Age: Fantasy

Fantasy genre

The Yellow House

By Book Importer | Published: April 28, 2011

A favorite back in print! A child discovers, in the old house and overgrown garden she passes every day, that wonders wait in secret. One day, on the way to the park, a little girl climbs the gate of an old yellow house. Although no one has lived there for a very long time, a [...]

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Birdsong

By Book Importer | Published: April 28, 2011

A lone bird sits in a big tree, merrily singing its tune to the world. But soon it will be joined by a friend, and then another, and another. . . . As each colorful bird lands on the branch of the tree it joins the last in a cheerful song. But one flashy bird [...]

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You Can’t Eat a Princess!

By Book Importer | Published: April 28, 2011

Princess Spaghetti blasts off into space to save her kidnapped father, King Cupcake, from hungry aliens, who are introduced to a wonderful new food: chocolate.

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Pooh’s Cleanup

By Book Importer | Published: April 28, 2011

When Pooh invites all his friends to a birthday party for Piglet, he has a hard time cleaning up after everyone goes home.

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The Bear Who Shared

By Book Importer | Published: April 28, 2011

Norris the bear has been waiting patiently for the last ripe fruit to fall from the tree. But Tulip the raccoon and Violet the mouse have too . . . although maybe not so patiently. In fact, Tulip and Violet sniff, listen to, and even hug the fruit. Norris catches the fruit when it finally [...]

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The Angel’s Command

By Book Importer | Published: April 28, 2011

Ben and his Labrador, Ned, castaways from the legendary ghost ship Flying Dutchman, swore never go to sea again-but a mishap in South America lands them aboard a French pirate ship with not one, but two villainous sea captains in pursuit. To make matters worse, Ben is still haunted by visions of Captain Vanderdecken, whose [...]

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The Shattering (Guardians Of Ga’hoole, Book 5)

By Book Importer | Published: April 28, 2011

Eglantine has been having strange dreams, which make her yearn for her deceased parents. Her refusal to accept their deaths makes her vulnerable to manipulation. Meanwhile, the rest of the owls of the Ga’Hoole tree having repelled one attack by the Pure Ones, which was led by Soren and Eglantine’s evil brother Kludd, are trying [...]

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Beastly

By Book Importer | Published: April 7, 2011

Beastly is a modern retelling of Beauty and the Beast from the point of view of the Beast, a vain Manhattan private school student who is turned into a monster and must find true love before he can return to his human form.

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Hajime in the North Woods

By Book Importer | Published: April 4, 2011

Baby Hajime spends a night talking and laughing with the animals in the North Woods but chooses to return to his parents in the morning.

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May We Sleep Here Tonight?

By Book Importer | Published: April 4, 2011

Several lost animals find a cozy house in the woods, settle down for the night, and are startled with the house’s very big owner arrives.

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