A collection of stories and poems celebrating action and adventure on the high seas offers contributions from Robert Louis Stevenson, Arthur Conan Doyle, Washington Irving, and John Masefield.
An illustrated treasury of favorite fairy tales, adapted for reading aloud to very young children, includes such classics as "Little Red Riding Hood," "The Ugly Duckling" and "The Frog Prince."
A collection of stories and poems about fairies, including an excerpt from James Barrie's "Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens," Hans Christian Andersen's "Thumbelina," and Christina Rossetti's "Goblin Market."
At bedtime, a mother tells her curious child about the things that fairies do, like hang the stars in the evening sky and care for the toys that children have lost.
Here you will meet a variety of the most amazing legendary creatures - from ancient deities once worshiped as gods and goddesses, to animal culture heroes, monsters, and supernatural beings who were once either feared or accepted as real.