This Ladybird retelling of Little Red Riding Hood" is a wonderful introduction to classic fairy tales for toddlers & preschool children. Enjoy reading the simple text together looking at the bright pictures & feeling the different touch-&-feels on every page." ...

Click-clack clicketty-clack whoo.. .eee! Disaster! The fast rain to Pebblecombe has broken down. Everyone on the train wants to get to the fair & enjoy a great day out but now they're all stuck on the tracks. It is up to the Little Red Train & Duffy Driver to save the day. Do the little Red Train speeds up & is determined to get her passengers to the fair on time. As Duffy remarks at the end of the journey ' You're the Little Red Express now!' Follow the train on its speedy journey & marvel at the wealth of detail in every picture. ...

All aboard! The Little Red Train is in for a very busy day. There's post to deliver rails & sleepers for the new track a flock of sheep for Hilltop Farm & lots of passengers for Barnacle Bay! Keep your eyes peeled on the journey
- there's lots of added fun! Peek inside the Little Red Train's engine & East Sidings station with fun cut-aways! Can you spot the landmarks bridges tunnels & signals along the way? Count all the sheep at Hilltop Farm &.. .use the map to follow the Little Red Train on his very busy day! You'll never have a dull journey with the Little Red Train"!"
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When Duffy the driver is told to keep on going until the lights change that's exactly what he does
- so he doesn't even notice
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The first charming tale in The Little Red Train" series which will appeal to all little boys & girls obsessed with engines trains & things that go! Oh no! Duffy has forgotten to put on the brake & the Little Red Train has set off down the track without its driver! Can Duffy catch up with the runaway train? Maybe with a little help from his friends." ...

This is another charming tale in The Little Red Train" series which will appeal to all little boys & girls obsessed with engines trains & things that go! Theres a big surprise around every bend in the railway track to Birchcombe village
- but Duffy Driver The Little Red Train & all their friends are ready to come to the rescue every time!"
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Another charming tale in The Little Red Train" series which will appeal to all little boys & girls obsessed with engines trains & things that go! The nasty Swish Train drivers have challenged Duffy & Jack to a race & the winner gets to keep the Little Red Train's very last route! When the flag goes down the Swish Train speeds straight out of sight but there's worse to come.. . There's oil on the tracks sheep on the line & someone has switched the points! Can Jack's quick-thinking save the day?" ...

' Huffitty-chuffitty.. .huffitty-chuffitty.. .huffitty-chuffitty puff went the smoke from the Little Red Train's funnel.' When a lorry driver scoffs at the Little Red Train for looking old & useless Duffy is quite upset. But the Little Red Train soon proves its worth when terrible traffic breakdowns & faulty lights stop the lorries being able to deliver. & the Little Red Train doesn't look quite so useless or little after all! Ben Blathwayt's Little Red Train" books full of intricate detail have proved a big hit with children. With a minimal text & big busy pages Ben's books have enormous appeal for young children. Now enjoy this classic picture book with the accompanying audio CD read by Richard Briers with music & sound effects." ...

The Little Shadows" tells the story of three sisters making their way in the world of vaudeville before & during the First World War. Setting off to make their fortune as a singing act after the untimely death of their father the girls Aurora Clover & Bella are overseen by their fond but barely coping Mama. The girls begin with little besides youth & hope but evolve into artists as they navigate their way to adulthood among a cast of extraordinary characters
- charming charlatans unpredictable eccentrics & some who seem ordinary but have magical gifts. Marina Endicott lures us onto the brightly lit stage & into the little shadows that lurk behind the curtain & reveals how the art of vaudeville
- In all its variety madness melodrama hilarity & sorrow
- echoes the art of life itself."


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Marina Endicott presents the three graceful Avery girls the sister act to take vaudeville by storm starring: Aurora Clover & Bella. As they set off on the road to fame & fortune the Avery sisters join a cast of extraordinary & unforgettable characters
- charming charlatans unpredictable eccentrics & some who seem ordinary but have magical gifts. Taking us behind the curtain & into their lives The Little Shadows" reveals how the art of vaudeville
- in all its variety madness melodrama hilarity & sorrow
- echoes the art of life itself."


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