Resultaat voor "Shilling" in Literatuur & fictie voor kinderen

There was once a shilling; it came out bright and shiny from the mint, and sprang up, shouting, "Hurrah! Now I'm going out into the wide world!" And into the wide world he went. The child held it with soft, tender hands; the miser clutched it with cold, clammy fingers; the old man turned it over many times before letting it go; while the youth immediately passed it along. The Shilling was of silver, with very little copper in it; already it had been in the world for a whole year now-that is, in the country where it was made.

This is a story from the Thumbelina and Other Fairy Tales collection.

At Dragonsdale, riding is the most important thing in the world. Everybody is looking forward to the island championship...everyone except for Cara, who can only dream of flying Sky, her favourite dragon.

This is a story from the Thumbelina and Other Fairy Tales collection.

Maisie Morris lives with her mum in a titchy tiny turret at the top of Withering Heights Retirement Home and plays gin rummy with the elderly residents. But all live in fear of Withering Heights' odious owners, Mr and Mrs Arkwright, who run a rotten, rigid regime.