The Long Journey Home
Their journey had been long and difficult, but it had also been filled with moments of kindness, friendship and courage. Bella had found a place where she belonged.
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Whispering Rails
Anil’s father had been a driver before him and his father before that, each generation taking pride in guiding the little train up the steep gradients.
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The Steampunk Family
In a town there is an unusual house with structures that gleam in the sun. Strange pipes, gears and copper plates cover its exterior, with steam hissing away.
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Butler Bulldog's Uncle Barnabas
Barnabas Barkington III was not your usual butler that graced the stately homes of England, due to the fact that he was a bulldog, just like his nephew Butler Bulldog.
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The Lost Voice
His mum turned around and when she saw what Toby was holding in his hands. “Oh, I remember that! That was your grandad’s old ventriloquist dummy.
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Alice's Steam Dream
At 15, Alice had always been different from other girls. While they talked about fashion, pop stars and social media, Alice’s world revolved around steam engines.
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A Day in the Life of the Rainforest
Kauri had always been fascinated by the rainforest. Her parents were biologists who studied plants and animals and today, she was joining them on a special expedition.
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Dr Earth's Emergency Callout
Doctor Earth and his team have recieved an emergency callout, as there is a major problem with our planet. Not only on the outside, but inside too.
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The Grey girl
Julia who is 12 years old, lives with her grandmother, who is going blind and Julia is her carer. She doesn't have many friends, but this is going to change.
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The Mad Repair Company
There is this little known repair company down an alley way, off the High Street, that employs some amazing repair men and women and is run by a hippie boss.
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Butler Bulldog
Bulldog had been a butler in London for many years, today he will meet his last family he will be a butler for. They are in for a big surprise. A really big surprise.
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Rabbit Dmitriy
Dmitriy has come with his human family from Russia to the U.K..The locals rabbits were about to find out things would never be the same again.
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Hannah and the Wolves
Hannah went for a walk in the woods, she knew her mum and dad loved her dearly, but today had been a very tough day at school and she needed to have a walk.
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Doctor Earth
Doctor Earth had a number of assistants, but his favourite, was Doctor Stein, he was an old fashioned doctor, but he worked well with Doctor Earth.
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Bullying
When I was a little pup, I was bullied badly. I told my mum and she was very proud of me telling her, she said it's so important you tell someone.
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Chef Alberto
Chef Alberto runs a small family restaurant in San Gimignano in Italy and he has run the restaurant for 10 years. Recently he has not had many customers.
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Never Alone
Storm had been a happy cub-pup, until two weeks ago. His mum was a fox and his dad was a boxer and here laid the problem for Storm.
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The Lonely Man
He truly was a lnely man, that was until last September, when Josh and Daisy moved in next door, with their mum and dad. That was the day his life changed.
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The Iron Curtain
"Grandad, you used to live behind the Iron Curtain in the 70's, do you think you could help me with my college assignment?" Asked Theo, "yes of course," said Grandad.
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Gurkeep Comes to Stay
Gurkeep had been Nanny's and Roxanne's guide in India and before leaving told him that he had to visit them in England. Here is Gurkeep's story.
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Moving Home
Kenji was having to move his family and his home, did he want to move, no, but he really had no choice. because humans were destryoing where he lived. .
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Newfangled Gadgets
This is Ann, Ann is visually impaired and this is her story about using technology, to help her unlock things, she thought she had lost forever.
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AI
Aliens had landed on Earth, will AI defend us, or will they join the Aliens, that was the question and nobody really knew what they will do.
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