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African Folk Tales by Hugh Vernon-Jackson (Editor); Yuko Green (Illustrator)
Category: Picture Books | Series: Dover Children's Thrift Classics Ser.
This exciting collection of traditional African folk tales introduces you to a host of interesting people and unusual animals. Eighteen authentic fables, recorded as they were told by tribal members of Nigerian and other cultures, range from the imaginative "Story of a Farmer and Four Hyenas" to an ente ...Show more
Mrs. Peter Rabbit by Thornton W. Burgess; Thea Kliros (Illustrator)
Category: Children's Classics | Series: Dover Children's Thrift Classics Ser.
Something is definitely wrong with Peter Rabbit . . . he has no appetite Deciding he is terribly lonely, Peter sets off to visit some friends in the Old Pasture but instead finds himself narrowly escaping the clutches of Hooty Owl, experiencing a nasty encounter with Jed Thumper (a big gray rabbit) and ...Show more
Nonsense Poems by Edward Lear
Category: Children | Series: Dover Children's Thrift Classics Ser.
Over 90 delightful limericks and 12 longer poems, including such classics as "The Owl and the Pussy-cat," "The Jumblies," and "Calico Pie," all accompanied by Lear's amusing illustrations. There was an Old Man in a tree, Who was horribly bored by a Bee; When they said, "Does it buzz?" He replied, "Yes, ...Show more
The Adventures of Pinocchio by Franco Staino; Thea Kliros (Illustrator); Carlo Collodi
Category: Children's Classics | Series: Dover Children's Thrift Classics Ser.
The story of the wooden puppet who learns goodness and becomes a real boy is famous the world over, and has been familiar in English for over a century. From the moment Joseph the carpenter carves a puppet that can walk and talk, this wildly inventive fantasy takes Pinocchio through countlessadventures, ...Show more
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