November 15, 2024 12:56 am
Published by priyahpi
Siblings Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert were planning to adopt an orphaned boy to help out around their farm, Green Gables -- instead, they got Anne Shirley. A plucky redheaded girl with a vibrant imagination, Anne turns first Green Gables and then the rest of Prince Edward Island on its ear.
November 11, 2024 8:42 am
Published by priyahpi
Old Major, Napoleon, Squealer, Snowball, Boxer, and all the creatures of Animal Farm come to life in this newly envisaged classic. From his individual brushstrokes to the freedom of his page design, this author's adaptation seamlessly moves between satire and fable and will appeal to all ages, just as Orwell intended.
November 10, 2024 8:28 pm
Published by priyahpi
Written in her unique prose style, Gertrude Stein's The World is Round chronicles the adventures of a young girl named Rose - a whimsical tale that delights in wordplay and sound while exploring the ideas of personal identity and individuality.
November 14, 2024 9:23 am
Published by priyahpi
Written for his son Casper, Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang is a Juvenile Fiction written by Ian FLeming (best known for James Bond). The book was critically acclaimed and was later adapted into a movie by same name. It is still popular after 50 years.
November 7, 2024 7:14 pm
Published by quanta@dev
This charming tale, peopled by a sand-sorcerer and a terrible dragon, by the king of the sea and the Man-in-the-Moon, was Tolkien’s first full-length children’s book, written before The Hobbit.
November 9, 2024 12:18 am
Published by priyahpi
This book is absolutely wonderful in its entirety, an epitome of the Krauss-Sendak magic that nurtured generations of children to blossom into creative, thoughtful, just-the-right-amount-of-irreverent adults. (From the Marginalian)
November 11, 2024 8:31 am
Published by priyahpi
Haroun’s father is the greatest of all storytellers. His magical stories bring laughter to the sad city of Alifbay. But, one terrible day, everything goes wrong and his father runs out of stories to tell. Haroun, determined to return the
storyteller’s gift to his father, flies off on the back of the Hoopoe bird to the Sea of Stories — and so
begins a fabulous, exciting and dazzling adventure.
November 15, 2024 12:32 am
Published by priyahpi
Midsummer Night's Dream portrays the events surrounding the marriage of the Duke of Athens, Theseus, and Hippolyta. These include the adventures of four young Athenian lovers and a group of six amateur actors (the mechanicals), who are controlled and manipulated by the fairies who inhabit the forest. The play is one of Shakespeare's most popular works for the stage and is widely performed across the world.
November 13, 2024 12:37 pm
Published by priyahpi
Shakespeare 16 Books Childrens Story Collection Set. Discover the world of Shakespeare with these brilliant retellings of sixteen of the Bard's best-loved plays. This set is a perfect introduction for young readers. The Bardà but not so hard. These great retellings are full of crazy drama and so funny. All the intrigue, humour and excitement of the original plays. In brand new funny stories full of gags and cheeky line artwork. All supplied in a handsome boxed set. Whatàs not to like?
November 7, 2024 7:14 pm
Published by quanta@dev
The Little Prince, adapted for children and illustrated with the magnificent original images from the film. A book full of tenderness, designed to help youngsters discover the magic of the universal masterpiece by Saint-Exupery.
November 12, 2024 9:47 am
Published by priyahpi
With almost 5 million copies sold in the 60 years since it was published, generations of readers have journeyed with Milo to the Lands Beyond in this beloved classic.
For Milo, everything’s a bore. When a tollbooth mysteriously appears in his room, he drives through only because he’s got nothing better to do. But on the other side, things seem different. Milo visits the Island of Conclusions (you get there by jumping), learns about time from a ticking watchdog named Tock, and even embarks on a quest to rescue Rhyme and Reason.
