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Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
1998.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
37 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
A Creole variant of the familiar Cinderella tale set in the Caribbean and narrated by the godmother who helps Cendrillon find true love.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
1999.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
37 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
In this retelling of an Irish folktale, a brave young woman battles a sea serpent and rescues her true love from a giant.
5) The Hobyahs
Author
Publisher
Doubleday Book for Young Readers
Pub. Date
1994.
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Five faithful dogs save their mistress from the dreadful Hobyahs.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2000.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
30 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
A Spanish American retelling of the familiar story of a kind girl who is mistreated by her jealous stepmother and stepsisters. In this version, the Virgin Mary replaces the traditional fairy godmother.
Author
Publisher
Orchard Books
Pub. Date
[1998]
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
A reworking of Armenian folktales in which a lazy prince learns to read, write, and weave to win his love only to have these very talents later save him from a three-headed monster.
Author
Publisher
Orchard Books
Pub. Date
2010.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 32 cm
Language
English
Description
Retells, in easy text, of the Sheriff of Nottingham's plot to hold an archery contest in order to capture the outlaw Robin Hood, but Robin and his band of merry men arrive in disguise with a plan of their own.
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[1989]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
A Southern folktale in which kind Blanche, following the instructions of an old witch, gains riches, while her greedy sister makes fun of the old woman and is duly rewarded.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[1995]
Physical Desc
36 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
A retelling of the traditional tale from the French West Indies in which two friends, Clement and Hippolyte, encounter love, zombies, and danger on the island of Martinique.
Author
Publisher
August House Little Folk
Pub. Date
2008.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Left to take care of the family farm and fortune while their parents are away, twin bear cubs Juniper and Jonas have a series of mishaps before outwitting three thieves, in spite of themselves.
Author
Publisher
Silver Whistle/Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2000]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
29 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
A rhyming retelling of the story of a young woman who finds her prince at a Halloween ball despite the efforts of her wicked stepmother. The main characters are skeletons.
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