Many years ago there was a very good natured sheep who had a very bad start in life. This is her story as to how she turned her life around; simply by being pleasant and respectful to all those who she encountered during her long journey through life. Annie's life got off to a bad start when her mother died whilst giving birth to her. Annie was also very unfortunate in that when she joined the flock, the leader at that time was a very nasty ewe called Queenie who bullied her mercilessly. Besides having to cope with Queenie's bullying ways, Annie also had to cope with the farmers' sheepdog...

In this particular story, Olly goes to see a pantomime called "Jack and the Beanstalk;" this fired up his imagination about growing things. As he lay in his bed that night, he had an amazing dream. In that dream, Olly dreamt about a special magic tree called the Ollykin tree. This led him to have a series of other exciting dreams too. In these later dreams, he became the something of a local hero. He became the owner of a large farm and he was able to feed the world.This story aims to show young readers how important it is to grow and to nurture living things. With so many young people now...

Taken from the "DREAMTIME" series, this particular story is about Olly's local zoo. During a series of dreams, Olly imagines himself taking some of the animals out on a series of very funny and exciting adventures. The story ends with Olly going to see where zoo animals come from and he learns what an important job zoo parks do in protecting endangered species. With a strong conservation message, this story aims to show young readers how important it is to support zoos and wildlife parks which offer sanctuary to the worlds' most endangered animal species. It also shows how such sites offer...

Featuring a pony called Sampson, this particular story aims to show young people how loneliness and bad experiences can often be overcome simply by talking to others. The story also makes clear to the reader/listeners that regardless of cause, any feelings of emotional pain can often be lessened quite considerably, simply by talking to others about how we feel and by talking about what we've experienced; (an important point of fact which children need to realise from an early age). This particular story has also been purposely designed to make young people speak out if others try to hurt them...

Early one evening, a young boy called Olly was taken to see a performing circus as a special treat. For Olly it proved to be a very interesting night, filled with excitement and drama, as the various performers went through their acts. This story is about the things Olly saw during the circus performance, and about a dream he had later that night as he lay asleep in his bed. This particular book aims to teach young readers about the plight of the world's endangered animals and was written in support of zoo parks and conservation projects around the world.

This particular story is about a dream whereby Olly imagines himself travelling the world on an overnight whistle-stop tour. His first journey comes about on the back of a very special swan who lives at his local park. After flying to various locations around the world, he then explores a jungle on the back of a tiger, before befriending some natives and undergoes a whole host of further adventures around the globe. Done in a whistle-stop tour format, this book aims to make listeners/readers aware of the world around them, and of the many different cultures, habits and customs of those from...