Sid is a boy, cursed by the hands of a medieval witch, never to sleep again. Battling the challenges his sleepless existence brings, he embarks on a quest to find two ghosts who may hold the key to finding a cure. Through enchanted forests, bogs filled with Kelpie spirits and a group of treasure hunters holding him back, Sid is about to find a whole lot more than he bargained for.

Two boys are born on the same day in sixteenth-century England; one is a beggar, and the other is the Prince of Wales. Growing up, Tom Canty daydreams of hobnobbing with nobility, while Edward Tudor, son of King Henry VIII, longs for freedom beyond the castle walls. One day, the boys have a chance encounter, realize that they look a lot alike, and decide to switch places. But they soon learn that idealistic fantasies don't match up with reality. American author Mark Twain first published h...

This is a fairy tale book.The Book of Bird and Fairy Stories Table of Contents:A Canary in a Golden CageThe Wild Swans, a retelling of Hans Christian AndersenThe Elf KnightThe Stork's NestThe Fairy RingThe Knight and the Sparrow-hawkHeron Harbor and the Moon FairyUndine and the KnightThe Tale of the Sweet Pea FairyThe SandpiperThe LoreleiThe Wood Fairy and the...

This beautifully illustrated book offers seventeen of the best-loved fairy tales belonging to the French, Danish, German and Polish cultural heritage. Written in a beautiful yet lively language, this new edition of timeless Classics has been carefully adapted to meet the expectations of today’s younger readers. Indeed, small children will welcome it with keen interest, readily making it their favorite first book of fairy tales.Amongst others, this enchanting selection includes Cind...

Adrian Pang and Cultural Medallion winner Milenko Prvacki team up to write Hansel and Girl Girl, the tale of two siblings sent on an errand by their unloving stepmother who hopes they get lost and never return. Along the way they chance upon a candy store run by a curious looking Peranakan lady sporting huge beehive hair and ruby red lips...what will happen to them?Epigram Books is proud to present our brand of traditional fairytales told Singapore style! Three local celebrities—Ad...

Little Boy Gan is the story of a boy on a journey through a magical forest, where he encounters many creatures, all of whom want to know the secret to his happiness. Beautifully illustrated by Jaded Dragon Studios (http://www.jadeddragon.ca), with a foreword by Walter Gretzky, Lisa McDonald's first book is a delightful tale about how we can all find the joy of a passion-filled life. Learn more about Lisa and her upcoming works at http://www.lisamcdonaldauthor.com.

A proud princess set a riddle to her wooers and sent them away when they could not answer. Three tailors came. Two were known for their cleverness and skill, and the third for his uselessness... 

A rich goldsmith and a poor broommaker were brothers. The broommaker had two identical twin sons. One day, the broommaker saw a golden bird in the woods, knocked off a feather, and sold it to his brother for a great sum. He pursued the bird again and found a golden lamp...

A London princess long ago named Emma has her heart set on a prince who doesn’t appreciate her. The witch with no name in the forest has a trick: she can get the prince to love her if Princess Emma trades her own heart’s ability to love onto the witch! In her fairy tale, Emma learns that Prince Charming isn’t always who you think it is.

Malice has to save her friends from the fairy tale parasites infesting their souls.They have each been combined with the fairy tale that bit them. This has caused them to become hybrids—the Mad Hatter, for instance, is now half Cinderella.To drive the fairy tale portion out, Malice has to drive a stake through their hearts. So, ironically, to save them, Malice essentially has to fight and kill her friends—the Mad Hatter, Tweedle twins, Humpty and the Knight. Hopefully, afterw...

J. M. Barrie's most famous work,tells the story of Peter Pan, a mischievous yet innocent little boy who can fly, and has many adventures on the island of Neverland that is inhabited by mermaids, fairies, Native Americans and pirates. Peter has many stories involving Wendy Darling and her two brothers, his fairy Tinker Bell, the Lost Boys, and the pirate Captain Hook.