New Children's Books-on-CD

After Andy and his friend Delores Starbuckle organize a barn sale to raise money for a case for Granny Webb's favorite binoculars, they discover that the binoculars have disappeared.

Andy Shane hates school, mainly because of a tattletale know-it-all named Dolores Starbuckle, but Granny Webb, who has taken care of him all his life, joins him in class one day and helps him solve the problem.

It's the start of fifth grade for seven kids at Snow Hill School. There's Jessica, the new girl, smart and perceptive, who's having a hard time fitting in; Alexia, a bully, your friend one second, your enemy the next; Peter, class prankster and troublemaker; Luke, the brain; Danielle, who never stands up for herself; shy Anna, whose home situation makes her an outcast; and Jeffrey, who hates school. Only Mr. Terupt, their new and energetic teacher, seems to know how to deal with them all.

When a busy family's activities come to a halt because of a blackout, they find they enjoy spending time together and not being too busy for once.

Can a train pulling half a mile of heavy-duty freight cars make it to Chicago ahead of a speedy little race car? Through the desert . . . Through the mountains . . . Through a blizzard . . . Vvvrrrrrrrrrrrrrrum! Chooka chooka chooka chooka! The race is on!

A young student, who comes to love poetry through a personal understanding of what different famous poems mean to him, surprises himself by writing his own inspired poem.

Splat the cat is worried that he has not been good enough to deserve a visit and a present from Santa Claus.

A dinosaur's exuberance about moving cools considerably when he realizes how much he misses his next-door friend.

The dolls in these stories act and talk just like real people--that is, when their mistress, young Marcella, or other adults are not there to see them. Raggedy Ann has charmed millions with her warm and optimistic outlook and unflappable approach to difficulties, while Raggedy Andy has pleased these fans with his adventurous spirit and compassionate nature.

Scaredy Squirrel, a squirrel who never leaves his nut tree because he's afraid of the unknown, finds someone perfectly safe to make friends with. Join him on his journey to friendship.

A biography of the English comic film actor, director and composer known best for his work in the United States during the silent film era and who rose from rags to riches to become the most famous film star in the world during World War I.

Marisol loves to paint. So when her teacher asks her to help make a mural for the school library, she can't wait to begin! But wait--how can Marisol ever make a sky without blue paint? After gazing out the bus window and watching from her porch as day turns into night, she closes her eyes and starts to dream.

Jack McKinley is an ordinary boy with an extraordinary problem. In a few months, he is going to die. He needs to find the seven magic loculi that, when combined, have the power to cure him. The loculi are relics from a lost civilization that has not been seen in thousands of years. And in order to find them, Jack will have to travel to the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

Red Hen finds a recipe for a Simply Splendid Cake and asks her friends the cat, the rat, and the frog to help with the preparations. But it seems as though her friends want no part in the cake until it's ready to eat. Will they decide to pitch in, or let Red Hen do all of the hard work?

The classic tale of young Dorothy Gale and her adventures in the mystical, mythical land of Oz. Far from home, Dorothy journeys along the yellow brick road, gathering friends and evading wicked foes, in a quest to find the celebrated Wizard who can bequeath to them all their fondest wishes.