Pig Fiction

Freddy the Pig has taken to the skies to save a damsel in distress. Mademoiselle Rose, the lovely bareback rider from Mr. Boorschmidt's Stupendous and Unexcelled Circus, needs Freddy's help. A wealthy but selfish man wants to marry her, and if she doesn't accept his proposal, he vows to close the circus down. So it's up to Freddy to save the beautiful lady and the big top.

Acclaimed author Walter R. Brooks is beloved for his Freddy series. In this tale, Freddy and his friends decide to take a trip to Mars. However, things go a little haywire, and Freddy and his pals are knocked off track. This is when the fun begins. John McDonough's festive narration makes listeners feel a part of Freddy's crew to Mars.

Returning from a riding trip through New England, Freddy the pig, Jinx the cat, and Samuel Jackson the mole are surprised at the cool reception they get from the people of Centerboro. It seems that some animals have been raiding gardens, stealing bicycles, and breaking into houses. And they'e led by a pig that matches Freddy's description!

Warnings had been printed in the Bean Home News and the Centerboro Guardian, but nobody paid much attention to them. An animal revolt? "Preposterous!" said the Beans and all the other humans.

But it's true - and the outrages begin: cars are stopped and overturned all over the county, farmers starting out to do their morning chores are driven back into the house, and the cows refuse to come in at milking time.

Detektiv mit Herz und Horn: Ein klarer Fall für Emmi und Einschwein! In Wichtelstadt treibt ein Dieb sein Unwesen. Er klaut die teuren Straßenlaternen, dank derer die fliegenden Fabelwesen nachts etwas sehen können. Papas Drache hat sogar einen Unfall in der plötzlichen Dunkelheit. Mama Brix soll den Fall lösen, schließlich ist sie Polizistin. Allerdings futtert Einschwein den einzigen Beweis auf: Ein Küchlein! Emmi ist stinksauer. Aber vielleicht können die beiden Mama doch noch helfen, den Dieb zu finden.

A comedy of misunderstandings and idealism. Mr. Moorehouse arrived at the train station to claim his baggage and other items. He believed he was being overcharged, but Mr. Flannery wouldn't budge. In time Mr. Flannery wished he had. A fun listen from start to finish. Narrated by Glenn Hascall.

There’s something growing in Snoops Bay. It started as a lump, then it became a bump, then a mound, then a hill. Now it’s a fully fledged mutant mountain. Young detectives Riz, Olly, Drew and Anton know there’s more to the story than meets the eye and are determined to uncover the mystery. Little do they know, the biggest clue is lying a few miles away at Pigtopia, a brand-new pig theme park that’s hiding a mutant-sized secret.

No one knows how certain pigs became so clever. But this very special one, Mabel the detective pig, has had a long lifetime of solving crime, and wants to be left alone to wallow in the mud. But when an anonymous tip-off says that Lady Farquar-Parker's jewels are going to be stolen in the middle of her own birthday party, Mabel is intrigued enough to go along, with her trusted sidekick Sergeant Perkins. Little does she suspect until she gets there, that the thief is her arch-nemesis Monsieur le Jambon, the infamous French criminal pig, who has decided to come out of retirement.

Hello. I is Pig, and I has been very silly! You see I has got me, Duck, Cow and all the sheeps into a big mess. We has had a big adventure, and we has met some amazing new friends (and one not-so-amazing one). But now we is stuck in a place far away from home! I hopes that you will listen my diary and use your big brain to help us get back to the farm.

El autor bestseller internacional, Mario Escobar, regresa con la impactante historia de Camilo Cienfuegos, el héroe olvidado de la Revolución cubana. Camilo Cienfuegos fue un carismático revolucionario que se hizo amigo de Fidel Castro cuando empezaron las protestas para derrocar la dictadura...

A junior high janitor. A kidnapped pop star. And a talking guinea pig who saw too much. Oliver Holmes was content with his life as a janitor until the day he wakes to find a guinea pig on his bed adamant that he investigate a murder that might not be what it seems. Throw in a captivating veterinarian and an officer who knows the secrets of Oliver’s past, and he has his work cut out for him.

Pearly Woe is a worrier. She worries about everything, especially that she'll never be brave enough to become a member of the top-secret group of stealth adventurers – The Adventurologists' Guild. Pearly also has a special talent – she can talk to animals. Her favourite animal to talk to is her pet pig, called Pig. But with her parents missing, Pig pig-napped and Pearly a stowaway on an icebreaker heading for Antarctica, Pearly's worries just got REAL.

In this third novel in the Series Jake Cooper investigates the theft of a secret gefilte fish recipe, and finds the body of a missing kosher supervisor in a strange place. Jake finds himself in a personal pickle. To further his relationship with Mindy he must first find the murderer, but all the evidence points to her own son. Should he reveal the truth, or suppress the evidence?

A Beatrix Potter Collection, narrated by Trisha Rose, contains 23 stories. Although Beatrix Potter (1866 - 1943) had a wide variety of interests, she is best known today for her children's stories, featuring casts of animals to be found in the English countryside.

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....

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?

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?