Eric A Kimmel

Pub. Date

2014

Formats

eBook, Kindle

Description

The classic Hanukkah tale, shared by families all around the world— now available in a beautiful anniversary edition. A Caldecott Honor book.
A gift edition of this title is also available, featuring a slipcase and fold-out poster. (ISBN: 9780823452552)
An original tale featuring a traditional Jewish folk hero, this clever story, which received a Sydney Taylor Honor, has been a family favorite for decades.
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2) I took my frog to the library

Author

Formats

Book, eAudiobook

Description

A young girl brings her pets to the library--with predictably disastrous results.

3) Anansi goes fishing

Author

Series

Anansi books volume 2

Formats

Book, eAudiobook

Description

Anansi the spider plans to trick Turtle into catching a fish for his dinner, but Turtle proves to be smarter and ends up with a free meal. Explains the origin of spider webs.

4) Anansi's Party Time

Author

Series

Pub. Date

2011

Description

In this fifth book in the delightful series about the trickster spider, Anansi receives his comeuppance from Turtle. When Anansi invites Turtle to a party just to trick him, Turtle finds his own hilarious way to exact his revenge. The droll humor and the bold, brightly colored illustrations combine for another hilarious tale. A Live Oak Media audio production.

5) Anansi and the Talking Melon

Author

Series

Anansi books volume 3

Formats

eAudiobook, eBook

Description

Anansi the Spider squeezes his way into a big, juicy melon in Elephant's melon patch, and eats and eats until he is round as a berry. Now he has a real problem -- he's too fat to climb back out of the melon. While he waits to get thin again, he has fun talking to Elephant. Elephant is so impressed with the "talking melon" that he takes it to show the king. How Anansi amuses himself by fooling the other animals will delight readers who like to watch

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6) The Gingerbread Man

Author

Formats

eAudiobook, eBook

Description

A freshly baked gingerbread man escapes the old woman and old man who baked him, chanting "I'll run and run as fast as I can. You can't catch me. I'm the gingerbread man!" And he does keep running . . . until he meets a wily fox.

7) Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock

Author

Series

Anansi books volume 1

Formats

eAudiobook, eBook

Description

When Anansi the spider discovers a strange, moss-covered rock in the forest, he uses its magic to trick Lion, Elephant, Giraffe, and Zebra. Little Bush Deer will not be fooled, though, and uses the rock to teach Anansi a lesson.

8) Hershel and the Hanukkah goblins

Author

Pub. Date

c1989

Physical Desc

[32] p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.

Description

Relates how Hershel outwits the goblins that haunt the old synagogue and prevent the village people from celebrating Hanukkah.

9) The flying canoe: a Christmas story

Author

Pub. Date

c2011

Physical Desc

1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 25 x 29 cm.

Description

On Christmas Eve, six French-Canadian trappers meet a mysterious stranger who gives them the gift of a trip to their homes in Montreal, if only they agree not to speak until they cross their own thresholds.

10) Nicanor's gate

Author

Pub. Date

[2020]

Physical Desc

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm

Description

A prosperous but simple and pious Jew of ancient Alexandria comes to the realization of why God has permitted his great wealth to accumulate.

11) Anansi and the Magic Stick

Author

Series

Description

The magic trickster, Anansi the spider, is back! As usual, Anansi would rather loaf than work, so he steals Hyena's magic stick to do all his chores. When Anansi wakes up from a nap, he can't remember the magic words that will stop the stick. Fortunately, Hyena saves the day, but once again Anansi doesn't learn his lesson! This fable, like Kimmel's and Stevens' other Anansi stories, offers elements both traditional and surprising, and is full of the...

12) Anansi and the Talking Melon / Anansi and the Magic Stick: Books #2-4

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Series

Description

After eating his way into Elephant's melon and getting stuck, Anansi decides his only way out is to trick his friends into believing that the melon can talk. Elephant is delighted to share his special melon with the other animals, especially King Monkey. When the melon insults the King, however, mayhem ensues, much to Anansi's glee. Snappy and fresh, this playful tale is a perfect read-aloud. In the most recent book about the sly Spider, Anansi steals...

13) Hanukkah Bear

Author

Description

A bear wakes to wonderful smells that leads him to the house of Bubba Brayna. Bubba Brayna makes the best latkes in the village, but at ninety-seven, she doesn't hear or see well. When the bear arrives at her door, she believes he is her rabbi. Bubba Brayna and the bear light the menorah, play the dreidel game, and eat all the latkes. The mix-up is revealed, Bubba Brayna has a laugh about it, and everyone works together to make more latkes. The...

14) Anansi and the Moss Covered Rock / Anansi Goes Fishing: Books #1-3

Author

Series

Description

Anansi the Spider is the master trickster, and his shenanigans are humorously presented in these fantastic narratives based on West African folktales. In Anansi and the Moss Covered Rock the clever Anansi uses a magic rock he finds to pilfer food from his animal friends. What he doesn't realize is that the shy Little Bush Deer is observing his antics, and ultimately tricks the trickster! Rhythmic text helps build the suspense to a satisfying and delightful...

15) Little Britches and the rattlers

Author

Pub. Date

c2008

Physical Desc

1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 21 cm.

Description

As Little Britches, in her best attire, starts for the rodeo in town, she is waylaid by several rattlesnakes wanting to do her harm, but with some quick thinking she finds a way to outsmart them all.

16) The castle of the cats

Author

Pub. Date

c2004

Physical Desc

1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.

Description

When a farmer sends his sons on three quests to determine who will inherit the farm, Ivan, who is small and simple, finds good luck and wonderful treasures in a castle filled only with cats in fancy costumes and wigs.

17) Anansi and the talking melon

Author

Pub. Date

Physical Desc

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm

Description

A clever spider tricks Elephant and some other animals into thinking the melon in which he is hiding can talk.

18) The McElderry book of Greek myths

Author

Pub. Date

c2008

Physical Desc

xi, 96 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.

Description

Twelve legends of Greek mythology, from Pandora and her dreaded box to Icarus with his wings of was, and greedy King Midas.

19) The four gallant sisters

Author

Pub. Date

c1992

Physical Desc

1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 27 cm.

Description

A variation of two tales from the Brothers Grimm, in which four orphaned sisters disguise themselves as men to go out in the world and learn a trade.

20) Simon and the bear: a Hanukkah tale

Author

Pub. Date

[2014]

Physical Desc

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Description