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The Firebird The Firebird Demi With the aid of his magical horse, Ptitsa, a young archer fulfills the increasingly difficult requests of Tsar Ivan and wins the hand of Princess Vassilissa. OL103634W
The flight of Bembel Rudzuk The flight of Bembel Rudzuk Russell Hoban The squidgerino squelcher, created by Bembel Rudzuk, the wizard, annoys the princess. OL10588736W
Guleesh and the King of France's daughter Guleesh and the King of France's daughter Neil Philip A simple peasant boy marries a beautiful princess after rescuing her from a cruel fate at the hands of wicked fairies. OL10625059W
Spindle's End Spindle's End Robin McKinley The evil fairy Pernicia has set a curse on Princess Briar-Rose: she is fated to prick her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel and fall into an endless, poisoned sleep. Katriona, a young fairy, … OL109412W
The buried moon The buried moon Joseph Jacobs,Susan Jeffers The Moon is held prisoner in the bog by the Evil Ones until the townspeople miss her light and go to search for her. OL1117793W
Jack and the beanstalk Jack and the beanstalk Joseph Jacobs Joseph Jacobs' version of the tale in which a boy climbs to the top of a giant beanstalk where he must use his quick wits to outsmart an ogre and make his and his mother's fortune. OL1117821W
More Rootabaga stories More Rootabaga stories Carl Sandburg A selection of tales from Rootabaga Country peopled with such characters as the Huckabuck Family, Big Buff Banty Hen, Dippy the Wisp, and many others. OL1164661W
The Enchanted Tapestry The Enchanted Tapestry Robert D. San Souci With the aid of a sorceress, young Li Ju seeks his mother's precious handmade tapestry held by the fairies of Sun Mountain. OL116634W
The silver curlew The silver curlew Eleanor Farjeon A lazy girl becomes the king's bride by implying that she had woven twelve skeins of cloth when actually she had eaten twelve dumplings. Incorporates the story of Tom Tit Tot. OL119044W
Alone in the Wild Forest Alone in the Wild Forest Isaac Bashevis Singer A young orphan's life is changed when the angel he meets in the forest gives him an amulet that will fulfill every wish. OL1345025W
Beauty and the Beast Beauty and the Beast Jan Brett Through her great capacity to love, a kind and beautiful maid releases a handsome prince from the spell which has made him an ugly beast. OL13912W
Famosa invasione degli orsi in Sicilia Famosa invasione degli orsi in Sicilia Dino Buzzati In search of food, Leander, King of the Bears, leads his subjects from their safe caves in the mountains of Sicily to the valley where they triumph over many enemies. OL1437326W
Fairy Dust and the Quest for the Egg Fairy Dust and the Quest for the Egg Gail Carson Levine,David Christiana Prilla, the unusual new fairy in Neverland, finds her mettle, Mother Dove's wisdom, and Tinker Bell's courage tested by many trials, including a hurricane, a selfish fairy, and Captain Hook. OL14388W
Up a tall tree Up a tall tree Anne F. Rockwell A woodcutter's son explores the nearby forest where he makes a discovery that changes his life. OL14853887W
Cenicienta Cenicienta Patricia McKissack An easy-to-read retelling of Cinderella's trip to a ball at the palace. OL14860449W
The king's new clothes The king's new clothes Patricia McKissack An easy-to-read retelling of the vain king's experience with two deceitful tailors. OL14860537W
A House of Pomegranates A House of Pomegranates Oscar Wilde **A House of Pomegranates** is a collection of fairy tales, written by Oscar Wilde, that was published in 1891 as a second collection for The Happy Prince and Other Tales (1888). Wilde once said that… OL14877868W
The gift of the Crocodile The gift of the Crocodile Judy Sierra In this Indonesian version of the Cinderella story, a girl named Damura escapes her cruel stepmother and stepsister and marries a handsome prince with the help of Grandmother Crocodile. OL14915067W
Beautiful boys Beautiful boys Francesca Lia Block Two darkly magical Weetzie Bat stories about the search for self from Francesca Lia Block: Missing Angel Juan and Baby Be-Bop. OL14925030W
Cinderella Cinderella John Fowles In her haste to flee the place before the fairy godmother's magic loses effect, Cinderella leaves behind a glass slipper. OL15004W
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