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Fuzz McFlops by Eva Furnari
Category: Graphic Novels | Series: Pushkin Children's Collection
Reclusive rabbit poet Fuzz McFlops has been a loner ever since his classmates teased him for his lopsided ears in his youth. Their unkindness hurt him deeply, but also served as inspiration for works such as The Withered Carrot and An Unlucky Rabbit Foot, which have propelled the troubled author to grea ...Show more
Shola and the Lions by Bernardo Atxaga
Category: Children's | Series: Pushkin Children's Collection
"So..." Shola wagged her tail doubtfully, "if I'm a lion, why does Grogoinsist on calling me a mere mutt?" Shola is sure that her noble nature and ambitions of grandeur mean only one thing - that she is, in fact, not a dog but a lioness. To the bemusement of her long-suffering owner, Senor Grogo, she s ...Show more
The Letter for the King by Tonke Dragt (Illustrator); Laura Watkinson
Category: Children's fantasy | Series: Pushkin Children's Collection
A young messenger. A secret mission. A kingdom in peril. It is the dead of night. Sixteen-year-old Tiuri must spend hours locked in a chapel in silent contemplation if he is to be knighted the next day. But, as he waits by the light of a flickering candle, he hears a knock at the door and a voice despe ...Show more
The Pointless Leopard: What Good are Kids Anyway? by Colas Gutman
Category: Early Reader | Series: Pushkin Children's Collection
A walk in the woods turns into a funny, philosophical and irresistibly charming mini-adventure.In this witty tale of insistent parents and talking animals, a child questions his purpose.In the country, there's nothing to do, except: admire. It's the same as being bored, but with your eyes wide open.The ...Show more
The Story of Gilgamesh by Yiyun Li
Category: Classics | Series: Pushkin Children's Collection
The oldest written story on Earth, retold for children "A real friend is a companion for your heart." Godlike Gilgamesh, King of Uruk, has built a beautiful city, but is also a terrible tyrant. In answer to the prayers of his oppressed citizens, the gods create Enkidu, a wild man whose destiny is to fir ...Show more
The Whale That Fell in Love with a Submarine by Ginny Takemori
Category: Middle Readers | Series: Pushkin Children's Collection
Striking and eloquent stories that tell of the absurd violence of war, and tenderly depict the animals and children caught in its vortex A whale falls in love with a military submarine, and dies courting her; a mother caught in a fire following a bombing gives all her body's water to save her son, and h ...Show more
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