Best Short Stories For Kids - April 2024

National Geographic Kids 125 True Stories of Amazing Animals: Inspiring Tales of Animal Friendship & Four-Legged Heroes, Plus Crazy Animal Antics

Meet a kayaking sea otter, a penguin that became a knight, a bear that stole a family's car, a pet cat that called 911 to save its owner, and many more amazing animals. This page-turner offers 100 heartwarming and hilarious anecdotes, illustrated with full color photos of these intriguing animals. Stories include unlikely animal friends, animal heroes, amazing animal tricks, surprising animal hybrids, wacky truth-is-stranger-than-fiction stories of animal antics, and more. Plus, loads of animals facts, lists, and information boxes add even more fun on every page.

• ASIN: 142630918X
• ASIN: 142630918X
• ISBN: 142630918X
• Brand: imusti
• Manufacturer: National Geographic Children's Books

Spanish Short Stories for Beginners: 20 Captivating Short Stories to Learn Spanish & Grow Your Vocabulary the Fun Way! (Easy Spanish Stories) (Volume 1)

Do you know what the hardest thing for a Spanish learner is?Finding PROPER reading material that they can handle…which is precisely the reason we’ve written this book!Teachers love giving out tough, expert-level literature to their students, books that present many new problems to the reader and force them to search for words in a dictionary every five minutes — it’s not entertaining, useful or motivating for the student at all, and many soon give up on learning at all!In this book we have compiled 20 easy-to-read, compelling and fun stories that will allow you to expand your vocabular... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1983807893
• ASIN: 1983807893
• ISBN: 1983807893
• Manufacturer: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Funny Girl: Funniest. Stories. Ever.

Funny Girl is a collection of uproarious stories, rollicking comics, rib-tickling wit, and more, from 25 of today’s funniest female writers for kids. What could be funnier than family? Read stories about Ursula Brown's grandmother driving her on a road trip to disaster, Lisa Brown's little brother getting a Tic-Tac stuck up his nose, and Carmen Agra Deedy's mom setting the bathtub on fire. What could be funnier than friends? Pretty much nothing, as Rita Williams-Garcia shows two besties hatching a bird-brained scheme to get on to a TV talk show, and Deborah Underwood introduces a dynam... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0147517834
• ASIN: 0147517834
• ISBN: 0147517834
• Manufacturer: Puffin Books

The Finest Hours (Young Readers Edition): The True Story of a Heroic Sea Rescue (True Rescue Series)

This adaptation for young readers of The Finest Hours: The True Story of the US Coast Guard's Most Daring Sea Rescue by Michael J. Tougias and Casey Sherman tells the story of the shipwreck of two oil tankers and the harrowing Coast Guard rescue when four men in a tiny lifeboat overcame insurmountable odds and saved more than 30 stranded sailors. Now a major motion picture from Disney, starring Chris Pine and Casey Affleck.On the night of February 18, 1952, during one of the worst winter storms that New England has ever seen, two oil tankers just off the shore of Cape Cod were torn in half. Wi... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1250044235
• ASIN: 1250044235
• ISBN: 1250044235
• Brand: Tougias Michael J
• Manufacturer: Square Fish

Best American Short Stories 2017 (The Best American Series ®)

Best-selling author Meg Wolitzer guest edits the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction. “If you know exactly what you are going to get from the experience of reading a story, you probably wouldn’t go looking for it; you need, in order to be an open reader of fiction, to be willing. To cast a vote for what you love and then wait for the outcome,” writes Meg Wolitzer in her introduction. The Best American Short Stories 2017 casts a vote for and celebrates all that is our country. Here you’ll find a man with a boyfriend and a girlfriend, naval officers trapped on ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 054458290X
• ASIN: 054458290X
• ISBN: 054458290X
• Manufacturer: Best American Paper

365 Bedtime Stories and Rhymes

Snuggle up with your favorite nursery rhymes and drift into the magical worlds of all your most treasured fairy-tale characters. This beautiful story-time treasury brings together the talents of illustrators from around the world, with well-loved stories and rhymes to delight and excite children. Find new stories and adventures to fill your imagination every night before bedtime with 365 Bedtime Stories and Rhymes. Sweet Dreams!Quick and short stories or rhymes allow adults to adjust how many stories and how much time to spend reading every dayBond with your child through family story time and... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1680524046
• ASIN: 1680524046
• ISBN: 1680524046
• Brand: Cottage Door Press
• Manufacturer: Cottage Door Pr

"Home Sweet Home":: Teach Your Kids About the Importance of Home! (kids book: bedtime story : picture (ages 3 5) )

Sweet Home*****************One morning long ago a turtle called Tim.Took off his heavy shell to go for a swim.He went down to the lake by the shortest route,He was wearing a hat and a blue bathing suit.

• ASIN: B076J5YHFN
• ASIN: B076J5YHFN

Rebekah - Girl Detective Books 1-8: Fun Short Story Mysteries for Children Ages 9-12 (The Mysterious Garden, Alien Invasion, Magellan Goes Missing, Ghost Hunting,Grown-Ups Out To Get Us?! + 3 more!)

Rebekah Daniels is just your ordinary spunky 9 year old girl living in the small town of Curtis Bay...EXCEPT she is determined NOT to be ordinary at all! Her small town is filled with mysteries and Rebekah is sure that she, along with her best friend Mouse, will be able to solve every last one of them. This book is a compilation of books 1-8 of "Rebekah - Girl Detective", short story mysteries for children ages 9-12. Each short story is around 20-24 pages long. It includes the following books: *Mysterious Garden *Alien Invasion *Magellan Goes Missing *Ghost Hunting *Grown-Ups Out To Get Us?! *... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0615877591
• ASIN: 0615877591
• ISBN: 0615877591
• Manufacturer: Magic Umbrella Publishing

The Greatest Baseball Stories Ever Told: Thirty Unforgettable Tales from the Diamond

At a 1931 barnstorming exhibition game in Tennessee, a seventeen-year-old pitcher for the Chattanooga Lookouts struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig back to back. Her name was Jackie Mitchell--"organized baseball's first girl pitcher." On September 9, 1965, Sandy Koufax made baseball history by pitching his fourth perfect game. In July 1970, a stripper rushed onto the field at Riverfront Stadium to kiss Johnny Bench, temporarily disrupting a game attended by President Nixon and his family. These are just some of the great, quirky, and comic moments in the annals of baseball recorded in THE GREAT... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1592280838
• ASIN: 1592280838
• ISBN: 1592280838
• Manufacturer: Lyons Press

Bedtime Bible Story Book: 365 Read-aloud Stories from the Bible

The Most Important 10 Minutes in Your Child's Day!Make the most out of bedtime with 365 Read-Aloud Bedtime Bible Stories Children love Bible stories, especially when they are written in age-appropiate, easy-to-understand language. Written specifically for ages 3-8, this book has a year's supply of the best-loved Bible stories that will delight your children. All the excitement, adventure, history and spiritual truths of the Bible are skillfully presented. Features questions to help stimulate discussion and over 100 illustrations to spark the imagination! Daniel Partner is a freelance writer a... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1557482640
• ASIN: 1557482640
• ISBN: 1557482640
• Brand: Barbour Publishing Company
• Manufacturer: Paradise Press, Inc.

The Tattooist of Auschwitz: A Novel

• ASIN: B0756DZ4C1
• ASIN: B0756DZ4C1
• Manufacturer: Harper Paperbacks

Through the Fire: Based on a True Story About a Young Girl That Was Maliciously Burned in a House Fire

A childhood tragedy cost her more than she could've imagined, but it also gave a gift far worth more than she could've hoped for... Theresa holds nothing back as she retraces her traumatic childhood in the countryside of North Carolina in one of the most inspirational books you’ve read yet. Between unstable, alcoholic parents and the ever-present threat of emotional and physical neglect, Theresa never had the childhood every adult wished they could recall. After a horrible fire incident which left her unrecognizably scarred for life at age four, Theresa was left to deal with pain, despair an... [Read More]

• ASIN: 152078080X
• ASIN: 152078080X
• ISBN: 152078080X
• Manufacturer: Independently published

Complete Short Stories of Mark Twain (Bantam Classics)

For deft plotting, riotous inventiveness, unforgettable characters, and language that brilliantly captures the lively rhythms of American speech, no American writer comes close to Mark Twain. This sparkling anthology covers the entire span of Twain’s inimitable yarn-spinning, from his early broad comedy to the biting satire of his later years.Every one of his sixty stories is here: ranging from the frontier humor of “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County,” to the bitter vision of humankind in “The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg,” to the delightful hilarity of “Is He Living... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0553211951
• ASIN: 0553211951
• ISBN: 9780553211955
• Manufacturer: Bantam Classics

The Secret Lake: A children's mystery adventure

A lost dog, a hidden time tunnel and a secret lake... A page-turning time travel adventure for children aged 8-11. Now enjoyed by thousands of young readers!When Stella and her younger brother, Tom, move to their new London home,they become mystified by the disappearances of Harry, their elderly neighbor's small dog. Where does he go? And why does he keep reappearing wet-through?Their quest to solve the riddle over the summer holidays leads to a boat buried under a grassy mound, and a tunnel that takes them to a secret lake. Who is the boy rowing towards them who looks so terrified? And whose... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0956932304
• ASIN: 0956932304
• ISBN: 0956932304
• Brand: imusti
• Manufacturer: Well Said Press

Diary of a 6th Grade Ninja

Age Level: 9 - 12 | Grade Level: 4th and upMy name is Chase Cooper, and I'm a 6th grade ninja. It's my first day at a different school and the only person I know is my cousin, Zoe (but she might be a little too cool for me). I was just another scrawny kid until a group of ninjas recruited me into their clan. It was a world of trouble I wasn't prepared for, which is why I kept this diary (or "chronicle" as my dad would call it) - to warn other kids about the dangers of becoming a ninja. They say history is destined to repeat itself... well, not if I can help it.Diary of a 6th Grade Ninja is a h... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1493527487
• ASIN: 1493527487
• ISBN: 1493527487
• Manufacturer: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

The Best American Short Stories 2018

Best-selling, award-winning, pop culture powerhouse Roxane Gay guest edits this year’s Best American Short Stories, the premier annual showcase for the country’s finest short

• UPC: 746152764

100 Years of The Best American Short Stories

An award-winning short-story writer introduces the stories she has selected from such authors as Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Alexie, Roth, Updike, Oates and more, to present a decade-by-decade examination of the literary trends captured by this series

• UPC: 45056350
• Rating: 5.0

Muslim Child : A Collection of Short Stories and Poems

Muslim Child is a collection of short stories, poems and prose that examines the world through the eyes of Muslim children. Each story represents a tenet of Islam in a way which is both entertaining

• UPC: 16634352
• Rating: 4.0

Anthology of the Best French Short Stories for Children - eBook

French Classical AuthorsEditor and Translator: Nicolae SfetcuThe stories for children of this anthology were selected with love and attention specifically to meet the requirements of each child, parent, grandparent, teacher, or educator ... Whether its

• UPC: 246790388

Anthology of the Best French Short Stories for Children - eBook

Editor and Translator: Nicolae Sfetcu    The stories for children of this anthology were selected with love and attention specifically to meet the requirements of each child, parent, grandparent, teacher, or educator ... Whether it's

• UPC: 665211794

Children of the Night : The Best Short Stories by Black Writers, 1967 to Present

In 1969, Little, Brown and Company published The Best Short Stories by Black Writers, edited by Langston Hughes - the classic compendium of African-American short fiction from 1897 to 1967. Now, a quarter of a

• UPC: 53328607

Anthologie des meilleures petits contes françaises pour enfants (Anthology of the Best French Short Stories for Children) - eBook

Auteurs classiques français (French classical authors)Livre bilingue français/anglais (Bilingual French/English Book) - Première édition (First Edition)Éditeur (Editor): Nicolae Sfetcu, Traducteur (Translator): Nicolae SfetcuLes contes pour les enfants de cette anthologie ont été sélectionnés avec amour

• UPC: 963649973

Anthologie des meilleures petits contes françaises pour enfants (Anthology of the Best French Short Stories for Children) - eBook

Éditeur (Editor): Nicolae Sfetcu, Traducteur (Translator): Nicolae Sfetcu    Les contes pour les enfants de cette anthologie ont été sélectionnés avec amour et attention spécifiquement pour répondre aux besoins de chaque enfant, parent, grand-parent, professeur

• UPC: 684439758

The Best American Short Stories 2005

The Best American Series First, Best, and Best-SellingThe Best American series has been the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and nonfiction since 1915. Each volume's series editor selects notable works from

• UPC: 34682001
• Rating: 3.75

Best Russian Short Stories - eBook

For centuries, critics and fans alike have extolled the virtues of the Russian masters of fiction, with many ranking them among the foremost literary artists the world has ever produced. This volume collects finely crafted

• UPC: 699648974
• Rating: 3.5

Best Short Stories For Children 1st Collection by Carol R Brink - Hardcover 1935

• UPC: 254414486968
• Category: Antiquarian & Collectible
• Price: 29 USD

Best Short Stories For Children 1st Collection Carol R. Brink 1935

• UPC: 254183710636
• Category: Antiquarian & Collectible
• Price: 4 USD

300 Clean Jokes for Kids: Best One-Liners and Funny Short Stories Collection,D

• UPC: 372500809894
• Category: Non-Fiction
• Price: 2 GBP

1986 BEST OF FRIENDS, SHORT STORYS FOR LITTLE KIDS, SUNSHINE BOOKS by Modern Pub

• UPC: 392764105230
• Category: Children & YA Fiction
• Price: 0 USD