Also available as ebook with narration in British English (only on tablets that support audio). A retelling of an African folktale about how the first, littlest giraffe became tall after a chance meeting with a wise old man. First Reading Level 2 are real books for beginner readers ready to tackle more complicated storylines and sentence structures. Featuring the colourful illustrations of Laure Fournier. Includes several pages of reading-related puzzles. Part of the Usborne Reading Programme developed with reading experts at the University of Roehampton.
At Ever After High, an enchanting boarding school, the children of fairytale legends prepare themselves to fulfill their destinies as the next generation of Snow Whites, Prince Charmings and Evil Queens . . . whether they want to or not. Each year on Legacy Day, students sign the Storybook of Legends to seal their scripted fates. For generations, the Village of Book End has whispered that refusing to sign means The End - both for a story and for a life.
As the daughter of the Evil Queen, Raven Queen's destiny is to follow in her mother's wicked footsteps, but evil is so not Raven's style. She's starting to wonder, what if she rewrote her own story? The royal Apple White, daughter of the Fairest of Them All, has a happy ever after planned for herself, but it depends upon Raven feeding her a poison apple in their future.
What if Raven doesn't sign the Storybook of Legends? It could mean a happily never after for them both.
The deadly rivalry between the royal cousins, the Pandavas and the Kauravas, can only end one way – in the mightiest of battles imaginable. The gods watch in dismay as the opponents draw up their forces. Will the mighty warriors Bhishma and Drona survive to see the end? And what of Karna? Where will his loyalties lie – with his true friend Duryodhana, or with his brothers, the Pandavas? Lord Krishna sees what is about to happen, and is so concerned that he comes to earth to counsel the mortals, especially the distraught Arjuna. In the last book of this exciting three-part series, the final battle fought on the field at Kurukshetra decides who will triumph and who will fall.
""Through the dark and wolfish woods,
through the white and silent snow,
lived a small girl called Hortense.
Though kind and brave, she was sad as an owl because of one thing . . .
Hortense hated her shadow.""
A beautifully illustrated dark fairy tale that will remind you of the fables you read as a child. A treasure not to be missed.
A complete collection of much loved fairy tales, myths
and legends, bound into a beautiful new edition.
Whether you're searching for a sky-high beanstalk, a sleeping
princess or a bewitched prince, you're guaranteed
to find your favourite fairy tales right here.
And no matter how the story starts, you'll always find
your happy ending.
This collection includes:
The Little Mermaid,
The Snow Queen,
Rumpelstiltskin,
Cinderella,
Sleeping Beauty,
Hansel and Gretel and many more.
Oz and Lily's family have inherited an ancient chocolate shop and
they're moving in upstairs. It's the perfect home ... apart from
the small fact that it's haunted. And then they discover some solid
gold chocolate moulds - with magic powers! Soon the ghosts are
joined by some evil villains determined to get their hands on the
priceless secrets of the magical chocolate.
The Three Little Pigs is part of the enduringly popular Well-Loved Tales fairy tales series from Ladybird. Even today, Well-Loved Tales are still beloved by adults and children alike.
First published in 1965, this beautiful book has been specially re-released to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Ladybird Books in 2015. Complete with stunning dust jacket, this facsimile copy of the original book written by Vera Southgate and illustrated by Robert Lumley has all the beautiful, memorable pictures that people remember, now available for a new generation to fall in love with.
We all know what happens in fairy tales. Little Red Riding Hood meets a Wolf. Cinderella loses a slipper. The You Can Tell a Fairy Tale series lets children tell their favourite tales their own way.
In You Can Tell a Fairy Tale: Red Riding Hood, follow our heroine through the path (which path will you choose?) in the woods. Decide what she has in her basket, what clothes are in grandma's wardrobe and who saves the day at the end!
Illustrated by picture-book rising star Migy Blanco.
