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1) Folk Tales
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This book Folk Tales for Children makes a strong case that well-chosen stories give children good role models and increase their empathy for others. It doesn't just hand children simplistic moral precepts, but give them the opportunity to think about and discuss moral choices. Folk Tales for Children is a compilation of 50 one-page short stories for children. Language used is elementary and simple. Each story comes with a caricature type illustration...
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The Brothers Grimm are perhaps the best known folklorists of all time. This collection, "The Fairy Tales of Grimm" brings together some of their best known and loved tales, such as: "Hansel and Gretel," "The Valiant Little Tailor," "Rapunzel," "Snow White," "The Frog Prince" and "The Golden Goose."
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Stories about princesses have fascinated children for many years! In this sturdy book of The Princess Collection, you have the opportunity to read exciting spins on the classic tales of Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty and Rapunzel. Which princess is your favorite? Open the book and find out!
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Edmund Dulac's Picture Book for the French Red Cross is a stunning work, produced in the midst of the First World War, by a true genius of illustration. It was originally published in 1915, and contains twenty color images. Dulac was a French-born, British naturalized magazine illustrator, book illustrator and stamp designer, who despite his increasing years, wished to help the war effort in any way he could. The drawings are delicately drawn, notable...
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Once upon a time . . .
These words are a magic incantation that opens doors to a fantastic realm that is home to fairy godmothers, wicked witches, beautiful princesses, princes charming (and not so charming), sleeping beauties, fearsome ogres, fearless giant-killers, beasts with love in their hearts, and ordinary young men with heroic spirits. These are the characters who bring fairy tales to life and who for centuries have made the stories...
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Here is a collection of tales to send sleepyheads off to dreamland with visions of princesses, adventurers and emperors, an owl that marries a pussycat, and a walrus that walks with a carpenter. Fanciful tales of whimsy and fun are accompanied by art from the golden age of children's book illustration.
8) Mother Goose
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Rediscover traditional tales and fall in love with new ones with Bendon's Classic Children's Storybooks! Amazing adventures and beloved characters fill 30 colorful pages with timeless artwork that little readers will love. Little ones will love to learn and read along with this collection of classic Mother Goose rhymes. Collect all of our stories to complete your library!
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This book forms part of our 'Pook Press' imprint, celebrating the golden age of illustration in children's literature. Edited by Harry Golding, it contains thirty colour plates and eighteen other illustrations, all by Margaret Tarrant. The tales include classics such as Perrault's 'Puss in Boots', 'Blue Beard' and 'Cinderella' as well as the Brothers Grimm's 'Little Red Riding Hood' and 'Sleeping Beauty'. Mme. D'Aulnoy's archetypal 'Goldilocks and...
10) Nursery Rhymes
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Nursery rhymes have entertained and educated children for hundreds of years. Enjoy reading these memorable rhymes to children and trust that you are instilling in them a love of reading and learning. Engaging illustrations from a collection of masters bring these whimsical tales to life.
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This book forms part of our 'Pook Press' imprint, celebrating the golden age of illustration in children's literature. It contains several of the best loved fairy-tales by true masters of the genre, including the Brother's Grimm's 'Briar Rose', 'The Frog Prince' and 'Rumplestiltskin', Charles Perrault's 'Beauty and the Beast', 'Blue Beard' and 'Puss in Boots' as well as Hans Christian Anderson's 'The Little Mermaid.' Old English tales such as 'Jack,...
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Denise Roxanne Bunbury-Westford was born in Guyana, South America. She migrated to the United States in the mid 1990s with her son Marlon, and was joined by her husband Lindsley (Wayne) in 2004. The family currently lives in Brooklyn, New York. Denise taught the Nursery Sunday School Class at her church for several years. It was her love for children and the many pleasant experiences she had working with them that inspired her to write childrens books....
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Adorable stories that will have your child excited for bedtime.
Dozens of fairy tales and animal stories are now in a five-minute version perfect for bedtime! These adorable classics are perfect for that final nighttime story that will send your child happily off to sleep dreaming of talking animals and magical heroes. This compilation includes a variety of well-known titles such as:
• Cinderella
• Mother Goose
• Hansel and Gretel
• Peter...
14) Once Upon a Time
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If a story begins with "Once Upon A Time," it's a good bet it will end with "and they all lived happily ever after." Readers of all ages will delight in this collection of tales with fanciful beginnings and happy endings. For generations, readers have enjoyed the tales of Rapunzel and her golden locks, Red Riding Hood's close call, the Shoemaker's good fortune, and the cunning adventures of the Brave Little Tailor. Each tale is beautifully crafted...
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In one of the large and rich cities of China, there once lived a tailor named Mustapha. He was very poor. He could hardly, by his daily labor, maintain himself and his family, which consisted only of his wife and a son. His son, who was called Aladdin, was a very careless and idle fellow. He was disobedient to his father and mother, and would go out early in the morning and stay out all day, playing in the streets and public places with idle children...
16) Old King Cole
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Enjoy this classic rhyme about the very merry Old King Cole and his three fiddlers. Some of kids' earliest--and best--childhood memories are of Mother Goose Rhymes they learn in their formative years. For many children, Mother Goose Rhymes are their very first storybook friends. The basic rhythms, simple rhyming words, and colorful images help youngsters develop key verbal skills and learn the essentials of storytelling--all while having fun. Each...
17) Little Boy Blue
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The farm animals are out, and Little Boy Blue is nowhere to be seen. Young readers love to help find him. Some of kids' earliest--and best--childhood memories are of Mother Goose Rhymes they learn in their formative years. For many children, Mother Goose Rhymes are their very first storybook friends. The basic rhythms, simple rhyming words, and colorful images help youngsters develop key verbal skills and learn the essentials of storytelling--all...
18) Peter Piper
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Peter Piper is hungry, and he has a craving for pickled peppers. Readers can join his adventures--and the tongue-twister--in this whimsical rhyme. Some of kids' earliest--and best--childhood memories are of Mother Goose Rhymes they learn in their formative years. For many children, Mother Goose Rhymes are their very first storybook friends. The basic rhythms, simple rhyming words, and colorful images help youngsters develop key verbal skills and learn...
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Everything is crooked in this classic! Read along with the crooked man as he makes his way to his crooked house, where his crooked pets reside. Some of kids' earliest--and best--childhood memories are of Mother Goose Rhymes they learn in their formative years. For many children, Mother Goose Rhymes are their very first storybook friends. The basic rhythms, simple rhyming words, and colorful images help youngsters develop key verbal skills and learn...
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I've been collecting and telling stories for a couple of decades now, having had several of my own fictional works published in recent years. My particularly focus is on short story writing in the realms of magical realities and science fiction fantasies.I've always drawn heavily on traditional folk and fairy tales, and in so doing have amassed a digital collection of many thousands of these tales from around the world. It has been one of my long-standing...
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