Julia Sawalha

"Nothing ever happens": Kiper is excited to discover a magician's hat. "Tiger's torch": What better place to shine Tiger's new torch than on a campout. "Pig's shop": Kipper and Tiger visit Pig's sweet shop but have no money. "Cousins": Who's eating Kipper out of house and home? "The key": Mouse is jealous of Kipper's toyclockwork mouse, but discovers it can be a fun toy after all. "The missing tape mystery": Arnold's birthday gifts include a cassette...

The story of lively and rebellious Elizabeth, one of five unmarried daughters living in the countryside of 19th century England, in a world where an advantageous marriage is a woman's sole occupation.

Follows the relationship of two contrasting communities: Lark Rise, a small hamlet gently holding onto the past, and Candleford, a neighboring market town bustling into the future. When young Laura Timmins leaves Lark Rise for a job at the Candleford post office, she discovers an eye-opening, exciting new world. In the face of scandals and feuds, she must leave her childhood behind.

Sees the arrival of a dashing and elegant stranger in Candleford. Rich, enterprising, worldly and without a wife, James Dowland is a successful businessman with a string of London hotels and has come to transform Candleford and bring it new prosperity. But not everyone welcomes his entrepreneurial efforts and it isn't long before he is sparring with the spirited yet suddenly flustered Dorcas.