Girls Classics

Amelia Bedelia is sure she will love everything about autumn. The colorful trees Jumping in the leaves Apples, apples, apples Warm apple pie Fun family projects Amelia Bedelia can't wait. What could be better? Autumn! Hooray for apples and fall!...

On a cold New Year's Eve, a young, poor girl tries to sell matches in the street. She is already shivering from cold. She shelters in a nook and sits down. The girl lights the matches to warm herself. In their glow she sees several lovely visions, including a Christmas tree and a holiday feast. The girl looks skyward and sees a shooting star; she then remembers her grandmother saying that such a falling star means someone is dying and is going to Heaven. As she lights the next match, she sees a vision of her grandmother, the only person to have treated her with love and kindness. She strikes one match after another to keep the vision of her grandmother alive for as long as she can.

Maggie: A Girl of the Streets is a ground breaking novel relating to the precarious state of women in the new industrial world at the end of the 19th century. One blemish on a reputation and a woman would often be banned from her house, subject to earning her living on the streets, and often dying young as Maggie does.

El cuento de hadas más icónico del mundo de la literatura y la pantalla grande, Cenicienta te tendrá esperando el momento de dar vuelta la página de principio a fin. Presencia la historia de la princesa más bondadosa y agraciada del mundo, que contará con la ayuda de su madrina mágica para sorprender al príncipe y toda la nobleza del país con su delicadeza y belleza.

The five young March sisters grew up on the East Coast during the American Civil War. Although they had very different personalities, their strong bond connected them as sisters throughout their childhoods and into their adult lives. They relied on one another as they faced struggles of growing up during the war and as they grew into young women.

What would you say to a Loved One if you had one day to live? A Letter to My Daughter is a short book of individual letters to my dearest daughter. I leave her with advice on Positive Thinking, How to Tap into your Inner Power, The Importance of Unplugging, Love, Inner Beauty etc. A Letter to My Daughter will not only inspire and empower girls but serves as a universal message to all readers.

So schön ist es in der Weihnachtszeit! Ganz Birkenlund duftet nach Pfefferkuchen und Schmalzgebackenem. Madita und Lisabet schreiben lange Wunschzettel und backen kleine Schweinchen aus Marzipan. Eines Morgens ist der Fluss hinterm Haus zugefroren. Da hält es die beiden nicht mehr drinnen!

A young girl seeks shelter from the rain at the King's palace and claims that she is a princess. The old queen wants her son, the prince, to get married, but only to a real princess. Fortunately, the queen knows just how to find out if a young girl is a real princess.

Everybody's met a Judy. Somehow, as crass and rusty on the outside as they always are, you always like them. Deep down inside they have a soft heart, which you can see in their eyes if you look long enough. Why? Because often they have a story - of pain, and they just like to hide it under the gruff face. Meet Judy, raised by her grandparents because of her dysfunctional home; has a baby out of wedlock in her teens and is dying of cancer.

A satirical short story by Junot Diaz, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao and others...

Lytt til Hans Christian Andersens fortryllende eventyr om Den Lille Piken Med Svovelstikkene i denne stemningsfylte lydboken med musikk og lyd, lest inn på norsk av Edith Lauglo Endsjø. En fattig liten pike forsøker å selge svovelstikker til folk i den bitende kulden på nyttårsaften, hvor de fleste holder fest inne i varmen og spiser god mat. Hun skal tjene penger til sin sultende familie, men ingen kjøper noe fra henne. Svovelstikkene gir henne noen andre store opplevelser på årets siste kveld.

Hören Sie Hans Christian Andersen's bezauberndes Weihnachtsmärchen Das kleine Mädchen mit den Schwefelhölzern in diesem spannenden Hörbuch begleitet von schöner Musik und Klangeffekten. Auf Deutsch gelesen von Samy Andersen. Ein armes kleines Mädchen versucht am bitterkalten Neujahrsabend, wo die meisten Menschen zu Hause sind und in der warmen Stube feiern und essen, Schwefelhölzer zu verkaufen. Sie muss Geld für ihre hungernde Familie verdienen.

When Marilla and Matthew decide to adopt a boy from an orphanage they are not sure what to expect. But it's certainly not the imaginative, red-haired little girl who arrives at Green Gables instead... This charming story has been retold and adapted for ages 6+.

Jo and her sisters may have little money, but they are rich in love and laughter. Share their ups and downs as they discover that hard work and honesty are the best reward, and that new friends lead to new adventures. This heartwarming tale has been retold and adapted for younger listeners aged 6+.

Lyt til H. C. Andersens fortryllende eventyr om Den Lille Pige Med Svovlstikkerne i denne stemningsfyldte lydbog med musik og lyd, fortalt på dansk af Dan Schlosser. En fattig, lille pige forsøger at sælge svolstikker til folk i den bidende kulde nytårsaften, hvor de fleste holder fest inde i varmen og spiser god mad. Hun skal tjene penge til sin sultende familie, men ingen køber af hende. Svovlstikkerne giver hende nogle andre, store oplevelser på årets sidste aften.

When a young police officer hears a mysterious song one day, he discovers Rapunzel, a young girl with long hair living alone in a tall city tower. But before the officer can save her, Rapunzel disappears. Will he be able to find her again?

Pulgarcito tenía una ilusión: poder ayudar a su padre en su trabajo, llevando la carreta, para que así se sintiera orgulloso de él, a pesar de ser tan pequeño. Y lo consiguió: un día, su padre se puso malo y le encargó que llevara el carro al mercado. Pulgarcito se subió a la oreja del caballo, y.

From an award-winning author comes a stunning and deeply moving book based on the popular spiritual "Standing in the Need of Prayer." The classic lyrics have been reworked to chronicle the milestones, struggles, tragedies, and triumphs of African American history. This inspirational audiobook...