Summary: "Dig into folklore from across South America with this collection of comic reimaginations and retellings. The sixth volume of the Cautionary Fables and Fairytales series takes you across the continent -- from Peru, Chile, Columbia, and more!" -- Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Iron Circus Comics 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 LIZMlawer, Teresa
Summary: A retelling of the well-known fable in which a little mouse saves the life of the King of Beasts.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Adirondack Books 2016
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Summary: "As this modern-day fairy tale continues, the free Fables struggle to regroup following the destruction of their New York City stronghold, and Mr. Dark grows more powerful than ever! Sitting amid the wreckage that was once Fabletown, this sinister figure has built a web of fear and anger that threatens to ensnare any Fable who strays too close. Who among the Fables could defeat such a foe? The...
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Publisher / Publication Date: DC Comics 2021
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 WILWillingham, Bill
Summary: Once upon a time, the subjects of fairy tales--princesses, witches, talking animals, and more--lived far away in a fabled magical realm. But when a savage creature known only as the Adversary conquered their home, the characters of folklore were forced to flee to a more mundane world. Disguised among the normal citizens of 21-st century New York City, these magical beings have created their own...
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Publisher / Publication Date: DC Comics 2021
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Summary: Twenty familiar fables with drawings by a well-known nineteenth-century English illustrator.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 1978
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2452 AESAesop's
Summary: In this collection of over three hundred fables, Aesop masterfully unravels the morals behind every action in human nature. Includes the favorites "The Shepherd-Boy and the Wolf," " The Tortoise and the Hare" and " The Dog and the Shadow." These time-honored morals teach children that persuasion is better than force, slow but steady wins the race, and look before you leap.A fable is often...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Engage Books 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Fairy AesopHarper, Benjamin
Summary: In this graphic version of the classic fable, Daisy the mouse proves her worth when she has to rescue Thunder the lion, overconfident leader of the resistance, from the alien invaders from Zurg, and with the aide of a secret weapon--kitties--they drive the invaders from the planet!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2018
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Summary: An adventuresome mouse proves that even small creatures are capable of great deeds when he rescues the King of the Jungle.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2004
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Summary: In this graphic version of the ugly duckling story, a T-Rex egg falls through a time-portal and is hatched by a mother duck--most of the other animals in the barnyard make fun of Rex (except for one female duckling) but when he saves them from a velociraptor they learn to appreciate his differences.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2018
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J GRAPHIC FARGuillain, Charlotte.
Summary: A simplified version of the familiar fable featuring a kitten who becomes bored with guarding a stack of toys and decides to cry "dog" and watch the villagers come running, until the day a dog is really there and no one answers his call. Includes a note on the history of the tale.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Raintree 2013
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE GUIHarper, Benjamin
Summary: In this graphic version of the classic fable, Ion is a boy in a little town in Transylvania who loves to play tricks on the other villagers, so when a real vampire appears at his window nobody responds to his cries for help, and it looks like the final trick is on Ion--maybe.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 FARSummary: A contemporary take on the Oscar Wilde fable, thirteen year old Arbor and Swifty are best friends for whom the joys of boyhood are almost nonexistent. They seek their fortune by getting involved with a local scrap dealer and criminal, leading to tragic consequences.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA SELPaxton, Tom.
Summary: A collection of fables from Aesop retold in verse.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Morrow Junior Books 1988
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2452 PAXPinkney, Jerry.
Summary: In this wordless retelling of an Aesop fable, an adventuresome mouse proves that even small creatures are capable of great deeds when he rescues the King of the Jungle.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic/Weston Woods 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV LIOSummary: Loup Garrou, trickster rabbits, and spirits with names that can't be spoken--the plains and forests of North America are alive with characters like these, all waiting to meet you in this collection of folklore retold in comics! This fifth volume of the "Cautionary Fables and Fairytales" anthology series features updated takes on ancient stories from tribes spanning the continent, bursting with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Iron Circus Comics 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J GRAPHIC WOMDePaola, Tomie
Summary: An illustrated collection of poems, fables, and stories for the nursery, with an emphasis on traditional tales.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Putnam 1986
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 DEPBach, Richard
Summary: Because he spends so much time perfecting his flying form instead of concentrating on getting food, a seagull is ostracized by the rest of the flock.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2014
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BACHarper, Benjamin
Summary: In this graphic novel adaptation of the classic fable, Chicken Little notices a small dip in oxygen levels at the moon base and fears that may mean big trouble, but will her friends believe her? Includes information about the original story, visual questions, and glossary.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 FARLobel, Arnold.
Summary: Twenty original fables about an array of animal characters from crocodile to ostrich.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper & Row 1983
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: E LOBCopies Available at Peninsula
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LOBLowry, Lois
Summary: Gooney Bird Greene: There's never been anyone like Gooney Bird Greene at Watertower Elementary School. She is the star of story time with her "absolutely true" stories. But do her classmates have stories good enough to share?
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J PA FIC LOWOvid
Summary: Ovid's poem brings together an array of mythological tales, ingeniously linked by the idea of transformation, often as a result of love or lust, in which men and women find themselves magically changed into new and sometimes extraordinary beings. Beginning with the creation of the world and ending with the deification of Augustus, Ovid interweaves many of the best known myths and legends of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Blackstone Audiobooks 2008
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: 871.01 OVIPinkney, Jerry
Summary: Illustrations and minimal text relate the familiar fable of the race between a slow tortoise and a quick but foolish hare.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013