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Seven Ways to Trick a Troll
$19.95 Read moreTrolls They are huge and ugly and very, very dangerous. But luckily, their brains are no bigger than a walnut, so even small children can trick them. First, though, you need to know their weaknesses-
- Author: Lunge-Larsen, Lise
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: October 03 2017
- ISBN10: 0816699771
- Language: English
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Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China
$8.99 Read moreTold with beauty and grace, this Cinderella story from Ai-Ling Louie is brought vividly to life by Caldecott Medal-winner Ed Young’s soft, glowing illustrations.
Half-starved and overworked by her st… [more below]- Series: Paperstar Book
- Author: Louie, Ai-Ling
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: May 07 1996
- ISBN10: 0698113888
- Language: English
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The Tailypo: A Ghost Story
$9.99 Add to cartKids and adults will delight in this bone-chilling, classic tale.
In this spooky, horror-filled picture book, a strange varmint haunts the woodsman who lopped off his tail and had it for dinner.Auth
- Series: Paul Galdone Classics
- Author: Galdone, Paul
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: September 17 1984
- ISBN10: 0395300843
- Language: English
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John Henry
$8.99 Read moreJulius Lester and Jerry Pinkney’s warm, humorous retelling of a popular African-American folk ballad.
When John Henry was born the birds, bears, rabbits, and even a unicorn came to see him. He grew so- Author: Lester, Julius
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: December 01 1999
- ISBN10: 0140566228
- Language: English
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Yaffa and Fatima: Shalom, Salaam
$7.99 Read moreTwo neighbors–one Jewish, one Muslim–have always been best friends. When they both fall on hard times, can they find a way to help each other? In Fawzia Gilani’s retelling of this folktale–which ha
- Author: Gilani-Williams, Fawzia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 24
- Publish Date: January 01 2017
- ISBN10: 1467794236
- Language: English
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Beanie the Bansheenie
$17.99 Add to cartA best-selling author and an award-winning illustrator join forces in a long-form picture book that turns a familiar myth of Irish folklore into a universal story of love, perseverance, and friendship… [more below]
- Author: Colfer, Eoin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: November 12 2024
- ISBN10: 1536240664
- Language: English
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La Llorona / The Weeping Woman
$11.95 Add to cartLatino Literary Hall of Fame Award / Best Children’s Picture Book (Bilingual), Latino Literacy Hall of Fame
This retelling of the classic tale of the Weeping Woman will cause shivers and delight in rea
- Author: Hayes, Joe
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: November 04 1986
- ISBN10: 0938317393
- Language: Spanish
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You Are Everything
$17.95 Read moreInspired by a Rumi poem, this mystical picture book for the young readers emphasizes the vast interconnectedness of the world and each of us.
you thought:
What if I try a little…
becoming? And as soo- Author: Arabian, Omid
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 36
- Publish Date: November 07 2023
- ISBN10: 1644213095
- Language: English
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In the Time of the Drums
$11.95 Read moreMentu, an enslaved child, learns about the culture of his people from his grandmother, Twi in this Gullah folk tale of an insurrection at Teakettle Creek.
It used to be that huge ships often landed nea
- Author: Siegelson, Kim L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: October 15 2016
- ISBN10: 1620143097
- Language: English
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How Jackrabbit Got His Very Long Ears
$15.95 Read moreBecause he doesn’t listen carefully to what the Great Spirit tells him about each of the animals he is supposed to lead to their desert homes, Jackrabbit causes much unhappiness with his careless answ… [more below]
- Author: Irbinskas, Heather
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: May 01 1994
- ISBN10: 0873585666
- Language: English
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Stone Soup: Classroom Edition
$29.99 Read moreMarcia Brown’s Caldecott Honor-winning, classic picture book–now available in an oversized classroom edition
When three hungry soldiers come marching down the road toward a small village, they are d- Author: Brown, Marcia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: June 30 2020
- ISBN10: 1534457127
- Language: English
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Zen and the Ten Oxherding Pictures
$17.95 Read moreIn this beloved Zen Buddhist allegory, a boy is searching for his missing ox–his true self. And once he finds it, he struggles to tame and train it. For the journey of the young ox herder is also the… [more below]
- Author: Demi
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1937786951
- Language: English
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Buddha and the Rose
$17.99 Read moreA Junior Library Guild selection!
A gorgeously illustrated picture book about the myth of the Buddha and a simple rose told by wellness and mindfulness expert Mallika Chopra. Buddha sat, gazing at t- Author: Chopra, Mallika
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 06 2022
- ISBN10: 0762478764
- Language: English
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Dona Flor: A Tall Tale about a Giant Woman with a Great Big Heart
$8.99 Add to cartDo a Flor is a giant lady who lives in a tiny village in the American Southwest. Popular with her neighbors, she lets the children use her flowers as trumpets and her leftover tortillas as rafts. Flor… [more below]
- Author: Mora, Pat
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: August 10 2010
- ISBN10: 0375861440
- Language: English
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Egg and Spoon
$12.99 Read more“A beautiful reminder that fairy tales are at their best when they illuminate the precarious balance between lighthearted childhood and the darkness and danger of adulthood.” — School Library Journal… [more below]
- Author: Maguire, Gregory
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: August 04 2015
- ISBN10: 0763680168
- Language: English
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The Hunter
$21.99 Read moreHai Li Bu is a good hunter, but not even he can find enough food for his village when the drought comes. The people grow thin and weak, the children rarely laugh — but worst of all, they begin to arg… [more below]
- Author: Casanova, Mary
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 01 2000
- ISBN10: 068982906X
- Language: English
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
$8.99 Read more- Series: Illustrated Classics
- Author: Twain, Mark
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: August 12 2021
- ISBN10: 935440331X
- Language: English
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The Three Princes of Serendip: New Tellings of Old Tales for Everyone
$19.99 Read moreThis feast of Middle Eastern folklore from an award-winning Iraqi storyteller is paired with vibrant cut-paper art.
The twenty fables and folktales in this illustrated storybook have taken a long jour- Author: Al Galidi, Rodaan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 136
- Publish Date: December 28 2021
- ISBN10: 1536214507
- Language: English
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Shadow Spinner
$7.99 Read moreEvery night, Shahrazad begins a story. And every morning, the Sultan lets her live another day — providing the story is interesting enough to capture his attention. After almost one thousand nights, … [more below]
- Series: Jean Karl Books (Paperback)
- Author: Kramer, Dave
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: November 01 1999
- ISBN10: 0689830513
- Language: English
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Angel’s Kite / La Estrella de Angel
$11.95 Read moreBy award-winning Mexican author Alberto Blanco, comes the story of how a young kite maker mysteriously brings back the missing church bell to his beloved town.
No one knows what happened to the bell in
- Author: Blanco, Alberto
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: April 01 2014
- ISBN10: 0892391561
- Language: Spanish
