Maja Dusíková

Enraged at not being invited to the princess' christening, the wicked fairy casts a spell that dooms the princess to sleep for one hundred years.

When two children appeal to Saint Nicholas to free their village from the heavy snow that is keeping everyone inside, he sends instead a mysterious parcel.

Rachel, a shepherd's daughter, finds a silver bell in the streets of Bethlehem and decides to give it as a gift to the baby in the manger.

Young Sarah's father helps her to learn about loss and hope when her favorite willow tree is cut down.

One bright, sunny morning, Mona's worst daymare is realized when two terrifying children creep up the stairs, right into her attic.

When Heidi's parents die and she can no longer live with her aunt, she must stay with her ill-tempered grandfather who lives alone in the Swiss Alps. The townspeople worry that such a young girl has been left with a bad-tempered hermit. But Heidi thrives in the mountains and loves living with her grandfather. She is happiest playing with the mountain goats, picking wildflowers, and making friends. Then Heidi is taken away to serve as a companion to...