Winter For Children

On the eve of the winter solstice, Tokara rushes out into the snowy woods to find her sister's lost puppy. Her daring path takes her far beyond the protection of her mother's castle and brings her face-to-face with a mystery older than the stars. But our girl has a brave heart and an irrepressible spirit, and the longest night of the year still holds many secrets.

GINNY FINALLY HAS the pony she has always dreamed of, and now she and Mokey are looking forward to a winter full of new adventures. Together, they explore the snow-filled woods and even learn to drive a sleigh. As usual, Mokey has plenty of surprises in store, including one that Ginny can't believe: Mokey is expecting a foal!

In an abandoned mineshaft, they discovered a lost journal that once belonged to William, a legendary explorer who has gone missing. The first journal took them on a daring adventure to a secret temple deep in the desert. Now they have the second journal, and they're more determined than ever to find the missing explorer.

You work 40 hours a week and hardly have time for sports activities or other experiences in nature? You are constantly under pressure and can actually only really switch off and do something on trips? But you want to change this and finally break out of your comfort zone? Then this guide is the ideal way to put your plan into practice. Most people these days are far too comfortable to go outside and experience something and are always inventing excuses instead of really daring to do something for once.

Dark times lie ahead for Special Agent Ren Bryce and the Rocky Mountains Safe Streets Task Force in the heart-stopping new thriller from the bestselling author of DARKHOUSE and BLOOD LOSS. In the game of vengeance, he holds a killer hand. In her most shocking case yet, FBI Special Agent Ren...

Join Emma and her friends as they hop aboard a magical Christmas carousel that whirls them into a snowy world filled with sparkle, wonder, and delightful surprises. With each turn of the carousel, new enchanting lands appear—gingerbread forests, twinkling snowflake skies, and festive animal friends waiting to play!

After 12-year-old Toby Carter escapes a brutal workhouse at Christmas, he can't believe his good fortune. Adopted by a band of travelling performers called The Winter Freak Show who put on spellbinding shows each night, he finally believes he's found the family he always wanted. Then, everything falls apart. Children are disappearing throughout the city. Pretty soon, all evidence points to those Toby trusted the most, and he finds himself caught up in a conspiracy far more sinister than he ever imagined.

Seven of Shakespeare's most celebrated plays—As You Like It, Hamlet, King Lear, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Pericles, Romeo & Juliet, and The Winter's Tale—have been specifically adapted by Edith Nesbit to introduce young listeners to the Bard' s works. Made accessible to young listeners without sacrificing any essential elements, these classic retellings capture the drama and flavor of each original play while simplifying plot and detail.

Grimm und Möhrchen freuen sich auf Weihnachten! Damit die Tage bis dahin nicht zu lang werden, vertreiben sich die beiden Freunde die Wartezeit mit allerlei lustigen Einfällen und teilen sie mit uns in diesem Hörbuch. Hier gibt es zeselige Lieder, Gedichte voller Wortspiele und kuschelige Geschichten, um sich die Adventszeit zu versüßen. Zusätzlich finden sich im digitalen Booklet des Hörbuchs jede Menge Ideen für gestreifte Plätzchen, Wunschzettel schreiben, Weihnachtsdüfte sammeln und vieles mehr.

It’s the start of the winter term and there’s a new teacher in town at Villains Academy – the notorious dragon-rider Felix Frostbite. Class Z are in awe of him and his lessons on venomous beasts and mythical creatures, but werewolf Bram is suspicious. Soon Bram and his friends the Cereal Killers uncover Felix Frostbite’s evil plan to steal all the dragons from the Wicked Woods and leave Villains Academy undefended. Have the gang learnt enough to outsmart their troublesome teacher, or will Felix Frostbite’s heist go down in villain history?

Kaum hatten Aaron, Moe, Jules und Summer sich als Hüter der vier Elemente in Nimoron bewährt, müssen sie sich einer weiteren Herausforderung stellen. Kratos ist auf dem Vormarsch und bedroht nun nicht mehr nur Nimoron, sondern auch die Welt der Hüter. Sie dürfen keine Zeit verlieren, bei der Suche nach den fehlenden Elementensteinen. Wäre da nicht noch ein dunkles Geheimnis, das Nimoron einzuholen droht...Die Hüter Trilogie geht in die zweite Runde. Band 1 begeisterte bereits viele tausend Leser und entführte sie in die fantastische Welt von Nimoron.

Eigentlich hatte Aaron sich auf einen ruhigen Sommer eingestellt. Nach dem Tod seines Vaters war er am liebsten allein. Aber ein mysteriöses Geschenk seiner Großmutter wirft plötzlich Fragen auf. Und so reist Aaron kurzerhand zu ihr nach Schottland. Dort trifft er Moe, Jules und Summer, die ebenfalls ihre Ferien auf dem Hof der Großmutter verbringen. Sie stellen schnell fest, dass sie nicht zufällig zusammen dort sind. Sie sind die neuen Hüter einer Welt, die Aaron bisher nur aus den Geschichten seines Vaters kannte und die nun auch für die vier gefährlich real zu werden scheint.

Following the untimely death of her husband, Beatrix and her three children are finally free. While Ambrose has already determined his path in life, eldest son Laurie's future is less certain. Meanwhile, headstrong and independent Alicia is defying expectation and excelling at school. There, she befriends the enigmatic Olivia Snowdon and they quickly become inseparable. But Olivia's family past is shrouded in mystery and as she begins to dig deeper secrets come tumbling out.

King Leonte's jealousy causes his sweet wife, Hermione to die and their baby daughter, Perdita to be exiled. Can the king learn the error of his ways? Will he ever get to meet Perdita again?

Welcome to the new world. We thought we were the last and all we had to do was survive the initial outbreak. Turns out the hard part is surviving each other. Man, the post-apocalypse is brutal. Most of the runners have phased out, but a fraction have survived. They are smarter, faster, and way more deadly. We were supposed to be safe, but the virus has mutated, making the infected smarter than anyone ever thought possible. Our only hope for survival is to make it to the Tower, where we'll be safe behind walls with a group of survivors just like us.

In 1918, the world seems on the verge of apocalypse. Americans roam the streets in gauze masks to ward off the deadly Spanish influenza, and the government ships young men to the front lines of a brutal war, creating an atmosphere of fear and confusion. Sixteen-year-old Mary Shelley Black watches as desperate mourners flock to séance and spirit photographers for comfort, but she herself has never believed in ghosts. During her bleakest moment, however, she's forced to rethink her entire way of looking at life and death, for her first love - a boy who died in battle - returns in spirit form.

Lost in the woods. Trapped in an abandoned mine. Castaway on a deserted island. Avalanche. Could you survive? In this series, listeners come along as diverse characters learn important skills in adverse conditions … and survive!

The Sonamire Empire and the Kingdom of Dyn have been at war for as long as anyone can remember. But when the fighting comes to an end, Sonamire’s 17-year-old princess, Sol Rosebone, suddenly finds herself as the political bridge between their territories. Betrothed to an enemy prince known to kill men for sport, Sol flees from her home with nothing more than a direwolf trained to protect her, and Magic she can't control.

Death is only the beginning. Nivian's job is simple. Protect the balance of life and death above anything else, even at the risk of her own life. So when the sudden and lingering presence of a dark guardian makes her question if death is coming for her, Nivian is determined to be the hunter, not the hunted. Tension breaks out between the watchers and the reapers as the balance shifts, threatening all of existence, and a struggle for power leads to unimaginable consequences.

Hallie and Cory were surprised when they discovered that their grandmother knew about Mr. Snuggywhiskers. But how could she? They had met him when they climbed over a magic branch and, astonishingly, found themselves shrunken to mouse size and standing before the small, red door, with the cheese-shaped knocker, that led to his home.