Lisbeth Zwerger
Author
Language
English
Description
To bitter, miserly Ebenezer Scrooge, Christmas is just another day. But all that changes when the ghost of his long-dead business partner appears, warning Scrooge to change his ways before it's too late. Part of the Focus on the Family Great Stories collection, this edition features an in-depth introduction and discussion questions by Joe Wheeler to provide greater understanding for today's reader. "A Christmas Carol" captures the heart of the holidays...
Author
Language
English
Description
Veering from the convivial, scene-centered graphic interpretation often associated with this classic, Würbs offers a sparer take, narrowing each scene to softly focused images that are more suggestive than representational. The poem's opening lines are accompanied by an image of a lone candle burning in a brass candleholder, and the sleigh's rooftop landing shows two shadowy reindeer heads emerging from behind a foregrounded stone chimney. Santa's...
11) Thumbeline
Author
Publisher
Picture Book Studio
Pub. Date
c1985
Language
English
Description
A tiny girl, no bigger than a thumb, is stolen by a great, ugly toad, and subsequently has many adventures and makes many animal friends, before finding the perfect mate in a warm and beautiful southern land.
13) The seven ravens
Publisher
Morrow
Pub. Date
1981
Language
English
Description
A little girl walks to the end of the world to find her seven brothers and free them from enchantment.
14) The nightingale
Publisher
Picture Book Studio
Pub. Date
c1984
Language
English
Description
Despite being neglected by the emperor for a jewel-studded bird, the little nightingale revives the dying ruler with its beautiful song.
15) The swineherd
Publisher
Minedition
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
A prince disguises himself as a swineherd and learns the true character of the princess he desires.
16) The nightingale
Publisher
North-South
Pub. Date
1999
Language
English
Description
Despite being neglected by the emperor for a jewel-studded bird, the little nightingale revives the dying ruler with its beautiful song.