Forty-eight tales from various cultures transport children to the enchanting world of magic, monsters, and fairies.

An anthology of children's stories which portray the people and creatures of a fantasy world, includes such tales as "Hansel and Gretel," and "Beauty and the Beast.".

This book forms part of our 'Pook Press' imprint, celebrating the golden age of illustration in children's literature. 'Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens' is a true classic of Children's literature. It was written by J.M. Barrie (1860-1937), and tells the story of a mischievous boy who can fly and never grows up. He spends his never-ending childhood on the small island of Neverland as the leader of his gang, the Los Boys. Mermaids, Native Americans,...

"At the Back of the North Wind" is a classic children's story first serialized in England in 1868 and published into a book in 1871 by the Scottish author George MacDonald. This enchanting fairy tale follows Diamond, a sweet, innocent, and joyful young stable boy in Victorian London who goes on adventures with the majestic North Wind. The North Wind is personified as a lovely and mysterious woman, both severe and kind, who teaches young Diamond about...

Irish Fairy Tales is a selection of mythical stories highlighting themes of love, duty and deception in the magical setting of ancient and medieval Ireland. Each narrative presents internal and external conflicts that test the moral code of its leading characters. James Stephens explores Ireland's cherished history though the eyes of fabled hunters, soldiers, kings and queens. Many stories feature the Fianna, a group of tribal warriors, and their...

A little princess is protected by her friend Curdie and her newly-discovered great-great-grandmother from the goblin miners who live in caves beneath the royal castle.

A selection of tales from Rootabaga Country peopled with such characters as the Potato Face Blind Man, the Blue Wind Boy, and many others.

A once selfish giant welcomes the children to his previously forbidden garden and is eventually rewarded by an unusual tiny child.

Forty-three tales of fairies, giants, and foolish ones from the folklore that served to amuse the unlettered classes of "Merrie England."

A young girl feels a pea through twenty mattresses and twenty featherbeds and proves that she is a real princess.