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1) Henny Penny
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
[32] p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Description
Henny Penny and her barnyard friends are on their way to tell the king that the sky is falling when they meet a hungry fox, but Henney Penny's quick thinking saves the day.
Author
Description
"In a big abandoned house, on a barren hill, lives a skull. A brave girl named Otilla has escaped from terrible danger and run away, and when she finds herself lost in the dark forest, the lonely house beckons. Her host, the skull, is afraid of somethingtoo, something that comes every night. Can brave Otilla save them both?"--
3) Cinderella
Author
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
32 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Description
In her haste to flee the palace before the fairy godmother's magic loses effect, Cinderella leaves behind a glass slipper.
Author
Series
Scary stories to tell in the dark volume 4
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
115 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Description
Adapts tales from the oral traditions of American folklore, including ghost stories of weird happenings, witches, and graveyards with startling, funny, or surprising endings.
6) Fables
Author
Appears on list
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Description
Twenty original fables about an array of animal characters from crocodile to ostrich.
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Description
Retells the classic French version of Cinderella, along with three similar tales: Rhodopis from Egypt, Yeh-Shen from China, and Little Burnt Face from the Micmac Indians of the Canadian Maritimes.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
[64] p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Description
Exquisite paintings and a lush retelling bring a treasured classic to new life. A beautiful daughter dreams of meeting a handsome prince, but in order to save her father's life, she leaves home to live with a terrible, frightening beast. Though her patron is hideous, his disarming generosity slowly leads to a surprising connection. Accessibly and with great compassion, Max Eilenberg sheds fresh light on one of our most beloved fairy tales. Angela...
Author
Series
Starry River of the Sky volume 1
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Description
Minli, an adventurous girl from a poor village, buys a magical goldfish, and then joins a dragon who cannot fly on a quest to find the Old Man of the Moon in hopes of bringing life to Fruitless Mountain and freshness to Jade River.
12) Ella enchanted
Author
Series
Ella enchanted volume 1
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Description
That fool of a fairy Lucinda did not intend to lay a curse on me. She meant to bestow a gift. When I cried inconsolably through my first hour of life, my tears were her inspiration. Shaking her head sympathetically at Mother, the fairy touched my nose. 'My gift is obedience. Ella will always be obedient. Now stop crying, child.' I stopped. So begins this richly entertaining story of Ella of Frell, who wants nothing more than to be free of Lucinda's...
13) The night tiger
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Formats
Description
Quick-witted, ambitious Ji Lin is stuck as an apprentice dressmaker, moonlighting as a dancehall girl to help pay off her mother's Mahjong debts. But when one of her dance partners accidentally leaves behind a gruesome souvenir, Ji Lin may finally get the adventure she has been longing for. Eleven-year-old houseboy Ren is also on a mission, racing to fulfill his former master's dying wish: that Ren find the man's finger, lost years ago in an accident,...
Author
Series
Epic series of failures volume 1
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
337 pages ; 22 cm.
Description
"Greg Belmont learns he's anything but ordinary when he discovers he's a real, live, fantastical dwarf and sets off on the adventure of a lifetime"--
15) Artemis Fowl
Author
Series
Artemis Fowl series volume 1
Description
When a twelve-year-old evil genius tries to restore his family fortune by capturing a fairy and demanding a ransom in gold, the fairies fight back with magic, technology, and a particularly nasty troll.
Author
Series
Formats
Description
Saint-Exupery's classic story of a little prince who meets and befriends a pilot whose plane has crashed in the desert. In a tender and often poignant dialogue with his new friend, the little prince tells of his adventures on Earth and other planets, and of his search for peace. The English edition features a new translation and restored original art to mark the 100th anniversary of the author's birth.
19) Hatched
Author
Series
Enchanted files volume 2
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
253 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Description
"Gerald the griffin isn't brave enough or fierce enough to fit in with the other griffins of the Enchanted Realm. When he runs away to the human world, he finds himself up to his beak in trouble, friendship, and fun!"--
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