The Emperor's Nightingale and Other Feathery Tales

The Emperor's Nightingale and Other Feathery Tales
Author: Jane Ray
Publisher: Story Collector
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2022-09-06
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781914912115

With this extraordinary collection of stories--each featuring a bird as a central character--Jane Ray has crafted a special gift for children who love to read and be read to. Ray, an internationally renowned picture-book artist, retells and stunningly illustrates a rich variety of tales from around the world. Some, like Oscar Wilde's "The Happy Prince," are beloved; others, like the charming African myth "Mulungu Paints the Birds," will become new favorites. The writers include the Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen, and Edward Lear. Jane's writing style simply glides along, revealing tales of wonder, magic, and mystery.

A Feather on the Breath of God

A Feather on the Breath of God
Author: Sigrid Nunez
Publisher: Picador
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2005-12-27
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1429944943

From Sigrid Nunez, the National Book Award-winning author of The Friend, comes A Feather on the Breath of God: a mesmerizing story about the tangled nature of relationships between parents and children, between language and love A young woman looks back to the world of her immigrant parents: a Chinese-Panamanian father and a German mother. Growing up in a housing project in the 1950s and 1960s, she escapes into dreams inspired both by her parents' stories and by her own reading and, for a time, into the otherworldly life of ballet. A yearning, homesick mother, a silent and withdrawn father, the ballet--these are the elements that shape the young woman's imagination and her sexuality.

Andersen's Tales for Children

Andersen's Tales for Children
Author: Andersen
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 478
Release: 2020-09-22
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 3752502339

Reprint of the original, first published in 1869.

The Lion and the Unicorn and Other Hairy Tales

The Lion and the Unicorn and Other Hairy Tales
Author: Jane Ray
Publisher:
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2015-08
Genre:
ISBN: 9781910126394

The third volume in Jane Ray's short story collection featuring 'The Lion and the Unicorn', 'Brer Wolf', 'The Singing Ringing Tree', 'Theseus and the Minotaur', and many more.

Fairy Tales & Fantasy: The Hans Christian Andersen's Edition (All 127 Stories in one volume)

Fairy Tales & Fantasy: The Hans Christian Andersen's Edition (All 127 Stories in one volume)
Author: Hans Christian Andersen
Publisher: e-artnow
Total Pages: 1090
Release: 2017-08-07
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 8027201063

This unique collection of Hans Christian Andersen's complete fairy tales has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) was a Danish writer, best remembered for his fairy tales. Table of Contents: BY THE ALMSHOUSE WINDOW THE ANGEL ANNE LISBETH BEAUTY OF FORM AND BEAUTY OF MIND THE BEETLE WHO WENT ON HIS TRAVELS THE BELL-DEEP THE BIRD OF POPULAR SONG THE BISHOP OF BORGLUM AND HIS WARRIORS THE BOTTLE NECK THE BUCKWHEAT THE BUTTERFLY A CHEERFUL TEMPER THE CHILD IN THE GRAVE CHILDREN'S PRATTLE THE FARM-YARD COCK AND THE WEATHER-COCK THE DAISY THE DARNING-NEEDLE DELAYING IS NOT FORGETTING THE DROP OF WATER JACK THE DULLARD AN OLD STORY TOLD ANEW THE DUMB BOOK THE ELF OF THE ROSE THE GIRL WHO TROD ON THE LOAF THE GOBLIN AND THE HUCKSTER THE GOLDEN TREASURE GRANDMOTHER A GREAT GRIEF THE HAPPY FAMILY A LEAF FROM HEAVEN IB AND LITTLE CHRISTINA THE ICE MAIDEN I. LITTLE RUDY THE JEWISH MAIDEN THE LAST DREAM OF THE OLD OAK THE LAST PEARL LITTLE CLAUS AND BIG CLAUS THE LITTLE ELDER-TREE MOTHER LITTLE IDA'S FLOWERS THE LITTLE MATCH-SELLER THE LITTLE MERMAID LITTLE TINY OR THUMBELINA THE LOVELIEST ROSE IN THE WORLD THE MAIL-COACH PASSENGERS THE MARSH KING'S DAUGHTER THE METAL PIG THE MONEY-BOX WHAT THE MOON SAW INTRODUCTION THE NEIGHBOURING FAMILIES THE NIGHTINGALE THERE IS NO DOUBT ABOUT IT THE OLD BACHELOR'S NIGHTCAP THE OLD GRAVE-STONE THE OLD HOUSE WHAT THE OLD MAN DOES IS ALWAYS RIGHT THE OLD STREET LAMP OLE-LUK-OIE, THE DREAM-GOD OLE THE TOWER-KEEPER OUR AUNT THE GARDEN OF PARADISE THE PEA BLOSSOM THE PEN AND THE INKSTAND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE THE PHOENIX BIRD THE PORTUGUESE DUCK THE PORTER'S SON POULTRY MEG'S FAMILY THE PRINCESS AND THE PEA THE PUPPET-SHOW MAN THE RED SHOES EVERYTHING IN THE RIGHT PLACE A ROSE FROM HOMER'S GRAVE THE SNAIL AND THE ROSE-TREE A STORY FROM THE SAND-HILLS THE SNOW MAN THE SNOW QUEEN IN SEVEN STORIES THE STORM SHAKES THE SHIELD ...

Tales for the Young

Tales for the Young
Author: Hans Christian Andersen
Publisher:
Total Pages: 260
Release: 1847
Genre: Children's stories, Danish
ISBN:

The Complete Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen: 127 Stories in one volume

The Complete Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen: 127 Stories in one volume
Author: Hans Christian Andersen
Publisher: e-artnow
Total Pages: 1090
Release: 2015-06-02
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 8026838882

This carefully crafted ebook: "The Complete Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen: 127 Stories in one volume" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) was a Danish writer, best remembered for his fairy tales.