Folklore
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Martina the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban Folktale
$8.99 Add to cartThe beautiful Martina Josefina Catalina Cucaracha doesn’t know coffee beans about love and marriage, so when suitors come calling, what is she to do?
Luckily, she has her Cuban family to help! While s- Author: Deedy, Carmen Agra
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: March 04 2014
- ISBN10: 1561457876
- Language: English
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It Could Always Be Worse: A Yiddish Folk Tale (Caldecott Honor Book)
$9.99 Add to cartMargot Zemach’s It Could Always Be Worse is a 1977 New York Times Book Review Notable Children’s Book of the Year, an Outstanding Book of the Year, and a 1978 Caldecott Honor Book.
Once upon a time a p- Series: Michael Di Capua Books
- Author: Zemach, Margot
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 01 1990
- ISBN10: 0374436363
- Language: English
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The Little Red Hen
$18.99 Add to cartCaldecott Medal winner Jerry Pinkney enlivens the beloved fable with cheerful and classically beautiful illustrations, making this the ideal edition for every child’s library.
As he did with his Cald- Author: Pinkney, Jerry
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: May 18 2006
- ISBN10: 0803729359
- Language: English
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Border Lore Folktales and Legends of South Texas
$25.00 Add to cartAward-winning translator and author David Bowles brings together twenty-five darkly memorable stories of the southern borderlands of Texas, retold in his unique voice. Ranging from the age-old folktal… [more below]
- Author: Bowles, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 140
- Publish Date: June 16 2015
- ISBN10: 1942956010
- Language: English
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TaÃno Tales: The Miracle of Salomé
$14.99 Add to cartWhen Salom? finds herself in trouble, she happily accepts a kind stranger’s helping hand…
…but her father and her people are far more wary. Despite the Taino warrior saving Salom?’s life, he is for… [more below]- Author: Weber, Vicky
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 24
- Publish Date: June 06 2023
- ISBN10: 1938447581
- Language: English
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Dr. C. Lillefisk’s Sirenology: A Guide to Mermaids and Other Under-The-Sea Phenonemon
$34.95 Add to cartI’ve always known mermaids to be real, I’ve seen proof of their existence. But for those who still think they’re the stuff of fairytales, this book will certainly change their mind.– Iris Compiet
Th
- Series: Wool of Bat
- Author: Heidersorf, Jana
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 100
- Publish Date: December 05 2023
- ISBN10: 1777791863
- Language: English
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The Legend of the Old Man of the Mountain
$17.95 Read moreFor centuries, the Great Stone Face has kept silent watch from Cannon Mountain, high above the Pemigewasset River. But who is the onlooker and for whom does he keep vigil? Though from warring tribes, … [more below]
- Series: Legend (Sleeping Bear)
- Author: Ortakales, Denise
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: September 22 2004
- ISBN10: 1585362360
- Language: English
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A Little Bit of Fairies: An Introduction to Fairy Magic
$9.99 Read moreInteract with fairies and tap into their powerful magic with the help of this accessible guide.
Whimsical and lyrical, this book explores what and who fairies may be and is sure to intrigue everyone w… [more below]- Series: Little Bit #12
- Author: Clayton, Elaine
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: March 06 2018
- ISBN10: 1454928727
- Language: English
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Flying Snakes and Griffin Claws: And Other Classical Myths, Historical Oddities, and Scientific Curiosities
$19.95 Add to cartA treasury of astonishing mythic marvels–and the surprising truths behind them
Adrienne Mayor is renowned for exploring the borders of history, science, archaeology, anthropology, and popular knowled- Author: Mayor, Adrienne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: July 26 2022
- ISBN10: 0691211183
- Language: English
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The Three Little Pigs
$9.99 Add to cartThis classic battle of wits, dramatically and charmingly illustrated by the award-winning Paul Galdone, is the perfect edition to any folk tale storybook collection.
Three little pigs set out to seek- Series: Paul Galdone Classics
- Author: Galdone, Paul
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: April 23 1984
- ISBN10: 0899192750
- Language: English
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The Grandfathers Speak: Native American Folk Tales of the Lenapé People
$15.00 Add to cartTwenty-four gracefully told and authentically narrated folk tales of the Lenap? people, written by the chief of the Lenap? Nation.
Beautifully and authentically narrated, these stories tell among othe- Series: International Folk Tale
- Author: Hitakonanu’laxk (Tree Beard)
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: January 17 2023
- ISBN10: 1623717876
- Language: English
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Classic Storybook Fables: Including Beauty and the Beast and Other Favorites
$20.00 Add to cartChildren and adults alike will delight in reading aloud these enduring and enchantingly told stories, richly illustrated and fabulously reimagined by award-winning artist Scott Gustafson. Stories incl… [more below]
- Author: Gustafson, Scott
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 84
- Publish Date: September 05 2017
- ISBN10: 1579657044
- Language: English
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La Gallinita Roja (the Little Red Hen)
$4.99 Add to cartThe favorite tale of the industrious little hen and her freeloading friends, retold for beginning readers.;Lucinda McQueen has illustrated many books for young children, including the bestselling East
- Series: Mariposa, Scholastic En Espa Nol
- Author: McQueen, Lucinda
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: July 01, 1992
- ISBN10: 0590449273
- Language: Spanish
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The Violet Fairy Book
$19.95 Add to cartRoumania, Japan, Serbia, Lithuania, Africa, Portugal, and Russia are among the sources of these 35 stories that tell of a haunted forest, chests of gold coins, a magical dog, and a man who outwits a d… [more below]
- Series: Dover Children’s Classics
- Author: Lang, Andrew
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: June 01 1966
- ISBN10: 0486216756
- Language: English
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Eerie Appalachia: Smiling Man Indrid Cold, the Jersey Devil, the Legend of Mothman and More
$21.99 Add to cartGear up for a frightful jaunt into the darkest reaches of the ancient Appalachians.
Folk deep within Appalachian hollers lean close to share stories of the inexplicable with hushed awe. Monsters rumbl
- Series: American Legends
- Author: Muncy, Mark
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: June 20 2022
- ISBN10: 1467148180
- Language: English
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The Faerie Handbook: An Enchanting Compendium of Literature, Lore, Art, Recipes, and Projects
$35.00 Add to cart“I’ll be honestly surprised if The Faerie Handbook doesn’t end up having the same impact and influence as Froud and Lee’s Faeries did all those years ago.”–Charles de Lint
In this exquisite anthology,
- Series: The Enchanted Library
- Author: Editors of Faerie Magazine, The
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: November 14 2017
- ISBN10: 0062668110
- Language: English
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Little Red Riding Hood
$12.99 Add to cart“Once upon a time there was a sweet little maiden who was loved by all who knew
her . . .”
So begins this classic tale about Little Red Riding Hood and her encounter with the
wolf one day when she is on … [more below]- Series: Folk Tale Classics
- Author: Galdone, Paul
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: April 03 2012
- ISBN10: 0547668554
- Language: English
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Goldilocks and the Three Bears
$8.99 Read more“What a sweet child,” says a newcomer in town about Goldilocks. “That’s what you think,” a neighbor replies. For Goldilocks is one of those naughty little girls who does exactly as she pleases, even i… [more below]
- Series: Picture Puffin Books
- Author: Marshall, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 01 1998
- ISBN10: 0140563660
- Language: English
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Korean Children’s Favorite Stories: Fables, Myths and Fairy Tales
$14.99 Add to cartThis colorfully illustrated multicultural Korean children’s book presents Korean fairy tales and other folk stories–providing insight into a vibrant literary culture.
Korean Children’s Favorite Stori- Series: Favorite Children’s Stories
- Author: So-Un, Kim
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: March 03 2020
- ISBN10: 0804850208
- Language: English
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Henny Penny
$9.99 Add to cartConvinced the sky is falling, Henny Penny and a band of gullible friends march off to tell the king, only to meet their end at the hands of a wily fox.
- Series: Paul Galdone Classics
- Author: Galdone, Paul
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: September 17 1984
- ISBN10: 0899192254
- Language: English
