"The Adventures of Charlie and the Talking Animals" follows the journey of a young boy named Charlie, who has the ability to communicate with animals. Each chapter of the book features Charlie and his animal friends as they embark on exciting adventures together. Throughout the book, Charlie learns important lessons about courage, kindness, and perseverance, as well as the importance of respecting and appreciating the natural world and its inhabitants. Through its engaging and lovable characters, exciting plot, and positive message, "The Adventures of Charlie and the Talking Animals" teaches children important values and life lessons.

The first complete biography of the beloved children's book author Walter R. Brooks, creator of Freddy the Pig.

"Joni Murphy’s inventive and beautiful allegory depicts a city enmeshed in climate collapse, blinded to the signs of its imminent destruction by petty hatreds and monstrous greed: that is, the world we are living in now. Talking Animals is an Orwellian tale of totalitarianism in action, but the animals on this farm are much cuter, and they make better puns." —Chris Kraus, author of I Love Dick and After Kathy Acker A fable for our times, Joni Murphy’s Talking Animals takes place in an all-animal world where creatures rather like us are forced to deal with an all-too-familiar landscape of soul-crushing jobs, polluted oceans, and a creeping sense of doom. It’s New York City, nowish. Lemurs brew espresso. Birds tend bar. There are bears on Wall Street, and a billionaire racehorse is mayor. Sea creatures are viewed with fear and disgust and there’s chatter about building a wall to keep them out. Alfonzo is a moody alpaca. His friend Mitchell is a sociable llama. They both work at City Hall, but their true passions are noise music and underground politics. Partly to meet girls, partly because the world might be ending, these lowly bureaucrats embark on an unlikely mission to expose the corrupt system that’s destroying the city from within. Their project takes them from the city’s bowels to its extremities, where they encounter the Sea Equality Revolutionary Front, who are either a group of dangerous radicals or an inspiring liberation movement. In this novel, at last, nature kvetches and grieves, while talking animals offer us a kind of solace in the guise of dumb jokes. This is mass extinction as told by BoJack Horseman. This is The Fantastic Mr. Fox journeying through Kafka's Amerika. This is dogs and cats, living together. Talking Animals is an urgent allegory about friendship, art, and the elemental struggle to change one’s life under the low ceiling of capitalism.

DOCTOR DOLITTLE MEETS WILLY WONKA IN THIS FUNNY AND THRILLING ADVENTURE FROM AN EXCITING NEW VOICE. Pets? Tick! TALKING pets? Double tick! Silly spies, secret plots and one shy kid who might just save the day? Tick, tick, tick! Anything's possible at the School for Talking Pets ... When Rusty Mulligan and his pet blue-tongued lizard win a week on a secret island, at Miss Alice Einstein's School for Talking Pets, the shy twelve-year-old is thrilled. His best friend will learn to talk! But once on the island, things don't go to plan ... And Rusty must work with the other competition winners, a terrifyingly tattooed gardener, and a multitude of clever animals to save the school from the clutches of the two secret agents who have come to shut it down -- by any means necessary ... PRAISE 'a delightful tale that is reminiscent of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The Mysterious Benedict Society ... Animal lovers aged 8-12 will enjoy this fun-filled romp' - Annie Waters, Books + Publishing

DOCTOR DOLITTLE MEETS WILLY WONKA IN THIS FUNNY AND THRILLING ADVENTURE FROM AN EXCITING NEW VOICE. Pets? Tick! TALKING pets? Double tick! Silly spies, secret plots and one shy kid who might just save the day? Tick, tick, tick! Anything's possible at the School for Talking Pets ... When Rusty Mulligan and his pet blue-tongued lizard win a week on a secret island, at Miss Alice Einstein's School for Talking Pets, the shy twelve-year-old is thrilled. His best friend will learn to talk! But once on the island, things don't go to plan ... And Rusty must work with the other competition winners, a terrifyingly tattooed gardener, and a multitude of clever animals to save the school from the clutches of the two secret agents who have come to shut it down - by any means necessary ... PRAISE 'a delightful tale that is reminiscent of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The Mysterious Benedict Society ... Animal lovers aged 8-12 will enjoy this fun-filled romp' - Annie Waters, Books + Publishing

This is a delightful book where charlie discovers a strange map in his attic which leads to the journey in the enchanted forest, where he with his friend lily encounters talking animals, fairies, and other mystical creatures who become their friends and guide them on their quest. On their way they have to solve puzzles, overcome challenges, and learn important lessons about bravery, friendship, and the power of imagination. Along their way they discovers their own hidden talents and overcome all the obstacles and learn to believe in themselves. "The Magical Adventure of Charlie and the Enchanted Forest," with it's own alluring illustrations and heartwarming instances, is a story of valour, friendship, and the magic that exists within each of us. It's perfect for little readers who enjoy thrilling adventures and exploring the marvels of the imagination.

Jimmy and Charlie used to be orphaned cats with no place to call home. Until one day when the brothers find a home on a farm! The Adventures of Jimmy and Charlie is a collection of three short stories of excitement and adventure following the two cats as they explore their new world and make lifelong friends. This is the perfect book for young readers to learn, along with Jimmy and Charlie, important lessons about God's faithfulness, his good purpose, and the importance of obeying your parents.