The legendary enchantment of Rip Van Winkle, the gruesome end of Ichabod Crane at the hands of the Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow, and other celebrated classic tales from the "Father of American Literature."
Charles Lamb, Mary Lamb Josephine Bailey, Simon Vance
Brother-and-sister writing team Charles and Mary Lamb interweave the words of Shakespeare with their own (some 200 years later, in 1807) to bring ten of his best plays to the young reader.
This gripping classic story follows the adventures of the loyal dog Buck, who is stolen from his comfortable family home and forced into the harsh life of an Alaskan sled dog.
The Complete Tales of Peter Rabbit and Friends, with eBook
Beatrix Potter Shelly Frasier
Beatrix Potter's amazing universe of animals dressed in human clothing has taught and entertained children for over a century. Her love of animals and children is apparent in each of these twenty tales.
The adventures of Mowgli, a man-child raised by wolves in the jungle, have captured the imaginations not just of children but of all readers for generations.
In this classic fantasy novel, Bastian Balthazar Bux embarks on a wild adventure when he enters the magical world of
Fantastica, a doomed land filled with dragons, giants, and monsters, and
risks his life to save Fantastica by going on a very dangerous quest.
In this wonderful tale of adventure and courage, Princess Irene and Curdie—helped by a strange gift from the princess's great-great-grandmother and a monster called Lina—must overthrow a set of corrupt ministers who are poisoning the king.
Young Princess Irene's belief in her great-grandmother's powers becomes essential as she and the miner Curdie work to foil the sinister Goblin plot against the king and his palace.
Three children, forced to alter their comfortable lifestyle when their father is taken away by strangers, move with their mother to a simple cottage near a railway station where their days are filled with excitement and adventure.
The Secret Garden is Frances Hodgson Burnett's magical and inspiring story of Mary, a selfish and unloved young girl, and her equally selfish invalid cousin, Colin, whose lives are transformed when they work together to save their secret garden.
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