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Jessie's friends from the Realm beg her to return and help them with a problem. Magic is thick in the air, and the terrifying griffins that guard the Realm's treasure house are out of control! The tiny, beautiful flower fairies play an important part in Jessie's clever plan to stop the griffins. But then the fairies themselves fall into a new and terrible danger, and only Jessie can save them.

Alice is back in her room, stroking her cats, but not for long. Slipping through the looking-glass, she meets another wild collection of fantasy characters, including the Red and White kings and queens, and Tweedledum and Tweedledee, and she is entertained by the poems "Jabberwocky" and "The Walrus and the Carpenter".

Poor Cinderella has to stay home while her wicked stepsisters go to the ball. When they return home later that night, with stories of a beautiful girl who captivated the prince, Cinderella smiles with secret delight: the beautiful young woman was her!

Inspired by Disney Animation Studios' film Moana, this middle-grade novel features characters and adventures based on the rich culture of Oceania. It includes original content in the form of mini folktales interspersed throughout the story of the film.

Before the Black Pearl, there was a teenage stowaway named Jack Sparrow.

Deryn’s father is the lighthouse keeper on Featherstone Island, keeping the lantern lit to protect passing boats from the treacherous rocky coastline. But when an emergency arises and Deryn is left alone to keep watch over the lighthouse, she finds herself in a terrible situation when the lamp runs out of oil during a wild storm. With a fishing boat in peril on the sea, Deryn has to seek help from an unusual source. Will she be able to keep the lantern lit through the dark, dangerous night?

Let us be your guide to bedtime, with a collection of eight classic bedtime stories to delight and entertain your little ones.

Little is known about the origin of 'The Sweet Zombie Horse'. What we do know is that she is a magical being that moves effortlessly between universes and dimensions. When asked where she comes from, she will simply say 'Neigh and Neigh' maybe she doesn't know the answer to this question herself or perhaps she thinks the question itself is meaningless.

Das Buch ist die ideale Möglichkeit, Ihr Kind in die faszinierende Welt des antiken Griechenlands einzuführen. Die Thematik findet man zwar regelmäßig in Film und Fernsehen, doch leider wird meist nur oberflächlich an den Inhalten gekratzt. Dieses Buch ändert dies grundlegend. Ihr Kind erfährt nicht nur, wie die Menschen damals gelebt haben und wie die Gesellschaft aufgebaut war, sondern findet auch heraus, welche Errungenschaften der alten Griechen selbst heute noch von großer Bedeutung sind, wie zum Beispiel die Demokratie.

Alex and Conner Bailey have not been back to the magical Land of Stories since their adventures in The Wishing Spell ended. But one night, they learn the famed Enchantress has kidnapped their mother! Against the will of their grandmother, the twins must find their own way into the Land of Stories to rescue their mother and save the fairy tale world from the greatest threat it's ever faced.

This reissue of the 1919 classic combines the immortal stories from Homer's Iliad and Odyssey into one glorious saga of heroism and magical adventure. Beloved by generations, Padraic Colum's masterful retelling of these epic adventures is remarkably fresh, consistently spellbinding, and unmatched for its richness and poetry.

The Mouse King is up to some very sneaky shenanigans. The night before Christmas, he steals the key to the Kingdom of Sweets and sets out to cause as much festive mayhem as he can! Clara and Fritz Strudel, and their new friend the Nutcracker, are the only ones who can stop him. But when a magical curse is put on Fritz, it's a race against time to make it to the Kingdom of Sweets and find the Sugar Plum Fairy – the only one who can break the spell!

Imagine watching your child fall asleep every night with a smile on his face. How would you feel? Research at Yale University has shown that regularly reading bedtime stories to children has extraordinary beneficial effects on their neuronal activity. The language of fairy tales, in fact, represents a gateway to the imaginary world of kids and a powerful tool for teaching them emotions.

Twelve-year-old Zed has always been fascinated by the Demons that fall from the sky. All his life, his dad has worked as a Hunter, tasked with eliminating Demons once and for all, and Zed hopes to one day follow in his footsteps. But then one night, Spark falls from the sky and disrupts everything Zed thought he knew. Because this Demon is nothing like the myths – he’s a frightened boy, no older than Zed, who wants to go home.

Seventeen-year-old Alice and her mother have spent most of Alice's life on the road, always a step ahead of the strange bad luck biting at their heels. But when Alice's grandmother, the reclusive author of a book of pitch-dark fairy tales, dies alone on her estate - the Hazel Wood - Alice learns how bad her luck can really get. Her mother is stolen away - by a figure who claims to come from the cruel supernatural world where her grandmother's stories are set.

"Goldilocks and the three bears" is a family-friendly variation of an old tale in which a woman enter the house of three bears, eats their food, sits on their chair, and sleeps in their bed. This very old nursery tale is one of the most popular stories in the English language. It suggests the importance of respecting property and the consequences of just 'trying out' things that do not belong to you. As such, it will spark important interrogations from children: was Goldilocks right to come into the house? Were the bears really scary, or just helpless victims? What would have been the best thing to do?

Bridie works hard to feed her family, selling matches on the streets of Victorian London. After an incident leaves her with only three matches left, the magical strike of each one sees her tumble into visions of a brighter future. Realizing she has the power to change her own fortune, Bridie leads the match factory workers out on strike, achieving the remarkable through their unity and courage.

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Welcome, dear young listeners, to the enchanting realm of bedtime stories, a magical world where dreams take flight and imagination knows no bounds. As the sun sets and the moon takes its place in the starlit sky, a special kind of magic begins to unfold. This is the time when pillows become clouds, blankets turn into capes, and your bedroom transforms into the doorway to countless adventures. It is also the perfect time to let your imagination take you to fantastic places and create unforgettable memories and moments with your loved ones.

Peter and the Wolf is a story about bravery and saving nature.