Author: Annemarie Nikolaus
Publisher: Annemarie Nikolaus
ISBN: 1466090359
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 18
Book Description
Short stories that are not only for children. Magic and wisdom connect with reality and legend. Meet a water ghost, a young magician, a magical hare and a good witch. Discover what happens when a force of nature collides with the thoughtlessness of men. Consider wisely and well before you wish or else some very bad things will happen. And prepare to have your heart warmed by a very particular Christmas story. The Brook and Cork have previously been published in German, the Christmas story in Italian.
Magical Stories
Author: Annemarie Nikolaus
Publisher: Annemarie Nikolaus
ISBN: 1466090359
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 18
Book Description
Short stories that are not only for children. Magic and wisdom connect with reality and legend. Meet a water ghost, a young magician, a magical hare and a good witch. Discover what happens when a force of nature collides with the thoughtlessness of men. Consider wisely and well before you wish or else some very bad things will happen. And prepare to have your heart warmed by a very particular Christmas story. The Brook and Cork have previously been published in German, the Christmas story in Italian.
Publisher: Annemarie Nikolaus
ISBN: 1466090359
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 18
Book Description
Short stories that are not only for children. Magic and wisdom connect with reality and legend. Meet a water ghost, a young magician, a magical hare and a good witch. Discover what happens when a force of nature collides with the thoughtlessness of men. Consider wisely and well before you wish or else some very bad things will happen. And prepare to have your heart warmed by a very particular Christmas story. The Brook and Cork have previously been published in German, the Christmas story in Italian.
Magical Thinking
Author: Augusten Burroughs
Publisher: Picador
ISBN: 125040665X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
From the #1 bestselling author of Running with Scissors and Dry—a contagiously funny, heartwarming, shocking, twisted, and absolutely magical collection. True stories that give voice to the thoughts we all have but dare not mention. It begins with a Tang Instant Breakfast Drink television commercial when Augusten was seven. Then there is the contest of wills with the deranged cleaning lady. The execution of a rodent carried out with military precision and utter horror. Telemarketing revenge. Dating an undertaker. And much more. A collection of true stories that are universal in their appeal, yet unabashedly intimate and very funny.
Publisher: Picador
ISBN: 125040665X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
From the #1 bestselling author of Running with Scissors and Dry—a contagiously funny, heartwarming, shocking, twisted, and absolutely magical collection. True stories that give voice to the thoughts we all have but dare not mention. It begins with a Tang Instant Breakfast Drink television commercial when Augusten was seven. Then there is the contest of wills with the deranged cleaning lady. The execution of a rodent carried out with military precision and utter horror. Telemarketing revenge. Dating an undertaker. And much more. A collection of true stories that are universal in their appeal, yet unabashedly intimate and very funny.
Greatest Magical Stories
Author: Michael Morpurgo
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780192766779
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
From tiny heroes and talking frogs to meddling fairies and mysterious sea creatures, all the wonders of the magical world are here.A treasure trove of magical delights, chosen by the UK's best-loved storyteller.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780192766779
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
From tiny heroes and talking frogs to meddling fairies and mysterious sea creatures, all the wonders of the magical world are here.A treasure trove of magical delights, chosen by the UK's best-loved storyteller.
Magical Stories
Author: Belinda Gallagher
Publisher: Miles Kelly Publishing
ISBN: 9781782091882
Category : Animals, Mythical
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Classic Treasury Magical Stories is a magical story book, containing over 30 enchanting stories that will captivate young children and independent readers aged 7+. # Beautiful artwork draws in young readers, encouraging them to read to find out more. # Hardback cover with flocking makes this book a wonderful gift for children to treasure. # Both confident readers and children who need to be read to will enjoy the mixture of delightful tales. Synopsis - Product details Classic Treasury Magical Stories is a magical mixture of timeless short stories and exciting extracts, all accompanied by beautiful artwork and unique page decoration to really set kids' imaginations on fire! Each chapter in this collection of short stories for kids focuses on a different magical theme and features famous storytellers such as Lewis Carroll. Children can learn a great lesson in 'Mysterious morals' or be transported to some 'Magical places' where they will find that anything is possible! Chapters and stories inside Classic Treasury Magical Stories: # Curious Creatures chapter includes The Mermaid and the Boy, from Andrew Lang's Brown Fairy Book # Wishes and Dreams chapter includes The Magical Mug, an extract from The King of the Golden River by John Ruskin # Magical Places chapter includes Do you Believe in Fairies?, an extract from Peter Pan by J M Barrie # Enchantments and Transformations chapter includes The Well of the World's End, from English Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs # Mysterious Morals chapter includes Peter and the Magic Goose, from Fairy Stories and Fables by James Baldwin The opening of The Well of the World's End: Once upon a time, there was a girl whose mother had died, and her father married again. And her stepmother hated her because she was more beautiful than herself. She used to make her do all the work, and never let her have any peace. One day, the stepmother decided to get rid of her for good. She handed her a sieve and said, "Fill this at the Well of the World's End and bring it to me full, or woe betide you."
Publisher: Miles Kelly Publishing
ISBN: 9781782091882
Category : Animals, Mythical
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Classic Treasury Magical Stories is a magical story book, containing over 30 enchanting stories that will captivate young children and independent readers aged 7+. # Beautiful artwork draws in young readers, encouraging them to read to find out more. # Hardback cover with flocking makes this book a wonderful gift for children to treasure. # Both confident readers and children who need to be read to will enjoy the mixture of delightful tales. Synopsis - Product details Classic Treasury Magical Stories is a magical mixture of timeless short stories and exciting extracts, all accompanied by beautiful artwork and unique page decoration to really set kids' imaginations on fire! Each chapter in this collection of short stories for kids focuses on a different magical theme and features famous storytellers such as Lewis Carroll. Children can learn a great lesson in 'Mysterious morals' or be transported to some 'Magical places' where they will find that anything is possible! Chapters and stories inside Classic Treasury Magical Stories: # Curious Creatures chapter includes The Mermaid and the Boy, from Andrew Lang's Brown Fairy Book # Wishes and Dreams chapter includes The Magical Mug, an extract from The King of the Golden River by John Ruskin # Magical Places chapter includes Do you Believe in Fairies?, an extract from Peter Pan by J M Barrie # Enchantments and Transformations chapter includes The Well of the World's End, from English Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs # Mysterious Morals chapter includes Peter and the Magic Goose, from Fairy Stories and Fables by James Baldwin The opening of The Well of the World's End: Once upon a time, there was a girl whose mother had died, and her father married again. And her stepmother hated her because she was more beautiful than herself. She used to make her do all the work, and never let her have any peace. One day, the stepmother decided to get rid of her for good. She handed her a sieve and said, "Fill this at the Well of the World's End and bring it to me full, or woe betide you."
The Book of Magic
Author: George R. R. Martin
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN: 0399593780
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 577
Book Description
A new anthology celebrating the witches and sorcerers of epic fantasy—featuring stories by George R. R. Martin, Scott Lynch, Megan Lindholm, and many others! Hot on the heels of Gardner Dozois’s acclaimed anthology The Book of Swords comes this companion volume devoted to magic. How could it be otherwise? For every Frodo, there is a Gandalf . . . and a Saruman. For every Dorothy, a Glinda . . . and a Wicked Witch of the West. What would Harry Potter be without Albus Dumbledore . . . and Severus Snape? Figures of wisdom and power, possessing arcane, often forbidden knowledge, wizards and sorcerers are shaped—or misshaped—by the potent magic they seek to wield. Yet though their abilities may be godlike, these men and women remain human—some might say all too human. Such is their curse. And their glory. In these pages, seventeen of today’s top fantasy writers—including award-winners Elizabeth Bear, John Crowley, Kate Elliott, K. J. Parker, Tim Powers, and Liz Williams—cast wondrous spells that thrillingly evoke the mysterious, awesome, and at times downright terrifying worlds where magic reigns supreme: worlds as far away as forever, and as near as next door. FEATURING SIXTEEN ALL-NEW STORIES: “The Return of the Pig” by K. J. Parker “Community Service” by Megan Lindholm “Flint and Mirror” by John Crowley “The Friends of Masquelayne the Incomparable” by Matthew Hughes “The Biography of a Bouncing Boy Terror: Chapter Two: Jumping Jack in Love” by Ysabeau S. Wilce “Song of Fire” by Rachel Pollack “Loft the Sorcerer” by Eleanor Arnason “The Governor” by Tim Powers “Sungrazer” by Liz Williams “The Staff in the Stone” by Garth Nix “No Work of Mine” by Elizabeth Bear “Widow Maker” by Lavie Tidhar “The Wolf and the Manticore” by Greg Van Eekhout “The Devil’s Whatever” by Andy Duncan “Bloom” by Kate Elliott “The Fall and Rise of the House of the Wizard Malkuril” by Scott Lynch Plus George R. R. Martin’s classic story “A Night at the Tarn House” and an introduction by Gardner Dozois Praise for The Book of Magic “In The Book of Magic, you get everything you expect and more! Assembling seventeen great authors in one place is a difficult job but this book, with a lot of help from editor Gardner Dozois, does just that. . . . This compilation is a treat for any who love a good fantasy tale.”—Geeks of Doom
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN: 0399593780
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 577
Book Description
A new anthology celebrating the witches and sorcerers of epic fantasy—featuring stories by George R. R. Martin, Scott Lynch, Megan Lindholm, and many others! Hot on the heels of Gardner Dozois’s acclaimed anthology The Book of Swords comes this companion volume devoted to magic. How could it be otherwise? For every Frodo, there is a Gandalf . . . and a Saruman. For every Dorothy, a Glinda . . . and a Wicked Witch of the West. What would Harry Potter be without Albus Dumbledore . . . and Severus Snape? Figures of wisdom and power, possessing arcane, often forbidden knowledge, wizards and sorcerers are shaped—or misshaped—by the potent magic they seek to wield. Yet though their abilities may be godlike, these men and women remain human—some might say all too human. Such is their curse. And their glory. In these pages, seventeen of today’s top fantasy writers—including award-winners Elizabeth Bear, John Crowley, Kate Elliott, K. J. Parker, Tim Powers, and Liz Williams—cast wondrous spells that thrillingly evoke the mysterious, awesome, and at times downright terrifying worlds where magic reigns supreme: worlds as far away as forever, and as near as next door. FEATURING SIXTEEN ALL-NEW STORIES: “The Return of the Pig” by K. J. Parker “Community Service” by Megan Lindholm “Flint and Mirror” by John Crowley “The Friends of Masquelayne the Incomparable” by Matthew Hughes “The Biography of a Bouncing Boy Terror: Chapter Two: Jumping Jack in Love” by Ysabeau S. Wilce “Song of Fire” by Rachel Pollack “Loft the Sorcerer” by Eleanor Arnason “The Governor” by Tim Powers “Sungrazer” by Liz Williams “The Staff in the Stone” by Garth Nix “No Work of Mine” by Elizabeth Bear “Widow Maker” by Lavie Tidhar “The Wolf and the Manticore” by Greg Van Eekhout “The Devil’s Whatever” by Andy Duncan “Bloom” by Kate Elliott “The Fall and Rise of the House of the Wizard Malkuril” by Scott Lynch Plus George R. R. Martin’s classic story “A Night at the Tarn House” and an introduction by Gardner Dozois Praise for The Book of Magic “In The Book of Magic, you get everything you expect and more! Assembling seventeen great authors in one place is a difficult job but this book, with a lot of help from editor Gardner Dozois, does just that. . . . This compilation is a treat for any who love a good fantasy tale.”—Geeks of Doom
English Magic
Author: Uschi Gatward
Publisher: Galley Beggar Press
ISBN: 1913111113
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
English Magic moves through fields and parklands, estates and empty beaches. It lands at Heathrow Airport, takes a taxi to the suburbs, finds emptiness and oppression. It strikes out for the countryside on May Day, to where maypoles whirl and haybales blaze, and where blessings sound like threats. It's in a flat, drags itself out of half sleep... and there's something tapping behind the gas fire... In her debut collection of short stories, Uschi Gatward takes us on a tour of an England simultaneously domestic and wild, familiar and strange, real and imagined. Coupling the past and the present, merging the surreal and the mundane, English Magic is a collection full of humour and warmth, subversion and intoxication. It announces the arrival of a shining new talent.
Publisher: Galley Beggar Press
ISBN: 1913111113
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
English Magic moves through fields and parklands, estates and empty beaches. It lands at Heathrow Airport, takes a taxi to the suburbs, finds emptiness and oppression. It strikes out for the countryside on May Day, to where maypoles whirl and haybales blaze, and where blessings sound like threats. It's in a flat, drags itself out of half sleep... and there's something tapping behind the gas fire... In her debut collection of short stories, Uschi Gatward takes us on a tour of an England simultaneously domestic and wild, familiar and strange, real and imagined. Coupling the past and the present, merging the surreal and the mundane, English Magic is a collection full of humour and warmth, subversion and intoxication. It announces the arrival of a shining new talent.
This Book Is Magic
Author: Ashley Evanson
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0399543929
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Make some magic in this colorful, interactive picture book from the author/illustrator of the Hello, World board book series! Do you know that you're a magician? In this interactive book, use your fingers to perform all kinds of magic tricks. Tap a hat to make a bunny appear, recite a spell to make books bigger, say "Gone-zo!" to make a ship disappear, and much more. But beware: the clever magic tricks don't always turn out the way you'd expect! Reminiscent of Hervé Tullet's Press Here, kids—and adults!—are sure to want to read this book again and again as they perfect their magic skills.
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0399543929
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Make some magic in this colorful, interactive picture book from the author/illustrator of the Hello, World board book series! Do you know that you're a magician? In this interactive book, use your fingers to perform all kinds of magic tricks. Tap a hat to make a bunny appear, recite a spell to make books bigger, say "Gone-zo!" to make a ship disappear, and much more. But beware: the clever magic tricks don't always turn out the way you'd expect! Reminiscent of Hervé Tullet's Press Here, kids—and adults!—are sure to want to read this book again and again as they perfect their magic skills.
The Little Book of Magical Stories
Author: Stephanie Vaccaro
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
Stories are powerful conductors, transmitting light, hope, and love. We each have a quiet narration going on in our minds of the story of our lives and perceive reality through a particular lens. For some, the lens is that of a victim. For others, it's that of a survivor.This book offers another way to look at life: through a spiritual lens. When we strive to be of service to others, however modest that service may be, we receive divine confirmations. I looked at my own life this way and found one magical moment after another, where grace, confirmation, and love appeared as if out of nowhere. This book is a collection of those stories. I hope these vignettes help to spark something in your memory about how light and love is moving in your life.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
Stories are powerful conductors, transmitting light, hope, and love. We each have a quiet narration going on in our minds of the story of our lives and perceive reality through a particular lens. For some, the lens is that of a victim. For others, it's that of a survivor.This book offers another way to look at life: through a spiritual lens. When we strive to be of service to others, however modest that service may be, we receive divine confirmations. I looked at my own life this way and found one magical moment after another, where grace, confirmation, and love appeared as if out of nowhere. This book is a collection of those stories. I hope these vignettes help to spark something in your memory about how light and love is moving in your life.
The Magic Hat
Author: Mem Fox
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780152057152
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
A wizard's hat blows into town, changing people into different animals when it lands on their heads.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780152057152
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
A wizard's hat blows into town, changing people into different animals when it lands on their heads.
NINE UNLIKELY TALES - 9 illustrated magical stories
Author: E. Nesbit
Publisher: Abela Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 882755940X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Not only was Edith Nesbit author of “The Railway Children” and “Five Children and IT,”which were both turned into films, but she also authored and published “The Book of Dragons” and “Nine Unlikely Tales” amongst many others (40 in total). Nesbit was considered to be "the first modern writer for children": she "helped to reverse the great tradition of children's literature inaugurated by Lewis Carroll and his contemporaries.” In “Nine Unlikely Tales” you will find nine illustrated children’s stories for 6 to 13 year olds - and for those of us “older children” who still have not yet quite grown out of visiting realms of fantasy. The stories in this volume are a mix of your standard faire of fairytales and unique, magical stories penned by E Nesbit; so they will, at first, be new to many readers. It is hard to pick a favourite from among these stories. The fairytales "Melisande", "The Prince, Two Mice, and Some Kitchen-maids", and "The Plush Usurper" are on par with Hans Christian Anderson and Brothers Grimm. But, there are other stories where the real world and the magical world interconnect enabling participants to cross over into the realm of magic and fantasy. These are equally enjoyable, like "The Cockatoucan" where a girl and her governess take the wrong "omnibus" and end up in a magical world. An Omnibus was a horse drawn bus from the Victorian era. The word Omni was dropped when the vehicles were motorised and became more numerous. But I digress…..The stories in this volume are: The Cockatoucan, Whereyouwantogoto, The Blue Mountain, The Prince, Two Mice And Some Kitchen-Maids, Melisande: Or Long And Short Division, Fortunatus Rex And Co., The Sums That Came Right, The Town In The Library In The Town In The Library and The Plush Usurper YESTERDAY'S BOOKS FOR TODAY'S CHARITIES 10% of the publisher’s profit from the sale from this book will be donated to Charities. ============= KEYWORDS/TAGS: folklore, fairy, Tales, children, stories, bedtime, fables, illustrated, myths, legends, E Nesbit, edith, railway children, five, 5 children and IT, magic, fantasy, post-victorian, storytelling, Cockatoucan, Whereyouwantogoto, Blue Mountain, Prince, Two Mice, Some Kitchen-Maids, Melisande, Long And Short Division, Fortunatus Rex, Sums That Came Right, Town In The Library, Plush Usurper
Publisher: Abela Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 882755940X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Not only was Edith Nesbit author of “The Railway Children” and “Five Children and IT,”which were both turned into films, but she also authored and published “The Book of Dragons” and “Nine Unlikely Tales” amongst many others (40 in total). Nesbit was considered to be "the first modern writer for children": she "helped to reverse the great tradition of children's literature inaugurated by Lewis Carroll and his contemporaries.” In “Nine Unlikely Tales” you will find nine illustrated children’s stories for 6 to 13 year olds - and for those of us “older children” who still have not yet quite grown out of visiting realms of fantasy. The stories in this volume are a mix of your standard faire of fairytales and unique, magical stories penned by E Nesbit; so they will, at first, be new to many readers. It is hard to pick a favourite from among these stories. The fairytales "Melisande", "The Prince, Two Mice, and Some Kitchen-maids", and "The Plush Usurper" are on par with Hans Christian Anderson and Brothers Grimm. But, there are other stories where the real world and the magical world interconnect enabling participants to cross over into the realm of magic and fantasy. These are equally enjoyable, like "The Cockatoucan" where a girl and her governess take the wrong "omnibus" and end up in a magical world. An Omnibus was a horse drawn bus from the Victorian era. The word Omni was dropped when the vehicles were motorised and became more numerous. But I digress…..The stories in this volume are: The Cockatoucan, Whereyouwantogoto, The Blue Mountain, The Prince, Two Mice And Some Kitchen-Maids, Melisande: Or Long And Short Division, Fortunatus Rex And Co., The Sums That Came Right, The Town In The Library In The Town In The Library and The Plush Usurper YESTERDAY'S BOOKS FOR TODAY'S CHARITIES 10% of the publisher’s profit from the sale from this book will be donated to Charities. ============= KEYWORDS/TAGS: folklore, fairy, Tales, children, stories, bedtime, fables, illustrated, myths, legends, E Nesbit, edith, railway children, five, 5 children and IT, magic, fantasy, post-victorian, storytelling, Cockatoucan, Whereyouwantogoto, Blue Mountain, Prince, Two Mice, Some Kitchen-Maids, Melisande, Long And Short Division, Fortunatus Rex, Sums That Came Right, Town In The Library, Plush Usurper