Not having been chosen by Noah, Achbar the mouse stows away on the ark and tries not to be discovered while he and the other animals await the end of the flood.

Children will cherish these 14 stories illustrated by #1 New York Times bestselling artist Charles Santore, whose beautifully vivid watercolors capture the timeless spirit of these classics. Follow Santa's sleigh across the night sky or explore the depths of the ocean with the Little Mermaid; hunt for lettuce in Mr McGregor's garden or visit the Wizard of Oz. -- Publisher supplied

A toy velveteen rabbit longs to be loved, and he begins to experience this when a boy adopts him as his favorite toy. But the rabbit wonders about "real" after meeting two rabbits with feet that pad softly on the ground and with noses that twitch. He learns that he cant jump like the other rabbits and that he smells different. Its only when a mysterious nursery fairy kisses him that the velveteen rabbit learns finally what its...

The famous narrative poem recreating Paul Revere's midnight ride in 1775 to warn the people of the Boston countryside that the British were coming.

A little sea princess, longing to be human, trades her mermaid's tail for legs, hoping to win the love of a prince and earn an immortal soul for herself.

Presents a selection of stories by the well-known author.

By the time the Velveteen Rabbit is dirty, worn out, and about to be burned, he has almost given up hope of ever finding the magic called Real.

Once you are real, you can't become unreal again. It lasts for always. We all pretend from time to time. Driven by a desire to create or maintain a certain image, we pretend to be more or different than who we actually are. We seem more interested in pretending to live interesting lives than actually living interesting lives. One hundred years ago, Margery Williams saw the human condition so clearly that her story, The Velveteen Rabbit, has been embraced...

A poem in which a camel compares his life with that of other animals of the world.