Mary Sebag-Montefiore
3) Oliver Twist
Author
Pub. Date
2007, c2006
Description
This book retells the adventures of the orphan boy who is forced to practice thievery and live a life of crime in nineteenth-century London.
Author
Pub. Date
2008
Description
An evocative picture book based on the classic tale by Anna Sewell. When the young horse Black Beauty is sold, he has no idea of the hardships he is about to face. A moving series of tales of cruelty and kindness across the rolling hills of the English countryside and the narrow cobbled streets of London.
5) Black Beauty
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
When the young Black Beauty is sold, he has no idea of the hardships he’s about to face. Read his story in his own words as Black Beauty overcomes danger and cruelty, working at everything from pulling cabs in a smog-filled city to carriages in the country.
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Description
"The Cuthberts planned to adopt a boy to help out on the farm, so when red-headed 'Anne-with-an-e' arrives at Green Gables, she is not quite what they expected, but Anne sets out to win them over, determined to make a life - and a family - for herself." -- From publisher website.
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Description
This is the classic story of L.M. Montgomery retold for children ready to tackle longer and more complex stories. The Cuthberts of Green Gables asked for a boy from the orphanage to help them out around the farm, so they are rather surprised when a talkative, red-headed little girl steps off the train to meet them.
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
A collection of illustrated stories, featuring diverse, inspiring and empowering characters, celebrating kindness, courage and the importance of being true to yourself. Forgotten Fairy Tales of Kindness and Courage breathes new life into a collection of once much-loved, now forgotten tales, beautifully retold by Mary Sebag-Montefiore. A disabled prince fights for his kingdom, and learns the importance of understanding others. A princess finds the...
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
"From teenage girls waiting to dance their very first ball, to mothers hunting for rich husbands for their daughters, Jane Austen's love stories are famous throughout the world. This collection of adaptations of all six novels -- and one shorter tale -- with beautiful illustrations and summaries of the characters, is the perfect introduction to Jane Austen."--Page 4 of cover.
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
"From Romeo and Juliet's star-crossed love, to the dark ambitions of Macbeth, the characters from Shakespeare's plays are famous throughout the world. This collection of stories from all the plays, with beautiful illustrations and quotations, is the perfect introduction to Shakespeare." -- Back cover.
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