The funny stories of Viktor Dragunsky, written more than half a century ago, have not lost their relevance. The characters are understandable and close, which means that their adventures will also captivate young readers.

Mikhail Mikhailovich ZOSHCHENKO (1894-1958) has long been a classic of Russian literature. This book contains his best stories for children from the cycles 'Lyolya and Minka', 'Smart Animals', 'Stories about Minka's Childhood', 'Smart and Cunning'. M. Zoshchenko managed to very subtly and delicately combine humor and edification in his stories.

Once, in a house on Egypt Street, there lived a china rabbit named Edward Tulane. The rabbit was very pleased with himself, and for good reason: he was owned by a girl named Abilene, who adored him completely. And then, one day, he was lost. . . . Kate DiCamillo takes us on an extraordinary journey, from the depths of the ocean to the net of a fisherman, from the bedside of an ailing child to...

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 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...

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...

Clickity clack, clickity clack . . . Splat's bicycle bumps and jumps over the bumpy track on his way to school, until . . . crack! Splat takes a tumble off of his bike and finds himself nose to beak with a duck. A crash of this caliber should certainly merit some alarm from this duck, but Splat hears no sound. A duck with no quack? Splat thinks that his teacher, Mrs. Wimpydimple, will know what...

Splat is excited because his grandfather told Splat that you can hear the sea if you put a seashell up to your ear. Splat is determined to discover a shell like that to bring back for his grandfather. But as hard as he looks on the beach, all he can find is broken shells. Until he gets some help from a new friend - a whale.

When Splat's teacher announces that the whole class is going to sing for their parents on Parents' Night, Splat is worried: he's afraid to speak in public, much less sing in public! In fact, he's so nervous he can't even manage a simple meow. What will it take for Splat to overcome his stage fright and make his parents proud? Splat the Cat Sings Flat, Splat's I Can Read debut, captures the...

Gary Lutz needs a vacation . . . from himself. Bullies are constantly beating him up. His only friend is his computer. Even his little sister doesn't like him.But now Gary's dream is about to come true. He's going to exchange bodies with another kid for a whole week.Gary can't wait to get a new body. Until something horrible happens. And Gary finds out his new body isn't exactly human...

In this book, everything is very ordinary, and at the same time, everything is amazing. Ordinary guys go to school, do their homework, play, sometimes they get deuces. And suddenly they awaken such feelings that they had no idea about. An ordinary girl becomes the most beautiful in the world, and because of an ordinary boy, she does such desperate things that she is compared to a wild dingo dog...

You shouldn't have touched the oak! Then nothing terrible would have happened. And when they touched it, that’s when it started. Evil spirits crawled out of all the cracks. The brownies and office workers are for our high school students, the evil spirits are against. Perun throws lightning on the roof, Koschey tries to break through the vicious circle, the talking cat feeds the mermaid stolen...