Skønlitteratur for børn og unge: noveller

An anthology of ten stories by young adult authors about surprising and unusual collections.

From Onjali Q. Raúf, author of The Boy at the Back of the Class, comes a collection of seven unique fables, filled with humour, heart and messages of hope.Have you heard the story about the bird that turned to stone? Did your parents warn you about the extra-specially-super-deliciously-fantastically naughty boy who got a frog stuck in his throat? No? Well, never fear: Onjali Q Raúf is here to entertain you with her sparkling collection of fables for kids who want to make the world a better place!Written with Onjali's trademark heart and humour, this is the perfect gift that will entertain while also gently conveying messages of hope and the power of love and compassion, complete with beautiful full-colour illustrations.Stories include: The Bird That Turned to Stone, The Extra-Specially-Super-Deliciously-Fantastically Naughty Boy (& the Secret Frog in his Throat), Francesca's Feet and the Old Man's Shoes, The Axe that Married a Tree and others.

Easter Bunny Stories for Kids Introduce your little ones to the magic of Easter with this charming collection of short stories. Filled with cute and motivational tales, "Easter Bunny Stories for Kids" is the perfect gift for baby showers, spring holidays, birthdays, and more. These stories are not just for Easter, they are perfect for early and beginning readers, and make a great bedtime story. Each story will captivate your child's imagination and inspire them to believe in the Easter Bunny and all the magic that comes with the Easter holiday. Reading these stories aloud with friends and family will create a special bond and memories that will last a lifetime. This book help your kids to: ¿Make a great gift for baby showers, spring holidays such as Easter, or birthdays¿Make a perfect Easter basket gift for boys and girls¿Excellent for early and beginning readers¿Cute short stories that are great for a quick bedtime story¿Great for reading aloud with friends and familyThis book is a must-have for parents looking for a fun and engaging way to celebrate Easter with their children.

"Far over the sea is a famous little country generally known as Holland; but that name, even if it should mean Hollow land How land? does not describe it half so well as this-The Little Land of Pluck."-Mary Mapes Dodge, The Land of Pluck (1894)While the author of The Land of Pluck (1894), Mary Mapes Dodge, began her career as the editor of a children's magazine, she started writing stories to support her children after her husband's death. The first half of this collection, "The Land of Pluck," is organized as a book in its own right, consisting of previously published stories about Holland. The stories and sketches composing the second part were published in this book for the first time. The frontispiece "Two Boys of Holland" has been engraved from a fine Dutch painting, attributed to Albert Cuyp, one of the leading Dutch Golden Age painters. The rest of the stories are also illustrated with beautiful line drawings.

"Old Mother Life to her children doth say:-'Go on with your duties, my dears: On the right hand is work, on the left hand is play;See that you tarry with neither all day,But faithfully build up the years.'"-Mary Mapes Dodge, The Irvington Stories (1864)The Irvington Stories (1864) is a compilation of 16 children's stories. While the book's author, Mary Maples Dodge, began her career as the editor of a children's magazine, she started writing stories to support her children after her husband's death. This is the first collection of those stories that was published, and focuses mainly on stories about little boys. Illustrated with F.O.C. Darley's popular drawings, the book was so successful that the author wrote several more collections.

UK Children's Laureate Joseph Coelho presents twenty tiny tales--each one illustrated by a different artist, and each just ten words long--in a book that's as much a work of art as an invitation to budding writers. Is it possible to spin a tale using just ten words? In this magnificent compendium, author and poet Joseph Coelho proves that it is--with mini-stories of underwater worlds, demon hamsters, bears in outer space, and portals to places unknown. From charming to creepy, fantastical to mysterious, each tale is paired with an outstanding illustrator, and together words and pictures inspire creativity as young readers are prompted to continue the story. Prefaced with a note from the author and offering two writing challenges at the end, this is an ideal gift for anyone ready to unleash their imagination.

Enjoy a 5-minute story every day of the week with this enchanting collection. Meet clever fairies, colorful unicorns, a mermaid hairdresser, and much more! With 7 stories packed with magic, you'll love sharing these tales again and again.

"Welcome to the Village of Villa Verde where there are always little adventures. Join Coco as he falls madly in love with his new pet ladybug, Thunder, take a trip to the library with Grandma and Luis, and visit the market with Gina and her Dad. You never know what will happen in these five interconnected stories that tap into childhood joys and challenges, all within the safety of a warm, vibrant community of animals."--

If you or someone you know is a paramedic and you're looking for an easy and educational way to explain what paramedics do to children, then I'm a Little Ambulance is the perfect book for you!Written by author David McLeod, a professional paramedic with over fifteen years of experience, I'm a Little Ambulance is an entertaining guide to the important role that paramedics play in our communities.Any child in your life can read along and enjoy the beautiful illustrations that show the vital work that paramedics do every day.

Rise and shine! Take a fun and wonderful adventure with school bus driver Mr. Eddy. Enjoy and ride along a journey of steep hills bumpy enough to make your tummy tickle. At every bus stop, children are anxiously waiting ready for a day of learning, playing and meeting new friends.Children are filled with joy and excitement and others are nervous and afraid, but Mr. Eddy is always there to encourage them and fill their young minds with kindness, wisdom, and love. Hold on to your seats and enjoy a fun-filled day of surprise.

Zen tales are tales that sometimes taught directly and sometimes just made you ask more questions.¿ 40 educational short stories¿ Carefully written for child

T¿es-tu déjà demandé pourquoi Lapin a d¿aussi longues oreilles? Ou pourquoi Raton laveur porte un masque? Dans ce recueil de nouvelles drôles et uniques, la jeune Skye nous guide dans de nombreux enseignements autochtones, que son Grand-père ojibway lui a transmis. Grâce à son talent naturel de conteuse, Skye encourage les autres enfants à adopter cet art et à raconter des histoires à leur tour.

Originally published in Tokyo in 1903, Hanakatsura (literally "garland of flowers") features a biographical sketch of the activist and author Kishida Toshiko (Baroness Nakajima) plus four short stories by Japanese women writers of the Meiji era:Akebonozome: A Cloth Dyed in Rainbow Colors, by Kaho Miyake¿tsugomori: The Last Day of the Year, by Ichiyo HiguchiOnisenbiki: The Thousand Devils, by Usurai Kitada (Mrs. Kajita)Shinobine, by Otsuka KusuoCompiled and translated by Tei Fujiu, four memorable and affecting stories depict women experiencing the frustrations of traditional family roles within an emergent commercial society at the turn of the century. The men seem preoccupied with buying and selling votes, fighting foreign wars, ignoring their families, or going out on the town; and they are fully capable of rejecting a bride for her looks or just letting a new wife walk away. Meanwhile, young female characters cope with overall shabbiness, lost samurai dignity, orphanhood, servitude, poverty, indebtedness, jealous sisters, stepmothers, and mothers-in-law, and the combined challenges of being blind, ugly, alone, and empathetic.

This book describes a story of a man who wants to become the best business man of the world. He stuggled and practiced more and finally succeeded.