonathan is in terrible danger. After his home is attacked by faceless monsters in bowler
hats, he wakes up in the strange village of Hobbes End. Built by a fallen angel and hidden
deep within a forest, Hobbes End protects those who need to be safe – and nobody is
more in need of protection than Jonathan. Jonathan is the only half-angel, half-demon in
the universe, and now the forces of Hell want him for their own purpose. The mysterious
Gabriel’s clock is ticking ... and time is running out.
5 CDs • COCD 326 • 978-0-85735-967-4 • Playing time: 6hrs 7mins • Interest age: 9+
GWYNETH REES
Cherry Blossom Dreams
Spies in Disguise: Boy in Tights
Read by Dugald Bruce-Lockhart
James Bond never had to wear a dress! Joe discovers his parents are spies, which is great.
But Joe’s parents are in danger which is not so great. And Joe has to go undercover as a
girl which is definitely not great at all. Joe (now Josephine) is miserable when he starts his
new school in a blond wig, dress and tights. But soon he has a spy mission of his own.
Using a host of unusual gadgets, Joe investigates some suspicious goings on. But can he
do so without revealing his true identity?
3 CDs • COCD 372 • 978-1-78433-346-1 • 1 MP3 CD • COMP 372 • 978-1-78433-357-7
Playing time: 2hrs 29mins • Interest age: 8+
Read by Clare Corbett
Sometimes, something happens in your life that changes everything. When Sasha was six
her dad died suddenly and the world changed forever. Now she’s 12 it feels like things are
changing all the time: her twin brother hardly talks to her any more, her mum’s dating a
teacher from school, her best friend Lily keeps going on about boys … and Sasha doesn’t
feel ready for any of it. The one place she can escape to is Blossom House, her secret place
– an old, echoey, overgrown, beautiful empty mansion. There’s just one problem, it isn’t hers.
And even a house can have secrets …
5CDs • COCD 386 • 978-1-78433-531-1 • 1 MP3CD • COMP 386 • 978-1-78433-543-4
Playing time: 5hrs 55mins • Interest age: 9+
JAMES RIORDAN
KATE SCOTT
Spies in Disguise: Boy in a Tutu
Read by Dugald Bruce-Lockhart
Joe and Sam put their spy skills to the test against a new villain, in a new mission, and in….
tutus! The only way to find out who is scheming to steal the World Cup memorabilia
exhibition at the local leisure centre is to sign up for ballet lessons there. Joe and Sam
land the lead roles in the end-of-term show – but Sam’s playing the male lead and Joe’s the
prima donna! Can Joe hold it together (and Sam stop laughing) long enough to find the
clues and figure out who’s really behind the next Great Robbery?
3CDs • COCD 395 • 978-1-78433-540-3 • 1 MP3 CD • COMP 395 • 978-1-78433-552-6
Playing time: 3hrs 10mins • Interest age: 8+
When the Guns Fall Silent
Read by James Price
MARCUS SEDGWICK
Jack, standing among the war graves, sees a face he recognises. Suddenly, it’s 1914 again and
he’s a young lad back in the trenches.Visions of killing and misery come to him with horrible
clarity. But then Jack remembers too the incredible moment when the guns fell silent for a
short time, and fighting gave way to football on the frozen ground of No-Man’s-Land.This
amazing story shows that even in times of conflict and extreme sadness, there is always hope.
Read by Anna Cannings
3 CDs • COCD 327 • 978-0-85735-968-1 • Playing time: 3hrs 8mins • Interest age: 9
DAVID ROBERTS & ALAN MacDONALD
Dirty Bertie: Dinosaur! & Zombie!
She Is Not Invisible – includes bonus author and reader interview
Laureth Peak’s father has taught her to look for recurring events, patterns, and numbers
– a skill at which she’s remarkably talented. Her secret: She is blind. But when her father
goes missing, Laureth and her 7-year-old brother Benjamin are thrust into a mystery that
takes them to New York City where surviving will take all her skill at spotting the amazing,
shocking, and sometimes dangerous connections in a world full of darkness.
5 CDs • COCD 339 • 978-1-78433-099-6 • 1 MP3 CD • COMP 339 • 978-1-78433-224-2
Playing time: 5hrs 55mins • Interest age: 12+
Read by Evelyn McLean
Dirty Bertie – the boy with nose-pickingly disgusting habits – is back for another helping
of comic chaos! Join Bertie as he takes Angela Nicely on a dinosaur hunt, bites off more
than he can chew at a chocolate factory, and gets into an alarming situation pet-sitting next
door’s cat! Then he finds himself on the run from a zombified Eugene, discovers a new
dance craze, and gets caught up in some monkey business on a trip to the zoo.
2 CDs • COCD 348 • 978-1-78433-108-5 • 1 MP3 CD • COMP 348 • 978-1-78433-233-4
Playing time: 1hr 44mins • Interest age: 6-8
SIOBHAN ROWDEN
Wild Moose Chase
Read by Jack Hawkins
Twins Burt and Cameron are in competition with each other about everything. When they
hear the Queen wants moose cheese – which is near-impossible to make – they embark
on a dangerous world-wide venture to collect the ingredients for the Queen. Only they
are so busy being in competition with each other, they don’t even notice Dr X, another
competitor, steal all their ingredients to claim the prize himself. And worse, the twins
uncover Dr X’s plot to poison the Queen with his moose cheese! The twins must figure
out how to work together for the first time ever to save the Queen.
JO SIMMONS
Super Loud Sam
Read by David Thorpe
Super Loud Sam is a smaller than average boy with a louder than average voice. People
often – his parents, teachers, random strangers – tell Sam to SHUSH! But it’s impossible.
When a sinister new teacher, Mrs Sandy Mann, starts at Sam’s school, he realises she wants
to silence children and their creativity, energy and noisy zest for life – with a special sleep
spell. Only Sam’s shouty voice can break through her spell and save his friends from her
slumber. But can he defeat her for good and restore fun to the school?
2CDs • COCD 387 • 978-1-78433-532-8 • 1 MP3 CD • COMP 387 • 978-1-78433-544-1
Playing time: 1hr 40mins • Interest age:7+
3 CDs • COCD 338 • 978-1-78433-098-9 • 1 MP3 CD • COMP 338 • 978-1-78433-223-5
Playing time: 3hrs 38mins • Interest age: 7+
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HOLLY WEBB
Read by Jack Hawkins
Read by Victoria Fox
Out of this World
The Winter Wolf
Tyrone Lewis is messing about in the woods, trying to keep out of trouble, when he
stumbles upon something weird ... a glowing lump of rock or metal. Whatever it is, it
gives him an amazing power. Which is cool at first, until Ty’s new powers start attracting
attention, and soon he’s being followed by two sinister agents who seem intent on
‘collecting’ him. But Ty has no intention of letting that happen. So now he’s got to RUN ...
5 CDs • COCD 368 • 978-1-78433-342-3 • 1 MP3 CD • COMP 368 • 978-1-78433-353-9
Playing time: 5hrs 28mins • Interest age: 9+
ROB STEVENS
From best-selling author Holly Webb comes a gorgeous wintery story of a very special
friendship. Amelia is exploring the huge, old house where her family are spending
Christmas when she finds a diary hidden in the attic. It was written by a boy struggling
to look after an abandoned wolf pup. Before she knows it, Amelia is transported into the
wintry world of the diary. Fans of Holly Webb’s The Reindeer Girl will delight in this beautiful
winter’s tale.
2 CDs • COCD 380 • 978-1-78433-435-2 • 1 MP3 CD • COMP 380 • 978-1-78433-447-5
Playing time: 1hr 39mins • Interest age: 7+
Would the Real Stanley Carrot Please Stand Up?
HARRIET WHITEHORN
Stanley ‘Carrot’ Harris is ginger, tubby and definitely not cool. And he has a secret: he’s
adopted. This makes him feel like he’s never quite fitted in. On his 13th birthday, he receives
the one thing he’s been waiting his whole life for: a card from his long-lost birth mother,
asking to meet up. But Stanley isn’t sure; what if he’s a big disappointment to her? So he
hatches a plan. He’s going to need a stand-in Stanley, someone who is handsome, sporty
and God’s Gift to Mothers. What Stanley doesn’t realise is he’s about to have the most
confusing time of his life. Just who is the real Stanley Carrot?
Read by Ashleigh Cheadle
Violet and the Pearl of the Orient
Read by Robert Nairne
5 CDs • COCD 362 • 978-1-78433-337-9 • 1 MP3 CD • COMP 362 • 978-1-78433-348-5
Playing time: 5hrs 50mins • Interest age: 11+
When a new family move in next door Violet is sure there’s something strange about them.
Then her eccentric but lovely neighbour, Dee Dee Derota, has a precious jewel stolen.
Could the new family be to blame? Violet is on the case to discover the truth.
2CDs • COCD 392 • 978-1-78433-537-3 • 1 MP3 CD • COMP 392 • 978433-549-6
Playing time: 2hrs • Interest age: 7+
KATE WILLIS-CROWLEY
Queen Sardine & Queen Sardine and Princess Persia
Read by Ashleigh Cheadle
THOMAS TAYLOR
Dan and the Dead
Read by Simon Bubb
Dan can see ghosts. See them, speak to them, and sometimes help them – for a price. Dan
and his ghostly sidekick Simon help the unquiet dead solve their problems and move on.
But when they take on the case of a teenage shoplifter, things start to spin out of control.
Soon Dan is up against a dangerous and badly-dressed gangster, a rather unusual vicar, the
ghost of a Victorian stage magician who cut off his own head and a spot of grave robbing!
2 CDs • COCD 360 • 978-1-78433-245-7 • 1 MP3 CD • COMP 360 • 978-1-78433-257-0
Playing time: 2hrs 19mins • Interest age: 12+
CLAIRE TAYLOR-SMITH
Eight-year-old Ivy gets a real shock when a strange cat splash-lands in her bath. The shocks
get bigger when Ivy discovers the cat can talk and is called Queen Sardine! Queen Sardine
tells Ivy she’s scared to go back home because there’s a monster there. Not only does
Ivy have to keep the cat a secret from her mum, she soon realises Queen Sardine is one
demanding feline. And while Ivy’s struggling to cope with Marcy, a new girl at school, Queen
Sardine has a new cat to contend with in the shape of spoiled pedigree Princess Persia. Can
Ivy and Queen Sardine work together to sort out their new-girl problems?
3 CDs • COCD 363 • 978-1-78433-338-6 • 1 MP3 CD • COMP 363 • 978-1-78433-349-2
Playing time: 3hrs 10mins • Interest age: 7+
ANNA WILSON
I’m a Chicken, Get Me Out of Here!
Hattie B, Magical Vet: The Dragon’s Song
Read by Penelope Rawlins
Read by Penelope Rawlins
On her 10th birthday Hattie B is swept into the magical kingdom of Bellua where she
meets a little pink dragon who needs her help. Evil King Ivar of the Imps has stolen the
dragon’s magical voice and Hattie is the only one who can help her get it back.
2CDs • COCD 388 • 978-1-78433-533-5 • 1 MP3 CD • COMP 388 • 978-1-78433-545-8
Playing time: 1hr 30mins • Interest age: 7+
Titch the chicken is trapped. She arrived at Wilf’s house by mistake when one of Mum’s
Internet orders went wrong (again). Now she is desperate to GET OUT OF THERE!
There’s a dopey dog to deal with and a very snooty cat – and, worse, Wilf has made her
share a room with Brian, an EXTREMELY fussy guinea pig. Titch is no birdbrain and plots to
escape. But when the other pets are put in danger, Titch realises she has to stay and help
her new friends ...
4 CDs • COCD 384 • 978-1-78433-439-0 • 1 MP3 CD • COMP 384 • 978-1-78433-451-2
Playing time: 3hrs 53mins • Interest age: 7+
AOIFE WALSH
Look After Me
ANNA WILSON
Read by Annie Aldington
‘But we don’t know the first thing about looking after babies.’ Phoebe’s mum and dad
are foster parents, and they’re having a tough time. Her dad’s moved out for bit, and her
little foster brothers are playing up. So when Phoebe and her brother Adam find a baby
abandoned in their den, they decide to try and look after her themselves ...
5 CDs • COCD 340 • 978-1-78433-100-9 • 1 MP3 CD • COMP 340 • 978-1-78433-225-9
Playing time: 5hrs 20mins • Interest age: 12+
ERICA-JANE WATERS
Monkey Madness: The Only Way Is Africa!
Read by Victoria Fox
Felix is going on safari! He cannot believe his luck when Dad announces he is going on
a business trip to Africa and is going to take the family too. Flo, Felix’s best friend in the
whole world is FURIOUS that Felix is going to see so many amazing animals without her.
In order for Felix to prove his friendship, she sets him a horribly difficult task: to bring her
back a BABY MONKEY!
3 CDs • COCD 364 • 978-1-78433-339-3 • 1 MP3 CD • COMP 364 • 978-1-78433-350-8
Playing time: 2hrs 58mins • Interest age: 7+
Petticoat Pirates: The Mermaids of Starfish Reef
& The Sea Fairies of Whirlpool Gully
ANNA WILSON
Read by Victoria Fox
Together, Marina, Aqua and Oceana are the Petticoat Pirates! Living aboard their ship in the
Periwinkle Lagoon, they are surrounded by the magical high seas which hold all sorts of
adventure. In these two stories they find themselves helping three mermaids find their sea
snails which have been let loose by a creature from the deep, and set off to find a cure for
a mysterious curse afflicting the other pirates on the Lagoon.
2 CDs • COCD 320 • 978-0-85735-937-7 • Playing time: 1hr 57mins • Interest age: 7+
HOLLY WEBB
The Great Kitten Cake Off
Read by Emma Weaver
Ellie despairs of her family. Her brother is obsessed with getting on TV, Mum is going
through some kind of mid-life crisis, and Dad’s bad ‘yolks’ have reached alarming ‘eggstremes’. The only bright spots in Ellie’s life are her naughty kitten, Kitkat, and her best
mate, Mads. But when Mads and Ellie apply for The Junior Cake Off, their friendship soon
starts to crumble. Can Ellie win back her best mate, or will their friendship go up in smoke?
4CDs • COCD 396 • 978-1-78433-541-0 • 1 MP3 CD • COMP 396 • 978-1-78433-553-3
Playing time: 4hrs 10 mins • Interest age: 7+
The Reindeer Girl
MALALA YOUSAFZAI WITH PATRICIA McCORMICK
Read by Clare Corbett
One Christmas, Lotta is visiting her great-grandmother in Norway. Soon, she finds herself
drawn into a magical adventure – travelling by sledge, herding reindeer from the snowy
mountains to the summer pastures. But when a mother reindeer is lost, Lotta must find
her before her calf starves ...
2 CDs • COCD 328 • 978-0-85735-969-8 • Playing time: 1hr 51mins • Interest age: 7+
Malala
Read by Neela Vaswani
Malala Yousafzai was only 10 when the Taliban took control of her region of Pakistan. They
said music was a crime, women weren’t allowed to go to the market and girls couldn’t go
to school. But Malala fought for her right to be educated. And on 9 October, 2012, she
nearly lost her life for the cause. She was shot point-blank on her way home from school.
No one expected her to survive. Now she is an international symbol of peaceful protest
and the youngest-ever Nobel Peace Prize winner.
4 CDs • COCD 356 • 978-1-78433-334-8 • COMP 356 • 978-1-78433-335-5
Playing time: 4hrs 54mins • Interest age: 12+
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