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Six O'Clock Tales

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Twenty-seven magical short stories to enjoy round the clock from one of the world's best-loved children's authors - read by Luke Thompson, star of the hit Netflix series Bridgerton.

Sheila is astonished when her toys walk themselves home, poor Prickles the Hedgehog thinks the moon has fallen out of the sky, and find out just how mischievous Twinkle the elf is when he paints the walls of a dragon's cave.

Ideal for bedtime, these magical short stories for 5-8 year-olds will enchant a new generation of children.

Look out for more O'Clock tales with: Five O'Clock Tales, Seven O'Clock Tales and Eight O'Clock Tales.

First published in 1942, this edition contains the following stories:

When the Moon fell down!

Jean's little Thrush

You can't please Everybody!

The King of the Trains

Pixie Pins

The Adventurous Clown

The Money that flew away

When the Toys walked Home

Twelve little Pigs

The Little Pop-Gun

Quizzy, the Goblin

The Kind Hedgehog

The Cold Snow-Man

The Big Green Handkerchief

The Tale of Snowball

Foolish Mister Wop

The Golden Peacock

The Brownie and the Gnome

The Inside-Out Stocking

The Clockwork Mouse and the Bird

The Dirty Old Chair

The Spotted Cow

The Boy Who Dropped His H's

Dickie Gets a Job

The Cross Caterpillar

What a Mistake!

The Cookie Swan

Why Did the Giant Laugh?

Twinkle Gets Into Mischief

How Untidy!

Three Cheers For John!

Good Old Joey!

Cuckoo!

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Enid Blyton

Enid Blyton

Enid Blyton is one of the world's best-loved storytellers. Her books have sold over 500 million copies and have been translated into more languages more often than any other children's author.

She wrote over 700 books and 2,000 short stories, including favourites such as The Famous Five, The Secret Seven, The Magic Faraway Tree and Malory Towers.

Born in London in 1897, Enid lived much of her life in Buckinghamshire and adored dogs, gardening and the countryside. She died in 1968 but remains one of the world's best-loved storytellers.

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