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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Even higher! Even higher! Eric A. Kimmel A skeptical visitor to the village of Nemirov finds out where its rabbi really goes just before the Jewish New Year, when the villagers claim he goes to heaven to speak to God. OL15044845W
Krakus and the dragon Krakus and the dragon Maryann Dobeck A hungry dragon threatens a tiny Polish village. OL17850109W
One witch at a time One witch at a time Stacy DeKeyser When Rudi Bauer sets out for town one morning to trade, he never dreams that Susanna Louisa will sell his family's cow--for magic beans, no less! But that's exactly what she does, and the consequence… OL17876889W
First food First food Gale Justin Sun didn't want the animals to be burned, so it cooked all their food, until Parrot and Lizard learned to cooperate for their mutual well-being. OL17920685W
Horse hooves and chicken feet Horse hooves and chicken feet Neil Philip,Jacqueline Mair Magical tales of enchantment and transformation, with context notes and gorgeous Mexican folk art-inspired illustrations. OL19428025W
The tiger's promise The tiger's promise Lee S. Justice A man and a tiger have a problem, which they ask a jackal to resolve. OL24302929W
Sleeping Beauty Sleeping Beauty Eva Mason An adaptation of the traditional tale, featuring Strawberry Shortcake and her friends as the various characters. OL5716372W
Shlemazel and the remarkable spoon of Pohost Shlemazel and the remarkable spoon of Pohost Ann Redisch Stampler A retelling of an Eastern European tale in which Shlemazel, the laziest man in town, is tricked into believing that the lucky spoon given to him by a neighbor will bring him fortune and fame, if it i… OL5831290W
The flying tortoise The flying tortoise Tololwa M. Mollel Mbeku, the greedy tortoise, gets himself invited to the banquet in Skyland, but is trapped with no way to get back to Earth in this Igbo tale of why the tortoise has a checkered shell. OL875996W