“Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your long hair!” A witch keeps Rapunzel in a tall tower without a door or stairs – but she isn’t the only one visiting the lovely girl.Includes a word list, 5 pages of activities and free online audio (British English and American English).Retold by Laura Cowan.

When his ship is lost in a storm, Gulliver swims to the land of Lilliput. Lilliput is no ordinary island, and Gulliver soon finds that he is a BIG problem there…Includes a word list, 5 pages of activities and free online audio (British English and American English).

Victor Frankenstein is a brilliant student of natural sciences. He dreams of discovering the secret of life; but the thing that he has made is a monster, and brings nothing but death and ruin.Includes a word list, 5 pages of activities and free online audio (British English and American English).Retold by Daniele Dickmann.

Sam looks after the sheep all day. He’s bored, so he thinks of a story. «Help, help, there’s a wolf!» At first, everyone believes him, but then Sam tells the same story again, and again…Includes a word list, 5 pages of activities and free online audio (British English and American English).

Twelve princesses long to leave the palace and go dancing. When their shoes are worn out night after night, the king is determined to solve the mystery. Finally a soldier in a cloak of invisibility follows the girls to a magical underground realm.With fun activities after the story, and online audio in both British English and American English.Retold by Mairi Mackinnon.

Benny, Bert and Boris are looking for some new grass to eat. There’s lots of new grass on the hill, across the bridge — but there’s also a hungry troll under the bridge.Includes a word list, 5 pages of activities and free online audio (British English and American English).Retold by Mairi Mackinnon.

How does Macbeth turn so quickly from trusted military commander to murderous traitor? This compelling version brings readers into the heart of Shakespeare’s drama, and includes carefully chosen quotations from the play itself.With fun activities after the story, and online audio in both British English and American English.Age 7+Retold by Mairi Mackinnon.

Odysseus and the Greek army have fought theTrojans for ten long years. Will the war ever end?Finally, Odysseus thinks of a clever trick.

The scarecrow would like brains, the tin man wants a heart and the lion wants to be brave, while Dorothy just wants to go home. Who can help them? The wonderful Wizard of Oz, of course!Includes a word list, 5 pages of activities and free online audio (British English and American English).

From the classic fairy tale. When the Queen’s longed-for baby is born, the King invites seven fairies to the party in celebration. However, he fails to invite one malevolent fairy, and when the princess is sixteen years old, she hurts her hand on a spindle and falls asleep for a hundred years. With fun activities after the story, and online audio in both British English and American English.