Kristnaska Kanto (A Christmas Carol)

Lewis Carroll's classic tale of Alice's fall into a world of talking animals and impossible logic, in E. L. Kearney's 1910 Esperanto translation. A story most readers already know, which makes the new vocabulary much easier to follow.

Lewis Carroll

The Little Prince in Esperanto, illustrated with Saint-Exupéry's own watercolors. Short chapters and simple sentences make it one of the most loved first reads for new learners.

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman and the Cowardly Lion follow the yellow brick road in Donald Broadribb's complete translation. Clear, modern prose for readers taking their first steps in Esperanto.

L. Frank Baum

Pushkin's short story of a secret elopement that goes wrong on a snowy night, translated by the pioneer Esperanto poet Antoni Grabowski in 1888. At under 20 pages, an ideal first complete story.

Aleksandr Pushkin