Children's / Teenage fiction: Animal stories

Meet four mucky birds in need of a bath! They've got soap, shampoo and a big bottle of bubble bath, but can they be trusted not to use it all? And will they keep the water inside the tub? No, probably not, but at least they'll be squeaky clean! The real trouble is, when bath time is this much fun...

Birdie Bagshaw has never known her parents. Having grown up in a children's home for mixed race children in 1950s Leeds, now she has come to live with her great-aunt Mabel in the Yorkshire Dales. From her arrival, things are strained, and Birdie cannot understand why she is treated like an outsid...

One day Little Bird leaves the safety of her nest and goes to explore the world. Her mama warns her to watch out for people, but what are they, exactly? On her journey, Little Bird will see many people who are all very different. She sees cruelty and greed, but also love and kindness.

After a devastating accident, a special new friendship helps talented musician Annie heal and rediscover her love of music through the joyous song of a blackbird nesting near her home.

Sam is a city boy through and through - and isn't looking forward to his school trip to Nethercott Farm at all. But busy days of farm work, animals and learning all about nature weave their magic - and when Sam finds a duck about to be dinner, he is determined to save him. But how? This warm and ...

Seascapes and landscapes, snowy-capped hills. Colourful tulips and gold daffodils. His art was incredible, vibrant and loud. Enough to make Pablo Picasso feel proud! When Blanksy the cat discovers a talent for painting murals he uses it to draw bigger and bigger crowds to help his friend Pete the...

When equipment starts to disappear at the Chevalier Point Pony Club, horses go lame and gates are left open, Issie decides to investigate. Late one night she goes down to the club to fix Blaze's cover and notices new girl Tanya sneaking around.

Meet the Blunders: Bertie, Betsy, their children, Brutus and Bunny, along with their beloved grandma Old Lady Blunder, and their pet ostrich, Cedric. An ostrich is not a sensible pet, but then the Blunders are not sensible people. This family of upper-class twits live in a crumbling country house...

Meet the Blunders: Bertie, Betsy, their children, Brutus and Bunny, along with their beloved grandma Old Lady Blunder, and their pet ostrich, Cedric. An ostrich is not a sensible pet, but then the Blunders are not sensible people. This family of upper-class twits live in a crumbling country house...

It's Bingo's turn to bring Bob Bilby the puppet home. Bingo and Bob Bilby can't wait for their fun adventures, but will the Heeler family get distracted?