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  July 2003
King Grisly-Beard by Brothers Grimm
A beautiful but rude and conceited princess is taught a lesson.
- Length: 5 pages
- Age Rating: U
- Rating:5 stars
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The Twelve Dancing Princesses by Brothers Grimm
A soldier risks his life to uncover the secret of twelve beautiful princesses.
- Length: 5 pages
- Age Rating: U
- Rating:5 stars
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  September 2002
Marmalade by Sonja Cheal
A very lazy cat who only eats baked beans learns a valuable lesson.
- Length: 7 pages
- Age Rating: U
- Rating:5 stars
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Mr Sticky by Mo McAuley
One day a tiny water snail appears in Abby's fish tank.
- Length: 4 pages
- Age Rating: U
- Rating:5 stars
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The Tidy Drawer by Mo McAuley
Abby's mother tells her to tidy her room.
- Length: 4 pages
- Age Rating: U
- Rating:5 stars
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  December 2001
The Fir Tree by Hans Christian Andersen
Fairy tale about a little fir tree that wants to grow up.
- Length: 9 pages
- Age Rating: U
- Rating:4 stars
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A Kidnapped Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum
One might think that Santa Claus would have no enemies on all the earth - and for a long time, he didn't ... then the Daemons came along.
- Length: 11 pages
- Age Rating: U
- Rating:2 stars
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The Image Of The Lost Soul by Saki
A sweet-voiced but lonely bird finds refuge with an isolated statue.
- Length: 3 pages
- Age Rating: U
- Rating:5 stars
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  November 2001
Bill, Bingo and Bram by Chris Maitland
Story for young adults about old Bill Smith and his mysterious ability in dealing with dogs.
- Length: 16 pages
- Age Rating: U
- Rating:2 stars
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  August 2001
Little Red Riding Hood by Brothers Grimm
A little girl has an encounter with a wolf while visiting her grandmother.
- Length: 5 pages
- Age Rating: U
- Rating:5 stars
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Rapunzel by Brothers Grimm
A wicked enchantress imprisons a beautiful girl in a tower.
- Length: 4 pages
- Age Rating: U
- Rating:5 stars
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The Frog Prince by Brothers Grimm
A princess makes a promise to a talking frog.
- Length: 4 pages
- Age Rating: U
- Rating:5 stars
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  June 2001
The Fox and The Crow by Aesop
Classic fable. Moral: Do not trust flatterers.
- Length: 1 pages
- Age Rating: U
- Rating:5 stars
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The Dragon Rock by Ellena Ashley
Nobody knew for sure how the slumbering dragon got there, but one thing everybody agreed on was that one day it would wake.
- Length: 5 pages
- Age Rating: U
- Rating:5 stars
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  March 2001
Hobnail by Crystal Arbogast
Scary bedtime story about a mother and daughter's night-time journey home.
- Length: 5 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:5 stars
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Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving
A man drinks a magic potion and sleeps through the American Revolution. Classic reworking of a European folk-tale.
- Length: 16 pages
- Age Rating: U
- Rating:5 stars
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  January 2001
High and Lifted Up by Mike Krath
A children's story about a boy who turns into a leaf.
- Length: 3 pages
- Age Rating: U
- Rating:4 stars
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  September 2000
Polly Helps a Friend by Susan A. Candela
Every week, Polly and her mother go to the park. In the park, Polly enjoys the wonderful sunshine, wonderful breezes, wonderful colors and most importantly, the big wonderful silver slide.
- Length: 5 pages
- Age Rating: U
- Rating:4 stars
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  April 2000
The Birthday of the Infanta by Oscar Wilde
A spectacular party is thrown in honour of the Infanta of Spain's birthday; there are actors, jugglers, magicians - and a dancing dwarf. A heart-wrenching tale about inner and outer beauty.
- Length: 16 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:4 stars
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The Fisherman and his Soul by Oscar Wilde
A fisherman accidently captures and falls in love with a mermaid but must make a sacrifice to be with her. A fairytale, reminiscent of The Little Mermaid, parodying usual divisions between body and soul.
- Length: 36 pages
- Age Rating: U
- Rating:5 stars
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