Ruth Sawyer

Liberated for a year from her parents' restrictions, ten-year-old Lucinda discovers true freedom in the care of her temporary guardians as she roller skates around the streets of turn-of-the-century New York.

Roller skates

Roller Skates

Одна в Нью-Йорке

Pearl S. Buck

Henry Van Dyke

Selma Lagerlöf

Madeleine L'Engle

Elizabeth Goudge

Rebecca Caudill

Beatrice Joy Chute

Twenty tales for the holiday season selected for their spiritual value and literary quality. For readers who are tired of Christmas commercialism, or who feel that Santa Claus and reindeer don't tell the whole story, these classic gems provide a winning alternative. Selected for their insightfulness, spiritual value, and literary quality (nothing moralistic here) they project the spirit of the season in a fresh, compelling manner that will resonate with readers of all ages - from children too young to read to themselves, to parents and grandparents who enjoy reading stories aloud. Home for Christmas includes time-tested favorites by some of the world's most beloved children's authors - Pearl Buck, Selma Lagerlöf, Henry van Dyke, Madeleine L'Engle, Elizabeth Goudge, Rebecca Caudill, and Ruth Sawyer - as well as little-known European stories appearing in English for the first time.

Stories for Young and Old

Home for Christmas

The discoveries and adventures of ten-year-old Lucinda, who spends a wonderful year exploring the New York City of the 1890's.

Twenty of the best Christmas stories of all time are collected in one handsomely illustrated anthology. Selected for their literary quality and spiritual integrity, these time-honored favorites will resonate with readers year after year.

Gladiola Murphy

The Way of the Storyteller

Barbara Cooney

A poor cobbler and his three sons worry about having food for their Christmas feast, until a playful goblin king pays them a visit.

The Remarkable Christmas of the Cobbler's Sons

An expert's advice on the art of storytelling with 11 charming folk tales

C. S. Lewis

Oscar Wilde

Maxim Gorky

Alan Paton

Walter Wangerin

Padraic Colum

Selma Lagerlof

Hans Thoma

André Trocmé

Leo Tolstoy

Everyone who believes Easter is about more than bunnies and eggs will be grateful for this new collection of short stories that shed light on the deeper meaning of the season. Selected for their spiritual value and literary quality, these classic tales capture the spirit of Easter in a way that will captivate readers of all ages. Parents and grandparents will find that children love to hear these stories read aloud, year after year. "Easter Stories" includes time-honored favorites from world-famous storytellers such as C.S. Lewis, Leo Tolstoy, Selma Lagerlof, Oscar Wilde, Elizabeth Goudge, Maxim Gorky, Ruth Sawyer, and Walter Wangerin as well as many you ve never heard before. Illustrated with original woodcuts."

Classic Tales for the Holy Season

Easter Stories

An eight-year-old Maine girl determines in June to sell enough berries that summer so that she and her shiftless family can give a proper celebration for her birthday Christmas.

Maggie Rose, Her Birthday Christmas

"Seven Miles to Arden" by Ruth Sawyer. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

Seven Miles to Arden

Oona Hegarty, a poor woman, has always longed for her own cabin, and on Christmas Eve, after being trapped in the snow with no shelter, she finds a group of wee people who work to grant her wish.

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