The Book of Dragons (1899) is a collection of children's stories by English writer Edith Nesbit. Comprising eight stories originally published in 1899 in The Strand Magazine, The Book of Dragons is a work that explores the magic and wonder of mythical beasts for children and adults alike. In "The Book of Beasts," a young prince named Lionel is named the next king. After his coronation, he goes to the palace library for the first time, where he discovers...

16 interconnected tales are set in a unified world of princes, demons and sorcerers who wage battles of good versus evil, confrontations shared by famous storyteller patrons at the Inn of the Sign of Mother Goose.

Describes the cycle of myths about the Argonauts and the quest for the Golden Fleece, as well as the tales of the Creation of Heaven and Earth, the labors of Hercules, Theseus and the Minotaur, etc.

When four brothers and sisters discover a Psammead, or sand-fairy, in the gravel pit near the country house where they are staying, they have no way of knowing all the adventures its wish-granting will bring them.

When she hears strange, loud noises coming from her brother's kindergarten room, a young girl becomes convinced that there is a monster loose in the school.

When the other children on the school bus run away, a little girl wonders if there was a monster on the bus.

An introduction to sound that explains how a sound starts and explores voice, loud and soft, high and low, echoes, and other related topics. Includes a related activity, fun facts, and a glossary.

Children learn about different objects that are white, including clouds, snow, rabbits, milk, and marshmallows.

Introduces the color black through a young girl's description of a night she spends observing the stars with her sister.

In rhyming text, Little Wolfie tells his mother about his adventures until he finally falls asleep.