• promote the reading and appreciation of literary classics;
• widen students’ exposure to and kindle their interest in children's literature;
• enrich students’ literary knowledge and enhance their language awareness and sensitivity to creative use of language in literary texts; and
• cultivate students' positive values and attitudes.

This collection is sub-divided into three series: (a) Fairy Tales Series, (b) Chinese Fables and Tales Series (1) and (c) Chinese Fables and Tales Series (2). Five reading tasks are included in the Fairy Tales Series, and ten reading tasks in the Chinese Fables and Tales Series (1) and (2) respectively. Each task consists of the following parts:

• a brief introduction of the author or background of the reading text (for the Fairy Tales Series);
• a hyperlink to access the reading text;
• comprehension and appreciation questions;
• extension questions with videos that bring fascinating stories from China to stimulate further discussion and sharing (for the Chinese Fables and Tales Series) ; and
• an online/web version which provides explanation and feedback upon task completion.