Girls Classics

Published in 1871, Little Men is a sequel to the novel, Little Women. It tells the continuing story of Jo March, who has married Professor Bhaer, with whom she now runs a small school.

The stories in this imaginative collection include: "The Queen's Museum", "The Christmas Truants", "The Griffin and the Minor Canon", "Old Pipes and the Dryad", "The Bee-Man of Orn", "The Clocks of Rondaine", "Christmas Before Last", "Prince Hassak's March", "The Philopena" and "The Accommodating Circumstance".

Meet Katy Carr. She's Impulsive, gangly, adventurous, awkward, and brave; she loves clambering over fences, sitting on roofs, making up games, or going for picnics with her five brothers and sisters (much to the horror of her Aunt Izzie). But when she falls from a swing, she suddenly has to cope with being stuck indoors - maybe forever.

This classic story by Hans Christian Andersen follows two young children who are best friends and neighbors. When a troll wants to mirror the ugliness in all things, he creates a mirror to do so. But when it breaks, the boy named Kai gets flecks of glass in his eyes and heart, which harden his heart. He leaves his friend, Gerda, and his family, and goes off with the Snow Queen, whose two kisses make Kai forget about Gerda and numb him to the cold.

What would you say to a Loved One if you had one day to live? A Letter to My Daughter is a short book of individual letters to my dearest daughter. I leave her with advice on Positive Thinking, How to Tap into your Inner Power, The Importance of Unplugging, Love, Inner Beauty etc. A Letter to My Daughter will not only inspire and empower girls but serves as a universal message to all readers.

Pippilotta Viktualia Rollgardina Pfefferminz Efraimstochter Langstrumpf, kurz Pippi Langstrumpf genannt, wohnt mit ihrem Pferd und dem kleinen Affen Herr Nilsson in der Villa Kunterbunt und macht, was sie will. Sie ist das stärkste Mädchen der Welt und hat vor nichts und niemandem Angst. Thomas und Annika, die im Nachbarhaus wohnen, können sich keine bessere Freundin als Pippi vorstellen!

When a young police officer hears a mysterious song one day, he discovers Rapunzel, a young girl with long hair living alone in a tall city tower. But before the officer can save her, Rapunzel disappears. Will he be able to find her again?

So schön ist es in der Weihnachtszeit! Ganz Birkenlund duftet nach Pfefferkuchen und Schmalzgebackenem. Madita und Lisabet schreiben lange Wunschzettel und backen kleine Schweinchen aus Marzipan. Eines Morgens ist der Fluss hinterm Haus zugefroren. Da hält es die beiden nicht mehr drinnen!

A young girl seeks shelter from the rain at the King's palace and claims that she is a princess. The old queen wants her son, the prince, to get married, but only to a real princess. Fortunately, the queen knows just how to find out if a young girl is a real princess.

Everybody's met a Judy. Somehow, as crass and rusty on the outside as they always are, you always like them. Deep down inside they have a soft heart, which you can see in their eyes if you look long enough. Why? Because often they have a story - of pain, and they just like to hide it under the gruff face. Meet Judy, raised by her grandparents because of her dysfunctional home; has a baby out of wedlock in her teens and is dying of cancer.

Wie verbringen eigentlich Astrid Lindgrens beliebteste Kinderbuchhelden die Weihnachtstage? Na so: Pippi Langstrumpf macht anderen Kindern tolle Geschenke. Lotta aus der Krachmacherstraße beschließt, das Weihnachtsfest zu retten.

Pulgarcito tenía una ilusión: poder ayudar a su padre en su trabajo, llevando la carreta, para que así se sintiera orgulloso de él, a pesar de ser tan pequeño. Y lo consiguió: un día, su padre se puso malo y le encargó que llevara el carro al mercado. Pulgarcito se subió a la oreja del caballo, y.

On a cold New Year's Eve, a young, poor girl tries to sell matches in the street. She is already shivering from cold. She shelters in a nook and sits down. The girl lights the matches to warm herself. In their glow she sees several lovely visions, including a Christmas tree and a holiday feast. The girl looks skyward and sees a shooting star; she then remembers her grandmother saying that such a falling star means someone is dying and is going to Heaven. As she lights the next match, she sees a vision of her grandmother, the only person to have treated her with love and kindness. She strikes one match after another to keep the vision of her grandmother alive for as long as she can.

When a brute of a man tramples an innocent girl, apparently out of spite, two bystanders catch the fellow and force him to pay reparations to the girl's family. The brute's name is Edward Hyde. A respected lawyer, Utterson, hears this story and begins to unravel the seemingly manic behavior of his best friend, Dr. Henry Jekyll, and his connection with Hyde.

Lytt til Hans Christian Andersens fortryllende eventyr om Den Lille Piken Med Svovelstikkene i denne stemningsfylte lydboken med musikk og lyd, lest inn på norsk av Edith Lauglo Endsjø. En fattig liten pike forsøker å selge svovelstikker til folk i den bitende kulden på nyttårsaften, hvor de fleste holder fest inne i varmen og spiser god mat. Hun skal tjene penger til sin sultende familie, men ingen kjøper noe fra henne. Svovelstikkene gir henne noen andre store opplevelser på årets siste kveld.

En los locos años veinte, nació el gran personaje de Elena Fortún: Celia, una niña traviesa, locuaz e inteligente que compartió sus aventuras, desventuras e increíbles fantasías con un público al que intentaba desencorsetar de una sociedad y una educación con una fuerte presencia religiosa y marcadamente femenina.

Eleverne på Canterlot High gør sig klar til deres første store skolekoncert. Sunset Shimmer føler sig en smule udenfor, fordi hun ikke er med i bandet Rainbooms. Men hun støtter alligevel op om sine venner. Da tre nye piger begynder på skolen, melder Sunset sig frivilligt til at vise dem rundt. Måske kan de også blive hendes nye bedste venner? Men pigerne er slet ikke søde.

Venskabsprinsessen Twilight Sparkle rejser til Krystalslottet for at deltage i sit allerførste prinsessetopmøde. Men hendes krone bliver stjålet, og både den og tyven forsvinder ind gennem en magisk portal til en helt anden dimension. Twilight er nødt til at rejse gennem portalen for at få sin krone tilbage, for et af Harmoniens Elementer sidder i den. Men den anden verden er helt anderledes, end Twilight nogensinde kunne have forestillet sig. Også selv om en del af de fremmede skabninger minder om hendes gode venner hjemme fra Equestria.

First published in 1893, Maggie: A Girl of the Streets is the first published fiction work of American author Stephen Crane. A harrowing depiction of a pretty young girl's life in the slums of turn-of-the-century New York City and her eventual decline into prostitution, Crane's novel is a starkly realistic examination of poverty and the challenges brought about by the rapid industrialization the United States underwent in the late 1800s.

Since it was first published in 1964, Whistle for Willie has delighted millions with the story of Peter, who longs to whistle for his dog.