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Dragons

By: N/A

Price: $14.95

Publisher: Laughing Elephant: March 2016

Seller ID: 141985

ISBN: 1514900017

Binding: Unknown

Condition: New

Dragons have been with humankind to the beginnings of recorded history, and likely before that. The Middle East and Europe each have early dragon lore, as does Asia. Despite differences, dragons across cultures share many common features. This volume examines and celebrates the nature and behaviors of dragons, their physical variations, their predilections for women and children, and much more. Its forty illustrations show us the variety and majesty of these incredible creatures. We have accompanied our own musings on dragons with quotes from a wide variety of literary sources, both old and ne...
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Stories from Around the World

By: N/A

Price: $9.99

Publisher: One Green Up: July 2018

Seller ID: 155268

ISBN: 9737739698

Binding: Paper Back

Condition: New

The Golden Book of Fairy Tales (Golden Classics)

By: N/A

Price: $19.99

Publisher: Golden Books: September 1999

Seller ID: 181673

ISBN: 030717025X

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

Originally published in 1958, this book contains a selection of 28 traditional stories from the French, German, Danish, Russian and Japanese traditions. Includes The Sleeping Beauty, The Frog Prince, Puss in Boots, Thumbelina, Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, and Beauty and the Beast.
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Honey on the Page: A Treasury of Yiddish Children's Literature

By: N/A

Price: $29.95

Publisher: NYU Press: October 2020

Seller ID: 181967

ISBN: 1479874132

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

An unprecedented treasury of Yiddish children's stories and poems enhanced with original illus
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Illustrated Fairy Tales (Illustrated Stories Series)

By: N/A

Price: $19.99

Publisher: Usborne Pub Ltd: May 2007

Seller ID: 182416

ISBN: 079451717X

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

Containing ten classic fairy tales by authors such as the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen, 'Usborne Illustrated Fairy Tales' includes stories such as 'The Frog Prince', 'Little Red Riding Hood' and 'The Swan Princess.'
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Illustrated Stories from Aesop

By: N/A

Price: $19.99

Publisher: Usborne Books: January 2014

Seller ID: 182417

ISBN: 0794529178

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

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Sindbad the Sailor and Other Stories from The Arabian Nights (Calla Editions)

By: N/A

Price: $45.00

Publisher: Calla Editions: September 2016

Seller ID: 168563

ISBN: 1606600923

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

This gorgeous collectors' edition collects several of the timeless stories from The Arabian Nights, faithfully retold by English author Laurence Housman and magnificently enhanced with 23 color plates by illustrator Edmund Dulac, one of the most talented artists of the Golden Age of Illustration. Dulac's romantic and exotic images provide the perfect accompaniment to these legendary tales, which include "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves," "Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp," "The Story of the Three Calendars," and "The Sleeper Awakened."
"A wonderful work of art, not just a series of st...
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The Big Book of Fairy Tales (Calla Editions)

By: N/A

Price: $40.00

Publisher: Calla Editions: August 2018

Seller ID: 168608

ISBN: 1606601199

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

A rich collection of well-known fairy tales, this magnificently illustrated hardcover volume will add a keepsake treasure to the family library. Thirty stories recount the adventures of Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk, The Three Bears, The Ugly Duckling, Aladdin, Little Red Riding Hood, Rumpel-stilts-kin, The Frog Prince, and many other beloved characters. Storytellers include Aesop, Charles Perrault, the Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen, and Robert Southey as well as anonymous sources. Golden Age pioneer Charles Robinson provides nearly 200 illustrations including 34 full-page image...
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English Fairy Tales (Calla Editions)

By: N/A

Price: $40.00

Publisher: Calla Editions: September 2011

Seller ID: 168609

ISBN: 1606600184

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

Arthur Rackham is the most popular of all of Calla Editions' featured illustrators. As the preeminent British illustrator of the 20th century, his work is impressive in both quantity and quality. This is a follow-up to Calla's Grimm's Fairy Tales, and is profusely illustrated with some of Rackham's most accomplished black-and-white work, including many silhouettes. With 16 full-page color plates as well. Over 40 beloved tales, including "Tattercoats," "Jack the Giant Killer," "Jack and the Beanstalk," "Dick Whittington," "Little Red Riding Hood," "Childe Rowland," and "The Black Bull of...
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Animal Fables from Aesop

By: Aesop

Price: $17.95

Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher: July 2000

Seller ID: 97772

ISBN: 0879239131

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

Nine timeless fables, first told by the Greek slave Aesop, selected, adapted, and illustrated by
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The Juggler of Notre Dame (Juggling the Middle Ages)

By: Anatole France

Price: $14.95

Publisher: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection: September 2018

Seller ID: 171258

ISBN: 0884024350

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

Once upon a time, there lived a humble juggler, Barnaby by name, who was skillful but suffered every winter from poverty. A devotee of the Virgin, he had few failings apart from enjoying drink a little too much. One day he met a monk, who persuaded him to enter a monastery. All the brethren had exceptional skills to exercise on behalf of Mary, but the juggler felt he had nothing worthy to offer. Finally, he had the notion to juggle copper balls and knives before the altar of the Virgin in the chapel. The others caught him in the act and deemed his behavior madness, but after seeing the Moth...
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Snow Queen

By: ANDERSEN, HANS CHRISTIAN, PYM, T.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Random House Inc: 2002-11-01

Seller ID: 178943

ISBN: 0375415122

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

Reprinted here for the first time since the 19th century, these color illustrations by T. Pym make the classic Andersen fairy tale even more magical. One of Andersen's best-beloved tales, The Snow Queen is a story about the strength and endurance of childhood friendship. Gerda's search for her playmate Kay-who was abducted by the Snow Queen and taken to her frozen palace-is brought to life in delicate and evocative illustrations.
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Mother Goose Picture Book

By: Berta and Elmer Hader

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Calla Editions: April 2014

Seller ID: 111680

ISBN: 1606600540

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

This hardcover treasury of Mother Goose rhymes stands as the finest achievement of the beloved husband-and-wife team, winners of the 1949 Caldecott Medal for The Big Snow. Each of the more than 170 lovingly detailed color and pen-and-ink illustrations has been painstakingly restored from the Haders' original art stored at the University of Oregon. Game songs, tales of boys and girls, and lullabies include "Hickory, Dickory, Dock," "Hey, Diddle, Diddle," "Hot-Cross Buns," "London Bridge," "Georgie Porgie," and dozens more.
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An Illustrated Treasury of Scottish Folk and Fairy Tales

By: Breslin, Theresa

Price: $24.95

Publisher: Floris Books: September 2012

Seller ID: 181847

ISBN: 0863159079

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

Slithering stoorworms, mischievious brownies, fierce kelpies and magical selkies -- these are the creatures of Scottish folklore.

Award-winning children's author Theresa Breslin has collected the best-loved tales from all over Scotland. Retelling each in its own individual style, she presents funny tales, moving tales and enchanting fairy tales. Soar with the goshawk, dive with selkies and battle with the stoorworm, as each story is brought to life with exquisite illustrations by Scottish fine artist Kate Leiper, which brim with otherworldly beauty.

A wonderful gift, this is a...
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Household Stories by the Brothers Grimm

By: Brothers Grimm

Price: $14.95

Publisher: Dover Publications: June 1984

Seller ID: 150539

ISBN: 0486210804

Binding: Paper Back

Condition: New

Fifty-three classic stories include "Rumpelstiltskin," "Rapunzel," "Hansel and Gretel," "The Fisherman and his Wife," "Snow White," "Tom Thumb," "Sleeping Beauty," "Cinderella," and so many more. Lavishly illustrated with original 19th-century drawings by Walter Crane. 114 illustrations.
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Why Wind and Water Fight (An African-American Tale)

By: Carole Gerber

Price: $2.75

Publisher: Waterford Institute 18: January 2003

Seller ID: 153470

ISBN: 0201479354

Binding: Paper Back

Condition: Used - Very Good

Light cover wear, firm binding, unmarked text.
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D'Aulaires' Book of Norse Myths

By: D'AULAIRE, INGRI

Price: $29.95

Publisher: New York Review of Books: July 2005

Seller ID: 169159

ISBN: 159017125X

Condition: New

The Caldecott medal-winning d'Aulaires once again captivate their young audience with this beautifully illustrated introduction to Norse legends, telling stories of Odin the All-father, Thor the Thunder-god and the theft of his hammer, Loki the mischievous god of the Jotun Race, and Ragnarokk, the destiny of the gods. Children meet Bragi, the god of poetry, and the famous Valkyrie maidens, among other gods, goddesses, heroes, and giants. Illustrations throughout depict the wondrous other world of Norse folklore and its fantastical Northern landscape.
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Ingri and Edgar Parin DAulaires Book of Greek Myths

By: D'AULAIRE, INGRI, PARIN, EDGAR D'AULAIRE

Price: $29.95

Publisher: N/A: June 1962

Seller ID: 176415

ISBN: 0385015836

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

"I doubt I would have grown up to be the writer and artist I became had I not fallen in love with D'Aulaire's Book of Greek Myths at the age of seven."--R. J. Palacio, author of Wonder.
Now updated with a new cover and an afterword featuring never-before-published drawings from the sketchbook of Ingri and Edgar D'Aulaire, plus an essay about their life and work and photos from the family achive.

In print for over fifty years, D'Aulaires Book of Greek Myths has introduced generations to Greek mythology--and continues to enthrall young readers.
Here ar...
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DAulaires Book of Greek Myths

By: DAULAIRE, INGRI, DAULAIRE, EDGAR

Price: $19.99

Publisher: Random House Childrens Books: October 1995

Seller ID: 176367

ISBN: 0440406943

Binding: Paper Back

Condition: New

"I doubt I would have grown up to be the writer and artist I became had I not fallen in love with D'Aulaire's Book of Greek Myths at the age of seven."--R. J. Palacio, author of Wonder.
Now updated with a new cover and an afterword featuring never-before-published drawings from the sketchbook of Ingri and Edgar D'Aulaire, plus an essay about their life and work and photos from the family achive.

In print for over fifty years, D'Aulaires Book of Greek Myths has introduced generations to Greek mythology--and continues to enthrall young readers.
Here ar...
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The Thousand Nights and One Night (Calla Editions)

By: David Walser

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Calla Editions: September 2011

Seller ID: 128067

ISBN: 1606600206

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

This stunningly illustrated selection of tales from the classic Arabian Nights features silhouette and color art by noted children's book illustrator Jan Pienkowski. Retold by David Walser, these interpretations charm the contemporary reader with flourishes of whimsy and insouciance that complement Pienkowski's exquisite compositions of silhouettes laced with brilliant color and metallic silver ornamentation. The tales include "Shahrazade: The First Night," "The Tale of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves," "The Tale of Aladdin's Lamp," "The Tale of the Birds, the Beasts and the Carpenter," "The Ta...
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