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When the Sea Turned to Silver

AWiebe — Mon, 19 Sep 2022 20:47:26 +0000

Pinmei’s gentle, loving grandmother always has the most thrilling tales for her granddaughter and the other villagers. However, the peace is shattered one night when soldiers of the Emperor arrive and kidnap the storyteller. Everyone knows that the Emperor wants something called the Luminous Stone That Lights the Night. Determined to have her grandmother returned, [...]

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Starry River of the Sky

AWiebe — Mon, 19 Sep 2022 20:37:53 +0000

The moon is missing from the remote Village of Clear Sky, but only a young boy named Rendi seems to notice! Rendi has run away from home and is now working as a chore boy at the village inn. He can’t help but notice the village’s peculiar inhabitants and their problems. But one day, a [...]

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Usborne Greek Myths for Young Children

AWiebe — Tue, 13 Sep 2022 16:40:45 +0000

Filled with wonderful stories full of brave heroes, frightful monsters, powerful gods and goddesses, battles and great adventures, this enchantingly illustrated hardbound book can be read aloud to younger children, or read on its own by older children.

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The City of Rainbows: A Tale from Ancient Sumer

AWiebe — Mon, 08 Aug 2022 17:33:00 +0000

'Once, a very long time ago, King Mer-kar ruled over the city of Uruk in ancient Sumer'.. so begins this folktale from the ancient Near East. The City of Rainbows is the story of a wise king, a foolish king, magical deeds, talking animals, witches, sorcerers and godesses.

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The Adventures of Odysseus

AWiebe — Tue, 02 Aug 2022 19:12:07 +0000

This gripping retelling by award-winning professional storytellers Lupton and Morden breathes new life into Homer's classic epic poem The Odyssey while introducing youngsters to a cornerstone in Western literature.

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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories

AWiebe — Mon, 13 Jun 2022 20:57:16 +0000

The Headless Horseman faces off with Ichabod Crane in "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," a ghost story of enduring popularity that takes place at the time of the American Revolution. "Rip Van Winkle," another traditional favorite from the same historic period, tells the tale of man who fell asleep for twenty years and found his [...]

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Bulfinch’s Greek and Roman Mythology: The Age of Fable

AWiebe — Mon, 13 Jun 2022 20:38:00 +0000

First published in 1855, Bulfinch's Mythology has introduced generations of readers to the great myths of Greece and Rome, as well as time-honored legends of Norse mythology, medieval, and chivalric tales, Oriental fables, and more. Readers have long admired Bulfinch's versions for the skill with which he wove various versions of a tale into a coherent whole, [...]

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Just So Stories

AWiebe — Thu, 21 Apr 2022 17:32:28 +0000

How did the whale get his throat? Why was the lazy camel lumbered with a hump? And how did the elephant's insatiable curiosity earn him a trunk?Kipling first invented these delightful, warm and humorous stories about the beginning of the world and the first animals in it for his own daughter, Josephine, who tragically died [...]

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Childhood’s Favorites and Fairy Stories (Illustrated Edition)

AWiebe — Thu, 21 Apr 2022 17:14:03 +0000

A comprehensive collection of tales and fairy stories edited by the American essayist, editor, critic, and lecturer. American culture is indebted to him for helping to spread, by his lectures as well as his writings, a love of good reading in the United States.

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More English Fairy Tales

AWiebe — Thu, 21 Apr 2022 16:58:10 +0000

Work from the literary and Jewish historian and notable folklorist who created several noteworthy collections of fairy tales.

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Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

Dayna Barendregt — Wed, 28 Mar 2018 00:40:33 +0000

Grace Lin, author of the beloved Year of the Dog and Year of the Rat returns with a wondrous story of adventure, faith, and friendship. A fantasy crossed with Chinese folklore, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon is a timeless story reminiscent of The Wizard of Oz and Kelly Barnhill’s The Girl Who Drank the Moon. Her beautiful illustrations, printed in full-colour, accompany the text throughout. Once again, she has created a charming, engaging book for young readers.

This stunning fantasy inspired by Chinese folklore is a companion novel to Starry River of the Sky and the New York Times bestselling and National Book Award finalist When the Sea Turned to Silver

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American Tall Tales

Dayna Barendregt — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 23:37:09 +0000

In the tradition of the original nineteenth-century storytellers, Mary Pope Osborne compiles, edits, and adds her own two cents’ worth—and also supplies fascinating historical headnotes.

Michael McCurdy’s robust colored wood engravings recall an earlier time, perfectly capturing all the vitality of the men and women who carved a new country out of the North American wilderness.

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