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Squids will be squids: fresh morals, beastly fables
Par Jon Scieszka. 1998
Eighteen modern fables with fresh morals about bossy, sneaky, funny, annoying, "dim-bulb" people--all disguised as animals to avoid hurting anyone's…
feelings. Topics include homework, using the telephone on the right occasion, friendship, and dinner-table talk. For grades 3-6The velveteen rabbit, or How toys become real: The Classic Children's Book
Par Margery Bianco. 1922
A velveteen rabbit stuffed with sawdust learns from an older toy that a child's love can make him real. Rabbit…
happily experiences the joy of this love and at last learns of another kind of reality. For grades 2-4 and older readersThe starlight princess and other princess stories
Par Annie Dalton. 1999
Eight fairy tales about princesses from Africa, Asia, and Europe. Contains "The Princess and the Pea," "The Frog Princess," "King…
Grizzlebeard," "The Starlight Princess," "The Sleeping Beauty," "The Twelve Dancing Princesses," "The Egg Prince," and "White-Bear-King Valemon." For grades 3-6. 1999Second sight: stories for a new millennium
Par Avi. 1999
Eight short stories about the beginning of a millennium, by such authors as Madeleine L'Engle, Richard Peck, Natalie Babbitt, and…
Michael Cadnum. In Avi's "Oswin's Millennium," a stable boy in 999 fearfully awaits the arrival of Satan. In Peck's "The Three-Century Woman," an elderly woman conducts a television interview. For grades 6-9. 1999Altogether, one at a time
Par E. L Konigsburg. 1971
Four short coping stories. In "Inviting Jason" Stan learns something about dyslexia; in "The Night of the Leonids" Lewis spends…
time at grandmother's; in "Camp Fat" Clara learns to love herself; and in "Momma at the Pearly Gates" Momma copes with prejudice. Some strong language. For grades 4-7. 1971I once was a monkey: stories Buddha told
Par Jeanne Lee. 1999
A retelling of six jatakas, or birth stories. Buddha used these fables featuring animals to teach principles of compassion, honesty,…
and clear thought before action. In "The Deceitful Heron," a heron's lies and greed lead to its own downfall. For grades 2-4 and older readers. 1999The three bears
Par Paul Galdone. 1972
A little girl named Goldilocks visits the house of the three bears while they are away and causes mischief. She…
even falls asleep in the Little Wee Bear's bed. And then the bears come home. For grades K-3. 1972Wand
Par Landra Jennings. 2023
A dazzling story of grief and found family wrapped in a spellbinding fairy tale, perfect for fans of Anne Ursu…
and Jodi Lynn Anderson. Eleven-year-old Mira wishes everything could go back to the way it was. Before she changed schools and had to quit gymnastics. Especially before Papa died. Now she spends her days cooking and cleaning for her stepsisters and Val—who she still won't call mom and still won't forgive for the terrible thing she did. When a mysterious girl named Lyndame appears out of the woods wielding a powerful wand, she makes Mira an offer she can't refuse: she will grant Mira three wishes. What if magic isn't just pretend after all? What if these wishes could fix everything? But in the quiet town of Between, Georgia, where secrets lurk and rumors swirl of strange creatures, nothing is as it seems, and everything comes at a price. Rising talent Landra Jennings weaves together an enchanting, modern fairy tale with eloquence and compassion about finding hope after loss—and finding belonging in the places we least expectThe quiet little woman: three enchanting Christmas stories
Par Louisa Alcott, C. Dudash, Louisa Alcott. 1999
Stories by Alcott from the 1870s. In The Quiet Little Woman, thirteen-year-old Patty, an orphan, dreams of being adopted but…
is placed as a servant in the large Murray household. Through Aunt Jane's intervention on Christmas day, the Murrays begin to appreciate Patty's loving nature. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 1999Journeys with Elijah: eight tales of the Prophet
Par Barbara Goldin. 1999
Folktales about the well-known figure of Jewish, Christian, and Islamic tradition. Set in such diverse locations as Argentina, the Caribbean,…
China, Germany, Iraq, and Israel. For grades 2-4 and older readers. 1999Merlin's kin: world tales of the hero magician
Par Josepha Sherman. 1998
A collection of thirty international folktales, featuring both the traditional magician, whose power comes from books or spells, and the…
shaman, who is a priest and healer as well as a wizard. The stories come from the British Isles, Europe, Russia, the Far East, Native American nations, and Africa. For grades 5-8. 1998Fairy tales from Hans Christian Andersen
Par H. C Andersen. 1992
A selection of nine of Andersen's well-known tales: "The Emperor's New Clothes," "Thumbelina," "The Nightingale," "The Princess and the Pea,"…
"The Steadfast Tin Soldier," "The Little Mermaid," "The Tinderbox," "The Little Match Girl," and "The Ugly Duckling." For grades 3-6. 1992Tall tales: six amazing basketball dreams
Par Charles Smith. 2000
Six short stories about action on the basketball court. In "What Jo Did," "Jo" outperforms the big boys and really…
surprises them by being a girl. In "Walk Softly," the players respect Big John's jump shot even more after his sunglasses are accidentally knocked off, revealing his blindness. For grades 4-7. 2000Tomorrowland: ten stories about the future
Par Michael Cart. 1999
In honor of the new millennium these ten short stories by noted authors describe visions of past and future times.…
In James Cross Giblin's "Night of the Plague" a young monk in the year 1000 ponders the night sky and the end of the world. For grades 6-9. 1999Seven short stories in which young people make difficult decisions as they learn to think for themselves. In "What's Inside,"…
a thirteen-year-old must act under pressure to save his cousin from shooting himself. In "Fortune Cookie," a boy faces his first birthday since his parents were divorced. While in the title piece, a boy wishes he could find a cure for unhappiness. For grades 6-9Alice in Wonderland and through the looking glass (Illustrated Junior Library)
Par Lewis Carroll. 1974
Extraordinary things happen to Alice when she follows a white rabbit into a hole and encounters the Cheshire Cat, the…
Queen of Hearts, and other strange characters. In her second adventure Alice climbs through a mirror into a reverse image land. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 1865Ten stories from the Tales of a Thousand and One Nights, including such characters as the well-known Aladdin and his…
lamp, Ali Baba and the forty thieves, and Sinbad the sailor. Based on earlier translations, especially Jonathan Scott's edition. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 1909Cinderella, or, The little glass slipper
Par Charles Perrault. 1954
Saved from the cruelty of her wicked stepmother, a poor girl goes to the ball of the king's son with…
the help of her fairy godmother. A modern retelling of Charles Perrault's French tale. For grades K-3. Caldecott Medal. 1954The Kingfisher book of fairy tales
Par Vivian French. 2000
Retellings of seven cherished fairy tales: "Jack and the Beanstalk," "Hansel and Gretel," "The Fisherman and His Wife," "Beauty and…
the Beast," "The Elves and the Shoemaker," "Rumpelstiltskin," and "Cinderella." For grades 3-6. 2000Grimm's fairy tales: the children's classic edition
Par David Borgenicht. 1997
Seven folktales collected by the Grimm brothers. Retold here for young readers are "The Frog Prince," "Rumpelstiltskin," "The Fisherman and…
His Wife," "Hansel and Gretel," "The Musicians of Bremen," "The Brave Little Tailor," and "The Golden Goose." For grades 2-4. 1997