Lisbeth Zwerger

The Tales of Beedle the Bard has been favourite bedtime reading in wizarding households for centuries. Full of magic and trickery, these classic tales both entertain and instruct, and remain as captivating to young wizards today as they were when Beedle first put quill to parchment in the 15th century. There are five tales in all: T̀he Tale of the Three Brothers' Harry Potter fans will know from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows; T̀he Fountain...

A once selfish gaint welcomes the children to his previously forbidden garden to play and is eventually rewarded by an unusual tiny child.

By falling down a rabbit hole and stepping through a mirror, Alice experiences unusual adventures with a variety of nonsensical characters.

Relates how the camel received his permanent hump from the Djinn of All Deserts.

A little girl walks to the end of the world to find her seven brothers and free them from enchantment.

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.

After hearing how the toy nutcracker that she and her brother received for Christmas got his ugly face, Marie helps break the spell he is under and watches him change into a handsome prince. Illustrated notes throughout the text explain the historical background of the story.

After being transported by a cyclone to the land of Oz, Dorothy and her dog are befriended by a scarecrow, a tin man, and a cowardly lion, who accompany her to the Emerald City to look for a wizard who can help Dorothy return home to Kansas.

A collection of stories from the Old and New Testaments of the King James version of the Bible.