Books from North-South Books
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Lonesome Bear
One morning when Bear wakes up, Clara is missing. He searches the house for her. He calls and calls her name, but no one answers. So Bear sets out to...
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Little Brother and Little Sister: A Fairy Tale
By Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm GrimmTwo children believe that running away from their evil stepmother to live in the woods is the solution to their problems, but they soon discover they are wrong when the...
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The Snow Goose
By Pirkko VainioThere are lots of animals on Grandfather's farm, but Anna loves geese best of all. One day Grandfather finds an injured snow goose. Although Anna carefully nurses the bird, it...
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The Bears' Christmas Surprise
By Bruno HachlerIn an unusual holiday story, a band of stuffed bears embark on a secret mission that teaches young and old alike a joyous message about the true spirit of Christmas....
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The Scary Sleepover
By Ulrich KargerMary and her classmates learn to overcome their fears of the dark when they attend a Halloween sleepover at school.
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The Deliverers of Their Country
By Edith NesbitWhen an unusual spell of warm weather hatches out several hundred thousand dormant dragons, Britain seems doomed to a fiery death. But young Harry and Effie do not give up,...
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Happy Easter, Davy!
By Brigitte WeningerWhen Davy's older brother tells the siblings about the Easter Bunny who brings gifts to human kids, they search for the Easter Bunny to tell him to bring them gifts...
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The Wizard of Oz
By Lyman Frank BaumIn his introduction to the original 1900 edition of The Wizard of Oz, L. Frank Baum stated his intention to create a 20th-century American fairy tale. In this, he succeeded...
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Look
By Michael GrejniecBored with being sick in bed, a child looks out his window and finds the street full of interesting people and activities.
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Never Fear, Snake My Dear!
By Rolf SiegenthalerA mouse intended to be dinner for a snake at the zoo digs a tunnel so that they can both escape to freedom, after which they share an unlikely friendship.
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Snow White and Rose Red
By Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm GrimmIn a lonely cottage lived a widow and her two daughters. One snowy night there was a knock on their door and they opened it, expecting to find a lost...
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Little Elephant's Song
By Wolfram HänelLittle elephant has learned how to do many things: walk backwards, hop on three legs, spin around like a falling leaf, and do wonderful tricks with his trunk -- catch...
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Noah's Ark
By Heinz JanischThe story of Noah and his ark filled with animals, and the terrible flood that covered all the earth, has always held particular appeal for children -- and great fascination...
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Ahoy There, Little Polar Bear
By Hans De BeerAhoy There, Little Polar Bear
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The Hungry One: A Poem
By Kurt BaumannA strange creature, cursed with an appetite that nothing can satisfy, takes his revenge when the miller refuses to let the monster marry his daughter.
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The Story of a Boy Named Will, who Went Sledding Down the Hill
By Daniil KharmsAs he sleds swiftly down the hill, a boy runs into a hunter, a dog, a fox, a hare, and a bear.
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Little Polar Bear and the Husky Pup
One day Lars, the Little Polar Bear, rescues a husky puppy from a deep crack in the ice. Instead of thanking Lars, the puppy snarls and yaps at him. Disgusted,...
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Little Elephant Runs Away
By Wolfram HänelLittle Elephant is angry. His big sister took all his bananas and his big brother called him a crybaby and kicked him! So Little Elephant decides to run away. It's...