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By Robin McKinley. 1997
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In this version of Beauty and the Beast, Beauty can make things grow, especially roses. Her talents and gifts help…
her father and sisters survive bankruptcy, and help her to love the Beast. Ultimately Beauty must decide if she should restore the Beast to his human form. For junior and senior high readers. 1997. Uniform title: Beauty and the beast.
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By Edward Blishen, Leon Garfield. 1970
Many of the classical myths of Greece, told as one continuous tale beginning with Chaos, the rule of the Titans…
and their overthrow by the rebellious gods of Olympus. The great violent energy underlying these myths makes timeless what they tell of human passions, tragedy and comedy. Grades 4-7. 1970.
The Gingerbread Man loose on the fire truck
By Laura Murray. 2013
When the Gingerbread Man joins the children who made him on a school field trip to a fire station, he…
escapes being eaten by Spot the Dalmatian and rides along to a fire. Grades K-3. 2013.
The funny little woman
By Lafcadio Hearn, Arlene Mosel. 1972
Award winning fiction, Folklore, fables and fairy tales, Humourous fiction
A funny little woman who giggles all the time attempts to outsmart a horde of monsters. Grades K-3. 1972.
The fairy rebel
By Lynne Reid Banks. 1988
When Tiki, a fairy, is "earthed" on Jan's foot, they both are terrified, but quickly become friends. Jan is sad…
because she cannot have children, and when Tiki performs a forbidden magic, she incurs the wrath of the Fairy Queen who seeks to exact revenge on Jan's family. Grades 3-6. 1988.
The Dawn Palace: the story of Medea
By H. M Hoover. 2004
Having been trained in supernatural knowledge, thirteen-year-old Medea finds herself in a unique position to help when the Greek hero…
Jason comes to her father's kingdom in search of the Golden Fleece. Junior and Senior High. 2004.
The honeydrum: tales from Arab lands
By Gwendolyn MacEwen. 1983
Folklore, fables and fairy tales, Canadian non-fiction
Two of these pieces are original while the other five are derived, rather than translated, from oral and written folk…
tales and legends well-known in the Arabic speaking world. Grades 2-4. c1983.
The hidden folk: stories of fairies, dwarves, selkies, and other secret beings
By Lise Lunge-Larsen. 2004
Folklore, fables and fairy tales, Short stories
This collection of short stories explores the so-called hidden folk, such as selkies, fairies, gnomes, hill folk, and river sprites,…
and how they can be linked to many parts of our everyday life and our history. Including tales about how parsley was created, and how Lord Nelson learned a strict lesson. Some descriptions of violence. Grades 2-4. 2004.
The girl who married a lion: and other tales from Africa
By Alexander McCall Smith. 2004
Animal stories, Fantasy, Folklore, fables and fairy tales, Serious and literary fiction, Multi-cultural fiction, Short stories
Gathered here is a beguiling selection of folktales from Zimbabwe and Botswana as retold by the best-selling author of The…
No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. From animal fables to mysterious forces residing in the landscape, this collection demonstrates the wealth and variety of African folk tales and the particular magic of Africa's spiritual roots. 2004.
By David Bouchard. 1997
Animal stories, Folklore, fables and fairy tales, Canadian non-fiction
A Chinese fable about the origins of the zodiac. The Great Buddha sends eleven animals and one dragon on a…
great race to the gates of the Jade City. The order that they arrive in, not who wins the race, is what becomes important. Grades 2-4. 1997.
The girl who married the moon: tales from Native North America
By Joseph Bruchac, Gayle Ross. 1994
Canadian fiction, Folklore, fables and fairy tales, General fiction, Native peoples of Canada fiction, Short stories
16 Native stories about girls. "The Beauty Way" is a recounting of an Apache rite of passage; "Stonecoat" describes the…
defeat of an evil and powerful medicine man by women who use the power of their "moontime"; and in the title story, a girl not only marries the moon but shares his job with him. Grades 4-7. Some descriptions of violence. 2006, c1994.
The earth under Sky Bear's feet: native American poems of the land
By Joseph Bruchac. 1995
Canadian fiction, Folklore, fables and fairy tales, General fiction, Native peoples of Canada fiction
A retelling of twelve tales from various North American Indian cultures describing how Sky Bear, the Big Dipper, sees the earth from the sky. Grades 3-6. 1995.
The djinn in the nightingale's eye: five fairy stories
By A. S Byatt. 1994
A djinn is trapped in a bottle made of glass known as "nightingale's eye", until the day an English woman…
frees him, unleashing his strength and discovering her own. This story forms the centrepiece to a collection of fairytales. 1994.
The dragonslayers
By Bruce Coville. 1994
A dragon is stalking King Mildred's land, and the king has promised half his kingdom and his daughter's hand in…
marriage to the person who can slay the dragon. Only the old squire, Elizar, and a young page, Brian, are willing to try. But unbeknown to them, the king's daughter, Wilhelmina, has also set out to kill the dragon. Grades 4-7. 1994.
The dragon's boy: A Tale Of Young King Arthur
By Jane Yolen. 1990
Old Linn is to be the teacher of 13-year-old Artos. Doubting that he can capture the boy's attention, Linn constructs…
a fire-breathing dragon as a facade. A retelling of the Arthurian legend. Grades 4-7. 1990.
The crock of gold
By James Stephens. 1990
This wise whimsical fairy tale for adults, first published in 1912, tells of two philosophers who live in the pine…
wood in Ireland, and of their quarrelsome old wives, their respective offspring, and their strange feud with leprechauns. 1990.
The days when the animals talked: Black American folktales and how they came to be
By William J Faulkner. 1977
Folklore, fables and fairy tales, Multi-cultural fiction
Eleven plantation tales describe the injustices, suffering, and frustrations endured by slaves. Twenty-two animal tales tell of the exploits of br'er rabbit. Grades 4-7. 1977.
The devil with the three golden hairs: a tale from the Brothers Grimm
By Nonny Hogrogian. 1983
A boy born to a poor couple receives the hand of the king's daughter in marriage, but in order to…
keep his bride, the boy must bring the king three golden hairs from the head of the devil. Grades K-3. 1983. Uniform title: Teufel mit den drei goldenen Haaren.
The dark way: stories from the spirit world
By Virginia Hamilton. 1990
Folklore, fables and fairy tales, Ghost and horror stories, Short stories
Twenty-five eerie tales from myth, legend, and folklore gathered from around the world are retold in this collection. Some are…
funny, others horrifying, and others heroic. Familiar stories of Medusa and Baba Yaga and the golem appear, as well as a Mexican legend based on the Aztec ritual of human sacrifice, and a North American Indian trickster tale of Manabozo. Grades 5-8. c1990.
The child of the Holy Grail: The Third Of The Guenevere Novels (Guenevere trilogy ; #3)
By Rosalind Miles. 2002
Fantasy, Folklore, fables and fairy tales, Historical fiction, Contemporary romance
This sequel to "The Knight of the Sacred Lake" (DC38973) completes the Guenevere trilogy. Encompasses the quest for the Holy…
Grail and the fall of Camelot, while Guenevere endures and rises to fulfil her destiny. Some descriptions of sex and violence, some strong language. 2001. (Guenevere trilogy ; 3)
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