Why on earth do you need such an enormous blanket?” one of Ursula’s friends asked.
“Oh, it’s not for me,” said Ursula. “It’s for the baby.”
“The baby?” said the other villagers. “What kind of baby needs a blanket that size?”
At that very moment there was a sound like thunder, and the ground began to shake.
Poor Mrs. Huddle. None of her new neighbours welcomed her to Tangletree Forest; none of them would even talk to her! But Mrs. Huddle was a determined troll. She rolled up her sleeves and got to work turning the badgers’ abandoned den into an inn.
One morning as an old woman was going to fetch her water, she noticed a little tree growing by the side of the path. That poor little tree! It was more like a twig standing upright in the ground, with a few skinny branches and a handful of withered leaves.
At first Little Bear was excited when the apple tree’s leaves began to change colour. But as the weather got colder, she grew worried. Not only were the leaves changing from green to gold, they were falling to the ground. How would the little apple tree survive without its leaves?
Little Beetle has an important message to deliver to the far side of the mountain – but it’s a long way through the deep, dark forest! Can his friends help Little Beetle get to the top before it’s too late?
Amada’s grandmother was a baker. Her little bakery was the only one in the village, and all through the year it was filled with fresh buns, and breads, and cakes, and pies. But on Christmas Eve, Amada’s grandmother made gingerbread men – one for each person in the village.
Once upon a time it must have been a beautiful garden, but now it was filled with rubbish and weeds. But in his mind, Oliver saw what the garden could be – if he rolled up his sleeves and got to work.
Greta and Zeta had never seen such a beautiful bird, with delicate silver feathers that shone like starlight – even in the dark shadows beneath the trees.
When Liam’s Oma makes a pot of soup, everyone in the neighbourhood lines up for a bowl. But will there be enough left for Liam and his Oma?
When Tegan closes her eyes and listens carefully, she can hear butterflies fluttering, ants marching, even whales swimming in the sea. Then one night, she hears someone crying in the castle.