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1) As luck would have it: from the Brothers Grimm

Author

San Souci, Robert D

Publisher

August House

Pub. Date

c2008.

Language

English

Description

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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.

2) Larger than life: the adventures of American legendary heroes

Author

San Souci, Robert D

Publisher

Doubleday

Pub. Date

c1991.

Language

English

3) Robin Hood and the golden arrow

Author

San Souci, Robert D

Publisher

Orchard

Pub. Date

c2010.

Language

English

Description

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The Sheriff of Nottingham plots to hold an archery contest in order to capture the outlaw Robin Hood.

4) The samurai's daughter: a Japanese legend

Author

San Souci, Robert D

Publisher

Dial

Pub. Date

c1992.

Language

English

5) The hobyahs

Author

San Souci, Robert D

Publisher

Doubleday

Pub. Date

c1994.

Language

English

6) Well at the end of the world

Author

San Souci, Robert D

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook, Kindle

Description

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In this fairy tale, loosely based on English and Scottish lore, feisty Princess Rosamond, who prefers good books to good looks, risks her throne and all her wealth to save her father's life.

7) The tsar's promise: a Russian tale

Author

San Souci, Robert D

Publisher

Philomel

Pub. Date

c1992.

Language

English

8) Brave Margaret: an Irish adventure

Author

San Souci, Robert D

Publisher

Simon & Schuster

Pub. Date

c1999.

Language

English

Description

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A brave young woman battles a sea serpent and rescues her true love from a giant.

9) Cut from the same cloth: American women of myth, legend, and tall tale

Author

San Souci, Robert D

Publisher

Philomel

Pub. Date

c1993.

Language

English

10) The snow wife

Author

San Souci, Robert D

Publisher

Dial Books for Young Readers

Pub. Date

c1993.

Language

English

Description

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When a Japanese woodcutter breaks his promise and describes his encounter with a terrifying snow woman, he loses his wife and must make a dangerous journey to win her back.

11) The faithful friend

Author

San Souci, Robert D

Publisher

Simon & Schuster

Pub. Date

c1995

Language

English

12) Even more short & shivery: thirty spine-tingling tales

Author

San Souci, Robert D

Publisher

Dell Yearling

Pub. Date

c1997.

Language

English

Description

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Provides a collection of scary traditional tales from all over the world.

13) The twins and the bird of darkness: a hero tale from the Caribbean

Author

San Souci, Robert D

Publisher

Simon & Schuster

Pub. Date

c2002.

Language

English

Description

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When the Bird of Darkness takes Princess Marie, twin brothers Soliday, who is brave and kind, and Salacota, who is cowardly, set off to fight the beast and rescue the princess.

14) Pedro and the monkey

Author

San Souci, Robert D

Publisher

Morrow

Pub. Date

c1996.

Language

English

Description

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A sly monkey secures the fortune of his young owner in this variation of a traditional Filipino tale.

15) House in the sky: a Bahamian folktale

Author

San Souci, Robert D

Publisher

Dial

Pub. Date

c1996.

Language

English

Description

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A lazy, greedy brother gets his comeuppance when he tries to take more than his fair share from a house full of spirits.

16) Little Pierre: a Cajun story from Louisiana

Author

San Souci, Robert D

Publisher

Harcourt

Pub. Date

c2003.

Language

English

Description

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A very tiny but clever boy outwits his older brothers, an ogre, an alligator, and a giant catfish to rescue a rich man's daughter in this Cajun version of a French fairy tale.

17) The brave little tailor

Author

San Souci, Robert D

Publisher

Doubleday

Pub. Date

c1982.

Language

English

Description

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A tailor who kills seven flies with one blow outwits the king and earns half his kingdom and his daughter's hand in marriage.

18) The little seven-colored horse: a Spanish American folktale

Author

San Souci, Robert D

Publisher

Chronicle

Pub. Date

c1995.

Language

English

Description

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With perseverance and the help of a magical horse, Juanito, the youngest son of a farmer, wins the hand of the mayor's beautiful daughter.

19) A weave of words: an Armenian tale

Author

San Souci, Robert D

Publisher

Orchard

Pub. Date

c1998.

Language

English

Description

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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.

20) Sister tricksters: rollicking tales of clever females

Author

San Souci, Robert D

Publisher

August House LittleFolk

Pub. Date

2006.

Language

English

Description

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A collection of trickster tales from the American South, featuring such female animal characters as Molly Cottontail and Miz Goose.

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1) As luck would have it: from the Brothers Grimm

2) Larger than life: the adventures of American legendary heroes

3) Robin Hood and the golden arrow

4) The samurai's daughter: a Japanese legend

5) The hobyahs

6) Well at the end of the world

7) The tsar's promise: a Russian tale

8) Brave Margaret: an Irish adventure

9) Cut from the same cloth: American women of myth, legend, and tall tale

10) The snow wife

11) The faithful friend

12) Even more short & shivery: thirty spine-tingling tales

13) The twins and the bird of darkness: a hero tale from the Caribbean

14) Pedro and the monkey

15) House in the sky: a Bahamian folktale

16) Little Pierre: a Cajun story from Louisiana

17) The brave little tailor

18) The little seven-colored horse: a Spanish American folktale

19) A weave of words: an Armenian tale

20) Sister tricksters: rollicking tales of clever females

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