Square Fish, April 2002. Trade Paperback. Very good paperback copy. A bright, energetic retelling of a beloved children's rhyme, with a Pacific Northwest twist. "There was an old lady who swallowed a trout That splished and splashed and thrashed about." Everyone has heard about the old lady who swallowed a......
Chronicle Books, September 2012. Hardcover. A very good copy with no dust jacket. The bold, bright colors of India leap right off the page in this fresh and funny picture book retelling (with a twist) of how Ganesha came to help write the epic poem of Hindu literature, the Mahabharata.....
Harcourt Children's Books, April 1989. Hardcover. A very good copy in a very good dust jacket. The second volume of Carl Sandburg's joyous fairy tales, "Rootabaga Stories, Part II," includes stories about Big People Now and Little People Long Ago; about the Letter X and How It Got into the.....
Studio, October 1978. Hardcover. A very good copy in a very good dust jacket.
HarperCollins, September 2021. Hardcover. A very good copy in a very good dust jacket. You think you know these stories, don't you? You are wrong. You don't know them at all. Twelve tales, twelve dangerous tales of mystery, magic, and rebellious hearts. Each twists like a spindle to reveal truths.....
Sleeping Bear Press, July 2018. Hardcover. A new copy. From Mary, Mary, Tall and Scary to Wee Willie Werewolf, this collection of classic nursery rhymes turned on their heads will give readers the chills--and a serious case of belly laughs. With clever rhyme and spooky illustrations, Mother Ghost is perfect.....
Chronicle Books, July 2017. Hardcover. A new copy. A vengeful phantom lurks in a country graveyard. A whaling crew becomes trapped on a haunted ship. A human skull is kept locked in a cupboard, but sometimes at night, it screams. . . . This collection of tales transports the reader.....
Simon & Schuster, November 1993. Hardcover. A very good copy in a very good dust jacket. Responsibility. Courage. Compassion. Honesty. Friendship. Persistence. Faith. Everyone recognizes these traits as essentials of good character. In order for our children to develop such traits, we have to offer them examples of good and.....
Candlewick, July 2023. Hardcover. A new copy. A #1 New York Times bestseller! A Kirkus Book Prize Finalist! Caldecott Medalist and New York Times best-selling author-illustrator Jon Klassen delivers a deliciously macabre treat for folktale fans. Jon Klassen's signature wry humor takes a turn for the ghostly in this thrilling.....
DK Children, October 2020. Hardcover. A new copy. Meet your favourite monsters, fairies, heroes, and tricksters from all around the world! Enter the enchanting world of mythical creatures and explore the history behind them in this beautifully-illustrated Greek mythology book for children aged 5-9. You'll meet an incredible cast of.....
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, October 1984. Hardcover. Very good paperback copy. Set "in the days when monsters and giants and fairy folk lived in England, " this retelling of a classic and well-loved tale recounts the battle between Saint George and the Dragon - a creature so huge.....
Harcourt, September 1990. Hardcover. A very good copy in a very good dust jacket.
The Blue Sky Press, November 1995. Hardcover. A very good copy in a very good dust jacket. Gracefully told by Newbery Medalist Virginia Hamilton, this collection of 19 stories focuses on the magical lore and wondrous imaginings of Black women. Vibrant paintings by Caldecott Medallists Leo and Diane Dillon glow.....
Running Press Kids, July 2019. Hardcover. A new copy. Share the wonder of the stars with this delightful storybook collection featuring constellation myths from around the world. For thousands of years people have looked up to the night sky and told stories about the stars. These epic tales tell of.....
Haymarket Books, November 2022. Hardcover. A new copy. Expanding, transforming, and subverting the magical tale of Sleeping Beauty, Rebecca Solnit revitalizes this classic story with a new perspective: Maya, the sister who stayed awake.Waking Beauty tells of Maya's great adventures, the inspiring, extraordinary artist and changemaker who "found [beauty] everywhere.....
Puffin Books, June 2011. Trade Paperback. Very good paperback copy. Princess Irene lives in a castle in a wild and lonely mountainous region. One day she discovers a steep and winding stairway leading to a bewildering labyrinth of unused passages with closed doors - and a further stairway. What lies.....
Bantam, January 2003. Trade Paperback. A new copy. The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm Perhaps no other stories possess as much power to enchant, delight, and surprise as those penned by the immortal Brothers Grimm. Now, in the new, expanded third edition, renowned scholar and folklorist Jack Zipes.....
Running Press Kids, April 2019. Hardcover. A new copy. A whimsical and imaginative catalog of fantastical beasts and creatures of myth and legend from around the world-complete with a code that needs cracking to uncover the mystery of the monster atlas! One day a collection of very old maps is.....
Square Fish, April 2007. Trade Paperback. Very good paperback copy. Tikki tikki tembo-no sa rembo- chari bari ruchi-pip peri pembo! Five decades and more than one million copies later children still love hearing about the boy with the long name who fell down the well. Arlene Mosel and Blair Lent's.....
Wide Eyed Editions, September 2021. Hardcover. A new copy. See nature in a whole new light with this enchantingly illustrated treasury of natural folklore and wild wisdom from around the world. Did you know that people used to believe that rabbits' ears would twitch in the direction of a thunderstorm.....
Haymarket Books, May 2019. Hardcover. A new copy. "This is a reminder of hope and possibility, of kindness and compassion, and--perhaps most salient--imagination and liberty. Through the imaginations of our childhoods, can we find our true selves liberated in adulthood?" --Chelsea Handler In her debut children's book, Rebecca Solnit reimagines.....
Tricycle Press, May 2001. Trade Paperback. Very good paperback copy. After a violent seastorm, a Haida prince washes ashore in the supernatural realm of the strange and colossal killer whale people. There his spiritual journey begins. Powerful illustrations make stunning use of northwest coast Native American motifs to create a......
Puffin, March 2009. Trade Paperback. A new copy. The mysterious and exciting legends of the gods and heroes in Ancient Greece, from the adventures of Perseus, the labours of Heracles, the voyage of Jason and the Argonauts, to Odysseus and the Trojan wars. Introduced with wit and humour by Rick.....
Puffin, March 2011. Trade Paperback. A new copy. From the land of fantastical castles, vast lakes and deep forests, the Brothers Grimm collected a treasury of enchanting folk and fairy stories full of giants and dwarfs, witches and princesses, magical beasts and cunning children. From classics such as 'The Frog-Prince'.....
Square Fish, April 2007. Trade Paperback. A new copy. Tikki tikki tembo-no sa rembo- chari bari ruchi-pip peri pembo! Five decades and more than one million copies later children still love hearing about the boy with the long name who fell down the well. Arlene Mosel and Blair Lent's classic.....