Humpty Dumpty and friends, go off in search of Old King Cole's crown, before the wicked fairy, Lumina, finds it and wreaks havoc on Nursery Rhyme Land. Together they travel to the Ice Palace, and Lollipop Island, along with Humpty Dumpty's wishes, looking for clues.
On September 28, 1983, the discovery of a previously unknown tale by Wilhelm Grimm was reported on the front page of The New York Times. "After more than 150 years," the Times noted, "Hansel and Gretel, Snow-White, Rumpelstiltskin, and Cinderella will be joined by another Grimm fairy-tale character." The story of dear Mili was preserved in a letter Wilhelm Grimm wrote to a little girl in 1816, …
My Father's Dragon is a children's novel by Ruth Stiles Gannett about a young boy, Elmer Elevator, who runs away to Wild Island to rescue a baby Dragon. The narrative mode is unusual, in that the narrator refers to the protagonist only as "my father", giving the impression that this is a true story that happened long ago. The illustrations within the book are black and white done with a g…
Charlie has always wanted his own pet and the tiny lizard he and Emma find climbing out of a hole in the road seems ideal. But the strange thing is, no one else can see it and the children suddenly discover that Alberic is in fact a talking, chocolate loving magical dragon! From then on there is never a dull moment, as Alberic is interested in everything, including taking part in the school pla…
The narrator of this story thinks that there’s nothing to do on his little round island, which he shares with a wolf, two cats, three ants, and a bat. But all around him, fantastic events are taking place — it’s just that the boy and his friends are always looking in the wrong direction. Marie-Louise Gay’s signature style brings delight and whimsy to every page. “A masterpiece.... Gay…
This biography of Elizabeth Cady Stanton is as spirited as the women's rights pioneer herself. Who says women shouldn't speak in public? And why can't they vote? These are questions Elizabeth Cady Stanton grew up asking herself. Her father believed that girls didn't count as much as boys, and her own husband once got so embarrassed when she spoke at a convention that he left town. Luckily Li…