Berry, 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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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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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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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BOARD SIMStead, 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 STEKendi, Ibram X.
Summary: Born to parents who fled slavery and the Trail of Tears, Magnolia Flower is a girl with a vibrant spirit. Not to be deterred by rigid ways of the world, she longs to connect with others, who too long for freedom. She finds this in a young man of letters who her father disapproves of. In her quest to be free, Magnolia must make a choice and set off on a journey that will prove just how brave one...
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Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas LLC] 2022
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Summary: Once there was a bridge and a terrible and VERY hungry troll lived underneath it. When the three Billy Goats Gruff decide to clip-clop across the bridge to get to the grassy ridge, the troll is already imagining all the way to prepare a delicious goat dinner. But the troll underestimates those seemingly sweet but oh-so-savvy goats!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BARElya, Susan Middleton
Summary: El prìcipe knows this girl is the one for him. But, as usual, his mother doesn't agree. The queen has a secret test in mind to see if this girl is really a princesa. But the prince might just have a sneaky plan, too ... Readers will be enchanted by this Latino twist on the classic story, and captivated by the vibrant art inspired by the culture of Peru. -- From dust jacket.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2017
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: JE SPANISH ELYWoollvin, Bethan
Summary: "In a fairy tale twist, Hansel and Gretel ransack Willow the good witch's gingerbread cottage and play havoc with her spells, driving the poor witch to her wit's end."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Peachtree Publishers 2018
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1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: JE WOOGilani-Williams, Fawzia
Summary: " ... [A] young Uyghur girl ... is moved from place to place by a cold-hearted woman in an attempt to hide her from her parents. Despite facing many hardships, Rapunzel grows into a young lady with an inquisitive mind and a kind and generous heart. But how will she escape from the tower? Will she ever be re-united with her parents? This is an empowering Islamic adaptation of Rapunzel which...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Islamic Foundation 2021
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Summary: Four individuals of dual male and female spirit bring their healing arts from Tahiti to Hawaii, where they are beloved for their gentle ways and miraculous cures and where they imbue four giant boulders with their powers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kokila 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WONBrown-Wood, JaNay
Summary: "When taking cornbread to Grandma, Mahogany encounters a hungry wolf and outsmarts him by cleverly hiding in the woods and using her sewing skills to trap him"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BROFunk, Josh
Summary: Jack is not fond of the bossy narrator of his fairy tale! When Jack is told to trade his beloved cow Bessie for some magic beans, throw the beans out the window, climb the ENORMOUS beanstalk that sprouts overnight, and steal from a GIANT, he decides this fairy tale is getting out of control. In fact, he doesn't want to follow the story line at all. Who says Jack needs to enter a life of daring,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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Summary: "In this fractured fairytale, Wolf learns the value of kindness on Yom Kippur"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Apples & Honey Press 2023
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Summary: A retelling of the classic story, Little Red lives in a village near the Great Wall, trains in kung fu, and must save her grandmother and village from a mighty dragon. Inclues an author's note discusses how this reimagining is influenced by Chinese mythology, symbolism, traditional medicine, and other elements of Compestine's heritage.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE COMScieszka, Jon
Summary: Madcap revisions of familiar fairy tales.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 1992
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: E SciTurner, 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
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE TURHopkinson, Deborah
Summary: A modern-day retelling of Cinderella narrated by the mouse who becomes a horse for Cinderella's stagecoach.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Anne Schwartz Books 2023
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Summary: "Poor Cinderella is made to cook and clean for her stepsisters. Her wicked stepmother won't even let her go to the Royal Ball. But then, in a flurry of sparkles, her Fairy Godmother arrives and everything changes."--Amazon.com
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Publisher / Publication Date: EDC Publishing 2020
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Summary: Ra Pu Zel, a rebellious princess in China who prefers cooking with her dog Bao, becomes frustrated with her parent's demands and locks herself away in a tower, only to descend when a skilled young chef presents her with a compelling dish.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rocky Pond Books 2024
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Summary: "Welcome to the wonderful world of fairy tales, full of wicked wolves, clever princesses and magic beanstalks tat touch the sky. Would you like to be whisked away to a royal ball? Or find out who lives in a castle in the clouds? Then let's begin. Once upon a time..." -- Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: EDC Publishing 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 DAVHodgkinson, Leigh
Summary: This little pea is hungry! So hungry it swallows a sprout, slurps up some soup, munches the bread, gobbles the cake, noshes the pickle, guzzles the cheese, drinks all the tea, and even chomps down the table it's all served on. After all that, it needs to sleep. But whose dinner did it steal? And whose mattress is the now-humongous pea resting under?
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2024