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Revolting rhymes & Dirty beasts
By Roald Dahl. 1982
Revolting rhymes. Humorous retellings in verse of six well-known fairy tales featuring surprise endings in place of the traditional happily-ever-after.…
Grades K-3. 1982. Taped with: Dirty beasts. A collection of humorous poems about amazing or nasty creatures, including a flying cow, a pig who turns the tables on a farmer, and crocodiles, lions, and anteaters who delight in devouring people. Grades K-3. 1983.Roald Dahl's Revolting rhymes (Into Reading, Read Aloud Module 2)
By Roald Dahl. 1984
The Oxford treasury of children's poems
By Michael Harrison, Christopher Stuart-Clark. 1988
Beginning with tongue-twisters, word-plays and nursery rhymes, there are poems about giants and dragons, fairies and trolls, grown-ups and parents,…
spiders and the seaside; supermarkets and shopping, food and parties. There are also poems to make you laugh, and poems for bedtime. Grades P-2. 1988.The lays of Beleriand (History Of Middle Earth Ser. #Vol. 3)
By Christopher Tolkien, J. R. R Tolkien. 2002
This, the third volume of The History of Middle-earth, gives us an insight into the creation of the mythology of…
Middle-earth, through the alliterative verse tales of two of the most crucial stories in Tolkien's world - those of Turien and Luthien. The first of the poems is the unpublished Lay of The Children of Hurin, narrating on a grand scale the tragedy of Turin Turambar. The second is the moving Lay of Leithian, the chief source of the tale of Beren and Luthien in The Silmarillion, telling of the Quest of the Silmaril and the encounter with Morgoth in his subterranean fortress. Accompanying the poems are commentaries on the evolution of the history of the Elder Days. Also included is the notable criticism of The Lay of The Leithian by C. S. Lewis, who read the poem in 1929. 2002.The rooster crows: a book of American rhymes and jingles (Their This is America books)
By Miska Petersham, Maud Fuller Petersham. 1945
We belong
By Cookie Hiponia Everman. 2021
An extraordinarily beautiful novel-in-verse, this important debut weaves a dramatic immigrant story together with Philippine mythology to create something wholly…
new. Stella and Luna know that their mama, Elsie, came from the Philippines when she was a child, but they don't know much else. So one night they ask her to tell them her story. As they get ready for bed, their mama spins two tales: that of her youth as a strong-willed middle child and refugee; and that of the young life of Mayari, the mythical daughter of a god. Both are tales of sisterhood and motherhood, and of the difficult experience of trying to fit into a new culture, and having to fight for a home and acceptance. Glorious and layered, this is a portrait of family and strength for the agesThe annotated African American folktales (The Annotated Books #0)
By Maria Tatar, Henry Louis Gates. 2018
A collection of over a hundred stories, essays, folktales, myths, and legends from African American history. Includes well-known classics, such…
as Brer Rabbit and Anansi, as well as lesser-known traditions. Includes information about how these tales were sometimes hijacked or misappropriated and contains numerous annotations and illustrations. Some strong language. 2018Robots vs fairies
By Navah Wolfe, Dominik Parisien. 2018
A collection of eighteen short stories that pits the genres of fantasy and science fiction against each other, focusing particularly…
on fairies and robots as classic representatives of these categories. Authors include Seanan McGuire, Ken Liu, Kat Howard, Mary Robinette Kowal, John Scalzi, and Max Gladstone. Some violence and some strong language. 2018The best American science fiction and fantasy 2019 (Best American (TM))
By John Joseph Adams, Carmen María Machado. 2019
A collection of American speculative, science fiction, and fantasy short stories that were originally published in 2018. Includes selections by…
Seanan McGuire, N. K. Jemisin, Sarah Gailey, Kelly Robson, and Annalee Newitz, among others. Violence and strong language. 2019Toil and trouble: 15 tales of women & witchcraft
By Nova Ren Suma, Brenna Yovanoff, Elizabeth May, Andrea Cremer, Zoraida Córdova, Jessica Spotswood, Brandy Colbert, Robin Talley, Lindsay Smith, Emery Lord, Tess Sharpe, Shveta Thakrar, Anna-Marie McLemore, Tehlor Kay Mejia, Kate Hart. 2018
Compilation of fifteen feminist tales of women embracing their magical powers and witchcraft. In Tehlor Kay Mejia's "Starsong," sixteen-year-old Esperanza,…
a bruja, surprises herself when she connects on social media with a skeptic, a NASA-loving girl. Strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2018Editor Datlow has selected twenty-eight standout stories from ten years' worth of her "best of the year" horror anthologies. Authors…
in the collection include Suzy McKee Charnas, Peter Straub, Laird Barron, Mira Grant, Brian Evenson, and Neil Gaiman. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2018A collection of classic science fiction short stories written by women from the 1920s through the 1960s. Includes stories from,…
among others, Leslie F. Stone, Judith Merril, Leigh Brackett, Kit Reed, and Ursula K. Le Guin. Some violence and some strong language. 2018The best American science fiction and fantasy 2018 (Best American series)
By John Joseph Adams, N. K. Jemisin. 2018
A collection of American speculative, science fiction, and fantasy short stories that were originally published in 2017. Includes selections by…
Charlie Jane Anders, Samuel R. Delany, Jaymee Goh, Cadwell Turnbull, Peter Watts, and others. Strong language, some violence, and some descriptions of sex. 2018Readymade bodhisattva: the Kaya anthology of South Korean science fiction (The Magpie series of modern and contemporary Korean literature)
By Sunyoung Park, Park Sang Joon. 2019
A collection of short stories from South Korea translated into English, including both classic and contemporary works. Includes a critical…
introduction, an essay on science fiction fandom in South Korea, and contextualizing information and annotations for each story. Some violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2019Mythic journeys: retold myths and legends
By Paula Guran. 2019
A collection of twenty-eight stories that reexamine and reinterpret ancient myths and legends. The cultural roots of the stories come…
from around the world, with contributors including Neil Gaiman, Ken Liu, Rachel Pollack, Yoon Ha Lee, and Ann Leckie. Some violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2019Black from the future: a collection of Black speculative writing
By Lauren Cherelle, Stephanie Andrea Allen. 2019
A collection of stories by Black women writers from across the spectrum of Black speculative writing, including science fiction, fantasy,…
magical realism, and Afrofuturism. Includes stories from, among others, Jewelle Gomez, Eden Royce, Nicole Sconiers, Morgan Christie, Vernita Hall, Stefani Cox, and Leila Green. 2019The mammoth book of best new horror: v. 24 (Mammoth Books)
By Stephen Jones. 2013
Twenty-two horror stories selected as the best of 2012, with an overview of the year in horror publishing and media…
and a necrology of those who died that year. Authors include Ramsey Campbell, Alison Littlewood, Gemma Files, Neil Gaiman, and more. Violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2013Mash up: stories inspired by famous first lines
By Gardner Dozois, Tad Williams, John Scalzi. 2016
In this anthology, authors take inspiration for their stories from the first lines of famous works of literature. Includes stories…
by John Scalzi, Tad Williams, Elizabeth Bear, Nancy Kress, Robert Charles Wilson, Lavie Tidhar, Mary Robinette Kowal, and many others. Some violence and some strong language. 2016Sisters of tomorrow: the first women of science fiction (Wesleyan early classics of science fiction series)
By Lisa Yaszek, Patrick B. Sharp. 2016
Selection of short fiction, essays, and poems by women working in the genre in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s. Includes…
fiction by C. L Moore, poems by Julia Boynton Green, and journalism by L. Taylor Hansen. Also provides commentary documenting women's contributions to the pulp-magazine community. Some violence and some strong language. 2016The starlit wood: new fairy tales
By Navah Wolfe, Dominik Parisien. 2016
Fantasy authors reimagine eighteen classic fairy tales. Includes Daryl Gregory's take on Hansel and Gretel, "Even the Crumbs Were Delicious."…
Other authors in the collection include Seanan McGuire, Garth Nix, and Naomi Novik. Some violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2016