Books in Start-Off Stories series

Rembrandt painted some of the most extraordinary portraits ever made. This story reveals how Rembrandt endured poverty and misfortune but continued to paint startling portraits, even when he could hardly afford to buy paints or pay models. It also explains the background to several of his most famous works.

The story reveals the secrets of The School of Athens that Raphael, the famous Renaissance artist, painted in the Vatican.

An easy-to-read retelling of Cinderella's trip to a ball at the palace.

Pieter Bruegel, a Netherlandish Renaissance painter, was famous for paintings of peasant scenes. Let's look at his paintings closely and discover the hidden stories and messages in his artwork.

A retelling of the well-known fable about two mice and the discovery they make

By Children's Press, "Los Tres Osos" is part of the series, "Cuentos Para Empezar". It is the traditional "Three Bears" story, written in simple Spanish for beginning readers of Spanish, or children studying Spanish as a second language. Each page is colorfully illustrated and accompanied by a line or two of easy-to-read text.

Georges-Pierre Seurat was a French painter known for creating artwork with unusual techniques. The story guides readers through Seurat's thoughts as he pursues a new style of art.

Although small in size, the ant comes to the aid of his friend the dove during a crisis

An easy-to-read retelling of the fairy tale in which an ugly duckling spends an unhappy year ostracized by other animals before he grows into a beautiful swan.

After the lion decides not to eat the mouse, the mouse rescues the lion from a trap

A retelling of the Grimm fairy tale in which a frog retrieves the princess' ball for a promise that the princess is reluctant to keep

An easy-to-read retelling of the vain king's experience with two deceitful tailors.