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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...
4) Pecos Bill
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo
Language
English
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Description
Presents tall tales about one of America's favorite heroes, Pecos Bill.
Publisher
Rabbit Ears
Pub. Date
c1989.
Language
English
Description
Thumbelina: In Hans Christian Andersen's classic tale, a tiny baby girl is snatched from her adopted family by an ugly toad but escapes to find happiness with the king of the flower angels.
The emperor and the nightingale: In ancient China, the Emperor and his court are enchanted by the singing of a beautiful nightingale. But when the Emperor receives an artificial bird encrusted in jewels, will he forget what the real treasure is?
Publisher
Rabbit Ears
Pub. Date
c1989.
Language
English
Description
The three little pigs & The three billy goats gruff: The big bad wolf huffs and puffs his way through the tale of the brave pig who outsmarts her fellow oinkers by simply working harder.
The three Billy Goats Gruff: Three billy goats encounter a greedy troll and turn the tables on him when they try to cross a bridge in the popular Norwegian classic.
The ugly duckling: Rediscover the inner beauty in all of us with this beloved Hans Christian Andersen...
Author
Series
Publisher
Rabbit Ears
Pub. Date
c1991.
Language
English
Description
The legend of Sleepy Hollow: New schoolmaster Ichabod Crane is at odds with local hero and bully Brom Bones for the affection of a local young lady. The drama peaks with the appearance of one of the great legendary ghosts of all time, the Headless Horseman, in Washington Irving's eerie tale of romantic rivalry.
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Language
English
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In this original edition, Peter and his sisters are told to go gather blackberries and not to go into MacGregor's garden because Peter's father was made into a pie by MacGregor after being found in the garden. Peter, who is wearing a new coat, promptly disobeys his mother, stuffs himself with vegetables, gets spotted by MacGregor, loses his coat and barely makes it out of the garden alive. When Peter gets home, he is given chamomile tea for dinner....
18) Stormalong
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Language
English
Description
Recounts some of the astounding adventures of the legendary New England sea captain who could tie an octopus in knots.
Series
Publisher
Rabbit Ears
Pub. Date
c1992.
Language
English
Description
Anansi: These two stories feature Anansi, the spider of West Indian folklore. In the first, he outwits a prideful snake to win possession of all the stories in the jungle. The second recounts his getting tangled in his own web of lies at his mother-in-law's funeral.
East of the sun, west of the moon: In this Norwegian tale, a peasant farmer sends his youngest daughter to live with a mysterious white bear in exchange for untold riches. But when the...
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