The Psammead is an 'it', an ancient, ill-tempered sand-fairy with a spider-shaped body, bat-like ears, and snail-like eyes. It is grumpy but has the power to grant one wish a day, which must be made before sunset. Five siblings—Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane, and infant Hilary—encounter It and experience the highs and lows of frivolous wish-making.

Mavka, a Soul of the Forest, faces an impossible choice between love and her duty as Guardian of the...

A nostalgia-prone man finds himself transported to a world where seventh grade lasts forever.

Eleven-year-old North has had it with his parents. They are always busy with their careers and don't...

According to Winnie-the-Pooh himself, bears love honey very much. That's why it always runs out very...

Another Soviet Winnie-the-Pooh story. This time the donkey, known from the Pooh stories as Eeyore, i...

The second of the Soviet Winnie-the-Pooh series. This one had Pooh and Piglet visiting Rabbit for a ...

The Emperor of a European country demands new clothes to wear every day, in fact sometimes several t...

Somewhere in the Bavarian province the robber Hotzenplotz is up to mischief. One day he robs Kasperl...

Shipwreck survivors found on the presumably uninhabited Infant Island leads to a scientific expediti...

Mothra and her fairies return to Japan to warn mankind that they must return Kiryu to the sea, for t...

The story about Abby Jensen, a girl who's been eager to reach her 16th birthday and has kept a secre...

It's very human and nice story about lofty princess (her father is amiable but incapable - unforgett...

The hero of this popular fairy tale is a young prince who, after the death of his parents, goes out ...

The son of a charcoal burner was once prophesied as a child to marry the daughter of a king. The kin...

When two best friends Jill and Joy find a huge sum of money on the street on the first day of the su...

A brave girl is propelled into a cosmic adventure when her best friend is abducted by aliens. Zita’s...

The Once-ler, a ruined industrialist, tells the tale of his rise to wealth and subsequent fall, as h...

For shapeshifter Carag and his friends Brandon, Holly, and Lou, a new school year begins at Clearwat...

A love potion works its devious charms on fairies, elves and the swamp-dwelling Bog King as they all...