An account of how the author came to be a writer and selections from his writer's notebook augment stories juxtaposing fantasy and truth, and peopled with outrageous and courageous characters.

Mary Poppins, a practically perfect nanny, comes to number 17 Cherry-tree Lane to attend the Banks children who are in need of her services.

This volume brings all twenty-three Peter Rabbit tales and verses together in one book. Arranged in the order in which they were first published, the stories are complete and unabridged. The twenty-three Peter Rabbit tales and verses in the one book have the original illustrations, both colour and black and white. Each story has a brief introductory note about its history. Also included are four other works by Beatrix Potter which remained unpublished...

This Roald Dahl classic tells the scary, funny and imaginative tale of a seven-year-old boy who has a run-in with some real-life witches! In fairy tales witches always wear silly black hats and black cloaks and they ride on broomsticks. But this is not a fairy tale. This is about REAL WITCHES. REAL WITCHES dress in ordinary clothes and look very much like ordinary women. They live in ordinary houses and they work in ordinary jobs. That is why they...

An anthology of fourteen unpublished short stories, written when Pratchett was in his teens, shares insights into his writing process and the early ideas that inspired his later career.

A collection of eight stories featuring dragons.

This specially selected collection of Peter Rabbit and Other Stories were written by Beatrix Potter over one hundred and twenty years ago and remain hugely popular today. This edition includes an exclusive interview with Peter Rabbit himself. Stories include: 1. Peter Rabbit 2. Jemima Puddleduck 3. Jeremy Fisher 4. The Tailor of Gloucester 5. Squirrel Nutkin 6. Benjamin Bunny 7. Two Bad Mice 8. Mrs Tiggywinkle 9. The Pie and the Patty-Pan 10....

Down the rabbit-hole and through the looking-glass! Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Other Stories features all of the best-known works of Lewis Carroll, including the novels Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, with the classic illustrations of John Tenniel. This compilation also features Carroll's novels Sylvie and Bruno and Sylvie and Bruno Concluded, his masterpiece of nonsense verse "The Hunting of the Snark," and...

When Babe arrives at Hogget Farm, Mrs. Hogget's thoughts turn to sizzling bacon and juicy pork chops. But before long, Babe reveals a talent no one could have predicted: he can handle Farmer Hogget's stubborn sheep better than any dog ever could! When Farmer Hogget enters Babe into the Grand Challenge Sheepdog Trials, everyone, including his wife, thinks he is a fool. But he believes in Babe. Now it's up to Babe to convince them to believe in the...

The tales of Peter Rabbit are celebrated in this full-color classic edition that features never-before-seen original art and a newly designed format. New York Times bestselling illustrator Charles Santore brings the adventure-filled world of the beloved bunny and friends to life with original illustrations, masterfully reproduced using the most advanced digital imaging technology. The Classic Tale of Peter Rabbit includes a beautiful 4-panel gatefold...