Fox Child

Die Schnecke sagt es, das Wiesel sagt es, Springmaus und Eule sagen es: Bobo Flux, der pfeilschnelle Fuchs, ist gar kein richtiger Fuchs. Zu gemütlich (sagt die Schnecke mit ihrem Haus, rund und auf eigenartigen Rädern wie ein Campingwagen), zu aufgeräumt (sagt das Wiesel mit seinem Putzpuschelschwanz), zu flink (sagt die Springmaus mit ihren Federbeinen), zu schlau (sagt die Eule, die schlau ist wie sonst keiner).

Tierwandlerin trifft Baumgeist. Maja und Baumgeist Tomti finden einen kleinen Fuchs! Der hat seine Mutter verloren, doch er ist nicht allein: Liska mit den glühenden Augen wacht über ihn. Ein Wildkind, das sich in eine Füchsin verwandeln kann. Erst ist Liska gar nicht begeistert von dem quirligen Tomti. Aber dann überredet er sie, gemeinsam nach der Fuchsmutter zu suchen. Eine aufregende Reise in die Welt der Wildtiere beginnt.

I gave Simon a little shove, but it was enough to start him moving, then he quickly picked up speed. Too quickly.

Abandoned at Chipchase’s Travelling Circus as a baby, Louie dreams of becoming a showstopper, a tightrope walker-- The Girl Who Walked on Air--she just needs to be given a chance. And the circus needs her, too--Wellbeloved’s rival show is stealing their crowds.

Reluctantly Mr. Chipchase lets Louie perform. She is a sensation and gets an offer from the sinister Mr. Wellbeloved to perform...

How does it feel to morph into a manta ray or slide into the body of a snake? This is what happens to Miranda, Semi, and Arnie, who survive a plane crash. They end up on a tropical island, but become candidates in Dr Franklin's sinister experiments.

There were dozens of us on the ship, all ages, boys and girls, and we were all up on deck for the leaving of Liverpool, gulls wheeling and crying over our heads, calling good-bye, I thought they were waving good-bye. None of us spoke. It was a grey day with drizzle in the air, the great sad cranes bowing to the ship from the docks as we steamed past. That is all I remember of England…

When a giant fox terrorises the city of Thebes, a skeptical wanderer decides to help out so that the Regent can pay for his adventures in gold. But will he manage to catch the uncatchable beast, when the only man who knows anything is a grumpy old man who transforms people that bother him, when the Oracle tells of his involvement - despite Tryx not believing in such things - and when the dead bodies keep piling up with every passing day? This story is based on the myth of the Teumessian Fox and the Laelaps Dog.

Three-time Grammy winner Tom Chapin both reads and sings this timeless folk song. The book by Peter Spier provides the springboard for the familiar song, about a fox who forages for food in the village to bring to his family back in the den. Young listeners will delight in this exceptional new recording of the popular Caldecott Honor Book.

This story is excerpted from The Legendary Casey Jones: And Other American Folktales by Geoffrey Thomas. These short stories are brimming with the big-heartedness, warmth, and homespun humor that the author is known for. Geoffrey Thomas introduces extraordinary characters in this mesmerizing tale of American heritage.

Are you looking for a quick and easy way to help your shy kiddo overcome their social anxiety and break out of their shell? Look no further than Social Skills Every Shy Kid Should Know! Whether they're struggling with making new friends or having social anxiety in public settings, this book has everything your child needs to thrive.

Im verschneiten Tal der Yetis finden Rosa und Bibber einen alten Rucksack, der lange Zeit im Eis versteckt gewesen sein muss. Wo kommt der nur her? Die Aufregung ist groß, denn als sie in den Rucksack hineinschauen, entdecken sie merkwürdige Dinge, die sie noch nie zuvor gesehen haben. Den beiden ist klar: Das ist ein Fall für echte Forscher-Yetis! Und so machen sich Bibber und Rosa mit Polarfuchs Piko erneut auf den Weg in die Menschenwelt, um gemeinsam mit ihren Freunden Jette und Finn das Geheimnis um den Rucksack zu lüften.

"The Fox and the Stork" fable from the forever classic Aesop’s Fables is written in lucid language. Curious kids will venture into the enchanting world of the fox and the stork. Through this fable, children will learn the importance of good behavior.

"The Fox and the Raven" is an interesting fable from the forever classic Aesop’s Fables. The clever fox flatters the raven to get the piece of cheese. The silly raven easily trusts the fox and begins to sing. Through this fable, our young listeners get to learn an important life lesson that one must never trust a flatterer.

Octavia's credentials are fine (a sitcom-star mum, a film-director dad), but she's never fitted in at Darlinham House School, where the kids of the super-rich and famous go to get educated (if you can call tai-chi and Sanskrit an education.) It's hard enough for Octavia to avoid the pygmy blondes (India, Asia, China, and Twinkle), without having to deal with her mother too, who can't wait to see Octavia with the right guy, at the right party, in the right magazine. Can a D-list disaster like Octavia ever become an A-list glamour girl? And will the cost be worth it?

Jungledyret Hugo er tilbage i sin elskede jungle og han har sin bedste ven, Rævepigen Rita med. Selv om de har det dejligt med aberne, Zik og Zak, og de andre venner i skoven, får Hugo snart brug for al sit mod og opfindsomhed, for jaguaren er på spil i deres del af urskoven, og Rita kan ikke klatre i træer... Men de glubske rovdyr er ikke den eneste fare, der lurer: Hugo kan aldrig vide sig sikker, når der er mennesker i nærheden, for han er jo verdens sjældneste dyr, som mange gerne vil have fingre i.

Tiny is a little red fox with a passion for cycling. He rides his bright red bicycle every day. But then one morning something happens, and Tiny can’t find his bicycle. What is he going to do…? This charming story captures the importance of friendship and coming together in the face of adversity, and of sharing and giving back to your community.

Drei wunderbar fantasie- und liebevolle Geschichten, in denen elementare Grunderfahrungen wie Einsamkeit, Angst, Verlassenheit, Eifersucht, aber auch Liebe, Geborgenheit, Zutrauen und Glück dargestellt werden. Irina Korschunow beschreibt diese starken Gefühle sehr behutsam. Ihre kleinen Helden sind entweder aus Plüsch, haben vier Pfoten oder kommen aus dem Riesenland. Alle Menschenkinder jedoch werden beim Zuhören spüren, dass es hierbei um ihre eigene Gefühlswelt geht.

This rhyming tale is the journey of three foxes discovering a sparkling shoe in a shop window. They want a pair for themselves, but they have no money! What will they do?

In the first version of the story, Mr. Fox has nine tails. He feigns death to test his wife's fidelity. Mrs. Fox rejects all the fox suitors that have fewer than nine tails. When she gets engaged to another fox with nine tails, Mr. Fox arises and throws everyone out of his house, including his wife.

When a pair of unruly fictional pirates escape out of their book into Victorian London, 11-year-old Odelia Hardluck-Smythe's lonely life is turned upside down. Captain Blunderfuss and Cook are rude, dangerous and obsessed with marzipan fruits, but they could be the answer to all her prayers. Pirates mean treasure, and poor fatherless Odelia could really do with some of that. Unfortunately, there's more to treasure than buried chests of rubies and diamonds, as Odelia's about to discover the hard way.