Lisbeth Zwerger
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A miser learns the true meaning of Christmas when three ghostly visitors review his past and foretell his future. The story of Ebenezer Scrooge opens on a Christmas Eve as cold as Scrooge's own heart. That night, he receives three ghostly visitors: the terrifying spirits of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come. Each takes him on a heart-stopping journey, yielding glimpses of Tiny Tim and Bob Cratchit, the horrifying spectres of Want and Ignorance,...
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The Tales of Beedle the Bard, a Wizarding classic, first came to Muggle readers' attention in the book known as Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Now, thanks to Hermione Granger's new translation from the ancient runes, we present this stunning edition with an introduction, notes, and illustrations by J. K. Rowling, and extensive commentary by Albus Dumbledore. Never before have Muggles been privy to these richly imaginative tales.
Contains five...
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"Journey with Alice into a world of wonder where oddities, logic and wordplay rule supreme. Encounter characters like the Cheshire Cat who can vanish into thin air, the Mad Hatter who speaks in riddles and the Queen of Hearts obsessed with the phrase "Off with their heads!" Amidst these absurdities, Alice will have to find her own way home."--Publisher's description.
9) Swan lake
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A prince's love for a swan queen overcomes an evil sorcerer's spell in this fairy tale adaptation of the classic ballet.
10) Noah's ark
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Retells the story of the great flood with which God destroyed all the world, except Noah, his family, and the animals he carried on the Ark.
12) Little Red Cap
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A little girl meets a hungry wolf in the forest while on her way to visit her sick grandmother.
13) Aesop's fables
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A collection of twelve Aesop's fables. Each fable includes a single illustration facing the one-page text along with the moral of the story.
15) Little Red Cap
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A little girl is eaten by a wolf who masquerades as her sick grandmother.
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Retells the folk tale of a man named Bundting, who arrives in the town of Hamelin during a rat infestation wearing a pied, or multi-colored, outfit. The townspeople hire him to rid the town of rats, which he does by leading the rats to a river where they drown, but when the mayor refuses to pay the piper, the piper gets revenge by luring all the children of the town away by playing an enchanting melody on his flute.