Based on the Brothers Grimm’s Clever Elsie. When Mother and Father Bear go off to look after Grandmother Bear, they leave twins Jonas and Juniper to take care of the house and field chores, warning them to beware of thieves. In this retelling of a classic story Jonas and Juniper go through many misadventures at home before having an encounter with thieves who are no match for the simple, but good-hearted twins.
Folklore and Fairy Tales
Marwe: Into the Land of the Dead
Marwe lives in a village where food is scarce. She tries to be obedient, but it’s hard to spend every day working in the field. When her carelessness ruins the village’s crops, she’s too scared to face her angry family and runs away to the strange Land of the Dead. Marawe knows she doesn’t belong there. But can she find the right sort of courage to return to the land of the living.
Classic Fairy Tales
Welcome two new Candlewick Illustrated Classics! These collectible editions bring treasured stories to life with lavish full-color interior illustrations and elegant French flaps.Berlie Doherty’s inspired retellings of some of the best-loved stories of all time come alive in Jane Ray’s rich and vividly detailed illustrations. Here is a truly gorgeous collection offering a diversity of fairy-tale worlds to engage all readers.
What the Rat Told Me
One day, the Great Emperor of Heaven invited all the animals to visit him on the Jade Mountain. Twelve animals came, and they became the twelve signs of the Chinese zodiac. This porquoi tale explains why the cat is not part of the zodia and why the cat and rat are no longer friends. This ancient porquoi tale is adapted from a Chinese Buddhist legend dating from the Han Dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD) introduces the Chinese zodiac and the animals of the Chinese zodiac to young readers.
Pig-Boy: A Trickster Tale from Hawai’i
The mischievous, shape-shifting Pig-Boy gets in trouble with both the King and Pele, the goddess of fire, but always manages to slip away as his grandmother has told him to do.
Seven Daughters and Seven Sons
In an ancient Arab nation, one woman dares to be different. Buran cannot — Buran will not-sit quietly at home and wait to be married to the man her father chooses. Determined to use her skills and earn a fortune, she instead disguises herself as a boy and travels by camel caravan to a distant city. There, she maintains her masculine disguise and establishes a successful business. The city’s crown prince comes often to her shop, and soon Buran finds herself falling in love. But if she reveals to Mahmud that she is a woman, she will lose everything she has worked for.
Changing Woman and Her Sisters: Stories of Goddesses from around the World
This celebration of feminine power, beauty, and complexity tells the stories of ten goddesses from cultures the world over.
Br’er Rabbit Captured!: A Dr. David Harleyson Adventure
But getting Br’er Rabbit to sit for his portrait is easier said than done because he has to keep slipping away from Br’er Fox and Br’er Wolf, who also want to capture him—to barbecue! It will be a summer of adventure—and misadventure—for John D. as he meets all the favorite characters from Uncle Remus and retells their classic tales in funny letters home to his dad.
Little Sister And The Month Brothers (Mc Classic Fiction)
A new edition of a classic Slavic fairytale featuring a charming, but very determined, heroine. Includes beautifully evocative illustrations by an award-winning artist. Reissue.
Giants!: Stories from around the World
Paul Robert Walker has gathered seven giant stories from around the world, some familiar, such as “Jack and the Beanstalk” and “The Cyclops,” and others new to us and delightfully strange such as “Kana, The Stretching Wonder” from Hawaii and “Coyote and the Giant Sisters” from the Pacific Northwest.