Children's Fairy Tales

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Tikki tikki tembo-no sa rembo- chari bari ruchi-pip peri pembo! Three 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 re-creation of... (read more)

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"Goodness!" the little seamstress said. "I've killed seven flies with one blow." And to mark the event, she took out her favorite coat and stitched on the back: SEVEN WITH ONE BLOW! Proud of her amazing feat, the brave little seamstress sets off to tell... (read more)

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Sixty-five German folk-fairy tales with explanatory, introductory material, notes on each individual selection, and a glossary of Scots words.... (read more)

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This is the tale of a viking warrior named Erik. Erik is no ordinary Viking, and with his trusty band of men he sets sail in search of the land where the sun goes at night.... (read more)

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Hans Christian Andersen's classic fable of vanity and pride is given a refreshing new twist in this beautiful picture book, illustrated by Jay in her award-winning crackle-glaze style. Full color.... (read more)

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What a fantastic story to read aloud! This hilarious take on Little Red Riding Hood turns "Little Red" into a rubicund young boy with tavern-keeping, ginger ale-brewing parents. But it's the magical illustrations that make the reading experience complete,... (read more)

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36 stories from Hungary, Russia, Finland, Iceland, Tunisia, the Baltic: "The Cottager and His Cat," "The Crab and the Monkey," "Little Wildrose," "The Gold-bearded Man," and more. 53 illustrations.... (read more)

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For almost two centuries, the stories of magic and myth gathered by the Brothers Grimm have been part of the way children—and adults—learn about the vagaries of the real world. Cinderella, Rapunzel, Snow-White, Hänsel and Gretel, Little... (read more)

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Award-winning author/illustrator Child takes her multimedia art to a whole new level in this rendition of the classic fairy tale, presented in a three-dimensional dollhouse tableaux. Full color.... (read more)

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A beautiful, dramatically illustrated collection of four famous fairy tales: "Sleeping Beauty," "Snow White," "Hansel and Gretel," and "Cinderella." The Fairy Tales would make a fantastic gift, whether it be as a read-aloud book for parent and child, or... (read more)

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Brett creates a dramatic picture book with the story of Nicki, a young boy who has lost a mitten in the snow and the animals who try to make a home of it.... (read more)

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"A graceful retelling of the fairy tale.... Illustrations are a sumptuous feast, elegant and tasteful, filled with romantic splendor and delicacy.... A stunning piece to savor." --Booklist.... (read more)