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Prince Yudhishtir who gets his dead brothers back from an enchanted pool, King Trishanku who desired to go to heaven while he was still alive, and the Monkey God Hanuman who learns a lesson in humility. Curious, aren’t you? These stories and many more form the heart of the Puranas and Itihaas, among the oldest written Hindu texts. Daaji’s keen curatorial selection brings an array of ancient tales of adventure, quests and wisdom.

Rapunzel thinks today is a bad hair day to end all bad hair days, but it just may be the best day yet.

A fairy-tale reimagining of Snow White and Rose Red from the New York Times bestselling author-illustrator Emily Winfield Martin. Filled with stunning illustrations. "Emily Winfield Martin — reimagine[s] Brothers Grimm fairy tales, treating delight, with a few grisly bits folded in, as its...

The Girl Who Drank the Moon meets Pax in this fantastical tale of a wolf who forms an unlikely alliance with Baba Yaga to save the forest from a wicked tsar. Since she was a pup, Zima has been taught to fear humans--especially witches--but when her family is threatened, she has no choice but to...

Jewish folklore is full of vivid stories that both entertain and teach. We have selected for you a collection of tales and stories from the Talmud and Midrash, and rewritten them to suit the needs of children of Jewish culture and any other. Along with a large helping of gentle humor, these tales entertain while being infused with the perennial Jewish struggle for survival and dignity.

Sigourney Weaver, star of the Ghostbusters and Alien movies, narrates a powerful tale of a young girl's quest to rescue her playmate from the icy palace of the Snow Queen. Based on the Hans Christian Andersen story, this is an exciting and moving adventure story the whole family will enjoy, with music by Jason Miles (producer of Baby's Nursery Rhymes and ace synth programmer on Luther Vandross' Power of Love and Miles Davis' Amandla, Siesta, and Tutu).

Once upon a time there was a clever girl with a not-so-clever father. When her father claims she can spin straw into gold, the king forces the girl to perform this impossible task. She has no other choice than to accept a strange deal from a mysterious little man. But when he arrives and attempts to collect the debt, the fiendish trickster Rumpelstiltskin discovers that he is the one who has been tricked!

This is the magical story of Iron John told in rhymes for your delight.

Have you ever wished that instead of having to do your chores all by yourself, someone - or something - would help you get them done faster? That's exactly the way the sorcerer's apprentice felt one day when the sorcerer left him all alone to clean the castle - so he tried to do some magic of his own and ended up in a bubbly mess! Ultimately, the young apprentice found that passion and hard work, tempered with patience and discipline, can make the most magical dreams come true.

Die kleine Meerjungfrau verliebt sich unsterblich in einen jungen Prinzen, den sie bei einem Sturm aus den Meeresfluten rettet. Da sie als Wasserwesen ja aber nicht an Land leben kann und somit auch keine Chance hat, dem Prinzen ihre Liebe zu gestehen, sucht sie mit Doc Croc und Yoyo Rat bei der bösen Meereshexe. Die macht ihr jedoch einen gefährlichen Vorschlag.

Frankie Flip Phone knows he’s about to be recycled by his owner, so he runs away to the town of Bremen to start a band instead! Soon, he’s joined by other tossed-out devices eager to become famous musicians. But their dreams are put on pause when they visit a repair shop and discover hackers trying to shut down the internet!

Callie and Martina are two mice with almost nothing in common. Callie is a punk rock star in the big city who could use a little peace and quiet. Martina is a singing farm mouse with dreams of making it in the big city. When they both show up at the Battle of the Bands, Callie and Martina get a taste of what the other has to offer.

Have you heard of Goldilocks? Of course, you have! She's the name-fame-dame. That long-strong, bold-gold hair has earned her an international reputation. And she knows it. Goldilocks thinks she can do anything she wants. Breaking and entering? No problem. Theft? No problem. Damaging property? No problem. Until the glitzy-see neighbors are tick-tock-talking. And they decide to take action.

It's not easy being Princess Rose. Especially when a fairy curses you and you find yourself avoiding all sharp objects...and then end up pricking your finger anyway, causing you to slumber for a hundred years or so. And it's not easy being The Prince. Especially when your mother has some ogre blood and tends to chow down at the most unfortunate moments. A walk in the woods would help, you think. Until you find a certain hidden castle...and a certain sleeping beauty. Happily ever after? Not until the prince helps the princess awaken...and brings her home to Mother.

Nils Holgersson is a naughty boy who pulls the tails of cats and trips up his mother while she is carrying the milk pail. Then one day he discovers he has been magically turned into a tiny imp. He climbs on the back of a gander and takes off with a flock of wild geese as they fly over Sweden, soaring above patchwork fields, through storms, to castles and lakes and even to a city under the sea. As he learns about the world, he also learns what it means to care for living things, in Selma Lagerlöf's timeless and beloved fable.

After wandering too far away from home, Ecila embarks on an unintentional journey that leads her across the continent of Africa. If she wishes to navigate home safely, she will have to acquire agility, wisdom, and tact far beyond her years. She encounters many strange and familiar beasts, notwithstanding the risk of imminent danger even unto death. Although she doesn’t spend much time in the classroom, Ecila is in for a lesson she won’t soon forget. She learns life is a priceless treasure, and all that glitters isn’t gold.

Ein König stellt voller Verwunderung fest, dass vor den Betten seiner zwölf Töchter jeden Morgen völlig zertanzte Schuhe stehen. Da es ihm nicht gelingt, herauszufinden, was da nachts tatsächlich vor sich geht, verspricht er demjenigen, der das Geheimnis lüftet, eine seine Töchter zur Frau. Doch die Mädchen sind schlauer und schläfern die Edelmänner jedes Mal mit einem besonderen Schlaftrunk ein.

Die gute Anna landet mit Yoyo und Doc Croc im Königreich von Frau Holle, wo sie beweisen muss, dass sie auch für andere Menschen etwas tut. Dafür wird Anna reich beschenkt. Ihre Schwester Marietta ist sofort eifersüchtig und eilt ebenfalls zu Frau Holle. Doch Marietta denkt nur an sich selbst und statt einer Belohnung erlebt sie ihr blaues Wunder.

Der Diener Heinrich ist untröstlich: Sein junger, gutaussehender Herr, Prinz Eduard, wurde von einer bösen Zauberin in einen glibberigen, hässlichen Frosch verwandelt. Einzig die Liebe einer Prinzessin kann ihn von diesem Fluch erlösen und vor dem gierig klappernden Schnabel der Zauberin bewahren, die sich schadenfroh in einen Storch verwandelt hat und nun dem Prinzen Angst einjagt. Yoyo und Doc Croc müssen ihre ganze Überzeugungskraft aufbringen, denn mit seiner Schönheit ist auch des Prinzen Selbstbewusstsein dahin.

Die nächste aufregende Reise durch die magische Welt von Simsala wartet auf die wagemutigen Helden und zugleich besten Freunde, Yoyo und Doc Croc. Das verzauberte Märchenbuch navigiert die beiden Protagonisten zum talentierten Musikus und Flötenspieler Marsilius, mit dem sie sich auf Wanderschaft und somit in ihr nächstes spannendes Abenteuer begeben, bei dem sie abermals vor große Herausforderungen gestellt werden.