Fairy Tales, Folklore, Legends & Mythology

A much-loved favourite, telling the story of a talking, boot-wearing cat whose wily ways take his master on an exciting adventure, encountering an ogre, a king, and a princess along the way. Part of Young Reading Series 1 for children just starting to...

The garden behind Jack's house has gone wild with creatures set loose by the magic beans Jack and his kid sister Maddy planted. One particularly mean creature has kidnapped Maddy and carried her off. Now Jack and his neighbour Lilly must follow her to a...

Jack might be the only kid in the world who's dreading summer. But he's got a good reason: Summer is when his single mum takes a second job and leaves him at home to watch his autistic kid sister, Maddy. It's a lot of responsibility, and it's boring,...

Fox loves playing tricks. But when he plays a trick on his friend Stork, she decides to teach him a lesson. Now Fox will find out how it feels to have a trick played on him! A humorous re-telling of the famous Aesop's fable,written especialy for children...

A humorous and lively African folktale, specially adapted for children just beginning to read. With colour illustrations on every page, this is another addition to Usborne's hugely popular First Reading series. Find out what happens when trickster...

Tom Town Mouse is off to visit his cousin, Cora, in the country. "It will be great!" says his friend, but Tom is not so sure. A charming retelling of the classic Aesop's Fable, with endearing illustrations by John Joven. With free online audio to...

How would a kitchen maid fare against a seven-headed dragon? What happens when a woman marries a mouse? And what can a young man learn from a thousand leaf cutter ants? Famed Love and Rockets creator Jaime Hernandez asks these questions and more as he...

Princess Greta says she loves her father as much as salt. "Salt is for cooks," he roars and sends her away. Now she must take care of herself...and teach the old king a lesson about love, too. A beautifully illustrated version of the forgotten fairy...

"Enjoyable for reading aloud or sharing around a campfire." -- KIRKUS"Be careful of what you accept from spirits."Loup Garrou, trickster rabbits, and spirits with names that can't be spoken - the plains and forests of North America are alive with...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781666335446Author Benjamin HarperFormat PaperbackPage Count 40Imprint Stone Arch BooksPublisher Capstone Press

Karen is just an average thirteen-year-old from New Jersey who loves to play video games with her friends and watch movies with her mom. But when she moves to Greece to live with her eccentric, mysterious father, Zed, suddenly everything she thought...

Revisit the tale of Jack and the Beanstalk with this graphic novel for new readers. Jack trades his father's only cow for three magic beans. When an enormous beanstalk grows outside his window, Jack's adventure begins. What happens when Jack wakes the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780823455737Author Clar AngkasaFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Holiday House IncPublisher Holiday House IncWeight(grams) 442gDimensions(mm) 230mm *...

Borders is a masterfully told story of a boy and his mother whose road trip from Alberta to Salt Lake City is thwarted at the border when they identify their citizenship as Blackfoot. Refusing to identify as either American or Canadian first bars their...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781949514209Author Brendan DeneenFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint Scoot ComicsPublisher Scoot ComicsWeight(grams) 204gDimensions(mm) 254mm * 165mm * 5mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781515883302Author Brandon TerrellFormat PaperbackPage Count 40Imprint Capstone PressPublisher Capstone Press

Dance your cares away with this omnibus collection of short stories featuring the beloved characters of Jim Henson's Fraggle Rock. Celebrating 35 Years of Jim Henson's Fraggle Rock! Rediscover the wonderful world of Jim Henson's iconic television series...

Revisit the tale of Goldilocks and the Three Bears with this graphic novel for new readers. Goldilocks takes a walk and discovers a special place in the woods. She innocently eats some food, breaks a chair and falls asleep. What happens when a bear...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781666341072Author Gloria KosterFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Stone Arch BooksPublisher Capstone Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062955791Author Wendy XuFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Quill Tree BooksPublisher Quill Tree BooksWeight(grams) 426gDimensions(mm) 200mm * 140mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780823446988Author Tom GauldFormat HardbackPage Count 40Imprint Neal Porter BooksPublisher Holiday House IncWeight(grams) 459gDimensions(mm) 287mm * 240mm *...

Meet Coral, a sweet-natured girl who lives with her parents, kid sister Maki, and pet sea otter in the seaside town of Reef Beach. She's no different than any other teenager - except like all inhabitants of New Lemuria, she's not quite human. Coral is a...

Little Arthur Brownstone is the town oddity, until he is tasked with defeating the horrendous giant wolf Fenrir, who is terrorizing the Icelandic countryside and has extinguished the warming fire that keeps Arthur's town thriving. Join Arthur on this...

A brave princess goes on an epic quest. Surviving the terrible dangers of a forest that no man is brave enough to enter she reaches an enchanted castle with a sleeping prince... Based on an old Spanish folktale, this is an entertaining and inspiring tale...

Andersen's story of the Ugly Duckling, rejected and bullied, lonely and miserable until he realises his magnificent true nature, has become one of our most cherished tales of growing up and finding your place in the world. With fun activities after the...

When Goldilocks stumbles on an empty cottage in the woods, she sits down to eat breakfast. But none of the three bowls of porridge on the table is quite right for her... A colourful, illustrated retelling of the classic children's fairytale, specially...

An astonishing, high-adventure graphic novel that playfully remixes The Odyssey, Moby Dick, and more, from Norway's greatest cartoonist.Fresh out of a job, with his apartment slated for demolition and his possessions seized, Mulysses is in need of...

How would a kitchen maid fare against a seven-headed dragon? What happens when a woman marries a mouse? And what can a young man learn from a thousand leaf cutter ants? Famed Love and Rockets creator Jaime Hernandez asks these questions and more as he...

Got a problem? At Vulcan's Celestial Supply Shop, you can find the magical merchandise to set things right. The seasoned staff - a kid named Nico Bravo, a sphynx named Lula, and a unicorn named Buck - pride themselves on providing "legendary service and...

The first three books in the "Cautionary Fables and Fairy Tales" series from Iron Circus Comics is now available in an attractive box set! Including The Girl Who Married A Skull, The Nixie of the Mill-Pond, and Tamamo the Fox Maiden, the Cautionary...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781515883272Author Steve FoxeFormat PaperbackPage Count 40Imprint Capstone PressPublisher Capstone Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781515872757Author Cristina OxtraFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Capstone PressPublisher Capstone Press

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781681160665Author James WrightFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Legendary ComicsPublisher Legendary Comics

In volume ten of Olympians, George O'Connor delves into the myth of Hermes, the trickster god. From his infancy, when he bewitches animals and bends them to his will (stealing a herd of Apollo's prize cattle in the bargain), to his adolescence and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781515872726Author Jessica GundersonFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Capstone PressPublisher Capstone Press

By Artemis, it's the better half of the Olympian's family, in one boxed set! How does so much family drama and good hair fit in here . . . Well, sit down and get ready for adventures you've only dreamed of as the Greek gods come to explosive life...

Fox is in the forest, wet and cold and hungry. She spots a piece of cheese on the ground - but just as she's about to eat it, Crow snatches it away. Fox really wants the cheese, but Crow won't give it up easily. How can Fox persuade him? With fun...

A touching, out-of-this-world graphic novel about a daughter, her father, and the aliens that may or may not be speaking to him.Julia didn't always believe in aliens. It was her father who convinced her otherwise. You see-Julia's dad believes he was...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.About the AuthorSusanna writes fiction and non-fiction for Usborne. Her favourite things to write about are small monsters and talking animals. She used to live in London but now...