Age: 8-9 years old Reading Level: 3rd gradeThe best illustrated fairytales for children!Once upon a time, there was a young woman who could not bear a child. One day, in despair, she went to see a witch. Thanks to the magic plant she received and the witch's instructions, a little girl appeared and the young woman's dream finally came true. Unfortunately, time went by and the little girl was not growing up. One night, a toad broke into the house and kidnapped the little girl... The collection "Once Upon a Time" offers a new and richly illustrated version of the most famous fairytales. EXCERPTOnce upon a time there was a young woman who wished very much to have a child. Desperately, she went to consult a witch. The old lady gave her a seed and told her to plant it and to water it carefully every day. The young woman went home and followed the witch's instructions. After some time, the seed sprouted and grew into a flower. Astonished, the young woman took the flower gently in her hands. Suddenly, it opened and in the centre of the flower appeared a pretty little girl about an inch tall. In the same collection:. The Ugly Duckling. The Brave Little Tailor. The Tin Soldier. The Musicians of Bremen. Hansel and Gretel. Three Little Pigs. Beauty and the Beast. Goldilocks and the 3 Bears. The Little Thumb. Puss in Boots. Little Red Riding Hood. Sleeping Beauty. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Cinderella. Peter Pan

Thumbelina - Tales and Stories for Children

Age: 8-9 years old Reading Level: 3rd gradeThe best illustrated fairytales for children!Once upon a time was a beautiful and kind girl. After her mother died, her father remarried with a mean woman who had two daughters of her own: Drizella and Anastasia. All three of them treated the young girl as their servant et named her Cinderella. The collection "Once Upon a Time" offers a new and richly illustrated version of the most famous fairytales. EXCERPTOnce upon a time was a beautiful and kind girl called Cinderella who lived with her wicked stepmother and two ugly stepsisters. All three of them treated Cinderella very badly and made her do all the hard housework. Cinderella had to clean the floors, wash the dishes, and do the laundry. At the end of the day, exhausted, she would sit by the fireplace, near the cinders. That is why she was called Cinderella. In the same collection:. Thumbelina. The Ugly Duckling. The Brave Little Tailor. The Tin Soldier. The Musicians of Bremen. Hansel and Gretel. Three Little Pigs. Beauty and the Beast. Goldilocks and the 3 Bears. The Little Thumb. Puss in Boots. Little Red Riding Hood. Sleeping Beauty. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Peter Pan

Cinderella - Tales and Stories for Children

Age: 8-9 years old Reading Level: 3rd grade
The best illustrated fairytales for children!
Once upon a time was a young girl called Wendy. Wendy lived with her parents, her two younger brothers and her dog in a beautiful big house. One night, as the children had just gone to sleep, a little boy entered by the window. Frightened, Wendy's mother managed to confine the boy's shadow in a drawer. But his friend, the fairy Tinker Bell, did not take long to free it. This is how, the next day, Wendy finally met him...
The collection "Once Upon a Time" offers a new and richly illustrated version of the most famous fairytales.
EXCERPT
Once upon a time in London lived the Darling family. There were three children called Wendy, John, and Michael, and their pet dog Nana. One night, a strange boy passed their window. Seeing him, Mrs Darling uttered a cry of surprise. Nana rushed forward, but the boy ran away quickly, leaving his shadow behind. Mrs Darling took it and put it away in a drawer. But the young flying boy was always accompanied by a little fairy called Tinker Bell. She saw where Mrs Darling put away her friend's shadow. The next day, while Mr and Mrs Darling were away, the boy and his friend, Tinker Bell, appeared in Wendy's room.
"Who are you? And why are you here?" She asked.
"I lost my shadow," explained the boy. "I've come to find it. My name is Peter Pan and this is my friend, Tinker Bell."
"Don't worry, we've got your shadow and I can fix it," said Wendy. She made Peter Pan sit on her bed and sewed his shadow to the tip of his shoe.
In the same collection:
o Thumbelina
o The Ugly Duckling
o The Brave Little Tailor
o The Tin Soldier
o The Musicians of Bremen
o Hansel and Gretel
o Three Little Pigs
o Beauty and the Beast
o Goldilocks and the 3 Bears
o The Little Thumb
o Puss in Boots
o Little Red Riding Hood
o Sleeping Beauty
o Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
o Cinderella

Peter Pan

Age: 8-9 years old  Reading Level: 3rd grade
The best illustrated fairytales for children!
Once upon a time were 3 little pigs who had decided to leave their parents' house and live on their own. After a few days of wandering in the forest, they followed their mother's advice and started to build each one their own house, but some of them were less careful than others and the big bad wolf decided to seize the opportunity...
The collection "Once Upon a Time" offers a new and richly illustrated version of the most famous fairytales.
EXCERPT
Once upon a time, there were three little pigs.
One day, they left their mother and father to see the world. All summer long, they had fun and made lots of friends. The third little pig, unlike his brothers, remembered his mother's advice that they should work hard to have success in life. "We need to build a house to shelter from the cold during winter and also to protect us from the big bad wolf".
However, each little pig took the decision to build a house for himself.
In the same collection:
o Thumbelina
o The Ugly Duckling
o The Brave Little Tailor
o The Tin Soldier
o The Musicians of Bremen
o Hansel and Gretel
o Beauty and the Beast
o Goldilocks and the 3 Bears
o The Little Thumb
o Puss in Boots
o Little Red Riding Hood
o Sleeping Beauty
o Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
o Cinderella
o Peter Pan

Three Little Pigs

Age: 8-9 years old  Reading Level: 3rd grade
The best illustrated fairytales for children!
Once upon a time was a mother duck who was admiring her newborns. One of the eggs had not hatched yet and she began to worry. She continued to sit on it and, one fine day, the egg cracked and a strange duckling appeared. Very quickly, the other ducklings started to make fun of him because he was not very pretty and he looked different. They then decided to rename him "the ugly little duckling".
The collection "Once Upon a Time" offers a new and richly illustrated version of the most famous fairytales.
EXCERPT
One beautiful sunny morning, by the edge of a small pond, mother duck was admiring with joy her little ducklings coming out of their shells. But one egg was very big and it didn't hatch. Another duck who was passing by congratulated the proud mother when he saw the large egg and said, "It's probably a turkey egg."
In the same collection:
o Thumbelina
o The Brave Little Tailor
o The Tin Soldier
o The Musicians of Bremen
o Hansel and Gretel
o Three Little Pigs
o Beauty and the Beast
o Goldilocks and the 3 Bears
o The Little Thumb
o Puss in Boots
o Little Red Riding Hood
o Sleeping Beauty
o Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
o Cinderella
o Peter Pan

The Ugly Duckling

Age : 8-9 ans Niveau de lecture : CE2
Les plus beaux contes pour enfants richement illustrés !
Il était une fois une petite fille que l'on surnommait Le Petit Chaperon Rouge car elle portait toujours une cape rouge. Un beau jour, à la demande de sa mère, elle se rendit chez sa grand-mère malade pour lui apporter à manger. À peine arrivée à l'orée du bois, elle fit la rencontre d'un loup dont elle ne se méfia pas. Ce dernier décida alors de se servir de sa candeur pour lui jouer un mauvais tour...
La collection "Il était une fois..." propose une nouvelle version des contes pour enfants les plus populaires enrichis de superbes illustrations. 
EXTRAIT
À la demande de sa maman, le Petit Chaperon Rouge, qu'on appelle ainsi parce qu'elle porte toujours une cape rouge, s'apprête à apporter à sa grand-mère malade quelques galettes et un pot de beurre.
" Sois prudente et ne traîne pas en chemin ", lui recommande sa maman.
Dans la même collection : 
  
o Peter Pan
o Le vilain petit canard
o Le vaillant petit tailleur
o Le petit soldat de plomb
o Les musiciens de Brême 
o Hansel et Gretel
o Cendrillon
o La Belle au bois dormant
o Le Petit Poucet
o La Petite Poucette
o Boucle d'Or et les trois ours
o Les trois petits cochons
o Le chat botté
o La Belle et la Bête
o Blanche-Neige et les sept nains

Le Petit Chaperon Rouge

Age : 8-9 ans Niveau de lecture : CE2Les plus beaux contes pour enfants richement illustrés !Il était une fois, non loin de la ville de Brême, un méchant meunier qui possédait un âne. Avec l'âge il devenait de plus en plus difficile pour l'âne de supporter le poids des sacs à transporter. Le meunier cria alors sur l'âne et ce dernier, à bout, décida de partir pour la ville de Brême afin de réaliser son rêve. Sur sa route, il fit de très intéressantes rencontres... La collection "Il était une fois..." propose une nouvelle version des contes pour enfants les plus populaires enrichis de superbes illustrations. EXTRAITEn Allemagne, non loin de la ville de Brême, vivait un méchant meunier qui possédait un âne. Tous les jours, il l'obligeait à porter de lourds sacs de grains jusqu'au moulin. L'âne devenait de plus en plus vieux. Un matin, il chancela sous la lourde charge. Le meunier, furieux, hurla : " Fainéant ! Tu ne sers plus à rien ! Plus question de dépenser de l'argent pour toi ! " Et le vieux bourricot décida alors de partir. Il prit la direction de la ville de Brême. Mélomane, il nourrissait depuis toujours l'espoir de jouer dans la fanfare de la ville. Dans la même collection :   . Peter Pan. Le Petit Chaperon Rouge. Le vilain petit canard. Le vaillant petit tailleur. Le petit soldat de plomb. Hansel et Gretel. Cendrillon. La Belle au bois dormant. Le Petit Poucet. La Petite Poucette. Boucle d'Or et les trois ours. Les trois petits cochons. Le chat botté. La Belle et la Bête. Blanche-Neige et les sept nains

Les musiciens de Brême - Contes et Histoires pour enfants

Age : 8-9 ans Niveau de lecture : CE2Les plus beaux contes pour enfants richement illustrés !Il était une fois une jolie princesse prénommée Blanche-Neige. Malheureusement, sa mère, la reine, mourut lorsqu'elle n'était encore qu'un bébé et son père se remaria avec femme très belle mais très méchante. Cette dernière désirait rester la plus belle femme du royaume, c'est pourquoi elle demandait sans cesse à son miroir magique qui était la plus belle. Le miroir lui répondait toujours que c'était elle, jusqu'au jour où il désigna Blanche-Neige. Verte de jalousie, la reine décida de se venger... La collection "Il était une fois..." propose une nouvelle version des contes pour enfants les plus populaires enrichis de superbes illustrations. EXTRAITIl était une fois une jeune et jolie princesse qui avait la peau blanche comme la neige et les cheveux noirs comme l'ébène. On l'appelait Blanche-Neige. Sa mère, la reine, mourut malheureusement peu après sa naissance et son père se remaria avec une très belle mais très méchante femme. La nouvelle reine ne se préoccupait que d'une seule chose : être la plus belle. Aussi, interrogeait-elle souvent son miroir magique : " Miroir, mon bon miroir, dis-moi qui est la plus belle ! "" C'est vous, sans aucun doute, qui êtes la plus belle, ô ma reine ! ", répondait inlassablement le miroir. Mais un jour, le miroir lui fit une autre réponse : " Reine, ô ma reine, vous êtes très belle. mais la plus belle, c'est Blanche-Neige !"La reine en blêmit de colère. Dans la même collection :   . Peter Pan. Le Petit Chaperon Rouge. Le vilain petit canard. Le vaillant petit tailleur. Le petit soldat de plomb. Les musiciens de Brême . Hansel et Gretel. Cendrillon. La Belle au bois dormant. Le Petit Poucet. La Petite Poucette. Boucle d'Or et les trois ours. Les trois petits cochons. Le chat botté. La Belle et la Bête

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