Classic Childrens Literature

Histoire d'un casse-noisette, Le soir de Noël, Marie trouve parmi les jouets un casse-noisette en forme de bonhomme. Jaloux, son frère Fritz brise les dents du jouet. La nuit venue, la fillette refuse de se coucher sans avoir installé au mieux son casse-noisette dans l'armoire quand, à minuit, des bruits se font entendre. Marie découvre avec terreur son parrain Drosselmayer assis sur l'horloge et voit des milliers de souris commandées par un roi à sept têtes. Tandis que les rongeurs se rangent en ordre de bataille "

Pollyanna, an expert at her favorite "Glad Game" of always looking at the bright side in her numerous trials, is one of the most popular and enduring characters in all of children's literature. As Pollyanna arrives in Beldingsville to live with her strict and dutiful maiden aunt, she exclaims, "Oh, Aunt Polly, I don't know how to be glad enough that you let me come to live with you!"

There is no bigger fairytale box than this one! 200 tales by the Brothers Grimm, 50 tales by Hans Christian Andersen, famous stories by Wilhelm Hauff, and stories from all over the world: More than 300 fairy tales are collected in this box; famous ones, and those you will be happy to discover for the first time! Included: a pdf file with track list!

The three bears learn a valuable lesson about locking their door when they take a stroll while their breakfast cools, only to return to find an intruder in their home - an intruder with golden curls who has gotten lost in the woods.

Grimm's Fairy Tales was first published in 1812 by the Grimm brothers, Jacob and Wilhelm. Though earlier editions included material deemed unpalatable to modern audiences, subsequent editions softened some of the violence and raciness of the original. Containing 62 stories, including "Briar Rose" ("Sleeping Beauty"), "Hansel and Grete", "Snow White", and "Rose Red", and "Ashputtel" ("Cinderella"), this collection was praised by W.H. Auden as among the founding works of Western culture.

Aesop, an ancient Greek poet who was sold into slavery in the early sixth century B.C, relied on animal stories to convey his key points to his masters in court. Aesop's Fables are now classic, memorable morality plays in which amusing animal characters drive home thought-provoking morals to generations of listeners and modern day readers. They illustrate what was fundamental to Greek culture yet their appeal lies in logic we still understand.

Cuando en lugar del chico huérfano que pretendían adoptar, Ana Shirley, una niña pelirroja de once años, aparece en las vidas de Marilla y Matthew Cuthbert, dos hermanos solteros que viven en su casa familiar de Tejas Verdes, en el pequeño pueblo de Avonlea, sus vidas y las de cuantos la rodean cambiarán para siempre. Con su vivacidad, risas y lágrimas, y sobre todo su alegría e imaginación, Ana conseguirá formar parte, por primera vez en su vida, de una familia, y tener un lugar al que podrá llamar hogar para siempre.

Five years have passed since the orphan girl Anne Shirley came to live in the childless home of Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert. She has returned to Avonlea to teach in the same village school where she herself was taught. Her earlier friends, Diana Barry, Jane Andrews, Priscilla Gray, and Gilbert Blyth, have also become teachers at neighboring village schools.

"...there is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats." So says Rat, as he welcomes the lonely Mole to the community of the River. Whether messing about in boats, touring in Toad's motorcar, or simply relaxing at home, Mole, Rat, Otter, Toad, and Badger demonstrate the honorable human characteristics of kindness, patience, and tolerance toward all that have made this classic tale beloved by generations since it was first published in 1908.

Pollyanna, now cured of her crippling spinal injury, and able to walk again, goes to live in Boston with Mrs. Carew, a heart-broken woman searching for her lost nephew. Her Aunt Polly goes abroad with her new Uncle, Dr. Chilton. While in Boston, Pollyanna meets new friends and has several interesting adventures... A startling change in Aunt Polly's and Pollyanna's circumstances require Pollyanna to come up with a workable solution. Pollyanna's solution brings all her new friends from Boston and her old friends in Beldingsville together.

This album contains fully dramatized, true-to-life, character-building audio adventures exemplifying the high moral values necessary for successful living. You'll enjoy hearing of Lottie Moon's courage and compassion for the people of China, Lillian Trasher's dedication and love for Egypt's orphans, the triumphant pursuit of a dream by pioneering educator Dr. Mary Bethune, and the faithfulness of Africa's Mayala, the Congo chief. Enjoy these and other heart-warming stories of courage and character.

Чудесный мир откроют юному слушателю собранные здесь произведения русских мастеров слова. Эти истории поучительны: в них говорится о том, как важны в жизни человека доброта и справедливость, сострадание к слабым и помощь бедствующим.

The first thing every listener will want to know is whether Anne Shirley appears in these stories of Avonlea and Spencervale. She certainly does. As a matter of fact, page one starts off in this manner: "Anne Shirley was curled up on the window seat of Theodora Dix's sitting room one Saturday evening, looking dreamily afar at some fair starland beyond the hills of sunset. Anne was visiting for a fortnight of her vacation."

Croc-Blanc, un jeune chien-loup, vit en proie aux méchancetés d'hommes obnubilés par une ruée impitoyable vers l'or. Il en vient même à risquer sa vie et c'est alors qu'enfin les hommes vont lui montrer un autre visage de l'humanité.

With a horse between his thighs and a weapon in his grip, the dashing Brigadier Etienne Gerard, Colonel of the Hussars of Conflans, gallops through the Napoleonic campaigns on secret missions for his beloved Emperor and his country. He encounters danger and hair-breadth escapes but never loses his bravado, his eye for a pretty girl, his boastfulness or his enormous vanity.

When first published, Walker’s versions of the Iliad and the Odyssey attracted attention for the quality of the writing. Multi-award-winning author Gillian Cross makes two of the greatest stories in the world come alive for children in her strong, clear, deceptively simple retellings, which are faithful to the spirit and structure of Homer’s epic poems, and this new bind-up in a friendly format comes complete with an introduction.

This is story of Santa's visit on a snowy Christmas Eve, beautifully brought to life with festive music.

Children love Bible stories, especially when they are written in age-appropriate, easy-to-understand language. 365 Bible Stories for Kids has a year's supply of the best-loved Bible stories that will delight your children. All the excitement, adventure, history, and spiritual truths of the Bible are skillfully presented. At the end of each story you'll even find questions to help stimulate discussion, and to help precious young minds understand God's Word.

When Mary Lennox's parents die from cholera in India, the spoiled orphan is transplanted to her uncle's 600-year-old gloomy and secretive estate in England. She is certain that she is destined for misery at Misselthwaite Manor. However, she soon discovers an arched doorway into an overgrown garden, locked shut since the death of her aunt 10 years earlier.

A little rabbit is lulled to sleep surrounded by all that he knows and loves best in the great green room of his house.