Winners of our writing competition, along with as many stories and extracts from contestants as we could manage to squeeze in.

Natasha returns with a Bertie Story ! The King and Queen visit the desert oasis of Palmyra. The Wicked Queen brings back a souvenir that starts to haunt her

What could go wrong at the Easter Fun Fair? Well anything could when Uncle Jeff is around.

The Fire-Fly princess has many suitors. She tells them all that she will marry the one who can bring her a flame. A glittering story from Japan.

Astropup and the Parrot Major have flown into a giant spaceship shaped like a bird (see Astropup for Freedom). Now they explore the wonderful flying Ship of Birds. Astropup longs for home, but the Parrot wants to stay.

The ancient Greek story of Orpheus the musician, who traveled down to The Underworld to try and bring his bride back from the dead. Told in Bertie’s verse. Tragic and sad .

Astropup is back on the launchpad, but when the parrot takes matters into his own beak, the mission goes horribly wrong.

Rudyard Kipling’s Just So Story explains why whales can only eat the very smallest of things.

Natasha is taking a break for a few weeks, so say hello to Richard Scott who will is reading this adventure about a dog who travels to outer space.

Theo the Monkey is outraged by the criminal behaviour of his zoo keeper, Mr. Grabber, and decides to fight for what is right