Nosy Crow Stories Aloud

From the creator of the highly-acclaimed Snow Bunny’s Christmas Wish, comes this brand new tale about the little bunny with the big heart, and the true gift of friendship. Little Snow Bunny loves nothing better than playing with her friends in the wintry forest. Every day holds the promise of adventure for Snow Bunny, Fox, Bear and Mouse. But one particularly cold day, no-one wants to play and Snow Bunny is left all alone. Whatever will she do? With a little luck and a lot of imagination, she makes cosy winter gifts for all her friends, just in time for Christmas Eve.

The Stories Aloud audio edition of Snow Bunny's Christmas Gift is illustrated by Rebecca Harry, and published by Nosy Crow. Read more about the book: http://nosycrow.com/product/snow-bunnys-christmas-gift/ Find out about Stories Aloud: http://nosycrow.com/stories-aloud/

Everybody knows that penguins belong at the South Pole and polar bears live at the North Pole – but what would happen if, one day, a family of picnicking penguins accidentally got lost? When the hapless Pilchard-Brown family find themselves at completely the wrong pole, they need Mr White, the friendly polar bear, to guide them all the way home. . .

The Stories Aloud audio edition of Poles Apart is written by Jeanne Willis, illustrated by Jarvis, and published by Nosy Crow. Read more about the book: http://nosycrow.com/product/poles-apart/ Find out about Stories Aloud: http://nosycrow.com/stories-aloud/

Greta and Gracie are sisters – Greta is chatty while Gracie is quiet and it’s all fine until, one day, everything changes. It’s nearly Christmas and together the sisters decorate the tree, shop for presents and even try a spot of ice-skating! But Greta, of course, always knows best – poor Gracie can’t get a word in edgeways. Then on Christmas Eve, while Greta is quietly sleeping, Gracie hears a funny noise . . . whatever could it be? She creeps downstairs to investigate, and the next morning her very special revelation leaves chitty chatty Greta lost for words!

The Stories Aloud audio edition of Christmas For Greta and Gracie is written and illustrated by Yasmeen Ismail and published by Nosy Crow. Read more about the book: http://nosycrow.com/product/christmas-for-greta-and-gracie/ Find out about Stories Aloud: http://nosycrow.com/stories-aloud/

Mr. and Mrs. Deer would love a baby, and one day they find a little antlered bundle on the doorstep. Mrs. Deer thinks their wish has come true; Mr. Deer thinks that the baby is very, very peculiar. When the baby won’t stop roaring, they ask advice from family and friends but it takes wise old Granny Bear to spot the problem: the baby’s not a baby – it’s a little monster. A very greedy little monster at that . . . and why have all their friends mysteriously disappeared?

The Stories Aloud audio edition of The Baby That Roared! is written by Simon Puttock, illustrated by Nadia Shireen, and published by Nosy Crow. Read more about the book: http://nosycrow.com/product/the-baby-that-roared/ Find out about Stories Aloud: http://nosycrow.com/stories-aloud/

It’s early morning in the jungle and little gorilla is NOT happy. Whoever woke him up?! As the mystery unfolds, we learn that a chain of events involving an assortment of animals all played a part, and that it all began with… Butterfly, who touched down on the same flower as Bee, which made Bee buzz, which made Frog croak, which made Crocodile thrash, and so on, until Hippo yawned the yawn that woke the baby. And what makes the baby gorilla happy in the end? Why, the dancing Butterfly that woke everyone in the first place!

A satisfying cyclical text and repeated refrains make this an unforgettable, read-along romp of a book by the creators of the Gilbert the Great series.

The Stories Aloud audio edition of Who Woke the Baby? is written by Jane Clarke, illustrated by Charles Fuge and published by Nosy Crow. Read more about the book: http://nosycrow.com/books/who-woke-the-baby. Find out about Stories Aloud: http://nosycrow.com/stories-aloud/

Reformed robber dogs Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam have embarked upon a radical career change and are now running a charming café. Life’s sweet as a sugared doughnut until their new, seemingly cute-as-a-cupcake employee turns out to be infamous cat-burglar Kitty-le-Claw. Shifty and Sam are caught in a sticky situation when they find themselves in the frame for Kitty’s raid on a bank vault. Have the cake-loving canines bitten off more than they can chew…?

The Stories Aloud audio edition of Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam: The Cat Burglar is written by Tracey Corderoy, illustrated by Steven Lenton and published by Nosy Crow. Read more about the book: http://nosycrow.com/books/shifty-mcgifty-and-slippery-sam-the-cat-burglar. Find out about Stories Aloud: http://nosycrow.com/stories-aloud/

At Miss Moon’s magical school for all the small creatures of the night, Bat, Cat, Owl and Mouse are asked to draw their favourite night-time thing. But, oh dear, there aren’t enough crayons! Owl wants to share, but how will he convince the others? Sharing is difficult when you’re only little, but this funny, charming story will help bring everyone together.

The Stories Aloud audio edition of Owl Wants to Share at Moonlight School is written by Simon Puttock, illustrated by Ali Pye and published by Nosy Crow. Read more about the book: http://nosycrow.com/books/owl-wants-to-share-at-moonlight-school. Find out about Stories Aloud: http://nosycrow.com/stories-aloud/

Follow Princess Penelope as she runs through the palace and the palace grounds, including a maze, garden and the royal stables, chasing her naughty runaway kitten. Strong contemporary art and design from a rising star add a whole extra dimension to the book and give it wide-ranging commercial appeal.

The Stories Aloud audio edition of Princess Penelope and the Runaway Kitten is written and illustrated by Alison Murray and published by Nosy Crow. Read more about the book: http://nosycrow.com/princess-penelope-and-the-runaway-kitten-paperback. Find out about Stories Aloud: http://nosycrow.com/stories-aloud/

Princess Sophie is EXTREMELY fed up. She can’t get to sleep and it’s ALL because of that grumpy old giant, stomping about all night. But when Sophie reads her favourite book of fairy tales, she suddenly has a bright idea and figures out EXACTLY what that giant really needs.

The Stories Aloud audio edition of The Princess and the Giant is written by Caryl Hart, illustrated by Sarah Warburton, and published by Nosy Crow. Read more about the book: http://nosycrow.com/books/the-princess-and-the-giant Find out about Stories Aloud: http://nosycrow.com/stories-aloud/

Poor Betty! She’s always getting into messy muddles. She can’t paint a rainbow, or scatter dewdrops and her pirouettes are, well, pretty precarious. You see, with so many animals to rescue and friends to help, there’s just no time for Betty to practise all the things a fairy should. But when it come to the Fairy Ball, Betty’s friends return her gifts of kindness and it becomes clear who is actually the fairiest fairy of them all.

The Stories Aloud audio edition of The Fairiest Fairy is written by Anne Booth, illustrated by Rosalind Beardshaw, and published by Nosy Crow. Read more about the book: http://nosycrow.com/books/the-fairiest-fairy Find out about Stories Aloud: http://nosycrow.com/stories-aloud/