Literature & Fiction

Are you looking for bedtime stories that go beyond entertainment? Look no further than Girl Power Bedtime Stories. This collection of enchanting tales is designed to help your child develop unwavering confidence, manage anxiety, and cultivate mindfulness while drifting off to sleep.

Emma and her daughter Lucy are the keepers of an old book from 1935, which features a rather special polar bear named 'Mektoub', meaning 'Destiny'. They find themselves called upon by a whimsical Jack Frost and his shy fairy companion, Tweeny Bunting, who are also characters from the old story, and very different from their modern-day counterparts. Together, they must embark on an adventure that tests their courage and determination, revealing their kindness, compassion, and willingness to endorse the tenet that anything is possible if you believe...

When the tyrannical family patriarch Sir Ignatious Gristle is murdered on his 90th birthday at his country estate, every one of his gathered family members is a suspect. Trapped by a snowstorm with no way to contact the police, it's up to his mettlesome granddaughter, Edna, and her trusted tortoise, Charles Darwin, to determine whodunnit!

When the Baskervilles are haunted by a giant, ghostly hound that glows eerily and howls outside their estate at night, no one can crack the case but Sherlock Holmes! Holmes and Watson track the fearsome hound through the Grimpen Mire and solve the mystery, along the way learning lessons about greed, truth, and illusion.

The Brothers Grimm collected some 200 traditional tales of Northern Europe that might very well otherwise have been lost to us. This collection contains 60 of the most famous, including ‘Rumpelstiltskin’, 'Snow White', ‘Hansel and Gretel’ and ‘Rupunzel’.

It's bedtime, and Mo isn't sleepy. Not one tiny bit. 'I don't want to go to bed!' he giggles. 'I want to play!' 'But someone has got to go to bed,' says Grandma. 'Maybe I should go up to bed and you can stay up.' 'Yes! Yes! Yes!' laughs Mo, but putting Grandma to bed is harder than he thought ...

Gerda makes the best pretzels in her German village. She dreams of having a fountain in her town so she can rest by it at the end of the day. She convinces the villagers to save money, but then the king asks to borrow it! When the king refuses to return the money, can Gerda use her pretzel-making skills to get it back?

Muhammad wants to join the sheikh's camel race—but his camel, Jamila, is difficult and refuses to let Muhammad ride her. No matter what he does, she will not cooperate. With some help from his local imam and merchant, will Muhammad learn to train his camel in time for the race? Or will he be forced to watch from the sidelines?

Mouse’s new house seems perfect, with just enough room for his things. But who’s that growling by the piano? And who’s that sliding down the banister? Uh-oh! There are some VERY BIG animals living in the house. What a squish-squash-squeeze!

Once there was a little white owl who lived by himself in the snow. He didn’t have a mummy. He didn’t have a daddy. He didn’t even have a name. But he didn’t really mind too much. It had always been like that. And his head was full of happy stories…Then one day, the little white owl sets off to explore the world, and he gets a very wonderful surprise …

Little owl Mo is in for a surprise when his baby cousin Bibi comes to stay. She seems cute enough. But will there be enough of Grandma’s love to go around?

Bear has a big jar of yummy honey, and he won’t share it! But Mouse, Mole and the Rabbit Brothers are hungry. With a dodge, a jump, a leap and a roll they set out across the forest … can they get to the honey without that scary bear seeing them?

Otter pup Miki finds a special friend, Amak, to share her adventures with. When danger comes, the otters hold tight to each other’s paws. But will it be enough to keep them safe?

It’s Christmas time and snowflakes swirl around the bears’ cosy cabin. 'Yippee!' cheer the bear cubs. 'More snow! More snow!' And sure enough, the snow gets deeper ... and deeper. But soon it’s right up to the windows! Will it ever stop?

'Is it Christmas yet?' asks Little Bear – for the hundredth time! 'Soon,' says Big Bear, a little wearily. Christmas is coming. But there’s so much to do. And Little Bear is ready to pop with excitement! Then things start to go a bit wrong. Will it ever be Christmas …

Mouse is waiting by the river for her special friends. The clouds are drifting. The dragonflies are zipping by. Rabbit and Frog sit with Mouse while she waits. Turtle shares his picnic. It’s a lovely, sunny day for waiting, but all too soon the day is almost over. Where are Mouse’s special friends?

Over the hill stomped a huge, hungry Snorklum. 'I AM THE SCARY SNORKLUM,' he roared 'And I am going to have Mole sandwich for tea, with a little salt and pepper and chunky pickle.' But the Snorklum is scared of something too! Why do his knees knock, his tail twitch and his whiskers wibble in a worried sort of way?

Piccolo dreams of being big and strong – just like Pops, her hero. When the two set out on a special adventure across the icy plains, Piccolo wonders what they will discover. Could she be more like Pops than she knows?

Spider is knitting something special. None of her animal friends can guess what it is, though! Is it a hat? Cape? Or a food pouch? Can you figure out what Spider is knitting? Will her friends, Chickadee, Butterfly, or Chipmunk appreciate her hard work?

Catalina’s father works at the Cerro Tololo Observatory. She hopes to become an astronomer one day but all the scientists doubt her. After an accident with one of the telescopes, will Catalina be able to prove she has what it takes?

Alice can’t find her homework—she thinks her dog, Longfellow, has eaten it! Longfellow cannot allow his reputation to be tarnished, so along with the cat, Mr. Z, they search the house for the missing homework. Will they succeed? Or will they be forced to endure Alice’s punishment of no TV for an entire month?

Hassan is a scam artist living in Africa. He sells people fake products at the market. After stealing a camel to ride home he realizes the camel has a special talent—it can write with its hoof in Arabic! Hassan thinks he can sell the camel or take the camel to festival where he can show the camel for money. Will Hassan take advantage of the talented camel? Or will the camel get the last word?

A kid might get parental love through warmth, affection, care, comfort, concern, nurture, support, acceptance, or just love. When parents kiss, hug, praise, compliment, or say nice things to or about their children, it is easy to feel their love.

Callum Drift has been head of E.L.F. security at the North Pole for hundreds of years, and his worst nightmare just came true. Santa, code name “Red One,” has been kidnapped. Cal will do anything he can to save Red One, even if it means teaming up with the world’s most infamous bounty hunter, Jack O’Malley. Together, this unlikely duo crisscrosses the globe on an action-packed mission to figure out who took him and why. Will they be able to find Red One and save Christmas?

Charles Dickens' Eine Weihnachtsgeschichte führt uns in das düstere London des 19. Jahrhunderts, wo der hartherzige Ebenezer Scrooge nur an Geld und Macht denkt. Doch in der Nacht vor Weihnachten wird er von drei Geistern besucht, die ihm die Fehler seiner Vergangenheit, die Trostlosigkeit seiner Gegenwart und die Dunkelheit seiner Zukunft vor Augen führen. Wird Scrooge das Herz öffnen und den wahren Geist der Weihnacht entdecken? Ein Weihnachtsmärchen voller Wärme, Mitgefühl und Hoffnung – perfekt für die besinnliche Jahreszeit.