Grandmother's love is an unconditional and spontaneous phenomenon. Like a summer shower or morning fog over a river. She envelops softly, gently and... tenaciously. Grandma Catastrofa loves her grandson Oniska very much. And he loves his faithful friends. And everyone who does good to others, too. And grandmother Catastrophe dislikes all kinds of scoundrels. Frankly, she can't stand them. And...

Grandmamma loves to tell about witches. Real witches are the most dangerous of all living creatures on earth. There's nothing they hate so much as children, and they work all kinds of terrifying spells to get rid of them. Her grandson listens closely to Grandmamma's stories—but nothing can prepare him for the day he comes face-to-face with The Grand High Witch herself!

Eight-year-old Tim looks indecisive, but when it comes to uncovering secrets, you won't find anyone braver and more understanding than him. But his sister Jenny, although not so smart, is very brave and likes to ski. And this time it played a decisive role in the investigation.

The story of Pollyanna Whitter, an eleven-year-old orphan who goes to live with her wealthy, but stern and cold Aunt Polly. To keep her spirits high, Pollyanna centers her life on what she calls the ‘The Glad Game,’ an optimistic and positive attitude towards life she learned from her father. Pollyanna soon brings her ‘game’ to the towns grumpy inhabitants.

The world bestseller about the teenager Tim Thaler, who lived in poverty and hardship, but knew how to rejoice and laugh so sincerely that everyone around him admired him. Sincere, ringing, as if silver, laughter was his real treasure. But the little one didn't even guess about it, because he dreamed of having a scooter with rubber wheels and eating plenty of cakes, and one day... he traded...

Slavko and Oksanka do not yet know that they are waiting for a small but real dragon Tyshko, a blue wind with a magical hat, as well as an ordinary unusual fence that grumbles and swears, but for the sake of friends is ready to become a raft, a bridge and even an aircraft. No danger will stop the children, because the baby dragon must be returned to its mother.

Old women and 36 and 6 cats will meet. This acquaintance will lead to incredible changes in the lives of people and cats. Cats that will become not only companions, but also football players and theater actors.

Centering on the infamous firebombing of Dresden, Billy Pilgrim’s odyssey through time reflects the mythic journey of our own fractured lives as we search for meaning in what we fear most. Billy Pilgrim’s journey is at once a farcical look at the horror and tragedy of war where children are placed on the frontlines and die (so it goes), and a moving examination of what it means to be...

Mr. Fred Grange claims to work as a clerk for a biscuit company, but he's out and about on the London streets at odd hours, and girl detective Maisie Hitchins soon discovers something very precious hidden in his rooms. Maisie is determined to unmask him as a thief, but the truth is far more complicated—and dangerous. Before long, Maisie and her friends are led into a web of mystery lurking...

Maisie Hitchins longs to be a detective. She's sure there are lots of adventures to be had on the streets of Victorian London. And, together with her faithful puppy, Eddie, she is determined to follow even the slightest scent of a mystery no matter what! Alice's father is having a run of bad fortune two of his ships have disappeared and he has lost a lot of money. Maisie is sure she can...

My whole world changed when I stepped inside the academy. Nothing is right about this place or the other students in it. Here I am, a mere mortal among gods…or monsters. I still can’t decide which of these warring factions I belong to, if I belong at all. I only know the one thing that unites them is their hatred of me.

Do you ever think about your body and how it all works? Like really properly think about it? The human body is extraordinary and fascinating and, well . . . pretty weird. Yours is weird, mine is weird, your maths teacher's is even weirder. This book is going to tell you what's actually going on in there, and answer the really important questions, like: Are bogeys safe to eat? Look, if your...