Vladimir Mayakovsky (1893–1930) is one of the most important poets of the 20th century. His works, addressed to the adult reader, have become classics of Soviet literature. But Mayakovsky is no less famous as the author of poems for children. Cheerful, mischievous, playful, in an entertaining way they teach children to distinguish good from bad, to be kind and honest, not to be lazy, to strive...

The adventure story of the classic of American literature Jack London describes the events that take place during the gold rush in Alaska. Its main character is White Fang, half-wolf, half-dog. The cruel and harsh world that surrounds him from birth threatens with imminent death, and only a meeting with a kind owner becomes a salvation for the White Fang. This book is about the all-conquering...

You have no peace if you are friends with Carlson! Because he is a big fan of fiction and can turn your day into a rumble, and then suddenly remember that he has things to do and fly away. And then you have no choice but to wait. Wait for him to fly back to play pranks together. The third book of the trilogy about the Kid and Carlson by the wonderful Swedish writer ASTRID LINDGREN.

The touching tale 'Bambi' is about a little deer who discovers the world, so big and so diverse. Only when faced with human cruelty, he begins to understand that life is full of troubles and dangers and we must learn to overcome them. The book introduces nature and instills love for it, and gives rise to sensitivity and compassion in kind hearts.

Having been shipwrecked, the navigator Robinson Crusoe, by chance, finds himself on a desert island off the coast of America. Having lived there all alone for 28 years, due to unexpected circumstances, he once left him on an English ship. The famous novel by the English writer Daniel Defoe (1660-1731) about extraordinary adventures Robinson Crusoe in a wonderful retelling for children by Korney...

Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol (1809-1852) is a classic of literature. Many of his works are included in the school curriculum, including 'Evenings on a farm near Dikanka' - amazing in its atmosphere and content of the story. It was after the publication of this collection that the writer was noticed in literary circles, and Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin noted the special poetry, gaiety and ease of...

Humorous stories of the classics of American literature.

Arkady Gaidar is a man of legend. The most unprecedented stories were told about his life, and all of them are pure truth. He said about himself: 'It was an ordinary biography and an extraordinary time.' At the age of 14, he went to the Civil War, at 17 he commanded a regiment, and died at the front of the Great Patriotic War. He began to write in the 20s of the twentieth century and in his...

How does it feel to know one day that you are the heir to an aristocratic title and a huge fortune? This is exactly what happened to the hero of the novel by the American writer Francis Burnett 'Little Lord Fauntleroy.' The book, published in 1886, immediately became a bestseller, and the charming seven-year-old boy conquered not only haughty heart of a wayward grandfather, but also became the...

A fascinating fairy tale story by the English writer J. M. Barry about the tireless adventurer Peter Pan, a funny little boy who also knows how to fly. If you go with him on a journey to a wonderful island, he will teach you how to fly. And he will also introduce you to its inhabitants - mermaids and fairies. And don't be afraid of meeting with formidable pirates, with their terrible leader...

The earth is so huge, and there are so many houses on it! Big and small. Beautiful and ugly. New buildings and ruins. And there is also a very tiny house of Carlson, who lives on the roof. Carlson is sure that this is the best house in the world and the best Carlson in the world lives in it.

This book is an adaptation of the novel 'The Last of the Mohicans' by the famous American writer James Fenimore Cooper (1789 - 1851), whose works have gained immense popularity both in the United States and in Europe. The novel is set during the colonial wars in North America. Some Indian tribes are almost completely exterminated. The beauties Kore and Alice, Major Hayward, the courageous...