Puss in Boots : the adventures of that most enterprising feline

Here's what the old miller left his sons when he died: To his oldest son, the mill. To his middle son, the donkey. To his youngest son, Jacques,the cat. A fine cat, indeed, but still, just a cat. Luckily, as Jacques discovers, Puss is no ordinary kitty. He's smart. He can talk. And he is quite a snappy dresser. He's also planned an exciting future for Jacques-one that involves a princess and a…

The nightingale

Following on the brilliant success of The Little Match Girl and his fourth Caldecott Honor Book, The Ugly Duckling, Jerry Pinkney brings us another enchanting adaptation of a Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale. The Nightingale is the story of a plain little bird whose beautiful songs bring her great fame, even winning her an esteemed place in the king's court. Eventually, however, after saving …

The steadfast tin soldier

The perilous adventures of a toy soldier who loves a paper dancing girl culminate in tragedy for both of them.

The story of Puss in Boots and other tales

Once upon a time .... a miller died leaving the mill to his eldest son, his donkey to his second son and ... a cat to his youngest son. "Now that's some difference!" you might say; but there you are, that's how the miller was!

The golden goose

The classic tale of Simpleton, who finds the Golden Goose, makes the Princess laugh, and finally wins her hand in marriage. Excellent double-spread colour illustrations throughout. Illustrated endpapers and pastedowns. Glazed pictorial boards. Spine and corners bumped. Two corners are lightly chipped. One or two pages are creased from handling, another has a negligible closed tear at the fo…

Vinny's book of wacky superstitions

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ISBN/ISSN

9789971007294

Collation

99 pages : illustration ; 18 cm

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Call Number

398.4 WEL

Aesop's fables

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ISBN/ISSN

9780140369847

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212 pages : illustration ; 19 cm

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398.24 AES

The contest between the Sun and the Wind : an Aesop's fable

Walking along a winding road, a man finds himself swept into a magical world where a contest of strength between the sun and the wind takes place. The sun and the wind compete to see who can remove the man's coat. The howling wind boasts and bullies, but the shivering man tightly clutches his coat. With warmth and light and a bit of gentle persuasion, the sun encourages the man to remove his…

What a wonderful word : a collection of untranslatable words from around the …

Did you know there is a word for friends who are like family? And for searching for something in the water using only your feet? This collection of untranslatable words from all over the world celebrates the magic of language, with gorgeous original artwork and fascinating facts about each word and the culture it comes from.

Once upon an alphabet

Perfect for gift-giving, here isTHE alphabet book to top all others, an over-sized work of brilliance from the illustrator of the #1 New York Times bestselling The Day the Crayons Quit! If words make up the stories and letters make up the words, then stories are made up of letters. In this menagerie we have stories made of words, made FOR all the letters. The most inventive and irresisti…