Carved by old Gepetto, Pinocchio has an enormous nose which grows even longer whenever he tells a lie. Pinocchio is such a scamp that he gets into all sorts of mischief. He runs away to join a pupp…
What Katy did at school and what Katy did next continue the story of the high-spirited and rebellious American girl, Katy Carr, and her family, who first appeared in what Katy did. What Katy did…
George and Harold have really done it this time... they've created a MONSTER! She's faster, smarter, and more evil than anything the world has seen before - she's Welgie Woman! With the help of her…
Ebenezer Scrooge is a miserly old skinflint. He hates everyone, especially children. But at Christmas, three ghosts come to visit him, scare him into mending his ways, and he finds, as he celebrate…
The Brothers Grimm rediscovered a host of fairy tales, telling of princes and princesses in their castles, witches in their towers and forests, of giants and dwarfs, of fabulous animals and dark de…
'Hello, I'm Raggedy Ann. Welcome to my world. I'm going to tell you about myself and this book. Some grown-ups think I'm just another rag doll with floppy arms and legs who has been nibbled by the …
The Jungle Book introduces Mowgli, the human foundling adopted by a family of wolves. It tells of the enmity between him and the tiger Shere Khan, who killed Mowgli's parents, and of the friendship…
IN these deligtful tales, Oscar Wilde employs all his grace, artistry and wit. The Happy Prince tells of the statue of a once pleasure-loving Prince which, with the help of a selfless swallow, help…
Elinor is as prudent as her sister Marianne is impetuous. Each must learn from the other after they are forced by their father's death to leave their home and enter into the contests of polite soci…
Emma is young, rich and independent. She has decided not to get married and instead spends her time organising her acquaintances' love affairs. Her plans for the matrimonial success of her new frie…