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1) Sleeping Bobby

Author

Osborne, Will

Pub. Date

c2005

Physical Desc

1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 23 x 31 cm.

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A retelling of the Grimm tale featuring a handsome prince who is put into a deep sleep by a curse until he is awakened by the kiss of a brave princess.

2) Jack and the beanstalk

Author

Nesbit, E

Pub. Date

2006

Physical Desc

1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 31 cm.

Description

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After climbing to the top of a huge beanstalk, a boy uses his quick wits to outsmart a giant and gain a fortune for himself and his mother.

3) Cinderella

Pub. Date

2000

Physical Desc

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

Description

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Although mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters, Cinderella meets her prince with the help of her fairy godmother.

4) The gunniwolf

Author

Harper, Wilhelmina

Pub. Date

[1967, c1918]

Physical Desc

[32] p. col. illus. 25 cm.

Description

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A little girl cautioned never to go into the jungle, wanders in deeper and deeper while searching for flowers --and is suddenly confronted by the gunniwolf.

5) Princess stories

Pub. Date

c2004

Physical Desc

133 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.

6) The golden goose

Author

Shulevitz, Uri

Pub. Date

1995

Physical Desc

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

Description

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Simpleton's generosity helps him gain a princess for his bride.

7) Pretty Salma: a Little Red Riding Hood story from Africa

Author

Daly, Niki

Pub. Date

2007

Physical Desc

29 p. : col. ill. ; 26 x 27 cm.

Description

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In this version of "Little Red Riding Hood," set in Ghana, a young girl fails to heed Granny's warning about the dangers of talking to strangers.

8) The princess and the Lord of Night

Author

Bull, Emma

Pub. Date

c1994

Physical Desc

1 v. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.

Description

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Cursed at birth by an evil lord, a princess uses intelligence, cleverness, and generosity to outwit the lord and undo the spell.

9) The nightingale

Author

Pinkney, Jerry

Pub. Date

c2002

Physical Desc

1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 30 cm.

Description

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Despite being neglected by the emperor for a jewel-studded bird, the little nightingale revives the dying ruler with its beautiful song. A retelling set in Northwest Africa.

10) The gospel Cinderella

Author

Thomas, Joyce Carol

Pub. Date

c2004

Physical Desc

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

Description

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A variation on the traditional Cinderella story set in a Southern swamp and with a Great Gospel Convention instead of a ball.

11) Brave Margaret: an Irish adventure

Author

San Souci, Robert D

Pub. Date

1999

Physical Desc

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

Description

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In this retelling of an Irish folktale, a brave young woman battles a sea serpent and rescues her true love from a giant.

12) Dulac's The snow queen, and other stories from Hans Andersen

Author

Andersen, H. C

Pub. Date

1976

Physical Desc

143 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.

13) The little match girl

Author

San José, Christine

Pub. Date

c1994

Physical Desc

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

Description

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A retelling of the Hans Christian Andersen tale.

14) Walt Disney's Cinderella

Author

Rylant, Cynthia

Pub. Date

c2007

Physical Desc

1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 23 x 28 cm.

Description

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With the help of her fairy godmother, a kitchen maid mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters attends the palace ball where she meets the prince of her dreams.