Children Anthology

First published in 1900, The Book Of Dragons is one of Edith Nesbit's best loved and most inventive children’s books. Her heroes and heroines are children faced unexpectedly with real live dragons, which are fiery, fierce, ravenous, irritating, grumpy, furry and even gifted cooks! They appear from caves, from the pages of a magical book, at the North Pole or from mysterious dungeons where nobody dares enter.

Para convertirnos en nuestra mejor versión, necesitamos inspiración… y eso también es cierto para nuestros hijos. Si quieres que tu hijo aprenda lecciones de vida valiosas, sigue leyendo. Como padres, a veces olvidamos lo difícil que es ser niño en un mundo hecho para adultos. Repetimos instrucciones una y otra vez… y muchas veces parece que entran por un oído y salen por el otro. Los niños enfrentan desafíos únicos. Los medios les dicen que los hombres deben ser duros, lo que les enseña a reprimir emociones y mostrar una fachada rígida.

"This is unbelievable. This is unreal. What is going on here? First I get a toilet seat stuck around my face and now this little parrot is following me around."

Unseen events like... the dead coming back to life...

Can one girl's lost humanity return to make her the most powerful being on Pendomus? Or will her naivety force those around her to succumb to a horrifying fate? Only time will tell. Just when all hope is lost - destiny intervenes and sets a new trajectory. The only question is...who's pulling the strings?

A small boy finds himself shrinking in this oddly offbeat, surreal, and funny story. No one around seems to appreciate what Treehorn's going through - his parents are busy, his friends laugh at him, and he gets sent to the Principal's office for shrinking. Or was it shirking? Clearly, the adults in his life have no clue and can't help. In the end, Treehorn figures it out on his own, and all is well. At least until he turns green. A charming, imaginative classic that will appeal to any kid who feels they're not truly seen or heard by the grown-ups in their life. Works for adults, too.

Venture to the magical land of the Celtic peoples, where the spirits of the mountains, streams, seas, and trees are all alive. Here are songs, blessings, and folk tales.

"Los cuentos de Beedle el Bardo" es una recopilación de relatos muy queridos por brujas y magos de todas las edades, y que vendrían a ser la versión del mundo mágico de los cuentos de los hermanos Grimm. Esta edición ha sido traducida de las runas originales por Hermione Granger, con notas adicionales del profesor Dumbledore y J. K. Rowling. Estos relatos clásicos entretienen y educan a partes iguales, además de ser una gran oportunidad para conocer las historias que jugaron un papel crucial en la lucha contra Lord Voldemort. La obra se compone de cinco cuentos: "La fábula de los tres hermanos", que los lectores de "Harry Potter y las Reliquias de la Muerte" reconocerán de inmediato, "La fuente de la buena fortuna", "El corazón peludo del brujo", "El mago y el cazo saltarín" y "Babbitty Rabbitty y su cepa carcajeante." Las estanterías de la biblioteca de Hogwarts también albergan muchos otros libros fascinantes. Si disfrutaste con "Los cuentos de Beedle el Bardo," quizá quieras echar un vistazo a algunos de sus otros tesoros: "Animales fantásticos y dónde encontrarlos" y "Quidditch a través de los tiempos."

Here are twenty meticulously plotted, intimate portraits of humanity at its best and worst, featuring assassins, CIA agents, gangsters, and more. A drug-dealing hit man unburdens his fears to a stranger. A rookie cop is assigned to the department’s file room. A ruthless killer only kills bad guys. A methodical bodyguard quits his job when he’s outsmarted. A military mission is planned to perfection. Each story is entirely distinct. And with their economical prose and unexpected twists, each could only have been written by the creator of Jack Reacher.

Classic tales and stories are an fundamental part of children's development, as they awaken imagination and bring essential teachings. These stories inspire children through important archetypes and symbolic imagery; they will bring them into a journey in fantastic worlds, full of possibilities and wonders. This specially designed compilation includes classic folk tales, famous stories by Hans Christian Andersen and fairy tales.

Famed author E. Nesbit ( The Railway Children) brings 20 of Shakespeare's plays to life in language that children can understand. They are entertaining narratives that describe the Bard's main characters and often intricate plots. Each story provides a concise overview for anyone about to experience a Shakespeare play for the first time.

An original short story about Jack Reacher, available exclusively in digital format (ebook and audio), following the success of last year's "Second Son". Early in his military career, Jack Reacher is ordered undercover in Washington, to discover which one of four women, all staff officers on fast track careers, is leaking secrets. The suggested method: get close to each in turn. The obvious problem: the most receptive will be the guilty one, with an agenda of her own - to kill the investigation ... and the investigator.

Whatever became of the youth of the 60s, the turbulent era of sex, drugs and rock & roll? Kid Me Not, a new collection of intimate stories by women from the first generation ever to have access to The Pill, offers a unique perspective on the decade before Roe v. Wade, when free love wasn't always free. As the women's movement spread, these women faced a future of extraordinary possibilities possibilities seen by today's youth as commonplace.

Just So Stories is a collection of contemporary children's stories by Rudyard Kipling. Many of the stories are fictitious explanations for natural occurrences, including the stories How the Whale Got His Throat and How the Camel Got His Hump. These stories will keep children entertained for hours.

Children will love being the main character and hearing about the adventures they had earlier in the day. With a whopping 31 stories, this delightful collection is designed to last a whole month.

Introducing six stories about different prehistoric animals, mainly dinosaurs. This special edition is for any dinosaur-loving child. These stories will most certainly keep the attention of your youngsters.

Welcome to Other Worlds, the fourth volume in the Guys Read Library. Prepare yourself for 10 trips into the unknown, as 10 of your favorite writers spin tales of fantasy and science fiction the likes of which you have never imagined. Compiled by National Ambassador for Children's Literature (and Secret Ambassador for the Intergalactic Alliance) Jon Scieszka, Guys Read: Other Worlds is the most exciting collection of stories on this - or any other - planet.

This collection of over 50 stories brings together three of Enid Blyton's earliest and most imaginative story collections - The Book of Fairies (1924), The Book of Brownies (1926) and The Book of Pixies (1989) - and shows Blyton at her most imaginative and playful.

Die ungekürzte Hörbuchausgabe umfasst alle 203 Märchen und 10 Kinderlegenden der Brüder Grimm in Originalfassung. 20 Märchen sind sogar in ihrer ursprünglichsten Form in auch für Kinder gut verständlicher Mundart vorgetragen. Der beliebte Sprecher und Schauspieler Ernst-August Schepmann haucht den Grimmschen Märchen Leben ein und entführt den Hörer in die phantastischen Welten von Königen, Hexen, Räubern und Riesen.

"Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves", "Aladdin", "Sinbad the Sailor": These are just some of the strange and amazing stories that clever Scheherazade tells to captivate her husband, King Shahryar…and to save her own life. Each one is more fantastic than the last, filled with demons and dervishes, caliphs and genies, men transformed into dogs and monsters with eyes that glow. Like the king, children will find themselves enchanted by every tale.

In difficult times, what children really need is hope. This collection, packed with short stories, poems and essays from the very best children’s authors and illustrators, aims to provide just that. ​Here you'll find animal friends from insects to elephants, high-flying grandmas, a homesick sprite, the tooth fairy and even extra-terrestrial life. This audio edition has nearly 100 contributions from Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Catherine Johnson, Anthony Horowitz, Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Onjali Q. Raúf, Katherine Rundell, Jacqueline Wilson and many more.