The collection includes seven stories by the Russian writer Mikhail Prishvin, who is rightly called the 'singer of Russian nature': 'Lisichkin bread', 'First stand', 'Yarik' and others. Illustrations by Marina Belousova.

A multi award-winning story of friendship and feuds in a remote Armenian mountain village. In an isolated village high in the Armenian mountains, a close-knit community bickers, gossips and laughs. Their only connection to the outside world is an ancient telegraph wire and a perilous mountain road that even goats struggle to navigate. As they go about their daily lives - harvesting crops,...

The book by the classic of children's literature Nikolai Nosov 'The Adventures of Dunno and His Friends' was first published in 1954 and marked the beginning of a trilogy about funny and mischievous kids from the Flower City. The protagonist of the story, Dunno, has the most contradictory qualities, but by nature he is kind and ready to do good deeds. He is quick-witted and brave, and also very...

These nursery rhymes for the little ones are full of recognizable stories. Here are the grandchildren going to their grandmother. Here is a family eating porridge and washing dishes. And this is Mitenka, who does not want to get up. The book is illustrated with live, cheerful pictures by Mikhail Romadin. Komi-Permian folk songs. Retelling by Lev Ivanovich Kuzmin.

Dog was seized by an enormous hand, lifted to a dizzy height, and dunked in a bucket of very cold water. He began to wriggle and groan and cry and choke. . . . Nearly drowned at birth, left for dead in a garbage dump, and hounded by dog catchers. No question: Dog's puppyhood is tough. Alone in the world, he decides it's time to find himself an owner, someone he can love and, of course, train....

Come for a visit in Bear Country with this classic from Stan and Jan Berenstain. Join Mama, Papa, and Brother, as they try and help Sister break a very bad habit . . . biting her nails. Will she manage to get her bad habit under control, or will she end up stuck as a nail nibbler.

The collection 'Funny Stories for Children' includes the most famous stories by M. Zoshchenko from the cycle 'Stories about Mink's Childhood' and 'Lyolya and Minka'. They tell about a respectful attitude towards parents, about children's whims, about friendship, about nature, and the writer's ease of writing and subtle humor give the stories a special meaning. For primary school age.

The famous story of the classic of English and world literature, Charles Dickens, is a subtle study of the human soul in all its uniqueness. Once, on Christmas Eve, the ghost of his companion, who had died several years ago, came to visit the mean and heartless old man Scrooge. The whole life, from the most joyful to the saddest moments, passed before Scrooge after this meeting. And at some...

Arthur doesn't think he will ever have to return to the strange house that nearly killed him on Monday, the house that contains an entire world. But Tuesday brings new challenges in the form of an enemy named Grim Tuesday, who threatens the well-being of both Arthur's family and his world. Arthur must retrieve the Second Key from Grim Tuesday in order to save everything; an adventure that will...

Vitaly Bianchi was and remains one of the most beloved, kind and humane children's writers. 'Translators from the wordless' - so he called himself and his associates, writing about the life of animals. Most of all, Bianchi loves to talk about those animals that anyone can meet in their garden, on the banks of a neighboring river, in the forests and fields of the northern and central Russian...

First published in 'McClure's Magazine' between December of 1901 and October of 1901, 'Kim' is the story of Kim (Kimball) O'Hara, the orphaned son of a British soldier. Set against the backdrop of 'The Great Game' a political conflict between Russia and Great Britain in central Asia, the novel traces the life of the title character from begging and errand running on the streets of Lahore to his...