The Borrowers (1997): The miniature Clock family has lived with the Lenders for years...the human "beans" just don't know it. Little things keep disappearing and the "Beans" can't figure out that the Clocks are simply "borrowing household items for their own home within the walls." When the evil, scheming lawyer Ocious P. Potter tries to evict the Lenders from their happy home, the Borrowers try to stop him with a little ingenuity. Suddenly, the toaster's...

This clear, simple retelling of the classic children's story of Jack and the Beanstalk helps with children's speech and language skills as they learn first words.

"Follow the transformation of a forest from the green leaves of summer to autumn colors and finally to the bare branches of early winter in this poetic board book for babies and toddlers"--

"It is the winter of 1946, and after years of war, ex-Special Operations Executive agent Duncan Forrester is back at his Oxford college as a junior Ancient History Fellow. But his peace is shattered when a much-disliked Fellow is found dead in the quad, stabbed and pushed from an upper window. A don is suspected and arrested for the murder, but Forrester is not convinced of his friends guilt. On the hunt for the true killer, he finds himself plunged...

"Follow the transformation of caterpillars from their first crunch of leaves to changing in a chrysalis and finally to beautiful butterflies soaring in the sky in this poetic celebration of nature for babies and toddlers"--

Three billy goats attempt to cross a bridge guarded by a hungry troll. A fairy tale that opens the door to young imagination.

"A tired and hungry little girl helps herself to the belongings of three bears in the woods."--

"Even the King of the Jungle needs help sometimes but who is brave enough to help such a powerful beast? Courage comes in all sizes in Aesop's classic fable, The Lion and the Mouse. Readers who are familiar with this timeless tale and those who are new to the story will love the simple, beautiful language of this retelling. Endearing illustrations enrich the narrative and draw in even reluctant readers. The unlikely friendship between a grouchy lion...

In Tolstoy's timeless epic of love and loss, a circle of aristocrats finds their glittering world crumbling as war threatens imperial Russia. Set during the years of Napoleon's invasion of Russia, War and Peace follows the changing fortunes of brooding hero Prince Andrej, his bookish friend Pierre, and the spirited but naive Natasha. As Napoleon's armies menace their privileged lives, the horrors of the battlefield reach into the elegant ballrooms...

"A group of eccentric aliens confer a human being with the power to do absolutely anything, as an experiment." --