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3) The wager
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Having lost everything in a tidal wave in 1169 Sicily, nineteen-year-old Don Giovanni makes a simple-sounding wager with a stranger he recognizes as the devil but, while desperate enough to surrender his pride and good looks for three years, he is not willing to give up his soul.
Author
Series
Publisher
Pleasant Company
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
In 1764, when Kaya and her family reunite with other Nez Percé Indians to fish for the red salmon, she learns that bragging, even about her swift horse, can lead to trouble. Includes historical notes on the Nez Percé Indians.
5) I'm the best
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2010.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
When Dog's constant boasting makes his friends sad, they find a way to teach him what it means to be a good friend.
7) Smug seagull
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 x 27 cm
Language
English
Description
A smug seagull that loves swiping beach-goers' snacks gets a taste of his own medicine from a patient crab.
Author
Publisher
Puffin Books
Pub. Date
[1993]
Edition
First Puffin Pied Piper edition.
Physical Desc
30 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
A proud king, too vain to admit what he does not know, learns a valuable lesson when he readily grants his wise man a special request.
9) Mustache!
Author
Publisher
Disney/Hyperion Books
Pub. Date
2011.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 31 cm
Language
English
Description
When extremely good-looking King Duncan builds more and more tributes to his handsome face, neglecting kingdom projects and repairs, his loyal subjects find a mustachioed solution.
10) I am so handsome
Author
Publisher
Gecko Press
Pub. Date
2012.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
A vainglorious wolf struts through the forest, bragging about his looks to familiar fairy tale characters, until a small dragon brings him back down to earth.
Author
Series
Goddess girls. Main series volume 13
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First Aladdin paperback edition.
Physical Desc
224 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Athena's arrogance throws a wrench into her plans to improve King Minos's labyrinth.
17) God said amen
Author
Publisher
Jewish Lights Pub
Pub. Date
[2000]
Physical Desc
29 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 32 cm
Language
English
Description
Although each has what the other needs, the rulers of the Kingdom of Midnight and the Kingdom of the Desert are too proud to ask for what they want.
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