This enchanting collection, retold by writer and critic NaomiLewis, contains twelve of Hans Christian Andersen's magnificentstories. It includes Thumbelina, a little girl no more than athumb-joint high, "The Emperor's New Clothes", the tale of a manwho cares only for his appearance and The Little Mermaid, who longsto one day marry a human prince. It includes a wonderful coverillustration and new introduction by award-winning picture-bookcreator Jan Pienkowski.

From the land of fantastical castles, vast lakes and deepforests, the Brothers Grimm collected a treasury of enchanting folkand fairy stories full of giants and dwarfs, witches andprincesses, magical beasts and cunning children. From classics suchas "The Frog-Prince" and "Hansel and Grettel" to the delights of"Ashputtel" or "Old Sultan", all hold a timeless magic which hasenthralled children for centuries.

Greg Heffley is not willing to be the odd man out. A dance at Greg's middle school has everyone scrambling to finda partner, and Greg is determined not to be left by the wayside. Sohe concocts a desperate plan to find someone—anyone!—to go with onthe big night. But Greg's schemes go hilariously awry, and his only option isto attend the dance with his best friend, Rowley Jefferson, and afemale classmate as a "group of friends." But the night is long,and anything can happen along the way. Who will arrive at the dancetriumphantly, and who will end up being the third wheel?

When Alice steps through the looking-glass, she enters a verystrange world of chess pieces and nursery rhyme characters such asHumpty Dumpty, Tweedledee and Tweedledum and the angry Red Queen.Nothing is what it seems and, in fact, through the looking-glass,everything is distorted.

Young David Balfour, left in poverty when his father dies,goes to his uncle, Ebenezer, for assistance. He soon finds himselfkidnapped and on board a ship, headed for a life of slavery. Withthe help of daring rebel Alan Breck, David escapes, only to getmixed up in a desperate adventure— suspected of murder and huntedacross the Scottish moors.

Alone in a new country, wealthy Sara Crewe tries to makefriends at boarding school and settle in. But when she learns thatshe'll never see her beloved father again, her life is turnedupside down. Transformed from princess to pauper, she must swapdancing lessons and luxury for drudgery and a room in the attic.Will she find that kindness and generosity are all the riches shetruly needs? With deeply poignant introduction written bybestselling author of "Chinese Cinderella", "A Little Princess" isone of the twelve wonderful classic stories being relaunched in"Puffin Classics" in March 2008.

This is the classic story of an otter living in the Devonshire countryside, which captures the feel of life in the wild as seen through the otter's own eyes. 《*塔卡》出版于1927年,讲的是一只年轻的雄性*每天如何在恶犬和恶人的世界里挣扎着寻找食物、伙伴和安全的故事。

在线阅读本书 The Cuthberts are in for a shock. They are expecting an orphan boyto help with the work at Green Gables - but a skinny red-hairedgirl turns up instead. Highly spirited Anne Shirley charms her wayinto the Cuthberts' affection with her vivid imagination andconstant chatter, and soon it's impossible to imagine life withouther. A favourite classic with cover and introduction by theinimitable Lauren Child, award-winning creator of "Clarice Bean"and the hugely popular "Charlie and Lola" series.

Merlin the Magician will not eat or sleep or speak to anyone in Camelot. What can be done? The enchantress Morgan knows who to ask for help: young Jack and Annie of Frog Creek, Pennsylvania! The brother-and-sister team quickly head off in the magic tree house on another magical and historical adventure. Their mission: discover one of the four secrets of happiness. Their journey: to a land of fierce samurai and great beauty, the capital city of Edo (now the city of Tokyo), in ancient Japan in the 1600s. Their tools: a research book to guide them and a magic wand with three special rules. In Dragon of the Red Dawn, Mary Pope Osborne transports readers back to the splendor, rich culture, and magic of traditional Japan. From the Hardcover edition.

Bertie faces a barrage of footballs as the school s new goalieand battles to stay clean for the school photographer and getshopelessly lost in a huge department store.

The classic story of a young boy who seeks his fortune onthe streets of London. After Oliver Twist asks nasty Mr Bumble formore food, he has to flee the workhouse for the streets of London.Here he meets the Artful Dodger, who leads him to Fagin and hisgang of pickpockets. When a thieving mission goes wrong, Olivernarrowly avoids prison and finds himself in the care of kind MrBrownlow. But Fagin and the brutal Bill Sikes go in search of theyoung orphan, determined to drag him back . . . With aninspirational and light-hearted introduction by Garth Nix, OliverTwist by Charles Dickens is one of the twelve wonderful classicstories being relaunched in Puffin Classics in March 2008.

Jess Aarons wants to be the fastest boy in the class. He's beenpractising all summer and he's sure he's going to win. But when agirl named Leslie Burke moves into the neighbouring farm his lifechanges forever. Not only does Leslie not look or act like any ofthe girls in school, she also turns out to be the fastest runner inthe year. After getting over the humiliation of being beaten by agirl, Jess begins to think Leslie might be okay - she's clever andfunny and not a bit soppy. It is Leslie who invents Terabithia, thesecret country on an island across the creek. Here Jess couldforget his large, quarrelsome family, his father who thought it wasummanly to love drawing, and his little sister May Belle, who wasalways tagging after him. Here he could be strong and unafraid. Theonly way to reach Terabithia is by rope-swing where Jess and Lesliebecome King and Queen, defeating giants, sharing stories anddreams, and plotting against their enemies. They are invincible -until tragedy strikes. It is more dreadful than

This is the story of everyday life in the big, happy Ruggles family who live in the small town of Otwell. Father is a dustman and Mother a washerwoman. Then there's all the children - practical Lily Rose, clever Kate, mischievous twins James and John, followed by Jo, who loves films, little Peg and finally baby William. This is a truly classic book awarded the Carnegie Medal as the best children's book of 1937. 《小拉格尔斯奇遇记》（原名《小街上的一大家子》）描写了社会底层的一家人，他们虽然生活困顿，却积极向上，坚强乐观，真诚而勇敢，用自己的方式寻找生活的乐趣。小说完成后，出版前曾遭遇多家出版社的退稿，有人甚至说它根本不适合小读者阅读！可是，当小说在1937年终于面世后，却取得了空前的成功，并在当年一举击败J.R.R.托尔金的名作《霍比特人》，赢得了著名的儿童文学奖——卡内基奖。 之后，许多小读者，甚至成人读者，都纷

The story of a young German girl who steals books, of her family and the Jewish boxer hidden in their basement as they struggle to survive in Nazi Germany when the bombs begin to fall. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. 9 岁小女孩莉赛尔和弟弟在战乱中被迫送到寄养家庭，但弟弟不幸死在旅途中，莉赛尔在弟弟冷清的丧礼后偷了一本掘墓工人的手册，为的是要纪念自己永远失去的家庭。 寄养家庭位在慕尼黑凋蔽贫困的区域，大人彼此仇恨咒骂，老师狠毒无情，战火时时威胁人命。莉赛尔每晚抱着掘墓工人手册入睡，恶梦不断。养父为了让她安眠，于是为她朗诵手册内容，并开始教她识字。 学会认字进而开始读书的莉赛尔，尽管生活艰苦，吃不饱穿不暖，却发现了一项比食物更让她难以抗拒的东西——书，她忍不住开始偷书，用偷来的书继续学习认字。从此莉赛尔进入了文字

Life is good for Buck in Santa Clara Valley, where he spendshis days eating and sleeping in the golden sunshine. But one day atreacherous act of betrayal leads to his kidnap, and he is forcedinto a life of toil and danger. Dragged away to be a sledge dog inthe harsh and freezing cold Yukon, Buck must fight for hissurvivial. Can he rise above his enemies and become the master ofhis realm once again? With an inspirational introduction byaward-winning author Melvyn Burgess, "The Call of the Wild" is oneof the twelve wonderful classic stories being relaunched in "PuffinClassics" in March 2008.

first, allow me to say that i am quite enjoying these puffinclassics editions of some of my favorite novels! that being said, the hardcover editions of the puffin classicsare even MORE wonderful. mine only recently arrived, and i havealready ordered more copies. i am sure most are familiar with the story of crusty little marylennox, living in india when the cholera suddenly seizes herparents and she is very abruptly orphaned. the tale of what ensuesonce she is sent to live with her uncle in england at his expansivemanor, and how the beauty of nature awakens the little girl shemeans to be, will forever be cherished. the only thing i could havedone without were the very sparse images printed in this edition. iwas not a huge fan of them asthetically, and feel the printingwould have been equally splendid with no images at all. thoughplease do not misunderstand, i would still highly recommend thisedition, as it is well bound, and the covers are beautiful! a bonushere with the puffin classics is

This is the wonderful warm-hearted story of Mr Hoppy, MrsSilver and the tortoise who brings them together. This edition hasa great new Quentin Blake cover as well as some new biographicalfacts about Roald Dahl.

Twelve-year-old villain Artemis Fowl is the most ingeniouscriminal mastermind in history. His bold and daring plan is to holda leprechaun to ransom. But he's taking on more than he bargainedfor when he kidnaps Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon (LowerElements Police Reconnaissance Unit). This is a truly modernclassic, first published in 2002.