This colorfully illustrated multicultural children's book presents Chinese fairy tales and other folk stories--providing insight into a vibrant literary culture.
Japanese Myths, Legends & Folktales: A Bilingual Journey Through Japan's Timeless TalesEmbark on a captivating journey withJapanese Myths, Legends & Folktales—a beautifully illustrated bilingual collection of Japan's most beloved stories.
Just when Sir Jasper Gowlings thinks it is safe to return to his humble abode, he is horrified to find the terrifying and bad-tempered old hag Felicitatus Miserius waiting for himwith yet another collection of blood-curdling fairy tales.
Peninnah Schram, widely regarded as one of the great Jewish storytellers of our generation, has collected and retold sixty-four delightful Jewish folktales to create Jewish Stories One Generation Tells Another.
On the spell-crossed Phaer Isle, young Xemion and his friend Saheli just made one little mistake, but now they're in a fight for their own lives and the future of all Phaer.
On the spell-crossed Phaer Isle, young Xemion and his friend Saheli just made one little mistake, but now they're in a fight for their own lives and the future of all Phaer.
Winner of the Canadian Children's Book Centre Choice: Best Books for Kids & Teens David Baird, a talented young rock musician, accompanies his estranged father to Wales.
Winner of the Canadian Children's Book Centre Choice: Best Books for Kids & Teens David Baird, a talented young rock musician, accompanies his estranged father to Wales.
Recipient of the prestigious Moms Choice Award honoring excellence, a Moonbeam Childrens Book Award medal winner and a 2015-2016 New Book Award winner, and described by Midwest Book Review as about as fine a middle school fantasy as you could get: vivid, packed with ghosts and mystery, and yet tempered with an attention to interpersonal depth that is rare and inviting.
First published in 1908, this is a book of beautiful legends and fairy tales of Japan that were collected, translated and retold by the author, Yei Theodora Ozaki, who states: .
An ancient oak tree has seen glory and tragedy-but nothing quite as spectacular as the showdown that's brewingFor nearly a thousand years, the Dimpole Oak has towered over this small East Coast town, witnessing the passage of history: duels and revolution, lovers' trysts and traitors' hangings, victory parades and midnight conspiracies.
The timeless fables that capture the world's imagination over and over againFrom "e;Rapunzel"e; to "e;Hansel and Gretel"e; to "e;Briar Rose"e; to "e;Little Red Riding Hood,"e; the German folktales that the Brothers Grimm brought to the world's attention have been captivating readers young and old for more than two centuries.
The classic children’s collection: four fantastical stories filled with wit and wisdom, humor and heart In this wonderful collection of fairy tales, John Gardner turns a timeless tradition into a topsy-turvy whirlwind.
John Gardner’s classic fairy-tale collection depicts a world where anything can happen—and often doesA humble thistle girl, a wise old philosopher, a hapless woodchopper, and an unscrupulous king—these are the vivid protagonists of Gardner’s masterful book for children.
Four tales of fantasy from a twentieth-century literary master-selected as the 1975 New York Times Outstanding Book for ChildrenJohn Gardner's first children's book takes the traditional fairy tale and turns it on its head.
On the verge of turning sixteen years old and getting her drivers license, Samantha Wright deals with life and school like most every other teenage girl in Klamath Falls, Oregon.
