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The Quiltmaker's Gift by Jeff Brumbeau
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhen a generous quiltmaker finally agrees to make a quilt for a greedy king but only under certain conditions, she causes him to undergo a change of heart... -
![The Real Mother Goose by Blanche Fisher Wright]()
The Real Mother Goose by Blanche Fisher Wright
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsFor nearly a century, The Real Mother Goose has delighted young children!For more than seventy-five years THE REAL MOTHER GOOSE has been delighting millions of children, and today the magic is as strong as ever...Categorized as:
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![Walt Disney's Pinocchio (A Little Golden Book Classic) by Steffi Fletcher]()
Walt Disney's Pinocchio (A Little Golden Book Classic) by Steffi Fletcher
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe beloved tale of a wooden puppet who longs to become a real boy is as appealing now as when it was first released in 1940. The beautiful, vintage illustrations in this Little Golden Book retelling will charm children and collectors alike... -
![The Cloud Castle by Thea Stilton]()
The Cloud Castle by Thea Stilton
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhat is the secret of the clouds?The Thea Sisters have received an urgent message from their friend Will Mystery. The magical Land of Clouds is in danger. The mouselets must find out why the clouds are disappearing!Once they enter the kingdom through Mount Everest, the mice meet fairies, elves, and unicorns on their way to the majestic Cloud Castle... -
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![The Secret of the Snow by Thea Stilton]()
The Secret of the Snow by Thea Stilton
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJoin Thea Stilton and the Thea Sisters in their third magical special edition adventure!There's a mystery in the land of the lotus flowers!Thea Stilton and Thea Sisters are called to help to an enchanted land! It's a world linked to the legends of Japan, and it is in danger...Categorized as:
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![Tolkien's World by J.R.R. Tolkien]()
Tolkien's World by J.R.R. Tolkien
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIf it is the author's job to paint word-pictures, few writers have accomplished the task more brilliantly than J.R.R. Tolkien, whose timeless fantasy classics have literally taken readers to another place... -
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Cinderella by Ruth Sanderson
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsDreams come true with a little hope and a wave of a fairy godmother's wand. But will the prince find Cinderella after her ball gown turns back into rags? This classic tale is retold by Ruth Sanderson with the very youngest of readers in mind... -
![The Jolly Pocket Postman by Janet Ahlberg, Allan Ahlberg]()
The Jolly Pocket Postman by Janet Ahlberg, Allan Ahlberg
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEveryone's favorite postman finds himself in Alice's Wonderland, knee-high to a Mad Hatter, but nothing can stop the Jolly Postman from completing his mail route as he travels through the Emerald City with Dorothy and other fairy-tale favorites...Categorized as:
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![Professor Wormbog in Search for the Zipperump-A-Zoo by Mercer Mayer]()
Professor Wormbog in Search for the Zipperump-A-Zoo by Mercer Mayer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsProfessor Wormbog is missing a Zipperump-a-Zoo from his collection of beasts, so he sets off in search of one—a search that takes him all over the world. If you open almost any of award-winning author/illustrator Mercer Mayer’s 250+ children’s books you’ll see dragons, cuddly monsters, wonderful creatures, and endearing critters. Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, Mr... -
![The Half Upon a Time Trilogy: Half Upon a Time; Twice Upon a Time; Once Upon the End by James Riley]()
The Half Upon a Time Trilogy: Half Upon a Time; Twice Upon a Time; Once Upon the End by James Riley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt's a fantasy come true: all three books in the hilarious fractured fairy tale trilogy by James Riley, available together in a box set!This complete boxed set of the Half Upon a Time trilogy tells the story of Jack, as in, son of the infamous Jack who stole the magic beans from the giant... -
![The Wizard of Oz 15 Book Collection by L. Frank Baum]()
The Wizard of Oz 15 Book Collection by L. Frank Baum
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"Anyone in a fairy country like the Land of Oz can do anything" Believing that the modern fairy tale no longer required 'a fearsome moral' rendered by 'horrible and blood-curdling incidents', L. Frank Baum (1856-1919) decided to create a world in which 'the wonderment and joy are retained and the heartaches and nightmares are left out'...Categorized as:
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![We're Alive: A Story of Survival, the First Season by K.C. Wayland]()
We're Alive: A Story of Survival, the First Season by K.C. Wayland
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis exciting audio drama is based on an immensely popular podcast that has received hundreds of positive reviews and has had over four million downloads--and counting. For Army Reserve soldier Michael Cross, the world as he knows it ends in an instant. One minute he's in college, and the next rioters are roaming the highway around him, breaking into cars and literally tearing people apart...Categorized as:
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![Rumpelstiltskin by Paul O. Zelinsky]()
Rumpelstiltskin by Paul O. Zelinsky
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsRichly hued oil paintings complement a story simply and gracefully told."Children...love the story for its mystery, and its familiarity. Adults will find that, like most classic fairy tales, this one rewards periodic rethinking." --New York Times Book Review"Zelinsky's smooth retelling and glowing pictures cast the story in a new and beautiful light...Categorized as:
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![Pendragon, Before the War by Walter Sorrells, D.J. MacHale]()
Pendragon, Before the War by Walter Sorrells, D.J. MacHale
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsBefore Bobby Pendragon. Before Saint Dane. Before the war . . . Every territory of Halla has a Traveler. They lived for years�some even for decades�before learning of their true destiny...Categorized as:
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![Sky Raiders Free Preview Edition: (The First 10 Chapters) (Five Kingdoms) by Brandon Mull]()
Sky Raiders Free Preview Edition: (The First 10 Chapters) (Five Kingdoms) by Brandon Mull
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn a world that lies between reality and imagination, a “fanciful, action-packed adventure” awaits (Publishers Weekly, starred review). Come and claim it in this first book of the Five Kingdoms series, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Fablehaven and Beyonders series... -
![Where the Light Enters by Kathy Miner]()
Where the Light Enters by Kathy Miner
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAlmost a year has passed since a plague wiped out over 99% of the population. In the mountains of Colorado, a group of survivors have made it through their first winter. The world is profoundly changed, and so are the people. Humanity has taken an evolutionary step, and whether the increased intuitive knowing will serve to rebuild or destroy mankind remains to be seen...Categorized as:
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![Cinder Road by Toby Neal, Emily Kimelman]()
Cinder Road by Toby Neal, Emily Kimelman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Scorch Series: romantic action adventure for fans of romance thriller suspense and family romance stories! Cold, calculating Dolf Luciano is a rock-climbing powerbroker in a tailored suit. An identical twin, he is the “brain,” and his brother Nando, the “heart... -
![Light In The Barren Lands by Brian S. Pratt]()
Light In The Barren Lands by Brian S. Pratt
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBack To Earth! Here in the long anticipated sequel to The Morcyth Saga, Brian S. Pratt returns to the series that started it all. Five years have passed since the end of the Madoc/Empire war. When word of his war-time exploits begins to spread, life at The Ranch grows intolerable as people seek him out... -
![The Sun Egg by Elsa Beskow]()
The Sun Egg by Elsa Beskow
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsElsa Beskow's picture books for children have been known and loved for almost a century. In this endearing story a large orange "egg" has fallen into the woods. "It's a sun egg," declares the lucky little elf who comes upon it. Soon, she and her friends find out what it really is, but not before the little elf begins one of the best adventures she has ever had...Categorized as:
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![The Complete Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie]()
The Complete Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFollow the Second Star to the Right! Welcome to Neverland, home of pixies, pirates, and Peter Pan! Collected here is the ultimate Kindle edition of the Peter Pan stories by J.M. Barrie, starring such timeless characters as Peter Pan, Tinker Bell, Captain Hook, Wendy, and the Lost Boys. Included in Peter Pan: The Complete Adventures are: • All three Peter Pan books written by J.M. Barrie...Categorized as:
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![To Walk in the Way of Lions by H. Leighton Dickson]()
To Walk in the Way of Lions by H. Leighton Dickson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe conclusion to the sweeping epic that began in 'To Journey in the Year of the Tiger'. 'To Walk in the Way of Lions' picks up where Journey leaves off, in the harsh deserts of Khanisthan... -
![Raj Kahini by Abanindranath Tagore]()
Raj Kahini by Abanindranath Tagore
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings<span><span>An unforgettable historical novella that leads you to the flowing sand dunes of Rajasthan, the clash of swords, to the courtyard of kings and queens. The book captures the spirit of a heroic past that never fails to move readers even today... -
![Beyond the Pawpaw Trees: The Story of Anna Lavinia by Palmer Brown]()
Beyond the Pawpaw Trees: The Story of Anna Lavinia by Palmer Brown
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt all began on a lavender blue day—the kind of day when anything can happen. It was on such a day that Anna Lavinia’s father saw a double rainbow and went chasing after it. And it is on such a day that she and her cat, Strawberry, set off on their journey beyond the walled garden where the pawpaw trees grow, to a place where the buttercups bloom pink and the laws of gravity don’t always apply... -
![The RPG Apocalypse 2 by Jeremy Chambless]()
The RPG Apocalypse 2 by Jeremy Chambless
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAdapt, evolve, and grow even stronger.New friends, new foes, and the greatest opportunities yet to level up: a new continent filled with exciting adventures awaits Joseph.North Maledith isn’t a place for those with weak will and soft hearts. Danger lurks at every corner and a storm of unrest is slowly brewing on the continent. Adventurer groups are disappearing. Bandits are at an all-time high...Categorized as:
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![The Hunt for the Secret Papyrus by Geronimo Stilton]()
The Hunt for the Secret Papyrus by Geronimo Stilton
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThere was a mystery in New Mouse City's Egyptian Mouseum! The Black Papyrus, an ancient document that reveals the secret of eternal youth, had disappeared. The mouseum's director asked me to help him find it. Yikes -- those Egyptian artifacts freak me out! Luckily, a secret agent came to our aid..Categorized as:
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![Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins]()
Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThe phenomenal fifth book in the Hunger Games series!Sunrise on the Reaping revisits the world of Panem twenty-four years before the events of The Hunger Games, starting on the morning of the reaping of the Fiftieth Hunger Games, also known as the Second Quarter Quell... -
![The Zodiac Legacy: Balance of Power by Stan Lee, Stuart Moore]()
The Zodiac Legacy: Balance of Power by Stan Lee, Stuart Moore
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSteven Lee always thought that having superpowers would make him happy, make life easier, and make everything more fun. He was wrong. Steven, now 16 years old, has spent years living with the power of the Tiger... -
![Peter in Blueberry Land by Elsa Beskow]()
Peter in Blueberry Land by Elsa Beskow
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPeter is looking for blueberries for his mother's birthday but he can't find a single one. Suddenly he feels a light tap on his shoe, and a strange and magical adventure begins.This is one of Elsa Beskow's best-known and best-loved books... -
![Pinocchio by Tania Zamorsky, Arthur Pober]()
Pinocchio by Tania Zamorsky, Arthur Pober
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMischievous, lazy, and full of tricks, the puppet Pinocchio causes trouble for his creator, Geppetto, almost as soon as he comes to life. Yet, more than anything, this naughty and playful creature wants to become a real boy. To make his dreams come true, he must prove himself worthy... -
![The Tortoise and the Hare: An Aesop Fable by Janet Stevens]()
The Tortoise and the Hare: An Aesop Fable by Janet Stevens
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTortoise proves he is a formidable opponent in this comic adaptation of a classic tale... -
![Dragon Slayers by Lisa McMann]()
Dragon Slayers by Lisa McMann
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTen years after Alex and Aaron Stowe brought peace to Quill and Artimé, their younger twin sisters journey beyond Artimé in the sixth novel in the New York Times bestselling sequel series to The Unwanteds, which Kirkus Reviews called “The Hunger Games meets Harry Potter.”The Revinir is getting desperate... -
![ALABAMA FALL 2 by Katy Light, Boyd Craven Jr.]()
ALABAMA FALL 2 by Katy Light, Boyd Craven Jr.
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGet ready to immerse yourself in the thrilling world of Alabama Fall 2, the highly anticipated sequel to Katy Light's exciting first book.After being stranded on the highway while trailering their horses during an EMP attack and the subsequent Long Ride Home, Violet and her children face even more challenges as they try to settle into a new way of life without power...Categorized as:
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![The Travelers by Carla Jablonski, D.J. MacHale]()
The Travelers by Carla Jablonski, D.J. MacHale
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsBefore Bobby Pendragon. Before Saint Dane. Before the war . . . Every territory of Halla has a Traveler. They lived for yearssome even for decadesbefore learning of their true destiny...Categorized as:
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![ALABAMA FALL: The Long Ride Home by Katy Light, Boyd Craven Jr.]()
ALABAMA FALL: The Long Ride Home by Katy Light, Boyd Craven Jr.
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMany of you reading in this world have asked for it, so here Katy Light brings you a compelling, completely non-military tale of a single mother suddenly faced with a world where nothing is easy. The simple things she used to take for granted seem just out of reach and people no longer act as expected...Categorized as:
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![Незнайка на Луне by Nikolay Nosov]()
Незнайка на Луне by Nikolay Nosov
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratings"Незнайка на Луне" - заключительная часть трилогии о коротышках из сказочного города. Увлекательная история межпланетного путешествия маленьких человечков не только позабавит юного читателя, но и поможет ему расширить свой кругозор. В занимательной форме ребенок легко усваивает элементарные сведения об астрономии, физике, психологии, экономике...Categorized as:
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![King Arthur and His Knights: Selected Tales by Thomas Malory]()
King Arthur and His Knights: Selected Tales by Thomas Malory
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsThomas Malory, knight, adventurer, and soldier, was born in the early years of the fifteenth century and died on March 14, 1471, having spent much of the last twenty years of his life in prison. It was there that he wrote most, if not all, of his works, completing the last in about 1470...Categorized as:
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![Winter of Magic's Return by Pamela F. Service]()
Winter of Magic's Return by Pamela F. Service
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsConvinced that a new age of magic is about to begin in the wake of the nuclear holocaust, a young resurrected Merlin and two friends set out to bring King Arthur back to the land... -
![Super Slug of Doom: A Super Happy Magic Forest Story by Matty Long]()
Super Slug of Doom: A Super Happy Magic Forest Story by Matty Long
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Super Happy Magic Forest is once again thrown into disruption and chaos when Blossom the unicorn accidentally releases the super slug of doom from his hibernation beneath an ordinary rock. Can our five reluctant heroes -- Hoofius, Blossom, Twinkle, Trevor, and Herbert -- once again save their beloved forest from slimy, sludgy, yucky evil? We sure hope so. . -
![Multiplying Menace: The Revenge of Rumpelstiltskin by Pam Calvert]()
Multiplying Menace: The Revenge of Rumpelstiltskin by Pam Calvert
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRumpelstiltskin is back! This time he's making mischief with his multiplying stick. Can Peter unlock the secret of the stick in time to save the kingdom? Whimsical illustrations bring fun to multiplying whole numbers and fractions... -
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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... -
![Rapunzel by Chloe Perkins]()
Rapunzel by Chloe Perkins
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe classic story of Rapunzel gets a fresh twist in this vibrant Indian spin on the beloved fairy tale!Once upon a time, there was a girl with long, long hair, who lived in a tall, tall tower... The classic tale of Rapunzel gets a fresh twist in this third book of a brand-new board book series, Once Upon a World... -
![The Fall of Camelot by Time-Life Books]()
The Fall of Camelot by Time-Life Books
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRecounts the tales of King Arthur, from his early years with Merlin, through the rise of Camelot with its great knights, to the destruction of the kingdom... -
![Convol the Cold-blooded Brute by Adam Blade]()
Convol the Cold-blooded Brute by Adam Blade
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTom and his companions have arrived in a strange new land -- Tavania. Wizard Malvel's evil magic has enraged six terrifying new Beasts. To restore harmony, Tom must first face Convol the Cold-blooded Brute in a deadly desert duel.. -
![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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![Collapse by Mark Lukens]()
Collapse by Mark Lukens
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt started with rumors of a plague that turned people into flesh-eating predators. The governments of the world and the media tried to suppress it, but little by little the truth got out. The economy had been in a free-fall, banks closed, protests turned into riots, people began hoarding and panicking. And then on a Friday morning, the collapse came... -
![A Year Full of Stories: 52 Classic Stories From All Around the World by Angela McAllister]()
A Year Full of Stories: 52 Classic Stories From All Around the World by Angela McAllister
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis treasury of 52 stories collects together a rich resource of myths, fairy tales and legends from around the world, with a story for every week of the year...Categorized as:
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![Hit the Road, Helen! by Kate McMullan]()
Hit the Road, Helen! by Kate McMullan
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Paris and Helen decide to hit the road together, it means more trouble than they can imagine for both themselves and the people of Troy. But who says Helen is entirely at fault? Sure she had a face that launched a thousand ships . . . but she also had a little interference from the meddling god of love and his mother, Aphrodite. Think you know the truth behind the Greek myths? Think again... -
![Japanese Children's Favorite Stories by Florence Sakade]()
Japanese Children's Favorite Stories by Florence Sakade
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis colorfully illustrated multicultural children's book presents Japanese fairy tales and other folk stories—providing insight into a rich literary culture.For 60 years, generations of English-speaking children around the world have been enchanted by Japanese Children's Favorite Stories—and for good reason...Categorized as:
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![The Mitten: An Old Ukrainian Folktale by Alvin Tresselt]()
The Mitten: An Old Ukrainian Folktale by Alvin Tresselt
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDeep in the woods on the coldest day of winter a little boy drops his mitten. And that lost mitten stretches and stretches -- and stretches -- to provide shelter for many woodland creatures. A Ukrainian folk tale...
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