Children’s / Teenage fiction: Traditional stories

Africa has a wonderfully rich store of folk tales that have been passed down from one generation to the next.

Africa has a wonderfully rich store of folk tales that have been passed down from one generation to the next.

African Myths and Legends is a spellbinding, fascinating collection of myths and legends to enliven the imagination of young readers.

African Myths and Legends is a spellbinding, fascinating collection of myths and legends to enliven the imagination of young readers.

The High King by Lloyd AlexanderWhen the most powerful weapon in the land of Prydain falls into the hands of Arawn, Lord of the Land of Death, Taran and Prince Gwydion rally an army to stand up to the dark forces.

A companion book to The Chronicles of Prydain, this collection of short stories revisits beloved characters and reveals more about the history of the magical land of Prydain.

A Thrilling Quest to Save a Princess with Magical PowersIn The Castle of Llyr, the third book in Lloyd Alexander's beloved The Chronicles of Prydain series, Princess Eilonwy must leave her friend Taran, Assistant Pig-Keeper, and her cherished home, Caer Dallben, to train as a proper lady on the Isle of Mona.

Don Giovanni was once the wealthiest and handsomest young man in Messina.

Diribani has come to the village well to get water for her family's scant meal of curry and rice.

Deep beneath the Ocean lives creatures waiting to enlighten you.

A flower-spouting princess, gobbling prince, emerald-winged fairy, foolish giants, fearsome ogres, and talking frog and fish are just a few of the captivating characters found in this anthology of beloved stories from 29 places around the world, from the Arctic to Africa to Asia to Australia to Europe to the Americas.

Zeus the hamster and his team of Olympians journey deep into the Underworld in the fourth title of this fun-filled, Greek-mythology-based series.

Amy is a young girl that lives with her parents in Ireland and she has heard stories about fairies all of her life.

Introduce your toddler to classic fairy tales with this colorful alphabet primer, from the creators of BabyLit.

Sit back, get comfortable and dive into this illustrated collection of folk stories from every corner of the globe, all inspired by water ways big and small.

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What happens when your little brother looks remarkably like the picture of the missing child on the back of the milk carton?

Angels are everywhere.

After their near-fatal battle with Poseidon, Charlotte and Zee would love nothing more than to relax and forget all over again that the Greek gods are real.

See that girl, the one with the bright red hair, overstuffed backpack, and aura of grumpiness?

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Aesops Fables, by Aesop, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classicsseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras.

A thief steals the King's most precious treasure, but he gets more than he bargains for in this lively retelling of a classic Korean tale.

Can the runaway pancake escape being eaten by a whole family, a dog, a rabbit, a duck, a cat, a goat, a fox and a cunning old pig?

Whoever heard of a dragon who doesn't like fighting?

Harry Hare loves running - and he loves talking about it too.

The Emperor of China loves to hear the little brown nightingale sing.

Naughty Goldilocks sneaks into the bears' house and eats all their porridge, breaks their furniture and sleeps in their beds.

It's a hard life being a slave in Ancient Rome.

When life on the farm becomes too hard for a donkey, a dog, a cat and a rooster, they decide to runaway and join a band - little do they know they will soon encounter a rascally band of robbers!

A delightful Japanese folktale about a Father Mouse who wants his daughter to marry the most powerful husband in the world.

The Little Red Hen works hard all year to grow grains of wheat to make bread.

When the Gingerbread Man runs away from the old lady's oven, the whole village is soon chasing after him.

Leopard loves to bang his drum, but when he refuses to share it with the Sky God, he finds himself in a lot of trouble!

Every day, Sam takes the same old sheep up the same old mountain, then one day he thinks of a way to make life more exciting.

Chicken Licken thinks the sky is falling down and runs to warn the king, but are he and his friends running into danger?

The crooked man has a crooked house and a crooked cat.

The Little Giraffe and his best friend Rhino are very, very hungry.

Once upon a time, there was a dragon, a phoenix and a very, very special pebble.

Daisy doesn't have any money, but she has lots of imagination.

"e;I can make soup from a stone!

It's dinner time for Old Mother Hubbard's dog.

Shhh!

Believe it or not, elephants used to be able to fly.

Lion wants to eat up ALL of the jungle animals.

Hercules is the perfect hero - strong, fast, brave and very proud.