When Snow White gets kicked out of a fancy shop, she's left all alone. It'll take a little help from seven furry new friends if Snow White is ever going to live happily ever after.
"Cindy wants to enter the royal dance contest. But she'll need a little help from her fairy godmother if she wants a fairy tale ending to her night out on the town!"--P. [4] of cover.
Modern fairy tales for modern kids! Once upon a time, Snow White fled from an evil queen and found peace in the forest with seven dwarves. But that was then. Flash forward to today....Snow White can't help being the prettiest thing in her stepmother's chic boutique. But when awful Evilyn notices, she banishes Snow forever. It's a good thing the mall is full of strange and wonderful creatures, because soon Snow finds a home with seven tiny dogs who save her from poison and help her live happily ever after!
Modern fairy tales for modern kids! Once upon a time, Cinderella longed to go to the ball, marry a prince, and become a princess. But that was then. Flash forward to today....Cinderella wants to to enter an awesome new dance contest more than anything. But she's got a ton of chores, an annoying family, and nothing to wear! Good thing she's also got a Blackberry-wielding fairy godmother! With some new glas slippers and a few slick moves, Cindy may just dance her way into a whole new life and live happily ever after!
It's time for another adventure in Fairy Hill! Fairy Hill is a magic forest where fairies live, play, and have lots of sparkly adventures in this Level 1 reader series! Ruby, Luna, and May are best friends. These young fairies are all looking forward to earning their big wings from the Fairy Queen. But first they each have to do something extra kind or brave. In book #2, a magic shell goes missing! Without it, the glow globes that light up Fairy Hill will all go dark -- and the Fairy Queen will have to cancel the Fairy Ball! Luna, Ruby, and May go looking for the shell. They find out a chipmunk is using it to light his tree. Luna has an idea to get the shell back! Will she be able to bring the light back to Fairy Hill before the ball?
The most beloved and popular collection in the realm of juvenile fiction. Each tale entertains, teaches and leaves a mark on the reader's heart and mind. Andersen blends together gentle humour, irony and fantasy to bring us characters that have enchanted readers through the ages. The best feature of these stories is that they teach useful lessons without being overtly moralistic. Utterly delightful!
Let Red the Time Dragon take you on an action-packed adventure through history in this series for beginning readers. "Call me First Mate Red! You're aboard our clipper ship, the Flying Cloud!"Joe and Lilly are heading back in time for another adventure with Red the Time Dragon. This time they're traveling on a famed clipper ship as it tries to break a world record for speed. Navigator Eleanor Creesy will guide them from New York City around the tip of South America and back up to San Francisco to deliver the ship's cargo to gold miners and settlers. Along the way, they'll meet plenty of strange sailors, one of the first female navigators, and sail through very rough waters. Will the ship make it? And will they break the world record? Only Red knows for sure!This easy reader features special extras like maps, time lines, glossaries, and super facts that take you beyond the story and bring history to life!
When the exhausted winter wind throws a snowy tantrum, it finds comfort in the friendship of two young children in this lyrical retelling of a Yiddish folktale illustrated with stunning collage. Winter Wind worked hard all season long blowing away leaves, preparing trees for coats of snow and ice. Now, Wind is tired and needs a place to rest. But no one wants to shelter so cold and blustery a Wind--not the townspeople, not the country innkeeper, not even the gnarled tree who is worried about frozen roots. Finally, Wind does what any of us do when we are overtired: Wind has a tantrum. And it is only with the help of two small children brave enough to weather the storm that Wind finally finds the perfect place to sleep. Based on a Yiddish folktale, the gentle language of this seasonal story is coupled with intricate cut-paper collage dioramas tell this sweet tale about empathy and friendship. The visuals in this book are striking for their vibrancy, palette, and movement. A perfect read for a cold, blustery day, or at bedtime with your own sleepy loved ones. A Bank Street Best Book of the Year
Told in their separate voices, sixteen-year-old Prince Oliver, who wants to break free of his fairy-tale existence, and fifteen-year-old Delilah, a loner obsessed with Prince Oliver and the book in which he exists, work together to seek his freedom.