characters in literature

While attending an elite prep school where their father is a professor, Wendy and John Darling discover a book which opens the door to other worlds, to Egyptian myths long thought impossible, and to the home of an age-old darkness.

During a summer staying in his mother's old room at his grandmother's house, ten-year-old Will Parrish discovers a genie living in an old copy of "The Arabian Nights" and finds himself on a fantastic journey into the worlds of literary classics with his sister, Maddy, and cousin, Jerome, in search of his "truest wish.".

An imaginary trip through Pastaland provides Alice with opportunities to explore number concepts and basic arithmetic as she tries to help a white rabbit solve a math problem.

In lift-the-flap pictures and rhymes, depicts the houses of several well-known characters from folklore and asks the reader to name the characters and find a variety of objects within the houses.

The reader is given clues to find those chosen in auditions for characters in eleven fairy tales, including "The Three Little Pigs, " "Snow White, " "Jack and the Beanstalk, " and "Puss in Boots.".

Brad Ellis, a serious young American, and Lucy Beale, servant at the boarding school where Brad's father is headmaster, find themselves aboard the Basset on a fantastical voyage into the realms of imagination.

Highlights a list of memorable characters from young adult literature and an overview of plot and setting of each work.

"Jack and Cinderella climb the beanstalk and find a giant fairy godmother. Can she help them get to the prince's ball?"--Provided by publisher.

A comic collection of twisted fairy tales featuring Shrek, Fiona, Donkey, and Puss.