Fairy Tales & Folklore

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Caldecott Medal 2002 and Bookseller's Choice (Special Subjects) 2002 and Irma S. & James H. Black Award 2002.Book InformationISBN 9780618007011Author David...

Santa meets Cinderella in this funny, fractured fairy tale by bestselling author Suzy Senior (Octopants, Unicorn Club, The Hotel for Bugs). Oh no! It's a chilly, frosty Christmas Eve and Santa's hurt his back. He cannot fly the sleigh or even lift...

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...

Deep in the forest, there lived a beautiful little fir tree who longed to see the world. When the tree is taken to town at Christmas, it feels like all his dreams have come true. But what will happen the day after? Find out in this beautifully...

Every night, before Sylvia goes to sleep, she whispers a magic spell to the rhyme-elves. In the morning her Wonder Book is filled with beautiful pictures and poems of her adventures and the extraordinary stories she has heard.There is nothing Sylvia...

A mini gift edition of Elsa Beskow's classic story.A mysterious orange egg has fallen into the woods. "It's a sun egg!" declares the elf who finds it nestled on the forest floor. Soon she and her friends find out what it really is, but not before the...

Suri has what it takes to be a monster tamer-she just knows it! She's even tamed her first monster . . . if you count Byron. He's less like a monster, more like a giant dog. He needs a master that's just his size, so Suri, Caglio, and Byron set off for...

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)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780385348645Author E. T. A. HoffmannFormat HardbackPage Count 120Imprint Random House InternationalPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams)...

Poppy Woodlock believes in magic, but so far, she hasn't found any. It's been two weeks since her parents moved their family to Oregon to undertake their biggest project yet: revitalizing the once-grand Lark-Hayes Manor. Her older brother instantly found...

Don't look at Them Don't speak of Them Never enter Their world Those are the rules that Ethan Chase lives by when it comes to the dark fairies that robbed him of his sister. But they are still on his trail and Ethan can't fight fate forever. ...

One of the great nineteenth-century folklorists, Joseph Jacobs collected stories from oral sources and made scholarly notes on their origin, but he deliberately recorded them in a plain and direct style which he thought suitable for children and which...

Come one, come all for a ride upon Dame Fortune's wheel! Join many a medieval character as some ride high on good luck, while others fall foul of greed, jealousy and anger. For in this book, storyteller Dave Tonge has adapted traditional tales of proud...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781680524093Author Cottage Door PressFormat HardbackPage Count 384Imprint Cottage Door PressPublisher Cottage Door PressWeight(grams) 907gDimensions(mm)...

An exciting lift-the-flap, peep-through adventure with a fun fairy tale twist! Wolf is a lean, mean, scaring machine! And he is definitely the ONLY baddie in this book. Or is he? Someone's been setting fire to bushes, scorching Granny's...

Lily is a new Flower Fairy who has just arrived in Fairyopolis when she uncovers a message guiding her to a magical secret place. Explore the exciting novelties on each spread as she makes her way through the treetops, over a glimmering stream and...

In Mythical Beasts and Fabulous Monsters a prince faces the man-eating Minotaur, a Viking challenges the hungry Kraken, an adventurer rises with the immense Roc and a boy quizzes the wise Phoenix. Captivating versions of some of the best myths and...

Moominvalley for the Curious Explorer is a 3-D guide to the extraordinary world of the Moomins.Welcome to Moominvalley! Pull out your guide and explore the wonderful scenery, from the towering Moominhouse, through the forest, over the bridge and down to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780152024284Author Lois EhlertFormat PaperbackPage Count 36Imprint Harcourt Brace InternationalPublisher Harcourt Brace International

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781681371665Author Rosalie K. FryFormat HardbackPage Count 104Imprint The New York Review of Books, IncPublisher The New York Review of Books,...

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For Rapunzel, being a princess has been nothing but fun. But everything goes wrong when she breaks a magical urn and blames it on her new friend, Ella. It turns out that the urn was home to a very cross (and now very homeless) hermit genie, who casts a...

A treasure trove of Indian animal stories for children to enjoy again and again.These eight individual stories form a magical collection of India's best-loved animal folk tales. Taken from the three books of Indian folk tales - Hitopadesha Tales, Jataka...

A heart-warming and timeless retelling of a traditional Russian folk tale filled with beautiful illustrations from an award-winning artist. Babushka is busy tidying her house when three unexpected guests arrive telling her they are looking for a baby,...

This is a magical Hans Christian Andersen tale is retold for younger readers in this beautiful boardbook. Lift the flaps to see the bears and all their animal friends in their houses, and open a living room door for an even greater surprise! Special...

"Andrew Lang and his associates managed to break the stranglehold of the pious sentimentality handed out to children by collecting-from all over the world-fairy tales of all people, and bringing out the volumes we all know and love."-Kirkus ReviewsThe...

A story for every bedtime - a collection of stories, poems and illustrations from favourite classic Puffin books and brand new talents. Perfect for reading aloud or reading independently at bedtime, this wonderful collection features brand new stories,...

If you love magic and adventure, here is the book for you. In this treasure trove of tales, storyteller Fiona Collins has collected the best-loved stories from the misty, magical mountains, rushing rivers and green rolling hills of North Wales. In these...

_______________ 'A magical modern retelling of an old fairytale ... Exquisite' - Jacqueline Wilson 'These twelve fierce heroines will be a pleasure to return to again and again' - Madeline Miller 'A complete revelation' - Thandie Newton 'Wild,...

Emme, Holly and Jess are just like regular girls, always messing and having fun. But they're also fairies, and instead of regular schooling they go to friendship classes, where they learn all about being kind and having good manners. Then they're sent...

Big Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic readers that...

A Wall Street Journal Holiday Gift Books Recommendation 2023A delightful collection of rhymes and verses which celebrate the special joys of each month of the year, from icy February to the green shoots of April, the red poppies of July, September's rosy...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781368001090Author Disney BooksFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Disney PressPublisher Disney Book Publishing Inc.Weight(grams) 862gDimensions(mm) 274mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsNominated for Pennsylvania Young Readers Choice Award 2014.Book InformationISBN 9780375866890Author Margaret McNamaraFormat HardbackPage Count 40Imprint Random House...

Taken from sources that draw on ancient traditions, these tales from the Celtic lands of Ireland, Wales, Scotland, Brittany, Cornwall and the Isle of Man, have been handed down for centuries by word of mouth. Now retold for a modern readership, with an...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsShort-listed for Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award 2013.Book InformationISBN 9780525420682Author Ying Chang CompestineFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint E P...

Jack is searching for the perfect tree,one that he can chop, hack, and stack! But when it becomes too hard to find, Jack stumbles across three unlikely friends who want to show him their perfect trees.In this lively, enchanting story, The Perfect Tree...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780736421973Author Teddy SlaterFormat HardbackPage Count 24Imprint Golden Books Publishing Company, Inc.Publisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780736421522Author Steffi FletcherFormat HardbackPage Count 24Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 113gDimensions(mm) 205mm *...

Icarus and his father have been imprisoned in a maze. They dream of escape, but all they have are some sticks, feathers and wax ... Gold/Band 9 fiction books offer developing readers literary language and stories with distinctive characters...