A highly illustrated scrapbook autobiography, in the style of Helen Mirren's bestseller, by one of the greatest comedy actresses of the last half-century.

Ellen gets a big shock when her double appears out of the bathroom mirror. Only Mirror-Belle is a double with a difference! She is a princess, and a very mischievous one at that. Whether she's wreaking havoc in a department store, riding the ghost train at the fair or seeing off bullies in the playground, Princess Mirror-Belle is a princess with a purpose - to cause as much trouble as possible!

Ellen's life is turned upside down by the hilarious Mirror-Belle, a mischievous princess who claims to be from somewhere mysterious and faraway, and who appears out of mirrors to take Ellen on exciting adventures.

When Mole goes boating with Ratty instead of doing his spring-cleaning, he discovers a whole new world. There are high jinks on the open road with that reckless ruffian, Mr Toad of Toad Hall. Ratty, Mole, Badger and Toad become friends, but after Toad's latest escapade, can they join together and beat the wretched weasels once and for all?

Now that the village school has been saved from closure, Miss Read is looking forward to a few more years of teaching before her retirement. When her health lets her down, however, it seems that the decision is taken out of her hands once more and she reluctantly leaves the school.

Dorothy Watson and Agnes Fogerty return to Thrush Green to visit old friends and find the community abuzz with gossip. The new headmaster, Alan Lester and his family have moved into the schoolhouse but rumours are rife concerning his wife Margaret. There is also speculation about the Lovelock's elder sister Bertha.

When Mike Read asked Classic FM listeners to choose their favourite funny poems, he was inundated with suggestions. These CDs present the top 100 poems read by a selection of celebrities. Poems include work by Betjeman, Belloc, Carroll, Eliot, Lear, McGough, Milne and Wodehouse.