[stanley]

Thanks to both replies. To Mesmark - yes, I'll be teaching expat children and i believe some of them will have pretty good English, so I am mainly hoping for suggestions for short novels, such as the one I mention above which is full of wonderful descriptive language, and, with the help of visuals and actions, could be understood by more advanced classes. However, I would be grateful for suggestion of stories to read with any level - and I mean for me to read, not the children. I am not a huge fan of pulling literature apart to make language exercises from. My aim is for the children to enjoy listening to a story in English.