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Twisting Tales
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Hace mucho tiempo?a long time ago?there lived a beautiful young woman named Adelita. So begins the age-old tale of a kind-hearted young woman, her jealous stepmother, two hateful stepsisters, and a young man in search of a wife. The young man, Javier, falls madly in love with beautiful Adelita,... Item No. 9780142401873
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A West African story about the much-loved trickster, Anansi, retold and reimagined for a new generation by award-winning author Taiye Selasi "Allow me to introduce myself."
But he needed no introduction. "Anansi the spider!" said Anansi the boy. "The tales were true!"... Item No. 9780744049909
$16.99
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At the start of things, the elders say,
the universe was hushed and still. The moon alone shone bright and round in the star-speckled dark of the sky. David Álvarez is one of the most extraordinary artists working today. His black-and-white illustrations have gained... Item No. 9781646142514
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A beautifully tender story touching on the range of emotions immigrants may feel when leaving their home countries - excitement and sorrow, fear and courage. Anita watches the dragons high above her as she hops from one cement roof to another in her village in the... Item No. 9781911373636
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A Caldecott Honor-winning author-illustrator team brings us a Caribbean Cinderella story, told from the perspective of the magical godmother. You may think you already know this story about a beautiful servant girl, a cruel stepmother, a magnificent ball, and a lost slipper. But you've...
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A beautifully illustrated Alaska Native story of a young boy and his encounter with the fabled Fox Man, and how doing the right thing isn't always easy but important in the end. Life is hard for Chia. His village doesn't have enough food and every day there are many chores to do.... Item No. 9781513262673
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*NAACP Image Award Winner for Outstanding Literary Work - Children* From the New York Times bestselling duo who brought you GLORY: Magical Visions of Black Beauty, comes CROWNED: Magical Folk and Fairy... Item No. 9781250281388
$35.00
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This funny, original, choose-your-path picture book of fractured fairy tales will charm any young fan of the genre, putting the power of storytelling right in the reader's hands! Grab your basket and your coat. Put on some walking shoes.
Turn the page and begin: Which story... Item No. 9781452144825
$18.99
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Franklin and Luna are back again and this time it's Franklin's birthday! Luna and all the villagers are planning a surprise party. While the party is being set up, Luna takes Franklin book shopping, and Luna's tortoise, Neil, finds a padlocked book of fairy tales and can't help picking the lock... Item No. 9780500651759
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Franklin the dragon loves stories and loves reading stories to people too, but everyone is too scared to even talk to him. One day, he meets a girl named Luna who, rather than being afraid, is fascinated to meet Franklin, having recently read all about dragons in one of her books. They instantly... Item No. 9780500651094
$17.95
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This wordless picture book plays with our assumptions about family. What do we think we see as we turn the pages and how is the ending not at all what we expected? This fractured retelling of the Goldilocks fairy tale provides a perfect format for thinking about story-... Item No. 9781954354111
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What a sweet child, says a newcomer in town about Goldilocks. That
Item No. 9780140563665
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Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs is a new take on the fairy-tale classic Goldilocks and the Three Bears, so funny and so original--it could only come from the brilliant mind of Mo Willems, the author/illustrator of Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus and the... Item No. 9780062104182
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When the exhausted winter wind throws a snowy tantrum, it finds comfort in the friendship of two young children in this lyrical retelling of a Yiddish folktale illustrated with stunning collage. Winter Wind worked hard all season long
blowing away leaves, ... Item No. 9780823455942
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The deluxe edition of Poonam Mistry's picture book How the Stars Came to Be is a uniquely beautiful modern folk tale. This beautifully illustrated story gives us a new folk tale and a new way to look up at the night sky. The fisherman's daughter loved to dance in the Sunlight,...
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Once upon a planetoid,
amid her tools and sprockets, a girl named Cinderella dreamed of fixing fancy rockets. With a little help from her fairy godrobot, Cinderella is going to the ball. But when the prince's ship has mechanical trouble, someone will have to zoom to the... Item No. 9781452125329
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Autographed by author Josh Funk Hansel and Gretel will not listen to their storyteller. For one thing, who leaves a trail of bread crumbs lying around, when there are people starving? Not Hansel, that’s for sure! And that sweet old lady who lives in a house made of cookies... Item No. 52206143
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Autographed by author Josh Funk 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... Item No. 28651150
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A gorgeous picture book inspired by a traditional Central American Indigenous story about a snake with the power to bring the rain, told in lyrical language and evocative art, and subtly conveying an environmental theme. Itzel listens as her nana tells the story of when the giant snake... Item No. 9781525305061
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Jack receives beans from his neighbor and - lo and behold! - those beans lead him up a beanstalk and into the company of giants. How will he ever get back home? A contemporary retelling of the classic children's story, Jack and the Beanstalk, illustrated with photographic collage. The story is... Item No. 9780578670973
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An Indigenous legend about how four extraordinary individuals of dual male and female spirit, or Mahu, brought healing arts from Tahiti to Hawaii, based on the Academy Award-contending short film. In the 15th century, four Mahu sail from Tahiti to Hawaii and share their...
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Mary Pope Osborne and Giselle Potter's funny, magical retelling of a favorite fairy tale featuring Kate, a new and inspiring heroine. Fee, Fi, Fo, Fum'un,
I smell the blood of an Englishwoman. Be she alive or be she dead, I'll grind her bones to make my bread.... Item No. 9780689825507
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The Princess and the Pea gets a fresh twist in this charming retelling with Spanish sprinkled throughout, winner of the Pura Belpré Medal for Illustration.
El príncipe knows this girl is the one for him, but, as usual, his mother doesn't agree. The queen has a... Item No. 9780399251566
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Featuring a new foreword by Caldecott Medalist Jason Chin, this beloved fairytale is now available in a handsomely produced 40th anniversary edition. "Everything in this book is vital and alive. Open it up and drink it in." --Jason Chin, illustrator of Caldecott-winning book ...
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An earthy and beautiful collection of four stories that celebrate the seasons, nature, and life, from award-winning author-illustrator Phoebe Wahl. Little Witch Hazel is a tiny witch who lives in the forest, helping creatures big and small. She's a midwife, an intrepid... Item No. 9780735264892
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