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Book cover for "The little gray bunny".
Publisher:
Charlesbridge
Language:
English
Description:
In this version of "The Little Red Hen," set at a farm, the other animals eat and play while the little gray bunny does all the chores in the barn, until one day he teaches them a lesson about laziness.
Book cover for "The blue fairy book".
Language:
English
Description:
This beloved volume collects the world’s most famous fairy tales, children’s classics, and bedtime stories.
 
The enchanting stories of childhood every girl and boy—and their parents—cherish are collected in this first volume of Andrew Lang’s renowned Fairy Books. Originally published in 1889, this treasure trove of timeless tales of action and adventure, enchanted forests and fantastic creatures,...
Book cover for "Three little Cajun pigs".
Author:
Publisher:
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date:
[2006]
Language:
English
Description:
In this rhyming version of the familiar folktale, a big bad gator comes after the three pig brothers, Ulysse, Thibodeaux, and Trosclair, in the Louisiana bayou.
Book cover for "Peace tales".
Publisher:
Linnet Books
Pub. Date:
1992
Language:
English
Description:
A collection of folktales from cultures around the world, reflecting different aspects of war and peace.
Book cover for "The Gingerbread Cowboy".
Publisher:
Laura Geringer Books/HarperCollins
Pub. Date:
[2006]
Language:
English
Description:
A freshly baked gingerbread cowboy escapes from the rancher's wife's kitchen and eludes his pursuers in this western United States version of the "Gingerbread Boy."
Book cover for "The Barefoot book of giants, ghosts and goblins".
Publisher:
Barefoot Books
Pub. Date:
1999
Language:
English
Description:
A cross-cultural anthology of folk tales carefully chosen to terrify and tantalize young readers. The mystery and magic of the stories are beautifully realized by evocative and enchanting watercolors.
Book cover for "Heroes and villains".
Publisher:
Kingfisher Books
Pub. Date:
[2011]
Language:
English
Description:
"Action-packed retellings of classic myths and legends" --Cover (p. 4).
Book cover for "The storytelling star".
Publisher:
Pavilion Books
Pub. Date:
1999
Language:
English
Description:
Collects nine stories from different cultures, including the Incas, Aztecs, and Chinese, about the sun, moon, and stars.
Book cover for "Nicholas Pipe".
Publisher:
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date:
[1997]
Language:
English
Description:
A retelling of a twelfth-century tale in which a young woman falls in love with a merman and determines to marry him despite their separate worlds.
Book cover for "Women warriors".
Publisher:
Morrow Junior Books
Pub. Date:
1999
Language:
English
Description:
A collection of twelve traditional tales about female military leaders, war goddesses, women warriors, and heroines from around the world, including such countries as Japan, Ireland, and Zimbabwe.
Book cover for "Tree of dreams".
Publisher:
BridgeWater Books
Pub. Date:
[1995]
Language:
English
Book cover for "The three little pigs".
Author:
Publisher:
Little, Brown
Pub. Date:
2001
Language:
English
Description:
A humorous retelling of the classic story recounts the fatal episodes in the lives of two foolish pigs and how the third pig managed to avoid the same fate.
Book cover for "Goldilocks and the three bears".
Author:
Language:
English
Description:
Retells the traditional tale with modern touches, such as a television in the bears' home and jeans on Goldilocks.
Book cover for "Lore of the wild".
NoveList Series:
Series:
Publisher:
Wide Eyed Editions, an imprint of The Quarto Group
Pub. Date:
[2021]
Language:
English
Description:
Lore of the Wild delves into traditional nature folklore from around the world, revealing the influence of trees, plants, insects, birds, animals and weather on daily life. Did you know that people used to believe that rabbits' ears would twitch in the direction of a thunderstorm? That lily of the valley flowers were formed from fairies' drinking cups? And that taking dandelions into the house would make you wet the bed? Traditional nature folklore...
Book cover for "Goldilocks and the three bears".
Publisher:
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date:
2010
Language:
English
Description:
A retelling of the adventures of a nosy, naughty, and sassy little girl who finds the house of the three bears and helps herself to their belongings.
Book cover for "Yokki and the parno gry".
Publisher:
Childs Play [International] Ltd
Pub. Date:
2016
Language:
English
Description:
Running into a string of bad luck, a Romani family has their spirits lifted by the imaginative tales of Yokki, a boy who tells stories about a magical white horse.
Book cover for "A treasury of mermaids".
Publisher:
HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date:
[1997]
Language:
English
Book cover for "Star stories".
Publisher:
Running Press Kids, an imprint of Perseus Books, LLC, a subsidiary of Hachette Book Group, Inc
Pub. Date:
2019
Language:
English
Description:
For thousands of years people have looked up to the night sky and told stories about the stars. These epic tales tell of vengeful gods and goddesses, of monsters and heroes. Others try to make sense of the natural world, or unravel the mysterious forces of the universe. This book brings together 23 of these legends from all over the world: from Ancient Greece to North America, Egypt, China, India, and the South Pacific.
Book cover for "Myths and legends of ancient Britain and Ireland".
Publisher:
World Book, a Scott Fetzer company
Pub. Date:
[2015]
Language:
English
Description:
"Myths and legends from Ancient Britain and Ireland. Features include information about the history and culture behind the myths, pronunciations, lists of deities, word glossary, further information, and index"--Provided by publisher.
Book cover for "Crow & Fox and other animal legends".
Publisher:
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date:
1993
Language:
English
Description:
A collection of traditional tales about animals, from such parts of the world as India, West Africa, and South America.