Two years after Curdie uncovered the goblins' plot to kidnap Princess Irene, he and an unlikely companion embark on a mission to save the princess and her father from a plot to usurp the kingdom.

"The Light Princess presents an unusual twist on the fairy tale genre. The strange curse placed on the baby princess in this tale prevents the child from having any gravity. The princess must be kept from floating away by a rope that moors her to the ground like a human balloon. Somehow she must find a way to fall in love to break the spell." --

Originally published in 1892, this beautifully written collection of Celtic fairy tales is bound to enrapture. Filled to the brim with, as Joseph Jacob says, "both the best, and the best known folk-tales of the Celts," this is the first of his two collections of Celtic folklore. Included in this charming collection are tales of romance, tales that will make you laugh, and tales with sadness intertwined. The twenty-six story medley includes: "Guleesh" "Conal...

An ugly duckling spends an unhappy year ostracized by the other animals before he grows into a beautiful swan.

A collection of Japanese, Serbian, Lithuanian, African, Portuguese, Rumanian and Russian stories.

A young girl feels a pea through twenty mattresses and twenty featherbeds and proves she is a real princess.

A retelling of the well-known tale in which two children are left in the woods but find their way home despite an encounter with a wicked witch.

The perilous adventure of a toy soldier who loves a paper dancing girl culminates in tragedy for both of them.

A collection of 25 tales including "The Leaping Match," "The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep, " and "The Garden of Happiness."

"Through the mysterious powers of a cherished book of stories, twins Alex and Conner leave their world behind and find themselves in a foreign land full of wonder and magic where they come face-to-face with the fairy tale characters they grew up reading about"--