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The glass slippers might be her dreams come true...or her worst nightmare. High King Alexander rules the Seven Kingdoms of Tallahatchia - a divided nation on the brink of yet another war. When an invitation arrives from the king of Pohatomie, Alex knows it must be a trap, but could it also be his opportunity to unite the kingdoms?

You can't go far without a quick brain and some rule-bending in a place like Locksley. After its vast car plants shut down, the prosperous town has become a wasteland of empty homes, toxic land and families on the brink. And it doesn't help that the authorities are in the clutches of profit-obsessed Sheriff of Nottingham, in cahoots with underworld boss Guy Gisborne.

The first part of this four-part book, after A Note to Parents and educators, offers a summary about the evolution of this classic fable or folktale. In Part 2, prolific author, teacher, artist, and parent Jan Yager retells the classic "The Three Little Pigs" fairy tale. In Part 3, she shares her original sequel. In Part 4, there are Activities including a request that readers (or children being read this book) write their own sequel and even illustrate it. A reference section as well as a list of children's books including related media concludes this book. It is a fun book for all ages! ...

Lifting a curse might lead to love . . . Captain Hook wants to break the enchantment of Neverland so badly, he'll do anything to leave, including summoning the witch who placed the curse upon him to begin with. But when he accidentally brings her great-great-granddaughter, Yvette Novalie, to Neverland instead, things become more than he bargained for. The fiery chit is everything Hook has ever wanted in a woman. However, Yvette has many reasons to hate the pompous captain and is determined to see that he remains in Neverland forever. She has heard plenty of tales of his horribleness to her ...

Una nueva adaptación del cuento clásico, desde la perspectiva de un joven inmigrante mexicano; un niño de madera que emprende un viaje para encontrarse a sí mismo, mientras lucha por no perder sus raíces latinas en una tierra nueva y diferente.

"¿Temes que esté envenenada? Mira," dijo la vieja, "corto la manzana en dos partes; tú comerás la parte roja y yo la blanca." Un mundo fantástico, de bosques tenebrosos, espejos mágicos, madrastras envidiosas y enanos amistosos. Una princesa, la más hermosa de la región, que deberá encontrar la forma de sobrevivir y mantenerse a salvo de las tramas de la Reina malvada. Despojada de su vida en la realeza, ya nada es lo que parece y peligros se esconden en cada esquina.

Rapunzel, donzela encantada, de longas tranças douradas, presa em torre isolada por bruxa cruel e malvada. Um príncipe destemido, ao seu canto é atraído. Com coragem e paixão, libertam-se do vilão. Juntos, vencem o perigo, e o amor faz seu abrigo. Trança ao vento, amor sincero, final feliz, destino certeiro.

Teacher Patrick Healy traveled around the world, talked with people in different places, and collected around half a thousand myths, legends, and folktales and their several alternative versions. His opinion and comments (directly or indirectly) are inevitable. This audiobook is the eighth volume of his work, 21 Japanese Tales, in his words. He retold the stories with his own opinion and approach to them.

Mei and Yun Wu have always been different from the other kids in the village. They’ve learned not to talk about why. But now, as this year’s Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, the twelve-year-olds find that they are exactly like everyone else: bursting with excitement. That’s because word of their grandfather’s incredible mooncakes has reached the Emperor of China himself. And on festival night, the emperor’s son will arrive to sample Grandpa’s mooncakes and report back to His Majesty.

Twelve-year-old Reggie Wong has a quick temper that's always getting him into trouble at school, while at home his mom struggles to get out of bed—let alone leave their apartment. That's why Reggie desperately needs his dad back. One problem: His dad is dead. Enter the Conductor, a man who promises to make Reggie's wish to see his father come true. All he must do is climb aboard the man's subway train. Desperate to have his dad and happy family back, Reggie takes him up on the offer, only to discover the train is filled with other children who have lost a loved one, just like him.

Edmund Spenser first published The Faerie Queene in 1590. The poem tells of the adventures of the Redcross Knight and the Lady Una. The kingdom of Una's royal parents is menaced by a dragon and the queen of Fairyland, Gloriana, commissions Redcross to accompany Una to her parents' faraway kingdom to slay the dragon. This prose retelling of the poem, for children, attempts to retain some sense of the original Elizabethan poetic language.

Have you heard of Goldilocks? Of course, you have! She's the name-fame-dame. That long-strong, bold-gold hair has earned her an international reputation. And she knows it. Goldilocks thinks she can do anything she wants. Breaking and entering? No problem. Theft? No problem. Damaging property? No problem. Until the glitzy-see neighbors are tick-tock-talking. And they decide to take action.

Mr Wolf has found a great big enormous turnip. Just the thing to make his favourite super - spicy turnip stew! But Mr Wolf needs some help. The turnip is stuck fast. Can the little frog with the sad tale help him? Nigel Planer reads this delightful fairy story with an enormous gobbling surprise. Includes story reading, soundtrack, a song, and lots of fun.

This audiobook retells some of the legends of John Henry, an African-American hero who raced against a steam drill to lay railroad tracks on a mountain.

Newly arrived at Spells Meadow, England, and still grieving his mother’s disappearance, 17-year-old Cody discovers an old key near an enormous hedge that changes his life forever. Instead of tossing it away, he and his friend Newt unwittingly activate an ancient curse that awakens a griffin which almost destroys them. Cody suspects an elaborate cover-up of something even more sinister occurring at the local high school, a cover-up that involves the enigmatic principal. He soon discovers Spells Meadow is a place with a twisted past and a bizarre future.

The Land of Nod used to be just a name in a nursery rhyme to Wren. But when she discovered the secret magic of stardust, she learned that some of those rhymes had secrets of their own - and the Land of Nod is real. A few months ago, the evil Magician Boggen attempted to escape his exile on Nod and return to Earth. Wren stopped him, but Boggen is still out there. To save her world, Wren will travel farther than even she could have dreamed: to the heart of Nod itself, where she must defeat Boggen once and for all.

A magical re-telling of one of the most-beloved fairy tales, which no child’s library should be without! The Little Mermaid is curious to see the world above the water, but it’s forbidden. One day, when nobody is is looking, she slips above the waves and falls in love with a prince. Longing to see him again, she asks the Sea Witch to help her become human. But, for Sea Witch’s spell to work, the Little Mermaid must make a difficult choice. Will she ever see the prince again?

For as long as Mera can remember, she and her sister Darina have feared the Beast who lurks in the castle above their village. On countless nights they have locked themselves into their home while the Beast led his hounds on the Wild Hunt, preying on anything in his path. Now Darina has been kidnapped by the Beast, and only Mera can save her. But she soon finds that in the Beast’s eerie, magic-haunted castle, nothing is quite what it seems—including her own sister. Here, Mera will discover the dark secrets that have bound her village to the Beast for so long.

What happens when two princesses fall in love with the same prince? Helena of Kamdren has always believed in mermaids, but she had no idea about the sacrifices that the mysterious maiden Coralie made to be with her betrothed. Learn the untold story of the little mermaid who lost her chance at love and the woman who gained it in her place in this retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's classic fairy tale.

Imaginez un joli château, avec un jardin. Et, tout au fond, derrière, une sombre forêt. C'est là qu'habitent Monsieur et Madame de Réan, leurs domestiques, leurs chevaux, leurs gros chiens... et Sophie, leur petite fille. Cette jeune héroïne, pétrie d'espièglerie, ne cesse de faire des bêtises qui lui attirent les foudres de ses parents... Quand elle n'est pas occupée à couper en morceaux les poissons rouges de son bocal, à dévorer en cachette les réserves de pâtes de fruits de la maison ou à se promener en chemise de nuit sous la pluie, c'est qu'elle prépare déjà sa prochaine sottise.