18 books like The Tempest or The Enchanted Island
The Tempest (adaptation)
An illustrated, abridged version of the Shakespeare play with background information and explanatory stage directions.
Shares: Political refugees, Shipwreck victims, Islands, Magicians
Why War Is Never a Good Idea
Simple, rhythmic text explores the wanton destructiveness of War, which has grown old but not wise, as it demolishes nice people and beautiful things with no consideration for the consequence
Shares: Juvenile poetry, Children's poetry, Children's fiction
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
The Pied Piper pipes the village free of rats, and when the villagers refuse to pay him for the service he exacts a terrible revenge.
Shares: Juvenile poetry, Children's poetry, Children's fiction
You read to me, I'll read to you
Here's a book With something new - You read to me! I'll read to you! We'll read each page To one another - You'll read one side, I the other. But who will read - Now guess this riddle - When the words are In the middle? The answer's easy! Plain as pie! We'll read together, You and I.
Shares: Juvenile poetry, Children's poetry, Adaptations, Children's fiction
I Want to Eat Your Books
He’s limping strangely down the hall with outstretched arms and a groaning drawl. A zombie! Could it really be? You race to class, but turn to see he’s sitting in the desk right next to you!But odds are you’ll probably be okay, because this is no ordinary zombie. This zombie doesn’t want to eat your brains—he wants to eat your books! Hide your textbooks and your fairy tales, because the little…
Shares: Picture books for children, Children's fiction
The Dragon of Doom
Life in the village of Pigbone is boring until an aspiring magician and his talking toad come to town and ask Edward to help them slay the Dragon of Doom.
Shares: Magicians, Children's fiction
Instructions
This advice for travelling through a fairytale landscape might just save you from being eaten by wolves or being lost for ever, but it is also a charming metaphor for living courageously and taking risks.
Shares: Juvenile poetry, Children's poetry, Children's fiction
The Ugly Duckling
An ugly and unloved duckling turns out to be a beautiful swan.
Shares: Picture books for children, Drama, Children's fiction
Barbie Horse Trouble Barbie Look Look
Golden Books launches fun new Barbie series this year. With everything from fairy tales to horse club books -- there's something for everyone with Barbie Rebecca's the new camper at the Lucky Horseshoe Camp and she thinks she doesn't need Barbie, or Stacie's help. Will Rebecca change her tune after her horse becomes frightened and tries to throw her? Find out in Horse Trouble
Shares: Juvenile poetry, Children's poetry, Children's fiction
Operation Sherlock
Bruce Farrington Coville (, born May 16, 1950) is an author of young adult fiction. Coville was first published in 1977 and has written over 100 books.
Shares: Islands, Children's fiction
The Dragon of Lonely Island Reissue (Dragon of Lonely Island)
Three children spend the summer with their mother on a secluded island where they discover a three-headed dragon living in a cave and learn what it means to be a Dragon Friend.
Shares: Islands, Children's fiction
Canyons
Finding a skull on a camping trip in the canyons outside El Paso, Texas, Brennan becomes involved with the fate of a young Apache Indian who lived in the late 1800s.
Shares: Spirits, Children's fiction
Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare
Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare is a collection edited by Edith Nesbit. There are twenty of Shakespeare's plays and a brief biography all told in a manner that is understandable, and enjoyable to children. This book is the perfect introduction to Shakespeare's work and will open many literary doors for your child!
Shares: English language, Adaptations, Drama, Children's fiction
The Boggart (The Boggart #1)
After visiting the castle in Scotland which her family has inherited and returning home to Canada, twelve-year-old Emily finds that she has accidentally brought back with her a boggart, an invisible and mischievous spirit with a fondness for practical jokes.
Shares: Spirits, Children's fiction
The Wild Robot
When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild island. She has no idea how she got there or what her purpose is--but she knows she needs to survive. After battling a fierce storm and escaping a vicious bear attack, she realizes that her only hope for survival is to adapt to her surroundings and learn from the island's unwelcoming animal…
Shares: Islands, Children's fiction
Konek-gorbunok
Children's poem about a young farmer who with the help of his magical horse becomes Tsar of Russia.
Shares: Juvenile poetry, Children's poetry
'Twas the Night before Christmas
The Coca-Cola Company's Santa are used to illustrate the well-known poem about an important Christmas visitor.
Shares: Juvenile poetry, Children's poetry, Children's fiction
A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities is a historical novel published in 1859 by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. The novel tells the story of the French Doctor Manette, his 18-year-long imprisonment in the Bastille in Paris, and his release to live in London with his daughter Lucie whom he had never met. The story is set against the conditions that led up to the…
Shares: Fathers and daughters, English literature, Drama, Children's fiction