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By Basil Johnston. 1981
These legends, which include "Why birds go south in winter" and "The first butterflies", are an integral part of the…
spiritual and cultural heritage of the Ojibway people. For all ages.By Andy Jones. 2016
Jack o' Hearts is the top card player in the parish and is feeling pretty sure of himself. When a…
mysterious green stranger challenges him to a card game with stakes higher than high--well, Jack can't resist. Sure, he's never lost a tournament yet, has he? Jack is as saucy as saucy can be and he's twice as lucky as that--but the game is trickier than it looks. Luckily, Jack finds he's got an ace up his sleeve: the menacing green man's beautiful daughter Ann. Grades 4-7. 2016.By Sarah Nathan. 2011
With Prince Aladdin’s birthday coming up, Princess Jasmine wants to find him the perfect gift, so she sets off on…
a Magic Carpet ride with Rajah the tiger. She is determined to track down the coveted camel coin Aladdin is missing from his rare-coin collection. It’s smooth sailing until Magic Carpet suddenly loses its power, leaving Jasmine and Rajah stranded in the desert! Will the pair find the coin and make it back to the palace in time for Aladdin’s birthday? Grades 2-4. c2011. (Disney princess)By Joseph Bruchac. 1996
Through the guidance of his uncle and the retelling of various Native American legends, a young boy learns that everything…
living and inanimate has its place, should be considered sacred, and given respect. Grades 3-6. 1996.By Christine Deverell. 2002
By Simon Puttock. 2002
When the "Big Bad Wolf" makes up his mind to reform and become a "Good Big Wolf" he has trouble…
convincing his neighbours that he is serious and wonders if it is possible for him to make any friends at all. Preschool to Grade 2. 2002.By Liz Mills. 2007
By Robert Paul Weston. 2008
Imaginative and adventurous Katrina eludes her maniacal guardian to help Morty, a member of a vanishing breed of zorgles, with…
his quest to uncover the fate of the fabled zorgles of Zorgmazoo as well as of other creatures that seem to have disappeared from the earth. Grades 4-7. Winner of the 2010 Silver Birch Award for Fiction. 2008.By Lesley Livingston. 2009
When seventeen-year-old Shakespearean actress Kelley Winslow meets Sonny Flannery, a Janus Guard of the Samhain Gate, she discovers the fairy…
otherworld. But this year when the gate opens on the night of Samhain, something horrible comes through to the human world. Followed by "Darklight". Some strong language. For senior high readers. 2009. (Wondrous strange series ; 1)By Helen Perelman, Dave Courtland. 2010
Tiana has always dreamed of having her own restaurant, and now her dream is about to come true. The grand…
opening is just around the corner, and all of Tiana’s friends and family will be there, along with a famous food critic! But suddenly everything starts to go wrong - her bandleader Louis loses his prized trumpet, and then the power goes out after the guests arrive. Will the princess be able to fix things in time, or will her big night be a royal disaster? Grades 2-4. 2010. Uniform title: Princess and the frog (Motion picture)By Rick Riordan. 2008
When demonic cheerleaders invade his high school, Percy Jackson hurries to Camp Half Blood, from whence he and his demigod…
friends set out on a quest through the Labyrinth, while the war between the Olympians and the evil Titan lord Kronos draws near. Sequel to "Titan's curse" (EB74453). Some descriptions of violence. Grades 5-8. 2008. (Percy Jackson & the Olympians ; 4)By Eugenios Trivizas. 2003
By Celia Barker Lottridge. 1993
By Joan Bodger. 2003
Presents the author's wonderful retellings of seven English, Irish, and Welsh tales. Tristan, Iron John, Burd Janet and Tamlane and…
others come to life with language that speaks to the stories' origins, but will engage modern readers. Grades 4-7. 2003.By Verna Aardema. 1997
Long ago, when the earth was set down and the sky was lifted up, all the folktales were owned by…
the Sky God. And Anansi, that cunning little spider, was determined to buy them back. The payment? A live python, one real fairy, and forty-seven stinging hornets. Not such a high price to pay for all the folktales on earth. But how will Anansi find these hard to come by items? It sounds impossible! There's only one way to find the help he needs -- Anansi must go to his clever wife, Aso. Grades K-3. 1997.By Aesop, V.S. Vernon Jones. 2006
Aesop's collection of fables has been popular with both adults and children. This is a collection of tales from the…
Greek story teller, Aesop. Aesop was a slave in ancient Greece. He was a keen observer of both animals and people. Most of the characters in his stories are animals, some of which take on human characteristics. Aesop uses the natural tendencies of animals to focus on human traits and wisdom. Each fable has an accompanying moral to be learned from the tale. First published 1912. 2006. Uniform title: Fables.By Shreyas Pulle. 2016
The great Indian epic - the Ramayana - has been told and retold over thousands of years by poets, performers,…
and writers. It is a tale of courage and fear, love and hate, devotion and betrayal. The epic spans the three worlds of gods, humans and demons. Here, the forces of good and evil collide, locked in a battle for the ultimate supremacy. This is a retelling of the Indian epic for young readers. Grades 3-6. 2016.By Nadia Sammurtok. 2019
When two rabbit sisters ignore their parents' warnings and decide to play outside on the open tundra, a hungry owl…
soon spots them and decides they will make a delicious meal. As a chase ensues, the sisters must act quickly, using the owl's own greed against him in order to get away. A traditional Inuit story. Grades K-3. 2019.By Claudia Dávila. 2014
When her mother sends her on a "mission" that takes her into the deep, dark woods, Ruby puts on her…
red cloak and becomes Super Red Riding Hood, a superhero who is scared of nothing--except coming face-to-face with a big, bad wolf. Grades K-3. Winner of the 2016 Blue Spruce Honour Book Award. 2014.By Lisa Campbell Ernst. 2006
Like her older brother, the Gingerbread Boy, who was eventually devoured by a fox, the Gingerbread Girl eludes the many…
people who would like to eat her, but also has a plan to escape her sibling's fate. Followed by "The Gingerbread Girl goes animal crackers". Grades K-3. 2006.