For years, Dr. Victor Frankenstein labors to create a new race of intelligent beings. He spends his nights scavenging body parts from graveyards, slaughterhouses, and hospital dissection rooms. By day he experiments in his secret laboratory, perfecting the creature who, he believes, will worship him as a god. But when he succeeds, Frankenstein is horrified by the ugly brutishness of the patchwork being he has brought to life and abandons his creation....

A young man's quest for eternal youth and beauty ends in scandal, depravity and death. Enthralled by his own exquisite portrait, Dorian Gray exchanges his soul for eternal youth and beauty. Influenced by his friend Lord Henry Wotton, he is drawn into a corrupt double life, indulging his desires in secret while remaining a gentleman in the eyes of polite society. Only his portrait bears the traces of his decadence. The picture of Dorian Gray was a...

A vain emperor is put in an embarrassing situation when two tricky tailors take advantage of his vanity and make him clothes that are supposedly only visible to people who are fit for their jobs. Unwilling to look incapable by admitting that he sees nothing, he walks in a parade in just his underwear! Luckily, a bold child tells the truth about the emperor's new clothes. This script features roles written to match different reading levels, supporting...

Kingii is a frilled lizard who narrowly escapes danger throughout this intense reader. Children will learn about different predators and the lifestyles of frilled lizards in this exciting story. Kingii escapes fire, wins a territory battle, and eventually secures the love of his mate. Wonderful wildlife illustrations accompany this story of Kingii the frilled lizard and his search for a safe home in the savanna.

Adventure across the globe with Anna as she travels all over the world in alphabetical order! Young readers will be introduced to exotic, far-off places, as Anna visits places from A to Z. With fun-filled illustrations and easy-to-read font, readers will enjoy this rhyming story while practicing the alphabet and attempting to say the names of all the interesting places!

Barnaby Dell is a lazy farmer who just wants to take a nap! Once he falls asleep, so do the rest of the animals on his farm. That is, until a horsefly bites the donkey who subsequently wakes each and every animal on the farm! Children will be engaged and entertained through playful illustrations of farm animals as each is woken from his sleep. Large, clear font helps children read this fun tale of Barnaby Dell's attempt at a mid-day rest.

This is the true story of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears". Children will learn the bears' side of the story in this imaginative retelling of events. Early readers will love the playful illustrations and easy-to-read font.

Boris the basset hound is best friends with his owner, Bea. They do everything together. Bea suddenly starts to notice that Boris seems sad on their walks together. She then finds out that he used to be a therapy dog at the children's hospital and misses all of the children. In the end, Bea resolves to take her friend, Boris, to the children's hospital every day. The spirited, colorful illustrations accompanied by plenty of large text helps to tell...

Meet Boris, a grumpy basset hound. Children will learn about different types of weather as Boris searches for his favorite climate. Life-like illustrations and easy-to-read font will entertain young readers.

Aesop's fables and tales are among the most well-known in the world. Young readers will enjoy the fun and meaningful messages behind these stories. With lovely illustrations and enchanting text, this book of tales and fables--including The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing, The Boy Who Cried Wolf, The Fat Hens and the Thin Hens, and many more--will have children engaged from beginning to end.