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Incy-wincy moo-cow: a book of weird and wacky nursery rhymes (M. Y. Bees Ser.)
By John Cunliffe. 1999
Incy Wincy Moo-Cow? The Grand Old Duke of Pisa? Sing a song of half a shilling? Hickory Dickory - what?…
Traditional nursery rhymes will never seem the same again after reading this collection of alternative poetry. Original rhymes are also included so that readers can compare the two styles.L'affreux: conte amérindien (Monstres, sorcières et autres féeries)
By Michèle Marineau, Geneviève Côté. 2000
Une petite fille qui se promène arrive à une rivière. Elle tente de la traversée mais tombe et se réveille…
au pays de laffreux. Un monstre laid qui mange tout. La fillette réussit par contre à lamadouer et sen faire un ami par sa gentillesse. Il la retourne chez elle, mais laffreux sest faite une amie et les deux connaissent maintenant le chemin pour se revoir.Bodkin Beag and Bodkin Mòr: A traditional Gaelic tale
By Emily MacDonald. 2020
Bodkin Beag and Bodkin Mòr went out to pick nuts... but Bodkin Beag wouldn't stop eating them! Big Biorachan set…
out to teach his greedy friend a lesson, unleashing a chain of unintended consequences. This traditional Scottish Gaelic tale was once the most widely-known children's story in the Gaelic world. Gaels brought the tale with them from the Highlands of Scotland to Nova Scotia 200 years ago and passed it down in oral traditon. Gaelic artist Emily MacDonald's charming illustrations accompany the traditional text, reimagining the tale in 1800s Cape Breton.Redlocks and the three bears
By Claudia Rueda. 2021
Goldilocks meets Little Red Riding Hood in this charming and unexpected fairytale mashup from the New York Times bestselling Illustrator…
of Easter Cat ! KNOCK! KNOCK! When the Three Bears answer the door, it's not Goldilocks they meet, but a stranger from a different story. It's Little Red Riding Hood-and the Big Bad Wolf is close behind her! Still, much unfolds as expected: porridge is eaten, a chair is broken, and there is a girl asleep in Baby Bear's bed. Does Little Red fit in this book after all? Perhaps it's the Wolf who will surprise us. With a bit of courage and much compassion, the Bears and Little Red learn that characters, just like the stories we tell, can change over time. In this quirky combination of familiar fairy tales, Claudia Rueda tells a new story about what happens when we open our minds, hearts, and homes to the utterly unexpected. FAIRYTALES-WITH A TWIST: From the original mind of Claudia Rueda, this fresh take on classic fairy tales is an inspired nod to the storytelling tradition and reveals how some of our most beloved, time-honored children's stories interact with each other . . . literally, and with hilarity. This fairytale mashup will charm even the most jaded of readers with its humor, its wild and endearing characters, and its unexpected meta twists. FOR FANS OF...: Sure to be read side-by-side with mash-up classics like Jon Scieszka's The True Story of the Three Little Pigs and David Wiesner's The Three Pigs ! MILLENNIAL LITTLE RED: Little Red Riding Hood has got a punk personality and aesthetic. She breaks down the barriers that stand in her way, including escaping traditional narratives and endings. EMPATHY FOR THE WOLF: Is The Big Bad Wolf really so big, and really so bad? Approach a "villain" with a little empathy, and you may just make a new friend! INSPIRED BY BOOKS: Inspired by antique books, Claudia Rueda has infused this book with classic bookmaking, from flourishes on book covers and type design, to playing with meta touches like walking between books, past title pages, and in to other stories. CURRICULUM TIE-IN: Perfect for teachers and librarians looking for tools for teaching about storytelling and narrative. Perfect for: For fans of fairytale mash-ups, parents, educatorsGoldibooks and the wee bear
By Edwardian Taylor, Troy Wilson. 2021
Wee Bear is in desperate search of something new to read in this book-loving picture book retelling of the classic…
fairytale Goldilocks and the Three Bears. In this adorable reimagining of the beloved classic, Wee Bear is on the hunt for something new to read. As he sets off through the woods, he stumbles upon Goldibooks's house. While she and her parents are out for a walk, Wee Bear makes himself at home. But Mama's books are too hard (hardcovers) and Papa's are too soft (paperbacks). Thankfully, Goldibooks's book collection is juuuust right! With a pile of books in-hand, Wee Bear sits down to read. But Mama's chair is too hard, and Papa's chair is too soft. Thankfully, Goldibook's chair is juuuuust right! Exhausted from reading so many books, Wee Bear tucks himself into bed. But Mama's bed is too hard, and Papa's bed is too soft. Thankfully, Goldibooks's bed is juuuust right! And that's where Goldibooks and her parents find him when they return home from their walk. As the story unfolds from there, readers are reminded that the best books are those we share with friendsThe story of King Arthur and his knights: retold from the Howard Pyle original (Classic starts)
By Howard Pyle, Dan Andreasen, Tania Zamorsky. 2006
Maya and the return of the godlings (Maya and the rising dark #02)
By Rena Barron. 2021
"Maya and the godlings must return to the sinister world of The Dark to retrieve the one thing keeping the…
veil between the worlds from crumbling: her father's soul." -- Provided by publisherMaya and the rising dark (Maya and the rising dark #01)
By Rena Barron. 2020
"A twelve-year-old girl discovers her father is the keeper of the gateway between our world and The Dark, and when…
he goes missing she'll need to unlock her own powers and fight a horde of spooky creatures set on starting a war." -- Provided by publisherHealer of the water monster
By Brian Young. 2021
When Nathan visits his grandma, Nali, at her mobile summer home on the Navajo reservation, he knows he's in for…
a pretty uneventful summer. But things change after he meets a water monster that needs his help. For grades 5-8. 2021Why Epossumondas has no hair on his tail
By Janet Stevens, Coleen Salley. 2004
Who killed Cock Robin?
By Kevin O'Malley. 1993
The elves and the shoemakers: a tale by the Brothers Grimm (Rigby literacy Level 15)
By Jeanne Willis, Rigby Staff. 2000
Old Cricket
By Lisa Wheeler, Ponder Goembel. 2003
Old Cricket doesn't feel like helping his wife and neighbors to prepare for winter and so he pretends to have…
all sorts of ailments that require the doctor's care, but hungry Old Crow has other ideas. For preschool-grade 2Aunt Nancy and the bothersome visitors
By David Parkinson, Phyllis Root. 2007
Troll Fell
By Katherine Langrish. 2005
Newly orphaned Peer Ulfsson, sent to live with his evil twin uncles, must find a way to stop their plot…
to sell children to the nearby trolls in exchange for gold. For grades 4-7. Award winnerThe Gunnywolf (Celebrate reading, Scott Foresman #1A)
By A Delaney. 1988
A little girl and her father live on the edge of a deep, dark forest. No one ever ventures into…
the forest because of the dreaded Gunnywolf. One day the little girl can no longer resist the beautiful flowers that grow there, and she goes into the forest to pick some. When she is chased by the Gunnywolf, she quickly learns a lifesaving trick--that the ABC song puts him to sleep! For preschool-grade 2Cinderellis and the glass hill (Princess Tales Ser.)
By Gail Carson Levine, Mark Elliott. 2000
In this humorous retelling of a Perrault tale, a lonely young farm lad uses his unusual inventive ability to pass…
a nearly impossible test and win the hand of the neighboring princessThe fairy's mistake (Princess Tales, The)
By Gail Carson Levine, Mark Elliott. 1999
In this humorous retelling of a Perrault tale, Toads and Diamonds, the fairy Ethelinda rewards one twin sister for good…
behavior and punishes the other for bad, only to discover that her punishment is more pleasing than her rewardThe brave little seamstress
By Mary Pope Osborne. 2002
A seamstress who kills seven flies with one blow outwits the king and, with the help of a kind knight,…
becomes a wise and kind queen. A reworking of the German tale "The Brave Little Tailor," one of Grimms' fairy tales. Grades K-3The princess test
By Gail Carson Levine, Mark Elliott. 1999
In this humorous retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's "The Princess and the Pea," Lorelei must pass many difficult tests in…
order to prove that she is a true princess and win the hand of Prince Nicholas