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Fables Fables. fables. Fairy tales. Fiction. Folk tales. Folklore. Graphic novels. Juvenile works. Picture books.Lencioni, Patrick
Summary: After her first two weeks observing the problems at DecisionTech, Kathryn Petersen, its new CEO, had more than a few moments when she wondered if she should have taken the job. But Kathryn knew there was little chance she would have turned it down. After all, retirement had made her antsy, and nothing excited her more than a challenge. What she could not have known when she accepted the job,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jossey-Bass 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.5 LENBerry, Holly
Summary: A retelling of some classic fables from Aesop, as they are related around the world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.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 LIZHenderson, 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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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HENSedaris, David
Summary: "In this hilarious illustrated fable, Anna Van Ogre loses her lovely monstrous looks and is turned into a sickeningly adorable, rosy-cheeked little girl. It starts her on a journey to learn an unforgettable lesson about true beauty"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: TOON Books 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SEDZommer, Yuval
Summary: "An environmental fable about protecting our planet, in which Earth is imagined as a beautiful, precious, and vulnerable creature called the Wild"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday Books for Young Readers 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ZOMDe la Cruz, Melissa
Summary: Once upon a time, in the middle of a group of seven thousand happy islands named after King Philip of Spain, there lived a lady named Doña Esmeralda. She had a big bouffant hairdo and was much smaller than you. And she was always hungry... And so begins the wickedly hilarious tale of one very old, but very stylish little lady who loves to eat, but can only find the ooey, gooey, mushy, smelly...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE DE LSims, Lesley
Summary: Little Mouse astonishes Lion in this lively retelling for little children. Lion thinks Little Mouse is too small to do anything... but will Little Mouse surprise him? A wonderful retelling of a much-loved fable by Aesop, with charming illustrations by John Joven.
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Publisher / Publication Date: EDC Publishing 2022
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Summary: In this adaptation of the Little Red Hen fable, Ruby wants to build a fort, but her three brothers refuse to help, so when the fort is finished Ruby will not let them join her--until the boys come up with a few embellishments for the fort, like a mailbox, a garden, and a fresh coat of paint.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2018
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE MAISummary: The writing of Nobel Prize-winning poet Seamus Heaney, the narration of comedian Billy Connolly, and beautiful animation bring to life these five enchanting fables.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dreamscape Media, LLC 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV FIVSummary: A big bad wolf is able to blow down the first two pig's houses, made of straw and wood, but is unable to destroy the third pig's house, made of bricks.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tales & Fables 2013
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: JE HINDI THRDavidson, Susanna.
Summary: This timeless collection of over thirty fables is filled with Aesop's best-loved characters. Meet the lion who becomes friends with a mouse, a clever fox, a foolish crow and a wolf dressed up as a sheep. Enchantingly illustrated and retold, these stories are the perfect introduction to Aesop and will be enjoyed for years to come.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Usborne 2013
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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398 DAVRiordan, Rick.
Summary: This "who's who" guide to the gods, goddesses, and other important figures of Norse mythology was commissioned by Helgi, who, after more than a millennium as manager of Hotel Valhalla, became fed up with answering the same questions from newly deceased heroes at check-in. The profiles provide essential stats, interviews, and personal reflections so you can identify the gods and avoid those...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney-Hyperion 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC RIOStead, Philip Christian
Summary: "The cruel North Wind and the kind Sun vie to take the coats from three sisters out on a walk"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE STESummary: A selection of Aesop's fables with illustrations from older editions, featuring such artists as Randolph Caldecott, Arthur Rackham, Walter Crane, and Alexander Calder.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 1990
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 AESCarle, Eric.
Summary: Retellings of eleven of Aesop's fables.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orchard Books 2008
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 398.2452 CARHennessy, B. G. (Barbara G.)
Summary: A boy tending sheep on a lonely mountainside thinks it a fine joke to cry "wolf" and watch the people come running--and then one day a wolf is really there, but no one answers his call.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2006
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 1996
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HOEMasson, J. Moussaieff (Jeffrey Moussaieff)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2004
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MASSummary: Outwit trolls with the Billy Goats Gruff, bake bread with the Little Red Hen, laugh at the pranks of Puss in Boots, and more, in these delightful animal adventures. Reports show that reading or being read to for ten minutes every day will significantly improve children's reading skills. This short story collection supports this - each story taking about ten minutes to read. Ideal for sharing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Usborne Publishing 2020
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Place a hold to request this item.De la Cruz, Melissa
Summary: Real life and fairy tales collide in The Thirteenth Fairy, book one in the new middle-grade Never After series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Melissa de la Cruz. Nothing ever happens in Cara Jefferson-Cho's sleepy little suburban town of North Pasadena. The sun shines every day, the grass is always a perfect green, and while her progressive school swears there's no such thing as...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2020