The wonderful book upon which the long-running television series Avonlea is based, The Story Girl offers a treasure trove of more than 40 tales, including folk lore, legend, and plenty of stories in the adventurous tradition of Anne of Green...
Respected physician John Dolittle swaps human patients for animal ones as his parrot Polynesia teaches him the secret of talking to the animals. His fame spreads and he travels to Africa to treat a monkey epidemic. Setting out with his favorite crew...
Follow the trail of the rising sun . . .
For many moons, a tribe of cats has lived peacefully near the top of a mountain. But prey is scarce and seasons are harsh--and their leader fears they will not survive. When a mysterious vision reveals a land...
The big brown paper parcel that washes up on the beach seems perfectly ordinary—that is, until it begins to speak and sing, and not in one voice but two! And the talking parcel is only the beginning of the amazing adventure of discovery that takes...
A very ordinary boy. Nobody noticed him, he was just like everyone else.
But Fred knew he was different.
He just didn’t know quite how different.
And when he did…
Well, what...
The history of the little tramp from Victorian London, who experienced all the hardships of wandering life: poverty, fear and loneliness. James Greenwood is not the usual children's author, entertaining children with carefree cheerful stories. In...
"The Twilight of Magic" was written in 1930 by Hugh Lofting (1886-1947), telling about the Middle Ages, when adults and children alike still believed in magic. The tale is full of castles, kings, cavalcades of knights and princesses. The main...