First Fairy Tales

Welcome back to the world of Arcadia. The magical realm in the backyard of society. Rejoin the battle as the Royale journey through healing and vengeance. Delve deeper into the flourishing relationships. Travel to the homeland of Robbinson. The Emerald Isle is set ablaze by the devious machinations of Dae as he attempts to gain a foothold on the world. History resurfaces as the battle rages on!

Rinni and her brother have raised by their grandmother ever since the violent death of their parents at the hands of the Shadows, creatures who lurk beyond the walls and kill anyone who attempts to leave. But the biggest threat lies within their own village. Everyone and everything is dying, slowly and without hope of salvation. When a series of disturbing events leads her to question the intentions of their leaders, Rinni discovers just how far some will go to cover up the truth. The history of their beginnings is starting to unravel, the threads hopelessly bound up with the fate of those who left the village long ago.

When Parsley Walker's fairytale happy ending with her dark lover is threatened, she must risk everything to get it back. Even if it means facing the most dangerous enemy of all. Even if it means dying.

The hunt for his killer leads a dead professor of supernatural phenomena into the perilous intrigues of aliens, fairy folk, and time travelers in this classic of science fiction. Until the day he was murdered, Professor Peter Maxwell was a respected faculty member of the College of Supernatural Phenomena. Imagine his chagrin when he turns up at a Wisconsin matter transmission station several weeks later and discovers he's not only dead but unemployed.

Sharing the Mountain with Bigfoot is a true story of one family's terrorizing encounter with an unknown creature lurking in the woods of the Appalachian Mountains.

Translated from the first edition, experience the tale of Hansel and Gretel in its original form, as brother and sister are abandoned in a great forest by their parents, only to discover that someone far more sinister than wild animals awaits them.

In The First Prince, a young naiad named Joia has been kidnapped by a group of outlaws. Dionekies is dispatched to collect the leader of this group and secure the return of the naiad before her father, Algus, the very river that runs through the region, destroys everything in his desperation to find her. Is it merely a kidnapping, or is something much more nefarious at play? What ancient powers will be aroused by the actions of this desperate band? And what risks will the prince take to rescue Joia, the naiad in question?

Introduce young children to the magic and wonder of fairy tales with this spellbinding audio collection. Booktrack is an immersive format that pairs traditional audiobook narration to complementary music. The tempo and rhythm of the score are in perfect harmony with the action and characters throughout the audiobook. Gently playing in the background, the music never overpowers or distracts from the narration, so listeners can enjoy every minute.

Izzie loves nothing more than her three best friends - Viv, Graham, and Harry - and the bond the four of them share. And she's terrified of their friendship falling apart next year when they go off to college. To bind them together, she decides to create something that will belong only to them, a special thing that they'll always share between the four of them. And so they dream up the Order of IV, a secret society devoted to mischief that rights wrongs and pays back debts.

At just 18 years old, Arthur is on the verge of being crushed under the weight of his great destiny. The mighty castle at Tintagel has fallen. King Uther Pendragon lies dead. The mad King Vortigern sits upon the throne with a dragon at his command. And Merlin, having turned traitor, stands at the new king's side. Now Arthur, with the help of the mysterious sword in the stone and his loyal mentors, Gawain and Percival, embarks on a daring mission to retake the crown.

Were the Egyptian gods fanciful imaginings of primitive people or something more? Some believe they once walked the Earth as mortals, that they warred and loved just as any of their worshippers. This is their story--the tale of how Isis gained the power of shaping. How mighty Osiris died and lived again. How they discovered the fabled First Ark, a structure older than man. It is the tale of us all, the story that shaped our race from cave dwellers into the people we are today.

Why are ravens black? Why do screech owl eyes look red in light? How did we get fire? You'll find the answers to those questions in this retelling of a Cherokee pourquoi folktale. The earth was cold and dark, but the animals could see fire coming from the tree on the island. They tried to fly or swim to the island to bring back the fire's heat and light. What happened to some of the animals? Which animal brought it back and how?

Forget Kris Kringle, Sinterklaas, and St. Nick. It's about time you learned the truth. In the 1870's in rural Hopeville, Connecticut, the Clauses came to work at Max Pepin's farm. Christmas hasn't been the same since. This is a Christmas story you've been waiting for. Everyone has their own version of the Santa Claus story. Whether it's reindeer, a trip down the chimney, or elves crafting handmade toys, The First Ride breathes new life into the old myths surrounding everybody’s favorite saint: St. Nick!

Trinity, A Changing World: The First Black President, is a theatrical musical about the election of America's first black president. The story takes place in a school library where books come alive on the eve of November 4, 2008 - the night of the election. So, the question becomes, was the election of America’s first black president, Barack Obama, a current event or a historical event? And the debate begins. Will the library books work all night to update the children's history books with this event? You won't want to miss this enchanting and whimsical theatrical play.

“Mirror, mirror on the wall, who in this land is fairest of all?” Undoubtedly, the most famous of the Brothers Grimm fairytales, "Snow White" is the story of a girl - as white as snow, as red as blood, and as black as ebony - who is the victim of her mother, the jealous queen, but with the help of seven dwarfs, she just might be able to live happily ever after.

The stories in this book are inspired from family tall-tales that had been passed down through oral lore, each providing positive morals to learn and live by—morals like selflessness, never giving up, and faith in family and friends. Author Michael Bueti wrote the series to help inspire others to look at their own family story and to push the listener to self-reflect on the image that they portray in their family’s name.

If the Novans thought their victory in the Galactic War would allow them a lifetime of peace, they were wrong. Enemies are popping up everywhere, suspicions abound, and they are left with nowhere to go. When the Novan Witches blew apart a sun, they created a gap in space-time-reality. That gap is growing, and now, they have nowhere else to go. Can they survive in the Gap?

In a stunning opening to a sparking new series, Balewa Sample introduces Shango, God of Thunder. Taller, stronger, and braver than any man alive, Shango rules the tiny Pangean county of Abzu (on what is now the east coast of Africa). The citizens do his bidding because Lord Shango is not like any one they have ever experienced. He possesses uncanny strength and advanced fighting skills. Along with his brother Lord Ogun, Shango has hammered out a personal haven of wealth and pleasure.

ᒪᕐᕈᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᑐᖃᐃᑦ ᐃᓄᖁᑎᖏᑦ. ᓇᐃᓈᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖓ. ᐊᑕᐅᓯᖅ ᓇᒡᓕᖕᓂᖃᓐᖏᑦᑐᖅ ᑎᒍᐊᖅᑎᖓᑦ ᐊᓈᓇᒃᓴᑎᒃ ᐅᓇᓗ ᐊᖓᒃᑰᓪᓗᓂ. ᐊᒃᓱᕈᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᕿᒪᒃᓯᔪᒪᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᕗᒃ. ᓵᑕᓇᓯᒥᒃ ᐃᓱᒪᖃᖅᑐᑑᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ. ᐱᖓᓱᐃᓕᖓᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᓯᕈᖅᑕᕐᕕᖃᖅᑐᑦ.

Un recuento de la leyenda Chéroqui que explica cómo conseguimos el fuego y por qué ciertos animales son como son.