Roald Dahls inimitable style and humor shine in this collection of poems about mischievous and mysterious animals. From Stingaling the scorpion to Crocky-Wock the crocodile, Dahls animals are nothing short of ridiculous. A clever pig with an unmentionable plan to save his own bacon and an anteater with an unusually large appetite are among the […]
Recommended for kids 7 & up Audio read-along books for children based on folktales from different regions of India. The narration by renowned singer Usha Uthup in English is highly entertaining and expressive. The book illustrate authentic folklore characters and regional artwork in vibrant colors. Children can sing along with the music. Several songs are […]
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves,?ÿAladdin,?ÿSinbad the Sailor: these are just some of the strange and amazing stories that clever Scheherazade tells to captivate her husband, King Shahryar??and to save her own life. Each one is more fantastic than the last, filled with demons and dervishes, caliphs and genies, men transformed into dogs and monsters […]
Audio read-along books for children based on folktales from different regions of India. The narration by renowned singer Usha Uthup in English is highly entertaining and expressive. The book illustrate authentic folklore characters and regional artwork in vibrant colors. Children can sing along with the music. Several songs are presented in a world music format, […]
Inside this bind-up treasury you will find seven supersonic adventures about everyones favorite planes! Join Jay Jay and the fleet from Tarrytown Airport in this storybook collection including:?ÿJay Jay Earns His Wings, Snuffys Favorite Color, Fire Engine Evan, Spending Time with Big Jake, The Opposites Game, Tracys Snuggly Blanket, and?ÿHerky Catches Upsy-Downosis.
Matching folio to Disneys animated film featuring songs from Alan Menken, Howard Ashman and Tim Rice. 7 songs in all, including: One Jump Ahead * Prince Ali * Friend Like Me * A Whole New World * and more. Complete with full-color art from the movie.
It makes perfect sense that Snow White should live with seven samurai, once youve got the hang of Tom Holts latest twisted fantasy comedy. Youngsters from our real world hack into fairylands Mirrors operating system–which naturally runs on the wicked queens magic mirror–and crash it so disastrously that all the stories get tangled. A spaghetti-western […]
The year is 1502, and seven-year-old Bianca de Nevada lives perched high above the rolling hills and valleys of Tuscany and Umbria at Montefiore, the farm of her beloved father, Don Vicente. But one day a noble entourage makes its way up the winding slopes to the farm — and the world comes to Montefiore. […]
Who needs a ladder when you??ve got a giraffe with an extending neck? The Ladderless Window-Cleaning Company certainly doesn??t. They don??t need a pail, either, because they have a pelican with a bucket-sized beak. With a monkey to do the washing and Billy as their manager, this business is destined for success.
First published in 1888, Plain Tales from the Hills was Kiplings first volume of prose fiction. His vignettes of life in British India give vivid insights into Anglo-India at work and play, and into the character of the Indians themselves. Witty, wry, sometimes cynical, these tales with their brevity and concentration of effect are landmarks […]
– Indias leading comic book series on History, Mythology and Folklore – 90 million copies sold over 40 years in 20 languages – Teaches children Indian stories and culture, and enjoyed by adults as well Includes the following titles: The Jackal and the War Drum, The Brahmin and the Goat, How the Jackal ate the […]
A classic since its first publication, in 1863, The Water-Babies is the story of Tom, a little chimney sweep, and his magical adventures beneath the waves. When young Tom flees his sooty, dangerous toil and his cruel master, Grimes, he finds himself plunged into “a quiet, silent, rich, happy place”–a land beneath the water “so […]
Audio read-along books for children based on the ancient South Asian Panchatantra and Jataka stories, precursors to Aesops fables. The narration by renowned South Asian actors in English is highly entertaining. The books are illustrated with cuddly characters in vibrant colors. Children can sing along with the jungle music. Several songs are presented in a […]
Disney??s?ÿCinderella?ÿis the classic story of a beautiful girl, her evil stepmother and stepsisters, and the fairy godmother who helps her meet the prince of her dreams.