Summary: In this illuninating work, a leading expert in the field of folklore guides readers through 26 fairy tales, exploring their historical origins, their cultural complexities, and their psychological effects on children.In this illuninating work, a leading expert in the field of folklore guides readers through 26 fairy tales, exploring their historical origins, their cultural complexities, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Norton 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 398.2 ANNColfer, Chris
Summary: An illustrated nursery rhyme and fairy tale collection features the classic tales that Alex and Conner fall into in the Land of Stories series.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 COLDoherty, Berlie.
Summary: Presents a collection of twelve of the best-loved classic tales of all time.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 DOHBorgenicht, David.
Contents: The frog prince.--Rumpelstiltskin.--The fisherman and his wife.--Hansel and Gretel.--The musicians of Bremen.--The brave little tailor.--The golden goose.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Courage Books 1997
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Fairytales 398.2 Borgenicht 1997King, William.
Contents: The emperor's new clothes -- Silly Hans -- The steadfast toy soldier -- The princess and the pea -- The fir tree -- It's true -- Thumbelina -- The ugly duckling.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Courage Books 1996
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1 available in Juvenile Oversized, Call number: J 398.2 KINSummary: From favorites like Puss in Boots and Goldilocks to obscure gems like The Boy Who Drew Cats, this volume has something to offer every reader. Seventeen fairy tales are wonderfully adapted and illustrated in comics format by such noted artists as Raina Telgemeier, Brett Helquist, Cherise Harper, and others.
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second 2013
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Presents fifty fairy tales, including both traditional tales from around the world from such sources as the Brothers Grimm and original stories by L. Frank Baum and other authors.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Miles Kelly 2010
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J398.2 FIFYolen, Jane.
Summary: This book includes retellings of four fairy tales paired with lunch recipes connected to each story.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alphabet Soup 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Fairy YolenSummary: "The traditional stories of Ireland, Scotland, Brittany, and Wales transport us to the fantastical world of Celtic folklore. These timeless tales brim with wit and magic, and each one is brought to life with elegant silhouette art in this special illustrated edition." -- Page [4] cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 398.2 CELGrimm, Jacob
Summary: "When Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published their 'Children's and Household Tales' in 1812, followed by a second volume in 1815, they had no idea that such stories as 'Rapunzel, ' 'Hansel and Gretel, ' and 'Cinderella' would become the most celebrated in the world. Yet few people today are familiar with the majority of tales from the two early volumes, since in the next four decades the Grimms...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 GRIAndersen, H. C. (Hans Christian)
Contents: I: Tales for children -- The emperor's new clothes -- The snow queen -- The princess and the pea -- The nightingale -- The ugly duckling -- The little mermaid -- The tinderbox -- The wild swans -- Thumbelina -- The little match girl -- The steadfast tin soldier -- Ole shut-eye -- II: Tales for adults -- The red shoes -- The shadow -- The psyche -- The most astonishing thing -- The story of a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 839.81 ANDFransman, Karrie
Summary: People have been telling fairy tales to their children for hundreds of years. And for almost as long, people have been rewriting those fairy tales - to help their children imagine a world where they are the heroes. Karrie and Jon were reading their child these stories when they hit upon a dilemma, something previous versions of these stories were missing, and so they decided to make one vital...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Faber and Faber 2020
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC FRAYolen, Jane.
Summary: This book includes retellings of three fairy tales paired with dessert recipes connected to each story.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alphabet Soup 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J FairyYolenAbrahams, Roger D.
Contents: Tales of wonder from the great ocean of story -- Stories to discuss and even argue about -- Tales of trickster and other ridiculous creatures: tales to entertain -- Tales in praise of great doings -- Making a way through life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 1983
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 398.2096 ABRSummary: A wide variety of creatures walk, fly, leap, slither, and swim through fairy-tale history. Some marvelous animal characters are deeply inscribed in current popular culture⁰́₄the beast redeemed by beauty, the wolf in pursuit of little girls and little pigs, the frog prince released from enchantment by a young princess. But like the adventures of many fairy-tale heroes, a curious reader's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398 FEAHoffman, Mary
Summary: A collection of fourteen classic fairy tales, retold with colorful illustrations accompanying.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 HOFGunderson, Jessica
Summary: Retells the classic German version of the fairy tale of a girl and a wolf, along with similar tales from Italy and Taiwan.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Pr Inc 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 GUNCech, John.
Summary: Every day twelve princesses mysteriously wear out twelve new pairs of shoes, and neither the king nor a series of hopeful suitors can figure out how.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE CECEngelbreit, Mary
Summary: A collection of folk and fairy tales includes "Goldilocks and the Three Bears," "The Emperor's New Clothes," and "The City Mouse and the Country Mouse."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 ENGGuillain, Charlotte.
Summary: A simplified version of the familiar folktale featuring a hungry little chick who happens upon the house of the three bears and helps herself to their belongings. Includes a note on the history of the tale.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Raintree 2013
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE GUIGunderson, Jessica
Summary: Retells the classic German version of Snow White, together with three similar tales--Marigo of the Forty Dragons from Albania, The unnatural mother and the girl with a star on her forehead from Mozambique, and The magic needle from Turkey.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Pr Inc 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 GUNLachenmeyer, Nathaniel
Summary: "A genie just wants a chance to grant a wish to the frog who accidentally let him out of his lamp--meanwhile, the frog just wants to be left alone. A witch is tormented by the cheerful (and awful) singing of a persistent bard, but when she finally snaps and turns him into a rock, he just keeps on singing--somehow the power of terrible music overcomes all magic. A wizard wants a pet. An ogre...
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second Books 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 LACYolen, Jane.
Summary: This book includes retellings of four fairy tales paired with breakfast recipes connected to each story.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alphabet Soup 2010