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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
How Chipmunk Got His Stripes How Chipmunk Got His Stripes Joseph Bruchac,James Bruchac When Bear and Brown Squirrel have a disagreement about whether Bear can stop the sun from rising, Brown Squirrel ends up with claw marks on his back and becomes Chipmunk, the striped one OL121166W
Huff'n'puff Huff'n'puff Alan Osmond,Suzanne Osmond The three children of the little pig who built his house out of bricks are threatened by the wolf and his son, who have modern tools at their disposal. OL1868586W
Peachboy Peachboy Eric Metaxas,Jeffrey Smith Found floating on the river inside a peach by an old couple, Momotaro grows up and fights the terrible demons who have terrorized the village for years. OL1958039W
Sorotchintzy fair Sorotchintzy fair Schönfeldt, Sybil Gräfin.,Николай Васильевич Гоголь This story is based on a traditional Russian country tale about a beautiful young girl who is wooed and won at the Sorotchintzy fair by a dashing suitor who uses the villagers', and his future father… OL2076208W
Spider and the Sky God Spider and the Sky God Dave Albers,Deborah M. Newton Chocolate Ananse the Spider uses trickery to capture the four prizes demanded by the Sky God in payment for his stories. OL2682531W
Child of the sun Child of the sun Dave Albers,Sandra Arnold,Sandra Martín Arnold Greedy Sun refuses to share the sky with Moon in this Cuban legend that explains why solar eclipses occur. OL2907587W
Gift of the Nile Gift of the Nile Charles Reasoner,Jan M. Mike During a magical boat ride on the Nile, Mutemwia proves that her love for the Pharaoh is a gift of the heart and needs no cage to hold it. OL3252999W
Tattercoats Tattercoats Margaret Chamberlain,Margaret Greaves Retells the traditional English tale of how poor, neglected Tattercoats comes to marry the Prince. OL3395050W
The porridge pot The porridge pot Carl Colshorn,Theodore Colshorn,Anthea Bell 1 v. (unpaged) : 24 x 29 cm OL4373216W
Prietita and the Ghost Woman / Prietita y la Llorona Prietita and the Ghost Woman / Prietita y la Llorona Maya Christina Gonzalez,Gloria E. Anzaldúa Prietita, a young Mexican-American girl, becomes lost in her search for an herb to cure her mother and is aided by the legendary ghost woman. <small>from Google Books</small> OL61324W
The king & the three thieves The king & the three thieves Kristen Balouch,Kristin Balouch,Omid Balouch King Abbas appears to get caught up in the schemes of three thieves but he has a few tricks of his own and ultimately saves his kingdom from starvation. OL7795343W
That awful Cinderella That awful Cinderella Alvin Grawowsky,Alvin Granowsky Includes the traditional version of a familiar tale about a young girl who meets her prince with the help of her fairy godmother and a retelling from the point of view of one of her stepsisters. OL855757W