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Arriving at their new rural home, five siblings - Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane and the Lamb - set to exploring the surrounding countryside. Whilst digging in the gravel-pit, they unearth the most curious creature: a Psammead, an ancient (and rather testy) Sand-fairy, with the power to grant wishes. Between them, the children have a sizeable list of requests - remarkable beauty, vast riches, the ability to fly. But, as everyone knows, wishes always...
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"As a curious little chipmunk leaves his nest to greet the twilight, he gazes at the glittering sky above him. He can't help but also notice the sparkling dewdrops on a spider's web, the lights of the fireflies, and the shimmers of moonlight on the water. 'How I wonder what you are!' marvels the tiny creature, launching a dreamlike quest to reach for the stars."--Amazon.com.
28) Otter nonsense
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A collection of puns based on animals, including "Lemming meringue pie," "Crocoduel," and "Pupsicle."
32) Excalibur
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The young King Arthur asks for and receives the noble sword Excalibur from the Lady of the Lake and promises to be deserving of it through acts of valor.
33) Bearskin
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A brave young man who has been raised by a bear with unusual powers rescues a princess from a menacing dragon and fulfills a long-ago prophecy that he would marry the king's daughter.
35) The Water Babies
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The adventures of Tom, a sooty little chimney sweep with a great longing to be clean, who is stolen by fairies and turned into a water baby.
38) Lancelot
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Lancelot is welcomed into the court of King Arthur as a valiant fighter and later rescues Queen Guinevere, fights the tournament at Astolat, and pursues other adventures.