Genuinely funny books for children are few and far between. So, when a story like Henry Huggins comes along, it comes to stay. Children everywhere see themselves in this irresistible boy's adventures.During an unforgettable year that ...
The Prince and the Pauper (Classic Li...
Mark TwainOriginally written for children and first published in 1881, Twain's delightful satire of England's past will amuse listeners young and old alike. The Prince and the Pauper relates the hilarious adventures of Tom Canty, a ragged stree...
L. M. Boston's thrilling and chilling tales of Green Knowe, a haunted manor deep in an overgrown garden in the English countryside, have been entertaining readers for half a century. Now the children of Green Knowe--both alive and gho...
The kids in the Melendy family decide to pool their money and form a club named I.S.A.A.C.--the Independent Saturday Afternoon Adventure Club. Each week, one of the siblings uses the money to travel alone into New York City and have a...
Just So Stories (Classic Literature W...
Rudyard KiplingOne of the world's greatest storytellers weaves together an unforgettable collection of animal tales, including how the camel got its hump, how the leopard got its spots, and how even a butterfly stamping his leg can change a man's li...
Focusing on the struggles and triumphs of the Logans, a poor African-American family, ROLL OF THUNDER, HEAR MY CRY explores themes of racism, family heritage, sacrifice, pride, and accountability in Depression-era Mississippi. The Log...
Tales From The Arabian Nights: Ali Ba...
Toby StephensBeautiful princesses, genies who emerge from bottles, and talking birds in 26 magical tales: 'Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp,' 'Sindbad the Sailor,' 'Noureddin and the Fair Persian,' 'Merchant of Bagdad,' and more. 66 illustrations.
Doctor Dolittle--a 19th-century English physician--has never been one for worrying much. Even after his human patients desert him (when one too many sit on one of the doctor's unusual parlor pets), he manages to convert gracefully to ...
Grimm's Fairy Tales (Classic Literatu...
Jacob GrimmDwarves, giants, princesses, kings, fairies, and magicians ... all can be found in the enchanting fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm. Twenty-two of the Grimms' best stories are brought to life in this deluxe edition, from well-known fa...
The Story of Dr. Dolittle, with eBook...
Hugh LoftingThese delightful, whimsical adventures of the good doctor who talks to the animals are still enthralling children and adults alike nearly a century after their original publication.
The King Arthur Audio Collection
Howard PyleThe legend of King Arthur comes to life! Howard Pyle recounts the great moments of Arthur's life: the infant son of the dying king, hidden for his protection by the magician Merlin; the boy who reclaims his destiny by pulling the swor...
In the Hand of the Goddess: Song of t...
Tamora PierceDisguised as a boy, Alanna of Trebond becomes a squire -- to none other than the prince of the realm. But Prince Jonathan is much more to Alanna; he is her ally, her best friend, and one of the few who knows that she's really a girl. ...
The Prydain Chronicles Book One: The ...
Lloyd AlexanderTaran, The Assistant Pig-Keeper,' longs to be a hero. He begins his journey with a strange assortment of companions on a dangerous mission to save his beloved land, Prydain. Packed with action, humor, romance, and gallant...
Deep underground, a web of evil magic holds a prince in captivity.Narnia ... where owls speak, where evil weaves a spell ... where sorcery enslaves the land.Narnia is in peril, and only Eustace and Jill can help. Along with Puddleglum...
Since childhood, Sabriel has lived outside the walls of the Old Kingdom, away from the power of Free Magic, and away from the Dead who refuse to stay dead. But now her father, the Mage Abhorson, is missing, and Sabriel must cross int...
Robinson Crusoe (Classic Literature W...
Daniel DefoeShipwrecked on a desert island, Crusoe's fate is precipitated by his rebellious behavior against his father's authority and his wandering disposition, in this popular classic adventure.
...'Little Women' represents Alcott's belief that the fullest art came from women who had fulfilled both their sexual and their intellectual needs....Jo lives and writes, not as the unattainable genius, Shakespeare's sister, but as a ...
The orphaned Pip is serving as a blackmith's apprentice when an unknown benefactor supplies the means for him to be educated in London as a gentleman of "great expectations."
The heart of the magic was sealed with Firefrost, the Weirdstone of Brisingamen...should Nastrond destroy the stone, then the magic will die away. When Colin and Susan are pursued by eerie creatures across Alderley Edge, the Wizard - ...
"We've got millions!" the prospectors roared to the throng at Seattles' docks. "The Klondike is the richest goldfield in the world!" Within moments, the telegraph is humming the news. Within hours, fifteen-year-...
Anne's House of Dreams (Anne of Green...
Lucy Maud MontgomeryThe fifth novel in the Anne of Green Gables saga, Anne's House of Dreams chronicles the early married life of Anne and her husband and childhood sweetheart, Gilbert Blythe.
Originally published in hardcover in 1972, A Day No Pigs Would Die was one of the first young adult books, along with titles like The Outsiders and The Chocolate War. In it, author Robert Newton Peck weaves a story ofa Vermont boyhood...
William Golding's classic novel of primitive savagery and survival is one of the most vividly realized and riveting works in modern fiction. The tale begins after a plane wreck deposits a group of English school boys, aged six to twel...
Thumbelina And Other Fairy Tales
Hans Christian AndersenA collection of tales includes 'Thumbelina,' The Brave Tin Soldier,' The Princess and the Pea,' 'The Butterfly,' 'The Flea and the Professor,' 'The Flying Trunk,' 'The Metal Pig,' 'The Storks,' 'The Silver Shilling,' and 'The Nighting...
King Arthur and the Knights of the Ro...
Benedict FlynnAn exciting, magical plot, along with its unforgettable characters -- the heroic King Arthur, the wizard Merlin, the brave Sir Lancelot, the beautiful Guinevere and the evil Morgana le Fey -- will enchant younger listeners, in this au...
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe ...
C. S. LewisNarnia . . . the land beyond the wardrobe door, a secret place frozen in eternal winter . . . a magical country waiting to be set free.Lucy is the first to find the secret of the wardrobe in the professor's mysterious old house. At fi...
SYNOPSIS: Meet the Melendys! Mona, the eldest, is thirteen. She has decided to become an actress and can recite poetry at the drop of a hat. Rush is twelve and a bit mischievous. Miranda is ten and a half. She loves dancing and painti...
A Stranger at Green Knowe (Green Know...
L. M. BostonL. M. Boston's thrilling and chilling tales of Green Knowe, a haunted manor deep in an overgrown garden in the English countryside, have been entertaining readers for half a century. Now the children of Green Knowe--both alive and gho...
Relates the adventures of a young Englishman who gives his life during the French Revolution to save the husband of the woman he loves. Illustrated with drawings and maps depicting the period.
The Horse And His Boy: The Chronicles...
Focus on the FamilyAlthough originally published fifth in the Chronicles of Narnia, this classic children’s fantasy actually overlaps in time with THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE, when the four Pevensie children ruled as kings and queens in N...