Item category 1: Young Reader

Hare always teases Tortoise that she is slow. But when they have a race, Hare is in for a big surprise!

Murdoch is a most engaging mole and his adventures make a wonderful story for reading aloud. The pictures of Murdoch and his animal friends above and below the ground have great charm.

In 'Topsy and Tim at the Farm', the children meet all kinds of interesting animals. They help collect eggs from the chickens, and find some little ducklings learning how to swim. They are a little bit frightened when they get chased by some large geese, but Farmer Stewart soon finds them a nice j...

Tim has fallen out of a tree and bumped his head. Going to the hospital is a bit worrying but he soon finds out how nice the doctors and nurses are, and there are lots of other children on the ward to play with too. The only problem now is making sure Topsy doesn't feel left out!