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Tiger's Curse Preview by Colleen Houck
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsPassion. Fate. Loyalty.Would you risk it all to change your destiny?The last thing Kelsey Hayes thought she'd be doing this summer was trying to break a 300-year old Indian curse. With a mysterious white tiger named Ren. Halfway around the world. But that's exactly what happened... -
![Beauty and the Beast (Illustrated Classic Mini Book) by A.L. Singer]()
Beauty and the Beast (Illustrated Classic Mini Book) by A.L. Singer
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAdapted from Disney's film Beauty and the Beast... -
![Disney's The Little Mermaid (A Little Golden Book) by Michael Teitelbaum]()
Disney's The Little Mermaid (A Little Golden Book) by Michael Teitelbaum
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsMore than anything else, Princess Ariel longs to visit the world of humans... -
![Disney's Aladdin by Karen Kreider]()
Disney's Aladdin by Karen Kreider
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDisney Golden Book, Collectible. This is a mini book. It has the number 53 in the upper right hand corner of the book.#53 of 68 Special miniature versions of Golden's best-loved children's stories... -
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![Beauty and the Beast Novelization by Elizabeth Rudnick]()
Beauty and the Beast Novelization by Elizabeth Rudnick
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsBelle has dreamt of adventures like the ones she reads in her books, of traveling the world outside her small town. When Belle's father is captured, she takes his place as a prisoner of a fearsome Beast. But life in the enchanted castle isn't as terrible as Belle imagines, and she ultimately finds friendship and love...Categorized as:
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![Walt Disney Aladdin by Walt Disney Company]()
Walt Disney Aladdin by Walt Disney Company
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsA retelling of the adventures of Aladdin, who, with the aid of a genie from a magic lamp, fights an evil sorcerer and wins the hand of a beautiful princess... -
![Have Courage, Be Kind: The Tale of Cinderella by Brittany Candau]()
Have Courage, Be Kind: The Tale of Cinderella by Brittany Candau
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsElla is different than most young women in the kingdom. She can quote any Shakespearean play. She befriends every animal she meets, including the scurrying mice living in the walls. She believes in the power of kindness, in changing customs that are not so kind. Ella has faced unspeakable tragedy and loss, and is at the mercy of her cruel stepfamily... -
![East of the Sun & West of the Moon by Mercer Mayer]()
East of the Sun & West of the Moon by Mercer Mayer
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 13 ratings"Mayer's telling is an interweaving of plot elements from the original Scandinavian fairy tale with inventions of his own and details from The Frog Prince. The spellbound frog is whisked off to the trolls' castle and the ungrateful lass loses her chance to marry a handsome prince until she creates a happy ending, having atoned for her mistake".--Publishers Weekly. Full color... -
![BELLE AU BOIS DORMANT (LA) by Mahlon F. Craft]()
BELLE AU BOIS DORMANT (LA) by Mahlon F. Craft
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSleeping Beauty's enchanted slumber has captivated readers' hearts for centuries. Now brought luminously to life by K. Y. Craft's lavish paintings, this new edition of a timeless favorite is sure to enchant readers both young and old. Fairy tale lovers have been eagerly awaiting Craft's next magical romance since the release of her Cinderella... -
![Piégés by Victoria E. Schwab]()
Piégés by Victoria E. Schwab
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsConor, Abéké, Meilin et Rolan figurent parmi les rares élus à avoir un animal totem. Leur mission consiste à protéger leur monde, Erdas. Mais une force obscure, endormie depuis des siècles sous la surface, émerge à Erdas... -
![Thea Stilton and the Secret of the Old Castle by Thea Stilton]()
Thea Stilton and the Secret of the Old Castle by Thea Stilton
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsGeronimo's sister Thea Stilton narrates this action-packed adventure!When the Thea Sisters' friend Bridget returns to Scotland for a family emergency, the five mice offer to help... -
![The Twelve Dancing Princesses by Marianna Mayer, Kinuko Y. Craft]()
The Twelve Dancing Princesses by Marianna Mayer, Kinuko Y. Craft
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsEvery night, the king locks his 12 daughters in their room. Every morning, he finds them looking pale with their new dancing slippers in tatters. Can a young gardener solve the mystery without becoming bewitched himself? Full color... -
![Cinderella by Kinuko Y. Craft]()
Cinderella by Kinuko Y. Craft
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThis brilliant edition of a timeless story is sure to become the favorite of a generation. Readers young and old will be enchanted by the vision and mastery of Kinuko Y. Craft's luminous paintings, inspired by the lavish artwork of late seventeenth-century France and embellished with extraordinary borders and ornamentation... -
![Cinderella by Walt Disney Company, Ron Dias]()
Cinderella by Walt Disney Company, Ron Dias
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe most beloved princess movie of all time—Disney's Cinderella—is retold in the classic Little Golden Book format. It's perfect for Disney Princess fans ages 2-5... -
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![Cinderella by Ruth Sanderson]()
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... -
![Beauty and the Beast by Marianna Mayer]()
Beauty and the Beast by Marianna Mayer
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsGenerations of children have been fascinated by the story of the girl named Beauty who grows to love a fearsome beast. This acclaimed best-seller, first published in 1978, transports readers into a world of pure magic and mystery... -
![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... -
![Summer Story by Jill Barklem]()
Summer Story by Jill Barklem
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt was such a hot summer. The sky was deep blue and the sun never faltered.All along Brambly Hedge, the mice did their best to keep cool. Poppy Eyebright sought refuge in the mossy shadows of the mill wheel; Dusty Dogwood took to walking by the banks of the cooling stream. Dusty and Poppy spent more and more time together, so no one was at all surprised when they announced their engagement... -
![Beauty and the Beast by Max Eilenberg]()
Beauty and the Beast by Max Eilenberg
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsExquisite paintings and a lush retelling bring a treasured classic to new life.A beautiful daughter dreams of meeting a handsome prince, but in order to save her father's life, she leaves home to live with a terrible, frightening beast. Though her patron is hideous, his disarming generosity slowly leads to a surprising connection... -
![The Nightingale and the Rose by Oscar Wilde]()
The Nightingale and the Rose by Oscar Wilde
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsAn allegorical fable of love, sacrifice and selfishness. As with all of Wilde's short stories it embodies strong moral values and is told with an effervescence akin to that of the 1001 nights. It is the tale of a lovestruck student who must provide his lover with a red rose in order to win her heart... -
![Cinderella by Anthea Bell, Charles Perrault]()
Cinderella by Anthea Bell, Charles Perrault
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratings"Illustrations featuring mix of styles in both clothing and architecture set the story in an imaginary yet vaguely familiar landscape, lit by a dreamlike haze. The smoothly told story contains the familiar details and a happy ending in which Cinderella forgives her stepfamily." - The Horn Book Club -"This satisfying tale never grows old... -
![East o' the Sun and West o' the Moon by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Jørgen Moe]()
East o' the Sun and West o' the Moon by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Jørgen Moe
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEast of the Sun and West of the Moon is the romantic story of a bewitched prince and the determined lassie who loves him. It has everything a classic epic tale should have: rags and riches, hags and heroism, magic and mystery, a curse and a quest, wicked trolls, a shape-shifting bear, and finally, a happy ending. Kate Greenaway Medalist P.J... -
![Snow White by Josephine Poole]()
Snow White by Josephine Poole
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTHE REISSUE OF the classic Grimm tale of a beautiful young girl with skin as white as snow, lips and cheeks as red as blood, and hair as black as ebony is breathtakingly realized by acclaimed artist Charles Santore in this lush, lovely picture book... -
![Walt Disney's - Cinderella by Walt Disney Company]()
Walt Disney's - Cinderella by Walt Disney Company
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratings"This is a story about darkness and light, about sorrow and joy, about something lost and something found. This is a story about love."Cinderella's story has been told over and over, but never has it been touched by the kind of magic created by the contributors of this book... -
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![The Books of Bayern Box Set by Shannon Hale]()
The Books of Bayern Box Set by Shannon Hale
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe first three books in the highly acclaimed Books of Bayern series are now available in a beautiful boxed set. It all began with the retelling of a Grimm's fairy tale in The Goose Girl, and now the world of Bayern is rich with fairy tales all its own. Fans will be delighted with this package that features their favorite Bayern characters as well as a sneak peek of the newest book: Forest Born... -
![Fanny's Dream by Caralyn Buehner, Mark Buehner]()
Fanny's Dream by Caralyn Buehner, Mark Buehner
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn this inventive take on the traditional Cinderella tale, Fanny Agnes is a sturdy farm girl with a big dream. Someday, she believes, she will marry a prince. When the town mayor announces he is throwing a grand ball, Fanny is convinced her time has come. She puts on her best calico dress and goes out to the garden so that she'll be ready when her fairy godmother arrives... -
![Beauty and the Beast by Mahlon F. Craft]()
Beauty and the Beast by Mahlon F. Craft
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAward-winning team Mahlon and Kinuko Craft bring us a gorgeous and vivid retelling of the classic story of Beauty and the Beast in this stunningly illustrated picture book.The tale is as old as time: A man steals a rose from the garden of a beast. His beautiful daughter sacrifices herself to a life in the beast’s castle to protect her father... -
![Cinderella (Live Action) Junior Novel by Elizabeth Rudnick]()
Cinderella (Live Action) Junior Novel by Elizabeth Rudnick
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn 1950, Walt Disney Studios released the classic film about a kind and wishful servant girl who is swept away from the harsh lifestyle of a bleak home to a life of royalty and true love... -
![A Beautiful Curse by Kenley Davidson]()
A Beautiful Curse by Kenley Davidson
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFollow your heart… But you might just end up snacking on flies. When a bumbling fairy godfather gifts a humble woodcutter’s fourth child with extraordinary beauty, she spends the next eighteen years trying to hide it—behind a book. Now, Elisette is ready to follow her dreams and become a scholar, but her admirers keep getting in the way of her ambitions... -
![Shadow Castle by Marian Cockrell]()
Shadow Castle by Marian Cockrell
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn the middle of a deep forest is an enchanted valley and a castle where only shadows live, shadows of kings and queens who have waited for hundreds of years for the spell cast upon them to be broken... -
![Change: A Lacey Hannigan Novel by Elaine Pierson]()
Change: A Lacey Hannigan Novel by Elaine Pierson
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsChange is the second book in The Lacey Hannigan trilogy. Eighteen year old Lacey Hannigan always thought her human life was hard and unfair, but now that she is no longer human, her life is about to get a whole lot harder... -
![The Owl and the Pussycat by Edward Lear]()
The Owl and the Pussycat by Edward Lear
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsEdward Lear's nonsense poem about two unlikely sweethearts--an elegant owl and a beautiful cat--has found a perfect match in artist Jan Brett. She traveled to the Caribbean (the land where the Bong-tree grows, perhaps?) to research her illustrations as well as the settings, costume details, plants, and fish native to the area... -
![Disney Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs by Walt Disney Company]()
Disney Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs by Walt Disney Company
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsNow new and old fans can relive the magic of this beloved film as it is retold in a beautiful full-color Little Golden... -
![Lady and the Tramp by Walt Disney Company]()
Lady and the Tramp by Walt Disney Company
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLady, a pampered Cocker Spaniel, loves living with Jim Dear and Darling. Then one day the couple goes away on vacation and leaves the mean Aunt Sarah in charge. When Lady becomes frightened and runs away, Tramp, the neighborhood mutt, takes her under his paw... -
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![The Twelve Dancing Princesses by Ruth Sanderson]()
The Twelve Dancing Princesses by Ruth Sanderson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLong ago, in the days of princesses, castles, and magic spells, there lived a king and his twelve daughters... -
![The Lady and the Lion: A Brothers Grimm Tale by Jacqueline K. Ogburn]()
The Lady and the Lion: A Brothers Grimm Tale by Jacqueline K. Ogburn
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLove and honor can overcome even the fiercest obstacles, as we see in this spellbinding fairy tale, with shades of "Beauty and the Beast." To save her father, a young woman must go to the castle of a menacing lion. She fears for her life, but finds kindness rather than danger there, for the lion by day is a gentle young man by night-a prince under the spell of a wicked enchantress... -
![Sit, Stay, Love by J.J. Howard]()
Sit, Stay, Love by J.J. Howard
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCecilia Murray has been wishing for a dog for as long as she can remember. And when a cute pug named Potato is brought in to Orphan Paws, the shelter where she volunteers, she knows he is the dog she's been waiting for. There's just one problem: Eric Chung -- a popular, arrogant boy from school -- adopts Potato first. What's worse, he hopes to train the little tater to become a show-dog superstar... -
![The Legend of Holly Claus by Brittney Ryan]()
The Legend of Holly Claus by Brittney Ryan
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe birth of Holly Claus, Santa's daughter, is a miracle but it also brings about a terrible curse from an evil soul. Holly's heart is frozen, and she must face her enemy, free her self, and save her father's kingdom... -
![The Lioness and Her Knight by Gerald Morris]()
The Lioness and Her Knight by Gerald Morris
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsLuneta is tired of living in dull Orkney with her mother and father (who happens to be the most boring knight of King Arthur’s Round Table). She prides herself on always getting what she wants, so when the opportunity presents itself, she jumps at the chance to stay at a family friend’s castle near Camelot... -
![The Wood Wife by Terri Windling]()
The Wood Wife by Terri Windling
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsLeaving behind her fashionable West Coast life, Maggie Black comes to the Southwestern desert to pursue her passion and her dream. Her mentor, the acclaimed poet Davis Cooper, has mysteriously died in the canyons east of Tucson, bequeathing her his estate and the mystery of his life--and death... -
![The Ordinary Princess by M.M. Kaye]()
The Ordinary Princess by M.M. Kaye
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsAlong with Wit, Charm, Health, and Courage, Princess Amy of Phantasmorania receives a special fairy christening gift: Ordinariness. Unlike her six beautiful sisters, she has brown hair and freckles, and would rather have adventures than play the harp, embroider tapestries . . . or become a Queen... -
![Snow White by Paul Heins, Jacob Grimm]()
Snow White by Paul Heins, Jacob Grimm
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsSpared by her would-be executioner, Snow White finds a home with seven kindly dwarfs, but the hateful queen who wants her dead will stop at nothing to be the most beautiful woman in the land. A poisoned apple seems to send Snow White to her death, but true love brings her back, and good once again prevails... -
![The Enchanted Collection Box Set: Ella Enchanted, The Two Princesses of Bamarre, Fairest by Gail Carson Levine]()
The Enchanted Collection Box Set: Ella Enchanted, The Two Princesses of Bamarre, Fairest by Gail Carson Levine
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsElla EnchantedHow can a fairy'sblessing be such a curse?At her birth, Ella of Frell was the unfortunate recipient of a foolish fairy's gift—the "gift' of obedience. Ella must obey any order given to her, whether it's hopping on one foot for a day and a half, or chopping off her own head! But strong-willed Ella does not tamely accept her fate... -
![Rapunzel by Paul O. Zelinsky, Jacob Grimm]()
Rapunzel by Paul O. Zelinsky, Jacob Grimm
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsTrapped in a tower with no door, Rapunzel is allowed to see no one but the sorceress who has imprisoned her-until the day a young prince hears her singing to the forest birds. . . . The timeless tale of Rapunzel is vividly and magnificently brought to life through Paul O. Zelinsky's powerful sense of narrative and his stunning oil paintings... -
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![Dragon Spear by Jessica Day George]()
Dragon Spear by Jessica Day George
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsFor Creel, all is right with the world. The dragon king, Shardas, and his queen, Velika, have made a comfy home on the Far Isles, and humans and dragons seem to be at peace. It's the perfect time for Creel to plan her wedding to Prince Luka. Well, it was perfect -- until Velika gets kidnapped, and Creel and Luka set off to save her... -
![Frozen 2: Dangerous Secrets: The Story of Iduna and Agnarr by Mari Mancusi]()
Frozen 2: Dangerous Secrets: The Story of Iduna and Agnarr by Mari Mancusi
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSixteen-year-old Iduna harbors a dark secret. On the surface, she is an Arendellian village girl, an aspiring inventor, and the best friend of Prince Agnarr, but she is also secretly Northuldra.Ever since the day the forest fell, Arendellians have despised and distrusted Northuldra with a vengeance... -
![East by Edith Pattou]()
East by Edith Pattou
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 45 ratingsRose has always been different. Since the day she was born, it was clear she had a special fate. Her superstitious mother keeps the unusual circumstances of Rose's birth a secret, hoping to prevent her adventurous daughter from leaving home... but she can't suppress Rose's true nature forever... -
![Walt Disney's Cinderella (A Little Golden Book Classic) by Jane Werner]()
Walt Disney's Cinderella (A Little Golden Book Classic) by Jane Werner
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe original Little Golden Book from the 1940s featuring Walt Disney’s Cinderella is back! This enchanting fairy tale is beautifully rendered with vintage artwork bringing Cinderella and her cruel stepsisters to life... -
![The Magic Nesting Doll by Jacqueline K. Ogburn]()
The Magic Nesting Doll by Jacqueline K. Ogburn
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKatya's grandmother took a little matryoshka, a nesting doll, out of a small box. "If your need is great, open the doll and help will come. But you may only do so three times. After that the magic will be gone." A wicked spell has changed a handsome young prince to a pale glassy figure made of "living ice," and his kingdom to a frozen landscape of night without moon, darkness without dawn... -
![Princess Between Worlds by E.D. Baker]()
Princess Between Worlds by E.D. Baker
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJust as Annie and Liam are busy making plans to travel the world, a witch shows up and gives them a collection of postcards from the Magic Marketplace. Each postcard gives Annie and Liam the opportunity to travel to exotic lands and far-flung kingdoms. What the witch doesn't give them are directions on how to safely return...
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