Fairy Tales & Folklore

Chinese Children's Favorite Stories is a delightful selection of thirteen Chinese folktales as retold by author and illustrator Mingmei Yip. Inspired by her beloved father's nightly story-telling when she was a child, Yip hopes that by retelling some of...

Hey Diddle DiddleThe Cat and the FiddleThe Cow jumped over the Moon.The Little Dog laughedTo see such funAnd the Dish ran away with the SpoonThat's the bit we know - but have you ever wondered what happened next? Mini Grey, the creator of such favourites...

Rediscover the timeless nursery rhymes of Mother Goose in this gorgeous leather bound picture book, packed with beautiful, full-color illustrations and a stunning four-panel gatefold! These charming bedtime stories and fairy tales will delight and...

Uniquely inventive and vivacious in style and with deep insight into children's points of view, Hans Christian Andersen established a new genre in literature.Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized...

Julia Donaldson tells the tale of the misfortunate characters Bonny and Sandy, who are forever arguing. One day a little man comes to stay, and it looks as though their luck has changed. Julia Donaldson tells the tale of the misfortunate...

All About Hanukkah: Things to Make and Do is the perfect gift! This beautiful activity book is bursting with crafts and recipes, fun activities and facts about the Hanukkah celebrations observed by over FIFTEEN MILLION Jewish ...

King Merry's second cousin is getting married in a beautiful royal winter wedding! But Queen Malice hasn't been invited, and she's not happy... Can Ellie, Summer and Jasmine stop Queen Malice and her Storm Sprites from causing trouble? And can they do...

Chesley Award Winner A lavishly illustrated, enchanting collection of 10 of the best-loved fairy tales, chosen and edited by the artist, who spent more than four years creating the seventy-five oil paintings, reproduced here in full color. Belongs on...

An old man tugs on a giant turnip, but cannot move it at all. With help from the old lady, the boy and girl, and a whole host of other characters, will he able to pull it out of the ground?The structure of this wordless text shows how a story is built up...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781528718318Author Monsieur Oscar WildeFormat PaperbackPage Count 60Imprint Read BooksPublisher Read BooksWeight(grams) 91gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 4mm

The next book in the beautifully illustrated and magical UNICORN SEEKERS series by BBC disability ambassador, Cerrie Burnell! Elodie Lightfoot and her friends are Unicorn Seekers. They can see unicorns, feel their...

One day, an old woman gives a little girl a magic porridge pot. The little pot cooks some porridge. Now, there is too much porridge! Ladybird Readers is a graded reading series of traditional tales, popular characters, modern stories, and non-fiction,...

This wonderful new instalment of the internationally best-selling series by Emma Yarlett is packed with die-cuts, flaps and lots of fairy tale fun! It's bedtime, but where's Nibbles? Instead of counting sheep, Nibbles is munching through bedtime...

Step into a world of star-crossed lovers, magical winds, mischievous giants, and trolls, through some of the most exquisite illustrations in publishing history. In this gorgeous reprint, TASCHEN revives the most ambitious publication project of beloved...

This book presents Serge Prokofieff's famous musical story about young Peter and the Wolf in the style of a play with four scenes. The cast of characters on page 2 shows how Prokofieff used a different musical instrument to represent each character. With...

A fun and festive Christmas fairy-tale adventure.It's Christmas Eve and Father Christmas has fallen asleep at the Three Bears' cottage but NOTHING will wake him. It's up to Baby Bear and the Fairy-Tale Rescue Rangers to deliver the last presents so EVERY...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780955618321Author Jan ArriensFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint Peter Daniels Publisher ServicesPublisher Peter Daniels Publisher ServicesWeight(grams)...

The definitive collection of British and Irish folktales from master storyteller and poet Kevin Crossley-Holland.Rich and strange, these eerie and magical folktales from across Britain and Ireland have been passed down from generation to generation, and...

Daft Jack is such a silly-billy. Who else would swap a cow for some baked beans - and think it's his lucky day?Brain-ticklingly brilliant!About the AuthorLaurence and Catherine Anholt live and work in a house and studios on top of a hill above the sea in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781782705680Author Val BiroFormat PaperbackPage Count 24Imprint Award Publications LtdPublisher Award Publications LtdWeight(grams) 114gDimensions(mm) 244mm...

An enchanting collection of seven original fairy tales to bewitch and enthral by master storyteller, Vivian French, complemented by gorgeous, full-colour, contemporary artwork by debut children's illustrator, Amy Grimes. Bibi doesn't believe in...

A richly atmospheric gift of a book about gratitude and forgiveness, from the award-winning creators of The Wolf's Secret and illustrated by the internationally acclaimed artist Julia Sarda.Leina owns the only boat in town - she ferries townsfolk over to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789388810395Author Abhishek SinghFormat HardbackPage Count 120Imprint Wonder House BooksPublisher Prakash Books

The hero Odysseus will need all of his skill and courage to get home to Ithaca in The Journey of Odysseus. All kinds of monsters and magical creatures are lurking in the seas and islands on his way, including the one-eyed Cyclops, the Sirens and the...

A fantastic retelling of the story of Aladdin with some of your favourite Mr Men! Mr Funny has discovered a magic flying carpet which flies him to the desert! There he finds a magic lamp with a very sad Genie who...

Little Red Riding Hood is off to visit her grandmother, but the forest is full of danger ...This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781933390048Author Choose Your Own AdventureFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Chooseco LLCPublisher Chooseco LLC

Join Stillwater the wise panda and his friends Michael, Addy, and Karl in this mindfulness activity book that will help kids express and center themselves. Based on the new TV series on Apple TV +. ...

Snuggle up with little ones this Christmas season and read about the origin of St. Nicholas, the story of a man who spent his life secretly helping the poor all over the world, giving gifts on Christmas Eve to remind people of the greatest gift of all,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307979513Author Hans Christian AndersenFormat HardbackPage Count 24Imprint Golden Books Publishing Company, Inc.Publisher Random House USA...

Packed with 7 hands-on activities, this gorgeous anthology of traditional tales from around the world promotes a sustainable lifestyle and keeps kids busy! Follow the Sun Mother, a brave Comanche girl and a thoughtful Welsh couple, and you'll see how the...

'Once upon a time...'Once upon a time there was a book, and inside the book were princes who had been turned into frogs or ferocious beasts, princesses so beautiful they astonished the sun, faithful sweethearts and evil stepmothers, giants taller than...

A wicked fairy puts a curse on the king's daughter, Aurora, that sends everyone at the palace to sleep. Thorns grow like a forest around the castle. Can anyone break the spell? Part of the beloved Fairytale Classics series.About the AuthorWhen not...

This bestselling picture book has had a gorgeous makeover! Everyone in Fairyland is very worried about Snow White - she has fled from the palace and the wicked queen is on her trail! Kittie can't stand by while her friend is in danger, so with the help...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486447957Author Henry Wadsworth LongfellowFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)...

A fabulously funny take on a classic story from two giants of children’s books! Little Red Riding Hood – who is not-so-little anymore! – is riding her pony through the woods to visit Granny for a picnic and a surprise. Now that she is bigger, she feels...

Another exciting tale in the Mr Men Magic series! Little Miss Lucky is the luckiest person in the world, until strange things happen to her. Can she discover what is behind her sudden bad luck? The Mr Men...

Cinderella loves to dance, so when a special invitation comes to the Prince's Ball, she can't wait! But will poor Cinders get to swap her broom for a ball-gown and dance the night away? Part of the beloved Fairytale Classics series.About the...

Imagination knows no limits in this fairy tale with a twist by award-winning picture book creator, Nicola O'Byrne. Rabbit is BORED and doesn't know what to do, but Wolf has the perfect solution: "Why not write a story?" he suggests. Well, Rabbit is just...

When Aladdin finds a magic lamp with a genie in it, all his problems are over! But a wicked magician wants the lamp, and he wants Aladdin's girlfriend too . . . will three wishes be enough to get Aladdin out of trouble? Part of the beloved Fairytale...