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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486417110Author W.Jenkyn ThomasFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Dover Children'sPublisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams) 275gDimensions(mm)...

The first man and woman are lonely. What to do? They decide to fashion children out of clay. As they are baking the little figures in their fire, they're constantly interrupted by visits from the sky-god, Nyame. As a result, some of the children are pale...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Caldecott Medal 2010 and Indies Choice Book Awards (Picture Book) 2010. Commended for Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards (Picture Book) 2010 and Capitol Choices:...

**2012 Creative Child Magazine Book of the Year Award Winner!**Yuko-chan and the Daruma Doll, a gorgeous multicultural children's book by author/illustrator Sunny Seki, takes readers on a journey into ancient Japan and the story behind the famous Daruma...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783899557183Author Mayumi OteroFormat HardbackPage Count 40Imprint Little GestaltenPublisher Die Gestalten Verlag

When the animals discovere a cave full of furs and skins, they discarde their drab skins for glossy new ones. Greedy zebra, arrives late, after a delicious snack, only to find a few stripes of black cloth. He squeezes into them but Greedy Zebra iis too...

The Dragon Stoorworm was the very first, very worst dragon that ever lived. It was ginormous: almost as big as the whole of Scotland! The King of Scotland called for warriors to defeat the terrible dragon and save his daughter, the Princess Gemdelovely,...

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...

On small silent feet, the Tomten tiptoes through the snow, keeping watch over the farm on chilly winter nights.One night, a cunning fox comes by. How will the Tomten guard the chickens, and help the hungry fox?These classic stories are a delight for...

Between the pages of these delightfully illustrated books are the classic stories of magic, imagination, and inspiration that will delight children again and again. From the hard-working Red Hen to the foolish Gingerbread Man, these tales will capture...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781577683681Author Catherine McCaffertyFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint McGraw Hill Children's PublishingPublisher McGraw Hill Children's Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781577683681Author Catherine McCaffertyFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint McGraw Hill Children's PublishingPublisher McGraw Hill Children's Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Caldecott Medal Winner.Book InformationISBN 9780698113824Author YOUNGFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint PuffinPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 122g

An old Polish city fizzes with fear. The townsfolk are at the mercy of a dragon who lurks in the cave below the castle... Konrad's dad always used to say, 'There is a character in a book somewhere that matches you almost entirely. It's just a matter...

Elin's family have an important responsibility: caring for the fearsome water serpents that form the core of their kingdom's army. So when some of the beasts mysteriously die, Elin's mother is sentenced to death as punishment. With her last breath she...

The Little Red Hen has found some grains of wheat! Who will help her grow and harvest them? A faithful retelling of the popular European tale, showing the stages from wheat to flour to freshly-baked bread. With free online audio.A much-loved folk tale...

Here is a bunch of dung-dropping, sweet-stealing, luck-jinxing villains!Four stories about young Prince Veera, who, along with his friend Suku, helps his father, the king, solve some of the problems he is having with his subjects. Trickster tales with...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780802852977Author Bryce MilliganFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint William B Eerdmans Publishing CoPublisher William B Eerdmans Publishing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781604333770Author Hans Christian AndersonFormat HardbackPage Count 48Imprint Applesauce PressPublisher Sterling Publishing Co IncWeight(grams) 594g

This colorfully illustrated multicultural children's book presents Philippine fairy tales and other folk stories--providing insight into a rich storytelling culture.Filipino Children's Favorite Stories presents thirteen well-loved myths and tales from...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781426325403Author Donna Jo NapoliFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint National Geographic KidsPublisher National Geographic KidsWeight(grams)...

This colorfully illustrated multicultural children's book presents Singaporean fairy tales and other folk stories-providing insight into a rich literary and oral culture.Singapore Children's Favorite Stories is a collection of eleven stories that...

Many years ago, when the world was still young, Nuwa was the only person on Earth. She was very happy playing with the fish and the birds, but she longed for someone she could talk to. Then one day, Nuwa found a way to create a friend. And when this new...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780735845121Author Alan DrummondFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint North-South BooksPublisher North-South Books

Drawing on the rich vein of the African Ananse tradition, Ghanaian author Adwoa Badoe and Malian illustrator Baba Wague Diakite bring us a marvelously lively, witty and entertaining collection of ten tales about this spider trickster. These Ananse...

Kelly and Kai love to play on the gnarled old tree trunk outside their cottage in the woods: sometimes it becomes a horse, sometimes a crocodile and sometimes even a dragon. One day a mischievous gnome makes the tree trunk come to life, and the children...

These are stories filled with wicked magicians, troublesome trolls, teasing magpies, and solemn tomtar. In Swedish fairy tales, frogs become beautiful fairy girls, troll girls marry troll princes, kings transform into woodcutters, and little boys go...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780152024499Author Gerald McDermottFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Voyager Books,U.S.Publisher Voyager Books,U.S.Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 279mm * 13mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781773238883Author Cicely Mary BarkerFormat PaperbackPage Count 20Imprint Must Have BooksPublisher Must Have BooksWeight(grams) 45gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780698113886Author Ai-Ling LouieFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint PuffinPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 119gDimensions(mm) 254mm * 203mm * 4mm

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...

"Filled with now-familiar favorites, along with lesser known yet equally delightful tales, this enduring collection presents stories to enchant and enlighten young readers." -- School Library JournalFrom singing turtles and flying farmers to a weeping...

Drawn from the Irish Traveller storytelling tradition, DeBhairduin's tale is a gentle allegory about identity, self-acceptance and different ways of seeing the world. Two slugs travel happily together until they meet a crow who asks them where...

More funny, clever trickster tales from India.Prince Veera's great-uncle, Raja Apoorva, invites the prince and his best friend, Suku, to the summer festival in Peetalpur, where they participate in some of the competitions. Can they make the peahen sing,...

With this Japanese book for children, your whole family can experience the wonder and excitement that these well-loved tales bring to story time. Welcome to a fantastic world populated by mischievous monkeys, a dragon king and a host of other beloved...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781623719449Author Joan RankinFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Crocodile BooksPublisher Crocodile BooksWeight(grams) 281gDimensions(mm) 264mm * 213mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780374411893Author Linda FangFormat PaperbackPage Count 138Imprint Square FishPublisher Square Fish

"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 Reviews The...

This feast of Middle Eastern folklore from an award-winning Iraqi storyteller is paired with vibrant cut-paper art.The twenty fables and folktales in this illustrated storybook have taken a long journey. Many have roots that stretch across Europe, Asia,...

It's spring and Pippa and Pelle are getting their garden ready for the new year. They dig the earth and plant some little seeds.In the spring sunshine the seeds soon begin to grow, bringing friendly ladybirds, caterpillars and butterflies to the garden...