Except for the dragon-shaped constellation that appeared at his birth, there was nothing that suggested Arthur was destined for greatness.
Raised by the gentle Sir Ector, Arthur spends his boyhood exploring the Welsh woodlands, until one day a messenger arrives announcing a grand tournament to be held in London. Arthur's older brother, Sir Kay, insists they must attend with Arthur as his squire. After traveling the long road to London on horseback, Kay performs brilliantly in the contest, but it's young Arthur himself who ultimately wins the day.
The first volume of the Tales of King Arthur series introduces younger readers to the classic story known for over one hundred years as "The Sword in the Stone." Hudson Talbott has faithfully retold this heroic tale with humor and warmth, showing a human side to Arthur rarely glimpsed before. His vivid, richly colored paintings capture a crowded London at Christmastime and magnificent knights jousting on the field of battle, as well as the legendary sorcerer Merlin and the magical sword that reveals Arthur's destiny.
Alive with the drama of medieval England, this book will awaken young readers' interest in the legendary king who set new ideals for knightly valor.

Tales of King Arthur: The Sword in the Stone (Books of Wonder)

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Talbott, Hudson

Literature & Fiction

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The Sea Fairies

Baum., L. Frank

Sky Island

John R. Neill

L.Frank Baum

Enchanting fantasy by creator of beloved "Oz" stories whisks young readers away on an exciting underwater adventure! They'll meet a school of beguiling mermaids and an aristocratic codfish, attend an elegant banquet, confront an awesome sea monster, and much more. Enhanced by 78 of John R. Neill's original black-and-white illustrations.

Sea Fairies

Biographies & Memoirs

Arts & Literature

Merry Go Round in Oz

Dorothy, the Cowardly Lion, and Robin Brown, a young boy from Oregon, join old and new friends on a magical quest to solve a mystery.

McGraw, Eloise Jarvis

McGraw, Lauren

Science Fiction & Fantasy

The Wonder City of Oz (1940) is the thirty-fourth in the series of Oz books created by L. Frank Baum and his successors, and the first written and illustrated solely by John R. Neill. With The Wonder City of Oz, Neill introduced a change in tone that continued through his subsequent books. Neill's Emerald City has skyscrapers and gas stations. Normally inanimate objects act alive: houses talk and fight, shoes sing (they have tongues), and clocks run. Jenny Jump captures a leprechaun named Siko Pompus (apparently a pun on "psychopomp") and forces him to make her into a fairy; but he only does half the job before escaping. Jenny then jumps to Oz using her half-fairy gifts. She lands in the carriage of Princess Ozma during a parade - and quickly expresses her desire to be a queen herself. Her ambition lures her into running against Ozma in an Ozlection to become ruler of the Land of Oz.

The Wonder City of Oz

Classics

The Mimics hope to conquer Oz with their spell of forgetfulness, and only Dorothy and the Wizard can stop them.

The Magical Mimics in Oz

Jack Snow

The Magical Mimics In Oz

Snow, Jack

The shaggy man's search to repair the broken love magnet leads him and his companions, Tom, Twink, and Twiffle, on an adventure full of surprises all over the land of Oz.

The Shaggy Man of Oz

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