Javaherbin, Mina
Summary: In this version of the blind men and the elephant, based on a poem by Rūmī, Persian villagers try to figure out what strange animal in a dark barn has arrived from India.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 JAVColfer, Chris
Summary: "A combination travel guide, encyclopedia, and exciting fan compendium, this ultimate guidebook includes sections such as "Who's Who," "Places to Go," and "Trinkets, Treasures, and Other Things" that explore the backgrounds and histories of the many characters, places, and magic items throughout the beloved Land of Stories series. This book also includes bonus chapters, insider information...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2018
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FICTION COLShurtliff, Liesl
Summary: "Ever since he was a dwarfling, Borlen (nicknamed Grump) has dreamed of visiting The Surface, so when opportunity knocks, he leaves his cavern home behind. At first, life aboveground is a dream come true. Queen Elfrieda Veronika Ingrid Lenore (E.V.I.L.) is the best friend Grump always wanted, feeding him all the rubies he can eat and allowing him to rule at her side. But as time goes on, Grump...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2018
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Summary: Rabbit has a problem - someone is inside her house and won't let her in.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Puffin Pied Piper 1979
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 AARHenderson, Leah
Summary: A retelling of a tale of bravery against seemingly insurmountable odds and a community working together to overcome adversity, reminding us that no challenge is too great, and that even the smallest of us can make a world of difference. Includes the origins of the folktale and facts about hummingbirds.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2023
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Summary: A retelling of the classic story of Chicken Little, who has an acorn fall on his head and runs in a panic to his friends Henny Penny, Lucky Ducky, and Loosey Goosey, to tell them the sky is falling.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction Emberley 2009Grimm, 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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Publisher / Publication Date: Prentice-Hall 1971
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 588 BLAPalatini, Margie.
Summary: Retells the fable of a frustrated fox that, after many tries to reach a high bunch of grapes, decides they must be sour anyway.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2009
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Summary: The little red hen finds none of her lazy friends willing to help her plant, harvest, or grind wheat into flour, but all are eager to eat the cake she makes from it.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books 1973
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: JE Fairy GaldoneStevens, Janet.
Summary: Coyote receives his comeuppance when he tries to take something that does not belong to him.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 1993
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Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1997
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Rusu, Meredith
Summary: A retelling of the classic story emphasizing the importance of patience and careful planning. 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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Summary: Retells the fatal episodes in the lives of two foolish pigs and how the third pig managed to avoid the same pigfalls.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books 1998
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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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Summary: For Annie's tenth birthday, her papa gives her a pad of paper, some colored pencils, and the Klimas family secret. It's called the nuodeema burna, or eater of sins. Every time Annie misbehaves, she has to write down her transgression and stick the paper into a hidey-hole in the floor of their house. But Annie's inheritance has a dark side: with each paper fed to the burna, she feels less guilty...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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Summary: In this adaptation of the traditional folktale, three little dassies (also called rock hyraxes) build their houses in the Namib Desert of Southern Africa, hoping for protection from the eagle that lives atop a nearby mountain.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2010
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE BREDeFelice, Cynthia C.
Summary: A retelling of an old tale in which a servant girl's new master insists she use uncommon names for common objects.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Margaret Ferguson Books 2013
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Summary: When Strega Nona leaves him alone with her magic pasta pot, Big Anthony is determined to show the townspeople how it works.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Prentice-Hall 1975
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Summary: A retelling of a folktale in which a beautiful girl with long golden hair is kept imprisoned in a lonely tower by a sorceress. Includes a note on the origins of the story. The timeless tale of Rapunzel is vividly and magnificently brought to life through Zelinsky's powerful sense of narrative and stunning oil paintings.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Puffin Books 2002
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Summary: "We will hold an archery contest. A simple affair, all in fun, on the tournament grounds. Tomorrow. We will see you there." The latest civil war in England has come and gone, King John is dead, and the nobility of England gathers to see the coronation of his son, thirteen year old King Henry III. The new king is at the center of political rivalries and power struggles, but John of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tom Doherty Associates 2020
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Summary: A princess in a coat of a thousand furs hides her identity from a king who falls in love with her.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mulberry Books 1994