Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories

In yet another rollicking adventure, Doctor Dolittle helps to capture a slave trader's ship, organizes the postal service of a small African kingdom, Fantippo, discovers a hidden island populated by prehistoric creatures, gets thrown into another African jail, invents animal alphabets, and defeats at least two armies.

'Doctor Dolittle’s Circus' is the story we all know and love that was adapted into the wonderful Rex Harrison film.

'Doctor Dolittle's Circus' is the story we all know and love that was adapted into the wonderful Rex Harrison film.

After being recently orphaned Rose must live with her aunts, the matriarchs of her wealthy Boston family.

Louisa May Alcott was an American novelist and poet best known as the author of the novel ‘Little Women’.

Louisa May Alcott was an American novelist and poet best known as the author of the novel ‘Little Women’.

Louisa May Alcott was an American novelist and poet best known as the author of the novel ‘Little Women’.

Louisa May Alcott was an American novelist and poet best known as the author of the novel ‘Little Women’.

Louisa May Alcott was an American novelist and poet best known as the author of the novel ‘Little Women’.

Louisa May Alcott was an American novelist and poet best known as the author of the novel 'Little Women'.

Louisa May Alcott was an American novelist and poet best known as the author of the novel 'Little Women'.

Louisa May Alcott was an American novelist and poet best known as the author of the novel 'Little Women'.

Louisa May Alcott was an American novelist and poet best known as the author of the novel 'Little Women'.

Louisa May Alcott was an American novelist and poet best known as the author of the novel 'Little Women'.

Ruth Plumly Thompson was hand picked by L.

The Royal Book of Oz is the fifteenth in the series of Oz books, and the first by Ruth Plumly Thompson, to be written after L.

Ruth Plumly Thompson was hand picked by L.

Kabumpo in Oz is the sixteenth Oz book, and the second written by Ruth Plumly Thompson.

For generations L.

This omnibus edition contains eight of the most loved children''s books of all time.

When young David moves into his new home, he decided that it would be more fun to go exploring the mountains around him, rather than unpack.

Lyman Frank Baum penned fourteen novels in his famous Oz chronology.

Lyman Frank Baum penned fourteen novels in his famous Oz chronology.

This is a collection of seven short stories by Louisa May Alcott, an American novelist best known as author of the novel ''Little Women.

Lyman Frank Baum penned fourteen novels in his famous Oz chronology.

The Happy Prince and Other Stories is a collection of stories for children by Oscar Wilde.

Lyman Frank Baum penned fourteen novels in his famous Oz chronology.

Lyman Frank Baum penned fourteen novels in his famous Oz chronology.

Louisa May Alcott was an American novelist best known as author of the novel Little Women.

Lyman Frank Baum penned fourteen novels in his famous Oz chronology.

Lyman Frank Baum penned fourteen novels in his famous Oz chronology.

Much of the novel is written from the view-point of his canine character, enabling London to explore how animals view their world and how they view humans.

She gladly saw them ramble off together, leaving her time to stitch happily at certain dainty bits of sewing, write voluminous letters, or dream over others quite as long, swinging in her hammock under the lilacs.

Lyman Frank Baum penned fourteen novels in his famous Oz chronology.

Lyman Frank Baum penned fourteen novels in his famous Oz chronology.

For the happiness you have brought to them let me give to you the doll of all my dolls, the doll I loved most dearly.

There she sits, a trifle loppy and loose-jointed, looking me squarely in the face in a straightforward, honest manner, a twinkle where her shoe-button eyes reflect the electric light.

In this delightful tale an unnamed boy discovers that there is a dragon living in the downs above his house.

Everyone loves a party, and when Ozma has a birthday party notables from every part of fairyland attend.

These stories, first published in 1902, are pourquoi stories: fantastic accounts of how various phenomena came about.

'Chronicles of Avonlea' is a collection of short stories by L.

Here is the fourth book in the Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn series.

"e;Do you reckon Tom Sawyer was satisfied after all them adventures?

"e;You don't know about me without you have read a book by the name of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer; but that ain't no matter.

Most of the adventures recorded in this book really occurred; one or two were experiences of my own, the rest those of boys who were schoolmates of mine.

Louisa May Alcott was an American novelist best known as author of the novel 'Little Women.

Louisa May Alcott was an American novelist best known as author of the novel 'Little Women.

Cautionary tales are traditional folklore stories used to teach children of dangers.

These two children's books were part of a series of small-format books called The Dumpy Books for Children.

She gladly saw them ramble off together, leaving her time to stitch happily at certain dainty bits of sewing, write voluminous letters, or dream over others quite as long, swinging in her hammock under the lilacs.