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Favorite Greek Myths


Mary Pope Osborne - 1988
    Full color.

Tales from the Mabinogion


Gwyn Thomas - 1984
    A retelling of the four books of the Mabinogion, a collection of Welsh medieval tales about the feats and exploits of legendary Welsh kings and princes.

The Day My Mommy QUIT!


Kally Mayer - 2013
    Funny Rhyming Picture Book for Beginner ReadersSuitable for ages 2-8Beautifully Illustrated Story that will have both parents and children laughing out loud!Find out what happened to this family when Mom gets fed up and decides to stop doing all the chores.How will the family cope when they are so used to Mom doing so much for them?What happens next is hilarious, but also includes a valuable lesson for the entire family, even the cat and dog!What would you do if your Mommy quit on you?You and your children will love how the family resolves the issue in this adorable and humorous tale.

Let the Sky Fall Trilogy: Let the Sky Fall; Let the Storm Break; Let the Wind Rise


Shannon Messenger - 2017
    In Let the Storm Break, Vane discovers more of what it means to be a windwalker, and Audra struggles with her deepest desires. And in the final book of the trilogy, Let the Wind Rise, Vane and Audra have already struggled and triumphed over amazing challenges, but they’re about to meet their biggest obstacle yet—the consequences of their own decisions.

A Parable about the King


Beth Moore - 2003
    Let beloved Bible teacher and author Beth Moore help you teach your child that they are a princess or prince. Experience together the never-ending love or God--our Father and King.

The Apple-Pip Princess


Jane E. Ray - 2007
    But when the queen dies, the land becomes quiet and barren, and everyone is filled with sadness. What will make the kingdom bloom again? Can Serenity, the youngest of three princesses, bring hope and life back to her kingdom with a single apple pip — a precious seed left to her by her mother? This original fairy tale is brought to life and exquisitely illustrated by the internationally renowned Jane Ray.

Baba Yaga and the Wise Doll


Hiawyn Oram - 1997
    When Too Nice's evil sisters, Horrid and Very Horrid, force her to kidnap the witch Baba Yaga's jeweled toad, Baba Yaga devises a series of impossible tests for the little girl. If Too Nice passes them, she gets the toad, but if she doesn't -- the toad gets her Too Nice's only companion through the ordeal is the wise doll in her pocket, a gift from her mother, whose help leads to the miraculous completion of the tasks. And as gifts beget gifts, Too Nice gets the toad and the two evil sisters get theirs

Spirit: Stallion on the Cimarron (Picture Book)


David Clement-Davies - 2002
    Spirit is the leader of a herd of wild mustangs. Rustlers, soldiers, and railroad builders capture and attempt to tame the stallion just as they are taming the land, but the mustang has a determination and a need for freedom that cannot be contained. Through bravery, cunning, and an unexpected friendship with a Native American boy, Spirit finds his way home again.

Goddesses: A World of Myth and Magic


Burleigh Muten - 2008
    Offers descriptions, facts, and anecdotes about the well-known female figures of Greek and Roman mythology, as well as many other tradition.

Teeny Tiny


Jill Bennett - 1986
    Retells the tale of the teeny-tiny woman who finds a teeny-tiny bone in a churchyard and puts it away in her cupboard before she goes to sleep.

The Three Billy Goats Gruff


Peter Christen Asbjørnsen - 1841
    Marcia Brown’s stylized illustrations capture the personalities of the clever goats and the horrible troll, making this book a feast for the eyes as well as the ears.

There Are Ants In My Sugar


Annica Foxcroft - 2007
    She has to adapt and make a home for her baby daughter and aging husband amidst boreholes, long drops and Aga stoves.She comes to terms with her neighbours, Joshua, a practising Sangoma, and Ben, a Jewish pig farmer; is educated in the ways of the Practical by her indomitable maid May; and comes of age through her determined efforts to create things of beauty amidst the khakibos - a lawn and poetry. She even restores the family fortune by engaging in a lucrative and uniquely South African venture.

The Ballad of the Pirate Queens


Jane Yolen - 1995
    Those two--the legend-inspiring pirate queens Anne Bonney and Mary Reade--fought bravely but called in vain for their shipmates, who sported and drank below deck. Jane Yolen's stirring ballad immortalizes these two daring women and offers readers an intriguing look at life on the high seas.

You Made Me Love You


Joanna Goodman - 2005
    "Make it in Hollywood" was always Estelle's mantra. She's made it to Hollywood, but she's far from becoming a celebrated fi lm editor. Her sister Erica is in New York, where she's writing fiction, but not feeling quite at home in the literary salon. Meanwhile back in Toronto, Jessie's perfect life, set in stone at the age of twenty-one when she married a doctor and then had two children, has begun to crumble. Even their mother is having doubts about the life she chose, wondering if maybe she should never have put marriage ahead of her blossoming career in show biz...

Rapunzel


Alix Berenzy - 1995
    Rather, it is the story of a young woman who must choose between the security of her sheltered tower and the uncertainty of independence. Full color.