The adventures of Tom, a sooty little chimney sweep with a great longing to be clean, who is stolen by fairies and turned into a water baby.

Deep in the pages of the Jungle Book romps a boy raised by wolves, a mongoose who raises up against a deadly cobra, & a young seal who raises the question: What's out there in the great wide world? Rudyard Kipling's enduring collection of adventurous tales are written with warmth, wit, & a gentle wisdom for readers of all ages.

While Hank Morgan, Twain's time-displaced Yankee traveller, keeps up a steady stream of flippancies, founding the first tabloid, the Camelot Weekly Hosannah and Literary Volcano, and organizing a game of baseball between armour-clad knights, he also keeps up a steady commentary on the social mores of King Arthur's court, criticizing the hereditary social classes and state church still strong in the Victorian England of Twain's own day, and championing...

Recounts the meeting of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson and some of their more famous cases. The story of Sherlock Holmes adapted for young readers. The Greatest Detective Ever! Sherlock Holmes is the mastermind detective of the ages. So loyal are his fans that even today, thousands of people all over the world belong to clubs and societies devoted to him. Here, in one volume, are three of Sherlock's most celebrated cases: THE RED HEADED LEAGUE,...

When a storm blows Dorothy to the land of Ev where lunches grow on trees, she meets the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, the Cowardly Lion, and Princess Ozma, and together they set out to free the Queen of Ev and her ten children.

A young citizen of Oz who learns an important magic word falls prey to the wickedness of the Nomes' ex-king who wants to destroy Dorothy, the Wizard, and Princess Ozma.

When four brothers and sisters discover a Psammead, or sand-fairy, in the gravel pit near the country house where they are staying, they have no way of knowing all the adventures its wish-granting will bring them.

A new interpretation of the classic nursery rhyme follows two small chidren as they embark on a journey to follow a twinkling star, which takes them from their back yard to a stable where a baby is born.

A collection of puns based on animals, including "Lemming meringue pie, " "Crocoduel, " and "Pupsicle."

The young King Arthur asks for and receives the noble sword Excalibur from the Lady of the Lake and promises to be deserving of it through acts of valor.