Grover and the Count join Aunt Sarah, Uncle Joe, their children and niece and nephew, for a Hanukkah party at which the Count finds eight of many different things. Includes facts about Hanukkah.

In 1872, English gentleman Phileas Fogg has many adventures as he tries to win a bet that he can travel around the world in eighty days.

Eight Cousins (1875) is a novel by American author, feminist, and abolitionist Louisa May Alcott. Based on her experience of being raised by a father dedicated to education reform, and grounded in her radical beliefs on the role of women in society, Eight Cousins is a masterpiece of children's literature that explores themes of family, death, and perseverance. Rose Campbell is a young girl when her parents pass away. Orphaned, she is taken to the...

In this series of adventures, Raggedy Ann goes for a ride on a kite and survives a washing.

The Anderson twins had asked for a pony for Christmas since they were five. At the age of twelve their dream comes true. They get their pony, and are two of the happiest kids on earth!Their joy is short-lived, however, when their precious pony wanders off into the wilderness. The children's sadness turns to horror when they try to find their beloved colt, only to become lost themselves, wandering in the mountains with a frigid Montana winter night

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A young boy runs away from home to rescue an abused baby dragon held captive to serve as a free twenty-four hour, seven-days-a-week ferry for the lazy wild animals living on Wild Island.

The Monster and Other Stories (1899) is a collection of short fiction by American writer Stephen Crane. "The Monster," a novella, was originally published in 1898 in Harper's Magazine and has since been recognized as one of Crane's most important works, a story which critiques the racism prevalent in American society. In 1899, it was published alongside "The Blue Hotel" and "His New Mittens" in The Monster and Other Stories, which was the last work...

Penny comes home from school eager to share her very own song, but must wait until the time is right to teach it to her parents and the babies.

From the bestselling Pete the Cat series comes a story about friendship and acceptance. There's a new guy in town, and Pete can't wait to meet him. After all, more friends mean more fun. When Pete finally meets Gus, he realizes they're very different from each other...but that's what makes him cool. Gus is special in his own way, just like Pete and just like you, and there is something everyone can do! The message of acceptance shines through and...

A classic Australian children's novel, Ethel Turner's Seven Little Australians tells the story of the Woolcot family and their lives in Sydney during the 1880s. In 1994, the book earned the recognition of being the only book by an Australian author to be continuously in print for 100 years. The seven Woolcot children live with their father, a strict Army Captain, and their young stepmother, Esther, who is unable to give the children proper discipline....