By: Andrew Lang Forty-one Japanese, Scandinavian, and Sicilian tales: "The Snow-Queen," "The Cunning Shoemaker," "The Two Brothers," "The Merry Wives," "The Man without a Heart," and more. All the stories are narrated in the clear, lively prose for which Lang was famous and are considered to be the very best English versions available. Includes 69 illustrations. Reprint of the first 1897…
By: Andrew Lang It is almost impossible to envision what childhood would be like without the enchanting world of fairyland. Three-headed trolls, horses that carry their masters up mountains of glass, giants and dwarfs, monsters and magicians, fairies and ogres — these are the companions who will thrill young boys and girls of all lands and all times, as Andrew Lang's…
By: Andrew Lang Roumania, Japan, Serbia, Lithuania, Africa, Portugal, and Russia are among the sources of these 35 stories that tell of a haunted forest, chests of gold coins, a magical dog, and a man who outwits a dragon. Perhaps the best English versions available of these classic stories. 74 illustrations. Reprint of the first 1901 edition.
Written by Grace Chong Illustrated by Sergio Bumatay III Shoes! Shoes! Shoes! She gives only shoes. No wonder people call Mrs. Eva Cruz “Mrs. Shoes.” It’s Eva’s special secret. Read on, and see if you can discover the answer! First Prize Winner in the Short Story for Children category of the 2011 Palanca Awards for Literature.
By: Andrew Lang The Yellow Fairy Book is a wonderful collection of tales from all over the world. There are such familiar old favorites as the "Story of the Emperor's New Clothes," "The Tinder-box," "How to Tell a True Princess," and "The Nightingale." There are less familiar tales by Madame d'Aulnoy and from the collections of Andersen and Grimm. Many tales…
Tinola ni Nanay Words by Maloi Salumbides Illustrations by Felix Mago Miguel (This book is written in Filipino) Matagal nang nahiwalay si Caloy sa kanyang Nanay. Kung kaya’t para sa kanyang kaarawan, naghanda si Caloy ng espesyal na regalo na ibibigay sa pinakamamahal na ina. (It’s been a long time since Caloy has lived with his mother. On her birthday, Caloy prepares…
By: Dorothy Canfield Fisher Nine-year-old Elizabeth Ann has been raised in the city by loving but overprotective aunts who speak in disapproving whispers of "those horrid Putney cousins." So imagine the child's shock when she's forced to move in with the dreaded country kin. They keep pets in the house! They eat in the kitchen and expect her to walk to school…
