The Jolly Postman or Other People's Letters

Age 5 and up

This British import is great fun, sure to entertain children and parents alike. The Jolly Postman goes from home to home in a fairy-tale kingdom, delivering letters

This is a wonderful story of a postman's route to deliver the mail to well known fairy tale characters.

"A Study in Scarlet" is a detective mystery story written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and published in 1887. It is significant as the first story to feature the character of Sherlock Holmes, who would later go on to become one of the most famous and iconic literary detective characters, with long-lasting interest and appeal.

Sir Salman Rushdie - The Ground beneath her Feet

Vina Apsara, a famous and much-loved singer, is caught up in a devastating earthquake and never seen again. This is her story, and that of Ormus Cama, the lover who finds, loses, seeks and again finds her, over and over, throughout his own extraordinary life in music. Set in the inspiring, vain, fabulous world of rock'n'roll, this is the story of a love that stretches across continents, across Vina and Ormus's whole lives, and even beyond death.

Harry's Hat (Finger Puppet Story Book)

The wind carries Harry's beach hat off on an adventure where it proves very useful indeed. The Magpie borrows the straw hat as a nest, a kangaroo takes a bite out of it, it protects a possum family from the rain, and a pelican uses the hat as a fishing basket. Where will the wind take it next and will Harry get his hat back after all?

Story Box No166 (September 2012) For 3-6 years old

A read-aloud magazine to share with young children.