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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Ella's big chance Ella's big chance Shirley Hughes In this version of the Cinderella tale set in the 1920s, Ella has two men courting her--the handsome Duke of Arc and Buttons the delivery boy. OL14951483W
Strange and Secret Peoples Strange and Secret Peoples Carole G. Silver Teeming with creatures, both real and imagined, this encyclopedic study in cultural history illuminates the hidden web of connections between the Victorian fascination with fairies and their lore and… OL1840757W
Danish Folktales, Legends, and Other Stories Danish Folktales, Legends, and Other Stories Timothy R. Tangherlini xxii, 234 pages ; 24 cm. + OL20336387W
The Girl Who Married a Lion The Girl Who Married a Lion Alexander McCall Smith Gathered here is a beguiling selection of folktales from Zimbabwe and Botswana as retold by the best-selling author of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. This treasury contains most of the stories p… OL2435481W
Märchen von Hexen und weisen Frauen Märchen von Hexen und weisen Frauen Sigrid Früh Die Hexen in den bekannten Märchen sind in der Regel hässlich und böse. In dieser sehr einseitigen Sicht lebt noch der negative Reflex der spätmittelalterlichen Hexenverfolgung wieder. Tatsächlich sp… OL26178519W
Yummy Yummy Lucy Cousins "Lucy Cousins retells her favourite nursery stories in spare bold language and brilliant vibrant pictures. She gives their famous characters new life and imbues their great adventures with her own ve… OL27681433W