His name has become a metaphor for one who will never grow old. Peter Pan by JM Barrie is the story of a boy who remains a boy while the world around him changes. Sir James Mathew Barrie was a Scottish playwright and novelist whose works were received with great critical and commercial success in t...

Extrait: "Le soleil dorait à peine les montagnes arides qui entourent la ville de Marseille ; il s’élevait peu à peu sur ce beau ciel bleu de la Provence, tant chanté par les trouvères et les poètes, lorsqu’une barque montée par deux hommes s’engagea dans le golfe que forme la mer dans la ville, et ...

Insaisissable comme l'esprit de l'enfance, le mythe de Peter Pan est immortel ; pourtant, personne ne sait vraiment qui est cet enfant échoué sur les rivages de la Serpentine... Ce conte vous révélera quelques-uns des secrets de celui qui est le reflet de votre propre enfance perdue... La leçon de J...

A treasure trove of more than two hundred poems, this gem of an anthology compiled by Mary E Burt is indeed a most valuable set of poems to read or listen to. Published in 1904, Poems Every Child Should Know contains some well-loved verses like Thomas Gray's Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard, L...

This is a collection of short stories and fairy tales by Frances Hodgson Burnett, the author of The Secret Garden and A Little Princess. Acclaimed illustrator Wendy Anderson Halperin celebrates Frances Hodgson Burnett's classic, a tale of two dollhouses, just in time for its 100th anniversary. When...

A thrilling spy story, a children's adventure, a charming portrait of early twentieth century life in London and the countryside and a heart warming family tale are all combined in this classic of children's literature The Railway Children by E Nesbit. The book has remained on the list of the best-...

Les voyageurs qui ont remonté le cours de l’Hudson doivent avoir gardé souvenir des montagnes de Kaatskill. Elles forment un rameau détaché de la grande chaîne des Appalaches et se voient dans le lointain, à l’ouest du fleuve, fières, élancées, dominant le pays. Chaque changement de saison, oumême d...

The story told in Frances Hodgson Burnett’s classic novel, A Little Princess, was first written as a serialized novella, Sara Crewe, or What Happened at Miss Minchin’s, and published in St. Nicholas Magazine, in 1888. It tells the story of Sara Crewe, an intelligent, wealthy, young girl at Miss Minc...

One of the most delightful and enduring classics of children's literature, The Secret Garden by Victorian author Frances Hodgson Burnett has remained a firm favorite with children the world over ever since it made its first appearance. Initially published as a serial story in 1910 in The American Ma...

A beautiful story about survival, the Robinson family shows that one does not have to have the usual comforts of life in order to be comfortable and happy. It is also a story about family relations. The book showcases a family of six that has to start all over without the basic amenities that make ...