Alice in Wonderland (Illustrated)
Publication Date: Nov 11,
2012
Blurb:
The story of a little girl who fell down
a rabbit hole and found herself in Wonderland continues to delight readers of
all ages. Accompanied by the classic illustrations of John Tenniel, it is one
of the best loved novels in the children's literature.
The Nightingale (Illustrated) (Andersen's Fairy Tales)
Publication
Date: Jan 12, 2012
Blurb:
The famous Andersen tale about the Emperor of China and a small bird. Color
illustrations by Edmund Dulac.
The Sleeping Beauty in the Woods (Illustrated)
Charles Perrault (Author)
Walter Crane (Illustrator)
Charles Welsh (Translator)
Walter Crane (Illustrator)
Charles Welsh (Translator)
Publication Date: September 15,
2011
Blurb:
The classic fairy tale of the Sleeping
Beauty illustrated by Walter Crane.
Joy
Publication
Date:
November 29, 2011
Blurb:
In the Oakland, California, of 1989, Mirai San
Julian is a young woman with a fascinating life and a rich past. She restores
historic carousels -- her dream career -- working from her own studio in a
former roller skating rink. Though black herself, she spent her first years in
a Basque immigrant community in Nevada, the adopted child of a single mother.
And after the mother's death, she was raised by her Aunt Joy in a Catholic
Worker house.
Mirai has a lot going for her -- but then, why
is everything suddenly falling apart? Her current, year-long carousel project
is veering crazily out of control, in both schedule and budget. The guy who
dumped her only months before has shown up married and -- as far as Mirai is
concerned -- to the worst possible person. Her mother's death long ago is
looking less and less like an accident. And Joy, the one person who has had her
complete trust, may know more about that death than she has let Mirai
believe.
Mirai knows how to restore a carousel, but can
she restore relationships with those she loves? Can she strip the old paint of
past wrongs to prepare her life for new, more vibrant colors? And will her eyes
be clear enough to spot the brass ring when it finally comes within reach?
Snow White (Illustrated)
Franz Jüttner (Illustrator)
Publication Date: Nov 8, 2011
Blurb:
The tale of Snow White was known in many
different cultures and countries, but the version recorded by the brothers
Grimm became the most famous one.
This edition includes illustrations by Franz Jüttner.
This edition includes illustrations by Franz Jüttner.
The Monkey King: A Superhero Tale of China, Retold from The
Journey to the West (Ancient Fantasy)
Aaron
Shepard (Author)
Publication
Date: Nov 13, 2009
Blurb:
If you think Superman or Spiderman has
been around a long time, think about Monkey. He has been China's favorite
superhero for at least five centuries. He's amazingly strong, he can fly, and
he has a few tricks those other superheroes never heard of. And he's always
ready to do battle with demons, dragons -- sometimes even the gods.
Monkey stars in The Journey to the West,
an epic comic fantasy from the sixteenth century. The part retold here is about
Monkey's origin and early career -- and the one time he didn't come out on
top.
For ages 10 and up. Not illustrated!
The Songs of Power: A Finnish Tale of Magic, Retold from the
Kalevala (Ancient Fantasy)
Publication
Date: November 12, 2009
Age Level: 10 and up |
Grade Level: 4 and up
Blurb:
Not so long ago, in the tiny, isolated
villages of Finland, where prolonged summer days gave way to endless winter
nights, people would pass the time by singing the many adventures of their
favorite heroes: the mighty, magical men and women of ancient days.
They sang of old Vainamoinen, greatest
of sages and magicians, who helped create the world but never could find a
woman to wed him. They sang of his friend and ally Ilmarinen, first among
craftsmen, the blacksmith who forged the dome of the heavens.
They sang of Louhi, the ancient lady of
Northland, whose crafty wit and magical powers made her a worthy opponent for
Vainamoinen himself. And they sang of Aila, Louhi's lovely daughter, who
captured the hopes of the two old friends and drew them as rivals to the shores
of Northland.
And while these songs could still be
heard, there came along a rural doctor, a scholar, who gathered and wove them
together in a book he called the Kalevala. And so he created for Finns a
national epic, and for the rest of the world, a work of wonder.
The songs endure, the heroes live. . . .
For ages 10 and up. Not illustrated!
The
Magic Flyswatter: A Superhero Tale of Africa, Retold from the Mwindo Epic
(Ancient Fantasy)
Publication
Date:
Nov 13, 2009
Nov 13, 2009
Age Level: 10 and up |
Grade Level: 4 and up
Blurb:
The storyteller stands beside the fire,
swaying, dancing, miming, singing, reciting. With one hand he shakes a gourd
rattle, with the other he swings a conga -- a flyswatter made with a buffalo
tail on a wooden handle. Anklet bells tinkle as he moves. Three young men beat
a wooden drum with sticks.
Listening to him is a crowd of men,
women, and children. They sing along at a song's refrain, they repeat whole
lines of the story when he pauses to see if they're paying attention. They
encourage him with little shouts, whoops, claps. Food and drink are passed
around.
In a mountain rainforest of the Congo, a
Nyanga village hears once more the tale of its favorite hero -- Mwindo, the one
born walking, the one born talking . . . .
For ages 10 and up. Not illustrated!
The Mountain of Marvels: A Celtic Tale of Magic, Retold from
The Mabinogion (Ancient Fantasy)
Aaron
Shepard (Author)
Publication
Date: Aug 18, 2009
Blurb:
A thousand years ago, in the Celtic
kingdoms of Wales, great lords gave great feasts for their fighting men and
courtiers. In timbered halls, for days on end, heaps of meat and bread were
washed down with gallons of beer and mead. And in between the meals, when
bellies were stuffed and spirits high, the storyteller rose and spun his tales
of times long past.
He told of lords, bold and generous. He
told of ladies, grand and glorious. He told of friends, brave and faithful. But
of all he told about, no friend was more reliable than Manawydan, son of Llyr.
No lady was more admirable than Rhiannon. And no lord was more honorable than
Pwyll, King of Dyfed.
The halls are now long gone -- yet some
tales were written down and gathered in a book we call today The Mabinogion.
And so the tales live on. . . .
For ages 10 and up. Not illustrated!
Timothy Tolliver and the Bully Basher
Aaron Shepard (Author)
Publication
Date: April 15, 2010
Age Level: 9 and up |
Grade Level: 3 and up
*#1
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Blurb:
Timothy Tolliver and his friend Arnie
Rosenberg have a problem -- a gang of older bullies called the Stinks. But
besides being a fourth-grader, Timothy is also a world-class inventor. He and
Arnie get the bright idea of defending themselves with Timothy's science-project
robot.
When their first try fails, Timothy
finds a way to update the mystical formulas that gave life to the Jewish clay
monster, the Golem. The robot comes alive, and it looks like their worries are
over -- till the robot stops following orders and takes matters into its own
hands.
Can Timothy bring his creation back
under control? Find out, as the Golem legend replays in a modern American
elementary school.
The Legend of Lightning Larry
Aaron
Shepard (Author)
Toni
Goffe (Illustrator)
Publication Date:
April 22, 2013
*#1
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No outlaw could draw as fast as
Lightning Larry. But what really terrified those bad men was that peculiar gun
of his. It didn't shoot bullets. It shot light. And Larry always aimed for the
heart.
Can Larry save the town of Brimstone
from Evil-Eye McNeevil's outlaw gang? Find out in this rip-roaring original
tale of a gunfighter with a huge smile and a hankering for lemonade.
East of the Sun and West of the Moon. Old Tales from the
North (Illustrated)
Kay
Nielsen (Illustrator)
Publication
Date: Jan 15, 2012
Blurb:
A collection of Norwegian folk tales
with magnificent illustrations by Kay Nielsen.
Beauty and the Beast (Illustrated) (Classic fairy tales)
Publication
Date: Dec 29, 2011
Blurb:
Beauty and the Beast is a traditional
fairy tale. Its first published version was written by French author
Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve in the middle 18th century. It was a
novel-length story intended for adult readers and addressing the issues of the
marriage system of the day in which women had no right to choose their husband
or to refuse to marry.
The best-known version of the tale appeared sixteen years later. Jeanne-Marie Le Prince de Beaumont simplified and shortened the Villeneuve’s work and published it in a magazine for young ladies. The new abridged version became more successful, and Madame de Beaumont is regarded now as the author of the classic story.
This edition includes remarkable illustrations by Walter Crane. Walter Crane was a prominent book illustrator of the 19th century. In cooperation with Edmund Evans, he designed picture books printed in color, which became the most popular children's books at the time thanks to their high level of craftsmanship and low price.
Crane’s work set the standards of taste in the Victorian children's book industry and earned him the reputation of "the father of the illustrated children's book".
The best-known version of the tale appeared sixteen years later. Jeanne-Marie Le Prince de Beaumont simplified and shortened the Villeneuve’s work and published it in a magazine for young ladies. The new abridged version became more successful, and Madame de Beaumont is regarded now as the author of the classic story.
This edition includes remarkable illustrations by Walter Crane. Walter Crane was a prominent book illustrator of the 19th century. In cooperation with Edmund Evans, he designed picture books printed in color, which became the most popular children's books at the time thanks to their high level of craftsmanship and low price.
Crane’s work set the standards of taste in the Victorian children's book industry and earned him the reputation of "the father of the illustrated children's book".
Will
Allen and the Great
Monster Detective
Monster Detective
(The Chronicles of the Monster
Detective Agency)
Publication
Date: June 23, 2011
Blurb:
Will
Allen may be one of the smallest boys at Ashford Middle School, but he is also
one of the smartest. But cleverness alone isn't enough to help him when
monsters infest his room!
Together with his friend Jeannine Fitsimmons, Will searches fruitlessly for help, until a strange business card appears, instructing them how to summon Bigelow Hawkins, the Great Monster Detective. With Bigelow's help, along with the use of his very special monster-fighting instruments, the RevealeR and the MonsterScope, Will must learn how to conquer his monsters and reveal the secret of the dreaded HIDDEN BEAST before it's too late...
Together with his friend Jeannine Fitsimmons, Will searches fruitlessly for help, until a strange business card appears, instructing them how to summon Bigelow Hawkins, the Great Monster Detective. With Bigelow's help, along with the use of his very special monster-fighting instruments, the RevealeR and the MonsterScope, Will must learn how to conquer his monsters and reveal the secret of the dreaded HIDDEN BEAST before it's too late...
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