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The Complete Fairy Tales by Oscar Wilde
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsThe Complete Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde includes the two definitive story collections The Happy Prince and Other Tales (1888) and A House of Pomegranates (1891)... -
![Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Other Stories by Lewis Carroll]()
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Other Stories by Lewis Carroll
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsincludes such stories as - "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland", "Through the Looking-Glass", "Sylvie and Bruno", "Sylvie and Bruno Concluded", "The Hunting of the Snark" and the poetry, essays and phantasmagoria along with a collection of the author's miscellaneous writings...Categorized as:
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![The Sleeping Beauty by Trina Schart Hyman]()
The Sleeping Beauty by Trina Schart Hyman
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThe story of the beautiful princess who sleeps for a hundred years has captured the imaginations of children for an even longer period of time... -
![Gramercy Classics Lewis Carroll: The Complete Illustrated Works by Lewis Carroll]()
Gramercy Classics Lewis Carroll: The Complete Illustrated Works by Lewis Carroll
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThis beautiful, 868-page leather-bound volume contains a delightful collection of stories from one of history's most beloved children's authors. Lewis Carroll's stories are still as fresh and appealing as when they were first published more than a century ago...Categorized as:
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![Bony-Legs by Joanna Cole]()
Bony-Legs by Joanna Cole
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen a terrible witch vows to eat her for supper, a little girl escapes with the help of a mirror and comb given to her by the witch's cat and dog...Categorized as:
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![The Man in the Moon by William Joyce]()
The Man in the Moon by William Joyce
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhen a newly orphaned baby in the moon makes friends with the children of Earth, he seeks a way to ward off their fears and nightmares.Up there in the sky.Don’t you see him?No, not the moon.The Man in the Moon.He wasn’t always a man.Nor was he always on the moon.He was once a child.Like you.Until a battle,a shooting star,and a lost balloonled him on a quest... -
![The George MacDonald Treasury by George MacDonald]()
The George MacDonald Treasury by George MacDonald
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingss/t: : Princess and the Goblin, Princess and Curdie, Light Princess, Phantastes, Giant's Heart, At the Back of the North Wind, Golden Key, and LilithThis enchanted collection brings together eight of George McDonald's most well known fantasies into one delightful volume...Categorized as:
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![The Wrath of an Emperor by K.M. Munshi]()
The Wrath of an Emperor by K.M. Munshi
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi's versatility and achievements were in a way unique. He was an eminent lawyer, one of the framers of India's Constitution and a seasoned statesman... -
![Each Peach Pear Plum by Janet Ahlberg, Allan Ahlberg]()
Each Peach Pear Plum by Janet Ahlberg, Allan Ahlberg
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsViking is proud to reissue a special 25th anniversary hardcover edition of Each Peach Pear Plum, Janet and Allan Ahlberg's engaging and beloved adaptation of "I spy." A true classic, this book starring a cast of familiar nursery rhyme characters is the winner of the 1978 Kate Greenaway Medal (the U.K. equivalent of the Caldecott Medal) and an American Library Association Notable book... -
![The Classic Fairy Tales by Maria Tatar]()
The Classic Fairy Tales by Maria Tatar
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThis Norton Critical Edition collects forty-four fairy tales, from the fifth century to the present. The Classic Fairy Tales focuses on six tale types: "Little Red Riding Hood," "Beauty and the Beast," "Snow White," "Cinderella," "Bluebeard," and "Hansel and Gretel," and presents multicultural variants and sophisticated literary rescriptings... -
![The Complete Fairy Tales by George MacDonald, U.C. Knoepflmacher]()
The Complete Fairy Tales by George MacDonald, U.C. Knoepflmacher
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGeorge MacDonald occupied a major position in the intellectual life of his Victorian contemporaries. The Complete Fairy Tales brings together all eleven of his shorter fairy stories as well as his essay "The Fantastic Imagination." The subjects are those of traditional fantasy: fairies good and wicked, and children journeying into unsettling dreamworlds or undertaking life-risking labours... -
![Sonnets to Orpheus by Rainer Maria Rilke]()
Sonnets to Orpheus by Rainer Maria Rilke
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsTo Rilke himself the Sonnets to Orpheus were "perhaps the most mysterious in the way they came up and entrusted themselves to me, the most enigmatic dictation I have ever held through and achieved; the whole first part was written down in a single breathless act of obedience, between the 2nd and 5th of February, without one word being doubtful or having to be changed." With facing-page German... -
![The Green Fairy Book by Andrew Lang, Leonora Blanche Alleyne Lang]()
The Green Fairy Book by Andrew Lang, Leonora Blanche Alleyne Lang
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratings42 tales from around the world, Germany Grimm, France de Caylus, Fenelon, Kletke, D'Aulnoy - The Blue Bird, Sylvain and Jocosa, Prince Narcissus, The Three Little Pigs, the Half-Chick - feature monsters, giants, and more. 100 illustrations...Categorized as:
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![King Midas and the Golden Touch by M. Charlotte Craft]()
King Midas and the Golden Touch by M. Charlotte Craft
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 27 ratings"There once lived a very rich king called Midas who believed that nothing was more precious than gold."So begins this imaginative and breathtaking retelling of the myth of the man with the golden touch. When a mysterious stranger offers to reward Midas for a kindness, the king does not hesitate: He wishes that all he touches would turn to gold...Categorized as:
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![Wise Words: Family Stories That Bring the Proverbs to Life by Peter J. Leithart]()
Wise Words: Family Stories That Bring the Proverbs to Life by Peter J. Leithart
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the tradition of Grimm's fairytales, Peter Leithart has produced a wonderful collection of whimsical, yet meaningful, bedtime stories. The characters in each story are as varied as the biblical proverbs they reveal. Meet a chatty squirrel with a secret, or find out what happens when you run up against the Ministry of Nasty Smells... -
![Reynard the Fox by Anne Louise Avery, William Caxton]()
Reynard the Fox by Anne Louise Avery, William Caxton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsReynard - a subversive, dashing, anarchic, aristocratic, witty fox from the watery lowlands of medieval East Flanders - is in trouble. He has been summoned to the court of King Noble the Lion, charged with all manner of crimes and misdemeanours... -
![Russian Short Stories from Pushkin to Buida by Robert Chandler, Various]()
Russian Short Stories from Pushkin to Buida by Robert Chandler, Various
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom the reign of the Tsars in the early 19th century to the collapse of the Soviet Union and beyond, the short story has long occupied a central place in Russian culture... -
![Babushka Baba Yaga by Patricia Polacco]()
Babushka Baba Yaga by Patricia Polacco
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBaba Yaga is a witch famous throughout Russia for eating children, but this Babushka Baba Yaga is a lonely old woman who just wants a grandchild?to love."Kids will respond to the joyful story of the outsider who gets to join in, and Polacco's richly patterned paintings of Russian peasant life on the edge of the woods are full of light and color... -
![Bubba, the Cowboy Prince: A Fractured Texas Fale by Helen Ketteman]()
Bubba, the Cowboy Prince: A Fractured Texas Fale by Helen Ketteman
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBubba is bossed around the family ranch by his wicked step-daddy and his nasty stepbrothers, Dwayne and Milton. Bubba never complains, though. He's a real cowboy - tough as leather (and cute as a cow's ear).When Miz Lurleen, the purtiest rancher in Texas, decides to throw a ball to find herself a real feller, Bubba has to stay at home... -
![Aesop's Fables by Jerry Pinkney]()
Aesop's Fables by Jerry Pinkney
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn this elegantly designed volume, more than sixty of Aesop's timeless fables have been carefully selected, humorously retold, and brought gloriously to life by four-time Caldecott Honor-winner Jerry Pinkney. Included are the Shepherd Boy and The Wolf, the Lion and the Mouse, the Tortoise and the Hare, plus many other charactersand moralsthat have inspired countless readers for centuries... -
![Про Федота-стрельца, удалого молодца by Leonid Filatov]()
Про Федота-стрельца, удалого молодца by Leonid Filatov
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratings`В нашей пишущей стране пишут даже на стене. Вот и мне пришла охота быть со всеми наравне!` Так в шутливом интервью объяснил когда-то Леонид Филатов, с чего это он вдруг взял и сочинил `Про Федота`. Его сказки - блистательные, искрометные, живые - не перестают смешить и восхищать нас... -
![The Crimson Fairy Book : By Andrew Lang - Illustrated by Andrew Lang]()
The Crimson Fairy Book : By Andrew Lang - Illustrated by Andrew Lang
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHow is this book unique? Illustrations included Original & Unabridged Edition One of the best books to read Classic historical fiction books Extremely well formatted Princes and princesses, kings and queens, giants and dwarfs, monsters and magicians, fairies and ogres — these are the companions who thrill young boys and girls of all lands and all times, as Andrew Lang's... -
![The Olive Fairy Book by Andrew Lang, Leonora Blanche Alleyne Lang]()
The Olive Fairy Book by Andrew Lang, Leonora Blanche Alleyne Lang
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratings29 tales from Turkey, India, Denmark, Armenia, the Sudan, and France. The Green Knight is saved by a soup made from nine snakes, the lovely Dorani flies every night to fairyland, heroes hear animals. Eight Punjabi tales, five from Armenia, 16 others. Flying dragons, ogres, fairies, and princes transformed into white foxes. 50 illustrations...Categorized as:
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![Flower Fairies of the Autumn by Cicely Mary Barker]()
Flower Fairies of the Autumn by Cicely Mary Barker
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThis new edition of Cicely Mary Barker's classic Flower Fairy title features a beautiful and catwalk-inspired cover. Intricate and reminiscent of lace, the new cover pays homage to the delicate beauty of Cicely's original illustrations... -
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![A Treasury of Irish Myth, Legend and Folklore by W.B. Yeats, Lady Augusta Gregory]()
A Treasury of Irish Myth, Legend and Folklore by W.B. Yeats, Lady Augusta Gregory
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTwo milestones of folklore by giants of the Irish Renaissance: Yeats's anthology of magical Irish tales and Lady Gregory's retelling of the myth of Ireland's national hero. B&W illus... -
![The Dictionary of Imaginary Places: The Newly Updated and Expanded Classic by Alberto Manguel, Gianni Guadalupi]()
The Dictionary of Imaginary Places: The Newly Updated and Expanded Classic by Alberto Manguel, Gianni Guadalupi
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsFrom Atlantis to Xanadu and beyond, this Baedeker of make-believe takes readers on a tour of more than 1,200 realms invented by storytellers from Homer's day to our own. Here you will find Shangri-La and El Dorado; Utopia and Middle Earth; Wonderland and Freedonia. Here too are Jurassic Park, Salman Rushdie's Sea of Stories, and the fabulous world of Harry Potter... -
![The Yellow Fairy Book by Andrew Lang, Fiction, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology by Andrew Lang]()
The Yellow Fairy Book by Andrew Lang, Fiction, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology by Andrew Lang
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAs to whether there are really any fairies or not, that is a difficult question. Professor Huxley thinks there are none. The Editor never saw any himself, but he knows several people who have seen them--in the Highlands--and heard their music. If ever you are in Nether Lochaber, go to the Fairy Hill, and you may hear the music yourself, as grown-up people have done, but you must go on a fine day...Categorized as:
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![The Three Little Javelinas by Susan Lowell]()
The Three Little Javelinas by Susan Lowell
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEveryone knows the story of the three little pigs, but now you're going to meet the three little javelinas (pronounced ha-ve-LEE-nas)--loveable, wild, southwestern cousins of pigs. Living in homes built out of tumbleweeds and saguaro ribs (from the fallen giant cacti), the first two javelinas are soon running from the hungry coyote, who had hoped to eat them with red chile sauce... -
![Karna: The Great Warrior by रणजित देसाई]()
Karna: The Great Warrior by रणजित देसाई
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratings'Who am I?' It was a question that had troubled him all his life. His whole life had seemed entangled in the answer. His dignity, his destination, his ambitions - they all seemed linked to that entanglement. The irony was that the truth, instead of liberating him, had made him rudderless. In the Mahabharata, Karna is known to be the only warrior who could match Arjuna... -
![Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen]()
Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHans Christian Andersen's fairy tales are like exquisite jewels, drawing from us gasps of recognition and delight. Writing in the midst of a Europe-wide rebirth of national literature, Anderson broke new ground with his fairy tales in two important ways. First, he composed them in the vernacular, mimicking the language he used in telling them to children aloud... -
![Red Fairy Book by Andrew Lang, Brian Alderson]()
Red Fairy Book by Andrew Lang, Brian Alderson
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratings37 tales include Grimms The Three Dwarfs, Mother Hole, The Golden Goose. Also Rapunzel, Jack and the Beanstalk, the Ratcatcher (the Pied Piper), Snowdrop (Snow White), The Voice of Death, The Enchanted Pig, The Master Thief, from France, Russia, Denmark, Romania, and Norse Sigurd and Brynhild. 97 illustrations... -
![Волшебник Изумрудного города by Alexander Volkov]()
Волшебник Изумрудного города by Alexander Volkov
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsEllie and her faithful dog Totoshka's adventures aren't over yet! Many magical events await them, along with dangerous challenges, evil enemies and, of course, loyal and true friends. An entire world of wondrous adventures is conjured up by Alexander Volkov in his series, "The Wizard of Emerald City," published by Exmo Press...Categorized as:
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![Croatian Tales of Long Ago by Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić]()
Croatian Tales of Long Ago by Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsIn this collection of six tales, Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić masterfully fuses her original narrative plots with ancient Slavic folk mythology. The result is a rich, fantastic world often compared to those of Hans Christian Andersen or J. R. R. Tolkien... -
![The Water of Life by Jacob Grimm, Robert Barnes]()
The Water of Life by Jacob Grimm, Robert Barnes
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Brothers Grimm (or Die Gebruder Grimm), Jacob (1785-1863) and Wilhelm Grimm (1786-1859), were German academics, linguists, cultural researchers, lexicographers and authors who together collected and published folklore... -
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![Spells of Enchantment: The Wondrous Fairy Tales of Western Culture by Jack D. Zipes, Philip K. Dick]()
Spells of Enchantment: The Wondrous Fairy Tales of Western Culture by Jack D. Zipes, Philip K. Dick
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSpells of Enchantment brings together the best literary fairy tales ever written, arranged to provide a sense of the history and evolution of this ancient genre. Focusing on the work of the most gifted writers of the great Western literary movements from classical times to the present... -
![The Classic Fairy Tales by Iona Opie, Peter Opie]()
The Classic Fairy Tales by Iona Opie, Peter Opie
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis volume contains twenty-four of the best known fairy tales in the English language, presented here in the exact words of their first English publication or of the earliest surviving text...Categorized as:
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![Sir Gawain and the Loathly Lady by Selina Shirley Hastings]()
Sir Gawain and the Loathly Lady by Selina Shirley Hastings
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter a horrible hag saves King Arthur's life by answering a riddle, Sir Gawain agrees to marry her and thus releases her from an evil enchantment... -
![Irish Folk and Fairy Tales Omnibus Edition by Michael Scott]()
Irish Folk and Fairy Tales Omnibus Edition by Michael Scott
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHere, collected in one volume, are tales and legends that range from the misty dawn of Gaelic history and the triumph of St Patrick to the Ireland of the present day - tales as beautiful, mystical, and enchanting as the ancient land itself... -
![Little Long-nose by Wilhelm Hauff]()
Little Long-nose by Wilhelm Hauff
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLittle Long-nose is the mysterious tale of little Jacob, stolen from his family to serve a wicked witch for seven years. While the author, Wilhelm Hauff, is not as well known today as the Brothers Grimm, he was considered in his time to be a literary phenomenon... -
![Russian Fairy Tales by Gillian Avery]()
Russian Fairy Tales by Gillian Avery
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNotable for their magnificent, jewel-like color illustrations by Bilibin, these traditional tales include "The Frog Princess," "Vassilissa the Beautiful," and "The White Duck." Though Russian Fairy Tales in the Pantheon Folklore Library is a book for adults, it has sold over 30,000 copies... -
![Illustrated Norse Myths by Alex Frith, Louie Stowell]()
Illustrated Norse Myths by Alex Frith, Louie Stowell
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA brand-new collection of Viking myths that tell the story of the Norse gods from creation to the story of how the world will end, including Odin's quest for wisdom, the battles of Thor the thunder god, and the tale of Sigurd the Dragonslayer and the cursBeautifully bound with head and tail bands and a ribbon marker, Illustrated Norse Myths features dynamic artwork by Matteo Pincelli brings to... -
![A Witch For Mr. Darcy: A Pride & Prejudice Variation by Jessica L. Jackson]()
A Witch For Mr. Darcy: A Pride & Prejudice Variation by Jessica L. Jackson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMiss Lizzy Bennet realizes one early autumn morning that a change has occurred in their Hertfordshire neighborhood. Sure knowledge—a magical gift—tells her that someone is coming. Or something? Or…both? Something sinister…something good. Which is it? Could it be Mr. Darcy, their new neighbor’s enigmatic guest? He has his own gift, one that is haunting and painful... -
![Lady Gregory's Complete Irish Mythology by Lady Augusta Gregory, W.B. Yeats]()
Lady Gregory's Complete Irish Mythology by Lady Augusta Gregory, W.B. Yeats
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis volume contains the myths and legends of pre-Christian Ireland, overflowing with giants and heroes, enchanted maidens, battles and brave deeds... -
![Russian Magic Tales from Pushkin to Platonov by Robert Chandler, Aleksandr Afanasyev]()
Russian Magic Tales from Pushkin to Platonov by Robert Chandler, Aleksandr Afanasyev
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor fans of fairy tales and the literary supernatural: a unique collection of Russian short stories from the last 200 years In these folk tales, young women go on long and perilous quests, wicked stepmothers turn children into geese, and tsars ask dangerous riddles, with help or hindrance from magical dolls, cannibal witches, talking skulls, stolen wives, and brothers disguised as wise birds...Categorized as:
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![Legends of Valor by Brendan Lehane]()
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![Briar Rose by Caroline Lee]()
Briar Rose by Caroline Lee
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLucky for this sleeping beauty, her hero has the recipe for True Love! Briar Rose Jorgenson has always been much more comfortable with her best friend’s family than her own. Her mother and grandmother pull her in opposite directions, demanding her attention to “proper” pursuits… when all she wants to do is bake... -
![The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse by Helen Ward]()
The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse by Helen Ward
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA gorgeously illustrated and poetically written classic, set in a 1930s-era city at ChristmastimeRediscover the tale of the simple country mouse, magically retold by Helen Ward. Beguiled by his cousin’s amazing tales, the country mouse visits the electric city. Unfortunately the town mouse forgot to mention that the city has a lot of noise, tall buildings . . -
![The Stepmother by Caroline Lee]()
The Stepmother by Caroline Lee
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBetween the witch and the rescue, the lost princess had two loving parents… This is their Happily Ever After. There’s a Guild of Godmothers in Everland, Wyoming, and they’re prepared to meddle. They can’t stand the thought of handsome, newly arrived Doctor Jack Carpenter raising his precious little daughter all by himself, and they’re determined to find him a suitable wife... -
![The Story of King Arthur and His Knights by Tania Zamorsky, Howard Pyle]()
The Story of King Arthur and His Knights by Tania Zamorsky, Howard Pyle
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom the sword in the stone and the founding of Camelot to the famed Round Table and the Lake of Enchantment, the legend of King Arthur will never lose its magic. Though simpler, this version includes all the wonderful stories—such as King Arthur’s winning of Guenievere and Merlin’s tragic downfall at the hands of the evil Vivien... -
![Ulysses by Alfred Tennyson]()
Ulysses by Alfred Tennyson
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFacing old age, mythical hero Ulysses describes his discontent and restlessness upon returning to his kingdom, Ithaca, after his far-ranging travels...
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