The wars have ended and three soldiers find themselves walking in a strange country. The also find themselves quite hungry. When the peasants of the village they have entered refuse to share their food, the soldiers decide to outwit them with a secret recipe for soup made of stones. The soup turns into a feast fit for a king. The story was adapted from an old French tale.
Amazingly fast, incredibly strong, and fantastically gentle, Black Beauty is a horse that touches the hearts of all who meet him. Born on a grand estate in the English countryside, he spends his days galloping across open meadows and carrying adoring children on his back. But when a tragic accident forces Black Beauty's owner to sell him, this joyful life quickly comes to an end. Outside the estate is a world where horses are treated with bitter cruelty and thoughtless violence. Nothing, however, can break Black Beauty's spirit—or his great love. For he knows that someday, he will find happiness again. Black Beauty was written in an age when people took horses for granted just as we take cars for granted today. Many times, people misused horses. In her book, Anna Sewell spoke to the world on behalf of horses, reminding people that animals are living, feeling creatures who deserve to be treated with kindness. Today, Black Beauty is a beloved classic of children's literature that has captured the hearts of generations.
Have you ever dreamed of being locked in a department store at night? The endearing story of Corduroy paints a picture of the adventures that might unfold (for a teddy bear at least) in such a situation. When all the shoppers have gone home for the night, Corduroy climbs down from the shelf to look for his missing button. It's a brave new world! He accidentally gets on an elevator that he thinks must be a mountain and sees the furniture section that he thinks must be a palace. He tries to pull a button off the mattress, but he ends up falling off the bed and knocking over a lamp. The night watchman hears the crash, finds Corduroy, and puts him back on the shelf downstairs. The next morning, he finds that it's his lucky day! A little girl buys him with money she saved in her piggy bank and takes him home to her room. Corduroy decides that this must be home and that Lisa must be his friend. Youngsters will never get tired of this toy-comes-alive tale with a happy ending, so you may also want to seek out Dan Freeman's next creation, A Pocket for Corduroy.A Live Oak Media audio production.
With their mothers, a little girl and a bear cub pick blueberries in the countryside. Wandering astray, however, each youngster mistakes the other's mother for its own.
Jim und Lukas der Lokomotivführer müssen Lummerland wieder einmal verlassen. Sie wollen den Scheinriesen Tur Tur auf die kleine Insel holen, damit er als Leuchtturm dienen kann. Aber auf ihrer Reise mit den schwimmenden Lokomotiven Emma und Molly begegnen die Freunde einer kleinen Seejungfrau. Ihr sollen sie helfen, das erloschene Meeresleuchten wieder in Gang zu bekommen?-?und das ist unter Wasser ganz schön schwierig. Vielleicht hilft ihnen dabei eine Erfindung, die das Reisen mit einer Lokomotive ziemlich leicht macht...!
