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Serendipity Market
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Penny Blubaugh |
When Toby breathes on Mama Inez's bird-shaped invitations, giving them the power to fly, plans for the Serendipity Market begin. Soon, eleven honored guests travel from afar and make their way to the… |
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Strudel stories
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Joanne Rocklin |
Seven generations of a Jewish family hear stories of their family history, all told while making apple strudel. |
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Erzähler der Nacht
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Rafik Schami |
Kutscher Salim, der beste Geschichtenerzähler von Damaskus, verstummt plötzlich. Nur sieben besondere Gaben können ihn erlösen. Seine Freunde finden allmählich heraus, welche Gaben gemeint sein könnt… |
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The August House Book of Scary Stories
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Liz Smith Parkhurst |
An anthology of spooky stories drawn from folklore, local history, and the storytellers' imaginations, and divided into the categories "Just Desserts and Lessons Learned," "Ghostly Guardians," "Dark … |
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The Storyteller
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Evan Turk |
Long, long ago, like a pearl around a grain of sand, the Kingdom of Morocco formed at the edge of the great, dry Sahara. It had fountains of cool, refreshing water to quench the thirst of the desert,… |
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When the Sea Turned to Silver
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Grace Lin |
Pinmei's gentle, loving grandmother always has the most exciting tales for her granddaughter and the other villagers. However, the peace is shattered one night when soldiers of the Emperor arrive and… |
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Kooky campout
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Erica Farber |
"Huckle and his friends are going camping. They have tents, fishing poles, sleeping bags, and snacks. They roast marshmallows and someone tells a kooky, spooky ghost story. Will they sleep in their t… |
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Grandfather Tang's story
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Ann Tompert |
First published: New York : Crown, 1990.
Grandfather tells a story about shape-changing fox fairies who try to best each other until a hunter brings danger to both of them. |
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Mia the mouse
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Lily Small |
Mia is in the middle of telling a story to her sick grandmother when her mother asks her to run an errand, but, distracted by what may come next in the story, all Mia can remember is that she is to f… |
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The storyteller's secrets
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Tony Mitton,Peter Bailey |
When twins Toby and Tess meet a mysterious old traveller, they are fascinated by his magical tales of far-off places, strange enchantments, and miracles. |
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The Storyteller's Daughter
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Cameron Dokey |
In a faraway kingdom, a king has been betrayed. Deeply hurt and bitterly angry, he vows never to be deceived again. Unfortunately, the king's plan to protect himself will endanger all of the realm's … |
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Zen ghosts
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Jon J. Muth,David Pittu |
On Halloween night, Stillwater the giant panda tells Karl, Addy, and Michael a spooky and unusual story. Based on a Zen koan. |
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The St. Patrick's Day shillelagh
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Janet Nolan |
On his way from Ireland to America to escape the potato famine, young Fergus carves a shillelagh from his favorite blackthorn tree, and each St. Patrick's Day for generations, his story is retold by … |
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Green witch
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Alice Hoffman |
A year after her world was nearly destroyed, sixteen-year-old Green has become the one villagers turn to for aid, especially to record their stories, but Green will need the help of other women who, … |
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Poison
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Chris Wooding |
Thusly named by her stepmother's accusation of being poisonous, Poison is a smart aleck girl that seems to enjoy little in her life except her baby sister. So, when one night, a scarecrow swaps her s… |
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Interrupting chicken
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David Ezra Stein |
Little Red Chicken wants Papa to read her a bedtime story, but interrupts him almost as soon as he begins each tale. |
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Water shaper
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Laura Williams McCaffrey |
Having escaped from her father's control with help from a handsome holy man who is king of a western land, fifteen-year-old Princess Margot finally travels to the sea where her mother lived, and from… |
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The book of story beginnings
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Kristin Kladstrup |
After moving with her parents to Iowa, twelve-year-old Lucy discovers a mysterious notebook that can bring stories to life and which has a link to the 1914 disappearance of her great uncle. |
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Tuff Fluff
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Scott Nash |
When Duckie, a terry cloth duck, loses his brain and can no longer tell stories to the other toys, Tuff Fluff the private investigator must solve the case. |
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