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Children's Folk Tales
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Caps for Sale: A Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys and Their Monkey Business (Reading Rainbow Book) by Esphyr Slobodkina Publisher Comments Caps for Sale is a timeless classic, in print for over fifty years, and beloved by generations of readers. This easy-to-read story about a peddler and a band of mischievous monkeys is filled with warmth, humor, and simplicity. Children will delight in... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper 
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D'Aulaires' Book of Norse Myths (New York Review Children's Collection) by Ingri Daulaire Publisher Comments The New York Review Children's Collection began in 2003 in an attempt to reward readers who have long wished for the return of their favorite children’s titles and to introduce those books to a new generation. The line publishes picture books for... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $17.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Race of the Birkebeiners by Lise Lunge Larsen Publisher Comments When they went into battle they wore no costly armor, just birchbark wrapped around their legs, and so they were called Birkebeiners, which means “Birchleggers.” It is the year 1206, and deep in the snow-covered mountains and valleys of Norway... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Hardcover
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English Fairy Tales by Flora Annie Steel Publisher Comments This gorgeous hardcover edition is profusely illustrated with some of Rackham's most accomplished black-and-white work, including many silhouettes — 16 full-page color plates are included as well. Features over 40 beloved tales, including... (read more) List Price $40.00 Your price: $30.00 Used - Hardcover
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Caps for Sale: A Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys and Their Monkey Business (Young Scott Books) by Esphyr Slobodkina Publisher Comments Caps for Sale is a timeless classic, in print for over fifty years, and beloved by generations of readers. This easy-to-read story about a peddler and a band of mischievous monkeys is filled with warmth, humor, and simplicity. Children will delight in... (read more) List Price $17.99 Your price: $10.50 Used - Hardcover
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Saint George and the Dragon by Margaret Hodges Publisher Comments This special new paperback edition of St. George and the Dragon commemorates the 25th Anniversary of the Caldecott Award-winning picture book. Hodges retells an exciting segment from Spenser's The Faerie Queene, in which the Red Cross Knight slays a... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Norse Myths and Legends (Usborne Illustrated Guide to) by Cheryl Evan Synopsis Identifies the gods, goddesses, giants, and supernatural beasts of Norse mythology, recounts the most famous stories about Thor, Loki, Freyja, and Balder, and briefly describes Viking culture.... (read more) List Price $7.95 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Children of Odin: The Book of Northern Myths by Padraic Colum Publisher Comments Before time as we know it began, gods and goddesses lived in the city of Asgard. Odin All Father crossed the Rainbow Bridge to walk among men in Midgard. Thor defended Asgard with his mighty hammer. Mischievous Loki was constantly getting into trouble... (read more) Your price: $9.99 New - Trade Paper
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Baboushka and the Three Kings by Ruth Robbins Publisher Comments The Russian folktale about an old woman's endless search for the Christ child.... (read more) List Price $6.95 Your price: $1.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Folk Tales from Bohemia by Adolf Wenig Synopsis This folk tale collection is one of a kind, focusing uniquely on humankind's struggle with evil in the world. Delicately ornate orange and black text and illustrations set the mood and tone for these enchanting and sinister tales. "The Devil's Gifts" and... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $3.95 Used - Hardcover
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Firebird by Saviour Pirotta Publisher Comments "In the shadow of King Vaslavs Palace was a marvelous garden, and in the middle of that garden stood a tree that grew apples of solid gold, each one as dazzling as the sun." Someone is stealing the kings famous golden apples, and the culprit... (read more) List Price $18.99 Your price: $9.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Wonders of Donal O'Donnell by Gary D Schmidt Publisher Comments Celebrate the magical power of storytelling "If its wonders youll be after, it wont be far that youll have to go." The heart of Donal ODonnell, like his farmhouse door, has been bolted shut since the day his son died. So when he returns from tending his... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $8.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Big Book of Knights, Nobles & Knaves by Adria Fruitos Publisher Comments Magical lands inhabited by fire-breathing dragons, clever wizards casting their spells, valiant kings and gallant knights fighting for right, sly knaves eager to betray, kidnapped queens and maidens trapped in towers, merry bandits, and more: this is the... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $6.98 Sale - Hardcover
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The Mermaid of Warsaw: And Other Tales from Poland by Richard Monte Synopsis Enchanting, wicked and often very funny, Poland's folk tales are one of the great treasures of Central Europe. Crowned by the story of The Mermaid of Warsaw, the eight colourful tales in this collection include Skarbnik's Second Breakfast, set deep in... (read more) Your price: $8.95 New - Trade Paper
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Fat Cat by Margaret Macdonald Publisher Comments Have you ever heard the saying, Your eyes are bigger than your stomach? Well, Cat's stomach is bigger than a lot of things. He is always hungry, and living with culinary-inclined Mouse, who makes thirty-five pies in one day, just makes it worse. Fat Cat... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Tale of the Cid: And Other Stories of Knights and Chivalry by Andrew Lang Publisher Comments Great romances are old-fashioned stories filled with enchanted castles, mighty heroes, and lovely ladies in distress. This collection contains 19 such terrific tales, including several adventures of a brave old knight whose vivid imagination often gets... (read more) List Price $9.95 Your price: $1.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Count Silvernose: A Story from Italy by Kimmel Publisher Comments The two younger daughters of an old washerwoman are lovely, foolish, and useless, while the oldest is homely, clever, and strong. When the two younger sisters disappear and are reported dead, Assunta resolves to discover the truth and rescue her sisters.... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $11.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Great Smelly, Slobbery, Small-Tooth Dog: A Folktale from Great Britain by Margaret Macdonald Synopsis A rich man is rescued from harm by a smelly, slobbery dog. As a reward, he asks for the man's beautiful daughter. In this tale from England, Margaret Read MacDonald puts a new spin on the classic story, Beauty and the Beast.... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $7.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Pied Piper of Hamelin by Holden Publisher Comments Hamelin town has a plague of rats, and if something isn't done soon, everyone will starve. The people vow to give up everything to rid the town of the rats. And so the help of the Pied Piper is enlisted to dispose of the nasty pests. He plays a sweet... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $3.50 Used - Hardcover
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Comus by Margaret Hodges Synopsis Two brothers rescue their sister from the spell of an evil magician.... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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