Grimm, 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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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Retells the story of a beautiful princess who promises an ugly frog, when her golden ball falls into a deep well, that he can live with her and become her playmate if he returns her ball, in a text with die-cut pages.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Michael Neugebauer Publishing Ltd. 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398 GRISummary: An illustrated collection of twenty stories from many Celtic regions, including "The Battle of the Birds, "Finn MacCool and the Scotch Giant," and "The Ship that Went to America."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 1999
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Place a hold to request this item.Rusu, Meredith
Summary: A retelling of the classic story emphasizing the role of trust. With questions and educational guidelines for parents and educators.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 RUSRusu, Meredith
Summary: A retelling of the classic story emphasizing the role of bravery. Contains questions and guidelines for parents and educators.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 RUSSummary: A tale about a beautiful girl who becomes the companion of a brutish beast to save her father's life and gradually tames the beast with her love.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gallery Books 1991
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Place a hold to request this item.Guillain, Charlotte.
Summary: A simplified version of the familiar fairy tale featuring a cobra snake who helps a young squirrel turn acorns into gold for the king on the condition that she will give him her first baby squirrel. Includes a note on the history of the tale.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Raintree 2014
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE GUICarroll, Yvonne.
Summary: An illustrated collection of traditional Irish tales, including "The King with Donkey Ears" and "The Brown Bull of Cooley."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gill & Macmillan 1999
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 CARHoffman, 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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Publisher / Publication Date: Dover Publications 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 398.2 CURGuillain, Charlotte.
Summary: A simplified version of the familiar fairy tale featuring a cat who imprisons a beautiful young rat in a tower, where she secretly meets a handsome prince. Includes a note on the history of the tale.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Raintree 2014
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE GUIGuillain, Charlotte.
Summary: A simplified version of the familiar fairy tale featuring a panda who, with help from her furry godmother, attends a ball and dances with a handsome prince. 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 GUISchachner, Judith Byron.
Summary: Skippyjon Jones, the Siamese cat that thinks he is a Chihuahua dog, stars in a fairy tale set in the winter wonderland of his imagination.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC 2014
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1 available in Multi-Media Kits, Call number: KIT J ORANGE SKIWillingham, Bill.
Summary: Flycatcher is drawn into the spotlight as he discovers the startling truth about his own past as the Frog Prince. At the same time, he learns that the Adversary plans to destroy his foes once and for all. How can the meek Flycatcher stop this deadly foe?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vertigo/DC Comics 2008
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 FABGunderson, 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: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 GUNOyeyemi, Helen.
Summary: "From the prizewinning author of Mr. Fox, the Snow White fairy tale brilliantly recast as a story of family secrets, race, beauty, and vanity. In the winter of 1953, Boy Novak arrives by chance in a small town in Massachusetts, looking, she believes, for beauty-the opposite of the life she's left behind in New York. She marries a local widower and becomes stepmother to his winsome daughter,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Group USA 2014
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC OYESmith, Alex T
Summary: In this version of Little Red Riding Hood, set on the African plains, Little Red realizes what the Very Hungry Lion is up to, and teaches him a lesson before generously sharing her donuts with him.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: E SMIWillingham, Bill
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 WILMass, Wendy
Summary: "The girl's stuck in a tower. The boy's stuck in a castle. There are two sides to every story..." -- cover, pg. 4.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC MASPiumini, Roberto.
Summary: "No one can stand to be around the hare. He constantly brags that he is the fastest animal in the world, and his boastfulness bothers all the animals in the forest. One day, a tortoise challenges him to a race. When the hare gains a huge lead, he takes a rest. By the time he reaches the finish line, the hare learns that slow and steady wins the race"--P. [4] of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 PIUGoldsack, Gaby
Summary: Little Red Riding Hood went into the bedroom and gasped in surprise when she saw her grandma. She looked sort of...different. Find out what happens when Little Red Riding Hood talks to a wicked wolf on her way to Grandma's cottage. Enjoy gorgeous illustrations again and again. --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Parragon, an imprint of Cottage Door Press, LLC 2012
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Place a hold to request this item.Turner, Tracey
Summary: Well-known fairy tales are mixed together . . . with hilarious results! With artist Summer Maçon's wonderfully anarchic illustrations, these are delightful wacky--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Raspberry Books, LTD 2021