Orem Library

The wares of the poor little match girl illuminate her cold world, bringing some beauty to her brief, tragic life.

"A fresh and imaginative retelling of the Rumpelstiltskin fairytale... Miryem is the daughter and granddaughter of moneylenders, but her father is not a very good one. Free to lend and reluctant to collect, he has left his family on the edge of poverty--until Miryem intercedes. Hardening her heart, she sets out to retrieve what is owed, and soon gains a reputation for being able to turn silver into gold. But when an ill-advised boast brings her to...

Several animals snuggle in Nicki's lost mitten until the bear sneezes. On board pages.

Recounts how most African folk tales came to be called "Spider Stories."

"Nina is a Lipan girl in our world. She's always felt there was something more out there. She still believes in the old stories. Oli is a cottonmouth kid, from the land of spirits and monsters. Like all cottonmouths, he's been cast from home. He's found a new one on the banks of the bottomless lake. Nina and Oli have no idea the other exists. But a catastrophic event on Earth, and a strange sickness that befalls Oli's best friend, will drive their...

Although mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters, Cinderella meets her prince with the help of her fairy godmother.

A clever fox teaches two bears a lesson about greed.

Boss Lion threatens to eat all the inhabitants of the village, until he is outsmarted by B'rer Rabbit.

An adaptation of the Pueblo Indian myth which explains how the spirit of the Lord of the Sun was brought to the world of men.