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All Alice Liddell wants is to escape her Normal life in Oxford and find the parents who abandoned her ten years ago. But she gets more than she bargained for when her older sister Charlotte is arrested for having the infamous Wonder Gene—the key to unlocking the curious Wonderland Reality. Soon, Alice receives a rather cryptic invitation to play for Team Heart in this year’s annual—and often deadly—Wonderland Trials. Now she has less than twenty-four hours to find her way into Wonderland where nothing is impossible...or what it seems.

Érase una vez un chico llamado Juan que era muy valiente. Había oído hablar muchas veces del miedo, pero no tenía ni idea de lo que era eso, ni siquiera sabía si el miedo era un animal o una hierba o una piedra. Y tantas y tantas ganas tenía de saberlo que, un día, decidió ir por el mundo a ver si encontraba el miedo...

Born to parents who fled slavery and the Trail of Tears, Magnolia Flower is a girl with a vibrant spirit. Not to be deterred by rigid ways of the world, she longs to connect with others, who too long for freedom. She finds this in a young man of letters who her father disapproves of. In her quest to be free, Magnolia must make a choice and set off on a journey that will prove just how brave one can be when leading with one’s heart.

Historias cortas para tardes de lluvia es, como su nombre indica, una coleccion de historias cortas recopiladas de la tradicion y folklore popular. Cuentos con moraleja y enseñanzas para todas las edades, desde niños, hasta los adultos.

The little old woman who lives in a book has lost her children! But instead of sitting around and waiting for them to show up, in a refreshingly empowering, feminist take on the classic tale, she departs on a mission to find her kids herself - even if it means popping into every other fairy tale and nursery rhyme in town!

Enjoy strange and wondrous stories inspired by folklore from various corners of the world, carefully assembled and adapted by a Russian writer and political journalist Nikolai Teleshov.

Warning! This story is an adult free zone. Why? Because it is simply too scary, or too horridly disgusting, for most adults. We know this is true. Kids can handle it. Usually. Adults can’t. Mostly. This is a folk tale for children, set once upon a time, in a place not so far from you. Meet the schoolboy Hunch - the village hunchback. Hunch lives in a small village surrounded by a tall forest. All the parents always tell the children, "Don't go in the woods!" When the children ask why, the adults always say, "Because strange creatures called Things live in there"!

Farrah sees her father just one day every year—her birthday. But this year, her wish to bring them closer goes wildly awry when Farrah discovers she is a half-jinn...and her father is one of the seven great jinn kings. Her wish traps her father inside a legendary ring, and the other six jinn kings will follow unless Farrah can rectify her mistake. Pursued by menacing shadow jinn, Farrah’s quest takes her to a floating mountain range.

Il était une fois un vieux meunier qui avait trois fils. À sa mort, il laissa à son fils aîné son moulin, au second son âne et au dernier son beau chat noir... Le célèbre conte de Perrault, un texte court adapté aux petits.

Beneath the waves, off of the coast of Cornwall, England, a secret has been hiding for centuries. Sam is visiting his grandmother in the remote village of Zennor for the summer holidays. At first it seems like there will be nothing to do for an adventure-loving little boy, but soon family secrets are unraveled as Sam meets the Mermaid of Zennor. Follow Sam and his adventure in this simple chapter book for children aged five to nine. Broken down into smaller chapters, this series is an ideal start into independent listening or can equally be enjoyed as a family bedtime listen.

All Princess Devin's ever wanted is to be a magical-creature caretaker. Just when she gets up the courage to ask about following her passion, disaster strikes. The evil Rumpelstiltskin and Alva cast a curse that nearly destroys Enchantasia, a new villain is on the rise, and the students of Royal Academy find they now have to share their castle with the delinquents from the notorious Fairy Tale Reform School. Devin feels stuck—how can she think about going her own way when her kingdom clearly needs her now more than ever?

Are you looking for a short story for your children? This one has a good moral and teaches not to trust strangers. "Little Red Riding Hood" is a European fairy-tale about a young girl and a big bad wolf. Its origins can be traced back to the 10th century to several European folk tales, including one from Italy called "The False Grandmother". The best known version was written by Charles Perrault.

Step into a world where bedtime is a front-row seat to unicorn parades, and dreams are crafted with stardust. After all, who needs bedtime battles when you can have a unicorn cuddle party? Here are just some of the spellbinding benefits: Magical Bedtime Rituals: Transform mundane bedtime into a mystical unicorn-themed affair. Slumber-Inducing Magic: Let the soothing tales of unicorns work their bedtime charm. Sneaky Wisdom: Deliver life lessons wrapped in glittery unicorn adventures.

Margot's been invited to the medieval town of Chapais, France for a reunion of the town's descendants. She plans to stay with her aunt, who lives above the family bookshop inside the ancient walled city. Little does she know that three fairies have called her there to help a beastly teenage boy break the curse that has plagued his family for generations.

Deep beneath the ocean lay the beautiful and magical kingdom of King Neptune. He had six mermaid daughters, the youngest of whom was considered to be unsurpassed in her beauty. They lived a wonderful and carefree existence in their underwater arcadia. The world beyond was an uncertain and dangerous place and for this reason all mermaids were forbidden to travel up to the surface before their fifteenth birthday.

Animals in Barnyard Meadows are glued to their phones. But Little Red Hen doesn’t just want to watch internet videos. She wants to make them too! Unfortunately, her friends aren’t eager to put in the hard work of creating an online baking show. When each step of the process reveals the wild side of their quiet town, will Red’s friends realize all the fun they’re missing, and can the hen become a video star?

Una increíble adaptación para niños de esta obra fundamental de la literatura universal. En esta cuidada versión, los pequeños y los grandes tendrán un acceso fácil, enormemente atractivo y muy entretenido al clásico de Cervantes. Don Quijote es un personaje que nos hace reír, que nos conmueve y nos hace pensar. Don Quijote nos enseña y nos hace más humanos y, sobretodo, abre para nosotros las puertas de la magia. ¡Siempre es un buen momento para dejarnos maravillar por las increíbles y locas aventuras de este caballero andante!

Evangeline has been lonely her whole life. Her mother rarely lets her play outside...especially not when it's snowing. It's almost as if she wants to hide her daughter from the world. For as long as she can remember, Evangeline has felt someone missing, like a best friend who moved away, or an imaginary friend she's forgotten. Someone who cares about her. On her birthday, Evangeline finds her window has blown open, and her room is full of snow. There's a message written in the frost. One word: HELP. Evangeline learns that she has a sister, a twin, in fact.

For more than a century it is difficult to imagine how many millions of boys and girls, men and women from all parts of the world, have become enamored by the timeless chronicle of the errant marionette and his enchanted aspiration to become a genuine boy. This particular interpretation presents a modern day Pinocchio fabricated of junk components, including computer chips and automobile parts built in Los Angeles, California USA by a good hearted, tender, but rather muscular, tinker named Junior.

Twelve-year-old Aksel doesn’t want to be different, he doesn’t want fingers that glow with ice, doesn’t want powers that freeze whatever he touches. He’s terrified of being found out, or worse—hurting someone with powers he can’t control. But when a strange illness overtakes his town and claims those he loves, Aksel has to face more than just coming to terms with his strange abilities. With the help of his younger sister, Cathrine, and some unexpected friends, he must journey to the tip of the mountain and go find The Snow Queen who is believed to be responsible for the curse.