Pat Alexander (retold by)
The Lion First Bible

Here are more than sixty short, lively retellings of Bible stories, specially chosen for young children. Beginning with the creation of our world, key concepts such as love, trust, doing wrong and being forgiven are explored here - all part of the one big story the Bible tells.

Enid Blyton
Five Get Into a Fix

The Famous Five are having fun in the snow in the Welsh resort of Magga Glen, but soon they have a mystery to solve. Who is living in the mysterious house near their chalet? The caretaker says nobody has lived there for years, but the Five are sure they've seen a terrified, haunted face at one of the windows....

Schoolboy film-director Matthew Bland makes movies. They all star his friends Lloyd and Julie, and they're all rubbish. But one morning, at a quarter past three, Matthew's video records a sinister, brain­washing TV transmission that's beyond even his wildest imaginings! Can Matthew expose the evil-doers before the final credits roll?

Adele Geras
The Cats of Cuckoo Square

Four delightful tales about a group of cats. In Blossom's Revenge, Blossom is horrified when Prissy comes to stay, and there is nowhere she can doze. Picasso Perkins features a surprisingly creative cat portrait painter, while a new bundle of joy arrives in Callie's Kitten. And in Geejay the Hero, Geejay finds himself banned from his favourite garden.