Theme: beauty

Face Value

By Book Importer | Published: February 22, 2010

Two lifetimes. Two rising stars. One common danger. As a daughter starts her rise in the glamorous London fashion scene, she begins to uncover secrets and clues about the mother she never knew — a beautiful teenage model who became a victim in the high stakes, high pressure world where international fashionistas and mobsters intersect. [...]

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The Sleeping Beauty

By Book Importer | Published: February 22, 2010

Enraged at not being invited to the princess’ christening, the thirteenth fairy casts a spell that dooms the princess to sleep for one hundred years.

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Snow White

By Book Importer | Published: February 22, 2010

Stunningly beautiful, this lavish rendition of the beloved Snow White is embellished with an appealing and innovative twist.

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Snow White

By Book Importer | Published: February 22, 2010

Spared by her would-be executioner, Snow White finds a home with seven kindly dwarfs, but the hateful queen who wants her dead will stop at nothing to be the most beautiful woman in the land. A poisoned apple seems to send Snow White to her death, but true love brings her back, and good once [...]

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Wanda’s Freckles

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

Wanda has freckles. Lots and lots of freckles. They make her feel special, until the day in the park when a group of boys point, laugh, and tease her for having spots. All of a sudden, the freckles she’d liked become a problem. What can she do? Wanda decides that there’s only one thing: make [...]

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The Ugly Duckling

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

Set in the wilds of Africa, Caldecott Honor winner Rachel Isadora’s stunning interpretation of the beloved Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale portrays African animals and landscapes with beautiful detail. As the ugly duckling searches for a place where he can fit in, Isadora’s vibrant collages capture the beauty in everything from glistening feathers to shimmering [...]

Descriptors: Africa, Folklore, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , , » 1 Comment

Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

Mufaro was a happy man. Everyone agreed that his two daughters were very beautiful. Nyasha was kind and considerate as well as beautiful, but everyone — except Mufaro — knew that Manyara was selfish, badtempered, and spoiled. When the king decided to take a wife and invited “The Most Worthy and Beautiful Daughters in the [...]

Descriptors: Africa, Early Years (ages 2-6), Folklore, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Zimbabwe » Other Themes: , , , , , » Leave a comment

Wabi Sabi

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

Wabi Sabi, a cat living in the city of Kyoto, learns about the Japanese concept of beauty through simplicity as she asks various animals she meets about the meaning of her name.  

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Nina Bonita

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

This story deals with a sensitive subject in a sensitive way. “Black is beautiful” to a little white rabbit and while trying to discover the secret that will make him black, readers get a funny, yet educational introduction to genetics.

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Hannah Duck

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Most days, Hannah Duck is peaceful and content. Most days, but not Sundays. Sundays are the days that Hannah Duck goes for a walk. And outside, alone, is a very scary place to be. But when Hannah confides in her friends and faces her fears, she discovers that being brave can open new worlds of [...]

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