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When his parents return from Kenya with a cute little green lizard on his eighth birthday (he's two times two times two), Jacob Two-Two is thrilled. But it isn't long before Jacob realizes that his new pet, Dippy, isn't a lizard after all. And as months pass, it is apparent Dippy isn't so little either. Soon Dippy is attracting all sorts of unwanted attention, and before he knows it, Jacob is on the run from the Canadian government with a full-grown dinosaur to hide.

Poor Jacob Two-Two. Not only must he say everything twice just to be heard over his four brothers and sisters, but he finds himself the prisoner of the dreaded Hooded Fang. What had he done to deserve such a punishment? The worst crime of all - insulting a grown-up! Although he's small, Jacob is not helpless, especially when The Infamous Two come to his aid.

Thirteen award-winning fantasy and science fiction writers offer up their versions of these classic fairy tales as well as other favorites, including The Ugly Duckling, Ali Baba, Hansel and Gretel, and more. Some of the stories are funny, some are strange, and others are dark and disturbing - but each offers something as unexpected as a wolf at the door.

A suddenly appearing curiosity shop owned by a small man who might, or might not, be the Man in the Moon; a pair of strange spectacles buried in a fishbowl full of marbles; an old window glazed with sea-green glass found beneath a suburban house; and two adventurous boys who but the spectacles and climb through the window into a land of goblins, ghosts and rope ladders that reach to the moon.

Each of these 11 stories lures the unsuspecting reader into the ghostly world of the supernatural. Who has not been afraid of something? These gripping stories explore the possibilities – hair-raising, spine-chilling, blood-curdling. Here’s something for everyone who enjoys a good scare.Ghosts range from an evil kitchen boy with a recipe for death to a tiresome invalid at the top of an apple tree. There’s Old Nick himself in one story, and a tale of second sight, and even a ghost story especially for dog-lovers!

Piri is a city girl, but every year she goes to visit her grandmother Babi on her farm in the Ukrainian village of Komjaty. There is a lot that Piri finds strange, even scary, in Komjaty, such as the ghost in the form of a rooster who supposedly haunts the cemetery! But Piri loves country life: making corn bread, eating plums right off the tree, venturing out with her grandmother in the early morning to hunt for mushrooms. And during her time with Babi, Piri learns lessons that will stay with her all of her life, about the importance of honest hard work, of caring for the less fortunate, and of having the courage to stand up for those who cannot stand up for themselves. In these nine stories, Aranka Siegal paints a tender portrait of the love between a grandmother and granddaughter, inspired by her own experiences with her grandmother.

What Kath Satchwell loves best in the world are stories - especially the ones she makes up herself. About Dracula Dust, for instance, which gathers bit by bit on windowsills waiting for rain at midnight to turn it into a vampire! Kath's twin brother Pip and cheeky younger sister Nicky aren't so sure about all this story-telling. They're busy plotting to stop Kath's over-enthusiastic nightly story sessions. But it's a plan that doesn't exactly work out as they'd expected...

Grizzelda Frizzle. What is the dreadful secret? And what might happen to the prince if she tries to kiss him when he visits her council estate? Worse still, what might happen to her? Then there is the Tiny Jumping Mouse, the roaring noise in his ears tells him he has to go out and explore the world but what will become of him when he is exposed to such a dangerous place? Who is the mysterious stranger that Nathan and his father drag out of the ocean?

Danny has only one dream - football, but he's useless at it. Danny, though, has allies - his teacher Miss Gilby and Chris, who adopted him as a challenge and who is the school's football hero.

‘The rope hung from top to bottom of his dream. The rope hung softly, saying nothing, doing nothing. Then the rope began to swing very softly, very gently... towards him.’The need to face your fears; the comedy of family life; the pressure of others’ expectations… Intense experiences of childhood are vividly brought to life in these eight atmospheric tales.A gripping collection of short stories from award-winning author Philippa Pearce.

Nothing to Be Afraid Of may be the title of this collection of stories, but nearly all the stories do have something rather frightening in them. At least, they are frightening for the characters within them because the horrors which they’ve imagined simply won’t go away. They are the kind of horrors that follow you upstairs in the dark and slide under the bed, and there they stay... Ten scary, darkly funny stories about the strangeness beneath the surface of everyday life, from acclaimed author Jan Mark.

Consultate questo libro e scoprite la collaudata efficacia di quelle che chiameremo "Storie per quando è troppo tardi". L'idea di fondo è semplice: il vostro bambino vuole la storia? Dategliela. Ma corta. Lui vince e voi non perdete. Tutti contenti. "L'abbiamo immaginato come una specie di guida turistica raccontata da chi in quel mondo ci sta dentro già da un po' (ma non necessariamente ha capito del tutto come funziona). L'abbiamo scritto pensando a genitori come noi imperfetti, sprovveduti e disorientati.

En este audiolibro conocerás a grandes niñas. De esas que al principio no se atrevieron, pero que luego fueron valientes y vencieron su miedo. Niñas que dudaron de sí mismas, pero que luego demostraron su fuerza interior. Niñas que casi querían darse por vencidas, pero que luego encontraron la confianza en sí mismas y no se dejaron abatir.

Il ghiaccio non è mai morto. E vivo, vibrante. Misterioso. Protegge ombre lontane, che si aggirano nei boschi. C'è chi dice di aver parlato con loro e di averne ricevuto doni magici. Ma gli Ulda sono solo leggende per bambini. O no? Tu, comunque, stai per incontrarli.

¡Eh, tú! ¿Sabes que eres muy especial? Aunque haya muchos millones de niñas en este mundo, tú eres única. Eres completamente especial, y debes recordarlo siempre. El mundo está lleno de pequeños y grandes obstáculos, y a veces puedes pensar: ¡no puedo hacerlo! Tal vez tengas miedo, o dudes de ti misma. Pero ahora me gustaría contarte un secreto. Todo el mundo se siente así de vez en cuando. Incluso los adultos.