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It Could Always Be Worse

A Yiddish Folk Tale

Margot Zemach; Pictures by the author Square Fish

Once upon a time a poor unfortunate man lived with his mother, his wife, and his six children in a one-room hut. Because they were so crowded, the children...

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The Treasure

Uri Shulevitz; Illustrated by the author Square Fish

"Rich full-color illustrations provide a fresh and vigorous interpretation of the familiar story of a poor man who, inspired by a recurring dream, journeys to...

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Snow-White and the Seven Dwarfs

Written by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm; Pictures by Nancy Ekholm Burkert; Translated by Randall Jarrell Square Fish

Retells the tale of the beautiful princess whose lips were red as blood, skin was white as snow, and hair was as black as ebony.

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Trade Paperback : $11.99 Buy	The Reluctant Dragon Kenneth Grahame; Illustrated by Michael Hague Square Fish When a dragon is discovered up on the Downs, the Boy is not in the least surprised. He's always known the cave there was a dragon cave, so it seems only right...

Hardcover : $18.99 Buy	I Once Was a Monkey Stories Buddha Told Jeanne M. Lee; Illustrated by the author Farrar, Straus and Giroux A colorful introduction to Buddhist fables A monkey, caught in a monsoon, finds shelter in a cave amid the rubble of a temple. The monkey is not alone. A...

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Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal: A Worldwide Cinderella

Paul Fleischman; illustrations by Julie Paschkis Henry Holt and Co.

Once upon a time, in Mexico . . . in Ireland . . . in Zimbabwe . . . there lived a girl who worked all day in the rice fields . . . then spent the night by the...

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Trade Paperback : $8.95 Buy	Aesop's Fables Aesop; Commentaries and Illustrations by Michael Hague Henry Holt and Co. "Please, O King," cried the Mouse, "spare me this time and I shall never forget your kindness. Someday I may be able to repay you." The Lion was so amused by...

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Night Boat to Freedom

Margot Theis Raven; Illustrated by E.B. Lewis Square Fish

This compelling story, powerfully and poignantly illustrated, is a memorable celebration of courage, hope, and unselfish love.

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Hardcover : $17.95 Buy	Food For Thought The Stories Behind the Things We Eat Ken Robbins Flash Point Deliciously interesting, tasty morsels of cultural history combined with luscious photographs will leave readers hungry for more. "Every kind of food has...

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Good Enough To Eat

Brock Cole Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Once there was a poor girl who had no mama and no papa and nothing at all, not even a name. But then one day an Ogre comes knocking at the town’s gate,...

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Buttons

Brock Cole; Illustrated by the author Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Brock Cole's first picture book in nearly ten years Once there was an old man who ate so much his britches burst and his buttons popped one, two, three,...

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Hardcover : $16.00 Buy	Ling Cho and his Three Friends V. J. Pacilio; Illustrated by Scott Cook Farrar, Straus and Giroux A tale of wisdom, ebulliently illustrated Long concerned for the three poor neighboring farmers who refuse to accept charity, the prosperous Ling Cho...

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Soldier and Tsar in the Forest

A Russian Tale

Uri Shulevitz; Illustrated by the author; Translated by Richard Lourie Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Not knowing the man he meets in the forest is the tsar, a young soldier discloses that he has deserted.

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Trade Paperback : $5.95 Buy	The Journey with Jonah Madeleine L’Engle; Illustrated by Leonard Everett Fisher Sunburst Paperbacks

Hardcover : $17.95 Buy	The Way Meat Loves Salt A Cinderella Tale from the Jewish Tradition Nina Jaffe; Illustrated by Louise August Henry Holt and Co. Many years ago in Poland, there lived a rabbi who had a wife and three daughters. One day, the rabbi asks his children a powerful question: "How much do you...

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The Bluebonnet Girl

Michael Lind; illustrations by Kate Kiesler Henry Holt and Co.

A dramatic retelling of a Comanche legend of how Texas became known as the blue bonnet state. "Come every spring the bluebonnets cling to prairies the...

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Hardcover : $29.95 Buy	The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus L. Frank Baum; illustrated by Michael Hague Henry Holt and Co. A beautiful new edition of L. Frank Baum's Christmas classic with illustrations by Michael Hague Every child knows about Santa Claus, the jolly man who...

Hardcover : $16.95 Buy	One Dark and Dreadful Night Randy Cecil Henry Holt and Co. Good evening, and welcome to the Wayward Orphans Theatre. I am Maestro Von Haughty. Tonight I am proud to present three tales of terror and misfortune... A...

Hardcover : $16.95 Buy	The Three Swingin' Pigs Vicky Rubin; illustrations by Rhode Montijo Henry Holt and Co. Can three jazzy pigs outfox a hungry wolf? Satch, Mo, and Ella are the coolest cats—er, pigs—around. Satch plays sax. Mo plays bass. And Ella sings...

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