18 books like Otto of the Silver Hand
Just So Stories
Seven tales that explain special things about animals, such as how the whale got his tiny throat, the camel his hump and the leopard his spots.
Shares: Adventure, Children's fiction
Sylvie and Bruno
Two little children meet adventure in such places as Dogland, Outland, and Elfland.
Shares: Emperors, Children, Conduct of life, Adventure
Sylvie and Bruno Concluded
The Narrator tells of two worlds: Victorian England and the love of Arthur and Eric for Lady Muriel; and the fairyland of Dogland, Outland, and Elfland where brother and sister fairies' father is involved in a power struggle.
Shares: Emperors, Children, Conduct of life, Adventure
Bloodline
While traveling through early seventh-century Britain trying to stop an impending war, Essa, who bears the blood of native British tribes and of the invading Anglish, discovers that his mother is alive and he, himself, is a prince of the northern kingdom, but he has loyalties and loved ones in the south to whom he is compelled to return.
Shares: Middle Ages, Adventure, Children's fiction
The Mad Wolf's daughter
"In 1210 Scotland, when invading knights capture 12-year-old Drest's father, the Mad Wolf of the North, and her beloved brothers who make up his fearsome war-band, she sets off to rescue them from the castle prison, taking along a wounded knight as her captive to trade for her family's freedom"--
Shares: Middle Ages, Adventure, Children's fiction
The golden key
The adventurous wanderings of a boy and girl to find the keyhole which fits the rainbow's golden key.
Shares: Children, Conduct of life, Adventure, Children's fiction
Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige
A selfish young boy learns humility when he is made small by an elf and flies on a long trip with wild geese.
Shares: Conduct of life, Classic Literature, Adventure, Children's fiction
The Enchanted Island of Yew
A beautiful fairy is transformed into a human prince for one year. He and his friends have many adventures.
Shares: Classic Literature, Adventure, Children's fiction
In His steps
What would Jesus do? For the first time in their lives, the Reverend Henry Maxwell and his congregation are forced to consider this question and its consequences. Deeply shaken by the appearance of a mysterious stranger in town and his impassioned pleas for the poor and downtrodden, the minister and five influential parishioners begin a year long experience in Christianity. Each has resolved to…
Shares: Clergy, Conduct of life, Children's fiction
With Moore at Corunna
A bright Irish lad, Terence O'Conner, is living with his widowed father, Captain O'Conner of the Mayo Fusiliers, with the regiment at the time when the Peninsular war began. Upon the regiment being ordered to Spain, Terence received a commission of ensign and accompanied it. On the way out, by his quickness of wit he saved the ship from capture and, instead, aided in capturing two French…
Shares: Fathers and sons, Conduct of life, Children's fiction
Paul the Peddler
Young Paul is determined to win a better life for his mother, and he sets out on a whirlwind of entrepreneurial jobs to try to make a good living. From selling candy packages outside the post office to neckties from a cart, he will try his hand at anything to turn a profit. A rousing tale of moral triumph and free trade, "Paul the Peddler" is Horatio Alger at his best.
Shares: Children, Children's fiction
Owl ninja
Sensei Ki-yaga leads Niya and the other students of the Cockroach Ryu on a journey to beg the feudal Emperor to stop war from breaking out between the mountain ryus, putting to the test the firm friendship and unusual skills of these physically-disabled samurai-in-training.
Shares: Emperors, Children's fiction
The Darkangel
Aeriel is kidnapped by the Darkangel, swept up into his dozens of black wings and carried to his distant keep. There she is to serve his brides - thirteen pitiful creatures who were once beautiful, before the Darkangel drained away their souls. Aeriel would free them, but now that she, too, is one of the Darkangel's captives, she can do no other than obey - even while she knows she must destroy…
Shares: Children, Children's fiction
Dream days
Kenneth Grahame's unjustly neglected collections of vignettes, reminiscences, and inventions capture the ingenuities of a family of children--three boys and two girls--who live magnanimous lives nourished by the secret expeditions and private games they share. Written in the last few years of the 19th century, as Grahame looked back fondly at his own childhood, these sketches of growing up are…
Shares: Children, Classic Literature, Adventure, Children's fiction
The Sword in the Tree
After his father is reported dead and his wicked uncle takes over the castle, eleven-year-old Shan hides his father's precious sword and, after escaping with his mother, makes his way to King Arthur's court to seek help in winning back his inheritance.
Shares: Middle Ages, Adventure, Children's fiction
Tanglewood Tales
Tanglewood Tales uses the Greek classics as its source. Nathaniel Hawthorne has taken the most striking and exciting ones and adapted them for children. From the original stories he has selected episodes that illustrate conceptions held by the original authors. Titles include: "The Minotaur," "The Pygmies," "The Dragon's Teeth," "Circe's Palace," "The Pomegranate Seeds" and "The Golden Fleece."
Shares: Children, Conduct of life, Classic Literature, Children's fiction
The Yellow Fairy Book
First published in 1894, this extensive fairy tale anthology was edited by Andrew Lang, a pioneering author and critic. By bringing together folk tales from all over the world and having them translated into English, many for the first time, he was able to create rich and varied collections of stories, opening readers' eyes to a whole world of magical possibility overseas.
Shares: Children, Conduct of life, Children's fiction
Gifts
Young adult story about finding one's place in the world.
Shares: Fathers and sons, Children's fiction