Paul Biegel

Una niña lleva un secreto colgado del cuello. Es un secreto que late, y tiene forma de semilla. Por él, ella ha llegado a una ciudad muerta, olvidada y gris, donde los soldados convierten en estatua a todo aquel que no cumpla las leyes de silencio y quietud. En aquel lugar desolado, la protagonista buscara respuestas, intentara entender la historia de esa ciudad extraña, para por fin encontrar los jardines donde debe enterrar su secreto, y asi devolverle la vida.

Dorr was once a city of merriment, music and dancing. Now it lies grey and silent under the spell of the witch Sirdis. When a young princess arrives in Dorr on a secret quest, she finds a town full of mystery, magic and danger. As she meets with a succession of strange, funny and frightening characters, Dorrs true history, and the true nature of her quest, become clear through the stories they tell each other. Can the princess find the gardens of Dorr and free the city from its evil enchantment?By turns beautiful, thrilling, frightening and comical, The Gardens of Dorr is a richly detailed, unforgettable fantasy adventure, considered by many to the crowning achievement of one of Europes most beloved childrens writers.

When Marinka, Podgy Plum and Timid Thomas set sail with the Little Captain on board his brave ship the Neversink, a world of adventures awaits. Their incredible journey will take them across stormy seas and scorching sand dunes, through palaces and sailors inns, past giants, dragons and polar bears. Along the way there will be danger and excitement, ghost ships and buried treasure, pancakes galore, and at the end of it all: friendship. Packed with thrills, laughter and magic, this beautifully illustrated classic seafaring tale has enchanted generations of children.

El protagonista se pasa el día creando soldaditos de plomo. Pero una noche, los soldados parten hacia el combate y deciden llevárselo con ellos.

El pequeño capitán y sus nuevos amigos, Marinka, Theo y Thomas, se embarcan en El-que-no-se-hunde rumbo a la isla de Todo-crece. ¿Lograrán dar con ella? Y si la encuentran, ¿qué sorpresas les esperan? Sus aventuras no han hecho mas que empezar. ¿Te atreves a subir a bordo?

A triumphant piece of magicObserverThe best book of all time for this ageThe TimesAfter reigning for a thousand years, old King Mansolain is growing weary and his heart is slowing down. Only stories can keep it ticking while his doctor searches for the cure. So, from every corner of the kingdom, creatures journey to the castle in the copper mountains to sit on the Kings long white bear and share their tales.Every night, a new storyteller arrives: a fearsome wolf, a lonely rabbit, a fire-breathing, three-headed dragon and many more. Each tale is more wondrous than the last, but will they be enough to keep the Kings heart beating?Part of the new Pushkin Childrens Classics series of thrilling, magical and inspiring stories from around the world, which young readers will return to time and again.Illustrated by Sally J. Collins.Paul Biegel was one of Europes most acclaimed and best-loved storytellers, and the author of more than fifty books for children. Born in the Netherlands in 1925, he studied law but worked as a comic-strip writer before writing his first novel, The Golden Guitar, in 1960. The King of the Copper Mountains followed in 1965. It won the award for the best Dutch childrens book of the year, and remains his best-loved work.

El día en que la princesa cumple doce años, sale por primera vez de palacio en una magnífica carroza roja tirada por doce caballos blancos. Un trío de bandoleros la secuestra y espera cobrar un suculento rescate. Pero la princesa no se asusta. De hecho, esta convencida de que la llevan a dar un paseo por el Resto del Mundo que ella desconoce. Tampoco los bandoleros se imaginan con quien se enfrentan...