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When We Were Very Young by A.A. Milne
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsThis is the first book of A.A. Milne's verses for children, with Ernest H. Shepard's line illustrations in colour... -
![The Complete Stories and Poems by Lewis Carroll]()
The Complete Stories and Poems by Lewis Carroll
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsThis commemorative oversized volume of the complete collection of stories and poems of Lewis Carol showcases his ingenious use of word play, inverted logic and satire. Lewis Carroll was the pen name and, it could be claimed, the alter ego of the Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, a mathematician, writer and photographer...Categorized as:
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![Walt Disney's 101 Dalmatians by Walt Disney Company, Justine Korman Fontes]()
Walt Disney's 101 Dalmatians by Walt Disney Company, Justine Korman Fontes
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThere are more than 101 things to love about Disney’s 101 Dalmatians! The animated classic from 1961 is being released in a Platinum Edition DVD, so a whole new generation of children will come to love Perdita and Pongo, Cruella DeVil, and all those adorable puppies. This Little Golden Book retells all the tail-wagging excitement of the film... -
![Good Night, Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann]()
Good Night, Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 30 ratings"Good night, Gorilla," says the zookeeper. But mischievous Gorilla isn't quite ready to go to sleep. He'd rather follow the zookeeper on his rounds and let all of the other animals out of their cages. Little night owls can sneak along with Gorilla and see who gets the last laugh in this riotous goodnight romp... -
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![Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton]()
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsA modern classic that no child should miss. Since it was first published in 1939, Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel has delighted generations of children. Mike and his trusty steam shovel, Mary Anne, dig deep canals for boats to travel through, cut mountain passes for trains, and hollow out cellars for city skyscrapers -- the very symbol of industrial America...Categorized as:
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![Good Dog, Carl by Alexandra Day]()
Good Dog, Carl by Alexandra Day
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsAvailable in paperback for the first time, the modern classic that introduced the beloved baby-sitting rottweiler to the world... -
![More About Paddington by Michael Bond]()
More About Paddington by Michael Bond
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThis new revised edition of the third book about Paddington captures all the playfulness of the incorrigible little bear. Living with the Brown family in London, Paddington has a talent for getting into trouble. His intentions are always the best, but he is seldom far from disaster...Categorized as:
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![A Fish Out of Water by Helen Marion Palmer]()
A Fish Out of Water by Helen Marion Palmer
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsIllus. in color. "Comic pictures show how the fish rapidly outgrows its bowl, a vase, a cook pot, a bathtub."--The New York Times... -
![Go, Dog. Go! by P.D. Eastman]()
Go, Dog. Go! by P.D. Eastman
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsStack the blocks to construct a tower and discover all the interesting ways dogs can go. Learn numbers with dogs, and see the dogs climbing a ladder to an unusual party at the top of the tree... -
![The White Dragon by Anne McCaffrey]()
The White Dragon by Anne McCaffrey
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 44 ratingsJaxom, a rebellious young aristocrat, and Ruth, his white dragon, fly into another time to retrieve the queen's stolen egg, thereby averting a dragonrider war, and find their planet threatened once again by a Threadfall... -
![Paddington Helps Out by Michael Bond]()
Paddington Helps Out by Michael Bond
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThat bear is back again, and in this new edition of Paddington Helps Out, his attraction for near disaster is as magnetic as ever. Who but Paddington would set out to cook dumplings only to find himself chased from the kitchen by something so nasty only his resourceful friend Mr... -
![What Was I Scared Of?: A Glow-in-the Dark Encounter by Dr. Seuss]()
What Was I Scared Of?: A Glow-in-the Dark Encounter by Dr. Seuss
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDr. Seuss in a glowing new format!What were we waiting for? We’ve taken the classic Dr... -
![The Sea and Little Fishes by Terry Pratchett]()
The Sea and Little Fishes by Terry Pratchett
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFree online fiction. Novelette.This is the story of the time that Granny Weatherwax didn't win the Witch Trials and was nice about it, too. It was horrifying."It's not right! She's got no right to go around being cheerful at people!"Originally published in the collection Legends Vol. 3... -
![The Robber Hotzenplotz by Otfried Preußler]()
The Robber Hotzenplotz by Otfried Preußler
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe robber Hotzenplotz works hard at his job, waking early to hide behind the gorse bushes in the woods and wait for unsuspecting victims... -
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![The Tale of Two Bad Mice by Beatrix Potter]()
The Tale of Two Bad Mice by Beatrix Potter
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsTo celebrate Peter's birthday, Frederick Warne is publishing new editions of all 23 of Potter's original tales, which take the very first printings of Potter's works as their guide. The aim of these editions is to be as close as possible to Beatrix Potter's intentions while benefiting from modern printing and design techniques...Categorized as:
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![The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher by Beatrix Potter]()
The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher by Beatrix Potter
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsTHE TALE OF MR. JEREMY FISHERThe Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher, like Peter Rabbit, began life as an illustrated letter to a young child. It was written when Beatrix Potter was on holiday in Scotland where her father and his friends enjoyed fishing expeditions. Mr. Jeremy has a day full of the worst fisherman's mishaps when he sets out to catch minnows for his dinner...Categorized as:
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![Cugel's Saga by Jack Vance]()
Cugel's Saga by Jack Vance
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsPity poor Cugel. Not for nothing is he known as the Clever, hero of a hundred mischiefs. But this time the Laughing Magician has triumphed - and Cugel is marooned, penniless, half a world from home. His return to Almery will be extended and exhausting. And Cugel has only his flamboyant resourceful cleverness to rely upon. A lesser mortal might quail, but Cugel...is Cugel... -
![Romance D’A Pedra do Reino e O Príncipe do Sangue do Vai-e-Volta by Ariano Suassuna]()
Romance D’A Pedra do Reino e O Príncipe do Sangue do Vai-e-Volta by Ariano Suassuna
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings'A pedra do reino' é apresentado como um romance autobiográfico narrado por Dom Pedro Dinis Ferreira-Quaderna, o auto-proclamado 'Rei do Quinto Império e do Quinto Naipe, Profeta da Igreja Católico-Serteneja e pretendente ao trono do Império do Brasil'... -
![Magician's Gambit by David Eddings]()
Magician's Gambit by David Eddings
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 63 ratingsCe'Nedra, Imperial Princess of Tolnedra, is confused. Everyone knows the tales of the Orb protecting the West from the evil god Torak are just silly legends. But here she is, forced to join a dangerous quest to recover that stolen Orb. No one believes in sorcery, but Garion's aunt and grandfather seem to be the fabled sorcerers Polgara and Belgarath, who would have to be thousands of years old... -
![The Land of Green Ginger by Noel Langley]()
The Land of Green Ginger by Noel Langley
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis beloved classic is a funny, clever, and original novel that opens with Aladdin, now Emperor of China, trying to decide what to name his new son, a child who won't stop talking and is already far too articulate for his own good... -
![Paddington at Large by Michael Bond]()
Paddington at Large by Michael Bond
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThere’ll always be an England, but the old place has never been quite the same since the Brown children came across a small lost bear in London’s Paddington Station. Whether tinkering with the neighbor’s lawn mower or experimenting in the kitchen, Paddington has a knack for finding trouble... -
![Paddington Abroad by Michael Bond]()
Paddington Abroad by Michael Bond
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen the Browns go on holiday to France, Paddington is put in charge of the "eyetinnery." But even with the whole trip planned down to the last marmalade sandwich, somehow Paddington takes the family off the beaten path on a voyage no one could forget... -
![Taran Wanderer by Lloyd Alexander]()
Taran Wanderer by Lloyd Alexander
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 44 ratingsTaran is an Assistant Pig-Keeper no longer; he has become a hero. Now he dreams of winning the hand of the Princess Eilonwy. Eager to find his origins, Taran sets off with the faithful Gurgi on a quest across the marvelous land of Prydain...Categorized as:
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![Black Hearts in Battersea by Joan Aiken]()
Black Hearts in Battersea by Joan Aiken
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsSimon, the foundling from The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, arrives in London to meet an old friend and pursue the study of painting. Instead he finds himself unwittingly in the middle of a wicked crew's fiendish caper to overthrow the good King James and the Duke and Duchess of Battersea...Categorized as:
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![Pippi in the South Seas by Astrid Lindgren]()
Pippi in the South Seas by Astrid Lindgren
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 24 ratings"Any reappearance of the irrepressible Pippi Longstocking is cause for celebration. This installment is no exception... -
![Pippi Goes on Board by Astrid Lindgren, Nancy Seligsohn]()
Pippi Goes on Board by Astrid Lindgren, Nancy Seligsohn
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsOutrageous Pippi Longstocking has no parents around and no rules to follow, so she lives according to her own daredevilish ways. She's been treating her friends Tommy and Annika to wild adventures, too--like buying and eating seventy-two pounds of candy, or sailing off to an island in the middle of a lake to see what it's like to be shipwrecked... -
![Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling]()
Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsLibrarian's Note: Alternate cover edition can be found here.Twelve stories about animals, insects, and other subjects include How the Camel Got His Hump. The Butterfly That Stamped, and How the Alphabet Was Made.Categorized as:
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![The Adventures of Dunno and His Friends by Nikolay Nosov]()
The Adventures of Dunno and His Friends by Nikolay Nosov
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsOnce upon a time, in a town in fairyland, lived some people called the Mites. They were called the Mites because they were very tiny. The biggest of them was no bigger than a pine cone. Their town was very pretty. Around every house grew daisies, dandelions, and honeysuckle, and the streets were all named after flowers: Blue-bell Street, Daisy Lane, and Primrose Avenue...Categorized as:
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![The Eyes of the Overworld by Jack Vance]()
The Eyes of the Overworld by Jack Vance
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsScoundrel Cugel is sent far away, by a magician he has wronged, to retrieve magical lenses that reveal the Overworld. Goaded by a homesick monster magically attached to his liver, he journeys across wastelands home to Almery. With a cult group on a pilgrimage, he crosses the Silver Desert, and meets more danger and betrayal as he betrays others... -
![Seven-Day Magic by Edward Eager]()
Seven-Day Magic by Edward Eager
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsA seven-day book of magic proves to be fractious for five children, who must learn the book's rules and tame its magic... -
![Paddington Takes the Air by Michael Bond]()
Paddington Takes the Air by Michael Bond
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFor most people, “taking the air” is merely taking a simple stroll, but as all true Paddington admirers might expect, nothing is simple for Paddington. As usual, though, he retains his talent for turning his sticky moments into great triumph. Whether he’s attempting to tailor pants for grouchy Mr... -
![The Tower of the Elephant (Conan, #3) (Weird Tales) by Robert E. Howard]()
The Tower of the Elephant (Conan, #3) (Weird Tales) by Robert E. Howard
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsConan infiltrates a perilous tower in the City of Thieves in order to steal a fabled gem from an evil sorcerer. A classic of Conan lore, often cited as one of Howard's best tales... -
![The Sherwood Ring by Elizabeth Marie Pope]()
The Sherwood Ring by Elizabeth Marie Pope
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsNewly orphaned Peggy Grahame is caught off-guard when she first arrives at her family's ancestral estate. Her eccentric uncle Enos drives away her only new acquaintance, Pat, a handsome British scholar, then leaves Peggy to fend for herself. But she is not alone. The house is full of mysteries and ghosts... -
![Conan of Cimmeria by Robert E. Howard, L. Sprague de Camp]()
Conan of Cimmeria by Robert E. Howard, L. Sprague de Camp
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsContents:9 · Introduction · L. Sprague de Camp · in 15 · The Curse of the Monolith [“Conan and the Cenotaph”] · L. Sprague de Camp & Lin Carter · ss Worlds of Fantasy #1 ’68 33 · The Bloodstained God · L. Sprague de Camp & Robert E. Howard · nv Tales of Conan, Gnome, 1955 53 · The Frost-Giant’s Daughter [revised from “Gods of the North”, The Fantasy Fan, Mar ’34] · Robert E... -
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![The Warlock in Spite of Himself by Christopher Stasheff]()
The Warlock in Spite of Himself by Christopher Stasheff
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsBack in Print: the novel that launched the epic Warlock series. In an interstellar romp that proves science and sorcery can mix, only hard-headed realist Rod Gallowglass can save the people of Gramarye from their doom by becoming--The Warlock in Spite of Himself--if only he believed in magic... -
![Goldilocks and the Three Bears by James Marshall]()
Goldilocks and the Three Bears by James Marshall
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 24 ratings?What a sweet child,? says a newcomer in town about Goldilocks. ?That?s what you think,? a neighbor replies. For Goldilocks is one of those naughty little girls who does exactly as she pleases?even if that means sampling the three bears? porridge, breaking Baby Bear?s chair, and sleeping in his bed... -
![Trumps of Doom by Roger Zelazny]()
Trumps of Doom by Roger Zelazny
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsAlternate cover for ISBN 0380896354 / 9780380896356Merle Corey is a brilliant young computer designer in San Francisco, but, he is also Merlin, son of Corwin, vanished prince of Amber, and heir to his father's wonderous powers. And, someone is determined to kill him... -
![Jack of Shadows by Roger Zelazny]()
Jack of Shadows by Roger Zelazny
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsThe Earth no longer rotates. Science rules the dayside of the globe. Magic rules the World of Night, and Jack of Shadows, Shadowjack the Thief, who broke the Compact and duped the Lord of High Dudgeon, walks in silence and in shadows to seek vengeance upon his enemies... -
![Swords Against Wizardry by Fritz Leiber]()
Swords Against Wizardry by Fritz Leiber
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsFahrd and the Gray Mouser, master swordsmen, are determined to climb to the summit of Stardock, a dangerously steep mountain, in search of treasure... -
![David and the Phoenix by Edward Ormondroyd]()
David and the Phoenix by Edward Ormondroyd
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA tale of adventure and friendship between a young boy and a Phoenix-- a tale that begins with the boy's education in the ways of the mythological world and ends with the Phoenix's rebirth.Notice: This Book is published by Historical Books Limited (www.publicdomain.org... -
![Blood of Amber by Roger Zelazny]()
Blood of Amber by Roger Zelazny
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsAlternate cover for ISBN 0380896362 / 9780380896363Pursued by a fiendish enemy, Merle must battle through an intricate web of vengeance and murder that threatens more than the San Francisco Bay area... -
![Tales from Two Pockets by Karel Čapek]()
Tales from Two Pockets by Karel Čapek
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsCapek wrote 48 stories that deconstruct the mystery story by breaking one rule here, three rules there, and yet also make for wonderful reading. His unique approaches to the mysteries of justice and truth are full of the ordinary and the extraordinary, humor and humanism... -
![People of the River by W. Michael Gear, Kathleen O'Neal Gear]()
People of the River by W. Michael Gear, Kathleen O'Neal Gear
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsA gripping new saga of pre-historic America that takes us to the Mississippi Valley and the tribe known as the Mound builders. It is a time of troubles. In Cahokia, the corn crop is failing again and a warchief--and the warrior woman he may never possess--are disgusted by their Chief's lust for tribute. Now even the gods have turned their faces, closing the underworld to the seers...Categorized as:
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![The Black Cauldron by Lloyd Alexander]()
The Black Cauldron by Lloyd Alexander
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 55 ratingsTaran, the Assistant Pig-Keeper, and his friends are led into a mortal struggle with Arawn and his deathless warriors. Taran must wrest the black cauldron from them, for it is the cauldron that gives them their evil strength... -
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![The Swords of Lankhmar by Fritz Leiber]()
The Swords of Lankhmar by Fritz Leiber
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsOne of them was a huge, brawny, full-bearded barbarian from the northlands of Nehwon. His name was Fafhrd, his weapon a broadsword. The other was a small, nimble man dressed all in gray. Men called him the Gray Mouser, and he carried both rapier and dirk. They were known throughout the city of Lankhmar as brawlers, cutpurses, and rogues... -
![Chitty Chitty Bang Bang by Ian Fleming, John Burningham]()
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang by Ian Fleming, John Burningham
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWhen an inventor brings home an old racing car and rebuilds it, the family gets more than they counted on--because the car has some hidden talents of her own. The family's jaunt to France gets the children kidnapped and involved in a counterfeiting plot.. -
![Knight of Shadows by Roger Zelazny]()
Knight of Shadows by Roger Zelazny
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsAlternate cover for ISBN 0380755017 / 9780380755011Melvin Corey must choose between an alliance with the Pattern of Amber or the Logrus of Chaos, in a tale of a sometimes murderous family of wizards and their alternate worlds... -
![Paddington at Work by Michael Bond]()
Paddington at Work by Michael Bond
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsHere’s Paddington once more, just returned from a visit to Darkest Peru and his Aunt Lucy’s birthday celebration at the Home for Retired Bears. Now that Paddington is home with the Browns, he’s free to cause his usual kind of trouble: dabbling in the stock market, trying a career as a barber, even taking a turn at the ballet. But the promise of international fame doesn’t turn this bear’s head... -
![The Phoenix and the Carpet by E. Nesbit]()
The Phoenix and the Carpet by E. Nesbit
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThe four children acquired the magic carpet when they found a special fire egg -- it hatched in their nursery fireplace. The phoenix came from the egg, and when he saw their mother's new Persian rug, he showed them that it was a magical thing -- a flying carpet that would take them any time and that place they could wish for... -
![Paddington Goes to Town by Michael Bond]()
Paddington Goes to Town by Michael Bond
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIf a boulder rolls down the aisle of a bus, sending the entire carload careening; if a visitor to the hospital leaves even the staff psychiatrist baffled; or if a hostess discovers her surprise dessert is “baked elastic,” you can be sure that Paddington is somewhere close at hand. Still wearing his floppy old hat, he causes trouble wherever he goes...
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