Isabella's Storybook
In the order she told them. Each one ends with a question to talk about at bedtime.
A princess can't sleep, so the king invites a witch who promises to cure her in a week. But this witch has three whole boxes full of jewels — and when the queen goes snooping, she uncovers a thief in disguise. But is everything really as it seems? A funny bedtime mystery with a twist you won't see coming.
Would you snoop to prove someone is lying?
A very poor man dreams of the perfect job — a bakery job with a secret ingredient no one is ever allowed to know. As he boasts about it all over town, everyone showers him with gifts. But when the big day finally comes, the secret turns out to be the silliest thing of all.
Could you keep a secret everyone wants to know?
Fiona is scared of everything — dogs, baking, high heels, even drinking water. When her mean husband sells her a mysterious "bottle of confidence," Fiona changes overnight. But this bottle has a secret, and a twist nobody saw coming.
Where does bravery come from — a bottle, or you?
A beautiful lady has everyone's admiration — the flowers, the strangers in the restaurant, even the animals of the deep blue ocean — until the day she laughs at a kind purple octopus and calls him ugly. When the octopus stops coming to see her, she starts to learn that a pretty face is not the same as a kind heart. A gentle bedtime story about kindness, saying sorry, and second chances.
A pretty face, or a kind heart — which one?
A poor but kind-hearted girl named Susan gives away her only dollar and is swept into a life of riches by a kind old lady — but a beautiful red dress awakens a greedy heart she can't control. A story about kindness, greed, and learning to be honest again.
Could you walk away from the one thing you want most?
A poor old man discovers that the bare tree in his backyard can grant apples just by wishing — until a jealous neighbor steals it for himself. When magic turns against greed, will the tree ever be made right again?
Your neighbor takes what's yours. Do you share or fight?
John loves to sleep more than anything — even more than going to school. A mischievous monster who never sleeps decides that's a problem, and casts spell after spell to teach him a lesson. Will John ever get his old life back?
What if you never had to wake up again?
When Kevin kicks his soccer ball over a mysterious wall, he finds himself trapped in a spooky house with a ghost who loves to play games. To win his ball back, Kevin has to survive a game of hide and seek — and outsmart the ghost with a clever trick.
Your ball flew over the wall. Do you go get it?
Bella loves clothes, and for her birthday her mom takes her shopping for a brand-new outfit. But the beautiful flowered hat she picks out is hiding a wicked secret — and soon Bella is shrunk down to the size of an ant, locked in a witch's cave with two other little girls. Can Bella outsmart the witch and save them all?
Would you take a gift that seems too good?
Beth loves her toys more than anything — until one afternoon, they come alive and start giving her orders. To save herself, Beth has to outsmart them one by one with a very clever trick.
What if your toys woke up and bossed you around?
Angelina dreams of dancing with the most famous dancer in the world, and when a magical wishing well grants her wish, all her dreams start coming true. But when she begins using the well only for herself, the fairy who watches over it teaches her a lesson she will never forget.
Would you still need friends if every wish came true?
Jack loves cola so much he won't stop drinking it — until the day an alien breaks half the moon, and everyone light enough to float drifts away into space. Now Jack, the only one heavy enough to stay on the ground, has to save his family and the world. But can a boy who only knows how to drink cola really become a hero?
Everyone floated away but you. What do you do?
After her mother scolds her at the park, Katie makes a wish she can't take back — and turns into a witch with a magic wand. But when she meets a mother and daughter who remind her of someone very important, Katie has to decide what kind of girl she really wants to be.
What if your angriest wish actually came true?
George loves candies — so when he spots one lying on the street, he just can't resist. But one bite is all it takes to turn him into a carrot! As more and more people pick up the magic carrots, a clever little girl must outsmart a hungry witch to save them all.
Would you eat candy you found on the street?
On her ninth birthday, Becky gets the cat of her dreams — but her father warns her never to feed it too much at once. When Becky decides her hungry kitten needs just a little more food, the consequences are bigger than she could ever imagine.
What if your pet grew bigger than your house?
A little girl named Angela gets lost in the woods and discovers a stone that grants every wish. She uses its magic to help everyone around her — until a greedy robber hears the story and comes knocking at her door.
Would you tell anyone if your wish always came true?
While her little sister practices the piano, Mary curls up with a book about Ancient Macedonia and drifts off to sleep. In her dream, she meets a very proud Prince Alexander the Great — and his wild stallion — and discovers that even princes need a little help sometimes.
Would you help someone who says they don't need help?
Sophie loves her library book about myths so much that she reads it again and again — until she realizes it's almost overdue. On the taxi ride back to the library, she falls asleep and finds herself in the middle of an ancient disaster she didn't sign up for.
Ever loved a book so much you fell inside it?
Henry is a clever little boy who loves learning more than anything. When a stranger promises to show him a place where everyone can have whatever they want, Henry happily follows him into the woods — but the man is not who he seems. Can a brave, quick-thinking boy find a way to outsmart a dangerous grown-up?
A bad man is watching. Do you fight, or pretend?
When a magic nut falls on poor little Eden's head, she discovers she can turn anything she touches into whatever she wishes — rocks into apples, rags into beautiful dresses, even her tiny house into a grand castle. But when mean and greedy Alice tries to steal the same magic for herself, she learns that some gifts can't be taken — and that wishing for the wrong reasons brings something very different than gold.
If you could turn anything into anything, what would you make?
In a faraway land lived people made of plastic — they could speak, but they could never smile or blink. One day, a poor girl named Amy spots something sparkling in the woods, and finds herself inside a kingdom of riches with a king who hides a terrible secret. Amy's gift of smiling will change everything — but some gifts come with consequences she never imagined.
Would you rather smile fake, or cry for real?
Deep in an ocean kingdom lives a girl named Miralla — so clumsy she trips over everything, and everyone laughs at her. But one day, her tumbles make the prince laugh for the very first time in his life — and that laugh is about to summon a furious magic fairy with a terrible secret. Will Miralla be brave enough to save him?
What would you do if everyone laughed at you?
Nine-year-old Nancy lives in a tiny cottage with her sick grandma — no medicine, no new shoes, and a school full of mean kids. Then one night, a pretty elf taps at her window and offers to show her where all the money in the world comes from. Will Nancy be brave enough to follow her through the magic door — and wise enough to use what she finds?
Would you walk through a magic door at midnight?
Angela's best friend Amy gives her a pack of candies and runs off to the bathroom. While Angela waits, she pops one candy in her mouth — and discovers it tastes like whatever she's feeling. Sour, sweet, salty, bitter, spicy: five flavors for five feelings, all in one little candy.
If your feelings had a taste, what would today taste like?
When Sophie's best friend Mary gives her a pack of candies, something very strange happens — Sophie shrinks down to the size of a pinky. Trapped in Mary's pocket, she'll have to sneak into a room full of magic potions and figure out which one will turn her back into herself.
Your friend hands you candy. Do you eat it?
Sarah's parents are very rich, but they will not let her step outside — not once. Then an old lady knocks on the door asking for directions Sarah cannot give, and offers to show her the whole wide world. A story about being kept in, speaking up, and a spell that lets two parents find out exactly how it feels.
What if you were never allowed to go outside?
A mean king wants the biggest flower in the whole world, and every gardener who fails is put to death. When a young gardener is ordered to grow the impossible, help comes from a very unexpected place — a fairy who has been trapped in a picture on the wall for 5,200 years, and who has one warning the gardener must not forget.
What would you do if someone asked for the impossible?
Three enormous monsters stomp into the forest and demand the animals' homeland — or they will eat every small animal in it. King Tiger's two soccer-star sons accept a challenge no one can afford to lose: seven animals against three monsters, with their whole home on the line.
Would you play a game to save your home?
A boy from the mountains discovers a monster who can turn invisible — and hatches a colorful, paint-splattered plan to defeat him. But the monster's story is far from over. After a snake comes to the rescue, the two friends bring chaos to the forest, until a clever fairy decides to teach them a lesson from the inside out.
How do you catch someone you cannot even see?
Stina is the richest, prettiest, and bossiest girl in town — and she makes everyone around her miserable, especially poor Sam. But when a mysterious new classmate named Miruka starts beating her at every contest, Stina learns that being proud is not the same as being good.
Is it better to be the best, or to be kind?
When sisters Laura and Ananna stop for a swim in a beautiful clear lake, they meet a monster who is not happy to share. But hidden in a place no one would ever expect, there's a magic sword waiting — and only one of them can pull it free.
What would you do if a monster swallowed you whole?
A poor boy dreams of hearing the magical tales from a wonderful story machine — but he has no penny to put inside. When he finally finds a penny on the street, will he keep it for himself, or will a crying little girl change everything?
Would you give away your last coin to help someone?
When Amy and May scrub themselves with two mysterious soaps at the swimming pool, they magically turn into soaps themselves — and get washed down the drain into the secret home of a very kind mouse family. A cozy, silly adventure about sisters, mice, and a bedtime story inside a bedtime story.
You wake up tiny in your own house. What now?
For her birthday, a princess is given a tiny seed and told to plant it in the garden. By morning, a giant flower has grown — with a ladder, a locked door, and a sleeping monster on the other side. A magical adventure with a very funny twist ending.
Have you had a dream that felt completely real?
Grace wants a piano. Lucy wants a treehouse. When both sisters get exactly what they wished for, they can't agree on where to play — until they find a magic book that promises to put the piano right up in the treehouse. But the moment the treehouse starts spinning, the two sisters discover they've landed somewhere very, very far from home... and something enormous is roaring just outside the window.
Dinosaurs outside, nowhere to hide. How do you get home?
Deep in the mountains lives a wicked robber who hears of a princess with a magical garden — flowers that heal the sick and bring joy to the sad. When the guard turns him away, the robber hatches a sneaky plan to steal the most beautiful flower of all. But this clever princess has a trick up her sleeve, and the flower she plants next will change the kingdom forever.
How do you catch a thief without chasing him?
When a stranger offers Sarah candy and promises to make her dreams come true, she discovers it's all a trick. Now trapped in a wooden cottage with other children, seven-year-old Sarah must use her wits, earn the man's trust, and hatch a daring escape plan to save them all.
A stranger offers you everything. Do you follow him?
Tina and her mom take a taxi to the zoo, and on the little TV screen in the back seat, Tina watches her favorite superhero, Super Sam, defeat a monster with one-two-three punches. But the ride is long, Tina falls asleep, and suddenly — the monster is climbing right out of the screen! Can Tina save the day? And what happens when she wakes up and meets a real lion? A hilarious story about big dreams, brave punches, and the difference between monsters on TV and animals at the zoo.
What if the monster climbed out of your TV?
Mandy is the poorest girl in school — no dresses, no shoes, no money. But when she rescues a fairy from a haystack, everything changes. Suddenly her wardrobe is bursting with 150 beautiful dresses. The trouble is, bossy Peggy — who thinks she's the richest girl in the whole school — doesn't like being outdone. A story about kindness, jealousy, and the magic of being generous when someone else would slam the door.
A fairy grants any wish. What do you ask for?
Cinderella the rabbit calls her best friend Bobo a liar and storms off to find someone else to play with. But Billy the Elephant is too big and scary, Sam the Monkey is too naughty, Daisy the Pig just sleeps and snores, Dora the Panda won't stop eating, and Bella the Koala won't come down from her tree. One by one, Cinderella discovers that every friend has their quirks — and that maybe the best friend was the one she left behind. A funny, heartfelt story about forgiveness, stubbornness, and learning to listen.
Your best friend hid instead of helping. Forgive them?
When Rabbit and Kitten miss their school bus and walk to school on a perfectly ordinary morning, they find something very un-ordinary: the school is empty, the forest is burning, and a strange robot with no eyes, no mouth, and no ears is behind it all. Can two small friends outsmart an alien machine with nothing but bravery, brains, and a backpack full of magnets? A story about courage, quick thinking, and the kind of friendship that saves the day.
Something huge is coming. Run, or outsmart it?
A prince who refuses to shower wonders why no one — not even the fish — will come near him. It takes a princess, a failed disguise, and a lot of soap to find out.
What do you do anyway, even though you hate it?
Four friends love money but have no idea how to earn it, so they decide to rob a bank — in guard uniforms three sizes too big. Only one of them chooses the hard way, and years later they all meet again…
Would you take the hard way if it was the right way?
Peter can't resist Mr. McGratty's garden — and one very full tummy later, he wakes up tied inside a sack on the kitchen table. But Mother Rabbit has a pair of scissors, a quiet plan, and a wonderfully smelly trick…
Would you break the one rule you were given?
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