World Literature for Children

Hercules, most famous hero of Greece and son of the mighty Zeus, is a growing threat to King Eurystheus. Therefore the King comes up with dangerous tasks, that are meant to defeat Hercules. The Oracle’s prophecy says that Hercules can only attain immortality after mastering all twelve labours. This is why the demigod fearlessly faces…

In the deep of the night, a huge storm suddenly rises at sea and threatens to capsize a ship with Italian noblemen. They expect to drown, but the ship remains intact and miraculously reaches a mysterious island. This is where the mighty wizard Prospero reigns over the spirits, the winds and the water. It is…

Shakespeare’s most prominent romantic comedy about love, envy, intrigues and happiness: The lovely hero and the nobleman Claudio want to marry, but the villain Don Juan envies their happiness and plots to ruin their wedding plans … retold by Barbara Kindermann & illustrated by Almud Kunert “Magical, impressive images and the perceptively renarrated text wonderfully…

Fairies do mischief with four love-sick Athenians wandering through a forest one midsummernight.   Many misunderstandings, bewitched situation and emotional chaos ensue—will love be found in the end? retold by Barbara Kindermann & illustrated by Almud Kunert Splenid! is what Shakespeare would say. – LUCHS Jury Barbara Kindermann retells the story … in her own words,…