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218 pages ; 20 cm
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English
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International bestselling children's author Cornelia Funke has long been inspired and fascinated by fairy tales. This wonderful anthology is Funke's personal selection of fairy tales from all around the world - not just from her native Germany but from Russia, Japan and the Native American tradition. It's the perfect Christmas gift for any young reader wishing to discover the wider world of fairy tales.
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The first in a series of 12 fairy tale anthologies beloved of children in the nineteenth century. Andrew Lang collected stories from communities and traditions all over the world for his fairy books: from the Arabian Nights, China, and the Brothers Grimm. Many of the tales were translated into English for the first time for these anthologies, from languages as far afield as Russian, Norse, and Japanese. Republished here with the original illustrations....
66) Señorita Gordita
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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English
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Resets the tale of the Gingerbread boy in the southwest, where the scrumptious Gordita eludes her pursuers until she meets a clever owl. Includes glossary of Spanish terms and a gorditas recipe.
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72 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
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English
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After falling through the refrigerator into the Land of Fake Believe, Princess meets a girl named Moldylocks who takes her to the home of the Three Beards for chili -- but when the Beards capture her friend, Princess must come up with a plan to save her.
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"In The Night Country, Alice Proserpine dives back into a menacing, mesmerizing world of dark fairy tales and hidden doors. Follow her and Ellery Finch as they learn The Hazel Wood was just the beginning, and that worlds die not with a whimper, but a bang. With Finch's help, Alice escaped the Hinterland and her reclusive grandmother's dark legacy. Now she and the rest of the dregs of the fairy tale world have washed up in New York City, where Alice...
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
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English
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"When Jack climbs up an enormous beanstalk, he discovers a giant's castle high up in the clouds. But the giant like to eat little boys ... How will Jack ever escape?"--p. [4] of cover. My First Fairytales are a magical introduction to the well-loved stories that are a key part of every childhood. With fresh and fun illustrations, this simple re-telling of a classic fairy tales makes a perfect bedtime read for three to six year olds.
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x, 454 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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A collection of fifteen original and retold fairy tales, reimagined with fresh perspectives and unexpected twists. The first half of the book contains the new tales; the second half of the book contains the original tales as told by Hoffman, Andersen, Perrault, and the Brothers Grimm.
73) Sleeping Beauty
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 28 cm
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English
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A beautiful princess is put into a deep sleep by a curse until she is awakened by a brave prince.
74) Cinder Edna
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
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English
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Cinderella and Cinder Edna, who live with cruel stepmothers and stepsisters, have different approaches to life; and, although each ends up with the prince of her dreams, one is a great deal happier than the other.
77) El bebé raro
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29 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
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Español
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"Un cuento de hadas bilingüe y fácil de leer sobre El patito feo que se convierte en un hermoso cisne. Texto en español, incluye la lista de palabras en español" - Proporcionado por el editor.
"An easy-to-read bilingual fairy tale about The Ugly Duckling who turns into a beautiful swan. Spanish only text, includes Spanish word list"--
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253 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
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English
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"Japanese folktales is Yei Theodora Ozaki's classic collection of twenty-two traditional Japanese stories. The book introduces the reader to the rich world of the Japanese imagination, a world of ghouls, goblins, and ogres ; sea serpents and sea kings; kindly animals and magic birds; demons and dragons, princes and princesses."--Back cover.
Twenty-two Japanese legends and fairy tales about peasants and kings, good and bad forces, princesses, animals,...
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