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 GRIGunderson, 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 GUNAlperin, Mara
Summary: Presents an adaptation of the tale in which a poor shoemaker becomes successful with the help of two elves who finish his shoes during the night.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tiger Tales 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ALPPiumini, Roberto.
Summary: Hansel and Gretel wander through the woods as they try to find their way home, and spot a house made of candy! The old woman inside promises them good things to eat, but what she has in mind in anything but sweet!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 PIUPiumini, Roberto.
Summary: Snow White is forced to run away from home when her evil stepmother grows jealous of her beauty. The girl wanders alone through the dark forest and soon spots a curious little house. When she knocks at the door, seven little dwarves welcome her in! Snow White lives happily with them for a time. Then, one day, the evil stepmother learns about the girl's new home. She has evil plans for her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 PIURusu, 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 RUSZelinsky, Paul O.
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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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 ZELCopies Available at Peninsula
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JN Calecott ZelinskyRyan, Anne Marie.
Summary: A strange little man helps the miller's daughter spin straw into gold for the king on the condition that she will give him her first-born child.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Parragon 2012
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Place a hold to request this item.Fandel, Jennifer
Summary: "Revisit the tale of Rapunzel. The princess in the tower longs for friends--and she finds one, in the shape of a curious prince. Will the princess get her happily ever after, or grow old at the top of the tower?"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 FANGrimm, Jacob
Summary: A newly illustrated version of the classic tale about two kind sisters' experiences with an enchanted bear and an ungrateful gnome.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 1992
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Place a hold to request this item.Kimmel, Eric A.
Summary: A retelling of the Grimm tale about the fisherman's greedy wife, set in the land of the Aztecs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Two Lions 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 KIMWargin, Kathy-jo.
Summary: As payment for retrieving the princess's ball, the frog exacts a promise which the princess is reluctant to fulfill.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mitten Press 2006
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 WARCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC WARLevine, Gail Carson.
Summary: The good-natured son of a baker wins the heart of a princess, with the help of a fairy and a magic goose.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins Publishers 2002