While exploring the environs of their summer home, five brothers and sisters find a Psammead, or Sand-fairy, in a nearby gravel pit: 'Its eyes were on long horns like a snail's eyes, and it could move them in and out like telescop...
Daddy-Long-Legs (Puffin Classics)
Jean WebsterA trustee of the John Grier orphanage has offered to send Judy Abbott to college. The only requirements are that she must write to him every month, and that she can never know who he is. Judy's life at college is a whirlwind of friend...
Classic Starts(r) the Swiss Family Ro...
Johann David WyssA shipwreck; a deserted island; a single family, wondering if they can survive. Rich in suspense and surprises, The Swiss Family Robinson entices young readers to come along on a wonderful adventure, where each moment brings a new thr...
The Long Winter (Little House)
Laura Ingalls WilderThe adventures of Laura Ingalls and her family continue as Pa, Ma, Laura, Mary, Carrie, and little Grace bravely face the hard winter of 1880-81 in their little house in the Dakota Territory. Blizzards cover the little town with snow...
Always curious, Angus runs away from his house to seek new adventures. Find them he does, but will Angus make it back home?
The Secret Garden (All Aboard Reading...
Deborah HautzigAn early reader's edition of a popular classic follows the adventures of the lonely Mary, who comes to live in her uncle's foreboding home and, with the help of a new friend, discovers a hidden garden of secrets.
A boy and a talking horse share an adventurous and dangerous journey to Narnia to warn of invading barbarians.
Esau have I hated . . . Sara Louise Bradshaw is sick and tired of her beautiful twin Caroline. Ever since they were born, Caroline has been the pretty one, the talented one, the better sister. Even now, Caroline seems to take everyt...
Few stories are as widely read and as universally cherished by children and adults alike as The Little Prince. Richard Howard's new translation of the beloved classic-published to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Antoine de Saint-...
Laura Ingalls's story begins in 1871 in a little log cabin on the edge of the Big Woods of Wisconsin. Four-year-old Laura lives in the little house with her Pa, her Ma, her sisters Mary and Carrie, and their trusty dog, Jack.Pioneer l...
Little Women is one of the best-loved children's stories of all time, based on the author's own youthful experiences. It describes the family life of the four March sisters living in a small New England community, Meg, the eldest, is...
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...
In this book sparkling with atmosphere, a small boy experiences the joys of a snowy day. The brief, vividly expressed text points out his new awareness.'--The Horn Book. A Caldecott Honor Book. Full color.
A paperback edition of E.B. White's classic novel about one small mouse on a very big adventure! With black and white illustrations.Stuart Little is no ordinary mouse. Born to a family of humans, he lives in New York City with his par...
In a great green room, tucked away in bed, is a little bunny. 'Goodnight room, goodnight moon.' And to all the familiar things in the softly lit room--to the picture of the three little bears sitting in chairs, to the clocks and his s...
Little House on the Prairie Book and ...
Laura Ingalls WilderAmerica's Original Pioneer GirlMeet Laura Ingalls, the little girl who would grow up to write the Little House books. Pa Ingalls decides to sell the little log house, and the family sets out for Indian country! They travel from Wiscon...
The final book in the series which began with The Magician's Nephew, Jill and Eustace must find the true Aslan and bring peace to Narnia.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) is Mark Twain's most popular book, and its hero is a national icon, celebrated as a distinctively American figure both at home and abroad. Tom Sawyer's bold spirit, winsome smile, and inventive solu...
Caps for Sale Board Book: A Tale of a...
Esphyr SlobodkinaThe classic tale of a peddler, some monkeys and their monkey business.
Pod, Homily, and Arrietty Clock's huge adventures have been thrilling children young and old for fifty years--and their appeal is as strong as ever in these handsome new paperback packages. While the original beloved interior illustra...
Luckily for Sophie, the BFG is nothing like his neighbors, whose favorite pastime is guzzling little children.
The fables of Aesop have become one of the most enduring traditions of European culture, ever since they were first written down nearly two millennia ago. Aesop was reputedly a tongue-tied slave who miraculously received the power of ...
Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me: Boo...
Eric CarleA father will move heaven and earth to delight his daughter in this book and CD package from children's book legend Eric Carle and narrated by award-winning actor Stanley Tucci.In this beloved picture book from Eric Carle that include...
Illus. in full color. A modern fable of a minnow who wants to follow his tadpole friend--who becomes a frog--onto land.
"The sweetest creation of childlike yet written" - Mark TwainSince it was first published on 1908, Anne of Green Gables has been treasured by millions of readers around the world. Anne Shirley, an orphan, arrives at Green Ga...
Peter Pan Step Into Reading (Disney P...
Random House DisneyBoys and girls ages 4-6 can follow Peter, Wendy, and Tinker Bell's adventures as they battle Captain Hook and the Never Land pirates in this Step into Reading adaptation of the beloved Disney animated film Peter Pan, coming to Diamond...
The Little Mermaid & Other Tales
Hans Christian AndersenNo Description