Baguette, a seemingly ordinary house cat, is a descendant of the magic Catlanteans who lived long ago in peace and happiness on the island of Catlantis. When he falls in love with the seductive alley cat Purriana, she insists Baguette accomplish a heroic feat before she’ll agree to marriage. They pay a visit to the oracle, Purriana’s great-great grandmother, who reveals to the surprised...

In the finale of the four-book Beastly Crimes series, Chief Badger faces his most bizarre case yet, in which someone is plucking and burning the feathers of birds in the Far Woods. To make things even worse, the top suspect is his former assistant, young Badgercat. Chief Badger knows that Badgercat can't possibly be the Plucker, so who plucked Lady Cuckoo and attacked the owl twins, Chuck and...

Flush with success from having solved the case of the murdered Rabbit, crotchety detective Chief Badger and his impetuous young assistant, Badgercat, anticipate the return of peace and quiet to their community. But trouble recurs with a visit from Huntington Farm's bloodthirsty security team, who bring accusations of theft and harsh demands for justice. Guard dog Muxtar and hunting hound Polkan...

Funny poems for children that contain all sorts of harmful advice.

Greg suddenly finds himself dealing with the pressures of boy-girl parties, increased responsibilities, and even the awkward changes that come with getting older—all without his best friend, Rowley, at his side. Can Greg make it through on his own? Or will he have to face the “ugly truth”?

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...

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...

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...

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.

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 American animal writer Ernest Seton-Thompson (1860–1946) was one of the first to make animals and birds the heroes of his works. Perhaps it was he who laid the foundation for a new, realistic trend in the literature about animals, because no one had ever depicted their behavior and habits so truthfully and reliably. His first book of short stories from the life of wild animals became so...

Eleven-year-old Tomas has a secret friend like no other: Flicker, a dragon with glittering eyes and scales that flicker from fiery orange to ruby red. But Tomas is also having to get used to Flicker being away, now that his dragon's home is back in the frosty North. Adventure is never far away for Tomas, though - as he finds out when another dragon hatches on the dragonfruit tree at the bottom...