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Beauty is kind and loving, even though her two sisters tease her and her merchant father is too poor to buy her presents. All she wants is a rose: so when her father sees a beautiful rose bush in the grounds of the Beast s castle, he plucks a flower for her. The Beast is angry, and demands something precious in return.... A magical retelling of the classic fairy tale, read by Tamsin Greig.

A mouse begs a lion for mercy and, after he is set free, promises that he will help the lion some day in return.

It's a big, long necked monster that lives in the waters of Loch Ness. Stories of the Loch Ness Monster are told all around the world. Is it possible the legends are true?

The sheriff asks a butcher to dinner, hoping to cheat him out of his money. But the butcher is really Robin Hood, and he has a surprise!

THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL is the #1 movie now streaming on Netflix—starring Academy Award winner Charlize Theron, Kerry Washington, Laurence Fishburne, Michelle Yeoh, Sofia Wylie, Sophie Anne Caruso, Jamie Flatters, Earl Cave, Kit Young, and many others! The battle between Good and Evil...

Nickelodeon's Nella the Princess Knight and her friends Trinket and Sir Garret are afraid of a grumpy dragon. Could it be he only needs some company—and a little mouthwash? Join Nickelodeon's Nella the Princess Knight for adventures in a fairytale filled dragons, unicorns, and forests of furry friends. With every new journey, Nella proves that little girls can be princesses and knights, pretty and powerful, fabulous and fierce.

When Prince Thutmose visits the Pyramids of Giza, he discovers the head of the Sphinx sticking out of the sand. To his surprise, the Sphinx tells him he will do great things for Egypt. Will the Sphinx's words come true, or is Thutmose simply dreaming?

Sok weet zeker dat een kat van zijn kaliber zich moet kunnen uitleven in een kasteel, en hij is vastbesloten om die droom uit te laten komen. Maar aan zijn meester heeft hij niks, dus Sok zal alles zelf moeten doen: de koning en koningin inpalmen, een monster verslaan en afrekenen met de uitgekookte poes van de prinses. Maar alles op zijn tijd. Om te beginnen heeft hij zijn oog laten vallen op een paar ontzettend gave laarzen...

Camelot is becoming increasingly dangerous for dragons and their allies. When a fear-inducing toxin seeps into the water supply, Merlin, Hawk, and Sabina suspect sorcery. Could this be Lady Morgan’s doing? But when Lady Morgan pleads innocent and offers a truce to save her poisoned sister, the trio hesitantly believes her. Using a supernatural device called the memory stone, the team splits up to embark on an epic journey to Dragon’s Rest and portals beyond to uncover the mystery.

Das singende, springende Löweneckerchen: Spezielle Wünsche erfordern besondere Maßnahmen. Mit einem Gatten auf Abwegen entpuppt sich deren Erfüllung im Nachhinein jedoch als problemanfällig. Die Wichtelmänner: Wer sich mit Wichtelmännern einlässt, muss sich auf einige Überraschungen gefasst machen. Naivität und eine gute Kinderstube können sich hier als hilfreich erweisen. Die Bienenkönigin: Im Märchen sind diejenigen, die sich für die Klügsten halten, meistens die Dümmsten und umgekehrt. Da kann sich derjenige glücklich schätzen, der den Dummling zum Bruder hat.

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Alice in Wonderland is the timeless story of a curious young girl who follows a white rabbit into a world that makes no sense and yet feels strangely familiar. In this dreamlike place, nothing stays steady for long. Alice grows taller, then smaller. She meets creatures who talk in riddles, argue about everything, and change their minds without warning. As she moves from one strange encounter to another—the grinning Cheshire Cat, the Mad Hatter’s tea table, the Queen of Hearts shouting for order—Alice tries to understand a world that refuses to follow ordinary rules.

In dieser humorvollen und zugleich literarisch anspruchsvollen Fassung wird die Geschichte des schlauen Katers, der seinem armen Herrn mit List und Sprache zu Ruhm und Reichtum verhilft, in neuer Form erzählt – mit Anspielungen auf Theater, Literatur und Gesellschaft. Tieck kombiniert Märchenmotive mit Satire, Parodie und romantischer Ironie – ein unterhaltsames Spiel mit Rollenbildern, Autorität und Fantasie.

Nancy Springer is a two-time recipient of the Edgar Award for Best Young Adult Mystery. Her beloved Rowan Hood books are favorites of young readers. Wild Boy, the fourth book of the series, tells the story of Rook - a feral, homeless orphan who stalks Sherwood Forest like a wild animal. Ever since the Sheriff of Nottingham killed his father, Rook has screamed for vengeance. Now with the evil Sheriff 's son caught in one of his man-traps, Rook may finally get the chance to exact his revenge.

Outlaw Princess of Sherwood is award-winning author Nancy Springer's third delightful tale of Rowan Hood. Her popular adventure novels provide a fresh new vision of the medieval period. When Princess Ettarde refuses to marry the man her father, King Solon, has chosen for her, she flees to Sherwood Forest and joins Rowan Hood's band of outlaws.

Best-selling author of the popular Rowan Hood books, Nancy Springer offers this spellbinding conclusion to the saga which began with Rowan Hood, and continued with Lionclaw and Outlaw Girl of Sherwood Forest. Rowan Hood has been searching for the men who murdered her mother for two long years. Now she knows their names, and with her band of friends from Sherwood Forest, she sets out for revenge.

When a long-awaited princess is born, she is blessed by 12 fairies with every good gift imaginable. But an uninvited 13th fairy delivers a curse: on her 15th birthday, the princess will prick her finger on a spindle and fall dead. The spell is weakened, not broken—death becomes a 100-year sleep, and an entire kingdom is drawn into stillness with her.

This beautifully narrated collection features eight classic fairy tales adapted for young listeners, carefully retold in calm, comforting language perfect for bedtime listening. Each story draws from timeless folklore and world literature, offering moments of courage, kindness, cleverness, and imagination — without fear or harshness. Ideal for children ages 4–8, these stories are designed for nightly listening, quiet afternoons, or shared family story time.

A simple kitchen mishap sends three unlikely companions into the world together: a straw spared from the fire, a coal that leapt from the hearth, and a lone bean that escaped the pot. Each has survived by chance, and each believes fortune has finally turned in their favor.

With a classic feel, this story celebrates bravery, hope and the marvels of the natural world. When the dark rider on a horse arrives, Marlo's bravery is the only thing standing between Tree Thing and certain destruction ... An unmissable tale from award-winning Piers Torday. Once, in a faraway...