AuthorHilary Mckay
NarratorJulia Sawalha
SeriesThe Casson Family, Book 1
Duration4h 28m
CategoriesChildren's Fiction
Key StageKS2
PublisherChivers
VersionUnabridged
The first book in the Casson Family series. Cadmium, Saffron, Indigo and Rose are as colourful as the paint chart which inspired their names. When Saffron finds her name's not on the chart she discovers that she has been adopted. As Saffron tries to come to terms with the shocking news, her grandfather dies and bequeaths her a stone angel in his will. But where is it? She embarks on a search that sees her heading for Sienna in Italy with her new friend Sarah, while her brother and sisters determine to leave no stone unturned in their quest for the cherub they know will make all the difference in the world to their sister. Winner of the Whitbread Children's Book Award.
Author: Hilary Mckay
Author Hilary Mckay
Narrator Judy Bennett
Duration 3h 23m
It's a miserable holiday. Mrs Robinson is ill, and so is Old Blanket. While Beany and Sun Dance stay with Mrs Brogan, Ant and Perry are shipped off to visit Mad Aunty Mabel. It seems as though things can't get any worse. But whether capturing burglars, searching out the lucky dolphin sword, or adopting stray animals, the Robinson children still man...
View BookAuthor: Hilary Mckay
Author Hilary Mckay
Narrator Sophie Aldred
SeriesThe Casson Family, Book 3
Duration 5h 36m
It's the Casson Family finale, and Permanent Rose takes centre stage. It's tough being the youngest - Rose is lonely. Her family are always busy doing their own things so Rose comes home to a dark, quiet, empty house every day. Saffy is off with Sarah, Indigo has his paper round and guitar lessons, Eve's in quarantine in the shed, Bill's not much u...
View BookAuthor: Hilary Mckay
Author Hilary Mckay
Narrator Andy Crane
Duration 2h 11m
Simon Percy's parents went up in a hot-air balloon when he was six weeks old. It's now his tenth birthday, and they still haven't returned! Simon is dreading the new school term, but the arrival of an unconventional new teacher cheers him up.
View BookAuthor: Hilary Mckay
Author Hilary Mckay
Narrator Sophie Aldred
Duration 5h 23m
As if life with their strange parents isn't bad enough, the four Conroy sisters are being bundled off to spend the summer holidays with Big Grandma. She makes them go for walks in the pouring rain - worse still, she expects them to do chores. At first it seems as though Big Grandma is determined to put a stop to any fun. But, being Conroys, the gir...
View BookCharlie: The Cheese and Onion Crisps & the Haunted Tent
Author: Hilary Mckay
Author Hilary Mckay
Narrator Daniel Hill
Duration 1h 15m
THE CHEESE AND ONION CRISPS: Charlie has given up cheese and onion crisps! He just hasn't been himself lately. There's only one thing for it - the Truly Amazing Smarties Trick! THE HAUNTED TENT: Charlie's big brother Max isn't scared of anything... except Aunt Emma's spooky house.
View BookHappy and Glorious & Practically Perfect
Author: Hilary Mckay
Author Hilary Mckay
Narrator Sophie Aldred
Duration 3h 39m
HAPPY AND GLORIOUS: It's the Queen's unofficial birthday, and no-one has bought her a present. Not the Prime Minister, not the Treasurer, and not even her lazy Ladies-in-Waiting. All she wants is one small, very cheap present. Just because it has four legs and a tail. That shouldn't put anyone off... PRACTICALLY PERFECT: Life in the palace would be...
View BookCharlie: The Big Snow & the Rocket Boy
Author: Hilary Mckay
Author Hilary Mckay
Narrator Daniel Hill
Duration 1h 14m
THE BIG SNOW: Charlie's been waiting for snow his whole life, but now everyone's trying to spoil it! It's just as well Charlie has a plan to keep it safe. THE ROCKET BOY: There's a new boy in Charlie's class. Zachary says his dad is away on a rocket but Charlie knows that's rubbish. Isn't it?
View BookAuthor: Hilary Mckay
Author Hilary Mckay
Narrator Andy Crane
Duration 1h 51m
Pudding Bag School is an ordinary school. But this year, class 4B has the magical Miss Gilhoolie teaching them, and suddenly things are much more exciting. When the children are snowed in during a dinner ladies' detention, things look bad. After all, dinner ladies are not overly fond of children, and their cooking is terrible! Now time and food are...
View BookCharlie: The Cat Flap & the Great Escape
Author: Hilary Mckay
Author Hilary Mckay
Narrator Daniel Hill
Duration 1h 16m
THE CAT FLAP: Charlie and Henry are planning the best sleepover ever. They've made an agreement: No Itching Powder, No Dead Flies and No Super Soakers to be squirted at the ceiling in order to make surprise indoor rain. But the sleepover doesn't go quite how Charlie plans... THE GREAT ESCAPE: Charlie is fed up with his family always picking on him....
View BookAuthor: Hilary Mckay
Author Hilary Mckay
Narrator Lisa Coleman
Duration 5h 16m
Hilary McKay revisits Miss Minchin's Select Seminary for Young Ladies after the events of A Little Princess and Sara Crewe's happy-ever-after. Sara is much missed - and most acutely by her best friend Ermengarde, who laments that 'nothing is the same as it was before'. But life must go on at Miss Minchin's as new friendships are made, rivalries con...
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