Alfie the deerhound is a large grey puppy. He loves his boy Charlie, and cheese and he's very good at digging holes. But poor Alfie has got lost and he's scared - of thunderstorms and being hungry and never seeing Charlie again ...Meanwhile, Charlie doesn't know what to do - but one thing is for sure.

The hour was late and Mr Bear was tired. But he could not sleep - however he tried and wherever he tried, snore, snore, went Mrs Bear. Tick-tock, tick-tock went the clock. Would he never get to sleep?

Mildred Hubble is the worst witch at Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches. She's always getting her spells wrong. But she manages to get by until she turns Ethel, the teacher's pet, into her deadly enemy.

The moon and back before bathtime? This book presents the Bear family adventure. You can join Baby Bear as he finds a rocket, makes friends with an owl and has a picnic on the moon.

One morning Mrs Large, needing some peace and quiet away from her boisterous children, decides to take refuge in the bathroom. She fills herself a foamy bubble-bath and takes in a tray of her favourite breakfast... but finds her peace is to be very short-lived! Part of the The Large Family series, this is a modern picture-book.

Mildred Hubble is the worst witch at Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches. She's always getting her spells wrong. But she manages to get by until she turns Ethel, the teacher's pet, into her deadly enemy.

Mildred is determined to lose her embarrassing reputation as the worst witch the Academy has ever seen - but things rapidly get out of hand.

Summer term at Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches has just begun and disaster-prone Mildred Hubble is in deep trouble again - all because of the new girl, Enid Nightshade, who isn't nearly as placid as she look.

Mildred Hubble is the worst witch in Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches. She can't bear to leave behind her beloved cat, Tabby, when the class goes for a week beside the seaside. But keeping Tabby leads Mildred into yet more trouble.

Mildred Hubble has always been the worst witch at Miss Cackle's Academy, but she just knows this term will be different. She's done the best holiday project ever and she's sure that her form teacher, the fearsome Miss Hardbroom, will be impressed.

It's the start of a new term at Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches and Mildred Hubble is determined not to be the worst witch this year. Everything starts so well. Mildred's class has a new form teacher - no more Miss Hardbroom for Mildred and her friends! But then the new teacher, Miss Granite, starts acting fishy.

Claire has hurt her knee so she sets off home to tell her mum all about it. On the way she meets her friends and tells them how the fall happened. But just how did it happen ...? Was she dropped by a wolf, a slithering snake, an enormous dragon or a hairy gorilla?

A story originally published in 1980, which tells of the Near family and Mr Bear, who is having terrible problems sleeping one night. Will he ever get peace and quiet?

Contains five Large Family stories - Five Minutes Peace , All in One Piece , A Piece of Cake , A Quiet Night in and Mr Large in Charge . This title is accompanied by a 37-minute CD featuring storytellings with music, narrated by Miriam Margolyes.

One morning Mrs Large, needing some peace and quiet away from her boisterous children, decides to take refuge in the bathroom. She fills herself a foamy bubble-bath and takes in a tray of her favorite breakfast... but finds her peace is to be very short-lived.

Winner of the 1995 Smarties Book prize (0-5 category), this picture book features Marlon, the monster, who loves his dummies, his noo-noos . Marlon's granny says he's too old for a dummy, and all the other monsters tease him too.

There's never a dull moment with the Large family! Published in one bumper volume, these four great stories are firm favourites with children and parents alike. Contains 'Five Minutes Peace', 'All in One Piece', 'A Large Piece of Cake' and 'A Quiet Night'.