According to the plot of the book, Foma Hryhorovych tells the story of how his grandfather was sent with a letter to the queen. On the way, the grandfather met a Cossack, and he confessed to him that he had sold his soul to the devil and that same night will have to pay. Grandfather decides to help him and chats all night, but his sleep overwhelms him and he falls asleep. Waking up, the...

When an ancient bottle is found washed up on the beach after a ferocious electrical storm, all the residents of Eerie-on-Sea seem to want it ... but should they in fact fear it? Legend has it that the bottle contains an extraordinary secret that spells doom for the whole of Eerie-on-Sea. Could it be true that the vast sea creature Gargantis has awoken from her slumbers, and is causing the large...

August Pullman was born with a facial difference that, up until now, has prevented him from going to a mainstream school. Starting 5th grade at Beecher Prep, he wants nothing more than to be treated as an ordinary kid—but his new classmates can’t get past Auggie’s extraordinary face. Beginning from Auggie’s point of view and expanding to include his classmates, his sister, her boyfriend, and...

You may have read the Little Prince in French, English, and maybe even Polish. But have you read the Little Prince in the dialect spoken in Wielkopolska? Includes an audio CD.

Every morning, Judy Moody measures Stink and it's always the same: three feet, eight inches tall. Stink feels like even the class newt is growing faster than he is. Then, one day, the ruler reads - can it be? - three feet, seven and three quarters inches! Is Stink shrinking? He tries everything to look like he’s growing, but wearing up-and-down stripes and spiking his hair aren't fooling...

A fantastic adventure novel with elements of historical truth describes the events of Cossack times. An ordinary village teenager, Samiylo, embarks on a dangerous journey through the Tauri steppe to the Crimea, seeking to free his younger sister, enslaved by invaders. Cossack mythology is woven into the adventures. The reader will get to know Cossack Mamai, Gryphon, Pesygolovets, Bui-Tur, Didek.

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Newt Scamander's classic compendium of magical creatures, has delighted generations of wizarding readers. With this beautiful, large-scale new edition illustrated in full color, Muggles too will have the chance to discover where the Runespoor lives, what the Puffskein eats, and why shiny objects should always be kept away from the Niffler.

‘The War That Changed Rondo’ is a book about the fact that war has no heart and understands no language, but touches everyone and leaves scars on everyone. But if we build a machine of light together and learn to sing despite everything, then even the most fragile creatures will be able to stand and win. And this book is an occasion for a thoughtful conversation with children (or with yourself)...

2600 years ago, the slave Aesop created more than 400 fables. All this time, they were passed on from mouth to mouth, and in this way about 100 works reached us. The most recent retelling of Aesop's fables for this book was made by a real storyteller, the ‘Ukrainian nightingale’ Oleksandr Vyzhenko. He told 35 fables!