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Jill and Jack and the Beanstalk is a delightfully humorous retelling of Jack and the Beanstalk.

Luisa, Bruno e Giulia non possono crederci: i loro ruoli nella recita scolastica di quest'anno sono l'asino, la mucca e la pecora! E questo, sebbene Luisa volesse essere una delle "Tre Regine Magie", Bruno avesse assunto un allenatore di recitazione e Giulia dovesse interpretare 'Maria'! La talentuosa Amina dovrebbe ora ottenere questo ruolo dalla scuola gemellata ed è tutta colpa della cotta segreta di Giulia, Roberto. I tre sono mega-frustrati e Luisa pensa anche a sabotare la performance con un'interruzione di corrente.

Sindbad der Seefahrer, Held aus den Märchen aus 1001 Nacht, begibt sich auf eine abenteuerliche Reise durch die Weltmeere: Auf einer Insel trifft er auf die junge, hübsche Shajahan - wird es ihm gelingen, das Mädchen den Fängen des bösen Inselgeistes zu entreißen?

Der Seefahrer Sindbad erlebt auf einer Reise durch die Ozeane ein spannendes Abenteuer: Die schöne Kaufmannstochter Suleika wird auf einer Insel von einem Meergreis gefangen gehalten und von unheimlichen Riesenvögeln bewacht - auch Sindbad und sein Sklave Ali werden zu Gefangenen. Gelingt es ihnen, sich zu befreien und nach Hause zurückzukehren?

Princess Ruthella Victoria Woodlen is the embodiment of ingenuity, perseverance, and goodness. One day when she is 12, a harsh storm rocks the kingdom, taking her father King James in the process. In the years that follow, her mother is made to marry Jon, a local Duke. Unfortunately Jon is power-hungry and cruel, and his sons are no better. Ruthella tries to use her inner strength, kindness, and patience to influence them but is not successful. Undaunted, she realizes it is the system that can change. But it won’t be easy. Dismantling patriarchy is not light work.

Natalie is the tiniest elf at the North Pole. Her job is to make dollhouses for Christmas. Because she is so tiny, she notices the small things and puts beautiful detail in her work. Santa needs lots of dollhouses and asks Natalie to make more and not waste so much time on the fine details. This really hurts Natalie's feelings, and she runs away. Will Santa, Vanilla the polar bear, and Brown Sugar the reindeer find her before Christmas Eve? Find out what happens....

Despite the perks of living with her rich aunt, Ella's new life in Napper, Indiana, is pretty much tragically boring. Until Ella starts hearing strange voices. As rogue wolves begin to stalk the edges of town and a serial killer with a penchant for silver bullets draws closer, the city of Napper seems to wake up. Ella, with her new friends, Sam and Sarah, might be able to find out what the strange occurrences mean. Except that they're all being pulled in different directions by people who love them, and some who don't.

I Was Running Through the Forest is a magical rhyming audiobook with music and sound effects. If you enjoy fairy tales and magical creatures then you'll love this book. Get ready to meet unicorns, dragons, gnomes, fairies, giants, trolls, mermaids, leprechauns, and more. Teach your kid's to look on the bright side, be positive, and follow their dreams.

A colorfully illustrated retelling of a Grimm’s Fairy Tale about a wife and husband who are both poor shoemakers. In a time of need, they are helped by the kindness of strangers.

Living in a fairyland isn't all it's cracked up to be. Sure, there are wondrous magics to behold, but if you're a kid, adults never tell you the whole story. And Mia, for one, is a little tired of being ignored and having mountains of unanwered questions. But when Mia rediscovers a long-forgotten rite of passage, she starts to get all the wrong attention. The Matron freaks out and sets the whole town against her. If the Matron doesn't expel her, Mia just might discover the powerful secret her people have lost. Assuming the mountain doesn't kill her first.

In the race to create the Undefeatable Minion, Dr. Critchlore’s longtime rival, Dr. Pravus, is winning. As Dr. Critchlore rallies his troops, Runt is kidnapped. As the last prince of Andirat, he must lead the rebellion in his home country. Isolated from his minion friends, Runt grows suspicious of the rebels, who seem to be working with Dr. Pravus. Runt knows he must escape and tell Dr. Critchlore, but reaching him activates Runt’s curse, giving him just days to live! His only chance for survival: Stop Dr. Pravus and win the allegiance of the witch who cursed him.

Runt Higgins has a long to-do list. He needs to find out who cursed him, and why; he needs to make up with his best friend, Syke; and he needs to pass the Junior Henchman Training Program. That last one? Not likely. Professor Murphy hates Runt and is actively trying to fail him. The only way for Runt to pass the class and stay at Dr. Critchlore’s School is to locate a rare mineral that Dr. Critchlore needs to make an Undefeatable Minion. To find it, Runt must travel to icy Upper Worb and battle gyrfalcons, yetis...and the loathsome team from Dr. Pravus’s school.

Getting super powers, traveling through time, and saving a kingdom, all with the power of the fart! Fighting the evil wizard Hendrick with the help of Merlin, Robinhood, the ferries of the forest, goblins, trolls, and Little Red Riding Hood and her grandma, the wolf.

Sydney's not sure which is worse - the curse that has her trapped in her dreams every night or having to deal with her wicked stepmother and stepsisters while she's awake. Just before her 17th birthday, her father surprises her with magic camp, and Sydney can't wait to learn how to use her powers instead of keeping them hidden. Knowing Luke is there to watch out for her only makes camp that much sweeter. But Sydney finds out quickly that the magic world holds its own secrets as her nightmares become reality.

'The Bronze Ring' is a story in which a princess falls in love with the son of the palace gardener, although her father wishes her to marry the son of his Prime Minister. The King devises a quest for the two suitors and attempts to engineer the situation so that the rich youth will win. But the gardener's son does a good deed to an old woman, who in return helps him win a magic ring which will grant wishes. But the youth's adventures are not over when he marries the princess. The ring is stolen, and he must enlist the aid of some very clever mice to get it back.

Helseba, the evil witch of Faerydale, yearns to be the most powerful creature in all the land. Snow, the daughter of a wizard and witch, is a young girl who does not know the origins of her great power. Seizing upon this weakness, Helseba employs guards and dwarves to hunt down Snow and bring her heart to the witch. For Snow's power is locked up in her heart, and if Helseba has it, she could rule the world....

Enjoy strange and wondrous stories inspired by folklore from various corners of the world, carefully assembled and adapted by a Russian writer and political journalist Nikolai Teleshov.

This is a retelling of a folktale about the Little Red Hen. She asks the farm animals for help. Each refuses to help her. What lesson will be learned from what happens?

While walking to school one day, Andy meets a lion and soon makes a new friend. A tale of gratitude and helping out our neighbors, children of all ages will love this retelling of the classic folktale "Androcles and the Lion".

Teacher Patrick Healy traveled around the world, talked with people in different places, and collected around half a thousand myths, legends, and folktales and their several alternative versions. His opinion and comments (directly or indirectly) are inevitable. This audiobook is the eighth volume of his work, 21 Japanese Tales, in his words. He retold the stories with his own opinion and approach to them.