Young Charles Dickens s happy childhood came to a sudden end when his father was jailed for debt and, aged 12, he was sent to work in a factory to make shoe polish.
Before he wrote 'A Series of Unfortunate Events', before the Baudelaires became orphans, even before the invention of Netflix, Lemony Snicket asked all the wrong questions.
In this beloved tale, children join Pinocchio on his journey to becoming a real boy as he is tricked by the sly fox, turned in to a donkey, and swallowed by a whale!
In this beloved tale, the Velveteen Rabbit learns the value of friendship and the power of love as he encounters toys that tease him and live rabbits in the garden!
In the beloved tale of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, the three bears are in for quite a surprise when they return home and realize that a curious girl has made herself at home in their cottage.
Set in the shadows of the Spanish Inquisition, this is the coming-of-age story of Jose Alfaro, a young refugee who forms a powerful bond with the mysterious Pirate Captain Toledano.
