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Written By : Ann Twigg
Narrated By : Ann Twigg
Published By : Playtime Books
Length : 22 minutes
Type : Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Magic Short Stories Under 10s
Price : Free
All the sunflowers planted by the
other children in Lea's class have grown. Lea's disappointment
soon turns to joy, however, as she discovers that her sunflower
is really very special indeed. "A unique wonderfully written
story that explores a child's feelings with delicate
sensitivity." |
About
Playtime Books
Playtime
Books
is a
family business. The author and narrator of most of our books is
Ann Twigg. Ann has three sisters, three children and
six grandchildren and has spent most of her life working
and playing with youngsters. During the
tough post-war years, she was responsible for helping to raise her
two younger sisters.
She married in 1964, worked as a
Sunday School teacher and, by 1966, was raising two young children. Ann has always had a mischievous sense of humour and a real
talent for tuning into to kids at their level. The books on this
website are a true testament to her amazing talent for entertaining
children.
Our mission is to produce the world's very
best audio book stories for young children between 3 and 8
years of age. We will be writing and recording new
stories, creating new German-language versions for our
bilingual collection and producing wonderful illustrations
to make our CDs the best illustrated in the in the world.
Have you noticed how most
contemporary children's books don't have a proper ending?
We will continue to make sure that all our stories have a
beginning, a middle and an end!
Our ambition is to create
wonderful imagination-stimulating audio stories for young
children.
To view all playtime-books titles,
simply do a site search for "Ann Twigg"
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Lea and the Magic Sunflower
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All the sunflowers planted by the other children in Lea's class
have grown. Lea's disappointment soon turns to joy, however, as
she discovers that her sunflower is really very special indeed.
"A unique wonderfully written story that explores a
child's feelings with delicate sensitivity."
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Alex and the Little People of the
Rock
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Alex likes playing and jumping across the gap between two
large rocks on a local hill. But what he discovers one day and
the adventures he has will stay with him for the rest of his
life.
"Another great story for young
children."
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Grumpy Grandad Meets Maurice the
Mole
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After lots of hard work, Grumpy Grandad has finally finished
building his patio. Yet for all his hard work, there's something
that Grumpy Grandad still
doesn't know. But he's about to find out with a bang...
"A wonderfully simple and
action-packed story for young children."
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Lea and the Magic Sunflower Part 2
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Lea's
adventures
continue. Planting some new seeds for the new season turns
out to be just the start of a wonderful new adventure
involving pixies and tooth fairies. Lea is also given
fantastic new powers that enable her to eavesdrop on what
the animals are saying and to help them in their daily
lives. A wonderfully magical tale for young children."
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Red Man, Green Man
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Red Man and Green Man have spent all their lives in
the traffic lights. But now they want to go on an adventure
and escape from the crossing. But will they get back in time
to help the school children cross the road in the morning?
"A charmingly pleasing story that has been specially written
and narrated for small children."
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Grumpy Grandad in Santa's Grotto
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Just in time for Christmas:
To make sure there's enough money for the Christmas
holidays, Grumpy Grandad reluctantly goes to work in Santa's
grotto when Santa is taken ill. Quite to everyone's
surprise, he actually enjoys working as Santa
- until
he meets a little boy called Andrew
that is....
"More fun and capers with Grumpy
Grandad in this, our first Christmas story."
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Grumpy Grandad Goes on Holiday
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Grumpy Grandad gets into lots of trouble on his
latest adventure. First there's confusion at the airport,
then more commotion on the plane and then a large number of
other scrapes that Grumpy Grandad just doesn't seem able to
avoid.
"Simple, easy-to-understand fun
story for young children."
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Red Man, Green Man - Part 2
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Now that they have had a taste of life outside the
traffic lights, Red Man and Green Man are itching for more
fun. Their adventures this time include post boxes, paint
pots and a whole host of other things that will bring
delight to small children.
"Charmingly
pleasing stories
that have
been specially written and narrated for small
children."
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Tom on Robot Island
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Tom is
castaway on
Robot Island. A mad professor has created a large number of
robots for company on his lonely island - Tom is in for a
wonderfully exciting and lively adventure - but will he
manage to return home?
"A stunning, exiting story about wishes, adventure and the
comfort of home."
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Alex and the Little People Part 2
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Alex wants to return to find his new friends and
perhaps go on a new adventure. But it seems as if the local
council have made plans to destroy the rock. What will Alex
do? Will he ever see his friends again and will he ever go
on more adventures.
"Part two of this great adventure."
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Grumpy Grandad - Hole in the Fish
Pond
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Maurice
is back raging havoc in Grumpy Grandad's Garden. The capers
continue - but will Grumpy Grandad be able to keep his calm?
"Another fast-moving
heart-warmingly funny story."
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Grumpy Grandad - Delicious
Tomatoes
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Grumpy
Granddad has been
lovingly
growing tomatoes all year and now it's time to harvest them.
Maurice the Mole, however, has other ideas. But will Grumpy
Grandad's plan be good enough to stop Maurice?
"Simplicity at its very best.
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The Moon Goes Pop
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It's Ellie's last night in her old
bedroom before the big move in the morning. But she cannot
fall to sleep because of a popping sound in the night sky.
In the morning she discovers something really strange and
when the newsreader starts reporting about special measures
and emergency numbers, it's time for Ellie to become famous.
"Another fantastically simple yet captivating story for
young children..."
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Tom and the Green Mark
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Tom is back at school after his adventures on Robot
Island. But what is that green mark on his leg, why is it
getting bigger and why does he seem to be developing new
powers?
"Brilliantly narrated, this engaging tale confirms super
powers as a true favourite in children's literature."
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Lea and the Magic Sunflower
Maria Christina G Mathias from Pindamonhangaba - São Paulo - Brazil - 13 Jun 2007
Very good
awn from thailand - 27 Jun 2007
I receive audio and it very sound good for my child.
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