Charlie's Ark is a collection of stories about a five-year-old boy and his toy box ark given to his grandmother which contains many animals which magically come to life when he whispers a 'Wordspell'. This is the second Charlie's Ark book and is full of many new adventures for Charlie and his ark animals. Created and written by award-winning artist Mike Payne, the creator and original artist of the grey, blue-nosed bear, Tatty Teddy. Charlie's Ark is now being made into a global television series for children.