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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The black geese The black geese Alison Lurie When her little brother is taken away by the black geese belonging to the terrible witch, Baba Yaga, Elena searches for him in the great dark forest. OL102892W
Hansel and Gretel Hansel and Gretel Rika Lesser A poor woodcutter's children, lost in the forest, come upon a house made of bread, cakes, and candy, occupied by a wicked witch who likes to have children for dinner. OL104400W
Mother Goose Mother Goose Tomie dePaola An illustrated collection of 204 Mother Goose nursery rhymes, including well-known ones such as "Little Boy Blue" and less familiar ones such as "Charlie Warlie and his cow." OL10490011W
The little match girl The little match girl Jerry Pinkney The wares of the poor little match girl illuminate her cold world, bringing some beauty to her brief, tragic life. OL106191W
Fairy tales of Eastern Europe Fairy tales of Eastern Europe Neil Philip A collection of fairy tales from Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union, including "God's Cockerel" and "Cinder Jack." OL10625056W
The Tailor of Gloucester The Tailor of Gloucester Beatrix Potter,H.Y. Xiao PhD,H y Xiao Phd When the tailor becomes sick and cannot finish the waistcoat for the Mayor, the mice finish it for him. OL108770W
A world of fairy tales A world of fairy tales Andrew Lang A collection of fairy tales from the folk literature of such countries as Romania, Japan, Scotland, Spain, and Zimbabwe. OL1088885W
Beauty Beauty Robin McKinley A retelling of the story Beauty and the Beast. There is also a sequel available titled Rose Daughter by Robin McKinley. OL109417W
Lazy Jack, a picture book, by Barry Wilkinson Lazy Jack, a picture book, by Barry Wilkinson Joseph Jacobs Retells the adventures of the lazy boy who could never do anything right but became rich in spite of himself. OL1117804W
The girl who spun gold The girl who spun gold Virginia Hamilton Quashiba, a peasant girl, is about to be made queen because the king believes that she can spin and weave golden things. A tiny creature comes to save her under the condition that she has three chanc… OL112093W
The Golden Phoenix The Golden Phoenix Marius Barbeau Her they come! The clever prince who tricks the Sultan... the mysterious Sir Goldenhair...the enchanted princess...the sly thief and the foolish woodcutter. Meet them all in these [8] merry tales of … OL1137909W
Märchen von Rosenblättchen Märchen von Rosenblättchen Clemens Brentano A lover of roses with most of her kingdon made into a rose garden, Princess Rosalina makes a pact with an old enchantress to obtain the most beautiful rosebush of all. OL1160939W
Italian peepshow Italian peepshow Eleanor Farjeon Eleven stories of imagination and fantasy including one about the prince who won a princess by growing bigger orange and lemon trees than she. OL119027W
Princess of the Midnight Ball Princess of the Midnight Ball Jessica Day George A retelling of the tale of twelve princesses who wear out their shoes dancing every night, and of Galen, a former soldier now working in the king's gardens, who follows them in hopes of breaking the … OL12048393W
Alice Nizzy Nazzy Alice Nizzy Nazzy Tony Johnston,Tomie dePaola When Manuela's sheep are stolen, she has to go to Alice Nizzy Nazzy's talking road-runner-footed adobe house and try to get the witch to give the flock back, in a Southwestern version of the Baba Yag… OL134515W
Scandinavian Legends and Folk Tales Scandinavian Legends and Folk Tales Gwyn Jones Twenty-four tales from the folklore of Denmark, Norway, Iceland, and Finland. OL1354309W
Fortune's folly Fortune's folly Deva Fagan Ever since her mother died and her father lost his shoemaking skills, Fortunata has survived by pretending to tell fortunes, but when she is tricked into telling the fortune of a prince, she is faced… OL13614167W
The King of Ireland's Son The King of Ireland's Son Brendan Behan Sent to find the source of the heavenly music heard throughout the kingdom, the youngest son of the King of Ireland finds a beautiful maiden held captive by a fierce giant. OL1395606W
Princess Sonora and the long sleep Princess Sonora and the long sleep Gail Carson Levine In this retelling of the fairy tale Sleeping Beauty, Princess Sonora, who is ten times smarter than anyone else, vows to choose for herself the best time to be pricked by the spindle. OL14378W
Three billy goats Gruff Three billy goats Gruff Patricia McKissack An easy-to-read retelling of the fairy tale about three clever goats and a nasty troll. OL14860511W
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