Pig Fiction

Sam traut seinen Augen nicht: Ein riesiges Eichhörnchen streift durch den Wald hinter der Schule! Aber als eines Morgens das Wissenschaftslabor der Schule zerstört ist, glaubt niemand Sams Geschichte vom Riesen-Eichhörnchen. Stattdessen fällt der Verdacht auf seinen Schützling: den Klassenhamster Hamstersaurus Rex.

This second collection of essays from actor and author Tim Dalgleish is packed full of diverse literary and historical essays including pieces on George Orwell, his poetry, being taught by Aldous Huxley, living in Paris and his ability to quietly read, on family outings in the car, whilst in the company of two guinea pigs, a cat, a baby, rugs, holiday paraphernalia, and a poorly goat.

We love Pig (we can't help it), but Pig loves Farmer, and he can't help it either. After all, Farmer gives Pig yummy slops and special back scratches, and calls him Sausage and seems to love him more, the fatter he gets. Just as well Pig doesn't speak any Farmer. But Duck does (Duck's clever like that), and he's determined his best friend should know the truth. This is tough for Pig. But Pig won't just sit there and weep (though we may do, on his behalf), because there's help from an unexpected quarter: the Evil Chickens have a plan....

London, New Year's Eve. Snow falls on a Georgian mansion, vibrating with the festivities of an 18th-century themed masquerade ball within. Middle-aged divorcee Anna stands alone, mourning her youth - until the clock chimes midnight and a mysterious masked figure kisses her on the mouth. Thus begins a heady dance of seduction charged by other clandestine romances swirling around them, whipping the ball into an erotic frenzy of operatic proportions - until the night climaxes, revealing unease beneath the glitter....

The hideous spirit of Jupiter, the evil cat who was once lord of the sewer rats, has returned, more terrifying than ever. Bent on revenge, he is determined to turn the world into an eternal winter of hatred. The Deptford Mice feel his chilling grasp everywhere they turn. A rat army thirsty for mouse blood is building underground. And the Starglass, their magical source of knowledge and power, has been stolen. The mice know they face the most desperate struggle of their lives. Will anyone survive?

One of the noblest creatures to ever live on Rufus the Cat’s farmstead was Hic the Pig. He was a pig of modest means and very few words. In fact, he would not speak at all unless there was something to say. This humble characteristic was one that Rufus admired very much, especially when he considered the behavior of the dog. There was one very strange thing about Hic though, that made him unique in the world of domesticated farm animals, but nothing Rufus couldn’t handle … naturally.

In 1985, three Harvard archaeology graduate students travel to Peru for a backpacking trip to seek adventure, culture, and historic sites. While exploring undiscovered Incan ruins on the remote eastern frontier of the old empire, the friends witness an unspeakable crime. Their enchanting trip becomes a primal fight for survival. The three friends must come to terms with their experiences, and each student's recovery and healing process becomes intensely personal and continues for decades. This is a story of exploration, endurance, and the cruelty of lost love.

"Now I've done it," the mouse thought, looking straight at her. "I've really done it, this time." It really is happening, thought Rachel. Things that only happen in stories can happen to me. Anything can happen, because this mouse is talking. The St. Michael's Mice are no ordinary mice, but it takes Rachel a while to find out just how wonderful they are. When Rachel's father moves to a new church, so much goes wrong that sometimes Rachel doesn't think things will ever work out.

James Marshall retells the familiar tale in which one of three pigs survives a wolf's attacks by using his head.

Mattie, Ariel, and Nicki are fast friends facing the pitfalls of life at 13. Mattie's kitschy pig collection and agoraphobic mother might completely derail her social life. Ariel's attempts to follow in Rachel Ray's culinary footsteps have landed her in hot water. And Nicki is carrying a secret that threatens to cut her off from her best friends. After discovering a mysterious book of spells and performing a ritual, the girls leave their troubles far behind - or so they think.

Sechs Abenteuer mit Eliot und Isabella! Eine Geschichtensammlung mit den beliebtesten Rattenkindern der Tierwelt. Eliot und Isabella erleben so manche Abenteuer und scheuen keine Gefahr, doch oft wird es ganz schön brenzlig für die beiden. In der Box enthalten sind: Eliot und Isabella und die Abenteuer am Fluss, Eliot und Isabella und die Jagd nach dem Funkelstein, Eliot und Isabella und das Geheimnis des Leuchtturms, Eliot und Isabella im Finsterwald, Eliot und Isabella in den Räuberbergen, Eliot und Isabella und der Trüffeldieb.

"Ambrosius Habedank, im Namen des Königs, öffnen Sie!" Mit diesen Worten beginnt für das kleine Hamstermädchen Wilhelmine Habedank ein Alptraum. Die Eltern werden entführt, der Bau verwüstet, und das, wo doch der Winterschlaf kurz bevor steht. Völlig verzweifelt macht sie sich auf den Weg in die große Stadt Hamsterdam, um dort ihren Onkel zu suchen, der die Familie lange vor Wilhelmines Geburt verlassen hatte. Unterwegs lernt sie neue Freunde kennen, muss große Gefahren überstehen und gerät schließlich in eine Verschwörung, die das ganze Land vernichten könnte.

A shy boy at Amelia and Sam's school is using his pet guinea pig to help him make friends – by taking his pet to school. How can Animal Ark's young helpers get him to see that the playground isn't the best place for a guinea pig?

Paddy is an ordinary pig in the tiny village of Termonfeckin in Ireland, happily eating & sleeping his days away in his owner Mrs McGuirk’s farmyard. When an unexpected encounter with the King of the Fairies results in Paddy being granted two extraordinary magical powers, life couldn’t look any better. But at almost the exact same moment, evil pub landlord Colm Quigley has a chance encounter of his own…with ruthless developer Tom O’Meaney.

Pearly Woe is a worrier. Yet this is little comfort to Adventurologist-in-training, Pearly Woe, as she motors down the mighty Mekong River on another adventure. Pearly, Pig and the entire Woe family are destined for the kingdom of Anachak, where they plan to search for the lost city of Mu Savan. A jungle adventure! What could go wrong? Everything. Of course!

Two young pademelons fall into trouble and find themselves swept away. They are saved by Dewey, the sugar glider, and her friend Stripe, a possum, with the help of a friendly white-tailed uromys. First Moonshine, the first book in the Just Oz series, tells of their adventures as the little band sets out through the rainforest to reunite Paddy and Mellie with their family … and of some of the strange and wonderful creatures that they meet along the way, and how Dewey learns to fly.

It's almost time for Peppa and George to meet their new sibling! What will the baby's name be? What will they like to do? Learn all about the new baby with Peppa and George!

After a triumphant battle with a deadly snake reveals his true nature as a Howler—a fearsome grasshopper mouse—Jory is forced to leave the gentle deer mice who raised him. Alone but for his questions (Why was he left to be raised by deer mice? Who is he really?), Jory ventures into the desert seeking Saguaro, the only other grasshopper mouse he knows, one who just might have the answers. Jory’s journey of discovery will teach him things and take him places both dangerous and thrilling. But will he find the thing he desires most—a place in the desert he can truly call home?

For Zak Bates and his magical friends, the next eco-adventures is usually right around the corner. In Zanesville, Ohio, a dangerous menagerie has escaped from a private preserve, and the situation threatens to spiral out of control. Francis, a spirit bear from British Columbia is being held captive, and, to free him, the Eco-Adventurers will need to align with Chatters, a white (knight) squirrel.

Die große Box für kleine Helden. Drei spannende Abenteuer mit den tapfersten Nagern der Welt: den Muskeltieren! Das immer hungrige, nach "Tortäää" schreiende Rattenbaby hält die Mäuse Picandou und Pomme de Terre, Hamster Bertram und Rattendame Gruyère rund um die Uhr auf Trab. Als Bertram von seinem Ausflug zu seinem früheren Besitzer, dem Jungen Tassilo, nicht zurückkommt, ist ein echter Muskeltier-Einsatz gefragt. Und wer steckt eigentlich hinter der geheimnisvollen Bande namens "Ali Ratte und die vierzig Räuber"? Egal, was kommt: Die Muskeltiere halten immer zusammen.