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Neptune and Minerva

Laura Layton Strom (author), Kirk Parrrish (illustrator)

Publisher: Newmark Learning ISBN: 9781612691770

What happens when two gods from Greek mythology want to rule a town? The townspeople are afraid of a fight between two powerful gods. A contest is set to decide the winner.

How Rabbit Lost His Tail

Cynthia Swain (author), Juan Bautista Juan Oliver (illustrator)

Publisher: Newmark Learning ISBN: 9781612691794

Have you ever seen a fluffy bunny tail? They are puffy like cotton balls. Did you know rabbits used to have long tails like squirrels?

Belling the Cat

Antonio Blane (author), Joanna Czernichowska (illustrator)

Publisher: Newmark Learning ISBN: 9781612691787

The mice must try to figure out how to protect themselves from the house cat. One young mouse has a great idea. But will he have the courage to bell the cat?

Medusa

Laura Layton Strom (author), Stefania Bisacco (illustrator)

Publisher: Newmark Learning ISBN: 9781612691763

Medusa brags and brags about her beauty. She loves to look in the mirror. She loves to tell others that she is the prettiest. Find out what happens when a young lady spends all of her time bragging.

The Princess and the Pea

Laura Layton Strom (author), Niki Leonidou (illustrator)

Publisher: Newmark Learning ISBN: 9781612691732

The poor prince can't seem to find a TRUE princess. Will a tiny green legume save the day?

Rapunzel

Laura Layton Strom (author), Niki Leonidou (illustrator)

Publisher: Newmark Learning ISBN: 9781612691725

A mean old woman puts a young girl in a tower with no door or stairs! How will she get visitors? How will she escape?

John Henry

Antonio Blane (author), Michael Kress-Russick (illustrator)

Publisher: Newmark Learning ISBN: 9781612691718

This African American tall tale tells of John Henry, who was as big as an oak tree in overalls! He is famous as the strongest railroad worker in the East, West, North, and South. Read about the hardest worker that ever was!

How Chipmunk Got Its Stripes

Brooke Harris (author), Juan Bautista, Juan Oliver (illustrators)

Publisher: Newmark Learning ISBN: 9781612691701

Do you know why all chipmunks have three stripes down their backs? This pourquoi tale gives a creative explanation as to how this happened. This tale originated with the Seneca Indians.

Town Mouse and Country Mouse

Cynthia Swain (author), Bill Greenhead (illustrator)

Publisher: Newmark Learning ISBN: 9781612691688

This Aesop's fable retelling is about two cousins who live in two very different places: the city and the country. They visit each other to try to decide which place is better. Which do you think is better?

Paul Bunyan

Laura Layton Strom (author), Jack Snider (illustrator)

Publisher: Newmark Learning ISBN: 9781612691695

Paul Bunyan was the biggest baby boy ever born! At one week old he had to wear his father's clothes! And he continued to grow!

The Lion and the Mouse

Cynthia Swain (author), Wilson Williams (illustrator)

Publisher: Newmark Learning ISBN: 9781612691664

This is a fable about kindness and mercy. The mouse is feeling playful and wakes up the lion. At first the lion is angry. But the lion shows mercy on the mouse. And that kindness is returned one day.

The Boy Who Cried Wolf

Elizabeth Adams, Daniel Howarth (authors)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427180445

The shepherd boy shouts "Wolf!" when he gets bored. What will happen when a real wolf comes?

The Lion and the Mouse

Diane Marwood, Anni Axworthy (authors)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427180469

When Mouse wakes up Lion he's in big trouble! But one day, Lion might need Mouse's help

The Ant and the Grasshopper

Diane Marwood, Gabriele Antonini (authors)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427180438

Grasshopper thinks Ant should stop working so hardbut what will happen when winter comes?

How the Camel got his Hump

Stefania Colnaghi Robert James (authors)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427180414

Camel is the laziest animal on Earth. And he's also very rude! Can the desert god teach him a lesson he'll never forget?

Itsy Bitsy Spider and Itsy Bitsy Beetle

Tomislav Zlatic, Wes Magee (authors)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427180407

Read the traditional nursery rhyme Itsy Bitsy Spider first, then enjoy a fun new rhyme. Can you make up a rhyme of your own?

Hey Diddle Diddle and Hey Diddle Doodle

Jill Newton, Brian Moses (authors)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427180384

Read the traditional nursery rhyme Hey Diddle Diddle first, then enjoy a fun new rhyme. Can you make up a rhyme of your own?

How the Elephant got its Trunk

Robert James, Garyfallia Leftheri (authors)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427180421

Elephant's child never stops asking questions. And when he asks what Crocodile eats for dinner, he gets a big surprise!

Humpty Dumpty and Humpty Dumpty at Sea

Jan Lewis, Brian Moses (authors)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427180391

Read the traditional nursery rhyme Humpty Dumpty first, then enjoy a fun new rhyme. Can you make up a rhyme of your own?

Baa Baa, Black Sheep and Baa Baa, Pink Sheep

Mick Gower (author), O'Kif (illustrator)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427180377

Read the traditional nursery rhyme Baa, Baa, Black Sheep first, then enjoy a fun new rhyme. Can you make up a rhyme of your own?

Little Red Riding Hood

Richelle Selleck (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781618104441

This is a rhyming twist on the tale of Red Riding Hood. All the animals are discovering that food is missing and all they see is a red blur as they try to unravel the mystery of who could be doing this. When they arrive at Little Red's house they determine it was her and she was feeding wolf pups with the food she had taken because they had no mother. Astonished, because wolves were their enemies, they decide to transport the tiny wolf pups to Yellowstone.

Humpty Dumpty

Meg Greve (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781618104342

A different take on the original nursery rhyme as Humpty's friends fall off chairs and all the kings horses and all the kings men cook them into something else such as eggnog, chocolate cake, or a poached egg. In the end, he learns that even though they are a different shape they are still his friends.

Robin Hood

Robin Koontz (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781618104458

As the cast of merry hikers start along the trail they decide to mark the trees with forks and spoons so they can find their way home. After a relaxing hike they start back only to find all the forks and spoons are gone. They are lost and begin to get scared when a ranger finds them and leads them to a shelter. He offers them something to eat and they notice the spoon he gives them is one of theirs. He told them he thought someone had littered and he collected the forks and spoons to give to someone who really needed them. The hikers remarked by saying that made him like Robin Hood.

Who's Right

Lin Picou (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781618104434

As Priscilla Pony and Lucy Goose prepare to play a game of Duck, Duck, Goose they are finding trouble finding anyone to join them. So, they decide to ask Cooper Cub and Calypso Cat whom they have never talked to before. After the two decide to join in the game and neither Priscilla or Lucy choose them as the goose they lose interest, leaving Priscilla and Lucy wondering why.

Itsy Bitsy Spider

Colleen Hord (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781618104311

Sierra loves to play outside on sunny days so that she can play shadow tag. On a rainy day she sees a poor spider try over and over to climb up the water spout. She wishes it was sunny so the spider could have a shadow to help it climb the spout. In the end the sun comes out and Sierra discovers the spider had made it up the spout and is weaving its beautiful web.