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Helen is a fine hand with a slingshot, and more than at home in the woods. After all, she was raised by bears for a time. When she stumbles on the castle of three evil giants, she comes up with the perfect plan to rid the land of them. Well, almost perfect... Andy Jones’s hilarious new folktale adaptation/middle reader Barefoot Helen and the Giants is jam-packed with adventures and tales of adventure. It celebrates brave and resourceful girls, blended families, and storytelling itself.

The queen of Tancred and her royal retinue are on a mission - to ensure all the citizens of Tancred are happy. But that’s a lot harder than it sounds - especially when the Happiness Tour accidentally stumbles into the neighbouring region of Hamelin. Oops. Soon, Queen Mathilde smells a rat. A whole kingdom of them, in fact…because Hamelin has been overrun with rodents. Why is a rat on the throne? Where are all of Hamelin’s children?

Enjoy a delightful collection of some of Aesop's classic fables, reimagined by Mike Bennett. This collection includes: 'The Treasure in the Vineyard', 'The Chair and the Table', 'The Hamster and the Mole', and more!

When a tiger plays a trick on a wise man, how will he escape being eaten, especially when it seems that all the animals are against him? Will the jackal help him, or is it simply another trick? This traditional Indian tale, retold with a twist by Andrew Fusek Peters, provides an opportunity for talking about man's impact on the natural world.

Mountain Lion terrorizes all the forest animals, and preys on them for his supper. One day, they come up with a plan to try to protect themselves, yet they are not safe until Rabbit cooks up a cunning plan which brings them lasting freedom.

The Bush animals are fed up of Dingo dog’s bullying and generate a storming idea to teach him a lesson. This traditional Australian "tale with a twist" is retold by poet, author, and storyteller Andrew Fusek Peters. Tales from around the world provide an insight into cultures other than our own.

Badger is happy living in his neat and tidy burrow - until Big Bad Bully Goat decides to move in! Bully Goat has such a fearsome reputation that even Badger’s biggest friends are too scared to help. All seems lost until help arrives from a very unexpected quarter and Badger realizes that size isn't everything. This traditional Iberian tale is retold with a twist by storyteller, poet, and anthologist Andrew Fusek Peters.

The glass slippers might be her dreams come true...or her worst nightmare. High King Alexander rules the Seven Kingdoms of Tallahatchia - a divided nation on the brink of yet another war. When an invitation arrives from the king of Pohatomie, Alex knows it must be a trap, but could it also be his opportunity to unite the kingdoms?

The evil Rumplestiltskin is planning to cast a curse that will erase Enchantasia as the world knows it, and a fairy prophecy declares that Gilly Cobbler will play a key role. Never likely to shy away from adventure, Gilly and her friends embark on an epic swashbuckling journey to stop Stiltskin from getting the ingredients he needs before it's too late. Gilly can't help but wonder if it's already too late for her beloved sister, Anna, who is still a member of the villainous Stiltskin Squad and will seemingly stop at nothing to thwart Gilly and her crew.

When 11-year-old Stefan tells his little brother on Christmas Eve that Santa isn’t real, he totally expects to be grounded. What he doesn’t expect is for his name to land at the top of the Naughty List and for a demon named Krampus to creep down his chimney. Narrowly escaping an attack from Krampus, Stefan falls into The Land Christmas Forgot - a dark place where wolves are made of shadow and evil snowmen roam the forests.

Have you heard of Goldilocks? Of course, you have! She's the name-fame-dame. That long-strong, bold-gold hair has earned her an international reputation. And she knows it. Goldilocks thinks she can do anything she wants. Breaking and entering? No problem. Theft? No problem. Damaging property? No problem. Until the glitzy-see neighbors are tick-tock-talking. And they decide to take action.

Princess Annama wants to find a prince, but she does not want to wait for a prince to choose her. She takes matters into her own hands and invites princes from all over to come meet her. She wants to find a prince who is kind, fun, and sensitive - sensitive enough to feel a single chickpea laying under a tall stack of mattresses! When prince after prince disappoints her, Princess Annama wonders if she’ll ever find the kind of prince she’s looking for.

Meet Cinderella’s third “wicked” stepsister, Tirza. For years, Tirza has lived with the shame of what her family did to Cinderella. Against everyone’s advice, Cinderella—now Queen Ella—took a chance on young Tirza. She gave Tirza a home in the castle instead of banishing her. The queen told everyone Tirza was good and kind, not cruel like her older sisters.

While Roja picks flowers on the way to her grandma's, a mean wolf sneaks away with her cape to surprise Abuelita. But Grandma's no fool, and Roja's no ordinary chica. They send that hungry lobo packing with a caliente surprise! This spirited retelling of "Little Red Riding Hood" has accessible Spanish rhymes, with hip cultural details throughout.

Maia is an Egyptian girl who lived at the time of the pharaohs. Her normal happy life is interrupted when she is kidnapped and made to work as a home help in a house very far from her own. Her only possessions are the clothes she wears and her very special red slippers. When one of these is stolen she is desperately sad. But help comes from an unexpected place and her plight comes to the attention of the pharaoh. The story is based on an Egyptian folk tale.

Princess Arthina, knightess of Camalittle, has sworn to protect the kingdom and earned her place at the Square Table with the other knights. There's just one little problem: Her over-protective parents won’t let her go on any adventures! Things get interesting for Arthina when she discovers that poor Prince Henry of the neighboring kingdom has been kidnapped by a fearsome dragon, and she’s the only one who can help. It’s up to Arthina and Bolt, her trusted horse and best friend, to save the day.

"Goldgerte" ist ein wunderschönes Volksmärchen aus Griechennland, in dem alles vorkommt, waskleine und große Mädchen mögen: Eine mutige, wunderschöne Prinzessin und ein verzauberter Prinz. Dieses schöne Märchen eignet sich hervorragend als Gute-Nacht-Geschichte für Kinder zwischen vier und acht Jahren - wunderbar spannend erzählt von Barbara Huber. Ein Hörvergnügen für kleine und große Prinzen und Prinzessinnen. Wir wünschen viel Spaß.

"Springendes Wasser, sprechender Vogel, singender Baum" ist ein wunderschönes Märchen aus Norddeutschland, in dem alles vorkommt, was kleine und große Mädchen mögen: Eine mutige Prinzessin, verzauberte Dinge und schwierige Prüfungen. Dieses schöne Märchen eignet sich hervorragend als Gute-Nacht-Geschichte für Kinder zwischen vier und acht Jahren - wunderbar spannend erzählt von Barbara Huber. Ein Hörvergnügen für kleine und große Prinzen und Prinzessinnen. Wir wünschen viel Spaß.

13 der spannendsten und schönsten Prinzessinnen-Märchen aus aller Welt, in denen alles vorkommt, was kleine und große Mädchen mögen: mutige Prinzessinnen, verzauberte Prinzen, Drachen und jede Menge Magie. Diese schönen Märchen eignen sich hervorragend als Gute-Nacht-Geschichten für Kinder zwischen vier und acht Jahren - wunderbar spannend erzählt von Barbara Huber. Ein Hörvergnügen für kleine und große Prinzen und Prinzessinnen. Wir wünschen viel Spaß.

"Die Prinzessin und das Untier" ist ein wunderschönes Volksmärchen aus Frankreich, in dem alles vorkommt, was kleine und große Mädchen mögen: Eine mutige, wunderschöne Prinzessin und ein verzauberter Prinz. Dieses schöne Märchen eignet sich hervorragend als Gute-Nacht-Geschichte für Kinder zwischen vier und acht Jahren - wunderbar spannend erzählt von Barbara Huber. Ein Hörvergnügen für kleine und große Prinzen und Prinzessinnen. Wir wünschen viel Spaß.