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Books with author GRANDMA'S TREASURES

  • THE PHOENIX AND THE CARPET

    E. NESBIT, GRANDMA'S TREASURES

    Hardcover (Lulu.com, Dec. 18, 2019)
    The sequel to Five Children and It follows the wondrous adventures of Robert, Jane, Cyril, Anthea, and The Lamb as they discover a clever phoenix and a magic carpet. The children find an egg in the carpet, which hatches into a talking Phoenix. The Phoenix explains that the carpet is a magic one that will grant them three wishes a day. The children are on a fantastic ride with the hopelessly vain but good-hearted phoenix and his flying carpet. They travel to a French castle, to a tropical island, foil a burglar, arrange a marriage, change people's disposition, and have to figure out how to get 199 Persian cats, 398 muskrats, a cow, and a policeman out of their house. Their charming adventures not only entertain but teach them, and the reader, a few gentle lessons." The Phoenix and the Carpet"" is a wonderful book for the young and the young at heart. The adventures are continued and concluded in the third book of the trilogy, "The Story of the Amulet"
  • TWENTY THOUSAND LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA

    GRANDMA'S TREASURES, JULES VERNE

    Hardcover (Lulu.com, March 23, 2019)
    This is the story of an Underwater Tour of the World and is a classic science fiction novel by French writer Jules Verne. It tells the story of Captain Nemo and his submarine Nautilus, as seen from the perspective of Professor Pierre Aronnax after he, his servant Conseil, and Canadian whaler Ned Land are brought aboard the submarine, called the Nautilus, where they meet the mysterious Captain Nemo. Their status on the ship seems ambiguous. Are they guests, as Nemo insists, or prisoners, as Ned Land begins to suspect? Nemo introduces them to the wonders of the underwater world. He shows them the lost continent of Atlantis and the wrecks he has plundered of gold as well as many other wonders.
  • THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS

    KENNETH GRAHAME, GRANDMA'S TREASURES

    Hardcover (Lulu.com, Feb. 26, 2015)
    Meet Mole, Rat Known as ""Ratty"" to his friends, Mr. Toad, Mr. Badger, Otter,portly, the Weasels, Pan, The Wayfarer and squirrels and rabbits. Journey with them on their amazing light-hearted adventures of folly, mysticism, friendship, forgiveness, and morality. The Wind in the Willows by author Kenneth Grahame is a heartwarming children's story. It follows the lives of Mole, Water Rat, Otter, Badger, and Toad. The Wind in the Willows is full of fun and adventure. It is a timeless story of friends who will do anything for each other. This beloved classic of literature has touched the hearts of young readers for over three generations.
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  • THE MAGIC PUDDING

    NORMAN LINDSAY, GRANDMA'S TREASURES

    Hardcover (Lulu.com, April 3, 2019)
    A magic pudding who changes from steak and kidney to jam roll and apple dumpling in seconds. A walking, talking dessert that never runs out of pleasing things to eat. A koala bear, named Bunyip Bluegum, A sailor named Bill Barnacle, and Sam Sawnoff the penguin have a wonderful hilarious magical adventure defending the Pudding against thieves who want it for themselves.
  • THE ENCHANTED CASTLE

    GRANDMA'S TREASURES, E. NESBIT

    Hardcover (Lulu.com, Feb. 26, 2015)
    THE ENCHANTED CASTLE By E. NESBIT The story takes place in England near the beginning of the twentieth century. The Enchanted Castle is not your average fairytale. In fact, it was the first of it's kind. The action is fast-paced and imaginative, ranging from comic to terrifying, from adventurous to mystical. The Enchanted Castle is beautiful and intricate, with a compelling narrative, appealing characters, and a masterful blend of magic and realism. Three young people, two brothers and a sister, find themselves unable to go home for the school holidays and instead must stay at the girl's school. To avoid boredom they go exploring and come upon what appears to be an enchanted castle... ILLUSTRATIONS BY H. R. MILLAR
  • The Enchanted Castle

    Grandma's Treasures, E. Nesbit

    Paperback (lulu.com, Feb. 26, 2015)
    The Enchanted Castle By E. Nesbit The story takes place in England near the beginning of the twentieth century. The Enchanted Castle is not your average fairytale. In fact, it was the first of it's kind. The action is fast-paced and imaginative, ranging from comic to terrifying, from adventurous to mystical. The Enchanted Castle is beautiful and intricate, with a compelling narrative, appealing characters, and a masterful blend of magic and realism. Three young people, two brothers and a sister, find themselves unable to go home for the school holidays and instead must stay at the girl's school. To avoid boredom they go exploring and come upon what appears to be an enchanted castle
  • ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND

    GRANDMA'S TREASURES, LEWIS CARROLL

    Hardcover (Lulu.com, Feb. 3, 2015)
    Alice is outside quietly reading over her sister's shoulder when she sees a curious White Rabbit run past and disappear into a hole. She runs after him and finds herself falling down the rabbit hole and into a whimsical, magical underworld of Wonderland.
  • The Wind In The Willows

    Kenneth Grahame, Grandma's Treasures

    Paperback (lulu.com, Feb. 26, 2015)
    Meet Mole, Rat Known as "Ratty" to his friends, Mr. Toad, Mr. Badger, Otter,portly, the Weasels, Pan, The Wayfarer and squirrels and rabbits. Journey with them on their amazing light-hearted adventures of folly, mysticism, friendship, forgiveness, and morality. The Wind in the Willows by author Kenneth Grahame is a heartwarming children's story. It follows the lives of Mole, Water Rat, Otter, Badger, and Toad. The Wind in the Willows is full of fun and adventure. It is a timeless story of friends who will do anything for each other. This beloved classic of literature has touched the hearts of young readers for over three generations.
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  • KING ARTHUR'S KNIGHTS

    GRANDMA'S TREASURES, HENRY GILBERT

    Hardcover (Lulu.com, Jan. 23, 2015)
    This book is to tell some of the stories of King Arthur and his Knights in a way which will be interesting to every boy and girl who loves adventures. In this book, besides reading of wonderful adventures and brave fighting, you will learn just what sort of man a perfect knight was required to be in the chivalrous times when men wore armor and rode on errantry. The duties of a 'good and faithful knight' were quite simple, but they were often very hard to perform. They were-to protect the distressed, to speak the truth, to keep his word to all, to be courteous and gentle to women, to defend right against might, and to do or say nothing that should sully the fair name of knighthood. - HENRY GILBERT. June 1911.
  • King Arthur's Knights

    Grandma's Treasures, Henry Gilbert

    Paperback (lulu.com, Jan. 23, 2015)
    This book is to tell some of the stories of King Arthur and his Knights in a way which will be interesting to every boy and girl who loves adventures. In this book, besides reading of wonderful adventures and brave fighting, you will learn just what sort of man a perfect knight was required to be in the chivalrous times when men wore armor and rode on errantry. The duties of a 'good and faithful knight' were quite simple, but they were often very hard to perform. They were-to protect the distressed, to speak the truth, to keep his word to all, to be courteous and gentle to women, to defend right against might, and to do or say nothing that should sully the fair name of knighthood.
  • THE SLEEPING BEAUTY

    C. S. EVANS, GRANDMA'S TREASURES

    Hardcover (Lulu.com, Feb. 14, 2015)
    Once upon a time there were a King and a Queen who were very unhappy because they had no children. Everything else that the heart could wish for was theirs. They were rich; they lived in a wonderful palace full of the costliest treasures; their kingdom was at peace, and their people were prosperous. Soon the Queen would be visited by a Frog. ""Those green leaves will fade,"" said the Frog, ""and the winter winds will blow them away. Then the branch will be bare, but in spring-time, before the leaves come again, it will be covered with pink blossom, and that blossom you shall show to a baby lying in your arms.""
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  • Pinocchio

    C. Collodi, Grandma's Treasures

    Paperback (lulu.com, Feb. 12, 2015)
    Pinocchio was created as a wooden puppet by a woodcarver named Geppetto who lived in a small Italian village. However Pinocchio dreamed of becoming a real boy.