Contains simplified prose retellings of ten Shakespeare plays, including "Romeo and Juliet," "Hamlet," and "The Winter's Tale," and features photographs from modern stage productions of the works.
Presents eight tales about dragons, both dangerous and friendly, in a variety of times, places, and situations, including magical kingdoms and the exploits of daring heroes.
While digging holes in a gravel pit, five English children discover a sand-fairy that is forced to grant their wishes. There is only one problem--the wishes come undone at sunset.
An autobiographical account by the author of "The Railway Children" and other children's books, in which she describes a childhood spent sometimes within the security of her family and sometimes apart from them in schools she detested.
When their father is taken away, three children move to the country, where they stay busy saving the train from accidents, befriending a nice Old Gentleman, and trying not to quarrel.
Cursed by an evil fairy at her christening, Princess Melisande grows up bald but finds herself facing another set of problems when her wish for golden hair is fulfilled.
Cursed by an evil fairy at her christening, Princess Melisande grows up bald but finds herself facing another set of problems when her wish for golden hair is fulfilled.
