Books in Classic Short Stories series

Mary grows up sheltered and secure in a beautiful cottage with a loving father. She learns lessons about humility, purity and forgiveness under her father's watchful gaze.However, it doesn't last. Even though she loves God and obeys him this does not protect her ultimately from the envy and hatred of others. Mary is given a generous gift of a new dress from her friend Amelia, the daughter of the local landowner. This incites envy from Juliette, Amelia's maid who had wanted the dress for herself.When Amelia's mother's ring goes missing Juliette decides to pass the blame onto Mary. Both Mary and her father are imprisoned for the crime and eventually exiled from their home. Mary learns to trust in God completely as difficulty follows after difficulty.Even when she doubts if she will ever clear her name she turns back to God who is a constant source of comfort to her. Who did steal the ring in the end? That is the final unexpected twist in the tale, which makes this book a really good read.

This collection of Oscar Wilde's writing includes fairy tales, short stories, and poetry. Influenced by the Irish fairy tales he heard as a child, Wilde allowed his imagination to run free across a variety of genres-from mystery to fantasy and the supernatural-while ensuring that his serious social and artistic concerns featured as an undercurrent throughout.From The Happy Prince, a tender story about friendship, compassion, and the transforming power of selfless love, to The Remarkable Rocket, a cautionary tale about a deluded, self-important firework, Wilde's aesthetic preoccupations are evident in every line.Witty, wise, generous spirited, and sometimes melancholy, these writings are a testament to Wilde's standing as a literary genius of the Victorian age.

'There are so many wonderful stories in this book" - Nisha Nair"The book is filled with nice stories and exciting moments" - Reviewer from US'Akbar and Birbal' tales are among the most interesting and famous folk tales of India.These stories are popular among the children as well as adults in India. These stories tell us tales of friendship, justice, wit and understanding of Birbal. We see Birbal use his wit and wisdom to gain the status of a legend in India. His intelligence was tested time and again, and each time Birbal truimphed.

All children grow up, but Peter Pan wanted to be old right away. So he ran off to a magically spooky place to become . . . a mummy! One night in the normal world, Peter overhears Wendy Darling telling her brothers a super scary story, and soon they're all flying off to Mummy Land. But Peter's home is filled with other frightening ghouls, including a skeleton pirate crew who want to put Peter in a tomb once and for all! With Far Out Classic Stories, experience the tale of Peter Pan like never before in this twisted graphic novel retelling for kids.

Whether making friends with their neighbors or sharing a meal with a family in need, the March sisters do their best to make their parents proud! There’s no better feeling than introducing children to beloved characters like Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy, for the first time. Your little one can now meet the March sisters and join their beloved family earlier thanks to this warm, elegant picture book adaptation. Illustrations by Sara Gianassi the March family to life with fresh colors for a crisp new look.

Looked up to and loved by children in his congregation, J.C. Ryle took their spiritual lives very seriously. Here is a collection of stories for children by this great communicator including 'The two bears'. J.C. Ryle encourages us to teach the whole Scripture to children and not just parts of it. Children will enjoy reading these stories but this is also an interesting and intriguing book for any involved with children at home or church.

Little Faith is the story of a young orphan girl brought up by a Christian couple. When Faith's adoptive mother dies her father's mother moves in to look after the family. But Granny resents Faith as she sees her as an outsider and an intruder in the family. Granny is violent, drunk and lazy and strikes out at Faith's father by telling him he should get rid of Faith, 'She has no right to the families share of the money.'Faith, takes this very hard and runs away to find a job as a servant girl. At first she has no success in job hunting but one day she goes into a church where there is a service going on. The minister reads out the verse, 'O ye of little faith, wherefore do you doubt.' Faith hears the words, 'Little faith wherefore do you doubt.' Faith had been feeling that God didn't care about her but now she believes that these words were a direct message from God to her. She now knows that God does care about her.A lady in the church eventually gives Faith a job as a servant in her household. Some time later Faith decides to return to her family but she finds that the grandmother has died and the family has moved. Faith sets out to try and find them. One day she sees her father in the distance and runs to catch up with him. A family reunion takes place and Little Faith is finally home where she was meant to be.